Jim Cornette on Maxxine Dupri Being Booed By WWE Fans

From Episode 332 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@Average.writer]

Dutch Mantel said it best when he said, "I paid to watch a show, not to watch you train."

[@sendtodevnull1269]

Never heard that but great quote by Dutch.

[@the21stsergeant]

100%

[@_NutcasE_]

​@@sendtodevnull1269its from Story time with dutch mantell podcast. You can find that specific part from youtube.

[@christopheramaro333]

​@@sendtodevnull1269 if a man's name is Dutch they'll usually have something gangster to say

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

@@sendtodevnull1269Do you know who Zeb Colter? Dutch Mantel is the name everybody else knows him that don’t just watch WWE!

[@wilcee238]

Remember Punk telling fans that the only people softer than them are the wrestlers they like? That aged like Salma Hayek.

[@MattyPeq]

CM Sux is 0-2 against sub-par talent and he is a laughing stock in the whole MMA community. So what he says is irrelevant.

[@Sahil-pc2kr]

Punk was on the main card of two UFC pay-per views and got paid a million dollars for both fights. I doubt he’s the laughing stock of the UFC.

[@wilcee238]

@MattyPeq he’s actually 3-2 after whipping the Young Sucks and Bungle Boy. Plus WWE made him a commentator, so what he says is relevant to them. Moving on.

[@LilDemonkulous]

I ain't seen her recently. She still fine as fuck?

[@lionelreyna]

​@@MattyPeq🥱

[@jasonalec6573]

She's not ready for her spot. She should be in developmental. WWE is entirely at fault

[@neilbiggs1353]

Yeah, that's my take on it. I saw the clip and the guy shouting came across as an entitled ass who was kicking her when she was down. Doesn't achieve anything, what is he going to tell her that a producer can't? It's all on the company putting her in that spot, especially since she does need time in a ring somewhere. It's one of those times when they should be going after the management, not the talent

[@jasonalec6573]

@@neilbiggs1353 There's always that one person in the crowd lol. I remember at a ROH TV taping there was a guy who kept should for the babyface to kill his opponent and after the third time the crowd started shouting back at him to shut up. He tried one more time and then we started chanting "kick him out"

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Last purchase from Vinces McAroni.

[@SensiofRabbitude]

It wouldn't be the first time. Carmella wasn't ready but they had an idea and called her up. There's others to, where the WWE got an idea and said idea held more weight with them, than where the wrestler was at in their development.

[@thesupervisor3270]

No she should be a valet. All women doesn’t need to wrestle. Just like Eva Maria, Summer Rae and Miro wife shouldn’t have

[@jeffmendez02]

When Undertaker said locker room was soft this is what he meant, female wrestlers tweeting against fans for their reaction. Dutch Mantell sum it up perfectly "Fans don't pay to watch you practice", fans have every right to "boo" or "cheer".

[@boocackeedquackhead8454]

This is a common mod3rn culture thing when you openly push for women in male dominated things, and especially as some type of social cause. There is a big focus on "eliminating toxicity" and "being better human being" even when it is at odds with the very thing they're doing. The only exception I can think of is UFC. It comes across meaner when a large crowd is chanting negative things at an attractive woman, and then you have her coworkers feeling like it is their duty to come to her aid and aggressively defend her rather than let her deal with something that is part of wrestling and improve. And you can't really argue without looking bad because, of course, telling someone that they suck isn't nice... but that is what wrestling is . The whole point for the fans being there is to respond with cheers and boos, and it is hard to take them serious as strong fghters if they are crying over boos.

[@DudeMcGuybro]

@@boocackeedquackhead8454 The only thing I'd disagree on is the fact that UFC fighters do cry after losses from time to time, but it's completely understandable. I can also understand going out there with a good performance in mind and shitting my trunks in the middle of the ring. The only mistake was having all the other female wrestlers come to her defense on social media in my opinion, it should have been the heels talking down to her on social media and her responding in character while getting the one up on them. Like, yeah she fucked up in the ring, but she could have won on social media, but she lost on both fronts. She really went 0/2 in this situation.

[@boocackeedquackhead8454]

@@DudeMcGuybro I was talking about being booed,. I think it is fine for her to feel bad much like Cena probably felt bad at times. I agree with your idea, but most wrestlers don't give a crap anymore and would rather present as themselves on social media and make their brave and heroic stances on things. In the past, this still would've probably felt kinda mean, but that didn't get stretched to the point of demanding action be taken and everything changes. The fans buy tickets to boo and cheer, so I think all the wrestlers who were lecturing fans on their "abuse" are really lame.

[@vinceraven1501]

I tell people in real when they suck... BECAUSE THEY SUCK... But, she's not at fault, it's the company's fault, but again, fans pay ridiculous prices to see stars, not ones that need to go back to developmental for a few years. Fans have always booed & heckled the ones that suck & it's not just male, female or shims... She's actually better as a manager. 🤔

[@MrVante247]

Right on, right on

[@citizenstrife]

Social Media continues to prove it was a blight against common sense.

[@ismailmounsif1109]

Braindead absolutely hahaha

[@jacobsnipes6244]

Yep all wrestlers shouldn’t be able to use twitter because they just prove they’re all marks

[@sarjeshkhadgi2841]

I hate these outrages over the most simple things like come on its professional wrestling you can't tell people in the crowd what to do,if they don't like you just prove them wrong. Also getting booed out the building is much better than crowd not reacting at all,instead of crying about it (which Maxxine hasn't said a thing about, its just some wrestlers and IWC feeling bad for her and getting mad at the crowd) Embrace the hate and use it to your advantage,most recent example would be Dominik Mysterio dude is a mega heel he gets one of the loudest receptions every damn week.

