Yea same here, classic 2005 nostalgia of him and the cabinet cutting promos every Friday night Smackdown, orlando jordan, basham brothers, jillian hall, man those times were amazing 😎
Good lord, 30 years later I still love me some Undertaker. He’s living proof that even if you wear all black and play a dark role…there’s heart underneath!!!
Even the grim reaper of WWE is loved by some people out there. That doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Why wouldn't you, after all? He just does an honest man's job.
@@PatrickGillman I personally wasn’t old enough to see Hansen do any angles, just matches of his but it’s clear Bradshaw modeled himself after him in the ring and his later persona, whatever it was, as I said was cheap heat and not entertaining. The promo equivalent of CZW style wrestling
Bro what a great choice I was thinking Sheldon, RVD, Matt Hardy or Mark but when he said JBL I was like hell yes I remember he had longest winning streak and him changing his persona was awesome
@@TimedRevolver And was threatened with by Steve Blackman but he can have a pass on that one lol. Thing with JBL is he was a bit of a bully but the worse kind - one who can't be knocked down a peg or humbled. If someone stands up to him he'll just go and screw with someone else. He took a lot of pleasure in making people upset for no reason. Conversely you had Bob Holly who again, was a bit of a bully but there was a method to his madness. He was just a grumpy sod who saw himself as the bar for younger wrestlers to overcome.
Jeez watching taker be a person will never not be weird. This is the same mf who crucified, hung, and buried people yet he's the absolute chillest guy around
Bro the sketches they were doing with JBL chasing illegals across the border is some of the greatest comedy ever done in wrestling in a non-hacky way. It was so brilliant. Couldn’t be done today but literally fucking amazing. Dude was mad underrated.
One of the funniest non-sells I've ever seen was at a house match between JBL and Rey Mysterio; JBL gave Mysterio a beating the whole match but then towards the end of the match Mysterio got his hulk-up and knocked JBL down to his knees near the ropes. Mysterio 619ed JBL in the face but JBL just shrugged it off standing up but had a look on his face like Mysterio just insulted him and hurt his feelings. He rubbed his jaw and with a very winy butt-hurt sounding voice accused Mysterio "You, you, you little Mexican jumping bean!" And then gave him a closeline from hell to end the match LOL Mysterio must have flipped head over heals at least 3 times in the air, he probably over-sold it LOL but it was awesome.
it was crazy too because they were missing stars at that point. Stone Cold, The Rock, and Mankind were gone. Taker had injuries. Triple H was over on RAW. Kurt Angle had just left the company I remember when they turned JBL heel i was like wtf is going on lmao...but it was really out of necessity
He had a 9 Month reign. But I always said it was a fantastic title reign. JBL wasn't exactly having barn burner matches, but his character work during that time was phenomenal..and I say that as someone who absolutely couldn't believe freaking Bradshaw was given the WWE Championship...but a couple of months into his reign, I was on board.
@@TheViper4Life you know a guy has great crowd heat, when AS SOON as his theme music started up, you could hear a deafening boom of boos lol. that was it with JBL and that cowbell lmao
are you on drugs? he was the lowest rated champion in the cable era. they had to rush a green ass Cena into main eventing Mania because frankly nobody else was willing to work with Jibble
JBL and Farooq (or Ron Simmons) had some of the hardest hitting clotheslines I've ever seen! In terms of being underrated wrestlers I would probably say My top 3 right now are #1Sting, #2 Booker T, and #3 Dean Ambrose.💯💯
I agree 💯. JBL had a short but incredible run as the WWE Champion. He was super entertaining and convincing 😅. I was actually rooting for him that whole time lol!
I couldn't stand JBL. I couldn't believe he had a 9 month WWE title run. But now I realise he really was one of the greatest heels to ever do it. Shame he was mid in the ring because he could've been on a heel Mount Rushmore
Apa bradshaw was the best version of him, JBL might be him in real life lol i could be wrong. In the locker room i heard he was kinda a hardass but he looks like "that type" of person to act like that. Apa bradshaw was the coolest i hope one day he comes to that, cause him and farooq just work out great.
