Jim Cornette on Rip Rogers & Randy Orton's Tweets About Dives

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[@erronblack1]

The "work rate" neckbeards ought to listen to this clip.

[@thesmith8356]

I like when The Undertaker did dives. For his size. And he didn't do it all the time.

[@newwaveknight1]

And even at the end of his career, people lost their shit when Undertaker would do the dive. Meanwhile, the Young Bucks dive all the time and nobody gives a shit when they do it anymore.

[@shindean]

Foley even mentioned in his first book that Undertaker one dive a year meant more than luchadors always tumbling every match.

[@JinMugen]

Perfect Example Undertaker suicide dive he didnt do it all the time but damn when he did it it was very cool moment

[@greenwizard7592]

J Mugen because it wasn’t over done, it makes it special

[@mattharper1242]

Taker's dive onto Kane was legendary

[@HypervoxelRBX]

...dive

[@JasonL77]

I remember the first time Randy Savage wrestled for WWF. He jumped off the top rope and double axe handled the guy on the floor. I was just a little kid, but that popped me big time. We never saw that. EVER.

[@jamesvigg2680]

The psychology of Macho doing the double axe handle off the top was always perfect. He so rarely hit it (especially working heel) but you knew if he did the other guy was going down.

[@guccimalcs]

Now you got people doing 450 splashes on every throw away match on raw.

[@JasonL77]

Gucci Malcs and the sad part is that if the wrestlers don’t do that, then smart marks will cry “Whaaaaaa! He only has five moves of doom!”

[@StarlightEater]

Fuckin a

[@ilaye9249]

@@JasonL77 That's what pisses me off the most about those jackoffs is the fact that they use the "basic generic 2k20 create a superstar" excuse.

[@blacquesjacques7239]

Modern wrestling looks like every wrestling video game I have ever seen . Totally indescriminate moves .

[@trd858]

this pretty much sums up why i stopped watching wrestling or "sports -entertainment" . DIVE!!!

[@hasana7074]

This was in 2017 and now it’s 2019 almost 2020...... nothing has changed if it did just a little bit....... i am worried Oh DIVE

[@MisterSchitt]

This happened around the time Ospreay and Ricochet were doing their stupid synchronized tumbling routine in Japan in the undercard. The only thing that’s changed is that Ospreay apparently learned his lesson and dialed back on the flippy shit after he destroyed his own neck botching that Spanish Fly onto the ring apron. Which is a minor victory in and of itself.

[@gfear24]

If anything, it's even worse now. Not only does everyone do 8-10 dives a match, but now they do them wrong because they're always landing on their feet. I miss when spots like that were treated as moves only to be used on very special occasions. Same thing with the million false finishes. Those should be left to the highest of high profile matches at the biggest show of the year.

[@ethanwilkins662]

....dive.

[@DIESEL0759]

The Flying Dingbat...Cornette running around yelling "dingbat" is priceless enough on it's own. The only thing that made that even funnier was Brian Last talking about Edith Bunker and then the extended conversation after. I'm sitting here laughing hysterically, glad that right now, no one else is here to hear me...

[@BSE1320]

Rip Rogers missed a career as a chief on a Navy submarine. "DIVE DIVE DIVE"

[@oMaJoJ]

I think that there's truth in it. What's going to happen when people build a tolerance to the flippy shit and then the wrestlers now have to figure out a way to do MORE to get a reaction? Also, some of the reactions by fans has been pretty funny. They can throw criticisms at stuff all day long but when their favorite style gets some in return? "What do they know, why did they want to take the fun out, these guys are ancient"

[@colonelkenpachi5009]

I've already built a tolerance to it.

