Jim Cornette on Sami Callihan Hitting Eddie Edwards With A Bat

[@chwenhoou]

"Don't do shit you don't know how to do! DO NOT DO SHIT YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO!!" - Dusty Rhodes Words of wisdom from a legend.

[@chrisiverson5648]

💯👍🏾

[@richiehunt5097]

The stupidity of the spot is that when a wrestler is lying down on the canvas and another wrestler has a bat...the wrestler with the bat would not put a chair on top of the wrestler on the canvas and hit the chair. Instead, they would hit the wrestler in the face (or body) with the bat. So even if he had hit the chair safely, the spot isn't believable. Either way it looks like shit.

[@kroc1976]

Richie Hunt this IS it!!

[@timf7413]

At least put the chair flat so the guy who's taking the move doesn't have to struggle to hold it steady.

[@sadetwizelve]

I feel the same way when they clear the commentary tables in wwe.

[@timf7413]

At least that has a legitimate safety reason. This was something that looked stupid and was dangerous. The worst of both worlds.

[@kroc1976]

I had the joy of debating this on Twitter. Almost EVERY person that replied completely overlooked that the spot didn't add anything to the story. Even if it came off without a hitch.

[@richardauthement3105]

i agree with corny. some wrestlers need to be told don't do shit you don't know how to do.

[@geldofpunk32]

What? Like dropping from a scaffold?

[@Tony_1294]

I've been waiting to hear Corny talk about this

[@cliftonsmith4013]

I have waited a week for this one. Got my beer & pot ready. Don't let me down Mr. Cornette.

[@misternil7006]

Clifton Smith glad im not the only one 🤣🤣

[@chrisiverson5648]

💯👍🏾👍🏾

[@AsukaLangleyS02]

Haha fucking losers having to announce to everyone that they're smoking weed.

[@cliftonsmith4013]

@@AsukaLangleyS02 fuck you bitch

[@AsukaLangleyS02]

@@cliftonsmith4013 Whatever the loser types...

[@monkeysarecool82]

Here's the thing, I have no doubt that it was an accident, he clearly didn't mean to hit him like that. That being said, it was a stupid spot, that plastic chair was not going to protect anything and Sami was still clumsy and reckless preforming it, you don't need to be an expert to see that.

[@Dannypuck]

The agent in charge should have said "Show me what you want to do." Could have done the bat or chair to the ribs. Eddie needs to pick up the phone if Hunter calls to get himself away from Impact.

[@bennyd345]

I really wish Corny would make a comeback for one of the big promotions. He's hiding his light under a bushel, can you imagine him back on commentary or as a manager? God, I'd freakin love that. Come back Corny, us old school fans need you. And your tennis raquet.

[@anxofmyown]

Do the whole ECW ransack a ring and never come back angle lol

[@skiroyfrmthe9]

coming back here to say it’s amazing how far both of there careers have come since this and i’m personally glad that eddie was okay after

[@timf7413]

I can understand the "accidents happen" mentality if it was an agreed upon spot on the part of the talent involved, but this would have looked incredibly stupid (even more so than it did) if it had come off the way they wanted it. The way that chair was set up was as silly (if not more so) than any Chikara spot.

[@johngori9477]

I'd love to see a graph of Cornette's blood pressure during one of these podcast rants...

[@stevelowe2647]

You'd better take a parachute in case you fall half way up the chart.

[@Motor7Mike]

Why risking his Life and health for a Show that no one is watching ? i dont get it

[@RockSolidEJV420]

Motor7Mike Same logic applies to smaller indy feds who do hardcore stuff. That’s the wrestling business.

[@slow71971]

to get ratings

[@slow71971]

Though it don't make sense.

[@tritchie6272]

Even if it was the highest rated show on tv it would be foolish to do something that risky if you don't know the right way.Personally I prefer the more old school stuff.From the 80's on back to Lou Thez.

[@dustinwillis351]

It's called getting paid more than your hospital bill.

[@sadetwizelve]

11:56-12:09 LMFAOOO

[@aeromedical6776]

OMG- I was in tears. That’s about the state of hardcore wrestling these days.

[@ericbetteridge5282]

I been waiting days for this

[@wendigo1619]

Sting swinging a bat always looked believable but was completely safe... I was taught how to swing a lead mallet without hurting someone and did that for a spot a year ago

[@danmount9462]

Say what you will about Vince, he’d tell them to come up with something else. Edwards needs to get to NXT like yesterday.

