Jim Cornette Crockett Interview (FULL INTERVIEW)

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[@mayorhaggar1275]

Jim Cornette is the only reason that I even have a clue about what's going on in wrestling today. The man's a living legend for the wrestling business to the true fans.

[@exspiravit6920]

Same here. I could give a flying shite about wrestling past about 1992 (I grew up on nwa, midsouth, and wwf 80s reruns my uncle taped all of it) when I turned like 10 I lost interest and was training for middle school to get laid LOL.

[@warshipsatin8764]

​@@exspiravit6920 i didnt know getting laid required training lol

[@pooddescrewch8718]

I no longer care about current wrestling ...my give a damn busted when WCW screwed the pooch ...I only watch these videos for nostalgia's sake .

[@LordPeaceFrog]

Amen🤜🤛I've been listening to his podcasts for years. He understands the fundamentals of wrestling better than anyone. I just got a cameo from him too!🤟

[@PhantomOSX]

@@exspiravit6920 Did you succeed in getting laid?

[@jureds2003]

He is by far the best interview in wrestling, dude is a walking book of knowledge. Jim is a treasure .

[@rudyrusso711]

Jim Cornette is as important to Pro Wrestling now more so than ever! Thank God Jim is still JIM!!!

[@toddrichardson8595]

Cornette is a WALKING WRESTLING ENCYCLOPEDIA! I grew up watching this man with the Midnight Express. RIP Bobby..

[@larryholloway844]

Great interviews, only problem is you can't hear the questions being asked.

[@shakeandjake_1]

His passion for pro wrestling is contagious

[@Biffo316]

I'd absolutely love to get in to Jim's archives of all the various memorabilia and scripts and various knick knacks he's kept over the years. Probably every wrestling programme of the last 40 or 50 years. The guy is just so knowledgeable on the territories and it's a joy listening to him talk about days gone by

[@sidneymartin1947]

I wish he would open a museum that the public could come to and see all his collection of wrestling memorabilia.

[@Biffo316]

​@@sidneymartin1947who knows, maybe one day someone will get a hold of some of those aforementioned items and open their own museum. Imagine a pro wrestling ball of fame with a physical location fans can visit with museum aspects to it and have various histories and what not of the territories but also of promotions from Canada and Europe and Japan and Mexico etc.

[@ceeez7828]

Corny is an American treasure....I wish he would come to NY to just talk about wrestling....I'd pay top dollar...

[@warshipsatin8764]

paying someone to pretend to be your friend sounds kind of depressing

[@ceeez7828]

@@warshipsatin8764 nice try...did you at least make your bed?..I'm sorry I bet that's ur momma's job...

[@L_Train]

You'd probably have to come to him or in the Kentucky area

[@ceeez7828]

@@L_Train I know he hates traveling, that's why I said "I wish"

[@bartspringer686]

@@warshipsatin8764 Troll

[@philaman1972]

A priceless interview! As Jim was talking, my memory banks flashed back to all the classic interviews and angles he was involved with in JCP -- from the MX attacking Ricky Morton's throat with the tennis racket to him striking Baby Doll in the stomach again with the racket! You want to talk about heat? Go check out those angles found here!!

[@BrotherTonyshow]

I am so blessed to have been able to see actual pro wrestling

[@billgasior6491]

Historian. Truth teller. This man is extraordinary.

[@matthewbritt8498]

I’m not even a wrestling fan yet I somehow found myself on this video and wow, Jim Cornette is a gem

[@bartspringer686]

You can tell he's trying to keep his cool with this interviewer

[@garyburke3935]

Jim Cornette should be in the WWE Hall of Fame!

[@TheChadTI]

Yes agreed. He should be in there along with m the Midnight Express. (Going in together)

[@arturoalmazan5262]

if the freebirds and Rock n roll express are in the wwe hall of fame then Jim and midnight express should definitely be in there. Beautiful bobby Eaton RIP ; Denis condrey; randy rose and Stan lane hell yes

[@Tcup1982]

Hell yea,how do we get him in there,he deserves to be in there more than most that are in there

[@robzilla730]

I love it when Corny is calm...😅

[@leandar]

Regarding how people perceived wrestling when Crockett was on TBS and Vince on USA, a guy I knew at the time described the NWA as the wrestling you watched when you wanted to see good, serious matches and the WWF was what you watched when you wanted to watch wrestling and have fun with it.

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

I think that's an accurate description.

