Jim Cornette on Maki Itoh & Joshi Fans

[@AgentZombieMan]

I am so excited at the prospect of Jim’s next long-term rival being a foul-mouthed 110lbs Japanese lady

[@LordBilliam]

Considering that the only thing he really does with his old man complaining act is help wrestlers get over, I goddamn hope so.

[@InaudibleSlinky]

@@LordBilliam Does that actually work?

[@realrakhi]

Their Twitter scrim is hilarious

[@NavidErde]

We will see on monday in the aew women jpn tournament special show.

[@mrbadguysan]

@@LordBilliam Nobody new is going to watch AEW as a result of this, AEW's audience hasn't grown much past the 750,000 nerds who currently watch it. The only thing will happen is that Jim's audience will have good laugh over the whole thing.

[@wodencafe]

"I am the god of love and piss" "Not in AEW because Jake Roberts is on the roster" LMFAO

[@kingkold]

Lol 😆

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

What is the reference? I laughed because _LOL, Jake Roberts does drugs_ but I don’t know the backstory.

[@wodencafe]

@@Mister_Phafanapolis Corny has talked about it on a couple of episodes, listen to some that focus on Jake, but it is pretty well known that he used to drink his own piss.

[@welowee7610]

@Woden cafe Oh jesus, really?? Thats disgusting 🤢

[@lautheimpaler4686]

@@welowee7610 actually that's a thing which a few famous people do.

[@jamesdemichele3649]

Jim and Maki need to settle this feud in the ring.

[@jamaalmoses8821]

A scaffold match.

[@averyl6372]

Loser drinks piss match, for the Tokyo princess joshi cup championship

[@SAM-ru4vx]

@@averyl6372 if they are going by cliche anime rules than luther would be the old man obsessed with girls panties.

[@johnkolko5199]

@@SAM-ru4vx They need to resurrect Klondike Bill

[@SAM-ru4vx]

@@johnkolko5199 fight pit on nxt is a suitable replacement

[@nygblue24]

When Jim was reading the Wikipedia page for Maki Itoh and Brian not caring at all, all I could think of was that old SNL skit with Chris Farley reading the Zagat reviews and Adam Sandler wanting to die.

[@socalkylex]

Never have I had a bigger “take all my money” moment than imagining Corny managing joshi. Like seriously, take all my money please

[@negritotenfold]

Lol

[@gqn2]

Maki Itoh already uses “Thank you, fuck you.” All she needs is Jim Cornette to say “Bye.”

[@A_real_Ha_So]

I'd pay a dollar to see Cornette do the arm spin while managing Yuka Sakazaki and Shoko Nakajima

[@pierrelemagnifique205]

Itoh is Cornettes illegitimate daughter lmao

[@DarkNorthEmperor]

I'd have never imagined Jim one day talking about "idols" on the show. 😂

[@sarthakrawat7748]

We need to show him some hentai shit

[@Hellwolf36]

Lets not.

[@WolfBetter]

@@sarthakrawat7748 yes please. let's send it to him via mail.

[@sarthakrawat7748]

@@WolfBetter which one there are many great ones

[@WolfBetter]

@@sarthakrawat7748I'm fairly sure Bible Black has an hentai OAV.

[@MaehiyaSOLDIER]

5:33 ALL THE INSTAGRAM FANPAGES FOR THE FEMALE TALENT ON WWE...particularly Alexa's fans.

[@TheLibermania]

yep

[@olvacron22]

and sasha banks

[@Hellwolf36]

Or Mandy Rose. You would be surprised how many generals on /pw/ there are for Bliss, Banks, Rose, Asuka and various other joshis.

[@MaehiyaSOLDIER]

It's really cringe. Other week I saw a post where they edited a picture of Sasha and AJ Lee to make it seem they were facetiming. Recently saw one where Eddie and Sasha were together in a photo.

[@andrebryant5081]

@@MaehiyaSOLDIER If the wrestlers doesn't have a alot of fan pages on IG or Twitter then you will know if they're over or not.

[@dennistrusty4777]

I tell you I give her this she is weird af but she runs with it and knows her strange character.

[@BeyondDaX]

Well Jim sort of respected her for that at least.

