JBL Launches Twitter Tirade Against Cody

Is there a more cantankerous figure in modern wrestling history than outspoken Texan JBL?

The former WWE Champion is never shy of sharing his opinions about anything and everything and thus never far from a news story about who he has called out, insulted or lambasted in any given week.

This time around his target is indy darling Cody, who he railed on with a series of seemingly random Twitter attacks while watching the Dallas Cowboys on his birthday. As you do.

https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/1068335517094301697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1068335517094301697&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mandatory.com%2Fwrestlezone%2Fnews%2F1026323-jbl-threatens-cody-rhodes

https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/1068344164176166912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1068344164176166912&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mandatory.com%2Fwrestlezone%2Fnews%2F1026323-jbl-threatens-cody-rhodes

https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/1068354185568157696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1068354185568157696&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mandatory.com%2Fwrestlezone%2Fnews%2F1026323-jbl-threatens-cody-rhodes

https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/1068355901034295297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1068355901034295297&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mandatory.com%2Fwrestlezone%2Fnews%2F1026323-jbl-threatens-cody-rhodes

Eventually Cody responded to the barrage of abuse, casually dismissing JBL’s ranting with an offhand response:

https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1068352006283304960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1068352006283304960&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mandatory.com%2Fwrestlezone%2Fnews%2F1026323-jbl-threatens-cody-rhodes

Indeed.

Quite what JBL was hoping to achieve is unclear. It may well have been a joke between friends, maybe he did get drunk and decided to rip into Cody to provoke a response, or maybe he is angling for a spot on All In 2.

Let us know what you think in the comments below.

• all in 2
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