John Layfield

John Charles Layfield, born on November 29, 1966 and better known as John Bradshaw Layfield, is an American professional wrestling color commentator, retired professional wrestler and former football player who is signed to WWE as an ambassador and commentator. He rose to prominence in the Attitude Era as Bradshaw, a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Ron Simmons as the Acolytes Protection Agency. In 2004 he became the heel character JBL, a bombastic Texas businessman based on his real-life success as a stock market investor, and won the WWE Championship that year, holding it for 280 days. A month before retiring from the ring at WrestleMania 25 in 2009 he won the Intercontinental Championship, making him the 20th Triple Crown Champion and the 10th Grand Slam Champion in WWE history. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in the Class of 2020, and he also works as a finance commentator.