[@lutheranmartintheking4297]

I know I'm a little late to the party with this response but your comment intrigued me a little, if Sami callihan ever goes to NXT, he needs to spend his ENTIRE WWE run there, if he goes up to the main roster, his legitimacy and career are toast

[@je7055]

@@lutheranmartintheking4297 I believe Calihan was very briefly on NXT, wrestling under a different name a few years back. I've only seen the Takeovers and they did a Y2J-esque computer bug angle in one of the early Takeovers, and he debuted with some hacker gimmick on the next taping. The next Takeover after that started with Callihan squashing CJ Parker, so it looked like they were trying to push him pretty hard as a face because Parker was heel, but that was the last I saw of him in the Takeovers.

[@sadetwizelve]

16:10-16:21 LMFAO CLOWNED HIS ASS! "He looks outlaw" I'm gonna start saying that.

[@deadaccount7520]

sometime I don't think you can "work it" I remember hollering at dad to check this out damnedest thing I seen in a long time. and I showed him Shelton Benjamin flying through the air and taking sweet chin music in the air. dad almost fell down ((hbk mark at the end) he managed to spit out "how? didn't know then don't know now. I see no way to work that.

[@Clinkk]

Keep on working Jimmy

[@hakumeng316]

The whole spot was sketchy

[@Ecwfan]

Judging from this , it appears Eddie has seemingly said he knows this was an accident. On TMZ , Eddie detailed that the chair started to slide and it screwed up the ball bat spot. It seems Eddie and Anthem are using this to sell the program more as Sami stayed in heel mode and cut his TMZ promo.

[@UNCAUfan87]

I just saw the video of this incident. I will say this: after Sami Callahan delivered that shoulder breaker, you can CLEARLY hear him ask "are you OK?". So while I think this was a HORRIBLE incident that SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.....I don't think he deliberately, intentionally tried to seriously injure him. I'm not trying to say it was acceptable. But I don't think he MEANT to hurt him.

[@RedfishCarolina]

That was the referee asking if he's OK.

[@shenanitims4006]

The expression on Callihan’s face is easy to see right after the hit, as they clearly can’t be showing what happened, and he’s clearly shocked. So I wouldn’t say it was on purpose either. But it IS still Callihan’s fault for doing an extremely risky move with no regard to the outcome. Just off the top of my head, slowly lower the bat down onto the chair and hold it there so the chair stabilizes, and as Cornette mentioned, the audience would be able to see the next (telegraphed) hit. Even allowing the announcers to play up the impending hit, “Oh my god, he can’t be serious!” Affording Edwards time to grip the chair tightly and maneuver it so it can’t break his face. I.e. build anticipation. At the speed it was done, if it had been successful it still would’ve seemed like a mistake.

[@williamroberson5820]

Straight garbage wrestling. Eddie deserves better. He’s a great wrestler. The old days of wrestling were much better.

[@SuperDevolution]

The business needs more guys cutting promos on each other in the back for doing stupid shit.

[@SuperFunkmachine]

why not do a chair shot to the chest, stomp or kick then hit them with the bat on the chair, a metal chair can take a few hard wacks.

[@burnthetrolls5971]

I don't know why when he says "I don't want to exposed spots or anything" that damn "She's a stunt granny" line pops in my head Damn It Zane lol

[@punkinjack8925]

That looked like an accident but that Callahan guy looked like he was drunk or something. He was off by a lot. He wasn’t positioned right and he almost hurt a referee.

[@chad4208]

why do people keep saying he was off by a lot? he hit the chair. That's not off by a lot. The problem...besides the obvious, is the angle of the swing.

[@punkinjack8925]

chad4208 I say off by a lot by the Angle, letting the chair slip and almost hitting the ref with the chair. If he wanted to be at that angle then stand a foot closer so the meat of the bat hits the chair and not the tip which may have fucked Edwards out of a career

[@ASCUMBAGWh0re]

Who's still listening in 20222!!!??

