Jim Cornette on The Rock's GQ Article & Interview

[@caesar3909]

The Rock is to Brian what 2019 Kenny Omega was to Jim

[@TooMuchGirth]

And Rock doesn't even wrestle like that

[@Amir_Abdoullaev]

Kenny is still under Jim's blacklist isn't he?

[@8thaccount535]

The difference is Rock is entertaining and Omega isn't.

[@GregHuffman1987]

the Rock WAS entertaining. His new persona is insufferable

[@fam_man]

​@@GregHuffman1987that's good. He is getting heat from the crowd. If you don't like him, he is doing a great job.

[@derekleung5475]

Being named entertainer of the year and immediately had a box office flop is hilarious.

[@lohkvongoethe]

Wait what was his latest bomb?

[@robertoarsenal9044]

Red one a Christmas movie 250 million budget only made 42-44 million opening weekend last week.

[@lohkvongoethe]

It is before Thanksgiving; maybe that's one of the problems? Although Art the Christmas Clown owned the box office so idk.

[@dngn4774]

Shit like this is why print media is dying. We all know the Rock is less of a star now than he was in 2023. At this point, most influencers are just as credible as legacy media. Probably more tbh.

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

​@@lohkvongoethe NO, dude. It's not 'WHEN' the film was released, it's 'THAT' the film is released. It's AWFUL.

[@maturin1919]

"The male J-Lo" is an absolutely perfect description.

[@thesupervisor3270]

No it’s not. Rock is talented in the wrestling world where J-Lo is talented NOWHERE

[@corpyhogan4433]

Rock was on top of the world with so much good will 10 years ago. He's gotten to big for his own good unfortunately. The failed DC takeover was the beginning of the end

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Exactly

[@leelohaskin7941]

Would anyone say this if he was Robert Downey Jr or even Tom Cruise?

[@MOH_AL_K]

It’s funny. Certain people wanna blame The Rock for Dc’s downfall even though Dc has been struggling before he even got there.

[@tcee2687]

Taking ridiculous amounts of steroids and getting site enhancement was the beginning of the end.

[@rebekah7635]

RDJ is a really good actor with lots of range unlike the Rock. I’m not sure how old you are but RDJ went to prison back in the 90s. He had to leave Ally McBeal and report *to prison* that is what a mess his life was. RDJ was only able to have a comeback because he was a good guy and he sincerely was ready to get better. People in the industry liked him. I think Mel Gibson helped him get insured when no one else would take a chance on him. If you’re showing up really late like the Rock has been and peeing in bottles/making PAs touch that and making excuses for yourself instead of being accountable, I’m not sure you end up with the same level of goodwill RDJ had. Tom Cruise is known for being super professional on sets, always treating actresses respectfully etc. He may be in a ‘cult’ but it doesn’t negatively impact his job performance. If the Rock stays bankable he’ll stay working. But if he’s always late that gets expensive; if he’s not going to the bathroom before coming to set and peeing in bottles that is weird. He seems to be burning some good will and if he’s not bankable anymore that will hurt him.

[@smallcd]

GQ Interviewer: *"So tell me, what's the story with the 'Turtleneck and Chain' photo?"* The Rock: *"Well, it's like the first time you go to In-N-Out Burger..."*

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

😁🤌👏👏👏

[@gxlden2071]

The rock is a walking ad

[@EwanCumia]

For what I'm not sure.

[@carter3369]

All these “celebrities” are tbf. Always trying to sell us something.

[@c.s3369]

Yup he's a billion dollar man. I don't expect him to keep it real 🤷🏿‍♂️😅

[@SES6924]

At first glance I thought this said "the rock is a walking aids"

[@MOH_AL_K]

So is every other celebrity

[@Krokodilius]

this article is why you don't give guys creative control.

[@NickRaymond871]

Fly for a white guy is probably the most recent music reference that Corny has ever made

[@ilikepepsi3883]

Not true. He made a Linkin Park reference in the last year that blew my mind because those are two things I never thought would be uttered in the same sentence.

