John Layfield

Who is John Layfield?

John Charles Layfield is an American retired professional wrestler and current color commentator in WWE, as part of the broadcast team on Raw, SmackDown, and PPVs under the ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield.

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 JBL, Layfield was WWE Champion for 280 days.

Layfield's main gimmick as JBL — a wealthy, 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.