In my opinion, JBL is plain underrated. He is the perfect heel. He is big, strong, and plays a great bully character. He always entertains me in the ring, and is a worthy main eventer. Back in the APA days, no one would expect 'Bradshaw' to become...
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In my opinion, JBL is plain underrated. He is the perfect heel. He is big, strong, and plays a great bully character. He always entertains me in the ring, and is a worthy main eventer. Back in the APA days, no one would expect 'Bradshaw' to become a future world champion. But really even then he had the potential, all he needed to do was turn heel. He is a little bit slower now than he was a few years back, but his character has always been top notch. If you don't see what I mean, just check out some of his matches with Eddie Guerrero, or Rey Mysterio. He is underrated, and one of my favorite WWE superstars

When JBL entered the WWE as Bradshaw part of the Acolytes Protection Agency, I did not expect anything big from him, as Farooq was the one who did most of the talking. But when the beer drinking face turned on Farooq, he became an alternate...
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When JBL entered the WWE as Bradshaw part of the Acolytes Protection Agency, I did not expect anything big from him, as Farooq was the one who did most of the talking. But when the beer drinking face turned on Farooq, he became an alternate persona, one that resembles him in real life. This man became Johnathan Bradshaw Layfield the Third, and becane a heel WWE champion for a lengthy year beating many men at the top. However, while JBL maintaine main event level status, there was nothing special to note of his in ring work besides the fact that he can talk the talk. Well now JBL's words are put to use as he is the humorous color commentator for Smackdown alongside the bland Michael Cole, and together they make the strongest commentating team that the WWE has seen in a while. JBL often critiques wrestlers for what he thinks is a bad quality of them and as an avid wrestling fan, one can only agree with the comical gestures that truly makes Smackdown better than Raw or ECW.

I will be the first to admit, I never liked JBL when he was a wrestler. And I didn't like him as a commentator cause I missed Tazz. But now, 6 months later, I'm starting to warm up to him.

He's hilarious as hell. He reminds me of...
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I will be the first to admit, I never liked JBL when he was a wrestler. And I didn't like him as a commentator cause I missed Tazz. But now, 6 months later, I'm starting to warm up to him.

He's hilarious as hell. He reminds me of Jessie "The Body" Ventura and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan back in the days. No doubt I still miss Tazz greatly, but the thing that makes JBL so great at the table is simply his experience in the ring and charisma. He gives a reason why he hates faces (sometimes he compliments them too) and reasons why he like heels (only one or two heels he despise). Not to mention his unique ways of teasing Michael Cole.

We definitely have a lot more to see coming from JBL in the near future.

John Layfield was trained initially by Brad Rheingans, and started wrestling in the now-defunct Global Wrestling Federation in Texas in 1992. His first gimmick was Johnny Hawk. He was billed as the cousin of the famous Windham brothers. Though...
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John Layfield was trained initially by Brad Rheingans, and started wrestling in the now-defunct Global Wrestling Federation in Texas in 1992. His first gimmick was Johnny Hawk. He was billed as the cousin of the famous Windham brothers. Though they are also from Sweetwater, he is not actually related to them in real life. He formed the "Texas Mustangs" with the late Bobby Duncum, Jr. and they quickly won the tag team titles. They dropped the Tag titles to Ian & Axl Rotten (Bad Breed). Layfield also won the NWA North American title, defeating Kevin Von Erich. Two months later, he lost the NWA North American title to Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.

Then, after three and a half years touring the independent circuit in various forgettable guises, Layfield first appeared in the WWF (now WWE) as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw in late 1995. His initial gimmick was that of a sadistic cowboy/mountain man, similar in tone to Stan Hansen. Managed by Dutch Mantell, the character fizzled out by the end of the year, perhaps remembered only for a feud with Savio Vega. Layfield then quickly paired up with his pretend cousin, Barry Windham, to form "The New Blackjacks", complete with the traditional 'Blackjack' gimmicks of handlebar moustaches and short, jet black hair.