Jim Cornette Interviews the Honky Tonk Man

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[@seancoorslight]

Greatest intercontinental champion of all time.

[@lumphead2564]

I AGREE!!!

[@KirksCORNER1983]

Brutus Beefcake woulda been if he didn't get hurt in that boat incident he was supposed to hold that title..

[@mctavish4496]

Longest, that's for sure!!

[@Kambei420]

​@@mctavish4496Not anymore

[@jaycuthbert245]

Self proclaimed. The dude was a hack and frankly the pinnacle of goofy gimmick characters and the reason wcw began to take over and hammer (at the time) the hacky wwf

[@richardquinn669]

HTM was a very believable character. Very underrated in my opinion.

[@bodhi8297]

HTM’s run from 87 - 88’ was insane. He worked with Steamboat, Jake Roberts, Bruno Sammartino, Pedro morales, Randy Savage, Hogan and Warrior

[@stephenjones1488]

@@bodhi8297 nowadays there's not even 20% of that level of star power COMBINED in the ENTIRETY of the business. It's truly sad tbh.

[@a5stardiningexperience571]

@@bodhi8297 puppies

[@Rjensen2]

😂😂😂

[@georgethemaninmalsteele515]

two of the top ten talkers in wrestling history.........

[@rudyrusso711]

Absolutely!!!

[@hovmad8702]

Hmmm...maybe top 20 or top 15..

[@robzilla730]

Southerners are natural story tellers

[@benblackburn702]

I could listen to a 24 hour tape with these two telling their old wrestling stories

[@davidlishin6455]

Ben Blackburn yup Absolutely endless gold great stuff... period

[@chuckcalkins5184]

Honky-tonk Man and Jim Cornette are the 2 coolest people ever 😎

[@TheNewRevolution]

One of the greatest heels of all time. I didn't watch a lot of WWF but I would always this guy's matches when he had the Intercontinental title, just waiting for someone to kick his ass. I've grown to appreciate this guy's talent. Wrestling could use a couple of guys that could get heat like this guy. Great on the mic, excellent in the ring, and never turned babyface. He was the definition of heel. I salute you HTM.

[@Rjensen2]

😂😂😂 You didn't need to say that you didn't watch much WWF when you also say HTM was one of the best heels ever.

[@MistaTwigz]

"Hell, man, if you're gonna sell tickets you gotta have people mad at somebody." The biggest problem with WWE is that they DO have a guy like that, and Vince is still convinced that guy's gonna be his top babyface.

[@kebby8251]

And here we are with heel Roman as the hottest heel in wrestling!

[@danielburger1775]

@@kebby8251 The heel who's getting pushed the most. Not the same thing.

[@billblaski9523]

5 years layer, Vince finally got it and turned Roman heel and Roman has been killing it as a heel the past 2 years. I'm legit interested in who is gonna beat Reigns for the title because they don't have anyone that they have been building up, unless it's gonna be one of the vets like Rollins or Owens or Rhodes or Styles

[@adamirishconundrum851]

WWE only has go away heat it's fuckery

[@0tt0z]

Well, he pulled it off.

[@RestorationgroupOrgRIFT]

HTM was a heat magnet. Greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time! ;)

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

He's top five but razor Ramon is number one

[@Fatlizzothethird]

@@signoresantinoburnett1169 no

[@GunToting]

@@Fatlizzothethird Uh.. Yes HTM is after Hitman Brett Hart and Shawn Micheals and Razor Ramone!

[@JagerLange]

"I don't walk the streets in an Elvis jumpsuit" - you should, it'd be hilarious.

[@budgibson185]

Wow who knew HTM ➕ Corny would be unstoppable listening material

[@rickpearce9239]

I'm so glad they talked about Don Fargo. I lived near Pensacola Fla. in early 70's when they did wresting every Sunday night at the Pensacola Civic Center. Don Fargo was the star attraction and was absolutely great. I also remember a very young Greg Valentine partnering with Don Fargo as his younger "brother" for awhile.

[@yardlet6]

I would love to hear more Fargo stories. Not while I'm eating of course. The Fargo antics was just the tip of the iceberg.

