John Layfield Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield, also known as JBL (born on November 29, 1966 in Sweetwater, Texas) is an American professional wrestler. He became famous outside of the wrestling business thanks to his book, Have More Money Now, and was also until recently a financial analyst for CNBC, the leading business news channel in America.
John Layfield first appeared in the WWF/E as Justin Hawk Bradshaw in the mid 1990's as the tag team partner of Barry Windham in The Blackjacks. Bradshaw was then 'sacrificed' by The Undertaker (Mark Callaway) and became an Acolyte, alongside Faarooq (Ron Simmons), and shortend his name to Bradshaw. After this 'dark side' gimmick, he turned face as a cigar-smoking bar-brawler. This gimmick was an evolution of the Acolyte gimmick and continued his teaming with Faarooq as the Acolyte Protection Agency (or the APA). Their motto: "We need beer money." They were promoted through a series of vignettes parodying Pulp Fiction and old noir films. The angle was slightly absurdist as well, as it featured a door frame and door in the middle of a room which was not attached to any walls, being the door to their "office". Whenever anyone walked around it instead of knocking they would yell at them to have manners.
Since the release of his tag team partner, Simmons, Bradshaw has changed his gimmick from a bar room brawler to a posh New York businessman on the Smackdown brand, and also turned heel. He rides a white limousine to the ring and wears $2,000 10-gallon hats. "JBL" is currently feuding against The Undertaker for the WWE Championship, which he won from Eddie Guerrero on June 27, 2004.
Many observers considered his future in WWE to be in doubt after an incident that occurred during a WWE house show in Munich, Germany on June 5, 2004. In an attempt to draw heel heat, he gave the crowd several Nazi salutes and goose-stepped around the ring. Such a display, if used to incite riot, is illegal in Germany. The German government did not prosecute since the display was intended as part of the showmanship of wrestling.
On June 8, 2004, CNBC terminated its relationship with Layfield for his actions in Munich. However, Layfield's actions did not prevent WWE from putting its championship belt on him, as noted previously. Some have even speculated that it was this incident which encouraged the decision to make him world champion
The JBL gimmick can be credited to his real-life rise as a successful Wall Street investor. After the publication of his book Have More Money Now, he became a stock analyst for Fox News Channel
and later joined the CNBC television program Bullseye as the program's only conservative analyst (the position from which he was fired after the Munich incident). He has also started a radio show that broadcasts Saturday mornings.
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Preceded by:
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