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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
AAA Guerra de Titanes
Character:
Release Date:20/12/2025
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas
Character:JBL
Release Date:12/09/2025
AAA Triplemanía XXXIII
Character:JBL
Release Date:16/08/2025
TNA Genesis 2025
Character:JBL
Release Date:19/01/2025
GCW Dream On
Character:JBL
Release Date:23/11/2024
TNA Bound for Glory 2024
Character:John Layfield
Release Date:26/10/2024
TNA Victory Road 2024
Character:John Layfield
Release Date:13/09/2024
TNA Emergence 2024
Character:John Layfield
Release Date:30/08/2024
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
Character:JBL
Release Date:31/03/2023
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
Character:JBL
Release Date:31/07/2022
WWE Money in the Bank 2022 Kickoff
Character:JBL
Release Date:02/07/2022
WWE Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 Kickoff
Character:John Bradshaw Layfield
Release Date:08/05/2022
WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:03/04/2022
WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday Kickoff
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:02/04/2022
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Character:JBL
Release Date:19/03/2022
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
Character:JBL
Release Date:01/01/2022
Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:10/09/2021
WWE Money in the Bank 2021 Kickoff
Character:
Release Date:18/07/2021
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:10/04/2021
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
Character:JBL
Release Date:06/04/2021
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Character:JBL (Appearance)
Release Date:22/11/2020
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Character:Bradshaw (archive footage)
Release Date:11/06/2019
WWE: World's Strongest Man: The Mark Henry Story
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/2019
Fighting with My Family
Character:JBL (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/2019
Bipolar Rock 'N Roller
Character:Himself (rumored)
Release Date:25/05/2018
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
Character:
Release Date:06/09/2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Character:JBL (archive footage)
Release Date:26/04/2016
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
Character:
Release Date:12/04/2016
WWE: Ring in the Holiday
Character:
Release Date:10/11/2015
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Character:JBL
Release Date:31/12/2014
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
Character:
Release Date:17/12/2014
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:03/11/2014
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/06/2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:26/01/2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:01/01/2014
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Character:John 'Bradshaw' Layfield (archive footage)
Release Date:23/07/2012
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Character:Bradshaw / JBL (archive footage)
Release Date:03/01/2012
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:12/07/2011
The John Cena Experience
Character:JBL (archive footage)
Release Date:04/06/2011
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Character:JBL
Release Date:13/07/2010
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:02/08/2009
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:05/04/2009
WWE No Way Out 2009
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:15/02/2009
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:25/01/2009
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:20/12/2008
WWE Survivor Series 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:23/11/2008
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
Character:JBL
Release Date:11/11/2008
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Character:JBL (Appearance)
Release Date:26/10/2008
WWE No Mercy 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:05/10/2008
WWE Unforgiven 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:07/09/2008
WWE SummerSlam 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:17/08/2008
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:20/07/2008
WWE One Night Stand 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:01/06/2008
WWE Judgment Day 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:18/05/2008
WWE Backlash 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:27/04/2008
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Character:JBL
Release Date:30/03/2008
WWE No Way Out 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:18/02/2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Character:JBL
Release Date:27/01/2008
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
Character:JBL
Release Date:23/10/2007
ECW One Night Stand 2006
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/2006
WWE Judgment Day 2006
Character:JBL
Release Date:21/05/2006
WWE WrestleMania 22
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:02/04/2006
WWE No Way Out 2006
Character:JBL
Release Date:19/02/2006
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
Character:JBL
Release Date:29/01/2006
WWE Armageddon 2005
Character:JBL
Release Date:08/12/2005
WWE Survivor Series 2005
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:27/11/2005
WWE No Mercy 2005
Character:JBL
Release Date:09/10/2005
WWE SummerSlam 2005
Character:JBL
Release Date:21/08/2005
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:24/07/2005
ECW One Night Stand 2005
Character:JBL
Release Date:12/06/2005
WWE Judgment Day 2005
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:22/05/2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
Character:JBL
Release Date:03/04/2005
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
Character:Bradshaw (Santa)
Release Date:28/03/2005
WWE No Way Out 2005
Character:JBL
Release Date:20/02/2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Character:JBL
Release Date:30/01/2005
WWE Armageddon 2004
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:12/12/2004
WWE Survivor Series 2004
Character:JBL
Release Date:14/11/2004
WWE No Mercy 2004