[@wloffblizz]

I'll be honest, these days I'm so desperate for anything that isn't completely bullshit, I'm just happy that she completely commits to her gimmick and fully lives it. At least she doesn't give an interview saying "yeah wrestling's fake and I'm fake by the way" the next day. Hell, the whole "crazy pop idol dropout" gimmick isn't even much goofier than all the American comic book gimmicks WWE has thrown us over the decades. Never seen her wrestle though, so she could easily be the shits in the ring. And OBVIOUSLY her gimmick has no chance in hell of drawing a single pair of eyeballs in America, where no one except anime nerds even have the slightest idea what a "Japanese pop idol" is.

[@MegaDaffy]

@@wloffblizz Well then you're going to learn something if she wins & faces the American side in the Finals for a title shot!

[@djpaul8705]

She knows her audience. Not a pretty audience, but she knows them well. Credit to her for using these "adults" to make a buck off of them. I would never want to spend a minute with these fans, but Maki Itoh is being smart.

[@SoupBoi96]

@@wloffblizz I mean... Asuka, Shida, Riho, Kairi, and Shirai, are all mega over in the states. and their gimmicks are essentially the same as most Joshi. ESPECIALLY pre-heel Io and Kairi. Asuka and Shida are just more hardcore versions of Joshi gimmicks. Yuka, for as little exposure from being on AEW as she has gotten in like the last year or so, is somewhat popular just from the fact that she's been teaming with Riho or in matches involving Hikaru.

[@TeefrmGA]

When I was in Japan, Anime, crazy ass game shows and Anerican pop culture was popular. So I can believe it.

[@thewhitewingedeagle6330]

At least she has taken the interest of Jim. Any publicity either good or bad, is publicity. Due to her reply on Twitter, Jim has used 20 minutes talking about an unknown wrestler (unless you’re a Joshi fan) and compelled him to read out her Wikipedia page on his own podcast. She really is the god of love and piss😂

[@Hellwolf36]

True, but the aftermath is also a factor. Since I don't have twitter or any desire to get into joshi, I am not going to bother. I have seen enough of their fans on /pw/ as it is.

[@thewhitewingedeagle6330]

@@Hellwolf36 I don’t do Twitter either. I’d rather not.

[@kingkold]

Nice of jim to give her props on come back.

[@jasonjimerson7046]

When it comes to her Twitter game, Maki Itoh plays for keeps!

[@loonanite]

Jim is describing simps without probably knowing the term. I will always appreciate how he keeps it 100

[@Ratmann8436]

When Schiavone was running down the women's tournament lineup all I could think about was Jim's reaction.

[@Hellwolf36]

Same.

[@NickPoeschek]

I hope Vince McMahon doesn’t hear about the joshi wrestlers having to sell their own tickets, otherwise he’ll be all over that business model.

[@chiefdaley2421]

Lol

[@Hellwolf36]

Look what he did to the 1 he has

[@truipevo8814]

Independent contractor revolution

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Come on its not like they will sell tickets again lol

[@matthewpokorny4777]

She earns a lot of points in my book for that response to jim 😂😂😂

[@NavidErde]

The book of "cool guys"?

[@matthewpokorny4777]

Awe you think im cool? 😎 The book of "people who can appreciate a quick wit" is more like it.

[@DannBlueEyes]

What did she say

[@matthewpokorny4777]

@@DannBlueEyes 3:00

[@jamirimaj6880]

Jericho should learn from her how to deal with negativities

[@bloodeagle6458]

A negative+a negative=nothing

[@leelohaskin7941]

Especially how when he responds to them or detractors, his ass is too old not to know better

[@franklinwilson3783]

Corny is still traumatized from the Wing Kanemura arm juice caper from back in the Smoky Mountain days

[@Crawler778]

Somebody compared Maki Itoh to Spider-Man (in terms of being a relatable character for her fans). If that's the case you don't have to be a genius to figure out who is J. Jonah Jameson.

[@mazzb305]

Maki Itoh, not to be confused with the Great Machiatto.

[@Masada1911]

Corny got out heeled by a Japanese girl lol

[@DayFul]

Ratio'd.

[@ChrisManley1994]

He really didn't though. This girls nothing but a joke.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

No

[@nevermindgaming6848]

@@bleeding4721 Nah he's not a creep

[@KeroZ25Z]

@@ChrisManley1994 gotta love when the other listeners overreach and read more into it than there actually is. I could almost guarantee Corny doesn't care one way or another. Lol

[@treyhamiter6509]

"Do you smell what the Mak is cooking?"