[@LimaKiloRomeo]

I love how this is the second old comment of yours I've come across 😂😂😂 (P.S. I wholeheartedly agree. Jim Cornette said in the shoot that triggered the face on his shirt exactly what you said. IN 2001 🤦🏿‍♂️ and he wasn't wrong)

[@terminallumbago6465]

Seems like anymore wrestling is a bunch of acrobatics, highspotting, pointless gimmick matches, no-selling, kicking out of finishers, and false finishes. No storytelling or psychology anymore

[@madamefeast4824]

Exactly. And ya say anything bad about it or any type of criticism and ya have a dozen chubby 14 year olds and 40 year old creeps yelling at ya that you aren't a real fan and go watch WWE. Lol. It's ridiculous. I've been a fan my whole life and I've never seen sillier more intense fans than today

[@PtolemyJones]

I would love to see 90% of the matches stay in the ring from bell to bell.

[@seannetworkblogsandgames7504]

I remember loving the dive, but then I first saw it when Benoit and Booker T were wrestling

[@sukerAndre]

Before the tweet come out I looked RoH and indie Shows and now I think to myself that's the shit what I saw before. And the bucks matches are all of that crap. My problem with the indie matches is the no selling allllll the freaking time

[@roddystevens9958]

Got it exactly right Rip its a shame what wrestling has become today!!

[@BizzyIzzy87]

What about 5 or more grown men being taken out by one guy diving lol?

[@TheManOfTheHourEveryHour]

I wonder if Butterface Grace thinks Rip Rogers could hang today, seeing as he can obviously memorize an entire match. 😭😭😭😭

[@thatpart]

Rip Rogers on his wrestling Andy Rooney steez. Man, I love it.

[@fernandoy.narciso]

I can totally see some guys following that exact same match pattern

[@LookingForBucho]

The “Armbar!” Of 2017.

[@markula_4040]

Ever notice that dives to someone outside the ring are done in a way that never happens inside the ring? Inside the ring when jumping off the ropes you have to hit them with a clothesline or crossbody but outside the ring you just launch yourself at them and push them or instead flip over and knock them down.

[@cambennett8382]

Lucha connection: Edith Bunker left to mariachi

[@jamaalmoses8821]

The Finals of the AEW Tag Title Tourmament.Roll up finish.

[@Willverinerage]

#DIVE!

[@RJ-sy1wi]

see Edith w Alice Cooper @ Studio 54

[@Eidenhoek]

Armbar

[@sweetpetergeda]

Announcer boy voice lol

[@OldSchoolRasslin]

dives have nothing to do with wrestling.

[@davenwatts8173]

I love the flippy shit just as much as the technical style, but it definitely should b used a bit less but I like all ov it so what am I even sayin

[@sweetpetergeda]

Everything dont need to be souled. Ppl over doing with the selling crap. Men like brock Lesnar and Bobby lashley shouldn't be selling pain off of some bs looking move just because its wrestling.

[@doctorfeelfunny584]

Longing for the days of half hour matches featuring tubby guys in rest holds.

[@guccimalcs]

Hey man at least it felt like a fight then. Not a circus show.

[@markmallone7484]

Already listened on talking sense.

[@jsegaul420]

Mark Mallone then listen here first next time. this is the official account

[@markmallone7484]

+jsegaul420 I know, they have given the other channel permission to upload though.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

It's ironic considering that Orton does three moves.

[@maniachaelchallenges]

everyone has three signature moves. they're the biggest moves so we forget about the rest of the moveset sometimes, or just count all punches as the same move, etc.

[@jordandennis6794]

And Orton is still a better wrestler than all of them

[@maniachaelchallenges]

Jordan Dennis no

[@tnbk_andrxw4474]

@@maniachaelchallenges yes

[@jordandennis6794]

@@maniachaelchallenges Yes

[@jaroncreed]

Hilarious, Randy Orton actually thinks any wrestling fan on the planet gave a flying fuck when he won the Rumble, and then the title at Wrestlemania... If you take a look at the 2009 Royal Rumble you will notice some strong similarities. The point is, Randy Orton is FUCKING BORING.

[@extremeking425]

I don't have a issue with what was said but when it comes from one of the most boring superstars in the business today, then that's where I have a problem.

[@natmason5528]

You ARE your name, sunshine.

[@AmericanWrathchild]

Still better than fat guys and rest holds..