John Layfield
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Raw
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield
1993
Series
Raw
Justin Bradshaw
1993
Series
Raw
Blackjack Bradshaw
1993
Series
Raw
Bradshaw
1993
Series
Raw
1993
Series
Raw
JBL
1993
Series
WWE NXT
2010
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Bradshaw
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
JBL
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Series
WWE Heat
Bradshaw
1998
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
John Bradshaw Layfield
1985
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Series
WWE Main Event
John Bradshaw Layfield
2012
Series
Dark Side of the Ring
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Series
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025
Series
WWE Old School
Blackjack Bradshaw - The New Blackjacks
1973
Series
WWE Rivals
JBL
2022
Series
WWE Rivals
2022
Series
WWE Rivals
John Bradshaw Layfield
2022
Series
The Best of WWE
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2020
Series
Wrestlemania Rewind
John Bradshaw Layfield
2014
Series
WWE Tough Enough
Bradshaw
2001
Series
The Huntress
2000
Film
Fighting with My Family
JBL (uncredited)
2019
Series
Biography: WWE Legends
JBL
2021
Series
WWE This Is Awesome
JBL
2022
Series
WWE Backstage
JBL
2019
Series
WWE Lucha Libre AAA World Wide
2026
Series
WWE Lucha Libre AAA World Wide
JBL
2026
Series
WWE Rivalries
2014
Series
WWE Rivalries
Self
2014
Series
Undertaker: The Last Ride
JBL
2020
Series
WWE Untold
2018
The JBL and Cole Show
JBL
2012
Series
WWE Hall of Fame
Self
2005
Series
Swerved
JBL
2015
Series
Ruthless Aggression
JBL
2020
Series
WWE Velocity
John Bradshaw Layfield
2002
Film
AAA Noche de Los Grandes 2026 - Week 1
JBL
2026
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2003
Bradshaw
2003
Film
JCW: Devil's Night Creature Double Feature
John Layfield
2024
Film
WWE WrestleMania XIV
Bradshaw
1998
Film
AAA Guerra de Titanes
JBL
2025
Film
WWE WrestleMania XX
Bradshaw
2004
Film
WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday Kickoff
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2022
Film
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
JBL
2022
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1999
Bradshaw
1999
WWE Metal
Bradshaw
1999
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Bradshaw
2002
Film
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Bradshaw
2001
Film
WWE Backlash 2002
Bradshaw
2002
Film
WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2022
Film
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
JBL
2008
Film
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
Himself
2014
Film
WWE Backlash 2020 Kickoff
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2020
Film
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield (archive footage)
2012
Series
Legends with JBL
John Layfield
2015
Film
WWE No Mercy 2003
Bradshaw
2003
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2004
JBL
2004
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2020
JBL (Appearance)
2020
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2001
Bradshaw
2001
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2008
JBL
2008
Film
WWE WrestleMania XXV
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2009
Film
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2005
Film
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
Bradshaw
1999
Film
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
Bradshaw
1998
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
JBL
2008
Film
WWE Wrestlemania X8
Bradshaw
2002
Film
WWE Unforgiven 2001
Bradshaw (Appearance)
2001
Film
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
JBL
2008
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
JBL
2006
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Bradshaw
1999
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2013
JBL
2013
Film
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2021
Film
WWE One Night Stand 2008
JBL
2008
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
Blackjack Bradshaw
1998
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
JBL
2003
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Bradshaw
2004
Film
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Bradshaw
2000
Film
WWE WrestleMania 13
Blackjack Bradshaw
1997
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2005
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2005
Film
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2011
Film
WWE WrestleMania 21
JBL
2005
Film
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
Justin Bradshaw
1998
Film
WWE The Great American Bash 2004
JBL
2004
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2005
JBL
2005
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2008
JBL
2008
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
JBL
2005
Film
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw
1996
Film
WWE Rebellion 2001
Bradshaw
2001
Film
WWE No Way Out 2002
Bradshaw
2002
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2009
