Dutch Mantell Fires Jim Cornette Over Rookie Mistake

[@RatedRWW]

Here after Jim talked about it on the Drive-Thru

[@Powergenetic]

Same here lol. Saw it a few years ago for the first time when JC talked about it but it's a great segment that holds up very well. I do think that a lot of promos from that era of wrestling can come across as hit and miss. Tends to devolve into a lot of "lemme tell ya something" and talking over eachother but Jim really was a class above when it came to promos and making himself genuinely hateable. Even at this early stage of his career he's a detestable character lol.

[@sergiodonjuan4091]

Same😂

[@mariogallego5513]

same. Luckily someone put the link to this in the comments over there.

[@StephaniePrice]

Yep. Same. 😂

[@42069LT]

Same

[@MegaSammy70]

Nobody in wrestling could throw a temper tantrum like Jim Cornette.

[@FloydCamel1990]

Piper could.

[@tritchie6272]

I strongly suspect that's basically Cornettes real Personality on display. Either that or that was his job for so long that he just became that way in a real way as well as work.

[@GamerMastodon]

@Mordechai Wallace sounds like you've been hacked

[@SoleEpiphany]

@@tritchie6272 it’s real, any man that gets off on watching another man rail his wife, is quite the little insecure runt 🤣

[@TheRustedShackleford]

Lol still cant

[@MrSigmaNoir]

"Jimmy,you don't smoke or chew tobacca do ya?" **takes a pull off his cigarette**🤣😂🤣

[@raleighwelborn1136]

Great angle, great times!! The golden era of professional wrestling to me. Pure, true, genuine, old fashioned, traditional championship wrestling. Grew up watching Memphis wrestling religiously every week with my grandparents & family. These are some of my very first, & favorite memories of my life. Thank you for the matches. Thank you for the magic. Thank you for the memories!! Also rest easy, Scott Bowden, Mr. Kentucky Fried Wrestling. YOU are so very, VERY missed, sir. Thank you as well for all & everything you did. Long live your memory & spirit. Long live the memory & spirit of Memphis Wrestling!!!! 💙🏆🤼👑

[@RealArtfulDodger]

Well said sir.

[@raleighwelborn1136]

@@RealArtfulDodger Thank You! I'm passionate about Memphis wrestling, love it! 💙

[@iscariot666]

😂 “Uhh…I watch Richard Simmons in the morning…when I get a chance.” 😂

[@greedyd5524]

So Corny rocked the Captain's hat before the racket

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Corny looks like he had a job at the gift shop on the Love Boat...

[@willr6173]

😂😂😂

[@pulln100]

Nearly looks like Dutch is wearing shirt with all that fur lol

[@idol_stomper]

If he ever wrested George Steel they'd stick together like velcro

[@ConcernedCitizen5514]

Is really that hairy or is that some type of gimmick? LOL

[@raidernation7427]

I was kinda waiting for Dutch and Jerry to get stuck like Velcro. Lol

[@MrChristopherHaas]

How could 11 people not like this video. It delivers as promised. THANK YOU

[@douglascolby2908]

just think...they don't even show the dislikes anymore.

[@robbybrandenburg8124]

Even way back then Jimmy Cornette had it. That was classic.

[@MoneGetsIt]

I don't think most understand how dark the very end was when the guy told Jimmy to take some Tylenol.

[@timburr4453]

lol that is probably way over the head of younger fans...but that's an attitude era insult

[@fintanoclery2698]

Great channel, as a kid grow growing up in Canada I never had access to to any of these broadcasts back in the day (just wrestling magazines) but after listening to Cornettes podcasts it's nice to actually watch them.

[@KentuckyFriedRasslin]

Are they what you expected? Or were thinking sillier, crazier stuff with a lot of blood and gimmick matches and nothing else? Seems a lot of folks had misconceptions about Memphis until they actually watched it. Curious to get your take. Thanks for stopping by.

[@fintanoclery2698]

Kentucky Fried Rasslin No, I really wasn't sure what to expect but it's better quality wrestling than what was televised up here. We had Maple Leaf Wrestling (NWA affiliated til 84 then WWF) from Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto televised house shows from Hamilton and Brantford, and for a while a Buffalo station was televising AWA broadcasts. I read the magazines religiously and rented NWA and Japan tapes when they were available so it's real nice to finally see a lot these guys in action on their home turf.

[@angeloingrande1050]

The Sheepherders piling on at the end was a nice touch. Heel on heel put down!

[@dagdogg]

One of the rare times Memphis fans cheered the Sheepherders.

[@StraightUpMetalDetecting]

WOW....my 2 favorite Wrestling Podcasters in the same ring. Cornette and Dutch!! Yesssss I heard Jim and Dutch both talk about this match. Thanx for uploading.

[@oveidasinclair982]

Jimmy is a great entertainer, this must have been when Jimmy put the camera down and put his mind to work, he's one of the greatest managers of all time.

[@rondellschuyler7074]

Dutch Mantell currently has a gofundme account. He is in bad health and his medical bills have him in financial difficulty. Prayers for.Dutch Mantell.

[@SteveHolsten]

I remember that Sat morning well. I laughed my ass off.