[@masonteague4039]

Wish cornette would sing that song

[@MrFoxxx47]

​@@ilikepepsi3883Lol what song did he reference?

[@abrahamchagoya7221]

“And all the girlies say im pretty fly for a white guy”

[@628baphomet]

I hope he gets a chance to leave the farm and try In-N-Out. I bet he has never had it before.

[@a.d.3788]

He probably doesn’t know the lingo.

[@AmberSocks]

"roided up phoney of the year" 😂

[@KamoMustafaWWE]

"The Rocks says, in front of the pages... AND PAGES, of Rock's words..."

[@thedoctor3528]

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL JIM & BRIAN ABOUT "RED ONE" PITCH MEETING! They will love it

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Come to think of it, Corny may actually like Pitch Meetings. He's cerebral enough to get it.

[@wilcee238]

@MADGUNSMONSTER WOW WOW WOW…WOW.

[@john_blues]

Hey Brian, got a shitty wrestling program you want me to review? Yes sir, I do!

[@tysonsutton9621]

Brian Last hating on the Rock is TIGHT!

[@alexmartin3143]

Super easy barely an inconvenience…

[@greenskiis]

I love Brian taking no crap from the Rock's carefully crafted public image. 😂

[@leelohaskin7941]

He's in his "he's too successful so I'm going to start hating on him be cause Im still cool" stage like most dwellers do,and dont let them be a successful PoC either,they got extra targets on their backs

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@leelohaskin7941rock is currently a heel he’s suppose to be hated on lol

[@dngn4774]

I think the beginning of the end was that Joe Rogan interview he did last year. The whataburger story was weird, but seeing him have a long interview with Rogan exposed how much of his personality is designed by brand management firms.

[@johnjones8888]

​@@leelohaskin7941 lol....... just to make sure nobody took you seriously you threw in "POC" hahahaha...... are you on your 6th or 7th booster?

[@maggielusk6833]

Me too Crocks a walking talking advert for himself and it's ALL he cares about! Go Brian we hear ya!!

[@HisNameIsX1]

Brian was on fire this episode. I love when they yell come on at each other lol

[@Dyler]

As a long time listener, seeing Brian finally get vindication for his long standing disdain for The Rock is quite cathartic. He's been banging this drum for years, and the rest of the world finally caught on.

[@Terminax1975]

Rock's is well past the sniffing his own farts of insufferable ego stage.

[@JackFury]

As an OG Rock hater I appreciate Brian

[@conniecarroll747]

I loved it at 2:20 when Brian did his version of what GQ for the Rock means. I haven't been a fan of his for a long time, especially since he decided he was better than everyone else.

[@JDotWill]

The Rock is inauthentic & I can understand not liking him because of that. But Brian having an issue with someone being elitist is rich

[@robchuk4136]

Until Hollywood can produce more real movie stars, The Rock is going to keep being on these.

[@tyyrreekk9005]

Hollywood sucks nowadays

[@dngn4774]

@@robchuk4136 Him and Jason Stratham will be working till they’re 80.

[@alexmartin3143]

Not after this one. Apparently Red One is like a 300 million flop…

[@alexmartin3143]

@@dngn4774Statham doesnt have a huge bomb to my knowledge…

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@alexmartin3143 expandables 4 lost 50 million last year statham was the main star. Every movie star has flops to even suggest one doesn’t shows your clown bias against the rock

[@BiggaLeek]

“I wanna get a PS5” “You wanna get a school?” 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

"Man Of The Year" is a publicity stunt to promote his movies, Red One and Moana 2

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Where is Mox with a trash bag when you need him?!

[@namelessjedi2242]

And to repair his public image. They literally focus on the past article and try to explain it away.

[@plannein]

I mean it was pretty wild that so many people, Brian included, just jumped on this uncorroborated story of the Rock frequently being 8 hours late to set as if it's just perfectly reasonable to believe that this is a thing that could happen. Reported here with zero scrutiny whatsoever because Brian hates the Rock.