[@derpderpin1568]

Literally one of the worst things to happen to humanity.

[@sarjeshkhadgi2841]

​@@AmazedBunion You don't know me bud so don't make up scenerios in your head I never sent her anything,I've criticized her wrestling skills alot because she's bad and that's my opinion about her as a wrestler but I never sent her any threats hell I blamed WWE for putting her infront of live audience instead of PC which is what she actually needs so don't assume that I sent her threats I don't sent threats to wrestlers over botching that's not good and I never condone anyone doing that,I don't take wrestling THAT seriously for me to personally send threats to them If saying "Maxxine sucks as a wrestler" is a threat to you Idk what to say Don't make up fake scenerios and blame me when I haven't said anything bad about her outside of her wrestling skills

[@Narrate918]

Remember when wrestlers had to worry about things like getting stabbed?

[@yusufgazi7]

The bottom line is: Women are sensitive.

[@Narrate918]

@@yusufgazi7 Women in the wrestling business used to be a lot tougher. Moolah, Sherri, Nancy Benoit, Medusa all would have made the FANS cry.

[@97Misguided]

To be fair it's probably good things aren't like that anymore lol

[@dylonmullins]

I'm all for womens wrestling but can we agree that the vast majority of them simply aren't good.

[@thesupervisor3270]

Yes

[@johnhess9443]

Life in North America costs more than ever. People pay money to see professionals. Don't give people what they pay good money for, they'll boo.

[@emiliomarbanjr]

Exactly. These wrestlers feel so entitled.

[@theaterthug7]

That sounds like something the undertaker would say.

[@linkin0983]

​@@emiliomarbanjrNah.

[@Helmer54]

She hasn't even been wrestling for two years. No one should be on tv, let alone the main roster.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Kurt angle was and Goldberg was

[@Helmer54]

@pleaseshutup7053 Kurt is the expectation to the rule and Goldberg did nothing more than 4 moves.

[@mrnicemam8523]

@@Helmer54 Goldberg was a draw. Sometimes in ring work isn't needed. Not everyone needs to be like 5 star match experts.

[@Helmer54]

@mrnicemam8523 I'm not saying that, I'm saying he didn't have to do much. Either way she shouldn't be in a position to even be known at house shows. Let her get her feet under her.

[@sarjeshkhadgi2841]

​@@pleaseshutup7053 Well Kurt was one of the very rare exceptions who got better in like less than a year Goldberg was just a squash match merchant so he didn't have to train much,he had the look,he had the size,he had the intensity and agression that was it,fans loved him because of those things,Goldberg was never a good wrestler and it worked for him.

[@FerretJohn]

I'm sure Maxxine is a nice person and she is trying, but it's clear she was rushed thru NXT, and the fans don't put down good money to watch people learning.

[@DudeMcGuybro]

Especially when there's people in NXT they wish were on the main roster. She's essentially taking time from better qualified wrestlers at that point.

[@joshelguapo5563]

Well they do pay good money to watch people learning, that's what NXT is and what ovw was.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Nobody can deal with the unvarnished truth these days.😭

[@FerretJohn]

​@joshelguapo5563 there's two levels in NXT and OVW: the Training Ring where the beginners learn and the Advanced Ring in front of the live audience and cameras, where they fine-tune the details. As the guys say Maxxine was pushed ahead with the intention of her being a manager which was fine for her at that level, but here they're trying to put her in the ring as a wrestler, and she has neither the advanced training nor the look to pull that off.

[@joshelguapo5563]

@@FerretJohn ah

[@czbrat]

Blame the company for putting her out there when she's not ready.

[@Donterlinde]

Exactly blame HHH not the fans

[@thesupervisor3270]

She shouldn’t be wrestling she’s a valet. WWE did the same thing to Eva Maria, Summer Rae, and Miro wife. The feminist think all women are equal and should wrestle

[@KoolKeithProductions]

​@@Donterlindeexcept....it's her character that she's a newb learning how to wrestle, so what's the point for booing her for it? That's like someone shouting at the Undertaker "you're not really a zombie!". Um OK, you got me there bro. 😂

[@vortex_1336]

She's fine as a manager. Why does WWE force all their female managers to wrestle. Just let her be a valet.

[@Mizra-dq3lj]

Meanwhile you have top talent stuck in NXT hell with no chance of being on the main roster for a long time. Lash legend is legit a credible Bianca or Rhea contender but she's there in NXT. Ilja is rotting in NXT also

[@theboxingboy7422]

Exactly it's like nobody can just be a valet anymore they have to get in the ring and have matches. As a valet/manager yeah take a few bumps here and there when it's needed but whys the need for them to just have random matches they can't work

[@acotbc]

Exactly! Did anyone clamor for Miss Elizabeth to learn how to wrestle? Of course not.

[@sarjeshkhadgi2841]

They hired Maxxine for her looks in the first place so I don't even know why they're having her wrestle maybe she wants to become a wrestler then idk how about SEND HER TO PC? Its so dumb man

[@johnjones8888]

"Equality" That's why.....

[@shawnwbronx]

She is terrible in the ring. What she did in the rumble was embarrassing. This falls on WWE for putting her in matches on the main roster without extended time in NXT.

