This article is about the professional wrestler and Fox News business analyst. For the seventeenth century theologian, see John Layfield (theologian). John Layfield DD (also spelled Laifield) (died 1617 in London) was a fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, the chaplain to George Clifford

John Layfield
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Ring name(s)	Blackjack Bradshaw[1] Bradshaw[1] Death Mask[1] John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL)[1] Johnny Hawk[1] Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw[1] Vampiro Americano[1]
Billed height	6 ft 6 in (1. The Blackjacks were a Professional wrestling Tag team. The team consisted of Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza. 98 m)[2]
Billed weight	290 lb (130 kg)[2]
Born	November 29, 1966 (1966-11-29) (age 41)[3] Sweetwater, Texas[1]
Resides	New York, New York[1]
Billed from	New York City Sweetwater, Texas
Trained by	Brad Rheingans[1]
Debut	September 23, 1992[1]

John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1966)^[3] known by his current ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield or JBL, is an American professional wrestler. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Sweetwater is a city in Nolan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11415 at the 2000 Census. The City of New York The City of New York Sweetwater is a city in Nolan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11415 at the 2000 Census. Brad Rheingans is a former Greco-Roman and professional wrestler Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff He is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), previously known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF), wrestling on its RAW brand. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means He is the longest reigning World Champion in SmackDown history, the brand which he recently left his position as a color commentator to restart his career as an in-ring competitor. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing

His gimmick—a wealthy, gladhanding businessman—is based on Layfield's real-life accomplishments as a stock market investor. Layfield is a regular panelist on Fox News Channel's The Cost of Freedom and previously appeared on CNBC. For the song "Find the Cost of Freedom" by Crosby Stills Nash and Young, see Four Way Street. CNBC (an abbreviation for the " C onsumer N ews and B usiness C hannel" its official name until 1991 is a cable and He has also written a best-selling book on financial planning called Have More Money Now (ISBN 0-7434-6633-0). A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together While Layfield continues to perform for WWE, he also hosts a weekend talk radio program, syndicated nationally by Talk Radio Network, in which he discusses his conservative political views. Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues Talk Radio Network (abbreviated TRN) is an American Radio network. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined ^[4] Layfield is also employed by Northeast Securities as Senior Vice President. __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. ^[5]

In WWF/E, Layfield is a one time WWE Champion, a one time United States Champion, a one time European Champion, a seventeen time Hardcore Champion and a three time Tag Team Champion with Faarooq as part of the tag team Acolytes Protection Agency (APA). This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Champion by Ring name. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE United States Champion by Ring name. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE European Champion by Ring name. The WWE European Championship is an inactive title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Hardcore Champion by Ring name. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World This is a chronological list of teams that have been World Tag Team Champions by Ring name. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Ron Simmons at Florida State University, and played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. The Acolytes Protection Agency ( APA) was a Professional wrestling Tag team that consisted of John "Bradshaw" Layfield and ^[6]

Contents 1 Football 2 Professional wrestling 2.1 Global Wrestling Federation (1992–1994) 2.2 World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment 2.2.1 Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (1996-1997) 2.2.2 New Blackjacks (1997-1998) 2.2.3 Acolytes Protection Agency (1998–2001) 2.2.4 Singles competitor (2002) 2.2.5 APA Reunion (2003) 2.2.6 WWE Champion (2004) 2.2.7 The Cabinet (2005) 2.2.8 Sporadic feuds / United States Champion (2005–2006) 2.2.9 Semi-retirement / WWE Commentator (2006–2007) 2.2.10 In-ring return (2007–present) 3 Controversy 4 Personal life 5 In wrestling 6 Championships and accomplishments 7 References 8 External links

Football

Prior to his professional wrestling career, Layfield was a successful collegiate football player for Trinity Valley Community College and Abilene Christian University. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC is a Community college located in the state of Texas. Abilene Christian University (ACU is a private university located in Abilene Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. ^[7] At Abilene, Layfield was a two-year starter on the offensive line and was named first-team All-Lone Star Conference as a junior and senior. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time Current members Teams Abilene Christian Wildcats Angelo State Rams Cameron Aggies

Layfield signed with the Los Angeles Raiders as an undrafted free agent, but was released before the 1990 season began. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. An undrafted sportsperson or undrafted free agent is specific type of Sportsperson who plays or attempts to play in a professional Sports league. The 1990 NFL season was the 71st Regular season of the National Football League. Layfield did play in the World League of American Football, starting all ten games of the 1991 season at right tackle for the San Antonio Riders, wearing jersey number 61. The World League of American Football (WLAF was founded in 1990 with support from the National Football League to play professional American football in The San Antonio Riders were a professional American football team that played in the WLAF in 1991 and 1992.