[@McGomezAddams]

This weirdo is the most interesting Japanese school girl wrestler ever

[@SAM-ru4vx]

Looks like riho has competition for corny comments.

[@thelinedrive]

@@SAM-ru4vx at least Maki has a personality instead of that 2x4 in an idol outfit.

[@DaveMarshak]

She does have the "it factor". Her backstory is solid and she is actually improving as a worker. I see in her the same universal appeal that I saw in Hana Kimura (live at ROH, prior to her reinvention in Mexico), just more in tune with the gimmick and audience. Not a badass like Kana/Asuka where she'll challenge Minoru Suzuki but she's got a definite upside and appeal. If you think that Jim doesn't know Joshi, he just name dropped Chigusa Nagayo a few episodes back.

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

At least Maki has some personality and if she gets better in the ring and stops dressing like that, she can do something.

[@noneofyourbizznizz5375]

He's clarified the difference between ajpw and today's wrestlers and I can live with that. I still think he's a tad too dismissive to women wrestlers in general but at least he can appreciate the 80s/90s Joshi girls. They were no joke.

[@aaronrumph3291]

Yes, but their still around, they difference is that in the 80s and 90s you only had women's Japanese brand, whereas in the 00s you had a bunch of them pop up

[@JMG_86]

*AJW

[@Kslay007]

Who comes up with these thumbnails they need a raise for all these thumbnails seriously.

[@thejkyle]

The talented Travis Heckel!

[@xshadowscreamx]

Jim and maki will be feeding off each other for a long time.

[@jesterr7133]

I would like to feed off of Maki.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

She can give corny a run for his money. I like her.

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

Jim can't win a Twitter war with someone who's character is that she's a self hating spoiled gremlin that seeks validation and attention and just so happens to do that in the skin of a japanese pop star. Whatever you throw at her she will just eat up and spit back out. She literally isn't phased by anything. She's gone through enough in her life to know that Jim Cornette isn't a threat, but rather free publicity. Because of Jim, I know Maki now. I never even knew anything about Joshi wrestling. It's crazy that Maki Itoh is tied with Hardcore Holly, Tommy Dreamer and Crash Holly as my favorite wrestler just based on this alone. She's so different and it's refreshing.

[@lautheimpaler4686]

you were wrong.

[@alcheman12]

I feel that she'll make it to the finals of her bracket now that Cornette has given her so much air time

[@silviamarquesfankanal1463]

Hope he will review Yuka vs. Mei, too! (aka the cutest match in AEW's young history. Perfect stuff for a Cornette rage.)

[@realrakhi]

@@silviamarquesfankanal1463 Mei vs Maki, Cornette's gonna have a stroke

[@TAXie-ck7ed]

It's possible they'll still bring her to AEW even if she doesn't win the Japan tourney bracket. Bit of a waste to produce this tournament just to bring only one joshi to America.

[@alcheman12]

@@TAXie-ck7ed they could bring the whole bracket if Omega wants to

[@andreelmatacoronavirusquin1322]

And then she’ll lose because being maki is suffering

[@Kegcrusher04]

I hate to admit it but I kinda like Maki Itoh. I want to see her in a cage match with Babymetal

[@kidfox3971]

Su-metal would fuck her up man, after 10 years of doing all those performances and dances just one of her kicks could probably shatter a whole ribcage.

[@johnkolko5199]

I actually like that one Baby Metal song that used to make the rounds way back, havent heard or seen of them since.

[@Kegcrusher04]

@@johnkolko5199 They have done pretty well for them selves. They have developed a pretty big following over the last few years.

[@TheMagnificentMongoSlade]

"I AM DEITY OF SHIT" While covered in chocolate was fucking hilarious. I know nothing about her. But I figured she was a comedy act from how she acted on Twitter. #threecountcommentaries

[@esperanzatyrant142]

her gimmick from what ive seen of her is shes a failed pop star who wrestles because she owes a shit ton of money to the japanese mafia or at least thats what she was running with haven't seen her work in the past few years

[@thelastmotel]

@@esperanzatyrant142 She got booted from one idol stable and is now with another one. She was trained as an idol, so is savvy to social media, branding, self-promotion, and all that, but she goes in the opposite direction, so to speak, when it comes to the normal idol tactics. She knows what she's saying and doing and is very canny as far as the game goes. Not a big fan of a lot of this kind of thing, but it's nice to see someone doing something new. Well, new by these standards.