[@chrismaybe]

Yeah, this is one of those times I blame triple h. Vince had her as valet/manager and then triple h takes over and now she's wrestling

[@RyanGRyan1985]

I couldn't believe what I was seeing in the rumble, how are they putting her out there

[@sarjeshkhadgi2841]

It was like seeing a fan trying to wrestle,it was so bad and I do feel bad for Maxxine She's being put in these matches when all she needs is training,they put her infront of Main Roster crowd mind you the same crowd that pays for the top stars,they don't want to watch a rookie getting "better" nah they paid alot of money for that show,ofcourse they'll boo her

[@ambrosewetherbee8301]

Yes, the fact of the matter is that Maxxine is woefully untrained for TV time in the ring. Too many people won't realize that it's not her fault in that she was pushed into the ring before she is ready. Unfortunately, she's being punished for the sole mistake of the management in WWE.

[@robchuk4136]

Triple H is way too nice, and this is one of those sorts of things Vince wouldn't have had the patience for

[@2DFightergaming]

Beauty inspires sympathy. That's the only reason this became a thing. If she looked like Nia Jax, no one would care that fans screamed "you suck, don't come back". They only care because she's pretty. I'm not saying people are right, or wrong, for that. I'm just pointing it out the obvious cause of this being a thing to begin with.

[@lonnelwright318]

Yeah you naturally just wanna sympathize with certain people and beauty definitely helps with that. so does the old man face that hulk hogan had for his whole career. the visual definitely does help with drawing sympathy. and you're right, that's what this really is. people sympathizing with her cuz she's hot. the female wrestlers tweeting about this though... they're just dumb. and becky Lynch with her, "Maxxine Dupri is my number 1 tag partner pick" is just damn liar lol. that's such an obvious lie, I don't know why she bothered typing it lol. I agree with cornette in that the female wrestlers tweeting about it are definitely gonna make it worse for Maxxine in the future.

[@dama301]

Beauty privileges are a real thing

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

This is a really good observation. I'm sure that the wrestlers still would have stuck up for her but the overall sympathy from the wrestling world is likely due in large part to her appearance.

[@jwhite2005]

I kinda disagree because women in general are often the most coddled in today's society. Doesn't matter if she's pretty or not. Women are coddled

[@ronnironn2986]

Well said

[@sleazytooez2313]

I agree with everything they said except saying “wrestling isn’t a popularity contest” when it literally is

[@plannein]

I don't think he meant it that way. I think he meant amongst the locker room. I believe he was basically saying "Just because you're a cool person and nice to everybody and people like you personally and you're popular in the back doesn't mean you are a good wrestler." That's how I took it anyway.

[@kant5696]

Popularity is part of it, but if you cant actually wrestle then you’re a damger to yourself and the people you work with.

[@anactualopinion868]

I agree..

[@anactualopinion868]

​@kant5696 the ultimate warrior couldn't wrestle for shit..yet got pushed to the moon

[@jpowers55]

​@plannein I haven't even listened to the audio yet, and I have enough common sense to know what he meant.... whoever said it, either Brian or Jim.

[@Rocket_Skates]

If someone pays their hard earned money to come to a show then they can cheer or boo whoever they want.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Nobody can deal with the unvarnished truth these days.

[@linkin0983]

Not when you become entitled and an a-hole.

[@MrThundaro]

@@linkin0983 You paid. You ARE entitled to a quality performance. Numbnuts

[@vicenzor3625]

They should make every wrestler on the roster study and emulate the 70's through 90s guys as part of their training. These wrestlers today don't even understand the basics of the business. The last thing you should ever want is fan indifference. If they're loving you or hating you they're invested so why are they complaining one of them is getting heat? It's a character it's not personal. How do they not understand this?

[@ruralzone]

well said. right or wrong if they paid they can chant what they fucking please. wrestlers calling out the crowds booing is such mark behaviour it's almost unbelievable.

[@RollinBones]

If "You suck, don't come back!" is the worst thing you've ever been told in your life then things are going pretty well for you. Especially if you aren't qualified for the job you currently hold

[@televiper11]

She would’ve had a meltdown for real during the AE and the horrific chants that women got then

[@theboxingboy7422]

There's a video of a fan shouting you suck to Tiffany Stratton I think last year or so and she turned around and told him to suck her ass and walked off lmaoo

[@theboxingboy7422]

Think there was a video a year or so ago of a fan telling Tiffany Stratton she sucked and she turned around and told them to suck her a*s lmaoo

[@Courtneylynntucker]

I agree its not like they were chanting death threats or telling her to self harm that would be unacceptable but that never happened. She needs to grow thicker skin because I watched the footage it wasn’t even bad. It’s been blown out of proportion.

[@legatonto3057]

​@@Courtneylynntucker Don't think Maxxine personally has made a comment let alone complained in social media. I think the wrestler's took it upon themselves to speak for her. You got ppl and wrestler's defending her and there's ppl like you judging her telling her she needs thicker skin when she's basically took those boos on the chin and went back in character before leaving the scene.

[@emiliomarbanjr]

The worst thing about this was Zelina and Rhea acting like the fans are trash for it. They showed how entitled they feel.

[@OrionInception]

Yeah they can go kick rocks. That locker room is so soft.

[@lasportslive6813]

No not entitled because they both are very aware of her shortcomings. This is that women have to stick together bullshit no matter what.

[@simplyrecommended]

How dare fans boo what they dont like. How dare they

[@emiliomarbanjr]

"How dare they?!! The should support everything we do cause we put our body on the line." Nah man, you aint entitled to that

[@dustinsmith8658]

​@@emiliomarbanjr Only emergency responders are entitled to that. Not entertainers

[@lriv.032]

Fans were booing the rock knowing damn well they didn’t dislike him so….

