@@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.
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.
@@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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 😂
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.
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.
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.
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 😂😂
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
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.
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
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.
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!!
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
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.
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.
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.
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!!
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.
I started watching The undertaker back in 1995 so many good memories so many good matches but I would have to say Batista wrestlemania 23 about the undertaker could work with anybody I'm turning on a good match freshly the big mans big wrestlers
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.
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.
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!"
JBL was amazing at playing a big dude that was a believable coward. Most dudes his size won’t even try and when they do try, can’t pull it off. He’s an actual good worker.
JBL is a good pick. A lot of heels in general are good picks. When he adopted the millionaire cowboy playboy gimmick is when I started appreciating him as the big heel on Smackdown.
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....
"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?
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
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
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
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
He held that belt for a whole year. He kept Smackdown rating up back then
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
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 👏
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.
JBL at the US/Mexico border is still ingrained in my head.what an absolute bastard....brilliant!
His championship run was better than people give him credit for. He was a true old school heel
100% facts
Bradshaw turning into JBL (HEEL) in the 00s. It was a huge save in his career, yet gave some memorable matches.
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
Hella underrated. He was well loved in the APA and well hated as JBL. Nailed is as well as the best of em
Props to Eddie for going above and beyond to push JBL.
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 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
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.
Bradshaw was a menace in the ring especially at the end of the APA. JBL was crazy as a heel though.
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
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
Loving these clips as they slow feed out
The cowboy hat talking to JBL like the Green Goblin mask.
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.
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.
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.
"Nobody and I mean nobody ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH" When JBL get in that bag, he went crazy lol
I agree with Taker here, I loved me some Bradshaw! Dude was bad ass!
APA Bradshaw was such a Badass 🤠
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
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 😂
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.
Growing up JBL was my favorite wrestler. Loved his finisher
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.
Just remember his speech at ECW One Night Stand. Legendary heel
I remember seeing jbl at work. Jaw dropped and I walked away. Did the same thing with private joker from full metal jacket. 😅
Man JBLs always put his all into trying to knock someone's head with his clotheslines
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.
I totally agree. I never notice jbl was bradshaw at first. It was such a crazy transformation
Some his JBL Gimmick is art imitating life
In front of the cameras he was incredible but behind the scenes was an evil bully. Kinda like vm the person he was portraying.
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.
Having grown up with the Ministry of Darkness and Big Red and everything else, hearing the Undertaker say "buddy" is so surreal 😂
Great answer. JBL work as a heel is some of the best work you will ever see. Very underrated.
This has to be your favorite interview you've done.. Interviewing The Undertaker is huge.
Finally, JBL getting the credit for being a great heel. He was one of my favorites.
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 😂😂
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
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.
One of the greatest heels of All-Time
Most underrated...great question. People always ask who the best is or who your favorite was. Nobody ever asks the underrated question
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
These podcasts are golden I’m 26 years old it’s crazy the nostalgia and memories these conversations bring back man !!!!
Clothes line from hell was hilarious on the video games back then 🤣
Love hearing Taker's opinions and thoughts. Such a great mind
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.
APA Bradshaw is still my favorite of his gimmicks. He and Farooq were absolute beasts.
The “30 year Rolodex” was funny
Being called “buddy” by ‘Taker would be the coolest feeling in the world 😁
To be fair. I liked the Acolyte version of Bradshaw. He and Farooq were plenty savage back in the attitude era.
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!!
What a character he had played during the Cena feud. Simply left a life long imprint on me personally. That is something
I'll never forget my favorite match that had JBL, John Cena, and Batista all going at it.
JBL was greeeeat especially vs Eddie. Miss those days circa 03
Not much of a wrestling fan, but I'm a HUGE fan of The Undertaker, and even more of the man who portrays him!!💯
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
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.
Im glad he said that. I LOVED JBLS CHARACTER ON SMACKDOWN WITH HIM AND EDDIE
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.
I loved the clothesline from hell in the smackdown vs raw games...jbl was awesome during that jbl era
I always liked JBL. Glad to hear his name brought up. He was everything a great heel should have been.
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.
I went from loving Bradshaw in the acolytes to absolutely despising him as JBL. Criminally underrated!
Wow! I didnt know that was him as the acolyte! What a legend! 💯💯
I loved the whole JBL Heel scene, the rich millionaire, cowboy 🤠 plot was awesome
A good JBL heel promo can rile up any crowd. He had a gift for antagonism.
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.
Taker spot on with that take! JBL played his role perfectly and made crowds hate him like no other..epic heel for his time🙌🏼
Super agree,Jbl is one of those wwe superstar that makes smackdown real great to watch specially as a heel
I didn't know JBL was Bradshaw for the longest time. I was a kid just hating this heel not knowing he used to be 1 off my favorites
when I was a kid playing wrestling games on 64, Bradshaw was always one of our favorite
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.
JBL era was awesome especially when he crawled below through the cage before big show set his foot down on the floor. I loved that
You won’t find a more viscous finisher than the clothesline from hell
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!
He was very entertaining. I enjoyed his segments
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
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!!
Crazy when you’re watching live as a kid you would’ve never thought he’ll be considered underrated
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 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
I didn’t realize how huge JBL is until I met him at a convention. Great guy too.
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.
I started watching The undertaker back in 1995 so many good memories so many good matches but I would have to say Batista wrestlemania 23 about the undertaker could work with anybody I'm turning on a good match freshly the big mans big wrestlers
“I am a WRESTLING GOD” Gonnnnggggg lol 😂 😂😂
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.
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.
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!"
JBL was amazing at playing a big dude that was a believable coward. Most dudes his size won’t even try and when they do try, can’t pull it off. He’s an actual good worker.
JBL is a good pick. A lot of heels in general are good picks. When he adopted the millionaire cowboy playboy gimmick is when I started appreciating him as the big heel on Smackdown.