Why The Internet Hates Him: JBL has been accused of being a bully in the past. There have been many incidences of JBL throwing his weight around and hazing other wrestlers. For internet fans who read up on these incidences, it has made JBL a major villain in their eyes. JBL is a jock and, in the early 2000s, was a locker room leader. A good friend of power players like The Undertaker and Vince McMahon, JBL could essentially do what he wanted without fear or reprisals. He wasn't going to get fired, being as well connected as he was. So he did what he wanted and people either liked it or they quit. That's exactly what Palmer Cannon did in 2006 when he left the company midway through a tour of Europe, fed up with JBL's ribbing and abuse. Chad Wicks (one half of the instantly-forgettable The Dicks tag team) also left the company due to an incident stemming from JBL's ribbing. Rene Dupree has claimed that JBL called him a 'French fa****' ever day that he wrestled on Smackdown and then there was the incident with the Blue Meanie... Another reason that the internet community hates JBL is that his matches are generally of the punch/kick variety and that he was promoted to main eventer at the expense of the beloved Eddie Guerrero in 2004. Fans didn't thank the former APA man had the goods to headline. Why They're Wrong: What people sometimes fail to acknowledge about JBL's push and WWE Championship win in 2004 is that it was requested by his friend Eddie because Latino Heat was cracking under the pressure. JBL proved that he was headline material over the next year and did an admirable job on top. As for the hazing/bullying, well, there's really no excuse for it. JBL has admitted to hazing The Miz and others in the past and, while not apologising for it, has definitely mellowed over the years. These days the Raw announcer can be found climbing mountains in aid of charity and trying to make kids lives better in Bermuda.