Professional wrestling

Global Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)

Layfield was trained initially by Brad Rheingans and first started wrestling in the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF) in Texas on September 23, 1992. Brad Rheingans is a former Greco-Roman and professional wrestler Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) His first gimmick was as Johnny Hawk, storyline cousin of the famous Windham brothers. He formed the tag team "Texas Mustangs" with Bobby Duncum, Jr.; they quickly won the GWF Tag Team Championship from Rough Riders (Black Bart and Johnny Mantell) on November 27^[8] but dropped the titles to Bad Breed (Ian & Axl Rotten) on January 29, 1993. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Bobby Duncum Jr ( August 26, 1965 - January 24, 2000) was an American professional wrestler, who was best known for The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. Rick Harris (aka Eric Harris was a Professional wrestler better known as Black Bart. The Bad Breed was the Professional wrestling Tag team of Axl Rotten with his storyline brother/real life protégé Ian Rotten. John Williams is a American Professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Ian Rotten. Brian Knighton (born April 21, 1971 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American professional wrestler better known by his Ring Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Later that year, Hawk won his second GWF Tag Team Championship with Black Bart on December 25 from Steve Dane and Chaz Taylor. ^[8] They held the titles for a long while before losing them to Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Terry Gordy) on June 3, 1994. The Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking Professional wrestling Tag team that attained fame in the 1980s performing into the 1990s James Williams (born September 25, 1952 in Tampa Florida) is a retired American Professional wrestler. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy ( April 23 1961 - July 16 2001) was a Professional wrestler who was most famous in the United States for Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Layfield also won the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship on January 14, 1995, defeating Kevin Von Erich. The NWA North American Heavyweight Championship is the second most prestigious title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was created in 1994 after World Championship Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Kevin Ross Adkisson (born May 15 1957) is a retired Professional wrestler under the Ring name Kevin Von Erich of the Von ^[9] Two months later, he lost the NWA North American Title to Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. John Anthony Wisniski Jr (born September 20, 1950) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer"

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (1996-1997)

After three and a half years touring the independent circuit in various forgettable guises, Layfield signed a contract with World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in late 1995 and debuted in January 1996 as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw. In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, ^[1] His initial gimmick was that of a tough cowboy/mountain man, similar in tone to Stan Hansen. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of John Stanley "Stan" Hansen (born October 12 1949 is a retired American professional wrestler. After victories, he branded his opponents with the symbol "JB. Livestock branding is any technique for marking Livestock so as to identify the owner " Of course, the brand was in ink, rather than being seared into the flesh. Managed by Uncle Zebekiah, the character fizzled out by the end of the year, perhaps remembered only for a feud with Savio Vega and a match with Fatu which he won in eight seconds. Wayne Cowan (born November 29, 1949) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dutch Mantel A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Juan Rivera (born August 10 1966 is a professional wrestler best known under the name Savio Vega. Solofa Fatu Jr (born October 11 1965) is a Samoan- American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi. In Professional wrestling, a squash is an extremely short match in which one performer is booked as defeating another easily and quickly not out of luck but due to his overwhelming

New Blackjacks (1997-1998)

Main article: The New Blackjacks

Layfield paired up with his storyline cousin Barry Windham to form The New Blackjacks, complete with the traditional "Blackjack" handlebar mustaches and short, jet black hair. The Blackjacks were a Professional wrestling Tag team. The team consisted of Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. The Blackjacks were a Professional wrestling Tag team. The team consisted of Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza. ^[10]

Windham's injuries piled up throughout 1997, so the team disbanded, and Layfield wrestled only occasionally on TV as "Blackjack Bradshaw", sometimes teaming with fellow Texan Terry Funk. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the ^[11] He earned a shot at the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (a title Layfield held before coming to WWF) against Jeff Jarrett at No Way Out of Texas: In Your House and won by disqualification but Jarrett retained the title because a title cannot change hands by a disqualification. The NWA North American Heavyweight Championship is the second most prestigious title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was created in 1994 after World Championship Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. No Way Out is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced every February by the American Professional wrestling promotion, World Wrestling ^[12] In 1998, he wrestled as a mid-carder wrestling guys such as Marc Mero at Mayhem in Manchester,^[13] and Kaientai (Funaki, Dick Togo & Men's Teioh) with Taka Michinoku in a handicap match in 1998 at Over the Edge^[14] and Vader in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Breakdown. Marc Mero (born July 9, 1960) is an American retired amateur boxer and professional wrestler. WWF Mayhem in Manchester, was a UK -only Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF that took place on April Kai En Tai (also spelled Kaientai) was a Professional wrestling stable made up of Japanese wrestlers Sho Funaki, Dick Togo (Kung Fu Naki World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998-present Kai En Tai (1998-2001 In March 1998 Funaki along with Teioh and Togo joined the World (born December 16, 1966 in Tokyo Japan) also known as Men's Teioh or Terry Boy, is a Japanese Professional wrestler Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Over the Edge In Your House was the first annual Over the Edge Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Breakdown In Your House was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event under the In Your House name produced by the World Wrestling ^[15]

Acolytes Protection Agency (1998–2001)

For more details on this topic, see Acolytes Protection Agency. The Acolytes Protection Agency ( APA) was a Professional wrestling Tag team that consisted of John "Bradshaw" Layfield and