[@jamesteegardner2273]

Nailing your dick to a bench.... that's fucking insane! I would NOT fuck with Don in any year.

[@breal1183]

I cant think of a single thing today that is better then the 70s , 80s or even 90s. Not music, sports, TV, movies, or even people. R.I.P. the good ol days!!!!

[@charlescarter4608]

I agree. They don't make anything the same anymore. RIP to the good ol' days.

[@rodzor]

better than not then

[@redberry3852]

These two guys are what today's wrestling is missing...thanks...GOD BLESS!!!

[@mox19380]

what they say about the attitude era is 100% correct. it was fun to a point but it led to a point of no return in the wrestling business.

[@Alabama1861]

This is solid GOLD!

[@timsullivan3715]

Honky Tonk Man + Corny = gold.

[@mattmarovich6244]

you guys should check out the hotelroom interview with Honky, New Jack, and Iron Sheik....... fucking hilarious gold!!!

[@petermcfookens]

These two guys are awesome together..be a great podcast with the two of them

[@Cincinnatijames]

I get a chuckle every time someone refers to "buggy whip arms"

[@propanepusher101]

Longitudel Muscles,,,,,,,, LOL

[@davidwalden309]

this is a good one....I love to hear these stories back and forth between two guys that came up in Memphis, good stuff.

[@paulbryan2611]

He was once known as "Punk Rock" Wayne Farris.

[@Thedemonologists]

I.....Can't even imagine that lol

[@dewayneperry8395]

I was there man..he used to dye his hair..as punk rock Wayne Ferris.he finally lost a match to Austin Idol where the loser had to dye their hair black.he dyed his hair black.discovered he looked a lot like Elvis & the rest is history...

[@Stefan.X.]

PunkRock Wayne Ferris would be way better

[@davidlishin6455]

2 of the best mind's in the businesses...... ..also 2 of the funniest . best sence of humor......great stuff!!!

[@shaneharmon9690]

That concession stand brawl was classic af!🤘

[@sammmm87]

Well that throwaway Don Fargo story about the chewing gum was wild.. and then the nail thing hahaha

[@doctheperfectfaceforradio6022]

Another Jim Cornette masterpiece

[@JustinJamesXJS]

@5:05 "Spee-doo".

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

13:13-Cwa 6-15-79 tupelo, Mississippi awa southern tag team titles match: the blond bombers defeated Lawler & Dundee(c) for titles( tupelo Consession stand brawl)

[@petermcguinness5281]

I like the htm..... Good job 👌

[@stephenbianchi7141]

20:18 The reason why I consider Lance the best is because he is a kayfabe master. The first time I saw the Tupelo brawl I thought it was a work that broke into a shoot thanks to Lance.

[@michaelallanrubin2376]

That's really what happen bro

[@davethebarber62920]

when was this recorded? They mentioned Don Fargo, but I believe he passed away in 2015?

[@smallfries6508]

Alice was the host at the time, so somewhere before '15

[@alostlonewolf]

hes just now transitioning from in ring? jesus honeky tonk you still show up at shows in nova scotia! take a break man. youre a legend but yeesh

[@B5s4]

43:00. His best work with Jake, hands down...he also cheated Jake to win WM3. He said he only cheated with Ricky Steamboat. He won't admit his great stuff with Jake bc he is super bitter towards him. HTM in real life thinks he was much bigger then he really was. He was very popular but always in a negative way...not as many fans as he think he has. Love his shit talkin' tho

[@bodhi8297]

His feud with Savage was the hottest angle he had bar none. Putting hands on Miss Elizabeth made him the most hated wrestler in the world. Insane heat

[@biccyboy2015]

Dream shoot team..the 2 most outspoken in wrestling

[@CT9905.]

He's cool, He's cocky, He's Badd!!!

[@Booth81]

I totally agree on wrestling's current lack of true, hateable heels. For a brief, shining moment, though, Tomasso Ciampa was able to get the crowd booing him SO loudly, that they paused his titantron at a Takeover just to hear the crowd booing him, and even chanting "fuck you Ciampa!" which I've never heard from a crowd in WWE or NXT. Unfortunately, parts of the crowd are now cheering him. *sigh* I hate my fellow nerds sometimes.

