#9 JBL and Steve Blackman
As most of you know by now, JBL has a notorious reputation for being a bully backstage. Many wrestlers have alleged to have been victims of his harassment, including “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry. But one person that wouldn’t take JBL’s nonsense was Steve Blackman, a noted martial arts expert and probably the only person on earth that intimidated Hardcore Holly.
Some time in the late 1990s, a drunk JBL began annoying Blackman while the two were at an airport in Kansas City. JBL kept grabbing Blackman’s buttocks, and Blackman kept warning him to stop. When JBL kept going, this heated argument quickly escalated into a downright thrashing. Blackman punched JBL several times in the head, while JBL was unable to block properly, most likely because he was still drunk from the previous night’s celebrations.
When both of them got to catering, later on, JBL, now sober, apologised to Blackman, and both of them shook hands.
But afterwards, Blackman pointed out to Holly that, had Blackman not tripped over a bag as he clobbered JBL, he would’ve landed one more knockout punch and JBL, ‘would’ve been in intensive care’. Holly, being one of WWE’s toughest hardmen himself, believed every word Blackman said.
