Jim Cornette & Brian Last Debate the Wrestling Media with Bruce Prichard

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[@CamSTL]

Anybody comeback to this vid after Jim and Brian's recent rant on Meltzer

[@tylerbushong3452]

I was gonna say I thought Corny HATED Meltzer.

[@SugarGee]

"You're just a southern Paul Heyman and Paul is a sophisticated Jim Cornette." That's hilarious.

[@yorknorthyorkeastyorketobi741]

A bias against southern folks?

[@wereallscrewed9714]

@@yorknorthyorkeastyorketobi741 are you that dense?

[@yorknorthyorkeastyorketobi741]

@@wereallscrewed9714 are you a vagina who feels free online?

[@mitochondria794]

Its a direct quote you dolt.

[@Shiny101]

​@@yorknorthyorkeastyorketobi741no, snowflake

[@dcrauswell]

I'd love for Brian to play this clip on the show today just to show how his and Corny's opinions on Meltzer have changed over the last seven years.😄 (This podcast was first broadcast in October 2016.)

[@Geekdom101]

FAX

[@adielrrosas1980]

​@@Geekdom101Geekdom? You watch Jim Cornetto too?

[@Rjensen2]

Their opinions changed because Meltzer changed.

[@dcrauswell]

@@Rjensen2 I don't think Meltzer changed so much as he became engrossed with Tony Khan and AEW. He just showed he's capable of being flattered into giving good reviews and opinions of a promotion and so showed what he really is. In other words, Bruce saw Dave for what he was before Corny and Brian did.

[@branhasyoutube]

Bruce was right...

[@andrebdd5818]

Boy has cornett's opinion on Dave changed since this lmao

[@k1ngf3lon92]

It’s funny because after all the years Bruce was right

[@VicRattleHead28]

Brian Last is a mark. Without Jim he's a nobody.

[@johnwade7963]

Why do people take Prichard serious, he tried to justify the Red Rooster.

[@sllimthg]

He said Terry Taylor didnt embrace it. Brutus the barber got over and akeem the African dream got over and he was a white guy acting black lmao

[@scottyb003]

He tried to justify the burial of Booker T v Triple H.

[@yorknorthyorkeastyorketobi741]

One thing is for sure. I would never trust anything Richard says. He is a polished politician

[@bradpaton3927]

@@scottyb003 I'ven't heard THAT one, yet....

[@scottyb003]

@@bradpaton3927 listen to the WM 19 episode.

[@Zman9042]

Brian and Bruce going at it with Jim playing pissed 3rd fiddle was hilarious. I don't know much about Bruce but he and Brian went at it for 20 minutes straight and it was interesting

[@bls8959]

Bruce has been proven right

[@deepblue8143]

​@@bls8959damn straight!

[@jpm4444]

meltzer 3 times in the last 2 1/2 years said TNA was closing within 2-4 weeks. he was wrong every time. Don't know why so many are up Meltzers butt

[@dgtnow1250]

that is BS. Prove it by posting something from Dave said or wrote. I don't expect anything from you because it never happened.

[@MrT571]

@@dgtnow1250 guess it never happened.

[@bls8959]

He's a clown that tows the aew company line

[@Rjensen2]

​@@MrT571 No, it definitely didn't. Some people in these comment section have such a weird hatred for Meltzer that they either make up lies or they repeat lies they've heard elsewhere. Not all of his detractors-some bring up valid points. It's really weird. They do the same thing with Cornette.

[@kingoceanblu4445]

It sounded like Jim and Brian were Shilling for Dave Meltzer hard! Kind of crazy how much they ganged up on Bruce in this "Interview"

[@BossChronicles]

Jim Cornette is a lot smarter than Bruce

[@MatsThyWit]

Jim Cornette isn't smarter than Bruce, he's more willing to be HONEST than Bruce is. Bruce just wants to kiss Vince's ass. I'm convinced that he's just constantly trying to get Vince to see him out there defending everything that Vince has ever done in the history of ever in the hopes that Vince will give him another job.

[@TheeCoachg]

Bruce is more tactful than Cornette but Jim is a straight shooter,they’re both very clever.

