Personal Life
His parents are Lavelle Layfield, who is a minister, and Mary Layfield.
Layfield has made regular appearances on the Fox News Channel weekend business show, Cashin' In. His company, Layfield Energy, launched a drink called MamaJuana Energy. In March 2009, Layfield Energy became the main sponsor and advertiser of Ohio Valley Wrestling, a former WWE developmental promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky.
During a WWE house show in Munich, Germany early in June 2004, in an attempt to draw heel heat, he gave the crowd several Nazi salutes while goose-stepping around the ring. Such a display is illegal in Germany if used for political purposes. In an interview with The Washington Post, Layfield explained "I'm a bad guy . I'm supposed to incite the crowd. I've done it for decades. I really didn't think anything of - I know how bad it is, I've lived . I've been to Dachau, seen those places where they exterminated millions of Jews. I draw the line between me and my character. That's like saying Anthony Hopkins (who portrays Hannibal Lecter) really enjoys cannibalism."
Layfield married Meredith Whitney on February 12, 2005 in Key West, Florida.
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