John Layfield
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 29, 1966 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Sweetwater, Texas, USA
- Credits
- 180
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
Fighting with My Family
2019Movie
JBL (uncredited)
Raw
1993TV
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield, Justin Bradshaw, Blackjack Bradshaw, Bradshaw, JBL
Undertaker: The Last Ride
2020TV
JBL
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999TV
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield, Bradshaw, JBL
WWE NXT
2010TV
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Filmography
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2026: Chicago
2026Movie
JBL
AAA Triplemanía 34 - Sunday
2026Movie
JBL
AAA Triplemanía 34 - Friday
2026Movie
JBL
AAA Ola de Calor 2026
2026Movie
JBL
AAA Verano de Escándalo 2026 - Week 3
2026Movie
JBL
AAA Verano de Escándalo 2026 - Week 2
2026Movie
JBL
AAA Verano de Escándalo 2026 - Week 1
2026Movie
JBL
AAA Noche de Los Grandes 2026 - Week 1
2026Movie
JBL
AAA Rey De Reyes 2026 - Week 1
2026Movie
JBL
WWE Lucha Libre AAA
2026TV
JBL
AAA Guerra de Titanes 2025
2025Movie
JBL
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas
2025Movie
JBL
AAA Triplemanía XXXIII
2025Movie
JBL
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025TV
TNA Genesis 2025
2025Movie
JBL
GCW Dream On
2024Movie
JBL
JCW: Devil's Night Creature Double Feature
2024Movie
John Layfield
TNA Bound for Glory 2024
2024Movie
John Layfield
TNA Victory Road 2024
2024Movie
John Layfield
TNA Emergence 2024
2024Movie
John Layfield
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
2023Movie
JBL
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
2022Movie
JBL
WWE This Is Awesome
2022TV
JBL
WWE Rivals
2022TV
JBL, John Bradshaw Layfield
WWE Money in the Bank 2022 Kickoff
2022Movie
JBL
WWE Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 Kickoff
2022Movie
John Bradshaw Layfield
WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff
2022Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday Kickoff
2022Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
2022Movie
JBL
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
2022Movie
JBL
Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
2021Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Money in the Bank 2021 Kickoff
2021Movie
Biography: WWE Legends
2021TV
JBL
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
2021Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
2021Movie
JBL
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020Movie
JBL (Appearance)
WWE Backlash 2020 Kickoff
2020Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Undertaker: The Last Ride
2020TV
JBL
The Best of WWE
2020TV
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Ruthless Aggression
2020TV
JBL
WWE Backstage
2019TV
JBL
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019Movie
Bradshaw (archive footage)
Dark Side of the Ring
2019TV
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
WWE: World's Strongest Man: The Mark Henry Story
2019Movie
Self
Fighting with My Family
2019Movie
JBL (uncredited)
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Kickoff
2019Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019Movie
JBL
WWE Untold
2018TV
Bipolar Rock 'N Roller
2018Movie
Himself (rumored)
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
2017Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
2016Movie
JBL
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
2016Movie
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016Movie
JBL (archive footage)
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
2016Movie
WWE: Ring in the Holiday
2015Movie
Legends with JBL
2015TV
John Layfield
WWE Swerved
2015TV
JBL
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014Movie
JBL
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014Movie
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Rivalries
2014TV
Self
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
2014Movie
Himself
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014TV
John Bradshaw Layfield
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
2014Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
2014Movie
Bradshaw
WWE SummerSlam 2013
2013Movie
JBL
The JBL and Cole Show
2012TV
JBL
WWE Main Event
2012TV
John Bradshaw Layfield
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012Movie
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012Movie
Bradshaw / JBL (archive footage)
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
2011Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
The John Cena Experience
2011Movie
JBL (archive footage)
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
2010Movie
JBL
WWE NXT
2010TV
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
2009Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE No Way Out 2009
2009Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
2008Movie
JBL
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008Movie
JBL (Appearance)
WWE No Mercy 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE Unforgiven 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE SummerSlam 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE One Night Stand 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE Judgment Day 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE Backlash 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008Movie
JBL
WWE No Way Out 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008Movie
JBL
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
2007Movie
JBL
ECW One Night Stand 2006
2006Movie
Self
WWE Judgment Day 2006
2006Movie
JBL
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE No Way Out 2006
2006Movie
JBL
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006Movie
JBL
WWE Armageddon 2005
2005Movie
JBL
WWE Survivor Series 2005
2005Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE No Mercy 2005
2005Movie
JBL
WWE SummerSlam 2005
2005Movie
JBL
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
2005Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
ECW One Night Stand 2005
2005Movie
JBL
WWE Judgment Day 2005
2005Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005Movie
JBL
WWE Hall of Fame
2005TV
Self
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
2005Movie
Bradshaw (Santa)
WWE No Way Out 2005
2005Movie
JBL
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
2005Movie
JBL
WWE Armageddon 2004
2004Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE Survivor Series 2004
2004Movie
JBL
WWE No Mercy 2004
2004Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE SummerSlam 2004
2004Movie
JBL
WWE The Great American Bash 2004
2004Movie
JBL
WWE Judgment Day 2004
2004Movie
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004Movie
Bradshaw
WWE No Way Out 2004
2004Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
2003Movie
JBL
WWE Survivor Series 2003
2003Movie
Bradshaw
WWE No Mercy 2003
2003Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Vengeance 2003
2003Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Velocity
2002TV
John Bradshaw Layfield
WWE Insurrextion 2002
2002Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Backlash 2002
2002Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002Movie
Bradshaw
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
2002Movie
Himself
WWE No Way Out 2002
2002Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Survivor Series 2001
2001Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Rebellion 2001
2001Movie
Bradshaw
WWE No Mercy 2001
2001Movie
Bradshaw (Heat)
WWE Unforgiven 2001
2001Movie
Bradshaw (Appearance)
WWE SummerSlam 2001
2001Movie
Bradshaw
WWE InVasion
2001Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Tough Enough
2001TV
Bradshaw
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Insurrextion 2001
2001Movie
Bradshaw
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000Movie
Bradshaw (Ringside)
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Unforgiven 2000
2000Movie
Bradshaw
The Huntress
2000TV
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
2000Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Insurrextion 2000
2000Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Backlash 2000
2000Movie
Bradshaw
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000Movie
Bradshaw
WWE No Way Out 2000
2000Movie
Bradshaw (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
2000Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Armageddon 1999
1999Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999Movie
Bradshaw
WWE No Mercy 1999
1999Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Rebellion 1999
1999Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Unforgiven 1999
1999Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Metal
1999TV
Bradshaw
WWE SummerSlam 1999
1999Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
1999Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Over the Edge
1999Movie
Bradshaw
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
1999Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999TV
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield, Bradshaw, JBL
WWE Backlash: In Your House
1999Movie
Bradshaw
WWE WrestleMania XV
1999Movie
Bradshaw (Appearance)
WWE Breakdown: In Your House
1998Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Heat
1998TV
Bradshaw
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
1998Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998Movie
Justin Bradshaw
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
1998Movie
Bradshaw
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998Movie
Bradshaw
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998Movie
Blackjack Bradshaw
WWE Survivor Series 1997
1997Movie
Blackjack Bradshaw
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997Movie
Blackjack Bradshaw
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997Movie
Blackjack Bradshaw
Best Of Raw • Volume One
1996Movie
Bradshaw
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996Movie
Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (Free-for-All)
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
1996Movie
Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw
Raw
1993TV
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield, Justin Bradshaw, Blackjack Bradshaw, Bradshaw, JBL
WWE Old School
1973TV
Blackjack Bradshaw - The New Blackjacks