Jim Cornette on Randy Orton At 19

From Episode 131 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@Al-ou3so]

Randy shooting fireworks at a hire car with Maria Kennelis, Umaga and Carlito is one of the craziest road stories in the last 10-15 years.

[@myluckythumb5987]

Randy used to do backflip-kicks bruh wth. Crazy talent

[@Dakatari]

Randy had the charisma and the look needed to be successful in his early days which a lot of the new wrestlers lack..

[@dadumbfuck420]

$750 a week? Not gonna lie that's good money.

[@bl00dkillz]

$1,255.11 to account for inflation

[@mathewjay3428]

After taxes a lot of people make that now at their regular jobs in a month lol.

[@IIOctaneII]

if you’re in fucking high school or college then yeah lol

[@wyattbascom9711]

@@bl00dkillz That’s about what I make in my job now, that’s really a pretty great deal.

[@christian6455]

@@wyattbascom9711 it. Definitely nice

[@fmthebaron]

I remember Randy with a full head of hair crying about his shoulder every week.

[@AidanSynnPringle]

Get the boys to sign. It makes the memory better. Jim's correct again!

[@sgtraytango]

Plus if it wasn't signed, people would think it was jut some shitty cast with nothing remarkable about it at all.

[@ryanj7517]

It must of been right after Randy got kicked out of the Marine Corps.

[@spiritofslumber]

He was 19 folks, he could have grown to enjoy wrestling.

[@rajagopal57]

True. when he cares he is one of the best psyco in wrestling. You can't do that without loving it

[@jerryesque3747]

Why does it matter anyway. If he did it for money or not, he is still doing it. It's still a job. There are plenty of people that love to do certain things but they suck at it

[@kgotter]

Who cares if he enjoys it?

[@philtll]

I think it's fucking fantastic that Randy Orton is really good at wrestling and has made a lot of money from it without giving an inch to the "MUST LOVE THE BIZ" marks. (at first I said "like you" but I misread your comment 😬) Maybe he DOES love it and doesn't talk about it because he knows the business works better when guys aren't always talking about how much they love it.

[@sgtraytango]

Remember, Randy was pushed into wrestling when he was kicked out of the Marine Corps because "Cowboy" Bob didn't think he had any other prospects, career-wise.

[@saad1008]

That's definitely something Randy would say

[@wafe107]

Randy is one of the greatest of all time

[@TXTV1]

1:57 FREAKING MOOD!

[@masavoy0228]

"You can see it both ways cause I just talked you outta seeing it your way, but you don't wanna admit it."

[@dungeon-wn4gw]

Dude is like a Tarantino character. Spitting movie one liners every minute lmfao

[@masavoy0228]

@@dungeon-wn4gw definitely lol

[@erkansefa]

Cornette's best line ever so far

[@spencer9093]

"So now you are seeing it both ways...... well only one way is right!"

[@Coco-hs9ex]

People on here saying randy orton is boring and promos boring, go back to his promos 2004/5 when he was becoming a main event star, the guess oozes charisma

[@lebronjordan9084]

Rko the 🐐 of this generation

[@slave2tennis2006]

Hello Jim and Brian, keep up the good work! Enjoy your channel!

[@trillxfizzy]

"He perservered and ended up making a lot more than 750 bucks a week" Randy admitted in an interview with Sam Roberts I think many moons ago in like 2012 that he was being paid to wrestle there while every one else had to pay to be there like it was college.

[@KNOTHEADMedia]

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[@sonnycalzone7784]

Not wanting the item signed is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

[@Gravydog316]

no, it decreases the value, like an autographed baseball card, mint is worth more than mint with Babe Ruth's signature on it. (it depends on what it is, of course)

[@gman2015z]

Randy was the first of the big 5, (Cena,Batista,Brock,Shelton and Randy)to debut on WWE I believe. He actually debuted on WWF in 2002 the week before it changed to WWE I believe, that's how special and how long it was.

[@RyanKrul44]

Brock debuted a few weeks before him on Raw, then Orton. I believe he was the last person called up before they switched from WWF to WWE.

[@PersiaX582]

Now if only they pushed Shelton more. He did win the intercontinental title, tag titles and beat HHH on his first night on Raw. But they could’ve pushed him a little more and gave him one WWE title run. The funny thing is he’s still got it and 4 of them are still with the company lol.

[@Reece29287]

teammelli91 without a ring to wrestle in, Shelton didn’t have much. Not everybody who was good in the ring deserves a main damn title. Otherwise they’d be passing that thing around like a hot potato.

[@PersiaX582]

ReeceRrrr Shelton didn’t have good promo skills. That’s one reason for why he didn’t hold it. At the end of the day it’s up to Vince and the higher ups who holds that belt. So not everyone will get the chance to hold it. Sometimes we see miracles like Bryan and Kofi holding it, and other times people who shouldn’t even be considered to hold it hold it.

