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…
@natebaxter9551
7 күн бұрын
If Ted DiBiase can do it, so can he.
@dizenutzs7057
7 күн бұрын
Speak for yourself
@tafua_a
7 күн бұрын
They really should have gone full Commodus on that one, you know?
@maskedninja876
7 күн бұрын
Undertaker and Kane are two of the dumbest gimmicks in wrestling. They're right up there with Abadon!🤣
@arslan7108
7 күн бұрын
@@maskedninja876 I know right. The best gimmick was "The Shockmaster" by far....
@teemimika7105
7 күн бұрын
"thinks he can fight and he can't!" I mean he just needed to clothesline from hell somebody head off tho 😂
@Thatclownwalking
7 күн бұрын
The Brawl for All kinda exposed him, Droz got robbed and Bart Gunn knocked his ass out.
@TimedRevolver
7 күн бұрын
Then he got punched out by Joey Styles, a dude half his size.
@Powergenetic
7 күн бұрын
@@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.
@JGD185
7 күн бұрын
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.
@targetseeker
7 күн бұрын
@@TimedRevolverwasn't JBL drunk at the time?
@williamthomas5215
7 күн бұрын
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.
@jakexou812
6 күн бұрын
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.
@XombieLejon66
6 күн бұрын
I'm torn. Cause I feel like it could somehow happen today considering JBL was portrayed as the obvious villain
@cargopilotguy305
6 күн бұрын
@@XombieLejon66I thought he was the hero in that promo tbh
@mickeylynch8982
6 күн бұрын
@@cargopilotguy305😂😂
@TrevorHamberger
5 күн бұрын
I like those so much I downloaded those. And I don't even watch wrestling
@paulbuckley2301
7 күн бұрын
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.
@WWE4LlFE
7 күн бұрын
And he actually gave Eddies mom a heart attack
@TheMan750
7 күн бұрын
@@WWE4LlFE she faked the heart attack
@mattlockufo
7 күн бұрын
@@TheMan750it’s still real too me dammit…
@edparrish8499
7 күн бұрын
One of the best rivalries I can remember
@WWE4LlFE
7 күн бұрын
@@TheMan750 no she actually had one
@twaunnelson
7 күн бұрын
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!
@mikegeiler2347
7 күн бұрын
Stan Hansen wannabe who could only get cheap heat. Not entertaining. A channel changer for sure
@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant
7 күн бұрын
Same Here
@PatrickGillman
7 күн бұрын
@@mikegeiler2347not necessarily they’re just both cowboys that had a clothesline lol their character personalities are so different
@adamdeceiver3616
7 күн бұрын
Even when Eddie passed out in the ring he stayed in character a true heel
@mikegeiler2347
7 күн бұрын
@@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
@josephstewart6836
7 күн бұрын
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
@alicod7160
5 күн бұрын
The GOAT
@davidam4080
5 күн бұрын
And very well respected and loved backstage lol
@Staicu96
3 күн бұрын
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
@freddiebrock6740
7 күн бұрын
He held that belt for a whole year. He kept Smackdown rating up back then
@skippythealien9627
6 күн бұрын
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
@TheViper4Life
5 күн бұрын
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.
@skippythealien9627
5 күн бұрын
@@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
@tonyruby4467
7 күн бұрын
His championship run was better than people give him credit for. He was a true old school heel
@kravethedream
7 күн бұрын
Taker: Thinks he can fight, but he can't Joey Styles: My boy Taker 😂😂😂😂
@XombieLejon66
6 күн бұрын
*Steve Blackman has entered the chat*
@eLite-Tiss91
5 күн бұрын
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
@adamantiiispencespence4012
4 күн бұрын
i@eLite-Tiss91 it's easy when the big guy's drunk as a skunk which all rlaccounts say he was.
@jesussalazar1020
7 күн бұрын
Bradshaw turning into JBL (HEEL) in the 00s. It was a huge save in his career, yet gave some memorable matches.
@BinkTheBattousai
7 күн бұрын
As a kid i hated JBLs guts, but as an adult he's definitely the most underrated heel in Smackdown history imho.
@landons2624
Күн бұрын
Bro I hated him growing up, but as an adult I’m realizing he was just good at portraying a character really well 👏
@HumbIee
5 күн бұрын
Props to Eddie for going above and beyond to push JBL.
@stilettoswinger7404
7 күн бұрын
JBL at the US/Mexico border is still ingrained in my head.what an absolute bastard....brilliant!
@almightypalevin8186
6 күн бұрын
Bradshaw of the Acolytes with Farooq is my favorite version. They were my favorite tag team of all time.
