John Layfield

John Charles Layfield is an inactive American professional wrestler who was born November 29, 1966 and is better known by his current ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield or JBL. John is currently working on WWE Friday Night SmackDown as a color commentator for World Wrestling Entertainment.

The JBL persona is based largely upon Layfield's real-life accomplishments outside the wrestling ring. Frequently known as a successful stock market guru, Layfield is a frequent panelist on Fox News Channel's The Cost of Freedom shows and has appeared on CNBC. John has also written a best-selling book on prudent financial planning called Have More Money Now (ISBN 0-7434-6633-0). While JBL continues to perform for WWE, he additionally hosts a nationally-syndicated weekend talk radio program syndicated by Talk Radio Network. The show is known for discussing his conservative political views. Layfield additionally is employed by Northeast Securities as a consultant.