[@heisensaul5538]

I'm listening in 2024 lol

[@ASCUMBAGWh0re]

@@heisensaul5538 lol same right on man. A pretty good one is "jim cornette vs the universe" i believe its called. Also the mayonnaise story and the car on fence

[@TheGreat-or3hp]

That was quite possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life

[@chrisiverson5648]

You a real one for admitting it bro👍🏾👍🏾

[@thevideos-rj8bo]

Lol

[@mikeburch5201]

Because it's always funny when a person gets hurt really bad. Idiots. If it's so funny let that big boy hit YOU in the face with a bat you damn jackwagon.

[@vader97100]

Lmao some time later Sami goes into the business for himself in MLW

[@younglobwedge]

I've always thought Sami is a boring schmuck. I don't understand his cult following.

[@michaelfeltner239]

BEST in the business

[@sadetwizelve]

12:20-12:26 Who the fuck gets USED to watching such a thing?

[@sullyb23511]

People getting upset about Cornette getting upset at Callihan for this spot are idiots. Cornette cares about Edwards. He cares about taking care of his wrestlers.

[@Aokoebor]

okay let me get this straight the chair was supposed to hit the chair and the chair would bend and barely tap Eddie Edwards in the face okay instead the bat was nowhere near the chair Sami couldn't at least realize hey this chair isn't anywhere near Eddie's face and instead move over a couple of steps and hit him in the body or not do anything at all act like he was going to hit him in the face and have lashley run in and I wouldn't have fired Sami Callahan I would have however suspended him for at least the next two shows and not air the incident but that's me I'm not impact

[@BrandonMobley614]

11:55 🤣🤣🤣

[@billylarrow9442]

Someone needs to teach them. Why not you Jim.

[@BabyCee713]

Gotdamn Jim Cornette is the GOAT

[@GraveMemories]

I think its out of this world that corny would work with necro butcher I seen his upload about him praising necro, but its still so unbelievable that corny, an old school guy, would work with the legend called necro butcher himself I hope necro is doing well, here in 2024. Love you dylan

[@BSultimate]

Is TNA (or whatever the fuck it's called) still going? That's more surprising then the baseball bat

[@BoondockBrony]

was the feud any good I kinda zoned in and out during it?

[@kevingunn1974]

I liked it. But i like most of what Eddie Edwards does

[@RedfishCarolina]

This whole spot was terrible. Edwards was clearly holding the chair because it nearly fell off. Who the hell would do this when laying on their back? Then, you have to wonder what the hell hitting the chair was supposed to do.

[@bennyd345]

Yeah, he sure put some mustard on that swing too. Could've been career ending. Sami was devastated after, he's grown on me since he left NXT. Love seeing him with Ken Shamrock too.

[@alexello1189]

The whole setup falls apart at every angle. The chair doesn’t sit on Eddie’s chest. Sami is trying to hit the chair with the edge of the bat, if his intent was to push the feet of the chair into his ribs and break them that way it could work but he was too far back and not aiming right. But this entire spot is fucking absurd

[@MadYokeOfficial]

Ayy I just noticed tna brought back the better 4 sided ring.

[@NateVHVT]

Oohh troll comment is trolly.

[@Hammerhead547]

"accidents happen" This is true, it's what my old neighbors said about their ner-do-well son.

[@othertalk3313]

It's like when a magician makes something disappear after covering it with the sheet... why don't you just make it disappear without the sheet? Now that would be a trick. The chair is the sheet.

[@The29Dave]

This why WWE shouldn't fire people

[@ahmeddemha6112]

The29Dave ....Ummmm why shouldn't they fire people especially ones who like Sami Callihan asked for his release as he felt the company wasn't using him properly?

[@dustincieslik5397]

Polish a turd it's still a turd Sami is literally a waste of TV time lol

[@imcoop]

I have seen Sami Callahan wrestle plenty times in AAW here in Illinois-he is very talented

[@CreepX]

Cause youre an expert...

[@edbain6495]

Sami callahan?! Who dat?!?

[@Hyperion520]

It was a stupid spot for a chair and he completely missed it. Awful set up and fucking hurt Eddie bad. Don't blame Jim for this rant.

[@danielmontgomery350]

If you hear sami talk about what happen to eddie proves that it was no accident

[@cjaquilino]

This is a classic Cornette rant.

[@shittalkerskywalkertm9430]

Cornette is a National Treasure.

[@sadetwizelve]

Ya see!....Ya see why jim hates that hardcore shit lol

[@kellijones6481]

Sami should’ve been fired as soon as he walked backstage

[@ASCUMBAGWh0re]

Whos here in 2022!!?