@sayajinmamuang
23 сағат бұрын
Hell yea
@DukeDarkshadow
6 күн бұрын
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.
@Drake569-uu7nj
7 күн бұрын
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
@HistoryNerd8765
7 күн бұрын
He's also a prick who would pick on new guys in the locker room.
@ethanporto1745
7 күн бұрын
He’s not just a heel. He’s legitimately a selfish and shitty person. He makes Vince look like a hero 😂
@knmaherijayatp8181
7 күн бұрын
@@ethanporto1745 heel in the ring, also heel in real life. what a shitty person
@goodcbd6039
7 күн бұрын
@@ethanporto1745 Why is that? Did he raped someone?
@Jake_C75
7 күн бұрын
@@ethanporto1745lmao bro doesnt know he ‘s just a character
@brandygammon9784
7 күн бұрын
Hella underrated. He was well loved in the APA and well hated as JBL. Nailed is as well as the best of em
@Royalty415
7 күн бұрын
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
@bett431
7 күн бұрын
Bradshaw was a menace in the ring especially at the end of the APA. JBL was crazy as a heel though.
@nscaocnjs
6 күн бұрын
The cowboy hat talking to JBL like the Green Goblin mask.
@AnythingElse7x
7 күн бұрын
Loving these clips as they slow feed out
@mlc4050
7 күн бұрын
Nobody could shit in a fellow wrestler's gym bag better than JBL
@joehung1552
6 күн бұрын
X-Pac has entered the room.
@ZootedBeaver
6 күн бұрын
@@joehung1552Randy Orton has entered the room
@benjames2211
7 күн бұрын
I legitimately never made the connection between Bradshaw and JBL, wth?! Where have I been hahaha
@ForeverDegenerate
7 күн бұрын
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.
@EvilChiId
7 күн бұрын
Because he genuinely wasn't that great.
@JohnnyGobs
7 күн бұрын
Lmao I right there with you I had a whole revelation while playing 2k24 one night that they were the same person.
@es_is_fresh06
7 күн бұрын
You're probably born in 2008 or something
@benjames2211
7 күн бұрын
@@es_is_fresh06 in the 80's actually but nice shot
@Guru316
7 күн бұрын
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.
@DougieYT
6 күн бұрын
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.
@lajylas392
6 күн бұрын
Just remember his speech at ECW One Night Stand. Legendary heel
@andrewsalas684
6 күн бұрын
I remember seeing jbl at work. Jaw dropped and I walked away. Did the same thing with private joker from full metal jacket. 😅
@keyceandreas9254
7 күн бұрын
"Nobody and I mean nobody ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH" When JBL get in that bag, he went crazy lol
@soitsdivine
6 күн бұрын
I agree with Taker here, I loved me some Bradshaw! Dude was bad ass!
@OfficerDoofyInTown
6 күн бұрын
Gotta agree with that one. Bradshaw indeed is one of the most underrated guys. He was truly a manace heel who brought ALOT of heat and carried Smackdown on his shoulders for almost a year.
@nyakstar
7 күн бұрын
I totally agree. I never notice jbl was bradshaw at first. It was such a crazy transformation
@battlerap314
7 күн бұрын
JBL is a legend, and he definitely could fight he could brawl his ass off 😂😂
@leerobbo92
7 күн бұрын
Having grown up with the Ministry of Darkness and Big Red and everything else, hearing the Undertaker say "buddy" is so surreal 😂
@gevdarg
6 күн бұрын
Finally, JBL getting the credit for being a great heel. He was one of my favorites.
@crookedrain771
6 күн бұрын
This has to be your favorite interview you've done.. Interviewing The Undertaker is huge.
@davem5725
7 күн бұрын
APA Bradshaw was such a Badass 🤠
@IXthCircle
5 күн бұрын
Being called “buddy” by ‘Taker would be the coolest feeling in the world 😁
@djlune
7 күн бұрын
I have always been a fan of the APA and more of a fan when he transitions to JBL. One of the great heels in WWE and one of the best finishing move "clothesline of from hell" in WWE.
@chrishanslow4378
7 күн бұрын
Back in 2008, with the Wrestlemania revenge tour in Australia, JBL was so funny as a heel because I live in South Australia, and he went on saying that the eastern and western states hate you and I hate you too 😂😂
@DatMuslimGuy
6 күн бұрын
Some his JBL Gimmick is art imitating life
@KalEl1358
6 күн бұрын
I actually loved Bradshaw in the APA. His attitude was more badass. The way he wrestle was much better. The issue with WWE is that wrestlers don't win championships, gimmicks do. That's why I don't watch WWE anymore. In WWE talent are appreciated by their acting skills rather then their wrestling skills.