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:03/10/2004
WWE SummerSlam 2004
Character:JBL
Release Date:15/08/2004
WWE The Great American Bash 2004
Character:JBL
Release Date:27/06/2004
WWE Judgment Day 2004
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Release Date:16/05/2004
WWE WrestleMania XX
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:14/03/2004
WWE No Way Out 2004
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:15/02/2004
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:25/01/2004
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
Character:JBL
Release Date:20/12/2003
WWE Survivor Series 2003
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:16/11/2003
WWE No Mercy 2003
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:19/10/2003
WWE Vengeance 2003
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:27/07/2003
WWE Insurrextion 2002
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:04/05/2002
WWE Backlash 2002
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:21/04/2002
WWE Wrestlemania X8
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:17/03/2002
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/03/2002
WWE No Way Out 2002
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:17/02/2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:20/01/2002
WWE Survivor Series 2001
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:18/11/2001
WWE Rebellion 2001
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:03/11/2001
WWE No Mercy 2001
Character:Bradshaw (Heat)
Release Date:21/10/2001
WWE Unforgiven 2001
Character:Bradshaw (Appearance)
Release Date:23/09/2001
WWE SummerSlam 2001
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:19/08/2001
WWE InVasion
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:22/07/2001
WWE Judgment Day 2001
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:20/05/2001
WWE Insurrextion 2001
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:01/05/2001
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:01/04/2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:21/01/2001
WWE Armageddon 2000
Character:Bradshaw (Ringside)
Release Date:10/12/2000
WWE No Mercy 2000
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:22/10/2000
WWE Unforgiven 2000
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:24/09/2000
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:23/07/2000
WWE Insurrextion 2000
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:06/05/2000
WWE Backlash 2000
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:30/04/2000
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:02/04/2000
WWE No Way Out 2000
Character:Bradshaw (Ringside)
Release Date:27/02/2000
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:23/01/2000
WWE Armageddon 1999
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:12/12/1999
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:14/11/1999
WWE No Mercy 1999
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:17/10/1999
WWE Rebellion 1999
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:02/10/1999
WWE Unforgiven 1999
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:26/09/1999
WWE SummerSlam 1999
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:22/08/1999
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:25/07/1999
WWE Over the Edge
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:23/05/1999
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:16/05/1999
WWE Backlash: In Your House
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:25/04/1999
WWE WrestleMania XV
Character:Bradshaw (Appearance)
Release Date:28/03/1999
WWE Breakdown: In Your House
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:27/09/1998
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:26/07/1998
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
Character:Justin Bradshaw
Release Date:31/05/1998
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:03/04/1998
WWE WrestleMania XIV
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:29/03/1998
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:15/02/1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
Character:Blackjack Bradshaw
Release Date:18/01/1998
WWE Survivor Series 1997
Character:Blackjack Bradshaw
Release Date:09/11/1997
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Character:Blackjack Bradshaw
Release Date:06/07/1997
WWE WrestleMania 13
Character:Blackjack Bradshaw
Release Date:23/03/1997
Best Of Raw • Volume One
Character:Bradshaw
Release Date:01/12/1996
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Character:Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (Free-for-All)
Release Date:17/11/1996
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
Character:Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw
Release Date:22/09/1996
Television Appearances
WWE's Greatest Moments
Character:
WWE This Is Awesome
Character:JBL
WWE Rivals
Character:JBL
WWE Rivals
Character:
WWE Rivals
Character:John Bradshaw Layfield
Biography: WWE Legends
Character:JBL
Undertaker: The Last Ride
Character:JBL
The Best of WWE
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Ruthless Aggression
Character:JBL
WWE Backstage
Character:JBL
Dark Side of the Ring
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
WWE Untold
Character:
Legends with JBL
Character:John Layfield
Swerved
Character:JBL
WWE Rivalries
Character:
WWE Rivalries
Character:Self
Wrestlemania Rewind
Character:John Bradshaw Layfield
The JBL and Cole Show
Character:JBL
WWE Main Event
Character:John Bradshaw Layfield
WWE NXT
Character:
WWE Hall of Fame
Character:Self
WWE Velocity
Character:John Bradshaw Layfield
WWE Tough Enough
Character:Bradshaw
The Huntress
Character:
WWE SmackDown
Character:John 'Bradshaw' Layfield
WWE SmackDown
Character:Bradshaw
WWE SmackDown
Character:JBL
WWE SmackDown
Character:
WWE Heat
Character:Bradshaw
Raw
Character:John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Raw
Character:JBL
Raw
Character:John Bradshaw Layfield
Raw
Character:Justin Bradshaw
Raw
Character:Blackjack Bradshaw
Raw
Character:Bradshaw
Raw
Character:
Saturday Night's Main Event
Character:John Bradshaw Layfield
Saturday Night's Main Event
Character:
WWE Old School
Character:Blackjack Bradshaw - The New Blackjacks
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