[@paulcoy9060]

wow, Corny could really sell the tantrum.

[@everettburton2048]

Me an My dad watch every sat morning both of us were dutch mantel fan's. Dam good memories

[@stephencatchdudeknight4623]

I just finished watching Jim interviewing Dutch on an shoot, lol

[@ERIC-bt1qn]

3 unique wrestling legends. Good stuff

[@sandmantn77]

5 counting Lance and Jerry Calhoun.

[@gregp103]

Cornette, Mantell, and Butch.

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

Jim cornette was a top tier talent from day 1 in professional wrestling. That is extremely rare for someone to be that good as a rookie.

[@thejongshow8821]

Damn I never watched the old stuff but damn that was more entertaining than WWE now lol

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Where’s Tenille?

[@Donathon-qx8kq]

I sure do miss the days when wrestling was like that

[@rickpowers3677]

Jim Cornette's voice sounds like Richie Cunningham.

[@jrsmith1998]

Hold the damn phone.... Is this Zeb???

[@austinfrazier7325]

It is

[@andymassingham]

Tylenol joke was super edgy at the time! People died and it’s the reason there is protective seals on all pill bottles today.

[@TheLarryburns84]

the person who did that has never been caught. I feel they may be either getting older if not dead by now. one of the scariest things ever, glad that was a bit before my time

[@robertcornelius3514]

Much more real than a Jake/Tyson fight.

[@mack_mcmillan]

Late bloomer that Corny... The voice cracking was hilarious.

[@PlatinumRoseLady]

Jim's voice got any higher every dog in the neighborhood would've been hospitalized with migraines.

[@don8244]

I remember as a teen when Dutch Mantell first signed with WWE. Marks got excited about it, but I was like, "Who?" Then I go back to watch old videos like this and study more wrestling history and I'm like... damn this guy was ahead of his time on the mic. Now I see why marks/IWC loved his signing, they knew his skills for this business

[@leoborganelli]

Pure gold! Memphis wrestling back in the early to mid 80s would hold up against any other wrestling promioton hands down!

[@aaronsasson5148]

Get well soon, Dutch ❤

[@wanderer0013]

dutch was something else too, back in the day...

[@MegaSammy70]

To think years later Dutch would go on to work for Jim Cornette in real life in Cornette's Smokey Mountain Wrestling promotiom.

[@ConcernedCitizen5514]

Was the suggestion that Cornette take Tylenol a reference to the 1982 Tylenol murders where several people died after taking Tylenol laced with cyanide?

[@nathueil1]

Im thinking so! I remember that!

[@ifgwelf]

Good eye

[@GodLovesYou828]

Yes 100%

[@davidjarkeld2333]

That temper tantrum and Cornette has the balls to call out some current wrestlers about over acting lol

[@celebrategout1008]

seethe

[@CreightonRabs]

I thought, at first, this was an "ironman" match with the announcement at the 15 minute mark that there were 45 minutes left. It didn't occur to me that it was a 60 minute time limit.

[@JRWeezy84]

Lol dutch is a wolfman prove me wrong... 😂😂😂

[@iBASHd]

Lawler and Jeff Jarrett... best punches in the business.

[@adrianocollinzo5712]

Kanes got a hell of a right hand

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

imo Four absolute aces...Lawler, Mantell, Cornette, & Russell...great stuff! imo

[@DonaldAdams-p1g]

Miss watching highlights with Lawler in them this was the shit when I was growing up.

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Dutch had the best sweater in all the territories

[@YogsenForfoth]

Still a rookie as a manager, yet he’s got the presence of a seasoned veteran. 😂

[@nickarellano9487]

Young ass Jim Cornett 😂😆

[@davidwilliamson5911]

Thanks for posting this.

[@pureimpact4658]

This is pure classic gold. Cornette truly is the greatest manager I’ve ever seen.

[@sniperjay0916]

Dutch would've been perfect for WCW!

[@stephencatchdudeknight4623]

By the way did he find Stan yet? WCW dropped the baseball.

[@Bat-manwholaughs]

Great promo

[@christhornycroft3686]

This is a clinic in psychology

[@jonsmith1462]

Dutch kinda looks like Patty from the Gimlin Patterson film.

[@thegospelaccordingtoeljefe5520]

That squeaky voice, my god!

[@denniscook512]

IMO Dutch Mantell deserves as much recognition for being a great part of Memphis rasslin as Lawler or Dundee

[@dmenace4life]

Take some Tylenol especially since this took place during the tampering.

[@travelreview5962]

Gotta be honest i enjoyed that more than any NWA/Bill Watts/WCW wrestling I've ever seen lol, that was a good angle and the fight wasn't bad either!

[@travisneighbors3691]

Damn Dutch can work in a wool fuckin sweater

[@ericdale4641]

I'd like to think had Dutch been a little more understanding about what happened and not torn up that picture, that the career of Jim would have been very different.

[@randalllofland6414]

Dutch Mantell has quite a thick pelt of back hair.

[@Spoeism]

And Cornette insults the young guys today lol

[@duckmangooo7376]

The good ole days when wrestling was wrestling.