In late 1998, Bradshaw teamed alongside former World Championship Wrestling's World Champion Faarooq to form the powerhouse tag team Hell's Henchmen, managed by the Jackal. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling Ron Simmons at Florida State University, and played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the "The Jackyl" redirects here For, see Jackal (disambiguation}}}. After the Jackal left the WWF, Faarooq and Bradshaw joined The Undertaker's new Ministry of Darkness under the name The Acolytes. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. The Ministry of Darkness was a Professional wrestling heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation or WWF (now known as World Wrestling Entertainment ^[16] The Ministry went on to feud with the Corporation. The Corporation was a heel stable in the late 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF As part of the Ministry, Bradshaw feuded with Ken Shamrock. Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11 1964) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter and former professional The Ministry was defeated by Stone Cold Steve Austin and the Undertaker went on hiatus, so Bradshaw and Faarooq's dark gimmick faded. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the

The duo turned face to become cigar-smoking, bar-brawlers-for-hire. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains ^[16] In jeans and t-shirts, Faarooq and Bradshaw became the Pulp Fiction-inspired Acolytes Protection Agency (APA), with a motto of "Because we need beer money. " The duo was often seen in the backrooms of arenas with a trademark poker table and later a framed doorway comically in the middle of the often large, open aired hallways; they insisted that anyone entering the space use the door. Occasionally, if the "room" was destroyed in one arena, it was set up exactly as it was destroyed at the next arena, pushing continuity through time and space for comic effect. On May 31, 1999 edition of RAW is WAR, APA won their first WWF Tag Team Championship by defeating Kane and X-Pac. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13 1972) is an American professional wrestler. ^[17][18] On July 5 edition of RAW is WAR, they dropped the titles to Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff)^[17] before defeating Hardyz and their manager Michael "P.S." Hayes at Fully Loaded for their second WWF Tag Team Championship. The Hardy Boyz (also known as the The Hardys and Team Xtreme) are an on-and-off Professional wrestling Tag team in World Wrestling Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on their Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Fully Loaded was an annual WWF event which started in July 1998 and was held for a further two years ^[19][20] On August 9 edition of RAW is WAR, they lost the titles to Kane and X-Pac.

Acolytes earned a shot at the WWF Tag Titles at the Royal Rumble against New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn), but lost the match. Royal Rumble (2000 was the thirteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The Voodoo Kin Mafia, Career World Wrestling Federation (1997-2001 Formation The Outlaws first formed on a 1997 episode of Shotgun Saturday Brian Gerard (BG James Voodoo Kin Mafia (2006-2008 On the November 16 airing of Impact!, The James Gang announced that they would now be known as Voodoo "The G-Man" redirects here For the video game character see G-Man (Half-Life. ^[21] Their next shot at the titles was at Fully Loaded when they faced Edge and Christian for the titles. Fully Loaded was an annual WWF event which started in July 1998 and was held for a further two years Edge and Christian (E&C is a former Tag team of on-screen brothers made of real life best friends Edge (Adam Copeland and Christian Acolytes won the match by disqualification but did not become champions. ^[22] After unsuccessfully challenging for the tag titles in 2000, APA won their third WWF Tag Team Championship on July 9, 2001 edition of RAW is WAR by defeating Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von). Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. For the rest of the stable see Dudley family. For the competitive video game team formerly known as Team 3D see 3D Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling Devon Hughes (born August 1 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling ^[23][24] On the August 9 edition of SmackDown!, they lost the tag titles to The Alliance (Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon). WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing The Alliance (aka The WCW/ECW Alliance) was a Professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation that lasted from July 2001 For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr Christopher Klucsarits (born January 4 1970) better known by his Ring name Chris Kanyon (or simply Kanyon) is a American ^[25]

On the October 22 edition of RAW is WAR, Bradshaw defeated The Hurricane to win the WWF European Championship, his first singles title in WWF. Gregory "Shane" Helms The trio was a Parody of the Boy bands the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. The WWE European Championship is an inactive title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. ^[26][27] He lost the title to Christian on November 1 edition of SmackDown!. William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler ^[28] At No Way Out in 2002, APA won a Tag Team Turmoil match^[29] and as a result, they challenged for the tag titles at WrestleMania X8 along with Hardys and Dudleys, in a Four Corners Elimination match. No Way Out (2002 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Federation (WWF Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing WrestleMania X8 was the eighteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The champions Billy and Chuck retained their titles. Billy and Chuck was the Professional wrestling Tag team of Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo seen in World Wrestling Entertainment ^[30]

Singles competitor (2002)

Shortly after WrestleMania, Faarooq and Bradshaw split due to the WWE Draft. Layfield was drafted to RAW where his Bradshaw gimmick had an increased emphasis on his Texas roots, which included him carrying a cowbell to the ring. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Bradshaw joined the hardcore division after debuting on RAW and won the WWE Hardcore Championship seventeen times, with his first title win coming over Steven Richards. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Hardcore Champion by Ring name. For similar names see the disambiguation page Stephen Richards Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler and ^[31] He renamed the title Texas Hardcore Championship. It was also during this time that his finishing move was briefly renamed from the Clothesline From Hell to the Clothesline from Texas or the Clothesline from Deep in the Heart of Texas. Jim Ross often called the move as such during his commentary, although the name eventually reverted back to the original "Clothesline From Hell". James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J

