"There’s not a spot for me" - Former WWE Champion confirms he's not coming back to television in his previous role

WWE has a bloated roster, and it's apparent that not every wrestler gets an opportunity to be on weekly television. John "Bradshaw" Layfield recently revealed the real reason he stopped doing commentary for WWE.

JBL made a seamless transition from a wrestler to a commentator. After working with Michael Cole and Jerry "the King" Lawler on and off over the years, the 58-year-old WWE Hall of Famer officially stepped away from his role in 2017. Since then, he has made sporadic guest appearances to call a few matches.

Speaking on the Something To Wrestle With podcast, JBL cited traveling as one of the reasons behind his decision to quit commentary.

“I didn’t like the travel. It wasn’t the commentary, it was the travel. I was living in Bermuda, and I was traveling two flights almost every week, sometimes all the way to the West Coast. And I just didn’t like the travel. I loved the commentary. If I could have done commentary in my house, I’d have done it forever," he said.

JBL also noted that he doesn't think there's a spot for him on WWE commentary today, suggesting he won't be back in his previous role anytime soon.

"And you know, they move on. And now they’ve got, you know, great commentaries out there. And there’s not a spot for me, and there shouldn’t be because these guys are fantastic. But the main thing was, it was just the travel. I got tired of getting on a plane every week. I have 6.3 million miles on American Airlines alone. And I’m just sick of getting on — to this day, getting on planes wore me out." (H/T - 411mania.com )

Listen to the full episode below:

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JBL comments on WWE's change in regime

During a Q&A with Sportskeeda Wrestling, John "Bradshaw" Layfield weighed in on Triple H replacing Vince McMahon as the head of WWE creative.

JBL showered praise on The Game for his work and said he has made the Stamford-based promotion a better place.

“Triple H is the only one, to me, that could have taken over for Vince. He’s not only taken over and kept the company the same, they made it better. What they’re doing is just amazing. The billion dollar TV contracts, the crowds they are drawing. I am blown away by what he and Nick Khan together, and the entire team, Bruce Prichard and all the guys, what they’ve done. It’s absolutely amazing to me.” (H/T - 411mania.com )

Whether or not JBL will return to the commentary desk remains to be seen, but it looks like he's preparing to step out of retirement in 2025. He has been making many outside appearances lately and has even been challenged to a match by Frankie Kazarian.

Will the two men face each other in TNA? Only time will tell.