[@sllimthg]

Bruce was there for the heyday of the wrestling I grew up loving and it was shit before and after he left lol

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@sllimthg It was better before he was there and after he was gone. lol

[@wereallscrewed9714]

@@sllimthg well you must be loving raw and smackdown now huh

[@skynyrdjesus]

To sum up everything Bruce claimed "I've never read anything he's written, but he's lied about a lot of shit." Okay. But you've never read it. How would you know? Would you like to reveal your source Bruce?

[@genofalconejr5717]

His Co host on his podcast, Conrad Thompson often quotes Meltzer during the podcast so that is what he is referring to

[@cleftturnip7774]

@@genofalconejr5717 yes out of context.

[@jonalbertson10270]

I had, Some respect for Bruce... Until i heard this. He’s a jock holder for Vinny Mac and damn, He counterpointed himself when you listen closely.. Great Job Brian and Jim for challenging the stooge

[@DanNJ316]

Bruce is totally wrong on the WM 32 attendance thing. Vince McMahon himself at one of their investors meetings said the attendance number they announced for the Dallas show was for "entertainment purposes." That didn't come from Dave Meltzer, it came from the owner of the company's mouth. Wrestling promotions have been announcing worked attendance figures for years, for Bruce to act like that's some absurd idea, he's the one with no credibility.

[@walterlevesque4879]

Yup. He's a wwe guy though.

[@joshuakillingsworth8366]

Link your source.... I own over 100 shares of WWE and receive every financial report released for each quater. During earning announcements they tell us specifically if anything is different than reported. They do not falsify numbers intentionally, especially to investors as you claim. If so quarter and semi annual audits turned over to the SEC would be flagged. You can view the 10K or 10Q reports sent to the SEC as they're public records. However if you can provide information to back up this claim I'd love to know.

[@thebutcherychannel5881]

Does the financial report you receive include how many people attended wrestlemania or just a dollar amount?

[@78bcat]

@@joshuakillingsworth8366 Just to back you up: Anybody pay attention to the Elon Musk/Twitter/teases going private? Elon was annoyed by short sellers, so he floated a complete BS tweet that he had the financing to go private and the stock spiked. That cost him $40 million. So Meltzer and his band of loons want us to believe Vince would risk a similar SEC action, just to say he sold a few thousand more tickets?

[@theungreatkahli]

He does have a tendency to suck up to Vince or apologize for the WWE's idiotic decisions sometimes.

[@secondeffort139]

Bruce was right about Dave this didn't age well lol

[@charlieward5476]

Bruce is missing a big point you pay taxes on how much money you bring in not how many people.

[@Sawcon4]

Weird to hear Jim defend Dave😂😂

[@atomicbarbarian7372]

Bruce is really towing that company line

[@wereallscrewed9714]

Bc you would speak out against your company 🤦‍♂️. You wouldn't have a job moron 😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂

[@moirabeast8469]

@@wereallscrewed9714 Yeah instead being a corrupt liar makes you waaaaayyyyyyy better. Oh and licking other men's boots clean, yep he's on the high ground that Bruce

[@bls8959]

Kinda what the wrestling media does for aew huh

[@taylor_ladu2377]

I love Bruce but he is such a “yes man” for Vince and and defends anything and everything he does.

[@MrAdmvp]

Kind of like Brian is for Jim

[@nellbowie7986]

"I'm lost" - the only thing factual Bruce said in 18 minutes lol

[@MatsThyWit]

That wasn't even factual! haha. It was just his attempt to change the subject because he got backed into a corner and couldn't defend himself.

[@YoshitakaAmano]

It's such a corporate thing to do. I've seen it plenty of times working in offices. When you try to explain to someone why they wrong were wrong, they don't own up to it, they just pretend they don't understand you.

[@christopherhamer9584]

Cornette was Meltzers "source" . That's why he defended Dave. Now he hates him because Dave is an AEW apologist.

[@MatrixUnlockedPlus]

Where is this confirmed? It makes sense though

[@blazer_boy]

Can you provide a resource for that, please?

[@MattSingh1]

"AEW apologist" *Typical anti-Meltzer smark B.S from a total prick.*

[@davidthomas7276]

It is interesting now listening to this after seeing Darkside of the Ring. Knowing that Jim was Dave’s source

[@andrewash2822]

David Thomas Which DSOTR do we find that out? I’ve watched all of them and don’t remember Cornette saying he was a source for Dave or Dave saying anything about Cornette?

