WWE's JBL (John Bradshaw Layfield)

For the fans of John Bradshaw Layfield, better known as JBL, there’ some sad news. JBL posted on his blog over at the WWE Universe site saying he is moving on from his wrestling career to focus on the next chapter of his life.

“I had wanted to make it to WM 25 for years, and when injuries cut my career short the one regret I had was that I wouldn’t make the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania,” JBL wrote. “Well, I made it. I never dreamed after I retired the first time that my back would get better and I would be allowed to return to wrestling…

What’s in Bradshaw’s future? He says, “I don’t know what the future holds, never say never in life. But I have wrestled my last match. Months ago, I picked out this match. If Eddie Guerrero couldn’t be here for it then my dear friend Rey [Mysterio] was the obvious choice, and I’m proud he was. I want to thank the WWE for a great career, for taking a chance on me and allowing me the keys to the car for a while. I will always represent the WWE wherever I go, I am proud of my 13 ½ years with the WWE. And, I am proud of the WWE for cleaning up a great sport to make it more healthy to everyone that is a part.”

Unfortunately for JBL fans, his days in the ring are likely over. “However, I have no current plans on doing anything in the future on a professional level with WWE. I don’t plan on doing commentary. In fact, it hasn’t even been brought up to me. I don’t plan on being an on air character. I plan on starting the next chapter in my life, and closing the door on this one.”

The former Intercontinental champ is working with Charlie Haas to help him grow his energy drink store located in Texas. He says working on Layfield Energy, working with Haas, and working on some other projects will keep him rather busy after his WWE career.

“I plan on hunkering down and building my companies. I plan on building a world class distribution service in Nashville and a top notch global beverage company,” JBL said. “I have a deal in the banking world that I hope to get done that will allow the disabled the first fully access bank online.”

In what gives our previously published rumor a little more clout, The Baltimore Sun has interviewed Kevin Nash about his future in wrestling, whether it be in TNA or WWE.

According to The Sun, Nash has privately said that he is actually “planning” to go to WWE, wrestle a year or two, and then retire. Kevin Eck did another big interview with Nash a few months ago and was on hand for his appearance at a Maryland Championship Wrestling show last month. Nash’s TNA contract is set to expire before the end of October and it is unknown if WWE is interested in bringing him back as a performer.

On the plus side for Nash, he is good friends with Triple H & Shawn Michaels, and is still reportedly on good terms with Vince McMahon. Even though WWE officials told their employees to stay away from people employed to TNA during WrestleMania weekend, Kevin Nash was invited to watch the event in McMahon’s private luxury suite at the Citrus Bowl.

As we all know, The other night on WWE One Night Stand, The Undertaker lost his TLC match to WWE Superstar The Edge and, as a result, is forced to “leave WWE”.

Immediately following his loss, WWE.com actually removed The Undertaker’s profile from their SmackDown! superstars section. Well, this afternoon, The Undertaker’s profile was added back to the WWE.com under the Albumni section, next to WWE legends The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Well after speaking with several reliable sources, The Undertaker will actually be gone from WWE’s television series for several months. Its anyone’s guess when he’ll return, but its speculation we can see him return at SummerSlam in August, however the dead man could be gone until Survivor Series.

Taking time off is nothing new for the Undertaker. For over a decade, Taker has been known to take off several months at a time.

But we know for sure that The Undertaker is NOT retiring or leaving the WWE, nor has he violated the Wellness Policy. The answer being used by multiple sources is that The Undertaker is merely taking time off to let nagging injuries heal.

“He’s making huge money,” said one source who stressed that Taker isn’t going anywhere. “He has a long-term deal.”

WWE Diva Torrie Wilson hinted her in-ring career is likely to be over in her Myspace.com blog:

“My health is doing ok as far as back problems. I must say there are days that I wake up and ask myself why the heck I put my body through what I did the last few years but it’s all worth it. I can never trade all of the awesome experiences that I have had in the WWE and of course all of the great lifelong friends that I have made along the way. I have been told by 2 back surgeons that I should never set foot in a wrestling ring again if I want to be moving around in a few years on my own. Pretty depressing if you ask me….I don’t even have some awesome memory of what my last match even was or who it was with. Hopefully it was with Victoria and I beat her! (-: I guess everything happens for a reason for sure.”

Wilson, who actually did attend Wrestlemania XXIV, is working on a clothing line and will still doing WWE-related public appearances. This includes heading to Japan the week of 4/17 to promote the company.