With all the controversial things - JBL is a f'n legend. Definitely on of the best heel world champions in this century. And one of the best on SmackDown brand
When you were a kid you hated JBLs guts and now as an adult you respect the hell out of the man for making those memories for you. Edit: I guess JBL was a bully backstage? I respect his work in the ring that made such compelling matches, I don’t respect real bully behavior.
@@AndroscogginBarbell Kurt Angle was also definitely top tier as well. Favorite wrestler growing up was Eddie Guerrero so all of his feuds have a special place for me.
Everyone forgets his early days on wcw has Carl Bradshaw and joined wwf then part of another great team APA his wrestling style was smash mouth hard to beat. I'm surprised he didn't say kane or mick foley
Hate they didn’t get the push they deserved , if they had still had a working relationship with Japan around that time , The Acolytes in AJPW/NJPW as tag champs would’ve went dumb crazy
Being completely off-topic here after watching a series of these videos with The Undertaker,Mark Calloway, I can see why he was respected in the locker room for all those years. He is very levelheaded, very intelligent and very down the Earth. I can see why other individuals in the WWE respected him, and followed his advice along with him being the judge in “ Wrestlers Court.” Every organization at least has one individual like Mark Calloway, where you look up to and respect their opinions because of the way they carry themselves.
After 20 years finally someone mentioned JBL. I was a big fan of Bradshaw, and I always thought that why WWF is not highlighting him. Undertaker was always my favourite and I can say my choice was right.
I completely agree with Undertaker here, especially with his regards to JBL’s promos, JBL was fucking awesome when he was cutting an In-Ring Promo and on Commentary. He’s gifted in all arts.
I loved the way he did his clothesline from hellll it was a legit tough looking move and the way he ran the ropes was like a real tough country boy lol
Did you never hear the commentators and announcers call JBL by his full name? He was always announced with his full name when he made his entrance: John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
Not the most underrated though. Most underrated was definitely Lord Steven/William Regal. The mat technician, catch and chain wrestling skills were monumental. Regal is not only the most underrated in Takers time, but throughout all time.
@DukeRhodes regal was everything but a physical force. He was great for mid guys for him to dominate and peak into the main eventers quarrels from time to time. No one denied his skill but he wasn't the full package
I was at that undertaker/mankind cage match they showed at the beginning. It was in-fμking-sane! After Taker threw him from atop the cage on to the press table, the whole crowd was feeling a mixture of amazement & worry. We didn't know if this was part of the script or what. And when they eventually took Mick away on a stretcher, everyone fell silent But then, a short time later, he came back down the runway riding the stretcher like a madman, climbed to the top of the cage only to immediately get choke slammed through the cage back on to the mat where is sh¡t ton of thumbtacks were laying! And the crowd just went berserk!! Years later I heard Mick Foley talking about it and he said he didn't remember anything after getting thrown from the cage 😅
JBL's championship run on Smackdown was legendary. Everyone talks about the stranglehold that Triple H had over Raw back then. But man, those ten months that JBL had the title were something else.
I had no idea Bradshaw went on to be this guy cos I stopped following WWE/f just after the raw era.. that is genuinely amazing character acting and dedication to the sport and his workmanship
John looked formidable in Blackjacks tag team. Back then I used to think that they were very underrated. Still remember his clean win over Vader, which was probably his biggest win before he became JBL.
One of the best heels in WWE history! He always gave 1000% and brought so much talent and excitement to the franchise! Heros are only as good as the heels in this biz, and JBL made heroes work for their spotlight time. He was my hero because I love the heels. Rick Flair, Triple H and JBL.. my favorites of them all.
Dude that throw, Mankind from the top of the cage... that was the only thing some of my friends and I were talking about in 8th grade one week lol... I cant believe he did that.
