Jim Cornette on Marty Jannetty & Former WWF Stars Working In Smoky Mountain

[@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind]

Every wrestling fan remembers Marty Janetty; of course he would of been over in SMW. He was on the receiving end of one of wrestlings biggest heel turns ever

[@leomdk939]

Janetty had three problems he never overcame: 1) drugs, 2) he wasn't able to move on from the 80's look and 3) he couldn't cut a promo to save his life

[@AntonXul]

Funny thing is, Marty Janetty is a very likable guy. He has a nice personality and had he just went with being himself as “Party” Marty Janetty and talk like he does in interviews, he might get over. He does look better with short hair. He just needed to get rid of the drugs, but that’s easier said than done.

[@umagnus77]

When the Rockers were heels in another promotion, Marty actually cut a good promo.

[@YogsenForfoth]

He never could get past his THICK ASS southern drawl. 😂

[@leomdk939]

@@YogsenForfoth lol youtube wasn't displaying this comment fully in the notifications and it really looked like you just callin' him a THICC BOY and i was like wuuuuuuut ok

[@leomdk939]

@@AntonXul His hair was one thing -- the other problem with Marty's 80s look was his attire ... the colorful tassles ... it just never got past 1989 and it always just looked like he wanted to keep living in the past and be the rejected half of something that didn't exist anymore, and that's no way to build a singles career.

[@Fnoel98356]

Let me see. Marty Janetty worked Memphis, he also worked Alabama, Central States,& AWA. Just Memphis alone Marty gave a lot of exposure in the Smokey Mountain area. So Marty in Smokey Mountain makes sense to me.

[@chitownace777]

Frank Noel Cornette blew it with SMW.That is why Rick quit putting up $$$

[@Mr.Majestic77]

Frank Noel Marty also was in WCW. I would loved to see a Marty Janetty vs. Brad Amstrong match.

[@TheMikeMase]

@@chitownace777 yes and no. he definitely made mistakes but he also happened to open a wrestling promotion during one of the absolutely worst money drawing periods across the board in all of wrestling. you can't fault him for that- everyone in wrestling was in the shitter from 1991-1995 for the most part

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

I remember Johnny Polo called him Marty confetti on Raw one night, I lost it

[@QuentinDude]

lol he called Todd Pettengill by the name of Toad Pettingzoo LOOOOOOLLLL

[@jimbowlan5804]

Didn’t he call Vince uncle Vinny

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

I am watching Jim Cornette and MJF going at it on tv this is awesome MLW

[@jmannxiiiaaron]

My first ever show as a pro wrestler in the indies had Marty on the card, and he was extremely cool and helpful. We all went to Denny's after the show, and I saw him do coke lol. Pretty sure he was micro-dosing it all evening "as needed."

[@ramseydoon8277]

That's pretty much the standard way to use cocaine. The high from cocaine tends to only last about 20 or 30 minutes so frequent redosing is common.

[@holden3]

Is GBL (Great Brian Last) heel or face podcaster? I cant tell

[@DavidRagan3134]

Jim probably also did not want to bring Hayes in after the Midnight's problems with the Fredbirds in 1990.

[@dwade6322]

Like a lot of people,i saw a few vid's of Marty in the last few years an thought "Man this guy iij s just f'd up" ...After watching some interviews w/other top wrestlers/managers of years past speak of Marty,i realize Marty is a himan being who gave his all an ended up being taken by his personal demons...Point is,he's not beneath any of us,he's had major down falls that he just never really recovered from. The guy traveled the world an entertained millions over the decades..He accomplished more than 90% of anyone reading this. God bless him.

[@elliottv425]

Love the intro!! Cornys face is killin me 😂😂😂 Marty was an underated wrestler!! I liked him better than Shawn 👌

[@davidbonilla7770]

Crazy how many people including myself agree, you’d think Marty could have been better

[@Grassyknolldallas]

I loved Janetty coming to Kentucky he bought a lot of drugs

[@hermanbooger5431]

Gosh are the Rockers ever gonna go to the Hall of Fame yes or no cause the wrestling world totally shits on Marty Janetty and that sucks cause Janetty doesn't suck.

[@SensiofRabbitude]

You'd think the rockers would have to at some point, even if just to open up the possibility of multiple hall of fame rings for Shawn Michaels.

[@veegob5287]

SABU SABU SABU SABU SABU!!!

[@duvalcounty5861]

4:56 to 5:02

[@ricstormwolf]

When you have so many gimmicks that Jim Cornette can't keep them straight. Scotty Polo and Johnny Flamingo 😂😂😂

[@MoparStephen]

Channeling Stu Hart at 11:10

[@alejandrovelasquez7804]

Lol

[@kevindouglas5333]

Um he was from Georgia and worked in Kansas City and you were in Tennessee.

