Confirmed: JBL to Wrestle on RAW

At Armageddon, John Bradshaw Layfield attacked Chris Jericho during his match with Randy Orton and cost him the WWE Championship.

The next night on RAW, JBL appeared on the Titantron and told Jericho to prepare for the second coming of the "Wrestling God." In a phone conversation with WWE.com, JBL clarified the comments from RAW: He is coming to Monday nights to be an in-ring competitor.

JBL has been working towards a return to the ring for several months.

As Randy Orton shifts his attention to his WWE title defense against Jeff Hardy at the Royal Rumble, JBL will begin a program with Jericho immediately. WWE feels there are a number of top babyfaces for him to work with on the program, including Jericho, Triple H and Shawn Michaels.

WWE would like to keep JBL on RAW until at least WrestleMania if he can stay healthy.