John Layfield Biography
John Layfield is an American WWE commentator, Fox News analyst and former professional wrestler. He is currently under contract with WWE, where he serves as an ambassador. Layfield currently works as a financial expert and frequently appears on Fox Business and Fox News. He works with Northeast Securities as senior vice president as well.
John Layfield Net Worth
Layfield has an estimated net worth of $9Million according to Celebrity Net Worth. His job career as a WWE commentator, Fox News analyst and former professional wrestler is his main source of income.
John Layfield Salary
Layfield earns a respectable wage from . He earns an estimated salary of $600,000 annually from all his jobs.
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
| John Layfield Salary | $600 thousand | $650 thousand |
| John Layfield Net Worth | $9 million | $10 million |
John Layfield Age
Layfield was born on November 29, 1966, in Sweetwater, Texas. As of 2023 he is 57 years old.
John Layfield Parents
Layfield parents are Lavelle Layfield, who is a minister and Mary Layfield.
John Layfield Wife
On June 6, 1994 Layfield married Cindy Womack but divorced in 2003.
He later married his second wife, Meredith Whitney, on February 11, 2005 in Key West, Florida.
John Layfield Career
Wrestling
Prior to joining the Global Wrestling Federation, John Layfield was a collegiate football coach, player, and had a brief stint with the San Antonio Riders of the World League of American Football. He made his WWF debut in 1996 using the cowboy/mountain man persona. After defeating his opponents, he would brand them with the letters JB, and soon he joined The New Blackjacks. He created the identity of JBL, a wealthy, brash businessman, while working as a stock market speculator. His ring identities have included Bad Santa, Blackjack Bradshaw, Death Mask, and Johnny Hawk. He is a 24-time WWE Champion, Triple Crown winner, and Grand Slam champion.
The Acolytes Protection Agency (APA), a feared duo of strong and tough mercenaries who spent most of their time sitting around in their “office” playing cards, drinking beer, fighting people backstage, and then going out to bars, was where Layfield first gained notoriety in the WWE during its Attitude Era under the ring name Bradshaw. During this time, he became a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Ron Simmons. In 2004,
He won the WWE Championship later that year and held it for 280 days. He won the Intercontinental Championship a month before retiring from professional wrestling at WrestleMania 25 in 2009, making him the 10th Grand Slam Champion and the 20th Triple Crown Champion in WWE history.
Layfield started working as an on-air analyst for WWE programming after he retired. As a member of the Class of 2020, Layfield was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.
FOX & CNBC
Layfield was enlisted by CNBC as a contributor in 2004. In an effort to generate heel heat, he offered the fans three Nazi salutes while goose-stepping around the ring at a WWE house show in Munich, Germany, early in June 2004. Such a show is prohibited in Germany, and Layfield was let go by CNBC as a result of the uproar. Layfield defended himself in a Washington Post interview by saying, “I’m a bad guy on WWE TV.” It’s my job to motivate the crowd. I’ve been doing it for years. Since I’ve lived [in Germany], I am aware of how terrible the Nazi salute is, but I really didn’t give it much thought.
I’ve been to Dachau and visited the locations where countless Jews were murdered. I establish a distinction between my character and myself. That would be like to suggesting that Anthony Hopkins, who plays Hannibal Lecter, genuinely likes cannibalism.
Layfield quit CNBC and was later hired as a business pundit by Fox News and Fox Business.
Other Media Jobs
Following his departure from WWE, Layfield was named color commentator and host for the Vyper Fight League in April 2009, which Layfield would also sponsor with Layfield Energy. However, the organization dissolved the following year, according to a press statement from Ohio Valley Wrestling owner Danny Davis.
The JBL and Renee Show, formerly known as The JBL Show and The JBL and Cole Show, is a new program that Layfield, Michael Cole, and Renee Young began hosting on WWE’s YouTube account in November 2012. The show came to an end in May 2015.
When Layfield was in charge of the Layfield Report website, a number of his thoughts and opinions were featured in various pieces. In September 2014, the website was closed.
