8 Unbelievable backstage stories about Vince McMahon that are true

#5. Vince McMahon got Jonathan Coachman arrested as a huge prank

'The Coach' didn't see that one coming

During Jonathan Coachman's early days with WWE, Vince McMahon subjected the broadcast personality to one of the biggest pranks in WWE history.

Coachman revealed the details of this infamous prank while talking to Back Sports Page. Apparently, Jerry Brisco came up to The Coach back in 2001 and asked him to run a fantasy football pool amongst the roster. Coachman fell in trouble with the cops on a SmackDown taping soon after that.

"I had my own room I did interviews in, and all the sudden two cops show up. They were very serious and said I understand you're running a gambling pool. You sold one to one of our undercover cops here. It's a felony in North Carolina and we're going to have to take you in.”

This is where Vince McMahon came in. The cops took Coachman to the Chairman and CEO of WWE, and McMahon screamed at him for running a football pool instead of focusing on his job.

Vince even threw a pair of sweaty gym shorts over Coachman's face when he asked for something to cover his head. The prank continued as the cops drove him around for a while, but eventually, this incident turned out to be nothing but a joke.

At the time, this fiasco made Jonathan Coachman cry in front of everyone. Only a person as rich and powerful as Vince McMahon could get real cops to execute a prank like this for the maximum effect.