[@Dan-z8y]

I have always like hardcore wrestling but jim is right with his point wtf

[@draganmilivojevic7452]

If Cornette wants to enyoy wrestling, he should transition to Puroresu completely, not just NJPW but whole Wrestling Industry over there. Over there Wrestling is Always going to be fantastic

[@LegionOfShrooms]

Hes a freak and not in a good way. Hes gonna end up shot with his attitude.

[@KingBudds]

Corny is the absolute best story teller ever. He paints a picture with how he breaks shit down. Cult of Cornette 4Life.

[@wecoolwecoolbounce5191]

Sami's 5'8"...that's all you need to know

[@matthiasthulman4058]

What?

[@kevinjackson1275]

I saw his match with MVP at HOH and he wasn't very good, MVP was clearly leading the match but NXT still signed him despite the fact he clearly wasn't ready and we all know how that worked out. He then beat Eddie Kingston for the AAW championship which devalued the belt to the point that it will probably never recover, bottom line Callihan is worthless which is why the promotion formerly known as TNA has hired him

[@shanefoy3720]

Sami callahan is awesome cornette lol

[@tritchie6272]

Although I have some major disagreements with Cornette on Religion and politics,I do agree with him on this.On a side note can he actually put together 2 sentences anymore without cursing? If he did I would listen to him more often.

[@thegoldenfool]

Unfortunately that type of limited vocabulary is a common trait amongst Democrat voters.

[@Jock544321]

@@thegoldenfool Cornette is not a democrat. He just hate republicans

[@thegoldenfool]

@@Jock544321 You're an idiot

[@RandalfElVikingo]

He can when he is on a promotion, like in the Hall of Fame.

[@chrisiverson5648]

All this was missing was Rick,Maggie,michone,Daryl, Glenn, Carl,Rosita,Abraham,Sasha,and Aaron.

[@Njbear7453]

Watched the clip before watching this and it was a nasty looking shot, there’s no doubt about it. I don’t know whether it was intentional or not but the bat legit hit his face with full force. So maybe Callahan forgot to pull back or intentionally hit edwards’s face that hard

[@joshk4187]

I always preferred Davy Richards though. His wrestling style always reminded me of old school workers.

[@kaedx3387]

Fond memories of The American Wolves just rushed in.

[@unlimitedkuudere6915]

It lead too one of the best rivalries ever

[@noahlewissmith190]

I saw this on Impact. It was as stupid a move that could of been done. Did they think that skinny chair was going to protect him? It was like swinging a bat at cookie pan. That chair was that thin. Could of permanently injured Eddie Edwards. This was an accident you could see a mile away. Actually I don't actually call it an accident. I remember Stone Cold vs Undertaker in a buried alive match and Stone Cold was to drive a backhoe to bury Undertaker all by himself. Stone Cold refused to do it by himself because he knew too little about backhoes and one wrong move could of crushed Undertaker. That was smart. He knew he had no business doing something he knew nothing about. If only others would learn. By the way the match was a buried alive match at Rock Bottom December 13, 1998.

[@TheEpicFaliGamer]

Why does he try to bring politics into everything when he knows fuck all about it .

[@Hu-WhyteMan]

Typical low information liberal voter. I love his wrestling knowledge and he seems like a relatively cool guy but he knows nothing about politics. I won't speak politics to anyone that can't name the 3 branches of government, what their function is, or why they're important. Or what the ideological difference is between Democrats and Republicans. Jim is one of those people. If he actually knew the ideological differences I guarantee he would realize he's a conservative.

[@champnika2711]

thats why hass and bejamin got suspended like 20timw in roh 2010 hahahhaah

[@NickGilbertkideazy1704]

I love Sami he plays to mind games

[@PaulDoe79]

As usual Jim has to bring politics into it. He is such a liberal lunatic that he can't help himself

[@jabrockobiden9434]

Its his religion

[@thefirstgayexvicepresident225]

Trump humping inbred human excrement bring politics into everything because they have nothing else to entertain them in the trailer park.

[@rocky7895]

I think Cornette might be a democrat lol

[@jabrockobiden9434]

He claims to be but his beliefs say otherwise.