[@ericanate3155]

God bless Wayne for trying to train these young bucks (not THE young bucks)

[@wjl2068]

Honky tonk taking more heat as a Babyface than the heels were in Canada is a great story. If I'm a wrestler today I'm paying honky q visit to teach me

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Amen on the nasty jail house tats people ruin there body with that crap in my opinion

[@americandiablo]

I miss Peggy Sue.

[@111RAMONES]

2 of my favorite Dudes!

[@rick00770]

HTM seems like a great guy, really smart and a good worker.. jim does great interviews.. they should do more with him. Iv seem alot of the greats since the 60,s on up. Honky Tonk came up with the best generation.

[@Umgumby]

Mobile AL represent!!! I was so surprised when I saw you in the WWF and you weren’t a heel! We loved you here!!

[@wilsonbeddingfield4860]

Indies are terrible because the boys will have socials with heels and faces in public. Since I came back from the NC and TN I haven't been to a indy show one time in Amarillo ! Here I am on here with a kayfabe name ! I loved wrestling in Trenton, TN ! I never saw people I wrestled outside of the building either !

[@peckerdecker]

Thank you for sharing l really enjoying these earlier jim cornette podcasts with co- host Alice. Warmly Mr pecker decker London

[@Mcfly88]

I don't remember where I heard this phrase but this goes for both Wayne and Jim "I could listen to these guys read a fucking phonebook."

[@josephmatthews7698]

Nobody wants to be a pure heel anymore because a big part of a wrestlers paycheck is merchandise sold. Nobody buys a heels merch except to maybe burn it. Everybody wants to be tweeners or baby faces because that's where the money is.

[@josephmatthews7698]

Why would anyone want to be a wrestler anymore? If you're a legit athlete you'll be treated better with better money in a pro sports arena like UFC or NFL\NBA. If you're a good talker you'll make way more money doing podcasts or KZbin work. If you're a creative guy you'll make more money writing movies and TV shows. If you got a great look why not be an actor instead? Wrestlers have the worst retirement plan, why risk your life and family like that? Except for hulk Hogan nearly every wrestlers post wrestling life is a horrifying story because WWE doesn't give a crap about the guys who built that place. As a result when you're watching WWE your watching a guy not athletic enough to be in the UFC, a talker not clever enough to be featured on KZbin, a guy not creative enough for Hollywood, and a guy not pretty enough to be an actor.

[@AUM_-po9sc]

Hulk's life is also misarable - his ex-wife just sucks the money from him after their whole legal action bullshit.

[@hovmad8702]

I think Rocks post WWE life is a bit better than Hogans.😉

[@kennymcbair7323]

Good Goly Miss Malley ‘ Hey Hey We Love You ‘ HTM ‘ You The Man’ 🎸 Mid-South Elite

[@cathaldowdall7467]

Year of interview? 2017?

[@petermcfookens]

That describes me beer belly with buggy whip arms lol

[@johnhayes3464]

very good pod cast

[@bigglilwayne7050]

Maniac Mark Lewin's career was longer than Don Fargo's...

[@ryankielbowick8950]

Mr corvette. I'm a big mark for your broadcast. It's so intertaining. My wife get a mad at me because I listen to you b4 we go to bed. Your very talented. Keep it up. Us old guys gotta stick together. Goodnight and God bless

[@ludaheracles7201]

Marky mark, mark my words u getting da black mark cos yr way off the mark with yr chat about being a mark cos thats the mark of a mark, mark

[@ludaheracles7201]

X

[@caseyj8313]

@@ludaheracles7201 shut up fucking mark!

[@StarOasis26]

Shake rattle n Roll !!

[@philipwalls7695]

How old is this?? Don Fargo passed a few years ago..

[@fuscinula]

Well, Alice left December 2015, so anytime before that.

[@GodlessScummer]

I think this was in 2014.

[@scottmiller3025]

As a Tennessean I can pick up the accent..lol

[@m56scorpion44]

That Missouri boothill northeast Arkansas west Tennessee lol

[@jonathanarbuckle3424]

Love the massive 8 ads in the middle

[@harryzimmerman7991]

Jonathan Arbuckle Gotta get You Tube Red, $10 a month and worth every penny not to have to listen to all those interruptions/ads!