[@TheUltimateVoid]

Especially in a business that for decades has been heavily "reaction-based"...how dare they...

[@alrightybub]

@@TheUltimateVoiddifferent

[@glennross85]

Maybe Rhea never had a real job, but many people in the real world get routinely verbally abused while trying to do their jobs.

[@AnOldManPlayingStuff.-ft1ic]

The top comment under her tweet was something like 'my first month at a Wendys I got spit on and shouted at for being shit for minimum wage'

[@BobHowler]

And it’s wrong when it happens to them, and they’d be right if they got mad or upset about it. Are you suggesting people should be ok with being spit on?

[@glennross85]

@@BobHowler You asking me?

[@_NutcasE_]

​@@BobHowlerI suppose you would compliment parasites of the community? If they are not suited for the job, they should not be in that job.

[@BobHowler]

@@glennross85I guess I’m asking anyone in the thread that follows the logic that because a bad thing happens in one place then we should accept it happening in other places too

[@obi-wankenobi917]

Where was this when Eva Marie was getting booed every week ?

[@michaeladkins2511]

The four wrestlers coming to her defense did more harm to her than the guy telling her she sucks and to not come back.

[@bradleygermain6288]

It's like they're admitting she sucks by defending her soo strongly. Should have ignored it.

[@dustinsmith8658]

Not just to her, but to their own characters as well

[@MrSweetpoeticjustice]

As someone who has worked in IT and also Weather I can say that I have been ridiculed for my job plenty of times. So tired of celebrities crying about being judged for their performance.

[@lovelywaz]

These "Wrestlers" can cry me a river... 😭😭😭😭

[@donmajestic5258]

"You don't put it over." Why does no one get this, in wrestling AND life?!

[@Trayxxxx]

Anybody remember some time back when people were screaming at Cena that "he can't wrestle" along with "Cena Sucks" The man dealt with that for nearly a decade.

[@ronnironn2986]

With Class.. Huge difference

[@robintst]

Social media is the greatest injustice ever unleashed on society.

[@chicomanization]

imagine kurt angle crying because the people are singing "you suck" everytime he enters the match 😂

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Haha he did cry on raw in 05 he had bischoff censor his entrance

[@corderothomas1189]

​@@pleaseshutup7053 I watch the segment a lot lol it's a timeless treasure

[@bloodeagle6458]

He's a wrestler and new how to use it to his advantage not some glorified diva I keep saying it the worst thing that happened to wrestling is women ruined it

[@demonsuckafucka6828]

I mean that was his gimmick though when he was a heel, milk drinking nerd

[@ZynfulLegate]

@@demonsuckafucka6828 Woooooosh!

[@greenbasterd9425]

I frequently say "I wasn't even there" with a British accent as a defense because of Jim. Nobody gets it and just think I'm weird.

[@simontabony]

Same here. And regularly add “it was Owen” even if there is no Owen.

[@warren_r]

I do this too.

[@deucebrandt]

"I was getting popcorn" lol

[@maurodesouzaferreyra6330]

I just did that today at work. My colleague said to me “Who tf is Owen?…”

[@DoctorBastard]

Amuses me that Americans think they're doing a British accent when it just sounds like they have a speech impediment.

[@APG103House]

Kurt Angle came out to You Suck chants for decades

[@jamescarey2912]

MUCH different. That evolved from a backstage comedy promo where Edge told Kurt he sucks. This is someone who REALLY sucks and needs a LOT more development.

[@MrJjburgess11]

Angle didn't care because he knew he didn't suck.

[@thesupervisor3270]

@@jamescarey2912you’re missing the point

[@danko152]

​@@jamescarey2912 they said "you suck" before that segment

[@nikkyrelihan2473]

Most modern celebrities/famous people have legitimately brittle egos.

[@davidnelson4347]

They’re so sensitive

[@MrJjburgess11]

Yup. NBA players are especially bad now. Years ago they would ignore the heckling. Now they wanna jump in the crowd and fight people .

[@jackdunc]

Most celebrities always have had brittle egos, its just more obvious now because of social media.

[@JamaalMills]

@@MrJjburgess11who? That literally doesn’t happen fans who violate the stadium policy can be asked to leave surly you aren’t defending them breaking the agreement they made when they bought the tickets that’s not on the players

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

Haha. People only care about looks. It's not ok to criticize a walking Barbie doll but it is ok to criticize Nia Jax. Where were all of these concerned people when Nia was being ripped apart in every city?

[@robchuk4136]

Good point

[@randi_godspeed2063]

Nia Ajax is a heel, supposed to be booed. Maxine isn’t in the right job, happens in corporate America daily. She is adorable, needs to be a heel manager. Only place women belong in men’s side of ring.

[@mikemorbid1752]

How many wrestlers has Maxine injured?

[@rofbagging9749]

@@mikemorbid1752I’m not sure, but it will be interesting to see which one injures more people when their careers are over with.

[@mikemorbid1752]

@rofbagging9749 When I Google 'who has Nia Jax injured' I get a list. When I Google 'who has Maxxine Dupri injured', I get several articles about injuries she has suffered.

[@TheIncredible2IC]

How dare people boo wrestlers at a wrestling event? You're supposed to politely clap and chant "you deserve it!"

[@baddestsun]

Goat response lmao

[@Clearmedium]

Hey just turn of your brain and consume product. What are ya? A stick in the mud?

[@Rungusman69]

Tickets to wwe events are minimum 80$ I’d be pissed if I paid for her training aswell

[@theboxingboy7422]

They should have her work the NXT house shows they do where there's probably a 100 people there max and the people there know that these people in the ring are basically trainees.

