Jim Cornette on Doing Promos In Front Of Live Crowds In The Territories

From Episode 295 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@dankellogg]

Thanks guys.

[@J.D.1.]

Does anyone have a link to the "thanks guys" scene? I haven't seen it.

[@joaomendes147]

Thanks, guys 🥰

[@PreacherJenkins]

​@@J.D.1. He says it a lot when announcers pitch to whatever dimension he broadcasts his announcements from

[@marvinleong5902]

*Proceed to laugh uncontrollably like Brian Last

[@OmegaRedFan]

Stop propagating dog farts.

[@6ANUR34DT81S]

Lmao that quarter story! Someone threw something at Brock last night and the way he turned around 👀

[@REVIVALFitness]

Tony talks for 30 seconds straight and doesn’t blink, he’s got that good s***, pal.

[@cwalser544]

Public Speaking can go either way. Really good, or really bad. I've played in a band in front of 500 people and remember that it's like being in a ocean. You have to learn how to ride the waves of energy.

[@maitreyas.4902]

I had a public speaking class in college, and I learned if I just relax I will be pretty good with my grade.

[@TheLibermania]

​@@maitreyas.4902 But that's easier said than done. You are right though.

[@maxxdahl6062]

Felt way more real as there were no freaking scripts everywhere.

[@YellowJeep]

Love the territory stories.

[@RockSmith-rl9qr]

NWA Powerr ? I know its charm wore off from how the NWA was booked. But the look feel and what not was perfect imo

[@jamesclick8223]

Thanks for doing these stories about the territories as I don't care for modern wrestling.

[@tracymitchell7494]

Growing up watching Boesch (Houston) on TV, those promos were great with the fans watching.

[@jamesmcv]

11 year old me truly hated Cornette in 83. I probably attended 4 or 5 shows at the Sam Houston Colosseum, including the infamous scaffold match. The way the crowd popped when Def Leppard came on the PA was something else. In 84, I saw the WWF for the time at the Summit (Hogan vs Piper) and it wasn't the same.

[@insupportofjunhado]

Not just CM Punk, Christian makes them hold the microphone too, which is ODD to see a HEEL doing, but that's how far we've come. Some of the old school fans are beyond reachable at this point. "How dare that man shave his legs? Sports entertainment horseshit!" "Why are they using jui jit su, a grappling martial art, in a pro wrestling match? These pussies wouldn't last five minutes in snake pit!" However, most can still enjoy a strong promo and sensible wrestling match.

[@mikejejenich-pb5zx]

Is that the theme song ? From world class from Texas wrestling? For the lawyer

[@cjmassey3206]

every time cody loses we need a rubber chicken.

[@spiritsplice]

Cody is a rubber chicken.

[@CamSTL]

Guys Thanks?

[@dieseltyme]

Oink oink!

[@scottgordon9931]

These are the segments we come for!

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

Thanks guys

[@benespinosa6725]

Lol this artwork is hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dustyhaynes5688]

It used to be better. I always will be a fan and I personally think the internet killed it but it used to be better.

[@quietdignityandgrace]

What ever happened to "Let me tell ya something Mr Announcer Man" ? Never say the interviewer's name, NEVER touch the mic... when did this change? Mean Gene?

[@GregHuffman1987]

The Piggs

[@jenmarkforeverforrest2777]

I know God sent you to help with what God is about to do. God led me to pray for you and your channel. I’m listening and learning. Kim Clement taught that during this upcoming crisis would be opportunity! My family have sacrificed for many years to be prepared. We are more prepared than anyone we know. God prospered me so greatly during the 2008 Great Recession. I know God’s blessings for me and my house will be even greater! During these times it reminds me of a movie quote. “I’m mad as hell and I am not going to take it anymore!”

[@lookitskazzy]

Shilling at 16:00

[@itscarlyj]

You don't watch TV with your back? Maybe that's just me watching AEW.

[@marcelmoreau2733]

If rock and roll express, midnight exoress, or fabulous onea were sex symbols, that is more an indicted of how horrible quality men were at time then that they were actually attractive.

[@fayezfawzi3255]

First! Cornette rocks!

[@rockybalboa1847]

CONGRATULATIONS... for being first you win... SWEET FUCK ALL... had you been 2nd or 3rd you would have won.. NOT A DAMN THING.. please be responsible with your prize and.. GET A FUCKING LIFE

[@BoboMcBooboy]

​@@rockybalboa1847 I mean, I've dunked on these "first" guys occasionally... But my god dude... 😂

[@BoboMcBooboy]

​@@rockybalboa1847 The amount of irony in ending your comment with "GET A FUCKING LIFE" - and the irony in getting *SO* worked up over this, made me laugh pretty fricken hard... 😂🤣

[@kingslayer2999]

Laaazzzy Booking!!!

[@dogred431]

The best thing about Jim as a manager, and this is incredibly rare, but you HATED him. He knew he was w to draw intense heat. I remember as a kid thinking he was some ponce (a UK insult) with a tennis racket, because he was one of those rich people that played tennis 😂 I bet even now, if he went to AEW, even with his own fans, he'd take less than 30 secs to have an entire arena booing him out of the building. Technically, Heenan and Heyman are the greatest managers got longevity and world champions managed (I guess), but neither of them can draw pure heat like Jim. As a kid, I hated him far more than Heenan!

[@richardwolcott5567]

boring. I wish they would use the snake feces promo today.

[@robertrobinson1454]

Solo will take over the bloodline while everyone is focused on the usos. Hes been the good soldier, hes quiet and arguably been made to be stronger than Roman. This would be an epic surprise that he was the verbal kent/usual suspect. The usos are the slight of hand and solo is the actual trick. And the solo reign would be waaay worst. Hes wayyy more ruthless than Roman. Solo would be a calcukated cutthroat head of the table that nobody saw this coming. I think it would shock everyone if the usos matched up against solo and roman and after a long and brutal match and everyone is beat up pretty bad, solo and roman have an opportunity to put away the usos and then Solo takes his moment to spike roman and dethrone him and become the new tribal chief.

[@spiritsplice]

Nobody will remember this in 10 years.

[@marcelmoreau2733]

Not really, Brian, i hated NWA tv. It sucked. Low qualoty, boring long winded incomprehensibke nonsense uttered by people who looked lik they'd be better working as a school hanitor then being shown on tv.

[@RealBryanG]

Studio wrestling does suck. I don't understand why Jim is so fond of it.