John Layfield

Outside the Ring

The JBL gimmick can be credited to his real-life rise as a successful Wall Street investor. After the publication of his first book Have More Money Now, he became a stock analyst for Fox News Channel and later joined the CNBC television program Bullseye as the program's only conservative analyst.

Related Topics:
Wall Street - Fox News Channel - Conservative

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On February 11, 2005, Layfield married FOX News Channel financial analyst Meredith Whitney. Former tag-team partner Ron Simmons was the best-man, helping to quash internet rumors that the pair had fallen out due to Layfield's alleged inaction and gloating over Simmons' firing a year previously. They are in fact still very close friends.

Related Topics:
February 11 - 2005 - FOX News Channel - Meredith Whitney - Ron Simmons

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Layfield hosts his own nationaly-syndicated talk radio show (The John Bradshaw Layfield Show http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/jbl/jblradio/). The show broadcasts Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons on affiliate stations of the Talk Radio Network, features Whitney as his "sidekick", and is devoted to political topics.

Related Topics:
Talk radio - Affiliate

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He has also recently revived an old family business selling fishing lures. Dubbed "The Original Layfield Lure", it is available through Sports Authority.

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JBL is currently writing a second book which will focus more on politics than finance. The possible title for this book is, "The JBL Solution."

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