[@Mr.Majestic77]

Five 5Star Dream Matchs: (1) Marty Jannetty vs. Brad Armstrong. (2) Magnum TA vs. Kevin Von Erich. (3) Bret Hart vs. Barry Windham. (4) 8Man Steel Caged Tag Match: "Dr.Death" Steve Williams, Ron Simmons & The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott) VS. "Mr. Magnificent" Don Muraco, Stan Hanson & The British Bulldogs(Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid). (5) Ted Dibiase & "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs. "Living Legend" Larry Zybysko & "Gentleman" Chris Adams. Who would win?

[@ChaosDave2]

Mr. M A J E S T I C XIII . Blackstruggle77 Brad and Marty both made better babyfaces, so that’s a tough one. (Fun fact: a dream tag team of mine is Brad and Brian Pillman.) I’d say Marty, though. Both babyfaces, Brad as the aggressor/antagonist, but not a heel. Same with Magnum and Kevin. I’d actually go with Magnum as a heel, and as the winner. I’d go with Bret over Barry. I’d go with Doc, Ron, and the Steiners, though I’d just have the Bulldogs vs. the Steiners, personally. And finally, I’d have DiBiase & Orndorff over Zbyszko and Adams (via Larry turning on the Gentleman a la Ole turning on Dusty). Good choices, though! I’d watch the hell out of that card.

[@ChaosDave2]

I suppose I’ll do mine. 1) Midnight Express (Bobby and Dennis) vs. the Hart Foundation, 2 out of 3 falls. 2) Curt Hennig vs. Harley Race 3) Brian Pillman vs. Dynamite Kid 4) Arn Anderson vs. Shawn Michaels 5) Steiners vs. the Brisco Brothers (Jack & Jerry, not Jay and Mark. Although that would be fire, too.)

[@Desslock10s]

1. Janetty 2. Time limit draw 3. Hart 3. Double DQ 4. Adams about to pin Orndorff but Zybysco betrays Adams and the three beat him up until Kevin and TA come in for the save.

[@neellabar7160]

Whoever was booked to win would win each match 👍🏻

[@neellabar7160]

How about... *The Revival (2017) vs Rock n Roll Express (1987) *Chris Benoit (1997) vs Dynamite Kid (1984) *Mitsuharu Misawa (1994) vs Kazuchika Okada (2018) *Rey Misterio Jr. (1996) vs Will Ospreay (2019) *Tomohiro Ishii (2017) vs Toshiaki Kawada (1994) *Katsuyori Shibata (2016) vs Karl Gotch (1969)

[@gangland9117]

“I remember telling them go out there and tear the house down” something I wish Vince would tell his talent!

[@guyincognito5706]

As the Steve Austin re-telling of the Jake Roberts story goes, Vince told Roberts, “I didn’t bring you in to have great matches; I brought you in to get over.” The latter is by far more important.

[@chrismorgan8330]

@@guyincognito5706 Vince is gay

[@glamgal7106]

I wanted to hear this interview because different wrestlers give their own sides of the story; though I'm not saying that there isn't any credibility in them. From what I'm hearing, Jim made the topic clear: that he wanted to bring fresh new talent to Smoky Mountain Wrestling, rather than those who'd worked for the then-WWF, WCW, etc. Yes, Marty's "personal demons" have been documented and unfortunately took their toll on his career...It's too bad that it's taken until recent years for Marty's peers to mention their appreciation for his wrestling abilities--including Bret Hart and Al Snow, the latter who referred to his abilities as "creative." I don't condemn nor condone his past or present "shenanigans"---for lack of a better word---but I do think people tend to forget that Marty is human.

[@duvalcounty5861]

Damn B.L. is Speaking in tongues!!!!

[@hgonz14]

Fun fact: Marty was fired twice from the WWF in the same year 1993. He really was a major f up.

[@frankiebflat5728]

The Corn knows

[@MrShanester117]

Marty Jannetty was just funny looking

[@duvalcounty5861]

I love Bruce Prichardson!!

[@jacksmith3886]

Prichard lol

[@wyattrussell7496]

No, because he had the original

[@duvalcounty5861]

For atleast 4 seconds

[@brucewhite360]

🤓🎾

[@octagonseventynine1253]

So glad they got rid of that guitar riff in these videos.

[@Barfbagdontsag]

“I didn’t get it”. Jim Cornette. What an iconic quote that sums up the man from 1995-2019