There have been stories over the years about JBL from wrestlers who alleged that he was a bully backstage in WWE by taking ribs/pranks too far and it would not be good-natured.
Meanie accused him of taking hard shots at him during their brawl at an ECW One Night Stand show that resulted in Meanie being bloodied and injured. Other accusations came from the likes of Justin Roberts in his book a few years ago and the situation with Mauro Ranallo when he paired with JBL on the SmackDown commentary team.
Gerald Brisco, who currently co-hosts the “Stories With Brisco And Bradshaw” podcast with JBL, previously disputed these claims.
While speaking on the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling Podcast, former WWE star The Godfather gave his take on these claims and noted that JBL played by old-school rules that don’t exist anymore.
“What he is, is an old-school wrestler that was taught by old-school wrestlers, and he had that mentality. The modern-day kids and people growing up were changing, and they didn’t understand that, but he, by no means, was no bully. He just lived by locker room rules that were old-school rules. Those rules are gone now.”
H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcription
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