Freakin LOVED the APA!! After team 3D and of coarse behind Brothers of Destruction, easily a top 5 Tag team. They didn't make it big, but they made WWF BIG!! DAYUM!!
Wwe didn’t want JBL show how much good he was in the ring ( also maybe because of his jimmick not being a wrestler 😂)… I remind one time he break his character and made scare the shit out to both Big Show & Kane in Smackdown Vs Raw matches with his performance 😂
I was a fan of JBL since his Bradshaw days. He was tall, brooding, and that lariat was nasty AF. Him teaming up with my other fave Farooq really cemented him as one of my top five faves. I actually felt sad when they broke them up and he went on to become JBL. I get people love his heel persona then, but I missed the ol' APA backstage clips.
The very 1st time John Bradshaw Layfield came out, he immediately over. He cut the perfect promo and made it feel like he was dropping his gimmick and being his true self. Very very good role
I always wondered why JBL only got that 1 WWE championship reign. Its like they only pushed him so he could put over John Cena and that was a wrap for him.
I think JBL preferred that 1long memorable reign rather than multiple short ones. I remember he cut a promo where his 1 reign is better that Triple H's 10 runs at that time which means he also lost 10times.
I actually really agree. Jbl was poppin when i was a kid and boy, you loved to hate him. He won when you thought he was gonna loose. They really pushed the length of his title run. Some crazy matches with eddie too
Had jbl existed today there would be a bunch of idiots thinking he was the face and completely miss the satire just like they are doing with homelander.
JBL had 1 of the best "Lariats" or clotheslines in wrestling history. He dug deep for the power for tht clothesline, real deep, like he dug all the way down to Hell
JBL was the catalyst to the modern era. Taker feud - Taker went from being not just the face of the company but to having his own tier, he was in his prime yet he was already treated as a HOF. Backstage it was already like that but it trickled over to the wrestling fans. Eddie feud - like it or not, the JBL character was the PERFECT heel for Eddie's Latino Heat. Not only that but him being a relatively big guy and putting Eddie over after Eddie had just beaten Brock really boosted Eddie's booking. He wasn't your traditional underdog luchador, he was given the "Vince" stamp of approval. Cena feud - to me, this is where Cena's run climaxed. He became THE GUY. He became so hot that IMO, had Cena stayed in SmackDown, things could have turned out even better for him. Bonus: HBK feud - both were clearly past their prime but the promo work really helped them elevate the feud.
JBL made us forget how ridiculous it was that a random, very successful business owner just kind of wrestled in his free time… every week…
If Ted DiBiase can do it, so can he.
Speak for yourself
They really should have gone full Commodus on that one, you know?
Undertaker and Kane are two of the dumbest gimmicks in wrestling. They're right up there with Abadon!🤣
@@maskedninja876 I know right. The best gimmick was "The Shockmaster" by far....
That’s a good one. JBL’s heel title run was so good. Brought back old school vibes in a good way.
Yea same here, classic 2005 nostalgia of him and the cabinet cutting promos every Friday night Smackdown, orlando jordan, basham brothers, jillian hall, man those times were amazing 😎
Yeah he's really versatile.
Dude as a kid JBL literally made me hate him 😂😂. Now looking back I have nothing but respect and admiration
Him and Farooq was gold 😂
You know you're a real good heel when you get immediately booed and hated to a point where you receive Death Threats. That was JBL
The cowboy hat talking to JBL like the Green Goblin mask.
lmao
Excellent analogy
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Lmaoooooooooooo
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Good lord, 30 years later I still love me some Undertaker. He’s living proof that even if you wear all black and play a dark role…there’s heart underneath!!!
Even the grim reaper of WWE is loved by some people out there. That doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Why wouldn't you, after all? He just does an honest man's job.
Unfortunately he is a white suprematist
I’ve said this. He was a true heel, JBL knew how to insult wrestlers and the people. Honestly he’s the most underrated for me as well!