[@SIXTHREEONEFOURTHREENIONEOOSEV]

kooooooooooooool

[@christopheralkire7589]

I'm actually sick of Cornette. Sami is a 16 year pro (13 years at the time of this incident) and no, he is not a death match guy and actually worked for WWE for a time. He can WORK really well actually. And if you watch the footage closely, you can tell this was a total accident and the bat slipped off the chair and into Eddie's face. Also, it's not like Sami booked this segment. I'm pretty sure both guys were working what they were TOLD to do. Cornette is way too critical of certain guys and makes me think he shouldn't even be watching anymore if he hates today's scene as much as he says he does.

[@shawnbaker3245]

Sami Callahan is ok. Hes big in CZW I guess. I'm guessing that it was a work. If not then Callahan should be fired for being sloppy and unsafe.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

It's not, Callihan literally whacked him in the eye, Eddie was lucky to not lose an eye!

[@shawnbaker3245]

XTheVideoGamerGirlX I was certain it wasn't. I was just covering my bases.

[@chad4208]

that is where he's spent his time recently.

[@kaytrout3836]

I believe he books for Czw now

[@haroldfinch8481]

Never happened, wrasslin ain’t fo reelz.

[@jessieb9384]

Go watch the video tell his broken orbital bone and broken nose its not fo reelz what ever that is just because its predetermined don't mean people don't get hurt stupid people have died in the ring from these fake moves

[@tomgriffin5546]

I love callihan

[@Prestigeservices]

Jim Cornette: the "Jim Heard" of Political Commentary

[@davemcvey9966]

Prestige Grounds in a way i will agree I'm 52 it's been 2001 since I've watched wrestling i have the DVD ecw one night stand but that's it

[@menapperdude]

Anyone who thinks this isn't a work smh the damn thing was taped over a month in advance before airing on Impact

[@78bcat]

So one guy being painfully sloppy, doing an already dumb looking spot, then fucking it up and hitting another guy in the head...that's a work? That's what's being criticized, not his sad attempt to be a "real" heel.

[@menapperdude]

78bcat yea after a fucking month and you want to pretend like Sami hasn't apologized to Eddie and they've already cleared up with each other and let's see Jim is a good friend of Eddie's right? Wouldn't be surprised if Jim called him up after hearing of said accident before it aired and they probably talked him into doing some shit to keep Impact buzzing after the thing aired, the way they are acting now like they all hate each other etc.. it's a fucking work dumbass

[@ScumbagJosh93]

its not a work hes had surgery don't listen to this guy.

[@cameron3578]

Even if it was a "work", it's a incredibly stupid one and they could have told the same story with a spot that was alot more simper but could have looked nasty as well.

[@tafua_a]

menapperdude have you seen Eddie's face after the fact? You can't tell me this ended up the way they wanted. And if it did, then fuck them!

[@Scorch1028]

Pro wrestlers are ‘stuntmen’. They perform stunts. Bret Hart’s career was ended by an ‘accidental’ badly placed head kick from Goldberg. Droz’s career was ended from a botched move performed by D’Lo Brown. Joey Mercury’s nose was shattered by a ladder that Jeff Hardy landed on. Perro Aguayo and Owen Hart “died” in the ring. Accidents happen in pro wrestling precisely because of the ‘stunt’ nature of the business. Going forward, I think that ‘soft bats’ should be used, but pro wrestling is dangerous regardless of the stunts performed.

[@ahmeddemha6112]

Scorch1028 Perro Aguayo died during a match Owen died prior to a match. Regardless though this spot was stupid on top of unnecessary and not remotely similar to those things....except probably the Joey Mercury spot.

[@Scorch1028]

Ahmed Demha Re-read what I wrote. I said that both Perro Aguayo and Owen Hart “died in the ring.”

[@ahmeddemha6112]

Scorch1028 Yes you did which was I pointed out that the circumstances of their death were completely different Owen's death had nothing to do with actual wrestling whereas Perro Aguayo's did.

[@Scorch1028]

Ahmed Demha My point is that wrestlers take risks with their bodies in every match. Whether it’s descending from the rafters, taking a particular bump, or doing a stunt involving a baseball bat. Everything they do in the ring is a stunt.

[@ahmeddemha6112]

Scorch1028 True but in this particular instance the risk taken was *completely* unnecessary and just plain stupid.

[@kasandrapurplekitten]

get off my lawn