In the hardcore division, Bradshaw feuded and exchanged the title with the likes of Richards, Shawn Stasiak, Raven, Christopher Nowinski, Big Show, Justin Credible, Johnny Stamboli, Crash Holly, Jeff Hardy and Tommy Dreamer,^[31] before the title was unified by WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam in August 2002. DrShawn E Stipich and semi-retired professional wrestler, better known as Shawn Stasiak. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional Christopher John Nowinski (born September 24, 1978 in Arlington Heights Illinois) is an Author and a former professional wrestler Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American Peter Joseph (" PJ " Polaco (born October 16 1973) is an American professional wrestler. John Hugger (born April 20, 1977) was a American professional wrestler. Michael John Lockwood (August 25 1971 - November 6 2003 At No Mercy, they defeated the New Age Outlaws ( Mr Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam In September 2002, Layfield suffered a torn left biceps at a house show event. He was out of action for six months until returning to Ohio Valley Wrestling and then a few weeks later to the active WWE roster. Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW is an American independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky.

APA Reunion (2003)

Bradshaw returned on an episode of SmackDown! in 2003, which saw him and his old friend Faarooq saving the Undertaker from the hands of Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli. Charles Ronald "Chuck" Palumbo (born June 15 1971) is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to World John Hugger (born April 20, 1977) was a American professional wrestler. Layfield returned with a new look, cutting his long hair and not dying it black and shaving his facial hair. The duo would return to perform their regular segments, as they did before the brand extension, such as playing poker, drinking beer, and bribing superstars of their money. The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means Poker is a type of Card game in which players bet on the value of the card combination (" hand " in their possession by placing a bet into At Vengeance, the duo won a bar room brawl match. Vengeance (2003 was the third annual Vengeance Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE ^[32] The duo wrestled tag teams such as Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny) at No Mercy^[33] and The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) at No Way Out. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. The Basham Brothers, Doug ( Doug Basham) and Danny ( Daniel Hollie) are a heel Professional wrestling Tag team Douglas "Doug" Basham The Basham Brothers would go on to join John "Bradshaw" Layfield 's cabinet stable on the 25 November Daniel "Danny" Hollie (born October 3 1977) is an American professional wrestler, currently working in the Independent Circuit No Mercy is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE The (Self-Proclaimed World's Greatest Tag Team was a Professional wrestling Tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment. Charles Doyle "Charlie" Haas II (born on March 27 1972 is an American professional wrestler and former Amateur wrestler currently signed to Shelton Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE working No Way Out (2004 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on February 15 ^[34] At WrestleMania XX in 2004, they unsuccessfully challenged for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a fatal four way tag team match. WrestleMania XX was the twentieth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing ^[35] The gimmick continued on-and-off until the March 18 edition of SmackDown! when Faarooq (Ron Simmons) was fired in the storyline (in actuality, he retired) from WWE after losing a tag team "You're Fired" Match to Tag Team Champions Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty for the tag titles. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional ^[36] Then-SmackDown! General Manager Paul Heyman reminded Bradshaw that the "You're Fired" stipulation applied only to Faarooq and Bradshaw should think about his own future, noting his status as a successful author and then-current FOX News personality. This is a list of authority figures, people who hold on-screen power in selective Professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling

WWE Champion (2004)

The next week, Bradshaw changed his gimmick into a J.R. Ewing-esque heel persona complete with a suit, cowboy hat, and tie. John Ross Ewing Jr, more commonly known as JR Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was a nefarious figure on the hit CBS television series Dallas In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. ^[37] He began referring to himself as John "Bradshaw" Layfield, or JBL. As in 2002, his finishing move's name was part of the overhaul, becoming the Clothesline From Wall Street until he later changed it back to its original name. His first promo was on the border between Texas and Mexico, where he hunted for incoming illegal immigrants in order to win a "Great American Award", which granted the winner number one contendership to the WWE title. In Professional wrestling, a promo is short for "promotional interview" a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country He won, and immediately challenged Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Championship. Eduardo "Eddie" Gory Guerrero Llanes Along with Barr Konnan, Chicano Power and Madonna’s Boyfriend, Guerrero formed Los Gringos Locos This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE The storyline leading up to the match was that JBL caused Eddie's mother to have a heart attack at a house show when he threatened her and grabbed her by the shoulder. At Judgment Day, JBL defeated Guerrero via disqualification in a match for Eddie's WWE title. Judgment Day is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. A title cannot change hands by DQ, so Guerrero retained the title. ^[38][39] JBL controversially won the WWE Championship from Guerrero in a Texas Bull Rope match at The Great American Bash. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The Great American Bash is an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ^[40][41] The initial decision of Guerrero's victory was reversed by then-General Manager Kurt Angle, (who was feuding with Guerrero at the time) awarding the match and the title to JBL; the replay showed that JBL touched the fourth corner before Guerrero. Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist ^[41][42] JBL won a rematch in a steel cage two weeks later, again with Angle's assistance. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing ^[43]

