John Layfield | |
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 Layfield at GalaxyCon Columbus in 2022 | |
| Born | John Charles Layfield (1966-11-29)November 29, 1966 (age 58)[1] Sweetwater, Texas, U.S.[2] |
| Alma mater | Abilene Christian University |
| Spouses | |
| Ring name(s) | Bad Santa Blackjack Bradshaw[2] Bradshaw[2] Death Mask[2] JBL John "Bradshaw" Layfield[2][3] Johnny Hawk[2] Justin Hawk Bradshaw[2] Vampiro Americano[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[3] |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (132 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Sweetwater, Texas (as Blackjack Bradshaw) New York City (as John Layfield) Bradshaw Ranch (as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw) |
| Trained by | Black Bart[4] Brad Rheingans[2][4] |
| Debut | September 23, 1988[2][4][5] |
| Retired | April 5, 2009[6] |
Football career | |
| No. 61 | |
| Position: | Offensive lineman,Right tackle |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sweetwater (TX) |
| College: | Abilene Christian |
| Undrafted: | 1990 |
| Career history | |
John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1966),[1] better known by thering namesBradshaw andJohn "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL),[2][3] is an American retiredprofessional wrestler andfootball player. Layfield is working for theWorld Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE) since 1995, currently as acommentator andmanager. Outside of wrestling, he works as a financial analyst forFox News and has also commentated and hosted for themixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League.
He has won many titles in his career: He most famously held theWWE Championship one time for 280 days, theHardcore Championship 17 times and theWWF Tag Team Championship three times withFaarooq as theAcolytes Protection Agency (APA). Layfield was inducted into theWWE Hall of Fame in 2021.[7]
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