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John "Bradshaw" Layfield is a retired professional wrestler. He is possibly the most-reinvented WWE Superstar of the modern era, where each of his incarnations are regarded as an evolution of his previous gimmick.

Entering the WWE in 1994 as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw, he enjoyed moderate success on WWE's enhancement shows, Superstars and Wrestling Challenge. In 1996, he joined Barry Windham as part of the "New Blackjacks," known as Blackjack Windham and Blackjack Bradshaw, repsectively. In 1997, Layfield shortened his name to just "Bradshaw," a rough-and-tough, beer-swilling, cigar-chomping, card-playing Texan. In 1998, he and Faarooq were brought together as The Acolytes, henchmen of The Undertaker. After being freed from the Undertaker's dark grasp, the two became the APA - Acolyte Protection Agency; they were mercenaries for hire, helping whomever would pay them the most. When Faarooq left the WWE in 2004, Bradshaw cut his hair, and stopped dying it black. He revealed that he was actually a self-made millionaire on Wall Street, and began using his real name, John Layfield, keeping "Bradshaw" as a nickname. As JBL, Layfield would win the WWE Championship from the Eddie Guerrero, and would be the first man to hold the Championship for eleven months in nearly a decade, before finally losing the title to John Cena at Wrestlemania 21. John "Bradshaw" Layfield would continue to wrestle for another four years, winning the United States Championship along the way, before finally retiring at Wrestlemania 25 after a quick defeat by Rey Mysterio.

WWE Champions
JBL overcame Sgt Slaughter in the opening round, but was eliminated by Bret Hart in round 2.