10 Pro Wrestling Legends who are overrated

#9 JBL

John Bradshaw Layfield is a former world heavyweight champion, tag team champion, and was one of the fixtures of the Attitude Era in his role with the APA alongside Ron Simmons.

Bradshaw was big, burly, and boisterous, all attributes that served him well in a wrestling ring. He cut his teeth in the GWF promotion, pretending to be one of Barry Windham's cousins.

This ruse continued in the WWE, where he was one of the BlackJacks. Barry Windham was legitimately the son of an original Blackjack, but JBL was grandfathered into the gimmick.

JBL's career really took off when he dumped partner Farroq and became the Texas two-stepping self-made millionaire character. His heel antics garnered him a massive push and the world championship.

However, JBL was never a great technical wrestler, not by a long shot. His Clothesline from Hell move was stiff and looked great, but like many big men, he struggled with agility and speed issues. When paired with Eddie Guerrero for their feud, JBL couldn't keep up and would be winded mere minutes into their matches. Despite all of this, JBL has become a wrestling Legend and icon, even if right now he's not terribly popular due to his bullying antics, for which he was fired from WWE.

Why he was so successful anyway: JBL has the size that pro wrestling promoters, especially WWE, crave. His loyalty to WWE and the fact that Vince McMahon is said to be a huge fan of his both professionally and personally probably helped make up for his lack of ring skills. When it came to interviews or announcing, JBL was just okay and not anything special.