TSC Evaluation #73: John Bradshaw Layfield

mrken12 · Jan 17, 2018

In the last evaluation, Dusty Rhodes got a score of 9.32.

TSC Evaluation #72: Dusty Rhodes

If people have any requests for future wrestlers you want to see evaluated, let me know. I'll have one wrestler evaluated for each week every Wednesday. The leaderboard is updated every 5 threads so it's never too late to vote for previous threads.

For #74 it will be Perry Saturn.

Pending requests: The Godfather, Christian Cage, Scott Hall, Brutus Beefcake, Chris Candido, Mark Henry, Manami Toyota, Ken Shamrock, Umaga, Taka Michinoku, Al Snow, Tajiri, Shane Douglas, Lita, Trish Stratus

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Major Accomplishments

Catch Wrestling Association
CWA World Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Cannonball Grizzly

Global Wrestling Federation
GWF Tag Team Championship (2x) – with Bobby Duncum Jr. (1) and Black Bart (1)

International Wrestling Institute and Museum
Lou Thesz Award (2012)

Memphis Championship Wrestling
MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Faarooq

NWA Texas
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Ohio Valley Wrestling
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Ron Simmons

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked No. 5 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2005
Ranked No. 496 of the best 500 singles wrestlers of all time in the PWI Years in 2003

United States Wrestling Federation
USWF Tag Team Championship (1x) – with The Equalizer

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
WWE Championship (1x)
WWE Intercontinental Championship (1x)
WWE United States Championship (1x)
WWE Hardcore Championship (18x)
WWF European Championship (1x)
WWF Tag Team Championship (3x) – with Faarooq

Slammy Award (1)
-Favorite Web Show of the Year (2013) – with Michael Cole and Renee Young for The JBL and Cole Show
Twentieth Triple Crown Champion
Tenth Grand Slam Champion
WWE Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2005)
Race To The Rumble Tournament (2009)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Best Gimmick (2004)

Other
College football
Abilene Christian University
1989 NCAA Division II All–American

With a scale of 1-10 how would you rate John Bradshaw Layfield in these categories:

-Mic work/promos

-Personality/gimmicks

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds)

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores)

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Riley Escobar · Jan 17, 2018

7.5 rounded up to an 8

The last true heel and the last heel I genuinely legitimately hated

Loved the APA as a little nikka and his Clothesline From Hell was piff

Fine in the ring for a big man brawler, cut a good promo, was initially good on commentary until he degenerated into HAHAHA I LOVE IT MAGGLE mode

Tommy Fits · Jan 17, 2018

A 6... A solid hand, great as brawler but later on in his career he was booked too strong. Sucks as an announcer, actually I'm going to give him a 5 because he seems like a piece of shyt bully and he got put in his place by Joey styles

Riley Escobar · Jan 17, 2018

Ayo @mrken12 got some more requests: Ken Shamrock, Umaga, Taka Michinoku, Al Snow, Tajiri, Shane Douglas, Chris Benoit, Lita, Trish Stratus

I think we could get up to #100 without diluting the discussion too much

TL15 · Jan 17, 2018

He is the only "former world champion" I would give a 6 :francis:

Great heel run... nothing redeemable about him (which is exactly what you want out of a heel :ld:

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but overall booked way better than he should've been. I don't remember one match of his outside of his finisher. Had he finished his career as a tag champion ass kicker in APA (which seems like his true personality) I would have more respect for the way he wrestled.

Golayitdown · Jan 17, 2018

I'd give him a 7. He was MUCH better than he had any right to be coming off of the APA run.

He wasn't much to write about in ring wise as far as classic matches goes, but he really knew how to wrestle as a chickenshyt heel when he went solo and his clothesline from hell is a GOAT candidate (only clearly behind Hansen).

His solo character was absolutely excellent and is one of the best heels of the modern era. It was pure heat and he found a way to make everybody hate him without the crutch of breaking kayfabe. Aside from Vickie, he's probably the last on screen characters that could do that.

His commentary is :trash:

He had a spark when he started, but that quickly degraded as stopped getting the freedom to be an actual heel at the broadcast table.

Overall he's strongly carried by that championship run which was great (especially in comparison to what we have today)

Ill Lou Malnati · Jan 17, 2018

Only entertained me when he was sonning Hickenbottom. Boring wrassler. His SD title reign is the lowest point in SD's history and one of the WWF title's lowest moments.

Gets a 1 from me.

Silkk · Jan 17, 2018

APA & JBL? :patrice:

7, I fukking hated his original title run but then dude found his groove as a real heel and was wilding :dead:

Amor fati · Jan 17, 2018

Silkk said:
APA & JBL?

7, I fukking hated his original title run but then dude found his groove as a real heel and was wilding

JBL went in that day on them ECW marks.

Kid Kash · Jan 17, 2018

His heel work was spot on, APA was good as well. On that, I’d give him a 7. However, as Justin “Hawk” Bradshaw he just sucked and as a person he’s playing politics and bullying people, finally got put in his place by the Voice of ECW , Joey Styles. That part gets a 3 at best, so a 5 overall

Amor fati · Jan 17, 2018

Average in the ring at best, he's got a good clothesline from hell and the powerbomb. 7

His heel gimmick is a 10 he played his part well to the fullest(better than Jinder) he knows how to get heat. 10

Dude was a right dikk head behind the scenes towards others. However, he was a p*ssy because he knew who to not mess with.

Chris Cool · Jan 17, 2018

7 off Apa alone. You knew somebody was getting they ass when they were coming to the ring. :whew:

and I didn't know anybody who thought Farooq>Bradshaw. His heel work was top notch, Mexican border segment is top 5 heel shyt post attitude era.

Huda2daf · Jan 17, 2018

7.5 or so. I really liked his heel run and he used to actually put the beats on nikkas.

His match with Eddie was classic

Heelish · Jan 17, 2018

One of the reasons I stopped watching WWE the first time.

1

DamienWayne · Jan 17, 2018

a$$hole in real life but jbl was a great character. Last true heel 6

TSC Evaluation #73: John Bradshaw Layfield

Overall Rating

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Veteran

GOAT

Superstar

GOAT

Veteran

Veteran

Be Well.

Thats My Quarterback :to:

Superstar

Time for the Moneymaker

Superstar

Veteran

Superstar

#TSC #spooky

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