JBL throught his career has had many accomplishments including, a long WWE championship reign in 2004/2005 (which he recieved because apparently HHH didnt want to work Tuesday nights, so they say) and was a memeber of the APA tag team alongside Farooq, which was a very popular tag team throught the attitude era.
He has made a name for himself in the backstage area and even appointed himself as the unofficial “enforcer” of the locker room; a position that was commanded by the Undertaker for years.
Unfortunately over the years, JBL has taken the privilege of being a leader in the locker room to levels that are border on just plain bullying.
From wrestlers to commentators JBL has had no problems telling people exactly what he thought of them and has had no problems, in some cases, even addmiting he has bullied people in the past.
So much for the WWE’s anti-bullying stance right?
Here are 5 wrestlers that were bullied by JBL.
#5 Mark Henry
Mark Henry has gone on record saying that he had a problem with JBL when he first started out in the WWE.
JBL used to pick on Mark which is funny considering that he was the worlds strongest man (apparently), but Henry understood that “ribbing” is just a part of wrestling and that he was still young in the industry.
He has gone on record stating that JBL would put his wrestling gear in plastic bags and throw it in the showers and other “stupid stuff” as he has put it himself.
Mark now has a new found respect for JBL, which is rather odd seeing as the man would make him wrestle in soggy clothes.
Come on Mark, you’re supposed to be the worlds strongest man!
#4 Joey Styles
This one can come as a shock to some people but Joey Styles was a victim of the JBL bully club.
During the 2008 edition of the WWE’s Tribute to the Troops show, Styles put up with an onslought of taunts and jeers from the WWE veteran, before finally snapping and lashing out at him.
During the event JBL apparently spilled a drink on Styles on purpose. This caused Styles to retaliate against JBL, hitting him over the right eye with an almighty fist. This was a true David vs Goliath story and many have stated that it even knocked JBL out for a time.
It just goes to show how the little man can overcome even the biggest of opponents. (I wonder is Rey Mysterio still a soar spot for JBL)
#3 The Miz
The Miz became WWE Champion in 2010 and not everyone in the locker room was pleased. (Step in Mr. John Bradshaw Layfield)
After all, he was in many Superstars’ and fans’ eyes, still a rookie. He was a reality TV contestant on MTV’s The Real World and was a contestant in WWE’s Tough Enough. (Which he didn’t win by the way.)
The Miz has gone on record stating the JBL was one the people who reacted to him in the worst manner possible for winning the WWE championship. JBL obviously didn’t think that the Miz deserved to be champion over some of the other Superstars in the locker room.
He claims that JBL made him on many occasions change in and out of ring gear in public bathrooms, and on some occasions, even kicked The Miz out of the locker rooms.
I guess being “Awesome” doesn’t work the same way as being respected in the WWE.
#2 Steve Blackman
Steve Blackman was known by everybody in WWE for being a quiet guy. That was until JBL decided to take things a little too far with the silent assasin, which backfired on the Texas man.
It was at Kansas City airport in 1999, Bradshaw ripped into the quiet man... but took it too far (as all bullies tend to do).
Blackman was an expert of the martial arts and he started dishing out a beating on JBL.
It wasn’t long before other wrestlers at the scene stepped in to break up the fight going on between the two.
Needless to say, JBL never picked on this wrestler ever again.
#1 Blue Meanie
Ah yes. This one. Of course this makes number one on the list.
So I guess it’s safe to say JBL hasn’t been the best of pal’s with everyone on the WWE’s roster, but this superstar was part of the ECW revival when JBL decided to be a meanie himself.
In 2005, during the ECW One Night Stand PPV, both ECW and WWE wrestlers gathered into the ring for what turned into a huge battle royal.
During that moment, JBL took it upon himself to inflict damage to someone he didn’t like in the ring which of course was none other than The Blue Meanie.
He left the Blue Meanie bloodied and broken in the ring.
It was highly speculated that the Blue Meanie contemplated taking out a Lawsuit for the actions which he did not go through with in the end.
If only Joey Styles could have saved the day.