@Wakka12321
7 күн бұрын
Growing up JBL was my favorite wrestler. Loved his finisher
@jstewlly4747
12 сағат бұрын
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
@nafib01
6 күн бұрын
Great answer. JBL work as a heel is some of the best work you will ever see. Very underrated.
@Craigers8637
7 күн бұрын
Most underrated...great question. People always ask who the best is or who your favorite was. Nobody ever asks the underrated question
@PacRimElectric
7 күн бұрын
Man JBLs always put his all into trying to knock someone's head with his clotheslines
@R.H.10
4 күн бұрын
These podcasts are golden I’m 26 years old it’s crazy the nostalgia and memories these conversations bring back man !!!!
@King_Kong_Ek9
4 күн бұрын
Man It’s so cool watching the undertaker tell all these anecdotes, specially after spending my whole childhood thinking he really was like this paranormal being
@donovanwaldrop1
7 күн бұрын
Watching wrestling for over 40 years and being around several indie promotions in the south east when my dad was a referee, booker, and promotor. For me the most underrated wrestler has to be George South.
@TheRealSerpentor
4 күн бұрын
APA Bradshaw is still my favorite of his gimmicks. He and Farooq were absolute beasts.
@jeromeechols9853
2 күн бұрын
Clothes line from hell was hilarious on the video games back then 🤣
@TopKlanMember
2 күн бұрын
Crazy when you’re watching live as a kid you would’ve never thought he’ll be considered underrated
@wwechampion
7 күн бұрын
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.
@jayb.6685
7 күн бұрын
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.
@ritchierich2793
7 күн бұрын
He hold the longest title reign at that time..
@FireAngelChris
7 күн бұрын
He had his run late plus his back injuries Vince was going to put them title on him more just got hurt
@jakexou812
6 күн бұрын
sadly, yes. And these days they've wasted dozens of well liked talent to push Roman Reigns.
@FireAngelChris
6 күн бұрын
@@jakexou812 Roman deserves his push
@ShubhamSharma-yb9vl
6 күн бұрын
What a character he had played during the Cena feud. Simply left a life long imprint on me personally. That is something
@erikwilliams4866
6 күн бұрын
To be fair. I liked the Acolyte version of Bradshaw. He and Farooq were plenty savage back in the attitude era.
@ctm312
4 күн бұрын
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
@prestonchambers9490
2 күн бұрын
Not much of a wrestling fan, but I'm a HUGE fan of The Undertaker, and even more of the man who portrays him!!💯
@Kroggnagch
Күн бұрын
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.
@Craigers8637
7 күн бұрын
Love hearing Taker's opinions and thoughts. Such a great mind
@AP-rs3js
3 күн бұрын
Would rather hear your analysis than any pundit on TV Rants, No Bullshit, No PR spin, just an honest assessment of what you see. Respect.
@ek1046
3 күн бұрын
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
@coltoncyr2283
2 күн бұрын
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!!
@Irithyllian
7 күн бұрын
I'll never forget my favorite match that had JBL, John Cena, and Batista all going at it.
@TheTwentySecondDegree
Күн бұрын
JBL was greeeeat especially vs Eddie. Miss those days circa 03
@otisdriftwood
Күн бұрын
I didn’t realize how huge JBL is until I met him at a convention. Great guy too.
@Tuli93
4 күн бұрын
I went from loving Bradshaw in the acolytes to absolutely despising him as JBL. Criminally underrated!
@chizuru6921
4 күн бұрын
A good JBL heel promo can rile up any crowd. He had a gift for antagonism.
@timburns7491
17 сағат бұрын
I always liked JBL. Glad to hear his name brought up. He was everything a great heel should have been.
@zachmorgan6982
3 күн бұрын
Im glad he said that. I LOVED JBLS CHARACTER ON SMACKDOWN WITH HIM AND EDDIE
@joshuarichards9365
4 күн бұрын
I loved the whole JBL Heel scene, the rich millionaire, cowboy 🤠 plot was awesome
@chaganshanker3584
7 күн бұрын
One of the greatest heels of All-Time
@mattwilson2776
3 күн бұрын
Really good answer. The amount of People who get called underrated who are clearly rated is unreal. The JBL character really brought out the best in him. His run as champ Was great.
@acorpse.334
7 күн бұрын
Jbl gotta be Top 10 heels of all time no doubt! I hated that mf as a kid
@Moose6340
6 күн бұрын
His heel work was fantastic. Solid power brawler type in the ring too.