[@alextorres-limon5548]

I wonder how vetted that GQ reporter was by Rock's stooge committee for this piece. Any interview with Rock that isn't a junket or red carpet feels very controlled. Dude is afraid of having a free flowing conversation. Joe Rogan had like a 3 hour conversation with Rock on the podcast and it was a nothing happening interview. Half the time Rock was interviewing Rogan.

[@AvatarOfGames]

Look, I believe you can do whatever you want with your money, but I'm getting pretty sick of this trend of rich and famous people buying farms while the price of food continues to go through the roof..

[@lohkvongoethe]

Planning for when they have to detach from their dying host.

[@maturin1919]

13 companies own basically everything, but you draw the line here? The whole system needs to go.

[@blackmagefelix6548]

I had no idea that GQ stood for Gentleman Quarterly

[@sonnybelanger6068]

Same thoughts it was for gay queer or something

[@johnjones8888]

​@@sonnybelanger6068 not incorrect

[@SmegulonPrime]

No they would have way better dress sense

[@jasengriffin485]

Never even thought what GQ stood for.

[@maturin1919]

​@@johnjones8888What are you guys, 12?

[@BlackStrey]

This isn't a article, it's a wedding vow.

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

How TF is The Rock Entertainer of the Year when ALL OF HIS MOVIES BOMB?!?? And they named him this prior to his latest shitefest in 'Red One'. When was his last decent film?

[@conniecarroll747]

I was shocked when I read about that. Money can buy you almost anything.

[@VetGoalie76]

When has a done a movie that wasn't BS? The only movie in his career that wasn't completely horrible was Walking Tall.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

For what he did in wwe this year

[@felyxmillicent6538]

​@@VetGoalie76The Rundown is his best movie

[@brianroberson2557]

​@pleaseshutup7053 rode a wave cody and roman created and jumped in last minute.

[@jimi1is3king]

I never watch any of his films but this year the Rock made me genuinely invested in wrestlemania for the first time in many years

[@eamonwright7488]

The fact he’s the most successful “actor” in Hollywood tells us just how shitty movies are these days. There’s enough movies from the 1920s to the 2000s to watch and not have to worry about stupid comic book movies or garbage Dwayne Johnson cash grabs.

[@johnberry2678]

I am thoroughly convinced that Brian overheard his wife complimenting The Rock and he’s been obsessed with attacking him ever since

[@tcee2687]

Or the Rock just blows chode

[@johnnygrind77]

I love when Brian goes off on a tangent about The Rock each and every time haha We need a Brian vs The Rock omnibus!

[@actuallynotsteve]

Timestamps? In my Cornette videos? Now I've seen everything

[@shaolinotter]

ill be honest, I just assumed brian looked like conrad thomson

[@tysontomko]

He looks like a slightly less horrible modern day Bam Margera

[@shaolinotter]

@@tysontomko isnt that what I said?

[@chainsawcharlie965]

I imagined him as a less insufferable Vince Russo

[@eptx830]

I imagined Boogie2988

[@ABCDyeahyeahyeah]

Hey hey hey!

[@nickgioldasis8306]

I am laughing so hard right now.

[@Chronoir3]

You can almost hear the hawk tuah the GQ guy is giving Dwayne

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

YUCK.

[@Jeff_Pryce]

“Spit on that thang!” …man, I hate social media sometimes, I just realized.

[@dgenerate707]

The Rock went full Dewey for that photoshoot.

[@PJBlick]

I saw this posted and I totally agree... Batista is the actor The Crock wishes he could be.

[@kurtisallen3879]

I’m sitting in my car on my lunch break and howling at this. 😂😂😂

[@AtillatheFun]

Jim, you may want to take back the whole “if you have a dog I love you”…cause a very famous German fella really loved his dog back in the day.