[@stevenbaksh5545]

What are you talking about I have watch all of them and I didn't hear anything like that

[@jeremybrown7578]

On the Montreal Screwjob episode after Jim sees the screw job go down, he says that he calls Meltzer and tells him what happened. Later on in the episode, they have Russo and Cornette talk about whose idea the screw job was, Meltzer says that Cornette told him.

[@AndreNDP]

I mean, Cornette was definitely talking to Dave about SMW. Both Bret and Cornette talked to him about Montreal and have admitted to it.

[@Rjensen2]

Huh? Cornette was always a source, and it's always been known.

[@NewWorldCT]

Bruce was a little more ahead on this.

[@deweigle]

Brian Last needs to learn that reporting is not taking info from an anonymous source and putting it out there as the gospel. A real reporter checks that info against other sources to see if it is credible. Meltzer only prints what fits his narrative. He is a mark for himself.

[@MattSingh1]

Bullshit. Utter, utter bullshit. You've never even read a single edition of the Observer. You're a clueless mark that knows nothing about Dave or the Observer. You have an opinion on something you know nothing about, proving what a total prick you are.

[@thisfingofours]

Matthew Singh-Dosanjh Wow calm down man. You have the right to dispute this guys post/claim, but to get so wound up and retort to personal insults kind of makes you look like the bigger mark. Just saying. Surely there is bigger issues in life to argue over no?

[@Rjensen2]

He would get his numbers directly from WWE, and talked to Vince often.

[@brandonizaguirre2963]

How do you know Prichard is lying? His mouth starts moving.

[@mrlahey6176]

Brian please talk less when two legends are on the mic.

[@kca49]

Bruce is such a company man.

[@WZ912]

company butt boy

[@SharkAlien66]

A company tool. Loyal to a fault and casually discarded.

[@willsee1404]

House Boy Brain Last needs to get a REAL JOB !! Wiooooooooo

[@blakeland6528]

Still has more money than us

[@DBonaldi]

Brain?

[@TippiGordon]

I keep clicking on this because I can't see Bruce Prichard's name until the whole title displays...

[@jayc6201]

This didn’t age well.

[@johnthorne4368]

Bruce Pritchard has no credibility

[@sllimthg]

You can't spell his name right lmao neither do you

[@armandomorales0921]

Don't put a T on his name, put one on your back!

[@doctorfeelfunny584]

He doesn't looooooove you!

[@willsee1404]

Doctor Feelfunny LMAO

[@briangrossman5594]

To all those saying Bruce is only towing the company line, Brian is towing the wrestling journalist line. Bruce was present for the Montreal stuff, none of you were, and Bruce is simply saying based on Dave’s extensive reporting on Montreal, which was factual but one sided because he only reported what Bret said, he doesn’t care much for his writing or reporting as it pertains to other things since it could be the same. It was biased which Bruce doesn’t care for. Yet Brian takes that to mean Bruce disagrees with wrestling journalism as a whole. Bruce isn’t saying that. Brian is jumping to that conclusion based on Bruce not caring for Dave Meltzer’s journalism. It’s annoying. And Brian chortles on about how much he knows about wrestling. Who cares?

[@walruswasrob]

Brian, THANK YOU for posting this!!!

[@deepblue8143]

Brian's comments aged like milk. Bruce was 100% right. Brian has so much professional jealousy towards Bruce.

[@Pugiron]

Prichard gets caught lying all the time

[@BigDaddyKing632]

Jim and Brian vs Bruce and Conrad book it Vince

[@SlyCarey]

Bruce was right

[@mysteriouswufang]

He lost me at “I won’t read”.

[@SabrinaWu11]

I can get 100K people in a building but it doesn't mean they all paid to get in. Counting all the operations staff working at the venue, comp tickets, press, and finally paid tickets there could have been 100K in attendance. But it is misleading to just say we had 100K attending but maybe 90K actually paid lol.

[@McElwainLovesSharks]

No. Attendance is everyone in attendance. Attendance does not mean every bought ticket. Those are two different things.