@geoffreytasker2097
4 күн бұрын
I didn't even realize Bradshaw and JBL were the same person until I got older, that's how good he played the JBL role
@2217251
4 күн бұрын
About 2 weeks before Eddie Guerrero passed away , they had a smackdown show in my town. Jbl had cut a promo calling us border jumping mexicans and all kinds of stuff and even flipped us off, lol. He was such a good heel and pissed everyone off so much that we were all gathered around his limousine and wouldn't let him leave after the show. Eventually, the police did show up and escorted him out. This was 2005 , Redding CA.
@johnathanhernandez2814
4 күн бұрын
Wow! I didnt know that was him as the acolyte! What a legend! 💯💯
@cyrojayfullero2970
7 күн бұрын
Kudos to Taker for recognizing JBL's talent He's right though, in everything he says here He had his big run late but man! That was all worth it. Edit: and yeah sure people don't like it, but that just shows how great of a heel he was.
@mainetain15
55 минут бұрын
Mankind is forever underrated even as big as he was. He doesn't get enough flowers. It's always Undertaker, Rock, Stone Cold, And Triple H. But he was right there with all of them! Aka Cactus Jack... bang! bang!!
@moodeezzz
2 күн бұрын
I think he did some decent work as a commentator too, he was the guy that most people don’t agree with because he wasn’t always cheering for the baby face
@user-sw7su5xj3g
Күн бұрын
I remember when Shawn Michaels had to become JBL's assistant in exchange for a bailout. The guy was part of some crazy storylines.
@Charlie_Xmas
5 күн бұрын
when I was a kid playing wrestling games on 64, Bradshaw was always one of our favorite
@SamsNotFunny
7 күн бұрын
I loved the clothesline from hell in the smackdown vs raw games...jbl was awesome during that jbl era
@buuqbilayo9513
Күн бұрын
I never knew they were the same person till this day
@mca217
Күн бұрын
"I'm having to go through a 30 yr rolodex here buddy" needs to be saved as a soundbite. 😂😂
@mosalacommodore6993
6 күн бұрын
I remember when the JBL gimmick first started and it absolutely broke my heart because I absolutely loved Bradshaw and the APA and I hated the hair cut and dye job (or lack of one, maybe? Not sure honestly lol) but he was such a good heel. Made me hate him so much when a year earlier he was one of my favorite mid carders.
@frankcottingham8537
3 күн бұрын
The JBL gimmick was so good, he knew how to get heat with that character, him and Eddie's fued he did his best heel work
@thefcw
Күн бұрын
I’ve never seen a switch flip from low/mid card to top guy quicker than JBL did in the spring of 2004. At Wrestlemania 20 the guy was lost in the shuffle in a bad tag team turmoil match, two months later he’s got mega heat and main eventing in a bloodbath against Eddie Guerrero at a sold out Cow Palace for the WWE Title, filled with Latinos who wanted to see him get killed. He was the best character of that era and was perfect for the heel during the era of the Bush Administration.
@johnnygucci9097
2 күн бұрын
And he was one hell of a commentator
@alien_planets_exist1359
7 күн бұрын
Have JBL on your podcast
@jspres86
4 күн бұрын
JBL was a great modern-day version of Ted DiBase. Smug, arrogant, with that smile that you wanted to smack. Just made it that much sweeter when he lost. Still remember he "I Quit" match with Eddie where he just went "Ok son, I quit!"
@spongebobsquarepants2385
3 күн бұрын
Super agree,Jbl is one of those wwe superstar that makes smackdown real great to watch specially as a heel
@allmightysenator
3 күн бұрын
The clothesline from hell legit one of the coolest finishers
@kableguy8975
2 күн бұрын
I remember when I first realized JBL was Bradshaw from the APA... I was embarrassed of myself knowing the name was right there, but he didn't look the same to me. The APA were one of the best parts of Attitude Era to me.
@RagnarHoff
Күн бұрын
One of the best heels ever. Simply because he didn't have to force the bad guy like everyone else does when they go heel. JBL was a just a character that was a natural heel. Like Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle.
@johne8964
Күн бұрын
I loved the sport. I loved them it was bad ass and well never be the same.like the past, legends love all of you best of wishes, and thank you.
@BornAgainVet1785
6 күн бұрын
The “30 year Rolodex” was funny
@AntonXul
3 күн бұрын
He will always be Bradshaw from the APA to me. They were my favorite tag team for a long time. He and Faarooq were awesome!
@Emeril5000
5 күн бұрын
Back in the day, I was a huge JBL fan. Always thought his heel run was underrated. It’s good to see that all the heat I got as a kid for rooting for JBL has survived the test of time.
@mick16wtf
7 күн бұрын
Thats a superb answer ngl
@zerimarz9928
6 күн бұрын
JBL and John Cena's I Quit match was legendary, can't really forget that.
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