John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield says he won’t do weekly WWE commentary anymore

John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield has been a big part of WWE’s announcing for a long time, but the WWE legend announced he won’t be at the table weekly anymore.

The WWE announcing scene took a hit on Friday night, specifically on the SmackDown LIVE side of the equation, when John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield announced that he would no longer be a weekly part of the commentary team on Tuesday nights.

With the SmackDown team already struggling with the team of Layfield, Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton as their trio of commentators on the show, now there’s an even bigger problem to solve with the departure of JBL from the group.

Layfield took to Twitter to announce the move, and posted a lengthy statement about the decision and what it means for his deal with WWE.

“After much consideration, I will be stepping back my weekly role as Smackdown Announcer to dedicate more continuous time on the work I have done since 2010 with at risk kids and communities,” Layfield wrote in the statement posted on social media. “My new schedule will allow me to continue to be a part of the WWE family and also continue my work that I feel is the most important thing in my life.”

Although Layfield won’t be around for weekly content, he’ll still be making appearances on some big shows throughout the year to stick around the WWE Universe for a little while longer.

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“I will continue my 20+ year relationship with WWE and will appear on such marquee shows as Tribute to the Troops, WrestleMania, amongst others,” Layfield said in the statement.

Layfield was a part of a ton of rumors surrounding the exit of Mauro Ranallo from the SmackDown announcing team earlier this year, and now both parties are going to be away from the table. It’ll be interesting to see if Ranallo makes a return at all to WWE commentary now that JBL is gone, or if WWE will have to find a big name to fill the void that’s now going to be apparent on Tuesday nights.