John Layfield

John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1966), better known by the ring names Bradshaw and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. 
Layfield is working for the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE) since 1995, currently as a commentator and manager. Outside of wrestling, he works as a financial analyst for Fox News and has also commentated and hosted for the mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League. 

He has won many titles in his career: He most famously held the WWE Championship one time for 280 days, the Hardcore Championship 17 times and the WWF Tag Team Championship three times with Faarooq as the Acolytes Protection Agency (APA). Layfield was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.

 Championships and accomplishments 

 College football 
 Abilene Christian University
 1989 NCAA Division II All–American

 Professional wrestling 
 Catch Wrestling Association
 CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cannonball Grizzly
 Cauliflower Alley Club
 Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2022)
Federacion Internacional de Lucha Libre
FILL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
 Lou Thesz Award (2012)
 Global Wrestling Federation
 GWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Duncum Jr. (1) and Black Bart (1)
 Memphis Championship Wrestling
 MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Faarooq
 NWA Dallas
 NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 Ohio Valley Wrestling
 OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ron Simmons
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 Ranked No. 5 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2005
 Ranked No. 496 of the best 500 singles wrestlers of all time in the PWI Years in 2003
 United States Wrestling Federation
 USWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Equalizer
 World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
WWE Championship (1 time)
 WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
 WWE United States Championship (1 time)
 WWE Hardcore Championship (17 times)
 WWF European Championship (1 time)
 WWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Faarooq
 WWE Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (April 2005)
 Race To The Rumble Tournament (2009)
 Slammy Award (1 time)
Favorite Web Show of the Year (2013) – with Michael Cole and Renee Young for The JBL and Cole Show
 20th Triple Crown Champion
 10th Grand Slam Champion
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2020)
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 Best Gimmick (2004)
 Worst Television Announcer (2014, 2015)
 Worst Worked Match of the Year (2002) 
 Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2014) 

Other websites
WWE profile

 References 

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