[@TheEvilHumanist]

Brian’s frustration with the Rock is maybe the best thing in this program. I hope he gets even cringier, wealthier, and influential just so Brian can pontificate like the rich hipster he is. Brian reminds me of some of my friends from school who were hilarious when they were mad. 😂

[@JeffTeague43]

Never been here so fast wow

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Many people don't realize that The Rock's ex brother in law (his manager/ex wife's brother & who also works in The Rock's production company) had co wrote Red One. Which probably explains why The Rock stars in the movie. And The Rock probably knew what he was doing by having Red One released in theaters the same month as Moana 2. Which means more money for him. But if (and since) Red One flopped. He now has Moana 2 as a back up. Which is bound to be a success. But with that being said. So many people are delusional to The Rock. He's not a great actor. He has no critical acclaimed films. No Oscars or Oscar nominations. No iconic or legendary films. His films success comes from his popularity as a famous person. Or him doing franchise movies such as Fast & Furious or Jumanji. And now he's doing a biopic so he can be taken seriously as an actor. On set photos or a trailer won't convince me. I'll wait till the reviews comes out.

[@8thaccount535]

Red One didn't flop at all. It made over 100 million $ opening weekend and got a 90% audience review.

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

​@@8thaccount535 What planet did you get those numbers off of? The film is a FLOP.

[@conniecarroll747]

I hadn't heard about the documentary. I couldn't care less. The Red One film is flopping at the box office. It might have made money except whoever was in charge decided to put out another $ 100 million dollars in publicity ads. This right after the film came out. Who says the people in Hollywood are stupid?

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@MADGUNSMONSTERred one made 90 the first weekend a quick google search says it

[@tylercanton3836]

Weren’t aware in order to be a good actor you need that can’t get right Oscars approval.

[@Raj80191]

How could someone portray a character like The Rock on TV and be one of the blandest human beings in real life?

[@henrygvidonas9573]

By being exactly as fake as Dwayne Johnson is - and always has been. The old footage of him rehearsing his same old five and a half catchphrases in his normal voice, with zero energy or emphasis, backstage at a show with his personal buttlicker Brian Gewirtz, will never not be hilarious.

[@SmifLaly]

And what are the two of YOU doing with your life? 🤔

[@brianroberson2557]

Bc being a wrestler is acting and anything goes, and you are produced. Being yourself takes courage.

[@VetGoalie76]

Was Dwayne wearing Vin Diesels Riddick sunglasses in the back of the truck?! OMFG now that's funny...

[@aretnap3653]

BrianLast Laughs Like a SuperVillain. & We All Come Back Due to "CQ"..."CornyQuarterly"!😜

[@vodkagal28]

Wow, it's so hard to like the Rock now. His ego has gotten insane.

[@wilcee238]

The guy who speaks in the 3rd person and calls himself “Great One” has an ego? Do tell.

[@trinitheuceyone2492]

😂🤣 I very much appreciate the fact that Brian like me is not under the spell of Dwayne the walking advertisement Johnson🤣 are used to be such a big rocky fan and now I’m just like who are you trying to fool rock? 😆

[@dngn4774]

@@trinitheuceyone2492 At his peak too many people joked about him being a future president of the US, he took it to heart and surrounded himself with the most soulless public relations people to make it happen. He just comes off like every opinion he has is approved by several committees.

[@Xpress2hell]

Every time there’s some bad publicity on The Rock, Brian Last goes through 2 bottles of lotion as he reads about it…and I’m all for it

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Last simply doesn't like him.

[@8thaccount535]

​@@MADGUNSMONSTERLast is mad that someone from outside his tribe is successful.

[@Bando710]

No diddy

[@JamesJohnson-tr1gu]

@@8thaccount535someone with a non hook nose can hoard more diamonds than him

[@TRoller927]

I saw Travis' illustration and I had to start listening to this! 20 minutes later, totally worth it. The Rock is so full of shit.