[@phrozen66]

@@thelastmotel Her gimmick is that she is basically acting like a member of the original run of the idol group BiS. OG BiS basically created the anti-idol and alt-idol genres in Japan. I know she knows about them because she sang their signature song 'Nerve' in a audition.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Kind of

[@DemonLewxam]

New series idea: Jim reviews modern weeb and simp culture

[@johnkolko5199]

His head would literally explode

[@GutsofEclipse]

Jim would be forced to respect anime once someone shows him how much money it makes, especially with America being its second largest market. He'd just say that it doesn't belong in wrestling.

[@subalbiswas1608]

@@GutsofEclipse exactly its not that he wants anime or video games to never exist, its just that those should not relate to pro wrestling

[@andrebryant5081]

@@subalbiswas1608 Without video games Wrestling would have died years ago.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Botchamania did that and lol those are more over than wrestling

[@thrillking7228]

I know not many people care...but Joshi simply means "girl" when it's associated with another noun unlike onnanoko when saying "girl" in general. For example, a JK is an abbreviation of Joshi Koukousei or high school girl. There's also an actual reason why Japanese boys and girls wear Sailor suits as school uniforms but I'm 100% certain no one cares about that.

[@jonthompson7106]

I find it interesting. I'm fascinated by Japanese culture (I'm not a weeb or whatever it's called, I just like it)

[@thrillking7228]

@@jonthompson7106 I started out as a weeb, (a person who thinks they know everything about Japan by only watching anime) but I genuinely took a liking to their culture. Mainly their creativity such as in video games, anime/manga, mythology, etc. I'm trying to learn a bit if the language now in hopes of traveling there once the pandemic had loosened up a bit more.

[@MegaDaffy]

I do, that's very interesting! =D

[@DR3ADER1]

Either way, Maki and her goons are as mudshow as mudshow gets. Also, the main reason why they wear "sailor" suits is to appease the European/British/Scandinavian crowd of the 1800s during the Meiji Restoration. When you figure out the cultures of various nations, including your native nation's (in my case, the UK's), it's all propaganda and bullshit that was never interesting, smart or good in the first place.

[@darkestification]

Idk she seems like a genius.

[@trahapace150]

You have a piss poor idea of genius

[@Red_Neck]

She really got over with me with that "I am the god of shit". She's hilarious

[@paulrosa5267]

She's right. She's the shits!

[@ta7sint]

I sense many Cornette fans starting following her. I would if I had twitter. She seems hilarious and Jim helps promoting her

[@kingkold]

It's amazing how many of these people get famous just off Jim's name.

[@DayFul]

He's helped her, He secretly loves this stuff existing for new material.

[@kingkold]

@@DayFul I imagine so lol

[@PlayzieBum]

@@DayFul it’s not a secret? He says very frequently, that he only reviews this show out of spite and for entertainment. Everyone subscribed to this channel is here because of Jim ripping into somebodies ass one way or another. Fictional or real.

[@thrillking7228]

He pretty much put her over as a babyface.

[@KJC04]

Asuka, Kairi Sane, and Io are the best Japanese female wrestlers imo.

[@KJC04]

@@seikou1762 nah I know others but they just don't hold a candle to them 3.

[@BlackMoore82]

Concur with KANA & Io but would add Aja Kong, Arisa Nakajima, Bull Nakano, Chigusa Nagayo, Dynamite Kansai, Hazuki, Lioness Asuka, Manami Toyota, Mayu Iwatani, and Megumi Kudo to the list.

[@TheWill1225]

Oh here we go, was waiting on this

[@PrincessEils7]

If Darby Allin teams with Maki Itoh, they could be 'Brooding TwinQ'

[@thrillking7228]

A depressed "teen" and a wanna be idol. Lowkey sounds legit😅

[@dranzerjetli5126]

That makes no sense. She is a pop idol and i like her style.

[@thrillking7228]

@@dranzerjetli5126 yea but her gimmick is still an anti-idol that's still salty she got fired and constantly brings up she's poor.

[@thrillking7228]

@Theft For The Righteous nothing. I didn't say anything was wrong with it. Just stating that her gimmick isn't necessarily an idol, but an anti-idol.

