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John Bradshaw Layfield
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John Charles Layfield is an American entrepreneur, professional wrestler, actor, and radio personality. Born in Sweetwater, Texas, in 1966, he began his work period in 1992. He is a member of the Republican Party and speaks English as his native language.
Layfield played American football as an offensive tackle and lineman for the United States, serving as a member of the Las Vegas Raiders and San Antonio Riders. He was educated at Abilene Christian University and trained by Rick Harris and Brad Rheingans. His professional debut occurred on September 23, 1992.
In wrestling, he has used pseudonyms including John Bradshaw Layfield, Bad Santa, Blackjack Bradshaw, and Death Mask. He retired from service on April 5, 2009.
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Film & TV
Sweetwater, Texas, USA
John Charles Layfield is an American retired professional wrestler and current wrestling commentator/host for WWE, where he performs under the ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). 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…
Known for
- WWE Lucha Libre AAA World Wide2026
- TNA Genesis 2025 — JBL2025
- AAA Triplemanía XXXIII — JBL2025
- WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas — JBL2025
- AAA Guerra de Titanes2025
- WWE's Greatest Moments2025
- TNA Emergence 2024 — John Layfield2024
- TNA Victory Road 2024 — John Layfield2024
- TNA Bound for Glory 2024 — John Layfield2024
- GCW Dream On — JBL2024
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Key facts
- Born
- John Charles Layfield , ( 1966-11-29 ) November 29, 1966 (age 59) , Sweetwater, Texas , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Abilene Christian University
- Spouses
- Cindy Womack ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 6, 1994</span>"}]]}'>1994 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2003 ) Meredith Whitney ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. February 11, 2005</span>"}]]}'>2005 )
- Ring name s
- Blackjack Bradshaw , Bradshaw , Death Mask , JBL , John "Bradshaw" Layfield , Johnny Hawk , Justin Hawk Bradshaw , Vampiro Americano
- Billed height
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
- Billed weight
- 290 lb (132 kg)
- Billed from
- Sweetwater, Texas (as Blackjack Bradshaw), New York City (as John Layfield), Bradshaw Ranch (as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw)
- Trained by
- Black Bart , Brad Rheingans
- Debut
- September 23, 1992
- Retired
- April 5, 2009
- Positions
- Offensive lineman , Right tackle
- High school
- Sweetwater (TX)
- College
- Abilene Christian
- Nfl draft
- 1990 : undrafted
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sweetwater
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- American football
- Member of team
- San Antonio Riders
- Position played
- lineman
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 130
- Image
- JBL as WWE Champion.jpg
- Height
- 195
- Residence
- Bermuda
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- Commons category
- John Layfield
- date of birth
- 1966-11-29
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- social media followers
- 728799
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- John Charles Layfield
- pseudonym
- Vampiro Americano
- trained by
- Brad Rheingans
- debut date
- 1992-09-23
- service retirement
- 2009-04-05
- short name
- JBL
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