John Layfield

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Nov 29, 1966 (58 years old)

John Layfield

Known For

GCW Dream On
Movie 2024

GCW Dream On

Game Changer Wrestling had one of its biggest events of the year on Saturday, November 23rd, 2024. GCW’s “Dream On” emulated from the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, NJ, in front of a sold-out crowd and live-streamed on TrillerTV+.

TNA Bound for Glory 2024
3h 0m
Movie 2024

TNA Bound for Glory 2024

The 2024 Bound for Glory was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on October 26, 2024, at Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit, Michigan. It was the 20th event under the Bound for Glory chronology. Wrestlers from WWE's NXT brand and Mexico's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion appeared on the show due to TNA having partnerships with the respective entities.

TNA Victory Road 2024
2h 55m
Movie 2024

TNA Victory Road 2024

The 2024 Victory Road was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It took place on September 13, 2024, at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, and aired on TNA+. It is the 18th event under the Victory Road chronology. Nine matches were contested at the event, including two on the Countdown to Victory Road pre-show. In the main event, Nic Nemeth fought Moose to for the TNA World Championship.

TNA Emergence 2024
3h 23m
Movie 2024

TNA Emergence 2024

Emergence 2024 was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on August 30, 2024 at the Old Forester's Paristown Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.

Biography: Kane
1h 25m
Movie 2023

Biography: Kane

Profiling Glenn Jacobs, the man who portrays the beastly leviathan Kane, a soft-spoken husband and father of 2 daughters who turned in his wrestling tights to become mayor of Knoxville County in Tennessee.

WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff
2h 3m
Movie 2022

WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff

Get all of the latest breaking news, rivalry analysis from a panel of experts, and so much more before The Showcase of The Immortals!

WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff
2h 3m
Movie 2022

WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff

Get all of the latest breaking news, rivalry analysis from a panel of experts, and so much more before The Showcase of The Immortals!

WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday Kickoff
2h 3m
Movie 2022

WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday Kickoff

Get all of the latest breaking news, rivalry analysis from a panel of experts, and so much more before The Showcase of The Immortals!

WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
1h 0m
Movie 2022

WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022

Before the action gets underway at WWE Day 1, catch all of the late-breaking news, rivalry analysis from a panel of experts, and exciting matches on the Kickoff show!

Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
0h 34m
Movie 2021

Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11

In the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, as terror and tragedy dominated the media landscape, WWE provided a beacon of hope with a live edition of SmackDown. This documentary explores the preparation of the historic event that brought unity to a country when it was needed most.

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.