Stan Hansen wannabe who could only get cheap heat. Not entertaining. A channel changer for sure
Same Here
@@mikegeiler2347not necessarily they’re just both cowboys that had a clothesline lol their character personalities are so different
Even when Eddie passed out in the ring he stayed in character a true heel
@@PatrickGillman I personally wasn’t old enough to see Hansen do any angles, just matches of his but it’s clear Bradshaw modeled himself after him in the ring and his later persona, whatever it was, as I said was cheap heat and not entertaining. The promo equivalent of CZW style wrestling
Him putting Cena over was world changing for the WWE! He was the perfect HEEL
To this day, the things he did and said about Eddie's familia in El Paso... some of the hardest hitting heel work in the business.
And he actually gave Eddies mom a heart attack
@@WWE4LlFE she faked the heart attack
@@TheMan750it’s still real too me dammit…
One of the best rivalries I can remember
@@TheMan750 no she actually had one
Bro what a great choice I was thinking Sheldon, RVD, Matt Hardy or Mark but when he said JBL I was like hell yes I remember he had longest winning streak and him changing his persona was awesome
If anything, I think RVD is overrated… only because he is extremely well regarded by fans.
@@robertt9342 don't say that that's my guy you hurt me dawg lol but in some ways you right.......
RVD wasnt overrated @@robertt9342
Have you ever watched an rvd match? His punches are some of the worst in the bussiness 🤣 athletic? Sure. But, defintely overrated. @jstewlly4747
"thinks he can fight and he can't!" I mean he just needed to clothesline from hell somebody head off tho 😂
The Brawl for All kinda exposed him, Droz got robbed and Bart Gunn knocked his ass out.
Then he got punched out by Joey Styles, a dude half his size.
@@TimedRevolver And was threatened with by Steve Blackman but he can have a pass on that one lol.
Thing with JBL is he was a bit of a bully but the worse kind - one who can't be knocked down a peg or humbled. If someone stands up to him he'll just go and screw with someone else. He took a lot of pleasure in making people upset for no reason.
Conversely you had Bob Holly who again, was a bit of a bully but there was a method to his madness. He was just a grumpy sod who saw himself as the bar for younger wrestlers to overcome.
JBL actually could fight some. He won a few fights in the Brawl for All. Beat Marc Mero who was a real Golden Gloves boxer.
@@TimedRevolverwasn't JBL drunk at the time?
It was weird when I first saw JBL on the saturday morning Foxnews business show talking about what stocks he's into and other financials.
Probably the first wrestler to appear on Squawk Box
Hahaha I remember!!
Jeez watching taker be a person will never not be weird. This is the same mf who crucified, hung, and buried people yet he's the absolute chillest guy around
The GOAT
And very well respected and loved backstage lol
Think like this him ( and his brother Kane ) as a father in law how F... ar you if y messed up from 1 to 10
@Staicu96 ......20......10 a piece
He kilt that bad guy role. He made people so P.Od they damn near ran him outta town once. He's a true legend 👏
Bro the sketches they were doing with JBL chasing illegals across the border is some of the greatest comedy ever done in wrestling in a non-hacky way. It was so brilliant. Couldn’t be done today but literally fucking amazing. Dude was mad underrated.
One of the funniest non-sells I've ever seen was at a house match between JBL and Rey Mysterio; JBL gave Mysterio a beating the whole match but then towards the end of the match Mysterio got his hulk-up and knocked JBL down to his knees near the ropes. Mysterio 619ed JBL in the face but JBL just shrugged it off standing up but had a look on his face like Mysterio just insulted him and hurt his feelings. He rubbed his jaw and with a very winy butt-hurt sounding voice accused Mysterio "You, you, you little Mexican jumping bean!" And then gave him a closeline from hell to end the match LOL Mysterio must have flipped head over heals at least 3 times in the air, he probably over-sold it LOL but it was awesome.
I'm torn. Cause I feel like it could somehow happen today considering JBL was portrayed as the obvious villain
@@XombieLejon66I thought he was the hero in that promo tbh
@@cargopilotguy305😂😂
I like those so much I downloaded those. And I don't even watch wrestling
Shane Mcmahon really put his life on the line with some of his stunts. Spectacular for Daddy's boy.