[@Tizzo1982]

And now they all don't care for Meltzer, lol

[@ryanvannice7878]

Ah, the good Ole days when Corny defended Meltzer.

[@J12_99]

Brian last sounds like his boy David bixenspan in this clip

[@andrewisjesus]

Bruce "Vince, please give me a job" Prichard. Vince McMahon's ball washer, bruce prichard. Brother love is forever ruined now

[@jaythor70]

It was horrible X-pac heat from the beginning.....Crap from day 1. Can't be ruined. Brother Love sucked: channel changing sucked.

[@Redhotshawntexas]

Dave has said that Bret has shown him his contract, so

[@aj6835]

Jim cornette = biggest hypocrite on planet earth

[@murdock94]

I love Last shitting on Prichard. This is awesome.

[@williammitchell4695]

Bruce the " Artful Dodger"

[@MrT571]

Anytime i hear Pritchard talking i just imagine Ernie Ladd yelling "Shut up! Shut up!" during one of his promos

[@JS-lo8hr]

Bruce called Brian "this guy"

[@magillanz]

from what have heard over the years Dave's opinion of Bruce is correct

[@TonyDanza4Lyfe]

Bruce Prichard not understanding journalism 101 is pathetic

[@Shiny101]

You not understand this aged like milk...

[@Shiny101]

Bruce was right!!! 😂😂

[@Dysthmic_Danny]

Cornette and Brian sounded flustered

[@deweigle]

Funny, Brian didn't push back on several wrestlers that buried Meltzer worse than Prichard did. Why didn't Brian push back on Nash, Al Snow, Taker, etc during interviews with them? meltzer is a leach.

[@MattSingh1]

You're an imbecile- Meltzer has been endorsed by everyone from Ric Flair to Lance Storm, Jim Ross to Bill Watts, Bret Hart to Chris Jericho, Bruiser Brody to Steve Austin.

[@joeygana8864]

Matthew Singh-Dosanjh F DAVE MELTZER, FAKE NEWS, BRAIN HAD NO RAP, WHEN BIG KEV, AL SNOW BURIED MELTZER, AND BRAIN DIDNT SAY 0, TYPICAL LIBTARD

[@MachonyLeeoun]

Joey Gana Wtf does this have to do with liberals you idiot?

[@joeygana8864]

MachonyLeeoun you know me? To be calling me a name? Cause that’s just Keyboard COWARDNESS. You Do Math, Dave Meltzer once reported that the 3rd Member Of The NWO was gonna be Mabel, Mabel, the Guy is Fake News, I’m just sayin, Liberals stick with Liberals, they all are fake, and delusional, it doesn’t surprise me that CORNETTE, And Brain stick up for Meltzer, cause he is a liberal, Trump hater, and Bruce Prichard, and Eric BISCHOFF say how full of crap Meltzer is, and Bruce, and Eric is on Team Trump, it was a point, I was making, time to watch Extreme Rules, you should watch what you call ppl, that you don’t know, so imma forget this, ok? And we will leave it at that, 👍

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@joeygana8864 Yeah you're a dumb fuck.

[@jodyvanliew2514]

Cornette now hates Meltzer's guts . Defended him then and now he wants to piss on his grave . lol

[@satish87god]

Brian is Dave Meltzer fan boy all the shit he says today about Dave is wtf

[@VicRattleHead28]

He's a huge mark. I can never take the guy serious. Prichard said it last year... Last is a stooge.

[@DBTdad]

Vince's lapdog

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

I don't really like bruce, but he's 100% correct on this ! Update: now in 2024 Cornette hates Meltzer and calls him a liar. Turns out brither love was telling the truth. 😂

[@toma.4808]

Well you know..

[@SharkAlien66]

Excepts for all the parts where he is wrong or straight up lying.

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

@@SharkAlien66 You'll learn in life at some point that just because someone says something you hate hearing, that doesn't mean they are lying. It simply means you hate the truth, so you call it a lie. Truth often sounds like hate only to those who hate the truth.

