The JBL and Cole Show The JBL and Cole Show is a WWE YouTube web series starring commentators John Layfield and Michael Cole . Renee Young began co - hosting the " World Tour " segments , which is a segment detailing the city they are filming in , showcasing various tourist attractions , before later being promoted as a third main presenter . Tony Dawson previously hosted the series as a supplementary presenter until departing the company , while Teddy Long also appeared weekly until going on strike . The series premiered on December 7 , 2012 , and airs every Friday on WWE ' s official YouTube channel , and has been described as being " funnier than it has any right to be " . History . Background . John " Bradshaw " Layfield and Michael Cole started working together on commentary when Layfield débuted as a commentator on the June 16 , 2006 edition of WWE SmackDown . They continued to work together on SmackDown and at pay - per views representing SmackDown throughout 2006 , and until December 16 , 2007 , when Layfield came out of retirement to feud with Chris Jericho , after costing Jericho the WWE Championship at Armageddon in Jericho ' s match against Randy Orton . At WrestleMania 25 Layfield would lose to Rey Mysterio in 21 seconds , and after the match quit the WWE . In 2012 , after Jerry Lawler ' s real - life heart attack on WWE Raw , Layfield would temporarily return to WWE as a color commentator at Night of Champions , alongside Jim Ross and Cole . He announced his permanent return to WWE in November . Layfield and Cole created " The JBL and Cole show " to give superstars a platform they don ' t get on WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown . Layfield described the show as a way " to give these superstars a new outlet and see what they come up with " , and " to give them a jumpstart " . Layfield and Cole also host a radio series called " The John Layfield and Michael Cole Show " . Early weeks ( December 7 , 2012 – January 4 , 2013 ) . " The JBL and Cole Show " would premiere on a Friday , taking the place of the popular former YouTube series Z ! True Long Island Story . In the first four weeks of " The JBL & Cole Show " , Layfield and Cole would introduce various WWE Superstars and Divas . The various Superstars and Divas would congratulate Layfield on " his " show , while completely disregarding Cole . Early episodes featured celebrity guests such as musicians Flo Rida and Alex Levine ( " The Gaslight Anthem " ) , and American football star Torrey Smith . WWE SuperStar Search ( January 11 , 2013 – May 10 , 2013 ) . The WWE SuperStar Search was a 16 week , four - round tournament . On each episode of the show , opposing WWE SuperStars competed in a talent show . Each competitor had 30 seconds to showcase their talent and , to win , needed the highest amount of votes from an online poll . 1 . Throughout the tournament , Daniel Bryan received help from Hornswoggle , Kurly Kane and William Regal . < br > 2 . Alicia Fox was a substitute for Ricardo Rodriguez . < br > 3 . The contest between Bryan and Yoshi Tatsu was ruled a draw . This set up a triple threat contest between Bryan , Tatsu , and Justin Gabriel . < br > 4 . Damien Sandow replaced Road Dogg after speaking to the " proper authorities " . < br > 5 . In the Championship Round , Sandow replaced Bryan who had been " detained at the UK border " and was victorious over Tatsu and Gabriel . He advanced to a second final where he would compete with the returning Bryan . The Duel . Between June and August , after Layfield had mocked Dusty Rhodes , Cody Rhodes and Layfield took part in a rivalry when Rhodes challenged him to a " Gentleman ' s Duel " . Rhodes received help from Hornswoggle to steal a pizza from Layfield , while Layfield attempted to find out what the duel would entail from Dusty Rhodes and Paul Heyman . The story ran for weeks , culminating with a race up the Rocky Steps and a water balloon fight , with Rhodes winning both . Rhodes ' prize was Layfield ' s cowboy hat . In retaliation for cheating in the water balloon fight , Layfield applied superglue to the insides of the hat . After the feud had ended , Rhodes had his moustache shaved off by Wade Barrett . # BadNewsBarrett . Following the moustache shaving , Barrett received a segment on each show where he would deliver bad news to various superstars including Zack Ryder , Ricardo Rodriguez , and Tensai . The segments eventually led to Barrett assuming the character on WWE television on December 2nd 2013 .