Jim Cornette on Christine Jarrett

From Episode 189 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@AliSubhi-xs4rn]

I never knew I wanted to listen to Corny rambling about Jeff Jarrett's grandma for half an hour. 100% would do it again.

[@RichardLongsnifferJrIII]

Sure beats watching AEW

[@User-kq7uw]

Better than aew

[@Caun-88]

Jim knows how to make you want to listen, his stories are why I watch these clips

[@davey3884]

That's sad

[@jamirimaj6880]

@@RichardLongsnifferJrIII AEW, RAW, you name it.

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

I love how this started as a "This is why we don't ask your question" segment and turned into a 34 minute clip on one question.

[@manuelper]

Puts into question Mr. Last's ability to pick the best emails.

[@tysontomko]

@@manuelper remember his "no essays!" rant a few months ago but the 45 second Charlie questions were ok?

[@prowrestlingthrowback]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@DeFactoTrialworks]

Brian Last is a fucking goof.

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

@@DeFactoTrialworks Could be much worse. Could be Conrad

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

I never get tired of hearing about the good old days in the wrestling business from Jim cornette.

[@Kas58223]

Agreed just the fact he still remembers how it went it comes across as if it happened yesterday not like years ago

[@JackG79]

I love it... When Brian said "this has been a great podcast so far" Because Jim was rummaging for a book. I was thinking to myself... this has actually been awesome!! Idc if Jim had to sift through 3 boxes of books on air.. Anything to do with the old days and stuff like this is SO INTERESTING!!! So much more entertaining than any modern wrestling program or feature.

[@z2ei]

While I like listening to Corny tee off on bad modern "wrestling", it's the historical stuff I love. It's just so much more interesting than anything put out these days.

[@Kas58223]

Absolutely love when Jim Cornette talks about the territories, bookers and how wrestling was back then and not the way it is now and even the traveling stories are great and talk bout wrestlers that passed and how Jim met them and his experiences from them

[@tonyh1718]

People talk about wrestling today yet theyre pulling 35000 fans to one city a month

[@vlada]

As interesting as Jarrett is, I want to hear more about Nina Bond who we heard helped carry a "dead" body. She must have had plenty of stories with that 'can do' attitude.

[@moonswan7587]

Can do and will do lol

[@pauladams1915]

I just love how Jim tells a story in such detail. I could listen to him all day

[@evolvedcopper2205]

My fav story involving Christine Jarrett lines up with the "Faak Da Comissioner" story

[@Ted_Bell]

Seems like a great lady. Love how she wouldn't let the media disrespect the business.

[@nilelataFBE]

"You are not welcome here..." 😆

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@stfi7566 Schultz got a pop from me doing that. The guy he slapped is a piece of shit. lol

[@SincerelySagacious]

Any time a corny clip is longer than 20 mins you know you're in for a wild ride hahaha

[@420benton2]

Jeff Jarrett's Grandmother came up with the term Slapnuts. I kid you not.

[@MrSeandv1]

Read about that

[@alexthomas5110]

I’m going to start using that one!!

[@maxxdahl6062]

lol that is funny shit.

[@bigglilwayne7050]

She learned the term from the man responsible for her being in the business, her boss Roy Welch.... Who of course was Robert Fuller's grandfather lol....

[@sheep1903]

The guy in the artwork is Shawn Spears in 6 months

[@bizzlea887]

You mean next week after BnG match lol

[@arnavbhagwat4232]

Isn't that Sputnick Monroe?

[@thebristolbruiser]

Shawn Spears would be lucky to draw a fraction of what Monroe did.

[@solefoodbrand1699]

I’ve reached my destination and I don’t want to leave the car.

[@SheltonHull]

Yeah. That will happen.

[@furnitureconsortium]

I would have died laughing if Travis Heckel had drawn Christine Jarrett doing the "grip" on the Kentucky State Athletic Commissioner! lol

[@manuelper]

It's fun to hear Corney rip AEW to shreds but I always prefer the more 'historical' focused segments.

[@vlada]

That's why both shows are different.

[@florida_guy03]

At least it’s not another Charlie from Starkville question. More people know of Charlie than the goofs we see on tv like the goofs in the QT nightmare family or the 50+ Japanese wrestler Moxley will be fighting

[@tysontomko]

Joey Ryan is a celeb of same caliber

[@florida_guy03]

@@tysontomko 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vlada]

@@tysontomko so you're saying Charlie is a perv. Good to know.

[@thomass789]

Conrad already signed Charlie in Starkville to an exclusive Podcast deal. Chattin' with Charlie. It will be all the rage.