[@ad206]

I saw one twitter reply to Jim from an account that said they were a huge wrestling fan. And that tweet said something to the effect of "I don't know who you are. Apparently you have a Wikipedia page!"

[@kingkold]

Wtf lol

[@Run187]

He's the guy that's been in more manias than most stars on today's roster. .

[@arnavbhagwat4232]

Tbh, I never knew who Corny was because I am 19 and started watching WWE in 2008. I only discovered Jim through KZbin and this show has made me a fan of 80s NWA and WCW in addition to the Territories and WWF. Hopefully I can one day watch a wrestling show in person

[@kingkold]

@@arnavbhagwat4232 that's cool actually, you must trip out on stories of the old days

[@drgribb]

I mean, not every wrestling fan is a smark who pays attention to dirt sheets and gives a shit about Cornette or Meltzer or whoever the fuck. Some people just like watching the product. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don't think that means they're not allowed to claim to be "big fans." But for sure their idea of what's considered "must know" stuff about wrestling is going to be real different from what someone listening to Corny would consider "must know" -- can't disagree with you there. I'm just saying, I don't think that makes them any less of a "fan," fwiw

[@TheObvious1890]

Jim has gotten this Maki person more over than AEW ever could have. This is pure entertainment

[@codyisrude]

AEW should hire her instantly she would fit right in

[@IntellectualPen6uin]

Maki itoh have more charisma and persona than 90 percent of the nxtrash woman's roster lmao

[@Hellwolf36]

@@IntellectualPen6uin And probably none of the skill

[@IntellectualPen6uin]

@@Hellwolf36 having character and personality is a skill tho. Wrestling ability matters but characters and charisma are the things that matters the most.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Lol

[@OceanLightx]

@@IntellectualPen6uin wwe stays in your head rent free rofl

[@Anto_Skum]

I first started seeing "Joshi" used in the late 90s/early 00s on message boards or for tape traders to categorize female wrestling.

[@livefreeordiehardkor]

Mad props to Cornett for pronouncing all those Japanese words. I was so buy you a Sprite if you're ever at the next fantasy Con in London.

[@Epsilonsama]

Maki was having fun with Jim, she is like that she always takes the piss out of everyone. While her ring work is not the best she at least has the character part of wrestling down.

[@welowee7610]

I guess she’s cool because of her tweets to Jim are hilarious. What i hate about her is her Fans, they’re freakin toxic. I hope Jim not taking them seriously, will not good for his health.

[@jairusdavis3619]

Dude you think Jim cares? Get real haha

[@user-jv7gr1jb3r]

All wrestling fans are toxic. Not one of us is salvageable nor should be off our self medicating.

[@MrHawkelement]

@@user-jv7gr1jb3r Yeah, wrestling fans are only slightly better off than sonic fans on the social ladder; I'm including myself. lol

[@uncledal9355]

Hahaha Maki Itoh is a gem 😂

[@chilliwraslin2510]

I saw the title and I said out loud "this is absolutely going to be brilliant" 😂

[@richardbell7429]

I said the same i swear!

[@ericdennis9612]

Can wait for finals to be Riho vs Maki just to see Cornys head exploded.

[@brutaljustin1349]

He's gonna drop a nuke on Jacksonville if Riho beats Deeb in the 1st round match next week XD

[@MrRjh63]

or he will just fast forward it when he sees Riho.

[@KeroZ25Z]

@@MrRjh63 short and simple. Don't know why people overexaggerate corny's actions.

[@abealih92]

Everybody comes from Japan become a great wrestler according to AEW fans.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

@@bleeding4721 No, that 90's era is over.

[@decoyaardvark2828]

Stardom Pro Wrestling had the best female wrestlers in the world.

[@ktoyzero]

Her promo is good. The wrestling is so so. She is an all around better package than Riho. Mass props to her for responding back to you Jim. 👍👍👍

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

I've seen her matches in Japan. She's actually quite good. She needs a bit more seasoning but she's only 25. By 30 she will be holding the AEW women's title if AEW is still around.

[@r.w.randolph7209]

Deity of Shit? Isn't that Shotzi Blackheart? Also, Fans of Modern Joshi of Japan are older men watching matches where the under card features really young girls. (Riho debuted at age 8). Partly why the fanbase of New Japan didn't want to see the company team up with Stardom: didn't want the audience filled with perverts.