JBL at the US/Mexico border is still ingrained in my head.what an absolute bastard....brilliant!
JBL was a genius character looking back at it. It was pure heel heat.
He held that belt for a whole year. He kept Smackdown's ratings up
it was crazy too because they were missing stars at that point. Stone Cold, The Rock, and Mankind were gone. Taker had injuries. Triple H was over on RAW. Kurt Angle had just left the company
I remember when they turned JBL heel i was like wtf is going on lmao...but it was really out of necessity
He had a 9 Month reign. But I always said it was a fantastic title reign. JBL wasn't exactly having barn burner matches, but his character work during that time was phenomenal..and I say that as someone who absolutely couldn't believe freaking Bradshaw was given the WWE Championship...but a couple of months into his reign, I was on board.
@@TheViper4Life you know a guy has great crowd heat, when AS SOON as his theme music started up, you could hear a deafening boom of boos lol. that was it with JBL and that cowbell lmao
are you on drugs? he was the lowest rated champion in the cable era. they had to rush a green ass Cena into main eventing Mania because frankly nobody else was willing to work with Jibble
@@threadbarephoenix9904 I think JBL himself described his reign as "Never drew a dime".
The undertaker is such a genuine good dude
Props to Eddie for going above and beyond to push JBL.
JBL and Farooq (or Ron Simmons) had some of the hardest hitting clotheslines I've ever seen! In terms of being underrated wrestlers I would probably say My top 3 right now are #1Sting, #2 Booker T, and #3 Dean Ambrose.💯💯
Taker: Thinks he can fight, but he can't
Joey Styles: My boy Taker 😂😂😂😂
*Steve Blackman has entered the chat*
And Joey was a whole foot Smaller than him too...Man those ECW guys were a whole other breed....Even the littles could buckle up
i@eLite-Tiss91 it's easy when the big guy's drunk as a skunk which all rlaccounts say he was.
Bradshaw could fight. Just because style's sparked him doesn't change anything.
Let’s be real, Joey Styles knocked him out cause he was drunk
I agree 💯. JBL had a short but incredible run as the WWE Champion. He was super entertaining and convincing 😅. I was actually rooting for him that whole time lol!
As a kid i hated JBLs guts, but as an adult he's definitely the most underrated heel in Smackdown history imho.
Bro I hated him growing up, but as an adult I’m realizing he was just good at portraying a character really well 👏
I couldn't stand JBL. I couldn't believe he had a 9 month WWE title run.
But now I realise he really was one of the greatest heels to ever do it. Shame he was mid in the ring because he could've been on a heel Mount Rushmore
All three of y'all literally repeated the same damn thing in slightly different ways dudes...wth lol
@@bDz416People are like bots😂
@@MR12AMAZING Understatement of the Year.
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APA Bradshaw is still my favorite of his gimmicks. He and Farooq were absolute beasts.
When I started watching I first knew him as JBL. Didn't know he was in the game before that.
Apa bradshaw was the best version of him, JBL might be him in real life lol i could be wrong. In the locker room i heard he was kinda a hardass but he looks like "that type" of person to act like that. Apa bradshaw was the coolest i hope one day he comes to that, cause him and farooq just work out great.
Heard Undertaker's voice first time.... So polite and powerful ❤😊🙏
To be fair. I liked the Acolyte version of Bradshaw. He and Farooq were plenty savage back in the attitude era.
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"Rich smug millionaire cowboy who can't fight" 🐉🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
His championship run was better than people give him credit for. He was a true old school heel
100% facts
Better than Roman😂
How cool his smile js.. lovely. Must be a kind hearted person.
JBL is one of the most monsterous heels of all-time. His stuff with Eddie, Rey, Cena, and Batista definatly make him an all-time heel.