[@jonjones9072]

The dollar sign goes before the number.

[@Rungusman69]

@@jonjones9072 who the fuck cares

[@jonjones9072]

@@Rungusman69 I just thought I'd point it out. I apologize if English isn't your first language.

[@Rungusman69]

@@jonjones9072 it’s not but clearly ur first language is being an insufferable twat

[@TheWhatMan80]

A pretty woman getting told she isn't good at something... Oh the horror

[@invisible.fatman]

WWE should give that gal a three-figure contract as compensation ... wait ...

[@christian6455]

While other women defend her lmao give me a fucking break where was this when Rock was getting boo for “Taking Cody Spot”

[@himynameisbrandonlee]

Turn her heel, give her a chair, and turn her into the Chair Lady. always getting DQ'ed

[@daviddzwonkowski4722]

Oh my gawd yes.

[@Villion77]

Wrestling was better before social media

[@televiper11]

Everything was

[@scottytechNmore1]

@@televiper11welp

[@plannein]

Most things were

[@Gulag00]

Life was better

[@linkin0983]

Better?? Lol

[@segagenesis7708]

Rhea Ripley has obviously never heard of the food industry.

[@callumwebb4927]

Obviously. She’s never been anything but a wrestler. She, and probably everyone else who tweeted, have never had real jobs,

[@emiliomarbanjr]

​@@callumwebb4927 true they feel so entitled is crazy.

[@linkin0983]

​@@callumwebb4927How you know that tho?

[@robnix4146]

​@@callumwebb4927Becky was a flight attendant don't know about the others

[@callumwebb4927]

@@robnix4146 Funnily enough, two members of my family have been flight attendants and they’re the biggest idiots you’ll ever meet.

[@philmole1209]

Remember when Roman Reigns stood in the ring the RAW after beating Undertaker at Wrestlemania and got showered with boos and pure anger for 10 minutes? Me, too. Remember when he and others cried about how bad he was being treated and how people should stop being so mean? Me, neither.

[@bigzndahouse3800]

Perfectly said 💯

[@weirdlyflipping2349]

Jim is a little polite because his girl Rhea also supported Maxxine

[@labeebulshah8424]

Does jim cornette like Buddy Matthews because he is dating Rhea ripley?

[@JaculaDudek]

Rhea embarrased herself imo

[@weirdlyflipping2349]

@@labeebulshah8424 Buddy Mathews dating Rhea would make Jim hate him even more.

[@robchuk4136]

And I bet Rhea only did it because the other girls were like "You're the champ, you should say something!"

[@PunkRJH90]

Jim even sighed at her reaction. He sounded like a disappointed father.

[@RyanGRyan1985]

She's literally like bambi on ice if bambi was blind

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Then we can only hope that WWE shows interest in signing Chris Raaber.

[@YeTism]

Imagine Rock crying in 1996 because he was getting “die Rocky die” chants. Wrestling isn’t for soft people.

[@teppler]

The issue is that it's 30+ year old men acting unhinged at a children's program. This isn't 1996 attitude era. Not having die rocky die chants is a good thing. It's funny but that behavior is unhinged. The programs are geared for children nowadays. It wasn't children and moms yelling at maxine and booing her. It was pathetic weirdo males with peter pan syndrome.

[@user-xo1ov2bb9z]

He crying right now

[@Mizra-dq3lj]

Or John Cena quitting after the 'f you Cena' chants at ECW

[@anonymousbo0318]

​@@user-xo1ov2bb9zExcept he's not, you eternal virgin

[@axelt6312]

@@AmazedBunion She can log out

[@Drpavel564]

Then you got Rhea crying on Twitter about bullying. Focus on everyone shitting on your fiancé instead.

[@corpyhogan4433]

This is why I love Roman. Without question, he has the toughest skin out of any modern star of this generation. If any of the people in AEW and even in the WWE locker room now got even a fraction of the heat he did during his initial face run they would quit the business. He didn't take to social media one time or complained

[@anonymousbo0318]

💯

[@isaihvega9928]

Yes man! People fucking hated him, me included hahaha but its no ill will, we just want the product to be what it should be!

[@Zeke_O3773]

This is a natural biproduct of wrestling creative in general, that seems to think any warm body can be a wrestler with the right gimmick and outfit. Jade Cargill is basically in witness protection. Why not Maxine? Are they saying that they can’t keep all talent in the performance center until they master the basics?

[@pleaseshutup7053]

I mean when you see babe bunny do what he does that is how this expectation is created

[@Zeke_O3773]

@@pleaseshutup7053 that is a very good point.

[@obi-wankenobi917]

Imagine going to a 5 star restaurant and ordering a 70/80 dollar (or however much it is) steak and it gets served to you burnt or undercooked and the waiter says calm down sir the cook is new to this he’s learning on the job give him time

[@georgealvarez1195]

When people wanna argue that the wrestlers arent huge marks and are running the business into the ground, just read out those tweets "in support" of Maxxine. 1000% smark attitude that's coming from "top female talent".

[@pleaseshutup7053]

I wish I could like this more than once

[@johnjones8888]

In defense of the tippy top female Talent..... She's Australian. They're weak people.

[@timoutlaw9763]

They are sticking together like all wrestlers would do. They are coming to the aid of one of their own, they saw she was hurting emotionally and made a huge mistake so they got her back.