[@arturoalmazan5262]

Jim is the historian of wrestling In my opinion. he basically knows all about it

[@jebsonloteyro6741]

Yeah! Jim C and Dave Meltzer, 2 of the best wrestling historians. ❤️

[@joekuvorkian]

​@@jebsonloteyro6741 Meltzer while knowledgeable, isn't on Corny's level

[@jebsonloteyro6741]

@@joekuvorkian true.

[@1223steffen]

He have a degree?

[@MiningForPies]

@@jebsonloteyro6741 Meltzer is a hack. 90% of his writings are absolute bollocks.

[@LongBeachCityCAJoe]

Proud to be a card carrying member of the Cult of Cornette!!

[@caseyw1286]

This was overall a good interview. Aside from the obvious fact that you can hardly hear the interviewer, it was still nice to hear Jim talk about all this wrestling history. My only other complaint was that I felt like the interviewer rambled on with a lot of his questions and didn’t let Jim just talk. You can see a lot of times were Jim clearly understands what the interviewer is trying to ask but can’t get a word out because the interviewer keeps trying to add in his own thoughts and opinions instead of just asking a short and simple question and letting Jim answer. Jim is a walking encyclopedia of wrestling knowledge and he is more then capable of telling the history on his own. This is suppose to be Jim’s interview where he is given the opportunity to talk, the interview should just ask short and simple question and let Jim take it from there.

[@loufaulk6812]

Love him or hate him Jim cornette is a true wrestling historian I love listening to him talk about wrestling now more than I do watching it

[@shaungaddy4960]

i never knew the tennis racket guy knew so much about wrestling. I loved the rival between Rocking Roll Express and the Midnight Express. Sweet memories as a kid.

[@sherryirbvin7448]

Good videos

[@johnsawh1867]

Love Jimmy

[@markcafebrown2883]

Love Jim Cornette. He is so good at telling the stories.

[@markl5998]

Ya, I haven't seen this one. And since this is about wrestling from the past, I know he will be in a good mood

[@thekcsugethe_kc_suge7930]

When Greenville Memorial Auditorium shut down in the mid 90s in South Carolina, Ric Flair sponsored one last show there. Diamond Dallas, Flair versus Randy macho Man Savage, and after he beat savage, he thanked the crowd for all the memories and we went crazy. Then Greenville built the Bi-Lo Center/Bon Secours today. Old Greenville Memorial Auditorium on a Monday night was so great!

[@BeeBumper]

Cornette make a real documentary about the history of wrestling

[@mcomiskey7]

Yes.

[@jenruiz7606]

Jim Cornett Is the true GOAT!

[@Kayfabe-226]

This is just 👍 Great

[@jameslonano5659]

I remember watching so many of these shows especially on TBS. Corny touched on something very important. When Georgia Championship Wrestling was replaced by WWF programming in the same time slot it was a shock to say the least even to a 9 year old kid who was probably the target audience. WHat happened to Tommy "Wildfire" RIch and Solie? Nope, it was an utter disaster we all hated WWF with a passion. Horrible gimmicks, characters, 2 minute squash matches. It was like watching a cartoon. Thank god Mid Atlantic took over that spot and we got to experience real wrestling and the NWA in all its glory every single week and then on the pay per views. What a great era in wrestling history- the crown jewel.

[@timfox5337]

Corny is the best! What a mind for the business. It’s easy to see his love for the real business of pro wrestling.

[@JackBarrett7]

When Flair broke in the business, he was 280, and had been living (and training) with Ken Patera, who'd been in training for the Olympics, and he said they'd each drink 3 gallons of milk and eat 3 dozen eggs a day. After the plane crash, he slimmed down, which was prob a good thing bc being a powerhouse he may not have learned to work like he did.

[@JackBarrett7]

@@totallybored5526 Thats the same thing I said just not as simplistic. Is that what you do: Find a true and logical statement online, then reply to it saying the same thing to try to make it look like it was your original idea?

[@AminaAmina-xq4bb]

@@JackBarrett7 I agree, When Flair first started he was just under 300 lbs, he trained with the olympic team including Ken Patera. They ate dozens of eggs a day and gallons of milk he said. Post plane crash he lost weight which probably improved how he worked compared to being a powerhouse. 🤣😂🤣🤣

[@davidstronach3261]

Like Ric Flair said in the rise and fall of WCW documentary if Jim Crockett Jr. did what his dad did and stayed between Baltimore and Chicago Jim Crockett Promotions would still be in business today.