[@madamefeast4824]

@@tysontomko I'd put Charlie a level above Joey Ryan. I'd put most people a step above that perv hobbit

[@Natef321]

This was an awesome clip. I love it when Jim goes into wrestling history. It's always great.

[@tonyh1718]

Jim is a amazing historian A day to look at his collection of memorabillia would be simply incredible

[@andrewdutler9249]

I’ve been aware of Jim Cornette since my dad taped a NWA wrestling show for me in 1986 when I was 10 years old in which Jim’s tennis racket became integrally involved in winning the tag team championship for the Midnight Express.

[@jkokubu1984]

Love hearing/learning about southern wrestling. Grew up on AWA up here. Teeny sounded awesome!

[@ericmelton5003]

Mrs Jarrett was a great lady. When I moved fio Nashville in 94 she was still doing the tickets. After I had been to 3 weeks of Saturday night shows at the Nashville fairgrounds, the first seat of ringside row 2 east section where the heels came waking to the ring she had learned my name, and said "Eric , I have that seat open. It can be yours permanently. Let me know any week you will be gone so I could sell for that week. She gave me her phone number and i would call her on Friday to let her know if I wouldn't make it due to traveling with work. She also would let me know during the winter if on a Saturday the snow or ice would cause a show cancellation. One Saturday night and we had several inches on the ground. There were 10 matches scheduled. This would I think been January 1996. Only half maybe 45 percent of the wrestlers made the show. Most everyone worked 3 matches including a battle royal. Christine Jarrett after the opening bell was coming back and forth to the dressing rooms. I think she was relaying info as the show had to be made up on the fly since most guys from the Memphis end like Lawler didn't show due to terrible road conditions. Anyway she was a sweet lady and she is definitely missed.

[@thetoxicwaltzer]

I wish Christine Jarrett had a full length documentary because she was one BAD ASS woman! Also Sputnik Monroe deserves something too since he was one of the first wrestlers to push for more black fans to be able to sit at the front during shows in Memphis thus making other promoters across the nation to do the same.

[@levibradley5098]

Isn't he the one that would tell a promotion if they didn't he wouldn't wrestle that night?

[@billweber40]

I could listen to both of them all day. The old road stories are far more entertaining than anything wrestling companies are producing today

[@kujo62]

Holy shit... she looks exactly like my grandma.

[@spookerredmenace3950]

i think all the grandmas from that era looked the same lol its the glasses and the hair lol

[@prowrestlingthrowback]

LOL

[@useraphex113]

@@spookerredmenace3950 Can confirm. Had a grandma who looked just like the pic only with gray hair, same haircut and glasses.

[@joewalker8037]

Jim...Did you ever have any interaction with The Midnight Express in your career?

[@Astro319]

😄😄😄😄

[@misayrules8995]

Hands Down, my favorite episode!! Thank you so much for the most enjoyable half hour of wrestling history.... It’s one of those episodes that brings you inside of the wrestling when it was truly something special... Only in America!! Big Thank’s Guys!!!

[@insupportofjunhado]

"Where'd you get your hands on those, you no good bastard!' Is there any other business besides professional wrestling where seemingly random guys like Brian Last in seemingly unrelated professions know almost as much or more about the history of the business than the people in it? Comic books maybe? Those collectors get pretty crazy, but that's all I can think of.

[@rickvamos4203]

Jim I love listening to you with all the facts and numbers

[@jgrimes5353]

I have actually been waiting for this

[@lmundiclan]

I just found you today. Christina Jarrett is my sister in law and is not a wrestler but a great lady. I knew her since 1961. Not the same lady!

[@richardpreston7333]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Jim Cornette is one of, if not _the_ greatest oral historian in the USA

[@luckycyanofficial]

The dead guy rib sounds wildly entertaining!!

[@teecakes]

Thank you Tiny Jarrett for giving Corny his disdain for these OUTLAW FLY-BY-NIGHT GARBAGE WRESTLERS her legacy lives on through the Drive-Thru

[@christopherangel6690]

I love these old show recaps. The wrestling business was a licence to print money in those days. I'd love to see some of those Billy Wicks/Sputnik Monroe matches. That was a hot feud in those days.

[@lrlong1285]

If anyone is unsure of just how significant the decline in professional wrestling’s popularity is just remember that while today’s promotions chase ratings, and cozy up to television networks, there was once a time when wrestling was so beloved promoters were turning television and news cameras away because they didn’t need any exposure.

[@jamirimaj6880]

Don't worry guys, apparently even the "GREAT" Stephanie McMahon also had no idea who Jeff's grandma is lol

[@messey12]

Like. There's ribs, and then there's that. Holy shit.