[@georgealvarez1195]

@@timoutlaw9763 Then call her, why run to twitter, do it publicly, and then bicker and engage with fans on her behalf. Just call her and voice your support DIRECTLY to her like a professional, and most importantly, a friend.

[@sarjeshkhadgi2841]

I bet one day wrestlers will cry on social media for booing a heel lmao "How dare you boo someone,she has feelings too you know?" Also these people didn't say anything when Roman Reigns or John Cena were getting booed every week who mind you were 100x better wrestlers than Maxxine,no outrage for them but nah how dare you boo a rookie who shouldn't even be on NXT let alone Main Roster

[@jen7186]

This was the most overblown bullshit I've seen in a long time. To me the big stars tweeting about it was so obnoxious and out of touch with what wrestling is supposed to be it.

[@EmberMcLain87]

I know right.

[@Johnny3Batony]

Rhea Ripley behaves like a BPD person. No offense to actual sick people.

[@Mizra-dq3lj]

Imagine if that happened when John Cena went to ECW one night stand.....

[@maxxdahl6062]

It's still absolutely "smart" fans trying to be witty though. 😂

[@anonymousbo0318]

​@@AmazedBunion No one sent her a tweet, you waste of oxygen. They just 💩 on the clowns trashing people for booing her

[@2ColdScoprio]

Don’t blame the fans. Blame the company for putting her on the main roster when she’s green asf. She done made herself a target now smh. Keep you head up champ 💪🏾

[@nabinkhadka788]

Wrestlers these days are soft now lol. Rock used to get booed and get Die rocky die chants

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Rocky got those last week 😂 and the women are silent

[@jamescarey2912]

And now Fox cuts the feed and would rather air a black screen to spare viewers from having to see "Die Rocky Die" signs on TV.

[@randomlynamed3353]

I remember an interview with him where he said his first ever show he walked through the curtain, the crowd went dead silent, then one voice said "you f'ing suck!"

[@joshelguapo5563]

There were plenty of soft spine idiots back in the day. In men it's more anger issues and picking fights, but it's still having a thin spine

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Nowadays everyone gets bruises when they throw cotton balls at each other.

[@jamjams4902]

I think the main reason her co-workers came to her defense so hard is because Maxxine is on the chopping block with her job. She was there to be a replacement valet for LA Knight but they have released the Maximum Male Models and Alpha Academy doesn't need her so she has nothing to do. So they were giving her a chance to try her hand in the ring and she's terrible at that so she's close to being hit with 'We have nothing for you and we wish you luck on your future endeavors'.

[@robchuk4136]

I suspect this too.

[@anonymousbo0318]

Doesn't make them look any less stupid, attempting to shame the fans for giving a reaction. Completely ridiculous

[@KentaObscuro]

If that’s the case, then good on them for going to bat for a co-worker

[@Polanker]

They should just send her to NXT if they have nothing for her and she actually wants to wrestle.

[@jeremiahmorris1852]

I bet when she gets future endeavored, all the people talking crap about her will say she'a a future Trish Stratus and shame on Triple H for firing her and she should go all elite

[@legendbucwild]

How sensitive has the world become that we're made to feel sorry for a pro wrestler for getting booed and screamed at? ..... It's a good thing she wasn't on the ECW 97' roster. She would've needed shock treatment after one night with that crowd.

[@WillS724]

Can definitely blame whoever back stage that keeps sending her out there

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Vince is gone. Maybe Quentin Tarantino works there now?

[@ralph8677]

So the lesson here is that modern wrestlers love the ECW crowds of the 90's until they actually have to face the ECW crowds of the 90's.

[@alexandru5369]

Maxxine has no business in the ring. I have no clue why wwe thinks all the women need too wrestle a valet, which she's good at, is what she is. The actual women wrestler's like Rea are doing her no favours. It's like when they tried that crap with Stacy Keibler. Too Stacy's credit she turned down a women's championship cause she knew she wasn't a wrestler

[@manuelper]

In the 90s, ECW fans would regularly chant 'You f***ed up" when wrestlers botched stuff and everyone moved on without a bunch of boo-hoo'ng and crying. What a soft bunch of people.

[@liquidhazetv8756]

Another point that I'm surprised wasn't brought up: the fans paid for the tickets. It's their right to react however they so choose (outside of trying to physically harm people)

[@slimmacc4825]

🤣 once i heard he knew Becky and Rhea chimed in i was waiting for him to Gasp lmao

[@JadeId42069]

Good to know you can get away with being subpar at your job if you're pretty.

[@tericottaclay9462]

Liv Morgan is another example

[@JadeId42069]

@@tericottaclay9462 Becky too.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Like Homer Simpson: "Uh, it's my first day."

[@linkin0983]

Just say you're jealous or something 😂

[@linkin0983]

​@@tericottaclay9462I guess ya'll are pissed because they probably make more than all of you 😂

[@Hedgehobbit]

Cornette has made a career out of telling wrestlers that suck that they suck. Yet one guy yelling at a show is a big deal?

[@anonymousbo0318]

​@@AmazedBunionNo one sent her any threats you pathetic incel. This is all about the guy booing and saying "don't come back", that's it. No one sent her threats, so cut the bs.

[@kant5696]

@@AmazedBunionthreats are never ok but a “wrestler” being told they suck in a wrestling arena/environment by paying wrestling fans who are allowed to cheer and boo who they please?cmon now

[@dont_follow5777]

​@@AmazedBunionwe all know social media is a cancer. Not much can be done about a holes online

[@nikiedmonds6236]

He's actually saying it's not a big deal

[@Excremental_Discharge]

Roman spent 4+ years being booed, even though he was being pushed as a babyface. You never heard him cry about it

[@lordofthebuckets2676]

I understand that it’s a generational thing with some of these younger wrestlers and I won’t begrudge them to be mad at the fans or for defending Maxine. But people really should be criticizing WWE for putting Maxine in a position she’s clearly not ready for.