[@Hellwolf36]

They have, but Bushiroad only air their matches on dark matches at Wrestle Kingdom. As someone who browses wrestling boards and /pw/ from time to time, Joshi simps are the worst.

[@Omen7grind]

All hail the mighty DEITY OF SHIT

[@Mondragora99]

Jim: "Oh wrestling loses a lot when Vince exposed kayfabe" Maki itoh don't break kayfabe. Jim: "What's wrong with this girl?"

[@fayerson]

Right ! She is trolling Jim and he is falling for it hook line and sinker lol

[@jedediahcoulbourne1791]

I think he's so used to folks not being serious about it that he misses when someone takes the piss like this

[@FoxNewsChannelSux]

It's doesn't count when it's a stupid gimmick.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

@@fayerson not really lol

[@fayerson]

@@nevermindgaming6848 yes really.

[@insupportofjunhado]

"Not really, no." "Well I'm gonna tell you something anyway." Damn, I stopped after seeing how many years she spent in DDT/TJP. He skimmed through her whole biography.

[@elberno4243]

Wait, she spent years in TJP? Like, inside him?😂😂😂😂

[@insupportofjunhado]

@@elberno4243 I guess I deserve that for using initialisms instead of typing out Dramatic Dream Team and Tokyo Joshi Pro.

[@elberno4243]

@@insupportofjunhado I just found it funny. I saw TJP on Impact an hour before. Haha I didn't know the promotion is called that. I thought "Tokyo Joshi Princess" was like "TNT", "Universal" or "King Of The Mountain"... A title, not a brand or promotion Peace

[@Hellwolf36]

@@elberno4243 Hahaha. I popped for that.

[@elberno4243]

@Ezio Auditore ohhhh so the belt is the TJP TJP championship. (Tokyo Joshi Pro Tokyo Joshi Princess Championship. I guess those Joshis, love them some Manik

[@aerialhorizonrc7827]

Someone should send her the link to this podcast of Cornet mocking her. I would love to see what her second response will be.

[@ChrisManley1994]

"Would you like to know a little more about Maki Itoh Brian?" "Not really no." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@loneotaku]

Potential 2021 feud of the year: Jim Cornette vs. Maki Itoh

[@livisftg3122]

Cornette discovering the Idol'ss world is one of the greatest thing I ever saw

[@theexistentialnihilist2070]

I think Jim Cornette grossly underestimates how big the Weeb market is.

[@TheLibermania]

the market is okay. It's just sad to see how far these people go.

[@kidfox3971]

God, "weeb", that phrase is more overused to a point that no one who says it actually knows what it means than "boomer". A weeb is someone that is not Japanese who pretends like they are, speaking poorly pronounced Japanese, engaging in stereotypes like wearing kimono everywhere and eating sushi/ramen for every meal, being a general embarrassment to the Japanese people, and hating on everything that doesn't come from Japan. It does not mean someone who enjoys Japanese media, and there should not be a derogatory term for someone who enjoys Japanese media. Otherwise why isn't there a term for the Americans who are obsessed with Ireland and talk in bad Irish accents while drinking and eating beer and corn beef, or Americans who are obsessed with Rome and have literal centurion armor in their house?

[@RandalfElVikingo]

@@kidfox3971 You write that while using a japanese reference in your profile pic lol.

[@theexistentialnihilist2070]

@@kidfox3971 Nah, its much more casual now, though I'll grant you that, it's more casual now because it was so overused as an insult in the past. Now it basically just means Anime fan or someone who likes Japan, and most weebs will use it to refer to themselves and others within the subculture.

[@wallyrosario654]

With how popular anime and manga has gotten in recent years, I’m shocked wrestling hasn’t tried tapping into that market yet in the States.

[@Revolucion520Com]

She’s a unique butterfly

[@joeyzapata6786]

Cornette needs to manage Maki Itoh. It's what's best for business.

[@wodencafe]

Looking forward to this Twitter feud between Corny and Maki.

[@uhaulcards]

This is amazing lol

[@theexistentialnihilist2070]

Its gonna be hilarious.

[@Hellwolf36]

The reactions will be hilarious

[@MrDagonOfTheDead]

All that piss and shit stuff is also one-liners from Marilyn Manson songs

[@A_real_Ha_So]

I will say ONE good thing about Itoh. She's done headbutts that remind me of Harley Race's.