[@ChiraqMac187]

Ticket master and tickettron in Chicago in the 80's you had to order on phone and pick up at Carson Pierre Scott Jc Penny, Montgomery Wards! Always at the mall somewhere in Chicago! Lot different Nowadays!

[@AJ-xv7oh]

These are his best stories when he talks about the old days.

[@veegob5287]

“Where’d my dadgum books go?” 😂 So Southern, I love it.

[@MilMaska]

"It could happen to me" - Jim Cornette

[@The765Das]

for what it’s worth, i didn’t really know about Jim until a few years ago, but better late than never..

[@saintlynnie4037]

I remember him vaguely from when I was a little kid but I really started finding out about him a year ago thanks to my oldest brother always watching the clips on KZbin, like 24/7. I almost can't go to sleep at night without listening to Corny.

[@royalty843]

I knew about Cornette when he first came on WWE/F with the 🎾🎾 I was like 5 or 6 seein him on TV

[@KayFabe87]

I highly recommend going down the rabbit hole of videos of Jim and the Midnight Express from the mid 1980's Jim Crockett NWA era. Cornette's promos and running commentary on the Midnight Express' matches on TBS. were hilarious. He needed no 'scripting' at all. Just a basic premise and he was "off to the races" with his promos. Never a pause or at a loss for words. Great stuff.

[@arnavbhagwat4232]

And here. I was born in 02 and started watching wrestling in 08. I vaguely remember seeing Jim on TNA as a kid, but I really got into the podcasts after watching Dark Side of The Ring

[@maxxdahl6062]

I remember him from the crockett days I hated him as a kid. As an adult I love the guy. lol

[@rondorthecruel124]

Am I insane after all this time for imagining Christine Jarrett with bleached blonde hair???

[@aretnap3653]

15:27... I Smell a Bit of Jealousy There. 😜

[@earlostrohs3543]

I just want my Gordon Solie rasslin, pal. Edit: Nothing good ever comes from Jack Pfefer.

[@antwill6939]

These are my favorite episodes. I love oils school history

[@johnkelsiemcnair7787]

That drawing of Sputnik Monroe is perfect!!!

[@kingkold]

Great episode

[@jamesdriskill5784]

Sputnik Monroe was Terry Funks 1st match in about 1965 i think. And upon hearing that Sputnik got in a fight at the fair just reminds me how great wrestling was before the curtain was pulled back.

[@mazzb305]

This is the best wrestling podcast, BAR NONE!!

[@benjaminkeith1417]

This: was so much more interesting then I thought...idk how I’d not heard much of her til now.

[@stevebragg4256]

This is my favorite type of Corny podcast material

[@megsley]

this was an absolutely fascinating listen - would definitely love to learn more about women working on the promoting/business side of pro wrestling back in the day.

[@jackc1186]

Long live the cult of Cornette

[@chrisblester37]

I did not know this full story iv heard Gerry's version but more about him did not know mummy held his hand so much

[@YogsenForfoth]

Is there very much known about Jerry Jarrett’s father? I know that Jerry’s parents divorced when he was quite young, but I was just wondering what happened to his dad after they divorced.

[@fhb3]

How many Christine Jarrett stories HASN'T Jim Cornette told? Or more appropriately, how many classic stories DIDN'T involve Christine Jarrett? The Iron Sheik "FAHK DA COMMISSIONAH!!!" story (featuring "The Grip") comes to mind.

[@furnitureconsortium]

That Iron Sheik story never gets old xD haha!

[@jimmykewley8386]

Absolute top tier segment

[@takerdust]

The dead body disposal rib was insane.

[@crissaxx7562]

i lov all the old topics , jim s the encyclopedia of pro wrestlin

[@stevewarren4813]

Daddy said, "Don't throw pop bottles."

[@scotishfling1002]

That guy on young rock is a good impression of andre the giant reminds me of the real andre especially the voice

[@47Str8]

When Jim says 'Spot Show' is that the same as a house show (no TV)?

[@Andysnyc]

Yeah. A spot show was a house show in between territories / TV markets

[@maxxdahl6062]

Yep.

[@chrispease3385]

Anyone interested $1500 in 1959 is worth $13,653.45 in 2021

[@jeffreylenoir1513]

Squeeze a penny until the buffalo farted. Classic

[@JMFSpike]

A nickle, not a penny. Nickle's used to have a buffalo on them prior to 1939, then we apparently decided that we didn't want to be reminded that the Native's were here first.

[@jordan_8329]

@@JMFSpike that and also the fact there was once a massive buffalo population in what is now the continental U.S.