JBL won several squash matches in the following weeks. In Professional wrestling, a squash is an extremely short match in which one performer is booked as defeating another easily and quickly not out of luck but due to his overwhelming After claiming he would not be defending the title at SummerSlam, the Undertaker challenged JBL for the title. SummerSlam (2004 was the seventeenth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Around this time, JBL hired Orlando Jordan to help him in title matches. Orlando Jordan (born April 22, 1980) is a professional wrestler who is currently working on the independent circuit At SummerSlam, JBL won the match by disqualification. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff ^[44][45] After the match, Undertaker chokeslammed JBL through the roof of his limo. A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's ^[45] JBL wore a halo (complete with his cowboy hat on top) for the next few weeks to sell his "injuries". In Professional wrestling, the sell is the physical element of making the action appear realistic to the crowd SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long then booked a Last Ride match for the title at No Mercy. Theodore Long (born September 15 1947 is a former American Professional wrestling referee and manager, who is currently working for Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing No Mercy is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE JBL retained the title with some help from Heidenreich. Jon Heidenreich, better known simply as Heidenreich (born June 28, 1972) and made his debut at their May 24, 2008 show ^[46][47]

Though JBL held the title for many months, most title matches were won controversially. ^[41][42] At Survivor Series, JBL defeated Booker T to retain his WWE Championship by hitting Booker in the face with the title belt when the referee was knocked out. Survivor Series (2004 was the eighteenth annual Survivor Series Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. ^[48][49] JBL defeated Eddie Guerrero, The Undertaker, and Booker T in a Fatal Four Way at Armageddon after a run-in by Heidenreich, who incapacitated the Undertaker, allowing JBL to take advantage and hit Booker with the Clothesline From Hell to get the pinfall victory. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Armageddon is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ^[50][51]

The "JBL" character, at first, mimicked the actions of a J. R. Ewing-style businessman running for office (campaign speeches, kissing babies, etc. , which fit with the 2004 Election Cycle) but then started referring to himself as a "Wrestling God", much to the on-screen disdain of RAW's then-World Heavyweight Champion Triple H. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley The segment of RAW where Triple H showed himself thoroughly unimpressed by JBL is an instance of a rare occurrence in professional wrestling, where a heel expresses hostility against another heel in the same company without one or the other turning face shortly afterward. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains

The Cabinet (2005)

Main article: The Cabinet

During JBL's time as WWE Champion, he employed a "staff" to work for him. The stable was named The Cabinet. ^[52] At its peak, the stable contained Orlando Jordan, who was JBL's "Chief-of-Staff" and Doug and Danny Basham, who were his "Co-Secretaries of Defense" until "quitting" the Cabinet on the June 16, 2005 episode of SmackDown!. Orlando Jordan (born April 22, 1980) is a professional wrestler who is currently working on the independent circuit The Basham Brothers, Doug ( Doug Basham) and Danny ( Daniel Hollie) are a heel Professional wrestling Tag team Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[52] Amy Weber was also a member, being JBL's image consultant, but later left WWE due to alleged harassment. Amy Marie Weber (born July 2 1970) is an American Actress, model, Film producer, Film Weber has had WWE explained Weber's absence by saying that JBL "fired" her after an episode of SmackDown! taped in Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. That episode saw Weber accidentally shoot JBL with a tranquilizer gun. Jordan is the only member not announced to have left the group, though mention of the term cabinet went on hiatus after SummerSlam and Orlando was released from WWE in May 2006. ^[52]

JBL's luck continued in early 2005; at the Royal Rumble, he sneaked past both The Big Show and Kurt Angle in a Triple Threat match when he pinned Angle after the Clothesline From Hell. Royal Rumble (2005 was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing ^[53][54] He once again emerged with his title intact from WWE's first-ever Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match at No Way Out 2005 against Big Show. A barbed wire match is one of any number of Professional wrestling matches that utilizes strands of Barbed wire in some capacity No Way Out (2005 was the Seventh annual No Way Out Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE JBL won the match when Big Show chokeslammed JBL off the top rope through the ring. ^[55][56] JBL managed to crawl out from under the ring apron before Show could make it to the floor, winning the match by escape. ^[56] On the next edition of SmackDown!, JBL had a "Celebration of Excellence" in which he and his Cabinet celebrated the fact that he was the longest-reigning WWE Champion in ten years (since Diesel), a party which was broken up and ruined by newly-crowned #1 contender John Cena. Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows ^[57]

JBL lost the WWE Championship to Cena at WrestleMania 21. WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ^[58][59] His unbroken nine-month reign was billed as the longest in a decade, lasting 280 days. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Championship is a Professional wrestling championship. On the April 28 edition of SmackDown!, JBL defeated Big Show, Booker T, and Kurt Angle in a four-way elimination match to earn a rematch for the WWE title,^[60] but lost to Cena at Judgment Day in an "I Quit" match. Judgment Day (2005 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE An "I Quit" Match is a type of Professional wrestling match in which the only way to win is to make the opponent say the words "I quit" (usually into a ^[61][62] He was ribbed by Cena and other wrestlers for saying "I Quit" over the next few months. Cena even called him the most celebrated quitter in WWE history.