[@thevelveteenking4440]

Jim is surprisingly good at pronouncing Japanese names.

[@enviousskatedad3712]

Wrestling has gotten weird bruh.

[@kidfox3971]

Fucking please, when my dad watched wrestling they had minotaurs, witches, and zombies as wrestlers. Wrestling has always been silly stupid shit, there have just been really great wrestlers/matches amongst all of it.

[@Ghuff12]

Kid Fox tru

[@jay_1212]

Um it was already weird. May I remind you of early 90s wcw, or 80s wwf, or even early 2000s wwf when Triple H and Kane feuded over a dead blow up doll. Wrestling has always been weird

[@johnkolko5199]

@@kidfox3971 You mean Mantaurs, lol.

[@negritotenfold]

It’s getting more hellish and occultic

[@Ronaldrr27]

God damn it Brain's laugh just cracks me up haha

[@nickw7235]

Jim loves maki itoh

[@travismurell5228]

Pissed people off on Twitter. Who could have imagined. Brian is in love with Jake.

[@CaptainMonotone448]

That's because Jake is the true God of Love and Piss, haha

[@kbennett2587]

It's official, Corney needs to be turned into a anime character.

[@raoulduke8725]

Neckbeard’s and their Waifu’s 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@thrillking7228]

It gets worse...ever seen a waifu tier list😅

[@Hellwolf36]

Or a harem. And I had friends who partook in that. I have seen enough degeneracy in my life.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Yup

[@ststephen]

can't wait for maki to win to make corny explode lol

[@jedediahcoulbourne1791]

I think it would take something like Pockets getting a clean pin on Arn

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

I love how Jericho, Miro, Kip and Penelope Ford get mad at Jim while Maki just flips him off like some form of demented japanese Steve Austin.

[@tywilliam3225]

Maki Itoh has tough skin than most of these wrestlers in America. She doesn’t care about what people think about her. That’s her strength in wrestling and wrestling fans love Maki Itoh. She is the Becky Lynch of Joshi wrestling without being cringeworthy. If Tony Khan signs Maki Itoh in AEW. She will make AEW women division interesting and better. However, Tony Khan doesn’t like women wrestling. Even Cody Rhodes wouldn’t allow any women wrestlers to outshine his pregnant wife Brandi Rhodes.

[@larrysweeney12large]

Please more of Jim reading Wikipedia!

[@roozoo]

AEW women’s division is Kenny Olivier’s Joshi Apartment House Wrestling

[@ryanrichardson76]

I am the queen of love and piss! I searched this girls Twitter and I kinda love her after scrolling through it. You can call me a Maki Itoh mark from now on. Also Corny, she wasnt upset, she was clearly trolling you.

[@jesterr7133]

If she keeps responding to Corny like that, then this is going to be a fun feud.

[@napalmwedding]

Jim needs to start the Cornette Respect Army, and start an invasion angle.

[@CameronAllOneWord]

You’ve bit off more than you can chew with Maki Itoh. Let it go!

[@jeffreyriley8742]

The more I hear of this weirdo Itoh, the more I'm starting to like her.

[@kingkold]

I thought that at first. Then I looked her up. The novelty wears off .

[@RandalfElVikingo]

@@kingkold That's the problem with japanese wrestlers: they're just one trick ponies.

[@KeroZ25Z]

I'm sorry, but she is annoying af too when she talks.

[@kingkold]

@@KeroZ25Z yeah looks that way. Honestly some dudes are just crushing on her.

[@KeroZ25Z]

@@kingkold Simps all around.

[@lanesmith42]

I was teetering at “people with unfortunate faces,” and completely fell off the edge at “Toki Woki Ru.”

[@Hush_Money2]

Jim needs to manage this girl.

[@pedroperezppeez5547]

paul heyman should

[@manuelper]

There are so many soft adult men these days, it's just unreal.

[@prettz9742]

Weak men make for a soft society. Sure its great for a few but overall it means society is in decline. Narrow minded people only think "gee golly this is good for me."

[@chrisdodson2025]

To get your entire wrestling career and back story read out on the show, you apparently must send Jim a naked picture of yourself smothered in chocolate. I fear what this event may spawn. I think may have taken careful aim before he shot himself in the foot.