With all the controversial things - JBL is a f'n legend. Definitely on of the best heel world champions in this century. And one of the best on SmackDown brand
He's also a prick who would pick on new guys in the locker room.
He’s not just a heel. He’s legitimately a selfish and shitty person. He makes Vince look like a hero 😂
@@ethanporto1745 heel in the ring, also heel in real life. what a shitty person
@@ethanporto1745 Why is that? Did he raped someone?
@@ethanporto1745lmao bro doesnt know he ‘s just a character
JBL character was fckn hilarious! 😂😂😂
When you were a kid you hated JBLs guts and now as an adult you respect the hell out of the man for making those memories for you.
Edit: I guess JBL was a bully backstage? I respect his work in the ring that made such compelling matches, I don’t respect real bully behavior.
I don’t, JBL was always bland to me. Pretty good heel though.
Yeah kinda but for me it was Edge who filled that role.
For me it was Kurt angle!
@@AndroscogginBarbell Kurt Angle was also definitely top tier as well. Favorite wrestler growing up was Eddie Guerrero so all of his feuds have a special place for me.
@@ctm312 I can see that! Hard to not appreciate his work.
Everyone forgets his early days on wcw has Carl Bradshaw and joined wwf then part of another great team APA his wrestling style was smash mouth hard to beat. I'm surprised he didn't say kane or mick foley
Bradshaw of the Acolytes with Farooq is my favorite version. They were my favorite tag team of all time.
Hell yea
Loved his clothesline from hell move in the games. Had people doing 540 rotations
Hate they didn’t get the push they deserved , if they had still had a working relationship with Japan around that time , The Acolytes in AJPW/NJPW as tag champs would’ve went dumb crazy
I love the shoot vs public enemy. That was hilarious😅
Heck yea! Dudley boyz and zoo crew for me
❤️🔥 Love this guy Undertaker is Awesome Love you man 💯
JBL was def one of My Fav Heels . Prolly one of the Goats Imo.
Entrance w the Limo & the Money fallin from the ceiling was a dope
And that Dallas ass theme song.
This guy would give you a clothesline like it was personal, just brutal
Bradshaw was a menace in the ring especially at the end of the APA. JBL was crazy as a heel though.
Being completely off-topic here after watching a series of these videos with The Undertaker,Mark Calloway, I can see why he was respected in the locker room for all those years. He is very levelheaded, very intelligent and very down the Earth. I can see why other individuals in the WWE respected him, and followed his advice along with him being the judge in “ Wrestlers Court.”
Every organization at least has one individual like Mark Calloway, where you look up to and respect their opinions because of the way they carry themselves.
The JBL era of Smackdown was so good. He was the perfect heel at the time, and his rivalries with Taker, Batista and Eddie were great.
After 20 years finally someone mentioned JBL. I was a big fan of Bradshaw, and I always thought that why WWF is not highlighting him. Undertaker was always my favourite and I can say my choice was right.
I completely agree with Undertaker here, especially with his regards to JBL’s promos, JBL was fucking awesome when he was cutting an In-Ring Promo and on Commentary. He’s gifted in all arts.
Mark's voice is starting to sound like his character back in the day. I really miss those days.
Bradshaw turning into JBL (HEEL) in the 00s. It was a huge save in his career, yet gave some memorable matches.
The fued between him and Cena was remarkable.. especially the no holds barred matches! it was like the attitude era back and that too 2.0
Loving these clips as they slow feed out
I loved the way he did his clothesline from hellll it was a legit tough looking move and the way he ran the ropes was like a real tough country boy lol
I legitimately never made the connection between Bradshaw and JBL, wth?! Where have I been hahaha
Did you never hear the commentators and announcers call JBL by his full name? He was always announced with his full name when he made his entrance: John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
Because he genuinely wasn't that great.
Lmao I right there with you I had a whole revelation while playing 2k24 one night that they were the same person.