[@mlaws11291]

BetaOnPurposeLMS-coach he’s the least of the big 4 because when he & Cena feuded throughout the 2000’s & 2010’s it was never in doubt who would win.

[@Countrybananas]

2011 Randy Orton seemed happy

[@dquanissavage6287]

Awesome Shoot Today Jim!!🙌🐐🐐

[@welowee7610]

I Love this duo interaction with each other. Jim just scold Brian and Brian just “haha” him xD.

[@dany-ps2my]

I still say they should of got randy to play Spartacus in the series after the main actor got sick , would of fit the part

[@unclejessica2386]

ill allow it

[@ericgilbert56]

That signing authenticates IT'S THE CAST! ...now I got to go pull all my fake plaster cast off eBay. Thanks for the story Jim! Now I gotta redo my inventory!

[@djzero5893]

I never got to visit the new place since I was only down there for six months but calling it and the place where the old Davis Arena was "rundown" would be a compliment. Place was sweat box in the summer with zero ventilation. Then you had to deal with the personal hygiene of "Kentuckiana's finest". 🤢

[@dadumbfuck420]

I'm from Southern Indiana and my grandma lived in Jeff until she died. All of Jeff is a shithole and it's the laughing stock of Southern Indiana which in of itself is the laughing stock of the mid-west and we all know everyone laughs at the mid-west in general.

[@vsixhundredsixtysix]

Best explanation for “I can see it both ways” (now) ... maybe ever put to record that was great!

[@terrymasters1176]

Don't ever shake Randy's hand.

[@nathanrobertson1223]

Yet Randy said in one of the Monday Night Wars episodes that he and his boys used to knock back beers while waiting for Goldberg to spear somebody

[@bartspringer686]

Gotta go w/ Jim...I'd want to get my stuff signed if I could.

[@RIDGEMATIC]

Corny is the GREATEST mic check in wrestling history!!!

[@youtony1990]

"Only one way is right and that mine" That line sums up Jim Cornette lol

[@Caun-88]

Good stories

[@greatwhitesufi]

Now the kid is solidified in the company as one of it's biggest stars of the 2000s and he seems to have enjoyed a lot of it, especially since that Austin podcast

[@carbon.the.christ5626]

For a person who preaches kayfabe,not sure why Cornette doesn't understand. Having certain things signed kind of takes away the notoriousness of it. If its for personal collection and not a hall of legendary wrestling shit,getting it signed probably is a plus.

[@armandoiscurallla]

Randy removed his tatoos in the thumbnail .....Thats Shocking, didn't see that coming like WM at PC

[@rodrigoramirez1811]

19! Holy shit

[@travismiles6460]

Awsome podcast

[@clarys10]

Who’s twitter posted this picture of Randy? Allen? Who’s ‘cheap shot’?

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

better test that cask for hepatitis

[@KingOfWinter]

I’m with Jim on this. The signature makes it better especially if it had all three guys signatures on it. Where it loses it value for everyone else but the owner is the personalized inscription imo

[@thomaswashburn3513]

Brian... I have a real cast with no markings on it... give me a few thousand for it... Sure is was the cast that Cowboy 🤠 wore! 😂 REALLY! Provenance is just another word in the dictionary... 😂

[@ichneumon2776]

Randy Hates Wrestling. Also : Has the best storyline going into the wrestlemania.

[@sappyfoot]

only because ‘the ratings bonanza’ david otunga isn’t there

[@jessejames9684]

Can i get a little jim head speaker toy that only says that last part at the end when ya pull his string

[@jessejames9684]

5:37

[@seanyshepfit]

That's pretty funny tbh 😂

[@iflJerichoxx]

Never thought I’d call Last an idiot but damn Brian, really?

[@edmondcarter9457]

He was 19 he has matured over the last 20 years

[@CtKEngage]

Take a look at his Twitter and that view will change real quick. Also his time in the Marines and getting kicked out for reasons he did makes him look like a total bitch. He's got an over inflated ego for nothing honestly.

[@CtKEngage]

@Oong The Last Airbender Not claiming I knew him in that manner, but it's evident even though he has better life than most people could ever hope to have and be a great performer (especially the past several years), he still finds entertainment in acting like a jackass outside the ring. The guy is a dick when he has no reason to be.

[@brucebanner3566]

@Tom Cat umm no. Xennials is that a real word!? Probably not. And Gen x stops at 1979 genius. Don't know what your rambling on about. Hahaha 😆

[@brucebanner3566]

@Tom Cat kewl.😊

[@81rbutler]

matured? He's an immature jock d******* loser. Wake up Edmond!