[@Nemesis_T_Type]

Cornette getting worked by a Japanese school girl.

[@slamhubwrestling]

Did Jim Call Aja Kong A Japanese School Girl?

[@jb0609]

no, she looks like a women.

[@notscottpw]

@@jb0609 ah yes a women

[@deebee2762]

Jim could throw corny like a football

[@RationalGaze.BingChillin]

Lmao this is great. I like the spectacle of Stardom. Jim’s gripe is funny. He at least does acknowledge that they do the moves correctly. Great bridges on those German and tiger suplexes lol

[@michellelincoln9987]

what kinda racket they got going? Jim, the idol business is akin to legalized prostitution and that's not an exaggeration

[@thrillking7228]

Yea. In an interview, she said she was glad to be fired and didn't find being an actual idol fun. Lord knows what she was asked to do to move up the ladder.

[@DayFul]

The idol fandom rejected her where the wrestling audience embraced her it's a really good story when you think about it

[@MrRjh63]

When you consider that the age of consent is 13 in japan and many idols are that age or maybe a bit lower man that makes your comment all the darker.

[@michellelincoln9987]

@@MrRjh63 I know. I'm very familiar with all of that

[@michellelincoln9987]

@@thrillking7228 I'd watched a video about her not too long ago. midway through Jim's tirade, it registered who he was talking about. yeah, they legit screwed her over.

[@NickCamokidVisneski]

Yuka Sakazaki has worked with AEW before, a triple threat vs Nyla Rose & Riho, also a tag team bout where an opponent of hers was Britt Baker. Her gimmick is she's a magical girl from a magical girl anime (something like "A Certain Magical Index"), and Riho was the first AEW Women's Champion... she's also Kenny Omega's mixed gender tag partner of choice. Riho has also done the "avoiding a lawsuit so we're calling it the area code kick instead of the 619" before. Best part of the aforementioned triple threat these ladies had vs Nyla Rose was when Nyla was about to pin Riho, looked back as if she was going to go for Yuka, and immediately you see one guy in the front row shout "DON'T TOUCH HER!" 9:57 Idol groups in Japan are pop singers/dancers, sort of like the boy bands of the 90's. Japan has real music too, however. A personal favorite of mine is metalcore group Coldrain, who record exclusively in English.

[@oscarfernandezrivera]

Japanese sounds so fucking funny with Jim's accent.

[@JackieAprilesr]

Maki Itoh is based as fuck

[@fayerson]

“A life and fan of pro wrestling” lol

[@erebustheslackerrr]

The well placed ad to let it simmer lmao

[@Dakatari]

Maki Itoh once held the International Joshi princess champion the same as Thunder Rosa and Serena Deeb

[@shai310]

Wait Jim is advertising Manscaped?! I can't wait for him to advertise Raid Shadow Legends.

[@negritotenfold]

Wrestletalk sellouts

[@GraveMemories]

Lol if he does it would surprise me considering how he feels towards video games in general.

[@thrillking7228]

@@negritotenfold are they really sell outs? There are ads for every TV show network and every subscription service unless you buy premium...which is even worse than advertising lol.

[@negritotenfold]

@@thrillking7228 they get paid by Tony khan

[@Hellwolf36]

@@negritotenfold Don't you know!? Its all about the AFK Arena 60 Draw challenge now!

[@Riese79]

The Country Alaska made me shuckle

[@Tim_Webb]

Be real, Maki won that. Just on pure what the fuckness

[@joshuaking7470]

I've seen Medusa/Alundra Blayze but never Debbie Malenko. Proud to have searched for some of her matches in Japan starting with her vs. Akira Hokuto and on from there.

[@aanadirbloodblade905]

Is Twinkle Toes McFingerbang also Kenny Omega?

[@MorganTyler86]

Yep

[@bluemoon9773]

*Kenny Olivier

[@peterlee6374]

Well who else do you think it is

[@Hellwolf36]

Yes

[@itamarstrauss5170]

Yes the term Joshi is from pop idol group and definitely hasn't been used in Japanese wrestling since the 50th's. Seriously Jim is one of the things I really try not to be, really really really smart in one thing but completely have no idea what he's talking about in any other thing

[@The80sWolf_]

Cornette got buried by a "little japanese schoolgirl" lol

[@nullandvoid7524]

This woman is fucking brilliant