John Layfield
Biography
John Charles Layfield is an American retired professional wrestler and current wrestling commentator/host for WWE, where he performs under the ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). Outside of his WWE work, Layfield is a financial analyst for Fox News. Within WWE, he was previously known by the ring name Bradshaw, and prior to that, the variations Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw and Blackjack Bradshaw (as half of The New Blackjacks with Blackjack Windham). As JBL, Layfield was WWE Champion for 280 days. Layfield's main gimmick as JBL—a wealthy, gladhanding, big-mouthed, fiery-tempered businessman—was based on Layfield's real-life accomplishments as a stock market investor. Layfield is a guest panelist on Fox News Channel's The Cost of Freedom, has appeared on CNBC, and has written a best-selling book on financial planning called Have More Money Now. Layfield also hosts a weekend talk radio program, syndicated nationally by Talk Radio Network, in which he discusses his conservative political views. Layfield is also employed by Northeast Securities as its Senior Vice President. In WWE, Layfield won 24 total championships including one reign as WWE Champion, one reign as United States Champion, one reign as European Champion, seventeen reigns as Hardcore Champion, one reign as Intercontinental Champion, and three reigns as World Tag Team Champion with Faarooq as part of the Acolytes Protection Agency (APA). He is also recognized as the twentieth Triple Crown Champion, and the Sports Illustrated has said that Layfield "has been accused for years of being a locker room bully", while Deadspin wrote that "backstage tales of Layfield's hazing and bullying have long been legend among hardcore wrestling fans."[136] Dayton Daily News described that "YouTube has dozens of interviews where former [WWE] performers discuss harassment, bullying and taking real blows from Layfield while wrestling him in supposedly choreographed matches." Le Journal de Montréal listed Mark Henry, Matt Hardy, René Duprée, Daivari, and Ivory, among others, as wrestlers who in interviews described Layfield as a bully.In 2010, The Miz referenced Layfield in an onscreen promo about hazing he faced in the locker room early in his career. Layfield admitted to hazing Miz and said that he did not regret doing so. In April 2017, WWE commentator Mauro Ranallo took an absence from WWE, which Dave Meltzer reported had been triggered by hostilities with Layfield. The allegations coincided with the release of former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts' autobiography, in which he alleged that Layfield encouraged Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury to steal his passport. Angered WWE fans subsequently called on WWE to fire Layfield. On April 22, Newsweek reported that Ranallo and WWE "mutually agreed to part ways", and Ranallo released a statement in which he said his departure had "nothing to do with JBL" after liking tweets that implied JBL was the main reason. Layfield released a statement of his own, stating: "Admittedly, I took part in locker room pranks that existed within the industry years ago. WWE addressed my behavior and I responded accordingly, yet my past is being brought up because of recent unfounded rumors. I apologize if anything I said playing ‘the bad guy’ on a TV show was misconstrued.
Known For
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
Bradshaw
Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
Blackjack Bradshaw
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
JBL
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
JBL
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
JBL
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Survivor Series 2005
JBL
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Bradshaw
WWE Survivor Series 2003
Bradshaw
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
JBL
WWE SummerSlam 2004
JBL
WWE Survivor Series 2004
JBL
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE WrestleMania 22
Bradshaw
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Blackjack Bradshaw
WWE WrestleMania 13
Bradshaw
WWE Wrestlemania X8
Bradshaw
WWE WrestleMania XX
JBL
WWE WrestleMania 21
JBL
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
Bradshaw
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Bradshaw
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
JBL
WWE SummerSlam 2008
JBL
WWE No Way Out 2006
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday Kickoff
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff
Bradshaw
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Bradshaw
WWE No Way Out 2004
Bradshaw
WWE Unforgiven 2000
Bradshaw
WWE Unforgiven 1999
Bradshaw
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Bradshaw
WWE Backlash 2000
JBL
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Bradshaw
WWE Breakdown: In Your House
Bradshaw
WWE Over the Edge
Bradshaw
WWE Backlash: In Your House
Bradshaw
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
Bradshaw
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
Bradshaw
WWE SummerSlam 1999
Bradshaw
WWE Armageddon 1999
Bradshaw
WWE No Mercy 1999
Bradshaw
WWE Rebellion 1999
Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
Bradshaw
WWE Insurrextion 2000
Blackjack Bradshaw
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Bradshaw
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
Blackjack Bradshaw
WWE Survivor Series 1997
Bradshaw
WWE No Mercy 2000
Justin Bradshaw
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
Bradshaw
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
Bradshaw
WWE Insurrextion 2001
Bradshaw
WWE Judgment Day 2001
Bradshaw (Ringside)
WWE No Way Out 2000
Bradshaw
WWE InVasion
Bradshaw
WWE SummerSlam 2001
Bradshaw
WWE Rebellion 2001
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE No Mercy 2004
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Armageddon 2004
JBL
WWE No Way Out 2005
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Judgment Day 2005
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
JBL
WWE No Mercy 2005
JBL
WWE SummerSlam 2005
Bradshaw
WWE Insurrextion 2002
Bradshaw
WWE Backlash 2002
JBL
WWE Armageddon 2005
JBL
WWE Judgment Day 2006
Bradshaw
WWE Vengeance 2003
Bradshaw
WWE No Mercy 2003
JBL
WWE The Great American Bash 2004
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Judgment Day 2004
JBL
WWE No Way Out 2008
JBL
WWE Backlash 2008
JBL
WWE One Night Stand 2008
JBL
WWE Judgment Day 2008
JBL
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
JBL
WWE No Mercy 2008
JBL
WWE Unforgiven 2008
JBL
WWE Survivor Series 2008
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE No Way Out 2009
Bradshaw
Best Of Raw • Volume One
Bradshaw (Ringside)
WWE Armageddon 2000
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (Promo)
ECW One Night Stand 2006
Himself
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
Bradshaw
WWE Survivor Series 2001
Bradshaw
WWE No Way Out 2002
JBL
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Backlash 2020 Kickoff
WWE: Ring in the Holiday
John Bradshaw Layfield
WWE Wrestlemania Backlash Kickoff 2022
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
WWE Money in the Bank 2021 Kickoff
JBL (Appearance)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (Free-for-All)
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Bradshaw (Appearance)
WWE Unforgiven 2001
Bradshaw (Heat)
WWE No Mercy 2001
JBL
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
John Layfield
TNA Emergence 2024
Bradshaw (Santa)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
Himself (rumored)
Bipolar Rock 'N Roller
Bradshaw
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
JBL (uncredited)
Fighting with My Family
Bradshaw
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Bradshaw / JBL (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Bradshaw
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
JBL
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
JBL (archive footage)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
JBL
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
JBL
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
JBL
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
JBL
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield (archive footage)
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
JBL
ECW One Night Stand 2005
Bradshaw
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Bradshaw
WWE WrestleMania XIV
Bradshaw
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
JBL (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
JBL
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
JBL (archive footage)
The John Cena Experience
Bradshaw (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XV
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
John Layfield
TNA Victory Road 2024
Self
Biography: Booker T
John Layfield
TNA Bound for Glory 2024
JBL
GCW Dream On
JBL
TNA Genesis 2025
Self
Biography: Kane
JBL
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
JBL
WWE Money in the Bank 2022 Kickoff
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
134
Gender
Male
Birthday
1966-11-29
Place of Birth
Sweetwater, Texas, USA
Also Known As
JBL