[@brianlogan4243]

Doubtful. Its a nice thought but cable tv was pushing for a national promotion. Without being seen as the top place, it would be an indy because WWF would have taken all the talent.

[@BobbleHead90]

I’ve seen a lot of interviews with wrestlers and people associated with wrestling but Jim Cornette has so much passion for the business and knows so much history.

[@bw4827]

25:07 just listing wrestler names for a minute

[@BrownFootBill]

I would pay top dollar to see him brought into aew as an authority figure and he just shits on everybody on live TV lol

[@JohnJID999]

The interview just being a little closer to the camera wouldve helped so much. Cornette knows how to project of course so he drowns out the interviewer. Can hear cornette clear as day but have to strain to hear the question that is being asked

[@RobVanDelay_WholeFnContest]

Here in Puerto Rico 6 man tag matches are called "Australian tag matches"🤔

[@billyrouse4813]

52:17 Jimmy, not the wisest thing to say. You said it better earlier.

[@endrsgm]

I remember the original vs current midnight express and Paulie mostly because of the white suite cornie had and all that blood.

[@pooddescrewch8718]

Johnny Valentine did not pop The Carolinas by himself . It was his fights with Wahoo McDaniel that broke the tag team territory into a hot singles feuds .

[@myquest666420]

Isn’t that exactly what Jim just said haha

[@patrickperalta59]

I love listening to Jim Cornette and the history of wrestling.

[@campervanhelsing]

Jim is amazing

[@chuckheineman1837]

Veterans Stadium in Philly was a 60,000 seat stadium. I’ve been to Phillies games there where they drew 30k and it looked like nobody was there. I was at the Philly Bash show, 17-20k is a very fair estimate of the crowd that night

[@briangodby8405]

Jim Cornette is the best. He should come out of retirement and get back in the game .. TV needs him

[@jodymicheallee]

TV could not handle him

[@brianlogan4243]

Much like me, Jim hates the current product unlike me is already wealthy and doesn't care to come back.

[@Herestravy420]

Jim is the way about wrestling.. In a way like I am about music.. Kind of crazy!

[@caseyhayden2096]

Corny is the best! He's like a Professional Wrestling encyclopedia. The day he passes on we'll lose a great historian and just a great guy

[@WatchingTrainsGoBy-PassingTime]

My ISP must be throttling my internet... I don't even have to adjust the playback speed to .25x to understand what Cornette is saying.

[@TomNelson80]

Great Corny Content! SUBSCRIBED

[@davidfrederick6003]

Is there a Jim Crockett Jr interview in JCP DVD Discs?

[@brianlogan4243]

only Conrad Thompson one on his network, right before Jim died

[@Dave-rf1zj]

While the buck stopped with Jim Crockett Jr., the accountant definitely should have spoke up before the situation got that far out of hand. However....i also was not there....there's probably more variables to the situation for me to judge.

[@isaacshaver6218]

You can tell jim is talking about something he loves.

[@Battlecatmode]

I'm so glad you didn't edit out Jim's restart shows even the best make mistakes thanks to all involved I enjoy the old stuff especially with corney

[@moffjerjerrod1579]

I watched the scaffold match on WWE/Peacock. Friggin Bubba just stood the and watched Cornette drop and referee Tommy Young's reaction was one of OH MY GOD and he was cringed up against the ropes and knew Cornette just messed his leg up badly.

[@tonyrhoton6613]

This a old interview thats been reposted

[@bullettoothjosh]

No shit Sherlock Shitpipe

[@Genesis817]

Sick

[@MrRadar02]

So why the tennis racket?

[@robintaylor485]

This is old

[@hbkc83]

That's ok

[@showthemnomercy]

I love jim but he don't care But I still love him anyway

[@goaway3717]

Too bad whomever the interviewer was for this video wasn't given a working microphone. I couldn't hear a single question.

[@drdree8396]

Corny on point

[@TJV83]

Misty…boogie woogie man feel gooooood

[@pooddescrewch8718]

I saw Starcade and didn’t like the main event . I was supposed to but the match not next level which was surprising . They pretty much telegraphed that Flair was gonna win with the storyline . Harley Race acting scared of Ric Flair was not believable imo . I had seen them wrestle before and it was better then .