You're probably born in 2008 or something
@@es_is_fresh06 in the 80's actually but nice shot
JBL is underrated as a commentator as well. He said so many things that I still remember. I’ll die on this hill
“To hell with her Booker ive left plenty of women in my life” will forever stick with lme😭😂😂😂
Hella underrated. He was well loved in the APA and well hated as JBL. Nailed is as well as the best of em
Not the most underrated though.
Most underrated was definitely Lord Steven/William Regal.
The mat technician, catch and chain wrestling skills were monumental.
Regal is not only the most underrated in Takers time, but throughout all time.
@DukeRhodes regal was everything but a physical force. He was great for mid guys for him to dominate and peak into the main eventers quarrels from time to time. No one denied his skill but he wasn't the full package
I was at that undertaker/mankind cage match they showed at the beginning. It was in-fμking-sane!
After Taker threw him from atop the cage on to the press table, the whole crowd was feeling a mixture of amazement & worry. We didn't know if this was part of the script or what. And when they eventually took Mick away on a stretcher, everyone fell silent
But then, a short time later, he came back down the runway riding the stretcher like a madman, climbed to the top of the cage only to immediately get choke slammed through the cage back on to the mat where is sh¡t ton of thumbtacks were laying! And the crowd just went berserk!!
Years later I heard Mick Foley talking about it and he said he didn't remember anything after getting thrown from the cage 😅
JBL's championship run on Smackdown was legendary. Everyone talks about the stranglehold that Triple H had over Raw back then. But man, those ten months that JBL had the title were something else.
It gets overshadowed because the cena era started directly after.
I had no idea Bradshaw went on to be this guy cos I stopped following WWE/f just after the raw era.. that is genuinely amazing character acting and dedication to the sport and his workmanship
John looked formidable in Blackjacks tag team. Back then I used to think that they were very underrated. Still remember his clean win over Vader, which was probably his biggest win before he became JBL.
Nobody could shit in a fellow wrestler's gym bag better than JBL
X-Pac has entered the room.
@@joehung1552Randy Orton has entered the room
One of the best heels in WWE history! He always gave 1000% and brought so much talent and excitement to the franchise! Heros are only as good as the heels in this biz, and JBL made heroes work for their spotlight time. He was my hero because I love the heels. Rick Flair, Triple H and JBL.. my favorites of them all.
Just remember his speech at ECW One Night Stand. Legendary heel
Dude that throw, Mankind from the top of the cage... that was the only thing some of my friends and I were talking about in 8th grade one week lol... I cant believe he did that.
Some his JBL Gimmick is art imitating life
Spot on bruh. Smack down was a crazy aff in the mid 2000s he carried a lot of that brand too
JBL was one of the best heels in wwe history. The cowboy hat on top of the neck brace is classic
JBL was also fighting in Mexico as El Vampiro Americano (The American Vampire) he deserves his success at WWE
Freakin LOVED the APA!! After team 3D and of coarse behind Brothers of Destruction, easily a top 5 Tag team. They didn't make it big, but they made WWF BIG!!
DAYUM!!
Many of these videos, I like The respect all the fine players have for other players is admirable.
These podcasts are golden I’m 26 years old it’s crazy the nostalgia and memories these conversations bring back man !!!!
That limo with the horns man brought back so many memories
"Nobody and I mean nobody ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH" When JBL get in that bag, he went crazy lol
The angle of that bump by Mick was insane😮😮😮. Never saw that view before.
Growing up JBL was my favorite wrestler. Loved his finisher
That's a great description, and looking back I didn't much care for the JBL character. But I did like Bradshaw (A.P.A)
I agree with Taker here, I loved me some Bradshaw! Dude was bad ass!
I remeber as a kid when my cousin pointed out to me that JBL “that guy who was an Acolylte” that was a mind blown moment for me lol
JBL is a legend, and he definitely could fight he could brawl his ass off 😂😂
Wwe didn’t want JBL show how much good he was in the ring ( also maybe because of his jimmick not being a wrestler 😂)… I remind one time he break his character and made scare the shit out to both Big Show & Kane in Smackdown Vs Raw matches with his performance 😂
I was a fan of JBL since his Bradshaw days. He was tall, brooding, and that lariat was nasty AF. Him teaming up with my other fave Farooq really cemented him as one of my top five faves.
