10 Forgotten WWE Authority Figures You Totally Don't Remember

10. JBL: NXT General Manager

NXT General Managers you remember will include hot seat original Dusty Rhodes and William Regal (the man should be legally obligated to yell "WAR GAMES" at least once per year). Both legends gave the third brand some credibility, so it's not hard to see why Triple H figured a former World Champ could do the same.

JBL wasn't cut out for the role though.

Layfield became NXT GM in September 2013, and he'd stay in office until July 2014. His replacement? The aforementioned Regal, and that's really when fans remember NXT getting good. JBL's time in charge was largely background, although he did cut a fair few promos in front of crowds about how he planned to take NXT to the top.

If John was playing MyGM in WWE 2K24, he'd have failed. There was no way NXT was beating Raw or SmackDown, especially when Vince McMahon was still around. The show wasn't a priority despite some killer matches, which is presumably why hardly anyone recalls JBL as boss.