[@user-xo1ov2bb9z]

And for not using NXT in proper way to train her for that spot

[@Spider-Nalgas]

I’ve been thinking this too since all this happened. The guys in charge should have better judgment and realize she’s not ready for the main show. The fans don’t want to see it anymore and just being fans. Management is indirectly hurting the relation between fans and the wrestlers like that, in this new generation. Kind of makes it seem like Dupri might just be getting pull from someone, knowing even how WWE has worked before. Women’s wrestling is held to a higher standard now too. Dupri might’ve made it in the Divas era.

[@sarjeshkhadgi2841]

100% they already have a training center where they can actually train her and give her a chance to get good Imagine WWE putting Tiffany Stratton on main roster instead of first training her and having her develop in NXT WWE should be blamed for putting a complete rookie infront of live fans who paid good money expecting a good show

[@user-xo1ov2bb9z]

@@sarjeshkhadgi2841 It's not shame if Maxine try something and fail big time. It's shame what WWE keep pushing her down to fan throath and don't bother to train her better when her lack of skills was exposed. It have nothing with her as person, but even with that she must understand something like "oops, I try something and fail, maybe I need focus better on doing that things"

[@thefloridaman41]

I remember when this was called paying your dues… everyone sucks, some get better and others never do.

[@TheLibermania]

A lot of wrestler lost my respect for stepping up to that. I mean it's really part of being in the spotlight and part of the job.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

And they showed they are hypocrites not saying anything about the rock and his family getting death threats

[@Random_ideit]

​@@pleaseshutup7053there was no death threats lmfao imagine believing that

[@emiliomarbanjr]

Yeah man. They feel like fans should be thankful for their existence.

[@NotoriousVC]

Wrestlers are so soft now, booing and cheering are the only two appropriate reactions and they're even trying to take one of those away. So the message is just cheer for everyone and everything at all times?

[@ericfaz1427]

I'm sure Classy Freddie Blassie would have loved to have been told "you suck" instead of getting STABBED.

[@mxes5938]

no one would care or say anything if it was about a male wrestler

[@matthewrock4725]

It happened to John Cena and Roman reigns for a decade and nobody said a word and major defense like this.

[@alexandru5369]

Big facts sick of women being coddled

[@DoffysGlasses]

​@@matthewrock4725I still boo Roman, absolutely cannot wait till he and his faction are out, had go away heat with me since they started pushing him as a singles wrestler and is unlikely to ever change. That said, I agree, those two and countless others got shat on ferociously all throughout wrestling history and it's pretty much part of the business. If someone sucks or are disliked, fans will let them know, it's simple

[@lriv.032]

@@Jeff-qd3jynah they booed John for a different reason, which was being over pushed. Prior to that he was the most over dude and everyone wanted to hear him spit on the mic.

[@zach_corbitt]

Here's the thing. I could understand the other talent responding like this if it was some NXT house show in a warehouse in South Florida or whatever. That environment is filled with rookies that are learning and trying their best, and all these things these women are talking about, so the expectation is to cut them some slack. Someone booing and telling someone they suck and to stop bothering, in that environment, is a total a-hole. This wasn't NXT, and it wasn't some jobber they brought in for $200 and all the catering they can eat, it's a contracted WWE performer working a main roster house show. At that level, you're supposed to be a "superstar", and that isn't just about looking good and carrying yourself a certain way. Being a competent wrestler is part of it and she just doesn't have the skill set! Have her go back to NXT, take bumps and wrestle, and maybe she can be back on Raw in a couple of years... or maybe she can just be a manager. All of this "But she's a good person!" nonsense doesn't mean she has the skills necessary to be successful in wrestling. Being a good person doesn't equate to being a talented person.

[@davidrea6310]

So it’s essentially a bunch of people who are friends trying to stick up for another friend through social media. While their friend is quite bad at their job, trying to learn on the fly, and is getting booed out of the building. The only person that’s in the wrong here is the WWE creative, who have nothing for AJ styles, but can’t wait to put this poor half trained girl, who looks like my grandmother when trying to grab a headlock in the second hour block of Raw.

[@klawstecno2083]

Zelina Vega was a menace with her comment😂 She just described a AEW Fan😂

[@anonymousbo0318]

She made herself look like clown

[@macheesmo3]

Corny is right, the marks really ARE all in the ring these days.

[@SourForward]

The unhealthy obsession with needing everything to be positive all the time and the desire to protect women from criticism have finally met! But yeah...any grown man booing at a house show is absolutely a mark🤣

[@jaysgeronca]

OPINION: In wrestling, I'd rather have boos than silence or no reaction.

[@MrThundaro]

Rhea with the mindless take on this one. MOST people who work in the public get "booed" on a regular basis. And far worse, in fact, for FAR less money. Just stupid, entitled nonsense.

[@jwconglomerate332]

Rhea Ripley's comment was surprisingly inept. Of course, I wouldn't like to be ridiculed publicly while performing my job, however, I'm not a well-paid public entertainer so that's not a realistic expectation to have to work under to begin with.

