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Former WWE Champion & Top Star in Negotiations with TNA Wrestling


Reported By marcm0484
7/24/2009

John Bradshaw Layfield
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

- Former WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield appeared on Live Audio Wrestling this past Sunday and said the reason he's no longer with WWE is that when he retired as an active wrestler at WrestleMania in Houston, they didn't offer him anything. He indicated if he was offered an announce position or role as General Manager, he'd have been interested.

In hindsight, it would appear that it was a mistake for Layfield to give up his announcing gig at the end of 2007 and go back to wrestling because he likely never would have been replaced as an announcer. He came back because he was 40 years old and unhappy with how his career ended, believed his back had recovered enough for him to wrestle again, and knew if he didn't come back at that point the window of opportunity would close. Unfortunately, his back hadn't recovered and he was in pain pretty much the entire last run. He has admitted being unhappy with how limited he was in the ring.

While this wasn't brought up during his radio show appearance, it has been confirmed that he has had talks with TNA about joining the company. Nothing as of yet has materialized.

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Champion

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February 07
7/24/2009 10:18:00 AM
JBL posted on WWE Universe after Wrestlemania that he wanted to take a break from wrestling all together and wasn't interested in any kind of role because if he had been then I'm sure he would of joined Smackdown.

I can't see him joining TNA as he's very close to Vince McMahon and I doubt he would ruin that relationship. It would be a good move for TNA though if they used him on creative instead of Vince Russo.
Jobber

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7/24/2009 12:05:00 PM
He can also give Dixie Carter advice on how to runs things and what things to invest in.  Like stop hiring ex-wwe performers @ such high wages.