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
Film
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Blackjack Bradshaw
1997
Film
The John Cena Experience
JBL (archive footage)
2011
Film
WWE WrestleMania 22
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2006
Film
WWE Insurrextion 2000
Bradshaw
2000
Film
WWE Armageddon 2004
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2004
Film
WWE Backlash 2008
JBL
2008
Film
WWE No Way Out 2000
Bradshaw (Ringside)
2000
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2004
JBL
2004
Film
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Bradshaw
2014
Film
WWE Backlash: In Your House
Bradshaw
1999
Film
WWE No Way Out 2009
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2009
Film
WWE No Mercy 2008
JBL
2008
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2014
Film
WWE: Ring in the Holiday
2015
Film
WWE Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 Kickoff
John Bradshaw Layfield
2022
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
Bradshaw (Santa)
2005
Film
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Bradshaw (archive footage)
2019
Film
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
Bradshaw
1998
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Bradshaw
2001
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1997
Blackjack Bradshaw
1997
Film
Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
Bradshaw
2021
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
JBL
2008
Film
WWE WrestleMania XV
Bradshaw (Appearance)
1999
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2001
Bradshaw
2001
Film
WWE No Way Out 2004
Bradshaw
2004
Film
WWE Unforgiven 2000
Bradshaw
2000
Film
WWE No Way Out 2005
JBL
2005
Film
WWE Backlash 2000
Bradshaw
2000
Film
WWE Armageddon 1999
Bradshaw
1999
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (Free-for-All)
1996
Film
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
JBL
2010
Film
WWE Vengeance 2003
Bradshaw
2003
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Bradshaw
2000
Film
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2009
Film
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
JBL
2008
Film
WWE Armageddon 2000
Bradshaw (Ringside)
2000
Film
WWE Rebellion 1999
Bradshaw
1999
Film
WWE No Way Out 2008
JBL
2008
Film
WWE No Mercy 2000
Bradshaw
2000
Film
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Bradshaw / JBL (archive footage)
2012
Film
WWE Breakdown: In Your House
Bradshaw
1998
Film
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
Bradshaw
1999
WWE Money in the Bank 2021 Kickoff
2021
Film
WWE Over the Edge
Bradshaw
1999
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2004
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2004
Film
WWE Unforgiven 1999
Bradshaw
1999
Film
WWE No Mercy 2005
JBL
2005
Film
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
JBL (Appearance)
2008
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2001
Bradshaw
2001
Film
WWE Insurrextion 2002
Bradshaw
2002
Film
WWE No Mercy 2001
Bradshaw (Heat)
2001
Film
WWE InVasion
Bradshaw
2001
Film
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
2016
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2008
JBL
2008
Film
ECW One Night Stand 2005
JBL
2005
Film
WWE No Mercy 1999
Bradshaw
1999
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
Bradshaw
2014
Film
WWE Insurrextion 2001
Bradshaw
2001
Film
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
Bradshaw
1998
Film
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
JBL
2022
Film
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
Bradshaw
2000
Film
WWE No Mercy 2004
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2004
Film
WWE No Way Out 2006
JBL
2006
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
JBL
2014
Film
Bipolar Rock 'N Roller
Himself (rumored)
2018
Film
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas
JBL
2025
Film
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
2016
Film
ECW One Night Stand 2006
Self
2006
Film
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
JBL (archive footage)
2016
Film
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
JBL
2016
Film
WWE Unforgiven 2008
JBL
2008
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2005
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2005
Film
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
Himself
2002
Film
AAA Triplemanía XXXIII
JBL
2025
WWE Money in the Bank 2022 Kickoff
JBL
2022
Film
WWE Armageddon 2005
JBL
2005
Film
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
JBL
2023
Film
Best Of Raw • Volume One
Bradshaw
1996
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2006
JBL
2006
Film
WWE: World's Strongest Man: The Mark Henry Story
Self
2019
Film
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
JBL
2007
Film
TNA Emergence 2024
John Layfield
2024
Film
TNA Bound for Glory 2024
John Layfield
2024
Film
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
JBL
2021
Film
TNA Victory Road 2024
John Layfield
2024
Film
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
JBL
2022
Film
TNA Genesis 2025
JBL
2025
GCW Dream On
JBL
2024