Sporadic feuds / United States Champion (2005–2006)

On June 12, Layfield appeared at the WWE-promoted ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view as an anti-ECW "crusader. ECW One Night Stand (2005 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event " In the course of the night, however, he shot on The Blue Meanie. In Professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event &ndash that is an event that is "real" and not staged Brian Heffron (born May 18 1973 is a professional wrestler better known as The Blue Meanie. WWE capitalized on the situation by re-signing Meanie to a short-term contract. On the July 7 episode of SmackDown!, Blue Meanie was reunited with his old Blue World Order associates Nova and Stevie Richards and he defeated Layfield with the help of the World Heavyweight Champion Batista, who was drafted to SmackDown! a few weeks after Cena was drafted to RAW. The Blue World Order (bWo was a stable of professional wrestlers formed at ECW's November to Remember 1996 event at the ECW Michael Bucci (born June 5 1972) is an American professional wrestler. For similar names see the disambiguation page Stephen Richards Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler and The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional ^[63]

Layfield and Batista then met in a match at The Great American Bash for the World Heavyweight Championship. The Great American Bash is an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. JBL won the match by disqualification but a title does not change hands by DQ, so Batista retained the title. ^[64][65] At SummerSlam, Batista defeated Layfield in a rematch. SummerSlam (2005 was the eighteenth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ^[66] JBL lost another rematch with Batista on September 9 edition of SmackDown! in a Texas Bullrope match. ^[67]

On the September 16 edition of SmackDown!, JBL lost to Rey Mysterio,^[68] which was the beginning of a long feud with Mysterio that lasted almost eight months. Oscar Gutierrez (born December 11 1974 In WWE he was a 1 time World Heavyweight Champion, a 3 time Cruiserweight Champion When Gutierrez A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers He hired Jillian Hall to "fix" his career. Jillian Faye Fletcher, (born September 6 1980 Career Early Years Fletcher was trained by Dave Finlay at his Professional wrestling school At No Mercy, JBL defeated Mysterio in a rematch. No Mercy is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE ^[69][70] JBL then teamed up with Rey Mysterio in the SmackDown! versus RAW rivalry with Chris Masters and Edge. Chris Mordetzky (born January 8 1983 showed promo style introductory videos outlining him as The Masterpiece, touting him as having a body so perfect it would appear Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler He later defeated Chris Benoit on November 11 edition of SmackDown!, with the help of Booker T, to become a member of "Team SmackDown!" to face "Team RAW" at Survivor Series^[71] JBL lasted throughout most of the Survivor Series match, and can even be credited for helping give Smackdown! the victory by distracting Shawn Michaels with a steel chair long enough for Randy Orton to hit him with the RKO. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Survivor Series (2005 was the nineteenth annual Survivor Series Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern In Professional wrestling, a cutter is a common term which refers to the three-quarter facelock bulldog maneuver ^[72][73]

In early 2006, JBL started a feud with The Boogeyman who scared him many times in the new year. Martin (Marty Wright Boogeyman's first major feud occurred with JBL and his " fixer " Jillian Hall, began when he stalked The two had a match at Royal Rumble, which Boogeyman won. Royal Rumble (2006 was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ^[74][75] His next opponent was Bobby Lashley, whom Layfield defeated at No Way Out. Franklin Lashley Lashley later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle No Way Out (2006 was the eighth annual No Way Out Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE ^[76][77] On February 24, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, he suffered a broken hand at the hands of Chris Benoit in a six man tag team match, and WWE. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. com announced that he underwent successful surgery. Layfield was in fact having surgery to remove a non-cancerous cyst. ^[78] Layfield returned and feuded with Benoit, defeating him for his WWE United States Championship at WrestleMania 22. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ^[79][80][81] During this time, Jillian Hall remained at the side of JBL until April 21 edition of SmackDown! when JBL fired Hall, due to her inability to help JBL defend his title during a JBL/Benoit steel cage rematch the week before (which JBL was still able to win)^[82] as well as her lack of putting together an "appropriate" celebration for him. Jillian Faye Fletcher, (born September 6 1980 Career Early Years Fletcher was trained by Dave Finlay at his Professional wrestling school Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing ^[83]

JBL, while still United States Champion, challenged for the World Heavyweight Championship. JBL tried to weaken then champion Rey Mysterio in the weeks leading up to his title match as Mysterio faced off against any opponent of JBL's choosing. Mysterio was defeated by Mark Henry and squashed by The Great Khali in non title singles matches before facing RAW's Kane in a match, that went to a no-contest. Mark Henry (born June 12 1971 Career World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment WWF debut (1996 Henry was billed as the " World's In Professional wrestling, a squash is an extremely short match in which one performer is booked as defeating another easily and quickly not out of luck but due to his overwhelming Dalip Singh Rana He is currently signed to WWE on its ''SmackDown'' brand. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest This was leading to their title match at Judgment Day, which Mysterio won and retained the title by pinning JBL after a frog splash. Judgment Day (2006 was the eighth annual Judgment Day Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler ^[84][85] On the May 26 edition of SmackDown!, JBL lost the US Title to Bobby Lashley. Franklin Lashley Lashley later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle ^[86] He also lost another attempt at the World Title against Rey Mysterio, stating beforehand that he would quit SmackDown! if he lost that match. When he did lose, the crowd at the arena began to sing "Na Na, Hey Hey, Goodbye". " Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye " is a song written and recorded by Gary DeCarlo Dale Frashuer and Paul Leka; attributed to a then fictitious band "Steam" ^[86] It was reported that JBL began to verbally attack the crowd while in the ring. JBL, however, later stated that he did not have a formal contract with Teddy Long going into the match and that he did not intend to leave SmackDown!. This angle was used to give JBL time off wrestling due to his serious back injury.