[@andrewsmall4865]

1:42 Brian when I first started listening I thought you sounded like the KZbinr Steve from Boston. Look him up - that's my mental picture of you 😂

[@maggielusk6833]

Brians killing me😅😅😅 every time he sips his own teguila he disappears for five months! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikeyvintageunboxing]

*He rented out the farm in VA on AirBNB. Similar to how celebs and music artists rented out lavish houses (That they didn't own or live at) just to show off on MTV CRIBS haha*

[@systemmonitor5295]

Brian's sincere reading voice was amazing. He needs to pull that out of the bag more often!

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Nah, his Moxley and Vince McMahon imitations are far more entertaining.

[@DripsawKilla]

It’s ridiculous that people hate on him as a co-host. He’s the perfect sidekick to Jim.

[@lohkvongoethe]

​@@MADGUNSMONSTERhis Moxley, McMahon, and Hannibal are all pretty similar.

[@CharaPresscott6982]

@@lohkvongoethe They're not. You can definitely hear the difference XD

[@thedoctor3528]

Always like a good rant on the rock but will Jim go back to defending his boy? At least brian will tear into him

[@fuzzhead8540]

😂😂😂 did Dave Meltzer write the article??? 😂😂😂

[@JUYAN16]

Mountains and beer...And birds. lol

[@KakashiInWinter]

Those damned tequila ads. Say "mana" one more time, Rock! One more time! :D

[@BIGZphillybirdfan]

Even with all this hate from Brian and all the stories that have come out about Dwayne Johnson in Hollywood, You can tell Jim has love for The Rock just like all of us do. Brian won’t ever make me turn against the peoples champ 😂 The Rock has given back to wrestling fans and the business more than most legends have if we are being honest. He’s put over Austin, Hulk Hogan (by changing to the match at Wrestlemania 18), Brock Lesner, Goldberg and Cena.. he even put over Evolution in a tag match at Wrestlemania.. He’s helped get guys over like Shan Helms, Eugene, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes and Damion Sandow, Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton, Johnathan Coachmen, The Wyatt’s at wrestlemania, The Sheild, Christian, Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero.. as a 90s kid and wrestling fan I just can’t hate on The Rock 😂

[@ABCDyeahyeahyeah]

And last year whether or not you think the Wrestlemania stuff was a power play, he was the primary reason Cody went over to mega face levels. It was by far the closest thing we’ve seen to Austin vs McMahon. Not just because of what happened around the royal rumble time period but in being such an effective foil for Cody, and being the first legend of his stature to turn heel without hesitation. I will never turn on him either.

[@TVindustries5000]

i did also think Brian was a big guy when i saw a picture of him i didnt really believe it at first 😅

[@joewright6095]

It's shocking looking at a photo from the 90s to today. Idk what kind of surgery or drugs he has taken. He doesn't look like a real person. The rock looks like something from Ai or some shit fr.

[@hgriff14]

the rock 100% paid gq a lot of money for them to put him on the cover. thats how that stuff works nowadays. and hes had the farm for a long time, i remember hearing about it when i was in high school 10 years ago.

[@tcee2687]

The Rocks handlers* paid GQ

[@SpyralPegacyon]

Man, I can't wait for Brian's reaction when the Rock does run for President.

[@lohkvongoethe]

Zoa energy. It's got electrolytes.

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Cool. Which ticket is he going to run on? The "woke" Democrats that he hates, because they know he's as legit as a three-dollar bill and as honest as a crackwhore. Or the white nationalist race warriors who wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire. Has he received his own personal text message, that Trump commands him to report to the nearest plantation for cotton picking duties, from those fine MAGA folks yet?

[@garybeeman8372]

Douchebaggery! My new favorite word😂

[@cjtquk]

I legit never bothered to search what Brian looks like. The only way I'll watch Red One is when it ends up on streaming or telly. I'm happy to wait for Sonic 3 next month.

[@fanciestofcats7111]

Moana 2 will be a big hit and The Rock will get his ego fluffed

[@TheBoccKob]

Oh my god, the article really did say "three mighty fingers". Fuck that guy. Fuck Dwayne Johnson, but especially fuck that writer for stringing together so many sentences of such pontificating pomposity that the English language itself has been devalued.

