Jim Cornette on Mama Cornette

From Episode 341 of the Jim Cornette Experience
Artwork by Travis Heckel!
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[@savharris5702]

Corn's impressions of Dusty are damn near heart-warming...

[@DefendYoungstown]

The funny thing is that almost NOBODY can speak of Dusty without slipping into an impersonation; be it fan or friend.

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@DefendYoungstown Duthtay Whodes baby.

[@savharris5702]

@@DefendYoungstown hell yeah... It just seems right to do so

[@mydogsnameislucy768]

@@DefendYoungstown you start doing the accent at each other and emphasizing that Dusty lisp. Lol

[@selfishstockton6123]

@@mydogsnameislucy768 lip or lisp?

[@cacallis86]

It nice to hear Jim talk about his mama

[@RocketBillyRedRum]

This is kinda heartwarming in a way, you can tell the way he talks about her he really loved his mom and misses her. I lost my mom in April and it still really hurts sometimes thinking about how I miss her too.

[@craigusselman546]

@Last Drop Falls Lost my mom 2 years ago so I get te sentiment.

[@MrT571]

Lost mine in 2010 on my 27th birthday. It never goes away. This story gave me the biggest smile thinking about her.

[@damonmcfarland9364]

I lost my mother 3 weeks ago. I cry every morning. but I knowshe is at rest and in no more pain. prayers to you Bob.

[@arsenworld123]

9nn

[@connor7036]

Lost my mom to cancer in 2015.

[@lisajackson9431]

I always imagined Mama Cornette looked like Mildred Drysdale from The Beverly Hillbillies.

[@DefendYoungstown]

I always pictured her as Mz Georgia Hase. I had a chuckle a few months ago when Jim and Brian were talking about roller derby because I remembered thinking that when I was a kid.

[@haydenmillholland4496]

I can see her looking like Mildred

[@chrishollister80]

I see her more like the wife on The Big Valley

[@blacksabbath1022]

I always thought Mrs. Boss Hogg

[@haydenmillholland4496]

@@blacksabbath1022 oh hell, I could totally see her looking like Lulu Hogg

[@sacredsteeler]

This and the Blanchard poopoo tape has to be the greatest JCE segment. You can tell Jim misses his mother and his Dusty impressions are flawless.

[@gordonarmstrong2208]

Mama Cornette was the Maris Crane of pro wrestling.

[@aaronwalker1678]

Thank you, that’s exactly what I was thinking lmao

[@osaji922]

Or Vera Peterson

[@madbrowniac7871]

Irma Mooney. Yes, I have a long memory!😂B.W.

[@onivid999]

Momma Cornette is the most protected parent gimmick ever. Even John Cena's dad got beat up at some point.

[@mindlessdroid3630]

Remember one Midnight match against the Mulkeys with Jim talking about mothers day. "Happy mother's day I love ya......and send my allowance." 😂😂😂

[@thecake6635]

I imagine Mama Cornette going "Jimmy boy"

[@jessebowman161]

i would actually be really interested in reading Jim Cornette's autobiography. The man is highly intelligent and has had a really fascinating life.

[@chadk890]

Paul Heyman is the only person to make Corny a baby face and it worked.

[@jamaalmoses8821]

Big Bubba pouring the lemonade.

[@colonelrobertsjr.7882]

Serving hard time and harder lemonade lol

[@sabrinaartois-davis2820]

"No hot tub parties while I am not around!" - Mama Cornette

[@DMS-pq8]

Mama Cornette was like Maris Crane from Frasier. Much better to have left her as a somewhat mystery and let the viewers create their own mental versions

[@craigusselman546]

Or Norms wife.