[@testodude]

Why did Dutch wrestle in a bear suit?

[@_________________7899]

Lawler skips leg day

[@MrChristopherHaas]

First time I saw Cornette from my Wisconsin home was WCCW with Express. He was cocky and established. I was sold from day 1. Didn’t know until (THANK GOD FOR) You Tube) where his origins were. To me, videos like this are oh sooooo good, like watching a Star Wars prequel.

[@vikingdemonpr]

Corny brought me here #DriveThru367

[@brandonb9468]

Looks like fire Marshall bill

[@brunoaponte928]

Is that hair 👀😳 on the back of this guy.

[@thedraftinggodhasreturn7312]

There were so much women in the crowd back then!

[@michaeltaylor8835]

No WWE actor could go for an hour now

[@batonrougetombo]

Dutch can throw a dog gone good right too

[@vikingdemonpr]

Its difficult to see Dutch as a babyface.😅

[@Azazel2024]

I remember seeing this as a kid and thinking " yeah you probably can't say that "

[@garythatcher90]

Get well, Dutch.

[@dtogo4286]

Dutch could work and Cornette is so unlikable. I miss this wrestling.

[@Daniel-hn7nd]

Absolutely fabulous

[@anthonyfreiier5348]

Why is Dutch Mantell wearing a mohair sweater? Was it cold that night?

[@blankwavemessiah]

SO FUCKIN GOOD lol... SLIPPIN JIMMY

[@scottjtube]

I watch Richard Simmons 😂😂😂

[@bryanzimmermann4372]

Even Jonathan Boyd and Luke gave him the old heave ho off the set. How humiliating for Cornette 😅. Well time would tell later as Cornette would take his schtick all the way to the bank lol.

[@alanunseld4942]

i remember this poor corny

[@altfactor]

Where's the concrete filled tennis racquet?

[@austinfrazier7325]

That came later. This is when he first started

[@halwarner3326]

Old school

[@Mr.Deko86]

Lawler was down for a count of 16.

[@quadraticresidue]

This is very good TV.

[@jovix6588]

Jimmy Cornette is gaeeeeeeee for liking Richard Simmons 😅

[@billchestnut6519]

LOVEEEEE THE CAP!!

[@richardmcdowell9475]

Public Television? lol

[@marcusmoore3598]

“You don’t snort coke like them NFL players right?” Ok snitch it was the 80s

[@TheLarryburns84]

Dutch also referenced the Tylenol murders near Chicago that were still *very* fresh in most people's minds at this time- it's the reason we have protective seals on so many household items.. but you could say damn near anything on a wrestling show then, as compared to it now

[@nashburnette7247]

@@TheLarryburns84 ..... Wrong ...... Watch it again. That was Jonathan Boyd of The Sheepherders that made the Tylenol remark, not Dutch.

[@dnx112]

@@nashburnette7247 Marcus is right, go back to what you do good nash blowing guys in rest stops.

[@nashburnette7247]

@@dnx112 ....... Oh good, two little pussies have found each other. That's so sweet ..... (( LOL ))

[@plainbrownwrapper]

Calhoun screwed the dirty Dutchman😂❤!

[@alanunseld4942]

Ahhh ha I remember that

[@jeffreygunn3150]

Love Corny’s whine after Dutch sh*t-canned him. 😅

[@MrDoneboy]

"Young" Jimmy Cornette

[@leicesterblackthorne9699]

Today's wrestling needs Corny and Dutch writing wrestling again.

[@brandonb9468]

That one wrestler is wearing sweater.

[@timburr4453]

Lawler was one of the hairiest guys in wrestling you dont even notice with Dutch in the ring

[@lobolonewolf8824]

Damn is Dutch wearing a fur coat ?

[@mheaton420]

Lol i love this stuff

[@shawnhensley4884]

Like 420, sweet.

[@stephencatchdudeknight4623]

And Cornette hates comedy

[@NukeCaulfield]

He hates bad comedy that exposes the business.

[@Joepacalypse1107]

Lawler threw the worst looking punches.

[@dnx112]

Dirtbag dutch was so overrated. He was maybe 5'6" and they made him out like he was some super strong crusher. It was so unbelievable. I think dutch had a hand in the great Bruiser Brody's death. Jealous of Brody because Brody was far better than midget dutch.

[@nashburnette7247]

I'd like to see Dutch sue your stupid ass for every single thing you have for making such an outrageous and unfounded accusation ... Dutch was present that night, but nobody has ever said anything that suggested he was involved in Brody's death. DN X, you're a liar and you're a braindead, clueless idiot.

[@dnx112]

@@nashburnette7247 Just because you suck Dutch's lil dik doesn't mean that he wasn't the look out and has been accused of being a look out in Brodys death for years. Lil dik fools like nash suk dik!

[@nashburnette7247]

@@dnx112 ....... You can stop proving what a stupid little pussie you are. We all clearly see it. 😂🤣

[@dnx112]

@@nashburnette7247 Coming from a cnt like yourself it doesn't mean sht

[@nashburnette7247]

@@dnx112 .... Keep it up, pussie boy. 🤣