[@SharkAlien66]

@@asoncalledvoonch2210 Bruce using the WWE hype line in regards to building numbers while claiming Dave was lying about same said numbers is an OBJECTIVE falsehood. A lie in other words. Fact. But no, go ahead. Hit me with some more pretentious garbage 🙄

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

@@SharkAlien66 Think whatever you like little guy. It doesn't affect me or anyone else. P.S, Dave Meltzer has been exposed as 1 of the biggest bullshit artists in wrestling. I don't believe a word that weasel says. I wouldn't believe Dave Meltzer if his tongue was notarized and 99% of wrestlers hate his guts.

[@Williamcantrell99]

How south do things have to go for Mr. Jim Cornette to be the single most reasonable and peace-brokering individual in the debate?

[@Spider-Complexion]

I do find it funny that Brian is debating the legitimacy of reports, when Brian was the guy actually working deep in the WWF and would know the info

[@cultofpickleswithextrachee441]

Did Brian Last compare Uncle Dave and dirt sheet writers to Woodward and Bernstein?

[@VicRattleHead28]

Last is a fool. His last name fits him well.

[@XainEisenhart]

Bruce Prichard vindicated.

[@baronimhoof4042]

My problem with Pritchard is that he makes the same mistake as a lot of folks do when it comes to the press, which is to blame the press for what they are told by people in the business.

[@Paultheguitarist]

Brian: “Why doesn’t Frank Deford have credibility with you” Bruce: “Eh.” Great insight…Thanks for clearing that up 😂😂😂

[@Suttonious]

It’s like Pritchard doesn’t know how reporting and media works. He sounds like a complete stooge and unless you do nothing but praise WWE you don’t have any credibility and don’t know wrestling according to him. Dude should just stick to what he does marginally well and not do any interviews cuz he just sounds like a petty child.

[@blackatheistmillionaire1636]

I hate listening to bruce!

[@6363TheKing]

I said it on Twitter the day this show came out and I'll say it again here, this was the moment Brian became my fav podcaster. #Facts

[@MatsThyWit]

I won't go that far but I will say having someone basically call Bruce Prichard full of shit, as he most certainly is, was amazing.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

How is he full of shit? He was there for a lot of these events. Dave Meltzer wasn't.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

I'm the exact opposite. I would trust the first hand sources over the ones that hear something second hand.

[@maxxdahl6062]

Cornette was there first hand also.

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

Brian Last has been proven as a fraud. So equating him with #FACTS is hilarious.

[@MackRangerPower]

7yrs after and Bruce’s words ring so true. Every wwe press conference has these clowns asking either political questions, legal questions, or completely irrelevant questions. You don’t see this in the NFL. It’s insane.

[@CraigGSports]

Sounds like Pritchard has a personal axe to grind with Meltzer and Jerry Jarrett.

[@theungreatkahli]

I think he certainly does with those two. He will never agree with them about anything, even if he seems to share the same opinion on a topic. He sometimes just does it out of spite, I swear.

[@bigglilwayne7050]

As does Cornette with Danny Spivey, should be interesting if they ever cross paths again one day

[@bls8959]

He was right

[@tjdaprodigy1006]

Bruce Prichard is an entertaining guy but he’s deflecting and a bullshitter and hilariously loyal to Vince

[@shaundavis5109]

How anyone can believe Prichard is beyond me. McMahon's waterboy taken to task.

[@matthewmccallum3479]

Prichard owned Last.

[@dogleg]

Yeah...the worm certainly turned. Someone owes Bruce a fruit basket.

[@Zman9042]

4:20 what actual debates are like

[@Nicholaus13]

These are absolutely fantastic in 2024. Seriously, I love it.

[@bluhmer1990]

I'm starting to dislike Bruce almost as much as Vince Russo.

[@tomjones5650]

These Wrestling Guys are like old lady's jibber jabbering.😅😂

[@YogsenForfoth]

Jim always defended Uncle Dave, even when the jagoff didn’t deserve it.

[@veegob5287]

Jim & Brian both have changed their opinions now

[@loydjenkins2241]

Corney trying to be the reasonable one and the percentage. What alternate universe did I wander into? 😂

[@MattSingh1]

Montreal was one of the Dave's finest moments, his reporting in it is second-to-none. Dave also spoke to both sides.