[@NIQUEROSS808]

When JJ Dillion said Cornette invited the Horsemen to the mansion & they had to drink out of the funny lil glasses, because Mama thought it was cute 😂😂😂😂😂😂... That whole interview when they were roasting each other was hilarious

[@Masada1911]

I like Travis his rendition of Mama Cornette

[@spencer2745]

I think Jim or his wife had a pic of her on Twitter she actually really does look like that

[@daleharris3809]

It looks like if Jim played Mrs. Doubtfire

[@jeffbroadbent5072]

It's the perfect cartoon representation of the concept of Jim's Mama

[@jesusabueno1701]

She's like Mr. Wrestling ll. I have no intention of seeing their actual face. It's the mystic of the unknown

[@ravensflockmate]

My favorite never appeared wrestling personality was probably the whole Dudleyville cannon

[@alanunseld4942]

everytime jim was pissed hed say i just got off the phone with my momma 🤣🤣🤣

[@stemill1569]

It sounds lovely. Moma driving Cornie with 14 to the shows and later enjoys what her boy is doing. Also taking it, being framed as such a mom. That story is gold...what it is telling about how Cornie grew up.

[@sugartbube]

He sounds just like Dusty. Its scary

[@ericmelton5003]

Jim really put Mama Cornette over so much on Mid South in 84. One of my favorites was when Bill Watts was interviewing Corny on Mid South TV in January of 84 and told him he and the Express had been fined $2500.00 for their tactics against Magnum T.A and Mr. Wrestling 2. Cornette replies "You know Bill Watts what twenty five hundred dollars means to me? A Phone call home to Mama! Classic! I attended almost every Mid South Little Rock house show as well as Pine Bluff, Searcy and a few other towns between the fall of 82 and end of 86. When the Express were there they had incredible heat. During Mid South Cornette, The Express had the most heat of the territory next to Ted Dibiase.

[@tevinlandry1885]

"Only a mama could love...I don't really think his mama likes him." - Tommy Rich on Jim Cornette

[@joshr7940]

I remember when Jim Cornette was talking bout Johnny Ace. He said nobody likes him, not even his own mother. She probably slapped the stork who brought him.

[@tevinlandry1885]

@@joshr7940 classic Corny rant lol

[@joshr7940]

@@tevinlandry1885 I love me some Jim Cornette shoot interviews.

[@tevinlandry1885]

@@joshr7940 I fall down the KZbin rabbit hole almost every day listening to Corny shoots lol

[@joshr7940]

Same here.

[@NIQUEROSS808]

Bubba pouring the lemonade 😂😂😂😂😂

[@troylowe814]

One reason I believe I got along so well with Cornette (who is an awesome human being, in spite of anything you may have heard) in our brief time working together was our very similar backgrounds. Besides growing up in the same general area of the country (Kentuckiana) and being raised on the Dick the Bruiser shows and Memphis shows, we both had mom's who were supportive of our endeavors (whether they understood it or not) and were always there for us. I lost my mom five years ago and every day without her hurts. I'm sure Jim feels the same way about his mom.

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Always love hearing Jim's Dusty impressions 🖤

[@MrT571]

Jimmy's stories are so epic you can literally see them in your mind.

[@BasedGuvNah]

Jim Cornette with a reference to "The Jerk"? That made me pop. lol

[@collectingmythoughts991]

In the artwork there she actually looks like Estelle Getty/ Sofia from Golden Girls. lol

[@dadncaleb]

I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Well done sir.

[@randallrigney420]

Just needs white hair.

[@johnnyjohn2527]

"Stop! Or my Mom will shoot!" 😃

[@jC-kc4si]

We never saw Norm's wife Viera on Cheers.

[@japatton1022]

We never saw her face. In the Thanksgiving episode, she arrived at the end and got a pie to the face.

[@daleharris3809]

The best part of these clips is deciphering the cover art. Like why is there a dog wearing curlers? Let's find out!

[@insupportofjunhado]

I thought it was going to be in reference to the dog mama Cornette bought that the heels held a birthday party for.

[@jasonanderson7458]

It’s a reference to when the Rock & Roll Express swapped out the portrait of Mama Cornette with a dog portrait.

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Duthty loved the mama gimmick beh beh

[@justinkroboth360]

This is beautiful. I always love hearing Corny talking about his mom because there's always nothing but love and reverence and as someone who had trouble with his mother, I'm a bit jealous. But, more than anything, I'm glad he was able to have that relationship.

[@johnnyjohn2527]

"Big Bubba pouring the lemonade and she wearin' all the jewelry, baby". 😅

[@hitomitanaka105]

Russo: Mama Cornette on a Poll match. Book it.

[@johnmarshk]

Lol

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Is it putting Russo on the poll?