[@JMFSpike]

​@@jordan_8329 Yeah, it's pretty sad. I don't really want to go any farther into this stuff here though, only because this is obviously not the place for it.

[@ButWhatIfItIs]

29:50 onwards I wish promoters, wrestlers and more fans would defend wrestling like this rather than sneer at and mock it openly on their own television shows.

[@sugartbube]

We need to hear the story about the "dead" guy

[@corymoore2927]

I love Christine Jarrett , and I don't even know her .

[@john_blues]

Christine Jarrett's hatred of outlaw mud shows rubbed off on Jim. 🤣

[@defaultusername123]

*All this talk about amazing, trailblazing people in the wrestling industry.* *Christine Jarrett doesn’t get enough credit imo.* *A true American businesswoman*

[@colonelrobertsjr.7882]

I'd rather be hit with the guitar than feel the grip!!

[@davidcook3116]

Sounds like a pretty amazing lady.

[@erroljacobs3495]

I like this next week the rock grand mother

[@sprthrwwychnnl73]

If you would like a quote directly from Jim Cornette’s soul, please skip to 26:21

[@eranben-shlomo9856]

I am waiting for someone ask Cornette if you are the booker and you have Marvel and DC heroes and villains as your roster what card you will book.

[@kanekanekaneable]

Pretty sure he has in a basic way

[@s.m.whiteII]

Gary Hart had a different Jerry Jarret genealogy in his book. Bet Cornette wouldn’t touch that topic with a 10 foot pole!!!!

[@furnitureconsortium]

it's pretty widely known that Gary Hart's book was crammed with a ton of stories that either were gussied up in Hart's favor or complete fabrications. And this is coming from a fan of Gary Hart! Dude was one of the greatest managers and bookers alive, just so happened that he's also one of the greatest storytellers as well, with the emphasis on "story", lol.

[@s.m.whiteII]

Sure 👍😜

[@SUPERKID515]

Woo

[@SUPERKID515]

@b shame lol

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@SUPERKID515 Mean Wooooooooo Gene!

[@leaespejo9776]

Howdy friends 👋

[@kingkold]

Howdy

[@Estolcles]

Also: "Women with power in the business".... No Lia Maivia?

[@takerdust]

he mentioned her

[@Estolcles]

@@takerdust oh, musta missed him mention her

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@Estolcles He has many times. And that she was one of THE most powerful women in wrestling.

[@furnitureconsortium]

as was mentioned....yes, Cornette mentioned her. The timeline of powerful Women promoters starts with Eileen Eaton (owner of the original NWA Hollywood promotion) or simply, the Los Angeles promotion of the 1960's through to the early 1980's. Eaton also owned the Olympic Auditorium for a time during this era. She's also the Mother of Mike LeBell (NWA promoter) and Gene LeBell (territory policeman, judo legend, stuntman, and overall badass). Christine Jarrett, Ann Gunkel, and Lia Maivia are also on this list

[@romanowski3164]

Could AEW draw 5,000 people in memphis today? I think so. 10,000 people IDK

[@ericgilbert56]

Wait... Dump who's body in what dumpster? We skip this story for 30mins of Christine Jarrett.

[@MaxxCoyote]

Sam Bass. It's a prank

[@disciple2742]

Brian does ignore some of the best questions

[@Estolcles]

Corny has never really gone in-depth about "Teeny" before as a single subject on her own. (She always comes up as parts of stories.) This is the clip I've been waiting on for a while, because I've for a very long time wanted to hear Corny talk exclusively about Christine Jarrett because she always, in stories, comes across as insanely interesting. Stories about her is one of the big things I'm looking forward to with Jeff Jarrett's new podcast.

[@furnitureconsortium]

Jeff's got a podcast coming out? awesome! I'll be on the lookout for some of those stories! oh, by the way...it's "teeny" or "teenie" dependent on your spelling, lol Tinnie is what a blown speaker usually sounds like

[@Estolcles]

@@furnitureconsortium fixed.

[@jmc7504]

cornys mom & jarrett were friends

[@ryansinclair193]

No views, 2 likes, and 1 comment. Makes sense.

[@bryskyline]

What about the sheiks wife and big time wrestling

[@s.m.whiteII]

I’m not trying to be mean but that could easily pass as Nick Gulas in drag in that cage🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bigglilwayne7050]

I think it's safe to say that Roy Welch and his son Buddy Fuller went family style on Mrs Jarrett many times

[@LeeShields11]

They berate Conrad and his network of Podcasts, yet advertise the same products they do? I don't get it? 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@chrisblester37]

Jimmy was Christians toy boy and gave him his break in to more than the business