I actually felt sad when they broke them up and he went on to become JBL. I get people love his heel persona then, but I missed the ol' APA backstage clips.
Man JBLs always put his all into trying to knock someone's head with his clotheslines
He so cognitively sound still and in great shape. Amazing to see specially in the wrestling business! Deadman forever!
APA Bradshaw was such a Badass 🤠
I miss my childhood , probably watching wwf and wwe smack down/ raw was the best time of my life
Jbl gotta be Top 10 heels of all time no doubt! I hated that mf as a kid
His heel work was fantastic. Solid power brawler type in the ring too.
The very 1st time John Bradshaw Layfield came out, he immediately over. He cut the perfect promo and made it feel like he was dropping his gimmick and being his true self. Very very good role
I always wondered why JBL only got that 1 WWE championship reign. Its like they only pushed him so he could put over John Cena and that was a wrap for him.
I think JBL preferred that 1long memorable reign rather than multiple short ones. I remember he cut a promo where his 1 reign is better that Triple H's 10 runs at that time which means he also lost 10times.
He hold the longest title reign at that time..
He had his run late plus his back injuries Vince was going to put them title on him more just got hurt
sadly, yes. And these days they've wasted dozens of well liked talent to push Roman Reigns.
@@jakexou812 Roman deserves his push
His respect for JBL shows his humbleness and how keenly he watches the other characters.
That "clothline" from hell turn him in to a star lol just like the stone cold stunner did.....for STEVE 🎯💰🤑💸😂
Wow this is my Idol......
I like the his music when he appear❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I actually really agree. Jbl was poppin when i was a kid and boy, you loved to hate him. He won when you thought he was gonna loose. They really pushed the length of his title run. Some crazy matches with eddie too
I always liked JBL. Glad to hear his name brought up. He was everything a great heel should have been.
JBL was greeeeat especially vs Eddie. Miss those days circa 03
Had jbl existed today there would be a bunch of idiots thinking he was the face and completely miss the satire just like they are doing with homelander.
People who like Homelander are just edgy kids.
He was really good at making us forget he was that badass in the APA
I would pick the clothesline from hell when I created my character in No Mercy. Always!
Bradshaw and Farooq were vicious. My favs as a kid
JBL was a hell of a heel! Hated him growing up, but now looking back, i crack up with his skits, he was a master of the craft! Great showman!
JBL had 1 of the best "Lariats" or clotheslines in wrestling history. He dug deep for the power for tht clothesline, real deep, like he dug all the way down to Hell
One of the best live matches I ever saw was a house show with JBL as champion vs. Undertaker.
Thank you Undertaker for entertaining us for all these years
JBL was the catalyst to the modern era.
Taker feud - Taker went from being not just the face of the company but to having his own tier, he was in his prime yet he was already treated as a HOF. Backstage it was already like that but it trickled over to the wrestling fans.
Eddie feud - like it or not, the JBL character was the PERFECT heel for Eddie's Latino Heat. Not only that but him being a relatively big guy and putting Eddie over after Eddie had just beaten Brock really boosted Eddie's booking. He wasn't your traditional underdog luchador, he was given the "Vince" stamp of approval.
Cena feud - to me, this is where Cena's run climaxed. He became THE GUY. He became so hot that IMO, had Cena stayed in SmackDown, things could have turned out even better for him.
Bonus:
HBK feud - both were clearly past their prime but the promo work really helped them elevate the feud.
I remember when Shawn Michaels had to become JBL's assistant in exchange for a bailout. The guy was part of some crazy storylines.
The more realistic the role you are playing the closer you are to yourself. -quote 'me and myself'-
absolutely loves his Clothesline from hell, looked very legit ❤
Bradshaw and JBL are like completely different persons it is amazing