[@rosiegratz8377]

Trevor Norton Wink maybe to be the human pinata😜 Cornette would have thought he died and went to heaven and I don't think Russo would of made it out in one piece!

[@joehilner4830]

Mama Cornette on a pole, that's how Jim was conceived.

[@ZebraEnt]

Mrs. Foley's baby boy might say there's someone more well known that never appeared 😝

[@terryeubanks8797]

"No one ever said anything *bad* to her..." Because they thought Big Bubba was on her payroll.

[@RickCaldwellvoluntaryist]

Found a pic of Mama Cornette., and he looks just like her.

[@c.l.freeman7654]

Now I have to search

[@c.l.freeman7654]

Holy Shit, you are right!

[@arnavbhagwat4232]

Jim looks like a carbon copy of his mom! Wow!

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

I want this artwork on a t-shirt .. YESTERDAY!

[@BrokenSaintRW]

Had to chase down a picture of Mama Cornette because of this. She looked exactly like I pictured she would. Aww...

[@eLiFILMSinc]

This came out less than 5 hours ago but I already got it tattooed on my back

[@darrengordon-hill]

*AMAZINGLY SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE*

[@tomr3422]

Its the behind the scenes stuff like this that I really find Fascinating, The art work as always is on point.

[@yardhatch2629]

Seams like I remember the R&R express unveiling a picture of momma Cornette in Smokey Mountain Wrestling.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Jim Cornette is still one of my favorite mama boys ever

[@kalen2465]

Speaking of mama's boys remeber that Shelton Benjamin gimmick? Before the gold standard gimmick there was a gimmick were his mama was his manager. It was some old broad that was always jabbing people with giant sewing needles. She poked Val venis with one right in his wrestling tights.

[@pauldavis6232]

Poor Shelton, he was a fantastic wrestler. In the 80s he would have been the athletic worker in a long term tag team with a Jim Cornette style heel manager. The demise of wrestling managers really hurt Shelton Benjamin's career.

[@guddergo7116]

Dusty Rhodes in drag as mama.

[@dakongaming7054]

That would be great in a stupid way

[@madbrowniac7871]

That was beyond sweet! A Masterclass Promo on what was already a legendary moment.😎B.W.

[@dwade6322]

Jim you should have these artworks for each clip on t-shirts and sell them,youd make a TON !!

[@tbx59]

Jim sits in the window of Castle Cornette with a house coat on

[@jaymorales5049]

I always imagine that mama Cornette look like Betty White. With Queen Elizabeth jewelry lol

[@jamesselig8461]

Gosh Cornette cuts a perfect voice for a Dusty Rhodes promo !

[@chwenhoou]

Mama Cornette for WWE Hall of Fame!

[@jaymorales5049]

OMG MJF needs a Mama Cornette. That would be awesome

[@hawkermustang]

I watched Jim cornette in the early 80s Mid-South wrestling. He was a great manager heal.

[@brianlanes4298]

Only mother I remember in wrestling the most is Shelton Benjamin's mom. How he always arguing with his mom to the ring. Always thought that was lame for a guy like Benjamin.

[@joshr7940]

I hated that. Shelton is awesome. Didn't need that crap.

[@joshr7940]

It was a Russo moment. She and Rick Steiner were tag ream champs. Such a waste of Rick Steiner and the tag belts at that time.

[@williammcmillan-johnstone3962]

Russo didnt come in to wcw till october 1999 so you cant blame that on russo but his shit was def mostly terrible

[@joshr7940]

My bad. Always assumed it was his idea. Thanks for correcting me,

[@williammcmillan-johnstone3962]

If sheltons promo had been better he would of been a main eventer one of the best in ring athletes there has been his match with micheals in 2005 is still one of my top 10 matches ive seen

[@billyjordan2633]

I need a Momma Cornette Tshirt!

[@snakeman6124]

I think this is my favorite Heckel artwork

[@MaxZorin2099]

What’s the story with Jim’s father? I’ve never heard him talk about him.

[@joehilner4830]

His father died when Jim was 7.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

His fathet had happy feat, jazz hand and was called Pockets, that drove Jim insane.

[@hootgibsonesquirethe3rd765]

Thank you for this JC

[@sajidmahmud1601]

Sister Abigail could be another example of a famous wrestling entity never to appear on screen.