[@americandiablo]

Excessive ads are awesome

[@ajax7896]

two Gods together.. this is a wonder of the world

[@thespaceram2879]

Cosima Niehaus Revelation 22:13 Jesus is Coming …12“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to each person according to what he has done. 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” 14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.… Isaiah 44:6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me. Revelation 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come--the Almighty. Revelation 1:17 John's Vision on Patmos …16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. 17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, 18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.… John 8:24 Jesus the Light of the World …23Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” 25“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.…

[@ReginaldForman]

thespaceram2 yah well austin 3:16 says he just whipped your ass

[@mywifesboyfriend5741]

Lol God doesn't exist.

[@PizzleForeverNumber1]

the Tim Horner rant was fucking awesome...Classic Corny..."Thank you,Fuck you Bye"

[@nateemond197]

As a kid born in 86 I hated these 2 like no others and I only watched WWF until 94

[@caseyj8313]

Same here 87 tho

[@caseyj8313]

Great era.

[@m56scorpion44]

Ted Dibiase was probably worse lol

[@davemcmichael602]

bm 22:54

[@cmm98]

Shake rattle & roll!

[@nellbowie7986]

Wayne makes some good points about being yourself in the character

[@LockHavenBaldEagleJP]

10:00-10:23 those are crazy ribs

[@robzilla730]

Best storytellers:Southerners.

[@sudacagamer]

part 2?

[@s.salazar6364]

5mins in and Cornette interviews Cornette blabbermouth

[@AJN212]

"A speedooo"

[@EXPLISITemcee]

He makes it seem like all promotions are dangerous like ECW

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

How much money can these guys be making to fly somewhere and do an independent show?

[@stevencook420]

Honky im thinking 500-1000 or so plus travel..nice lil stash I bet..I don't think he was as frivolous so probably saved a lot too..or I may be full of shit jus going by all the epic htm shoots.

[@samsmith8725]

@ Michael Beasley WOW you just might be the original smart mark ! EVEN AS A KID YOU KNEW IT WAS ALL A WORK ! 🤫🤫🤫🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@ishmael802]

Two of the funniest

[@33joiner]

blonde bombers b-52 with larry booker aka moondog spot

[@ogdannyg1]

Alice was just unbearable

[@you3ee]

is that really true about the accent? Anyone know?

[@AUM_-po9sc]

Yes. The more or less recent example - Renee Young, where WWE wanted her to get rid of her Canadian accent.

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

Honky tonk man cwf (Florida)career mar.31-may 15, 1979 cwa career 2 stint: may 19-dec.6, 1979 ; gulas dec.8,1979-mar.12,1979; cwa 3rd stint :mar.16,1980-june.30,1980; gulas 2nd stint aug.1-sept.6,1980 the end of blond bomber team; cwa 4 th stint one time only solo not as team 9-10-80 ; wwc (Puerto Rico)9-27-80 -2-21-81 Wayne goes by new name Danny comfrey aka honky tonk man teaming with dutch mantell; cwa 5 th stint no longer as a blonde bombe- last time in Memphis alsor stint 2-24-81-

[@SharksRule86]

Spee-doo. lol.

[@0tt0z]

Light bub. 😆

[@SolidMike84]

29:14 ...Ugh. *Tumbleweed*

[@bigogarland7325]

George South can get heat.

[@JasonSum1979]

awesome clip two very smart guys! it's interesting the very first "Hardcore" is the original Tupelo concession stand brawl which would be copied by Onita with FMW where in the states Tri Star Wrestling copied FMW and became ECW so in Pro Wrestling nothing is very original..... there are both dead on over doing stuff kills the business FMW was drawing massive numbers but, the over the top deathmatches was done to death and killed the promotion ECW on the other hand had a lot more issues between Heyman using the promotion to launder money then selling the (name/license to the WWF) while starving out his employes until it folded It takes real brains to understand Pro Wrestling when you have writers instead of bookers that's a problem too Then again maybe the Internet helped kill Pro Wrestling too..... AAA+++ video

