JBL says this former champion made him re-think his role as a WWE agent.
While WWE Hall of Famer John Bradshaw Layfield is most known for his in-ring career and later being a prominent voice on commentary, he also served as a backstage agent in WWE for a short time. However, the job only lasted six weeks, and during a recent interview with Huge Pop!, he made it clear he doesn’t plan to return to the role. According to Layfield, working with Sami Zayn was enough to make him step away from being an agent for good.
“I don’t think so. I’ve told Sami Zayn this, so it’s not a secret. I was Sami Zayn’s agent one time and after that, I quit. I love Sami. He’s one of the best characters I’ve ever seen. I love Sami.”
JBL Compares Sami Zayn To Randy Savage
JBL has spoken in the past about Zayn’s tendency to question everything going into a match, and continuing in this interview, he compared Zayn to the legendary Randy Savage, who was known to script out his entire matches.
“I was a guy who said, ‘How long you need? 12 minutes. Okay. What’s the finish?’ That’s all I needed.
(Randy) Savage was just like Sami. I remember I called a match at WrestleMania where there was no crowd and Sami was in there with Daniel Bryan. Without the crowd, it sucked and was tough. Sami was screaming at one point. Every time Daniel kicked him. I thought, ‘This is brilliant.’ It made the match. He was crying at one point. What a great heel. I love Sami, but I don’t want to be his agent. That was my retirement ceremony.”
Elsewhere in the interview, JBL spoke about his recent appearances on the independent scene.
h/t Fightful