[@mikemissesthefairway]

Cornette's Dusty impression is more Dusty than Dusty was. It's perfection.

[@wolfgordon7960]

Makes my heart smile looking back. Ty 😊

[@macpearman958]

Given Jim's heat I don't think he'd let beloved Mama anywhere near the arena IDENTIFIED as Mama Cornette!

[@HuffdrewPaint]

4:57 Oh my god that is so good.

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Forgot about President Shimna lol 😂

[@dannycastillon2008]

I'm from Eagle Pass Texas!!!

[@toddsill6230]

I have a sneaky feeling that our other safety will have a pro bowl season

[@iangossett2010]

Ive sent in a ddp question just about every week, how long until I give up? ;)

[@Gravydog316]

ok, that's Estelle Getty (Sophia from the Golden Girls...) hmmm... how about Estelle Harris (George's mom from Seinfeld,) as Mama Cornette?

[@jamaalmoses8821]

Your pop culture knowledge is 💯!

[@edwardfarnsworth5915]

Mama Storm is over

[@judyhopps9380]

that artwork slew me XD

[@nicholashigley5566]

Hisashi Shinma actually did show up on one of the MSG broadcasts in 1984 when they had a WWF Jr. Heavyweight title defense. He didn't say anything, they just had Howard Finekl introduce him before the match.

[@thehighjedi5109]

I would say now Jim is turning Stephen P. New into the most famous unseen personality in wrestling. Lol.

[@tomjones5650]

Mamma Corney looked like Fred Mertz with a wig.

[@kurtm00mau45]

Otis Sistrunk name drop! Named my pup Otis when I was a kid. I picked 60 as my jersey number.

[@kenvenable4129]

Tony Khan is Corny’s gimmick come to life 🤔

[@beans1487]

Except babyface and is scared to say no to his wrestlers

[@JonLa89]

Omg the similarities!!! Now Tony just needs to learn some ring work, hire a guy to be a traveling accountant for problems that can be solved with money, and carry checkbook with an eye catching big gold "K" on it like Corny did with the racket, and be the manager for The Elite against the rest of the roster.

[@Wonkzzilla]

"Mamma put down 15 flapjacks. I said, Mamma take 5 of those back. I gotta stay hungry for the Rock n Roll Express tonight." Probably Jim Cornette to his Mamma one day. lol

[@kacebox174]

President Shinma made an appearance at Madison Square Garden.

[@beans1487]

R-Truth used his imaginary friend, Lil Jimmy, in a WWE Championship rivalry with John Cena so that’s a famous person in wrestling that isn’t real.

[@DMS-pq8]

Dammit Lil Jimmy is real to me!!

[@chadk890]

Rick Steiner used to call his hand Alex.

[@vict4451]

"it's about damn time I do something on my own" One of my favorite old school Cornette promos

[@natmason5528]

This is ironic. I was just wondering if "Mama Cornette" ever appeared on a show.

[@snakeman6124]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!!!!! Corny doesn't share many stories of Momma Cornette

[@loken3205]

Daww Mama Cornette sounds like a lovely woman

[@revanblackthorn1559]

Love Cornys Dusty impressions

[@deniseboldea1624]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine helped the ma ma Cornette angle. I recall a few stories where the reporters wrote stories about alleged encounters with the rich entitled Mother Cornette. It makes me wonder if the promotions paid them to do that, or if they just ran with the angles at the time.

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Kinda surprised Vince didn't jump all over the Momma gimmick....Like he did with Shelton Benjamin lol 😂

[@insupportofjunhado]

I remember that one confused me. Babyface Benjamin's mother was this absurdly youthful skinny person, heel Benjamin's momma was an absurdly youthful rotund person. I know he was on a "losing streak" at the time, but did they expect us to believe she put on that much weight that quickly? I think Heel Benjamin's momma was a good valet, she was good at what she was supposed to do, but what she did was make Benjamin look like a fool, and since he was one of my favorite wrestlers I didn't like it. I preferred baby face Benjamin, or at least the arrogant fighter who makes excuses whenever he loses heel Benjamin rather than momma's boy heel Benjamin.