[@mrkipling2201]

If I was ever lucky enough to own, or run, a wrestling promotion/company, I would get JC in straight away. As a booker, writer and anything else he might want to do!! He's forgotten more about the wrestling business than some people actually know.....

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

Cornette is literally always congested

[@atomicboomstick2543]

How much of this is cut off at the end?

[@SextonHardcastle8370]

This has to be the least annoying that JC has ever been. I really enjoyed this. One on one & face to face in a non-wrasslin environment suits him well.

[@glowing0wl858]

Love me some Corny!

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

I mean I'm almost 50 years old and you know Ole Anderson wasn't a real Anderson or Anderson wasn't a real Anderson I mean who the hell is a real Anderson

[@The_Sage_of_Six_Paths]

Before corny went insane with all the wacky political bs

[@user-uh4ip9he3s]

Ron richtie ben alexandear???

[@indieauthorjasonblayne7511]

Seeing Jim naturally smile at his knowledge & memory of the territory days says how special it truly was to generations of fans. I watch & listen to his stories to help me research an upcoming novel of mine planned in the territory days. It's titled, Kingdom Territory.

[@classicwrestlingvault]

he lived a more exciting life than most people on earth, great memories im sure

[@YouCanBeGoatedtoo]

The man worked in front of thousands.. he deserves to be an out of touch recluse. 😂

[@davidsignorino6382]

I'm such a big fan of Jim's it's a borderline man-crush! Haha, j/k. In all seriousness I am a big fan & have been since I saw him & The Midnights in World Class back in 84/85. I was really surprised to see him in "NY" b/c I never saw him fitting in there, he was more traditional compared to Vince's circus like atmosphere. But I gotta admit, Corny fit in just fine & turned out to manage some of the all-time greats like Yoko, Owen Hart, & The British Bulldog. I never miss an episode of either of his shows.

[@phillysfinest215]

I wonder if he can talk about anything besides wrestling

[@markl5998]

Why would you want him to?

[@pooddescrewch8718]

They ruined the mystique of masked men by allowing so many jobbers to wear hoods . Not only that but in the nineties I saw both Doom and The Grappler unmasked by a single tug on the hood . That killed the idea that those hoods were laced on tightly and were hard to remove . I used to get excited when someone started unlacing a hood . It was a major mcguffin psychology wise .

[@herzkine]

Agree, as kid that joined in the 90s when our saw a hood you knew something cheap is about to happen. It was so engraved in my mind even Owen Hart was totally spreading jobber vibes to me as blue Blazer.

[@pooddescrewch8718]

@@herzkine Once main eventers like The Assassin and Mr Wrestling 2 proudly wore hoods . Its a lost asset now .

[@seanbonella]

seen this already

[@raynizzle143]

Jim knows very little about the Portland territory.

[@tonyrhoton6613]

Jim right about showing money off ive worked 4 myself I have a car that pretty much only gets drove out of town it can paint a picture of them thinking there paying 2 much id like 2 meet cornette I loved 2 hate him growing up watching memphis and midsouth nwa.

[@brianlogan4243]

I have many times, he is one of the very few stars that's approachable and just like he is on this video, A real fan that got to see inside the honeycomb

[@nicktucker3437]

45:37 He says "before the Internet" in so many interviews but the Internet has technically been around since the ARPANET of 1969. Now I agree it didn't get commoditized til ~1990 when dialup started becoming available to the masses instead of just us techies before.

[@user-cr7sx1mf3o]

P

[@toddkurzbard]

I don't believe this is the REAL Jim Cornette. It's not full of obscenities and foul language.

[@devoncutmore]

Corny is great on wrestling and horrible on politics 🙄. He has been a recluse for too long. He is so out of touch with reality 😢

[@darrylmcd2117]

1000% agree....genius at wrestling and it's history....but a fuckn moron with politics

[@ronthompson95]

Jim knows some things, but if you really wanted to know about the history of the territories, Vince Russo is the guy.

[@DarkSideCaster]

Cornette use to be a really good pro wrestling manager and personality. It’s a shame he’s turned into a bitter, hateful, meta-liberal human being. 👎🏼

[@mcomiskey7]

😂😂😂

[@muthafuckawhatchusay]

Um, what about all the profanity?

[@pokeysue8988]

WHEN WAS THIS RECORDED????? PLEASE SOMONE TELL ME

[@derka346]

Jim cornette is awesome to listen to about wrestling but his political views are joke he might have the worst political views out of anyone I will stand to listen to