Semi-retirement / WWE Commentator (2006–2007)

At One Night Stand, Layfield announced that he would take Tazz's place as the new color commentator for SmackDown!. ECW One Night Stand (2006 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Peter Senerchia (born October 11 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler and current Color commentator best known ^[87] He made his debut as a heelish color commentator on June 16 edition of SmackDown!. ^[88] Layfield noted in a commentary on TheStreet. com that he was retiring from in-ring competition for good. In his final column on the website, JBL wrote, "I have also come to believe that you can't fight father time. A broken back suffered in a match in England, compounded by a herniated and bulged disc, finally made me realize my career as a professional wrestler was over. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland I since migrated to the color commentary position much in the way that Jesse Ventura did before me. Jesse Ventura (born July 15, 1951 as James George Janos) also known as "The Body", "The Star", and "The "^[89] In a WWE. com article, Layfield quelled internet rumors that he would be leaving WWE in October 2006. While Layfield did admit to giving his notice to WWE, he said that he did so because he was heartbroken that he could no longer wrestle, not because he wanted to quit the wrestling business. Nevertheless, he signed a new long-term deal with the company. ^[90]

JBL returned to the ring on November 13, 2006, in the main event of a WWE house show in Dublin, Ireland, JBL teamed with Mr. Kennedy and King Booker against Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker), and Batista. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Kenneth Anderson (born March 6 1976 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler and Actor, better known by his Ring Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. The Brothers of Destruction are an on and off Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of The Undertaker and Kane, wrestling for Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional ^[91] On the December 22 edition of SmackDown!, JBL cut a promo berating Theodore Long and cursing out the fans for cheering during the Inferno match at Armageddon five days earlier ("Rome didn't fall because of the gladiators in the ring. Armageddon is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. Rome fell because of the spectators in the stands. ")^[92]

On the October 12, 2007 edition of Smackdown!, Layfield was announced as one of the options WWE fans would be able to vote for to be the special guest referee at Cyber Sunday for the World Heavyweight Championship match between Batista and The Undertaker. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Cyber Sunday (2007 was the fourth annual Cyber Sunday Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE However, he lost the vote to Steve Austin. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the ^[93] At Cyber Sunday, he issued a heated altercation towards those running alongside him, ultimately receiving a Stone Cold Stunner from Austin. A stunner is a common term in Professional wrestling referring to the seated three-quarter facelock jawbreaker maneuver predominately used by After this, he became physical as a color commentator, attacking both Batista and The Undertaker in a middle of a match as revenge after he was speared by Batista and later chokeslammed by The Undertaker after taunting them consecutively, in events leading up to the pay-per-view. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's He justified these actions by explaining, "I am retired, not dead" (and that he [Layfield] should be respected). ^[94]

On the December 3 edition of RAW, JBL and Ron Simmons re-united as the APA to help Hornswoggle during his handicap match against Carlito and Jonathan Coachman. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Ron Simmons at Florida State University, and played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the The Acolytes Protection Agency ( APA) was a Professional wrestling Tag team that consisted of John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón Jr Currently he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown Jonathan William Coachman After this he would have an on-screen role as the "lackey" to then General Manager of Raw Eric Bischoff. JBL stated that this would be a one-night only occurrence. ^[95]

In-ring return (2007–present)

JBL was present at the SmackDown announcer's table during the WWE Championship match between Randy Orton and Chris Jericho, at Armageddon. WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage Armageddon (2007 was the eighth Armageddon Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE During this match, Orton whipped a charging Jericho over the announcer table where JBL was situated, and in the heat of the match, Jericho "pushed" JBL out of the way. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Minutes later, an infuriated Layfield applied his boot to the head of Jericho whilst he looked set to win the match. This interference led to a disqualification and - as DQ's tend to go against the opponent of the assaulted and titles cannot change hands in such instances - Randy Orton retained the title. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff ^[96] On the December 17, 2007 edition of Raw, JBL announced that he would resume his role as an active wrestler, in response to a challenge made by Jericho. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[97] On the December 21 edition of SmackDown!, JBL gave his farewell address from SmackDown,^[98] officially marking his return to RAW on December 31. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is His feud with Jericho ended after JBL defeated him at Royal Rumble via disqualification. Royal Rumble (2008 was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ^[99][100] The duo battled in a rematch on February 11 edition of RAW, which Jericho won. ^[101]