[@onlychild8784]

Rhea, Zelina, Becky just did more damage to Maxine career then those fans booing tbh..just gave everyone a ton of ammo

[@WrestlingsBiggestFan]

I can’t believe I just heard Jim say “that hurt my feelings”. 😂. My Lord Jim, what did they do to you in Tulsa?? 😂🤣

[@Raj80191]

Damn if a random fan shouting 'you suck' upsets her this much, I can't imagine what would happen if she were in front of a ECW crowd.

[@wilsonjoshwilson]

Fans love reactions especially from wrestlers. I wouldn’t be surprised if she doesn’t get boo’d again lol

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Like at a bad school play.

[@freddysmith1471]

When I heard Rhea Ripley's comments before I thought Jim's love affair may have come to an end. But for real, Maxxine makes Lana look like Lou Thesz.

[@jinzin1]

Maxxine needs to run a play out of the Jerry Seinfeld playbook, find that guy and heckle him where *he* works!

[@DMForever1]

Her and the rest of the business would have never survived a locker room 40 years ago

[@OneBunnyOwsla]

​@@AmazedBunionNo, they just stabbed you in person.

[@OongTheLastAirbender]

hell not even 20 years ago either

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@OneBunnyOwsla 😂😂😂

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

All the women must hate Kurt Angle theme song!

[@Ringmaster222]

The way that the women in that locker room reacted to this just shows they would have not survived the attitude era or the '80s. The fans can boo and cheer whoever they like.

[@TheREALwymario]

Out of curiosity, did anyone in WWE defend Roman online when he was getting booed as a face?

[@Excremental_Discharge]

You mean when he was a babyface and was being booed for 4+ consecutive years? No, no they didnt. And you didn't head Roman crying about it, looking for sympathy

[@Thecultofwrestling]

Get better as a person? Get better as a wrestler

[@silenttoxic707]

Last nights segment was hilarious her being told off by Johnny Samefaces sameface wife, that Maxxine couldn't "lace her boots" when she herself is a never did anything indy wrestler with 0 charisma and Maxxine has had far more TV time than she ever has

[@MrFoxxx47]

The name "Dupri/Dupree" is cursed in WWE.

[@Beatles0223]

Imagine Baby Doll, Precious, Sheri Martel, Sunshine, Missy Hyatt, even Dark Journey whining about all the 💩 they went through in the 1980s, which is WAY more than Maxxine Dupri will ever endure. Yeah, it sucks to get booed, but that comes with the job. Can't handle it? Get another job. And f the WWE to infinity and beyond.

[@Big.Stepper.]

She's a diva in a modern wrestling world😅

[@DMS-pq8]

If you don't want to be booed don't become a pro wrestler

[@timothyarnold1679]

I don't know why they can't let the eye candy just be the eye candy.

[@lutephilips5550]

As a fan who has purchased a ticket. You are allowed to boo and cheer for whoever you want. That's a major joy of a live event. Ask Jericho, Rocky, HHH, and Roman how they feel when people have verbally said they suck or worse. They move on because it's part of the job and it can be beneficial if you lean into it. You're basically telling the audience how should react and that's not your right.

[@stephenbecker5936]

Whatever happened to the wrestlers being the carny workers and us fans being the mark rubes?

[@zombieninjatedsmith1301]

The internet and social media.......its nothing but a festering sore on humanity.

[@niallnoon]

The wrestlers became the marks about 20 odd years ago

[@linkin0983]

​@@zombieninjatedsmith1301Wow someone thinks they're a poet or something.

[@VincentFajal]

Someone please remind Rhea and Becky that NXT exist. No problem with people learning or being new, but there is a place to learn, and main roster might not be the right one.

[@gregoryfuller9736]

I have no problem with Becky comment she didn’t trashed the fans just was given a co worker moral support same with jade. Rhea and Vega commented was stupid as fuck those

[@THE_Dodge_Morningstar]

Social Media hasn’t been apart of Human Society for very long, so we haven’t figured out how to incorporate it into the social interactions and behavior we’ve developed over thousands of years.

[@Ryan-093]

times change, jim. the standards of behavior in the 90s and 2000s no longer apply in 2024.

[@WarGhoulKharas]

Sandman: "When I first started in ECW, I got booed. Not booed because 'you did something bad,' booed because 'You suck!' " Sucks to suck.

[@GraveMemories]

Sandman can at least work a decent to good match and not eff up as much. And he was a probably on a cocktail of drugs and alcohol while doing so lol I feel bad for sandman Dude is not doing too good health wise these days

[@rdrouynriv]

This whole fiasco made me lose respect for Rhea Ripley. House shows cost a lot of money and aren't the playground for green wrestlers to figure out the basics.

[@mrnicemam8523]

House shows have always been for green wrestlers to learn lol. Where else can they learn ?

[@rdrouynriv]

@@mrnicemam8523 Do you know how much they charge for WWE house shows? I don't think anyone would pay for them if they only got to see wrestlers of the caliber of Maxxine.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@mrnicemam8523 green wrestlers learn in nxt buffoon

[@anonymousbo0318]

​@@mrnicemam8523pc center/NXT, dumbassss. They have a developmental system for a reason

[@freddiemcrae428]

​@@mrnicemam8523The Performance Center and NXT house shows in Lakeland. She's fine on TV as a manager; but if she wanted to prove she was more than a pretty face, she should have disappeared with the Male Models and come back in a year with a new gimmick on NXT

[@jamirimaj6880]

Imagine Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, and Mankind tweeting "You got this Rocky Maivia, the fans are just rude" in 1996?!?! lmao

[@cjaquilino]

@5:09 Been noticing so many public figures don't get this and wanna have it both ways, where they get all the advantages of being a public figure without any of the *inherent drawbacks*.