[@EmmaBonn96]

On the Veranda

[@jamesreding6336]

Kinds like Columbus wife was never seen

[@Sykersomatic]

Gotta luve dem Duthy Rhodes impreshuns, babeh.

[@Dakatari]

Lol those suits Jim's Mom used to make him wear was beyond quite entertaining

[@johnmarshk]

Cornette is right I remember those days in Mid-South Wrestling. I hated him and his mother.

[@jasonstinebaugh8447]

The best part of the promo referenced at the end here, is when Jim's talking about taking the bloody jacket from the attack, tearing it in three, and ramming the pieces down or up Paulie and his Midnight! LMFAO! And here's a dream match for you. Renew the Cornette/Heyman rivalry. It'd have to be outside WWE, but before anyone shits on this think about it. Paul comes in to what ever promotion. And he says, the world title picture here is stale, boring, because no one's legit. That he's bringing in the one guy in pro wrestling left that's legit! Of course it's Brock. So Lesnar comes in. Beats the shit out of the whole heavyweight title division over the course of a couple of months, finally has the match with the champ. And it's a banger, the champ gives Lesnar everything he has and it"s a competitive match, but eventually Brock beats the guy. So Lesnar's the champ. And of course no one can beat him. And Paul is crowing. And then one week Jim shows up. And he says"Paul, you lucked out 30 years ago with that mess in JCP. But I've got a guy who has three times the amount of MMA wins under his belt than Brock, and he's a guy who's been a champion in pro wrestling too! At that point, people might be thinking Shamrock. But of course not, Ken's too old. The music hits, and it's Josh fucking Barnett! Now, the people here who are wrestling and MMA fans, tell me the promotion who ran that angle wouldn't have a license to print money.

[@insupportofjunhado]

Finding the promotion would be the only problem there. New Japan could be it, if they can tolerate Lesnar again after how he treated them the first time, and for that matter, Lesnar can be trusted to behave himself over there the second time. CMLL, well again, if it takes Inoki the better part of a year to get Lesnar in line who down there is going to keep Lesnar with the program. The Khans definitely have the money to outbid McMahon if they want to, but then will their staff and Cornette be able to put aside their differences? Impact, ROH, NWA, MLW, APW, PWR, etc, they don't have the money...well ROH has the money but it's parent company won't spend it(I'd love if they proved me wrong but history shows they barely spend the time, much less the money). But I suppose if one of the bigger Japenese feds or if the British promotions came together for another World Of Sport type deal, it could happen. It definitely reads like a program worth watching.

[@jasonstinebaugh8447]

@@insupportofjunhado As much as JC can't stand most of the guys in AEW not likely. I know it's a pipe dream. Hell, after what went down with NWA, I doubt Jim sets foot in a promotion again. Basically it was just an idea I had that sounds really cool, but won't happen lol. Glad I'm not the only one who sees the possibilities.

[@richevans609]

Look at Mama!!!! Lol

[@joshgauthier6201]

So was mama Cornette the inspiration for the character who owned wkrp in Cincinnati. She gave her son a radio station to operate. Or was she like the mom on 2 and half men.

[@tswfoutsider]

What about Little Jimmy?

[@insupportofjunhado]

Well little Jimmy did show up on camera. R-Truth smashed his dad, big Jimmy, in the face with a water bottle. Before all you little jimmies out their in the WWE Universe were collectively little jimmy anyway...well actually little Jimmy was originally Jim Morrison, so while he didn't show up everyone knew who he was. I hated R-Truth's insanity gimmick, but for the first few months or so it was great. They just dropped the ball, as usually happens.

[@cbod14]

Jim is right. Mama Cornette was best kept as an figment of our imagination. The one time I thought we would see her was when The Original Midnight Express jumped him, Bobby & Stan.

[@stevegans731]

Best Travis Heckel artwork ever!

[@iamdb1990]

"she kept an eye on me" aw, weirdly wholesome mama...

[@coreypruka5501]

That's it. During every Jim Cornette podcast there needs to be a Dusty Rhodes impersonation.

[@SoggyShmuffin]

Mama Cornette for 2021 HOF

[@malenkas3]

Is that Hannibal in Thumbnail

[@btipton6899]

Noob