[@stephenrogers4537]

RANDY is first class, as is his dad, all the best bob!😀

[@user-hc9qv9yb9m]

They should all start that early

[@anachronologist2017]

and yet you have 19 year olds loving the business and going on to be shit wrestlers. Just goes to show what a natural he turned out to be.

[@veegob5287]

😂😂😂😂😂 “Fuck it. Corona Virus will kill us all.”

[@daniloferrazbr]

my nigga randy never tried lol still became great

[@travfdy]

Which Mania? 1 or 21? I'm assuming 21

[@nomagestus602]

Yeah its 21, when Randy was facing the Undertaker and his father tried to help him

[@Wadzillia]

I pretty sure it was Wrestlemania 1. He cost Piper and Orendoff the match, When he hit Orendoff with the Cast in the Main Event against Mr T and Hogan.

[@nomagestus602]

@@Wadzillia He also used a cast at WM 21, but maybe you are right. Probably Corny also thinks of WM1 and the cast used then as more iconic

[@Wadzillia]

@@nomagestus602 I'm pretty sure it's from 1. The cast in Wrestlemania 21 really has no mystique considering it wouldn't a factor in who won the match.

[@nomagestus602]

@@Wadzillia True

[@AlanJ1993]

I Think Jim told this story before. still funny tho.

[@Gravydog316]

yeah, he has a couple times LOL

[@gocanuckurself1]

"Coronavirus gonna kill us all!" The realest shit Corny has ever said......and he says real shit all the time!

[@ihatefosters]

$750 a week... In 2001? Maybe not wrestling, that's great money no? Just me?

[@jamesbowen8960]

For a 19year old kid? That's not bad going for a teenager!

[@jamirimaj6880]

Russo claiming for the success of The Rock and Stone Cold when Corny literally molded Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, John Cena and Batista in OVW?

[@reyreyes7285]

That's right Jim we're all going to die someday. tell us all your awesome stories.😎👍

[@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442]

Randy hates wrestling? That's why Vince likes him so much. And that's why his matches suck, and if it wasn't for Vince and his last name he would've never reached main event status!

[@corpyhogan4433]

This is a horrible take

[@kepapurdy1489]

One of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard in my life.

[@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442]

@Mahir Asef There are no legends from that era.

[@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442]

@Mahir Asef they're no Rock, Austin, Taker, Hogan, ...

[@ti3978]

@@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442 Still Better than you and your father sucks

[@tonybones9638]

Randy is the last true "super star" left in the wwe. Brock is a star but is hardly ever around.

[@Thaleus]

Uhh Daniel Bryan??

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Well randy hates wrestling. How shocking.?? I thought he loved wrestling and sacrificed his life for it. Of course he doesn't care about it much..he is only in it for the money.

[@TomClacy5871]

So? If he’s good at it, why do something else?

[@Danishruyu1]

You just described +80% of the workforce

[@ChaseSchleich]

Randy is a top guy with a guaranteed contract. Just like Lesnar, Randy isn't going to do 1% more than he absolutely has to because his spot is secure. Every once in a while he will put on an above par performance because it's a match he's interested in, just like Lesnar. It sucks for us when we're stuck watching a boring match, but can't blame them because I'm sure most of us would be the same way if we were in their shoes

[@celtic69]

Imagine being good at your job and viewing it as a job, wow, shocking

[@philtll]

Wrestling is about making money!!! Randy Orton has put a shitload of his time and health into it to make that money and entertain you, what do you care if he "loves it" or not?

[@hbkgreatestever]

Randy hates Wrestling

[@youresmarterthanmebut8867]

I can tell Randy hates wrestling by how slow he walks to the ring and how insanely boring his matches are. You can tell he just goes through the motions.

[@DuncanWLievi]

Chris Jericho and Daniel Brian consider him to be one of the best, if not the best, most natural performers ever. I know you're taking desire to wrestle - to that point, when Orton is focused (like in his current angle with edge), he's truly great. Just check out his work since the Royal Rumble. That's not a guy going through the motions.

[@curtissimmons2287]

Do you not know he plays a character 🤔 when he walks that slow to the ring smh remember how he was when he played legend killer gimmick he was soo cocky

[@Coco-hs9ex]

Go back and watch orton in 2004/5 and come back to this comment and admit you were wrong lol

[@nola14k79]

He’s one of the best if you think his matches are boring just please jump off a cliff😂

[@Eddie3323]

Orton been lame for 20 years. Dude is yawwwwwwwn.

[@nola14k79]

That means you have no taste in wrestling

[@ghostface216]

I have never understood the appeal of Randy Orton. To me, he's big and handsome but he's boring and too conservative in the ring.