On February 18 on RAW, JBL interfered in scheduled steel cage match between Mr. McMahon and his kayfabe illegitimate son, Hornswoggle. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional He attacked Finlay from behind and handcuffed him to the top rope. After Mr. McMahon left the ring JBL proceeded to beat Hornswoggle by throwing him against the sides of the cage. ^[102] Following this, WWE. com announced that Hornswoggle had suffered kayfabe internal injuries, including bleeding of the brain and spinal trauma. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional JBL revealed to Vince McMahon that Hornswoggle was Finlay's storyline son, not McMahon's. ^[103] Following his attack on Hornswoggle, JBL defeated Finlay in a Belfast Brawl at Wrestlemania XXIV. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using WrestleMania XXIV was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on March 30 2008 at ^[104][105] JBL's first championship bid since returning to the ring came by challenging Randy Orton for the WWE Championship and participating in a Fatal Four Way Elimination match at Backlash that also included John Cena and Triple H. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Backlash (2008 was the tenth annual Backlash Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley JBL was eliminated first in the match by tapping out to Cena's STFU. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. ^[106][107]

Controversy

Layfield's actions at a WWE house show in Munich, Germany early in June 2004 caused a substantial uproar. A house show is a short Professional wrestling show run by a major promotion (such as WWE or TNA) that is not televised or taped Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. During the show, in an attempt to draw heel heat, he gave the crowd several Nazi salutes while goose-stepping around the ring. This article is about a Professional wrestling term For the World Wrestling Entertainment program see WWE Heat. The Hitler salute (Hitlergruß also known in Germany during World War II as the Deutscher Gruß (literally German Greeting) or in English as the Der Stechschritt (literally piercing step) commonly known in English speaking countries as " the Goose-Step ^[108] Such a display is illegal in Germany if used for political purposes. ^[109] In an interview with The Washington Post, Layfield explained "I'm a bad guy [on WWE TV]. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D I'm supposed to incite the crowd. I've done [the Nazi salute] for decades. I really didn't think anything of it - I know how bad it is, I've lived [in Germany]. I've been to Dachau, seen those places where they exterminated millions of Jews. Dachau was a Nazi German Concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions Factory near the PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ I draw the line between me and my character. That's like saying Anthony Hopkins (who portrays Hannibal Lecter) really enjoys cannibalism. Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Origin and development Thomas Harris has given few interviews and has never explained where he got inspiration for Hannibal Lecter but in a documentary for Hannibal Rising Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος "^[110]

Personal life

His parents are Lavelle Layfield, who is a minister, and Mary Layfield. In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs ^[111]

On his February 5, 2007 blog on WWE. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. com, Layfield announced that he is looking into running for political office in his home state of Texas. ^[112] Layfield also makes regular appearances on the Fox News Channel weekend business show, Bulls & Bears. Bulls & Bears is an American Business analysis program the first show of the The Cost of Freedom business block on Saturdays at In February 2008, his company, Layfield Energy, launched an drink called MamaJuana Energy. ^[37]

John Layfield married Meredith Whitney on February 13, 2005 in Key West, Florida. Meredith Whitney is a managing director of Oppenheimer & Co (who bought on Jan Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island ^[111] On November 1, 2007, Meredith received several threatening e-mails after making a controversial announcement to the investment community to sell their shares of Citigroup stock. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This financial advice from such a well known analyst caused many investors to indeed sell their stock in the company, costing Citigroup an estimated $15 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Layfield stood by his wife's decision, calling the people who threatened her "cowardly pieces of shit" and canceled a planned trip to Texas to visit family so that he could, instead, accompany his wife in a protective role until heat from the incident died down. ^[113]

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves
  • Clothesline From Hell ^[114] (Running high-impact lariat)
  • Standing release powerbomb - Prior to his 2007 in-ring return
  • Last Call (Fallaway slam, sometimes from the second rope)
  • Short-arm clothesline
  • Swinging neckbreaker
  • Big boot
  • Multiple running elbow drops
  • Bear hug
  • Russian legsweep
  • Sleeper hold
  • Backbreaker rack
  • Eye poke
  • Scoop powerslam

• With Faarooq
  • Aided powerbomb
  • Back suplex / Neckbreaker slam combination
  • Double spinebuster

• Managers
  • Skandor Akbar
  • The Jackyl
  • Jacqueline
  • Amy Weber
  • Jillian Hall

• Nicknames
  • The Wrestling God

Championships and accomplishments

• Catch Wrestling Association
  • CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Cannonball Grizzly ^[115]
• Global Wrestling Federation
  • GWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bobby Duncum, Jr. (1) and Black Bart (1)^[8]
• Memphis Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Faarooq^[116]
• NWA Texas
  • NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[9]
• Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ron Simmons^[117]
• World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment^[6]
  • WWE Championship (1 time)^[118]
  • WWE United States Championship (1 time)^[119]
  • WWF European Championship (1 time)^[120]
  • WWE Hardcore Championship (17 times)^[31]
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Faarooq^[121]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him # 5 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2005. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first In a pub, a last call is an announcement made shortly before the bar closes for the night urging the patrons to buy one last drink. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. 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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Hardcore Champion by Ring name. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of teams that have been World Tag Team Champions by Ring name. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. ^[122]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Best Gimmick (2004)
• Other titles
  • All-American, Div II NCAA at Abilene Christian University (1 time)
  • Korean Wrestling Championship (1 time)

References

External links

• John Layfield (JBL) at WWE.com
• John Layfield at the Internet Movie Database
• John Layfield (Bradshaw) at Online World of Wrestling
• John Bradshaw Layfield at TipsTraders.com

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