[@Jasondirt]

is it just me or did it sound like good old Bruce was smoking some green. heard the lighter flick and him Inhale and hold it then got lost

[@blakeland6528]

Hey that dude is crazy don't blame maryjane for this stupid fuck lol

[@Jasondirt]

@@blakeland6528 it ain't the problem it is the solution

[@cleftturnip7774]

Bruce doesn't have alot of credibility with me.

[@astrosteve]

I think Bruce may be letting his biases get the better of him here. I generally find him to be pretty intelligent, though, Nice clip, I liked it.

[@kayrega4566]

Love how bruce is basically calling cornette out as the stooge to Meltzer lol and corny is sticking with his sheltered white kid bias

[@MrBarberGuy]

And now Uncle Dave is on Cornys shortlist too.

[@jotac87278]

How times have changed. Corny has done a total 180 on Meltzer and Bruce was right on a lot of things

[@YogsenForfoth]

One of the only times Brucie was on the right side of history. 😂

[@andrebdd5818]

It’s so ironic that for everyone called Bruce a liar and a Vince kiss ass, 7 years later Cornette and Last now have the exact same opinion of meltzer that Bruce always had

[@Rjensen2]

That's not ironic, it's a coincidence.

[@prowwe6524]

Bruce is spot on

[@jordand5616]

What other genre do you know of where media coverage is taken as gospeL truth by people who have zero experience in a particular field & no formal education classroom or even Through breaking into the business in any way, shape, or form. It's LUDICROUS when you Truly examine the situation.

[@davidholzer4155]

Excuse me what do you call ESPN and other sports media outlets as well as people that report on entertainment news people take it as gospel

[@jaythor70]

I call it every media show in existence.....Except for the few sports shows that have a former athlete from that sport in it.

[@trollgod2928]

Love corny.. but there is a reason he isn’t in the business anymore.

[@maxxdahl6062]

Because the business is fucking stupid now.

[@brianneeley4471]

Jim and Brian are unstoppable and the most truthful /credible wrestling channel. Pritchard "I'm Lost." "OK OK" Lol What an unlikable 🔧 Has and always will be. Brian tore Pritchard apart. Ok "God damn" Corney impersonation was funny though.

[@evnflow]

you can listen to his voice and just know, you can't trust prichard at all.

[@travismcdonald6576]

b m So true. When Prichard gets defensive or speaks in that mono tone, he’s lying.

[@Tony-fq5bn]

That conman preacher gimmick is who Bruce really is

[@guardianofchaosBD]

Brian thank you! awesome! check out PAPWtv and CenterRingg316, C, C , Cornette is a f'n legend!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nateemond197]

Both of these 2 have the best shoot interviews. Bruce and Crony's podcasts are the best ones around. I hate the spotfest/ modern wrestling. I am 30 and grew up hating these 2 guys as heels. Brother Love and Corny with his racket were my most hated managers in WWE and WCW. I had a hot box growing up (all pay per views for free all year) and watched as many wrestling pay per views as I could and every raw/saturday night WCW for 10 years from about 5-15. THE DIFFERENCE IN WRESTLING NOW IS LIKE CORNY AND PRICHARD SAY WRESTLERS WERE CRAZY BASTARDS WHO COULDNT DO REAL WORK. THE CHARACTERS WERE SO CRAZY IN WRESTLNG IT FELT LIKE YOU NEVER KNEW WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN IN THE RING AND ON THE MIC. Besides Hogan droppn legs and winning clean lol.

[@miltonbowens6561]

Did Corny say Russo came up with the screw job finish? He has recently admitted he came up with the finish and gave it to vince ona whim. I love Corny but the truth is i. 2023 90% of these podcasts are "working the audience" to sone degree. Podcasts are more compelling than the actual modern product. Who wouldve guessed it?

[@sukerAndre]

Meltzer thinks Bruce IS a Conman and a Loser.... thats hard i don't think He IS a Conman .

[@brucewhite360]

🎾🤓

[@toma.4808]

Years later...Meltzer loses his sanity and worships kenny omega and the young bucks

[@clintsavagejr]

Funny to see how much has changed in the last 5 years. Jim has heat with Bruce. Has anyone found out why Jim has heat with Bruce? Jim has heat with Dave Meltzer because Dave likes AEW.