JBL Joins Up and Coming MMA Organization

[Snitsky]

Ohio Valley Wrestling Dannis Davis has announced that former Champion John Bradshaw Layfield, aka JBL has join the announce team for Vyper Fight League

Here is the official press release:

John “Bradshaw” Layfield & Layfield Energy Co. Join the Vyper Fight League

The Vyper Fight League and Vyper Productions are proud to announce the addition of John “Bradshaw” Layfield, formerly WWE’s “JBL,” and Layfield Energy Company to the VFL product. John Layfield, coming fresh off of his retirement from professional wrestling, will be joining the VFL broadcast team as one of its hosts. Layfield is a former WWE Champion; the longest reigning in Smackdown history, a former broadcaster on WWE Smackdown, regularly appears on Fox News Channel’s The Cost of Freedom, is a best-selling author, and is the president and owner of Layfield Energy Company. John Layfield joins the VFL at its inaugural event, Enter the Vypers Pit, on Friday April 24th, 2009, at 4400 Shepherdsville Road in Louisville, Kentucky.

In addition to John Layfield joining the VFL broadcast team, Layfield Energy Company is a proud sponsor of the Vyper Fight League. Layfield Energy Plus is a breakthrough supplement product that triggers energy, focus, and is an anti-inflammatory, with all the gain and none of the pain. Layfield Energy Plus is endorsed not only by John Layfield himself, but also by former WWE Diva and Covergirl, Torrie Wilson, as well as Baseball Hall of Famer, Wade Boggs. For more information go to www.LayfieldEnergy.com

Friday April 24th, 2009, the VFL presents Enter the Vypers Pit, where the world of Mixed Martial Arts will be revolutionized. The Vypers Pit is a state-of-the-art facility, equipped with stellar production capabilities and an intimate environment where every seat in the house is up-close-and-personal to the action. The facility is television ready and television friendly. Upon launch, the VFL will be taping monthly Friday Night Fights for future television broadcasts. The Vyper Fighters will be showcased with some of the most upscale production value in the MMA world.

The VFL is owned and operated by Danny Davis, a respected and successful member of the Sports Entertainment media for almost three decades. Davis has hosted and produced over 600 television tapings, and he has groomed hundreds of Sports Entertainment stars for the spotlight, including current UFC Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar. Davis and Lesnar maintain a close relationship, and Lesnar has a keen interest in the success of the VFL and its fighters.

The VFL will host the most competitive fights in the region with the hungriest and most talented up-and-coming fighters around. For more information visit www.VyperFightLeague.com. In conjunction with Layfield Energy Company, and the addition of John Layfield to the VFL product, the Vyper Fight League is sure to rock the foundations of the MMA world on Friday April 24th, 2009, as the VFL presents Enter the Vypers Pit

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I Miss JBL

[Crappler El 0 M]

Now the question is whether WWE will try to stop him from using the name 'Bradshaw' or the initial 'B' for JBL. Obviously they can't keep him from using the name John Layfield.

[mysterydriver]

Guess people were right about JBL going back to commentary...just not at the place they were expecting.

I'll have to give a show a listen to see how he commentates in the MMA setting.

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Wait its owned by Danny Davis?

He owns this and OVW?

[Tyfo]

He'd better have a broadcast partner named Michael!


OH WHAT A SHOT, HE'S OUT COLD!

BALLGAME MAGGLE!

[In $JBL$ We Trust]

I doubt wwe will stop him using the name bradshaw, do they have the copyrights to it? Maggle cole loved it when he said that

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I think the E will let him keep it
1.As a favor
2.Because he has enough money and legal knowledge to be a major pain in the ass

[In $JBL$ We Trust]

Apr 11, 2009 15:34:01 GMT -5 @tagteamspecialist said:

I think the E will let him keep it
1.As a favor
2.Because he has enough money and legal knowledge to be a major pain in the ass

Its not as if he left on bad terms is it & will most likely return to the wwe one day so they will want to keep him sweet. Also i'm sure i read somewhere that wwe & jbl (the speaker company) were arguing about ownership of the JBL name, so i don't think wwe own the rights to it

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Apr 11, 2009 15:39:20 GMT -5 In $JBL$ We Trust said:

Apr 11, 2009 15:34:01 GMT -5 @tagteamspecialist said:

I think the E will let him keep it
1.As a favor
2.Because he has enough money and legal knowledge to be a major pain in the ass

Its not as if he left on bad terms is it & will most likely return to the wwe one day so they will want to keep him sweet. Also i'm sure i read somewhere that wwe & jbl (the speaker company) were arguing about ownership of the JBL name, so i don't think wwe own the rights to it

If I remember they had the same problem with an Arts foundation over the name APA

[In $JBL$ We Trust]

Apr 11, 2009 15:45:09 GMT -5 @tagteamspecialist said:

Apr 11, 2009 15:39:20 GMT -5 In $JBL$ We Trust said:

Its not as if he left on bad terms is it & will most likely return to the wwe one day so they will want to keep him sweet. Also i'm sure i read somewhere that wwe & jbl (the speaker company) were arguing about ownership of the JBL name, so i don't think wwe own the rights to it

If I remember they had the same problem with an Arts foundation over the name APA

By the sounds of it wwe & JBL don't have much luck with copyrights
He's used the JBL name when he's on fox business as well so i guess wwe don't mind as long as jbl is associated with them.