17 WWE Returns Confirmed For Raw 25th Anniversary Show

14. John Bradshaw Layfield

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JBL has done a bit of everything on Monday Night Raw over the years, carving out passable runs on the show as Justin 'Hawk' Bradshaw, barfighting APA member, Texan toughman and occasional Hardcore Champion Bradshaw and the billionaire b*stard version of himself that scored an unlikely WWE Title reign in 2004.

Between 2012 and a 2016 draft to the SmackDown Live! brand following the company's most recent roster split, JBL called the action alongside old blue brand partner Michael Cole, though their once-celebrated partnership failed to sparkle second time around.

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