10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About JBL

9. Sexual Harassment

John Cena JBL Judgement Day 2005
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Back in the days when JBL was still an active wrestler, his bullying took a different, more physical tone. One of most disturbing stories about his behavior was recounted by Edge in his autobiography, Adam Copeland On Edge.

According to Edge, he was taking a shower in a WWE locker room early in his career when JBL entered in full cowboy gear and starting soaping up the future "Rated-R Superstar's" behind. Edge was taken aback, but recognizing that it was probably part of a hazing ritual, he did his best to ignore it. Needless to say, such an act constitutes sexual harassment at best and could easily be a cause for trauma.

Steve Blackman was reportedly treated similarly by JBL. According to Bob Holly, Layfield once started touching Blackman's rear end in an airport, despite repeated warnings from the former Hardcore Champion to cut it out. When JBL refused to listen, Blackman went on the attack, punching his tormentor in the face repeatedly. After that, Bradshaw stopped harassing Blackman.

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