[@FortunateJuice]

Jim really came apart at the dog photos lol

[@PauloTheGeek]

Brian's pathological hatred of the Rock always makes me crack up. He will s**t on him for absolutely anything and everything. 😂

[@Hemis801]

The "male JLo" thing doesn't hit as hard as Brian thinks

[@darksword4726]

GQ ball cracked me up

[@a.d.3788]

Travis, you missed an incredible opportunity to indeed show The Rock milking the cow. Although, A++ on your GQ cover photo choice.

[@JohnRigby5011]

Sorry Brian once again, The Rock can do whatever he wants

[@greghughes8147]

Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer, Cousin Junior, Cousin Luke, and Dwayne

[@Devypocalypse]

Anyone remember when people were thinking Rock was the next Arnie?! Johnson couldn't lace The Austrian Oaks Commando boots.

[@ErnestIII83]

Surprised Jim didn't stop to make an Ed Wynn reference when Brian made those noises at 0:44.

[@alangreenway6695]

Let’s be honest: The Rock is really good at playing the Rock, but almost 30 years of doing it in every media possible has gotten on everyone’s nerves. Same for Hogan. Same for Flair.

[@bloodeagle6458]

Last still hasn't gotten over The Rock not signing his autograph book in 1998

[@BATM_Media]

Brians voice reminds me of Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons

[@WilliamHaich]

Last believes any negative press about the Rock. Flippin jabrone

[@SmifLaly]

Brian is SO full of hate for The Rock... I swear he took his girl or something. He talks about RED ONE getting bad reviews BUT he doesn't mention how it was CRITICS trashing it but audiences (as in regular folks like you and I) LOVED IT.

[@Andrewdyne]

I don't think they expect people to read the articles.

[@ONEFATE9]

The Rock! GQ magazine's BULLSHIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR!!!!

[@stevenhawkins5058]

One thing is true. Love him or hate him, The Rock makes for amazingly good entertainment no matter wtf the situation is 😂

[@Ryanonfire03]

I need a PS5 too please help. I’m so far behind.

[@romariogayle5878]

Never been this early to one of these

[@oddishhonor]

Jim’s love for dogs is just the best. He loves dogs almost as much as Brian hates The Rock

[@OldGrayBeardo]

There's cynical, and then there's Brian Last😂. Love that guy.

[@misterelom]

Ahh, another Brian Last/Rock video 😂 * grabs popcorn *

[@nygblue24]

Hogan Rock Flair 3 of the 4 on the Mount Rushmore of Wrestlers....and also bullshitters and delusional egomaniacs.

[@prodigy616]

I know quite a few people in the movie industry who have interacted with Dwayne off camera, and have never heard one person say he was an asshole. He does seem like a genuine nice guy. Now that’s not to say the guy doesn’t have an ego, I think that part is clear. He does. I won’t argue that. I just wouldn’t go as far as to say he’s an “asshole” and “fake” for the cameras. That does really seem like him from everything I’ve heard.

[@DanielSnow316]

Wow, just wow lmao. Thank you guys for making me cry laughing once again; best wrestling podcast ever.

[@ChampBoa]

Ngl, I really thought Bully Ray Dudley was Jim’s cohost when I started watching 😭

[@Theviper3563]

😂😂😂 this is too funny

[@garycampbell2491]

Wonder if DaWayne had his vanity “people’s champion” belt! 😂

[@CGTraderX]

We need a Rock omnibus 😂

[@dubnificow9188]

Brian needs to get the player hater of the year award (Chappelle reference) when it comes to The Rock

[@Outshined93]

so that’s what Rock passed to Cody’s hand…a spare key to his Va fishing casa

[@maggielusk6833]

Brian is hilarious! Get with the now grandpa! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dgenerate707]

I find funny all the headliners live far off on farms and retreats. Batista, Brock, Bret, Austin, Goldberg, Sting, now The Rock

[@LionPelt]

🎵peeing in a baaah-tle 🎵 That’s a hit