[@americandiablo]

ECW & FMW ruled. It was sweet to grow up in the 90's, and see ECW live

[@AUM_-po9sc]

FMW was doomed when they started to do more traditional wrestling over hardcore. Also, Hayabusa's career - ending injury and Onita quitting nailed the coffin. (And some stupid management, of course)

[@JasonSum1979]

@@AUM_-po9sc Yeah sort of but, FMW (Was drawing huge Stadium shows in the early days 89'-90' The Hardcore Deathmatches were a huge draw but, it was overstated and done way to much and Devalued the Promotion Onita leaving/being forced out was the end, then it became WWF Japan! God knows how long the Promotion was just a front for the Yakuza to launder money

[@almightyone1181]

Glad Alice didn't talk that much

[@jonw.1043]

Love hearing her chime in! Adds so much! Good job Jim you pick good ones! Edit: I love her great observation of tweets that are germane to the topic at hand! Fits in great with two dudes from Kentucky and Tennessee talking about people smacking each other around. Jim, a female cohost is great but maybe not get your talent from NPR next time! But I'm sure you figured that out by now.

[@andrewwblanchard6037]

HULK HOGAN becoming HOLLYWOOD HOGAN ruined the WRESTLING HEEL because the FANS CHEERED HOLLYWOOD HOGAN .

[@joeyravage4798]

Jim, I hate your politics but I love your wrestling acumen. Wayne Farris SHOULD have been utilized in so many ways for his talent innthe ring and on the mic. I completely agree with you that losing the fans on a bogus move or gimmick is just disastrous. I quit watching wrestling when Paul Bearer and the Undertaker came on the scene and just TOTALLY BROKE KAYFABE!! I was OUT! That gimmick sold well but just SCREAMED “PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING IS FAAAAAAAAKE!!”

[@juliusevola737]

Farris ... but well said

[@joeyravage4798]

@@juliusevola737 but.......but........ that's what I have typed 🤔

[@juliusevola737]

@@joeyravage4798 Mwaahahaha

[@AngelSanchez-si4xe]

you hate his politics because he is honest enough to tell it like is with no punches pull back. well what was you expecting with someone whos main expertise is blurring the lines beetwen real and fake.

[@joeyravage4798]

@@AngelSanchez-si4xe I believe Jim thinks he is right. But I do find his rare political commentary inaccurate. Cornette also has one of the worst cases of Trump derangement syndrome I have ever seen.

[@EXPLISITemcee]

surprised Jimmy likes this gimick! Legendary talker and entertainer..best country singer I ever heard..

[@EXPLISITemcee]

way better then that Elvis guy

[@bworth69]

EXPLISIT HIPHOP "Elvis who? He couldn't carry a tune if it had handles on it."

[@ludaheracles7201]

Stampede trained me

[@drdree8396]

Is Jake on oxy?

[@caseyj8313]

Hes clean

[@StarlightEater]

Fckin legends

[@joshfrost5421]

Holy Fucking ads

[@jefferysmith8466]

Sprite?? What happened to Diet Coke?

[@AngelSanchez-si4xe]

it die because it dint have sizels

[@rampageclover9788]

These two are just jealous they weren't part of the Attitude Era

[@Mr.Majestic77]

The Attittude Era can not hold a candle the 1980's Memphis Wrestling. It was extreme before "extreme" was a house hold name.

[@bworth69]

Jim Cornette was with WWE from 1993 until 2005. I'm pretty sure that more than covers the attitude era. During the attitude era, he worked as an on air talent, commentator, and was part of creative.

[@davidlishin6455]

Rampage Clover u couldn't be more wrong...... period

[@rampageclover9788]

@@bworth69 wrong 93' to 96' then Vince fired him...

[@rampageclover9788]

@@davidlishin6455 were 8-10 million people watching wrastlin' then? I think not

[@KrAkHeN87]

Lol when i looked up this video i knew in my heart ahead of time that they would be friends lol

[@Xtpq]

Honky and Corny 2 all time greats! You young wrestlers take notes, this is how it's done

[@redfoley9608]

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