WWE superstar JBL photos and history or bio

Height:66"
Weight:290 lbs.
From:New York City, N.Y.
Signature Move:Clothesline From Hell
Career Highlights:WWE Champion; Intercontinental Champion; World Tag Team Champion; United States Champion; Hardcore Champion; European Champion.

Never challenge John Bradshaw Layfield to a street fight — especially on Wall Street. The former WWE Champion may have been vicious in the ring, but the self-made millionaire is downright heartless when it comes to making a buck.Gifted with the business sense of a banking executive, the big man from Sweetwater, Texas could’ve easily made his fortune by sitting behind a desk, but there was nothing JBL loved more than afight. A pro football player before stepping in the ring, Bradshaw first madean impression in WWE as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw, then as a member of The NewBlackjacks alongside Barry Windham. The WWE Universe took notice of the aggressive Texan, but it wasn’t until JBL linked up with the imposing Ron Simmons that he made a lasting impact.Dubbed The Acolytes, the roughnecks went demonic as The Undertaker’s henchmen in late ’98, but found their true calling as cigar smoking, beer swilling troublemakers who never entered a barroom they didn’t destroy. Gruff and dangerous, the rechristened APA (Acolyte Protection Agency) caused more property damage than a natural disaster r as they claimed three Tag Team Championships together.WWE fans who grew accustomed to JBL’s reputation as a bartender’s worst nightmare were in for a shock in 2004 when the Texan reemerged as a self-styled millionaire who rolled to the ring in a limousine adorned with bulls horns and wore custom made suits. Claiming to be a “Wrestling God,” JBL surrounded himself with a team of adversaries he called his Cabinet and defeated Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Championship. The tycoon’s title reign would last an unbelievable 280 days as he overcame the likes of Big Show, The Undertaker and Booker T with the underhanded maneuvering of an Enron executive.Eventually, JBL’s infuriating run as champion came to an end at the hands of a young John Cena, but the mogul continued to experience success whether it was as a WWE color commentator or a financial analyst on networks like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News.JBL retired to Bermuda with a multi-million dollar net worth in 2009, but he returned to WWE in 2012 as a color commentator on Raw, SmackDown, pay-per-views and the host of the Slammy Award winning “The JBL & Cole Show” on WWE.com and WWEs YouTube channel.Clearly, even money couldnt buy the tough Texan the happiness he gets from poking fun at Michael Cole and other WWE announcers.

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WWE superstar jerry Lawler photos and history or bio

Height:60"
Weight:243 lbs.
From:Memphis, Tenn.
Signature Move:Piledriver, Flying Fistdrop
Career Highlights:AWA World Champion; WCCW Champion; 2007 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee.

It’s good to be the king. Just ask Jerry Lawler.Reigning over sports-entertainment since the 1970s, Jerry “The King” Lawler has thrilled in the ring as the pride of Memphis, Tenn. and entertained from the announce table as Raw’s most irrepressible broadcaster. Effective as both a hero and villain, The King enragedWWE fans when he offended Bret Hart’s parents during a personal rivalry with The Hit Man and then inspired them when he stepped in the ring to challengeThe Miz for the WWE Title at 61 years of age. This aptitude for every aspect of sports-entertainment has earned Lawler countless titles, legions of fans and entryinto the WWE Hall of Fame.Before all that, though, The King made his name in the Tennessee area prior to gaining national attention for his rivalry with comedian Andy Kaufman. Claiming to be the "Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion of the World,” Kaufman made the mistake of insulting The King in front of his hometown crowd in the Mid-SouthColiseum in 1982. Lawler responded by blasting the “Taxi” actor with two piledrivers, which led to an incendiary showdown on “Late Night with David Letterman.” During a tense interview on the program, Kaufman once again offended The King, leading Lawler to slapthe comic right out of his chair in front ofa shocked studio audience.  Fifteen years later, the WWE Hall of Famer recreated this legendary TV moment withJim Carrey on the set of the Andy Kaufman biopic, “Man on the Moon.”After dispatching of Kaufman, The King ruled over promotions like Minnesota’s AWA and Tennessee’s USWA before finally arriving in WWE in 1992. Caustic from the get go, Lawler used his sharp wit to rile up rivals like Bret “Hit Man” Hart and Doink the Clown before taking aseat at the announce booth to commentate alongside Jim Ross. Together, the duo formed one of sports-entertainment’s most entertaining broadcast teams as they deftly called theaction of WWE’s booming “Attitude Era.”Lawler’s voice has remained a staple of WWE programming ever since, but that hasn’t stopped him from getting in the ring. Often noted as one of the greatest Superstars to never hold the WWE Championship, The King nearly beat The Miz for the coveted title at Elimination Chamber in 2011 and took on his sniveling broadcast partner, Michael Cole, at WrestleMania XXVII. Competing in his fifth decade as a wrestler, Lawler proved that his piledriver — just like his wit — was still as devastating as ever.However, Lawlers greatest triumph occured oustide the ring. On November 12, 2012, he suffered a heart attack during Raw on live television! Miraculously, Lawler survived, made a full recovery and still competes in the ring. Long live "The King"!

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