Jim Cornette on Vince McMahon

From Episode 137 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@hughmahn484]

Gotta love that the Vince Mcmahon stories range from "True" to "entirely plausible" no matter how ridiculous they sound.

[@peterdickinson4599]

“That’s ridiculous even for Vince.” Ha Ha Ha!

[@Kravis63]

I started watching wrestling in 1989. As far as I’m concerned Vince is/was the greatest wrestling heel of all time.

[@jwfriedman1]

Kravis63 Lol

[@henrylicious]

He's up there. He knows how to get under a fan's skin.

[@kushclarkkent6669]

Agreed! It was a dark time for the company overall, but I think Vince as ECW champ in the late 2000s was some of the best heel work ever. Man was a heat magnet and hilarious. Remember the durag? lmao

[@goharderthanyesterday3935]

I love when Cornette talks about Vince Mcmahon and/or food

[@serialkillerassistant4251]

MARK!!!

[@Alabama1861]

@@serialkillerassistant4251 says the mark

[@ismithy147]

Serial Killer Assistant incel

[@ponchred]

@@ismithy147 shutup simp

[@all_invite_0hm]

Oh look! You learn a trendy new word and now throw it around like a fucking sheep!

[@darknightbegins85]

His comment on Vince and Linda is perfect

[@InvincibleYoungEmpire]

John Lovelace exactly!

[@marcleon1513]

Yep, Jim Cornette said mouth full without saying anything. “Divorce isn’t best for business”.

[@LegionOfShrooms]

Shane's doing crack under a bridge. With the Mean Street posse 😂

[@johnh7735]

Vince's masked persona was Vinny Jacked.

[@phillipwalker6548]

I remember watching wrastlin with my dad when I was younger and seeing you hit people with the tennis racquet I hated you then but now I really enjoy listening and watching your videos thx

[@murraykelm5691]

Vince please write your biography before it's to late!!

[@murraykelm5691]

In Dynamite kid 's book, the kid said that Vince loved his MSG match with Tiger Mask.

[@psychobluesfxt]

The fact that Vince has so many classic matches and moments despite his lack of in-ring skills proves what so many fans want to deny: in pro wrestling, it's not about the holds and the moves. It's about the pacing and the psychology. He might sell his brand as "sports entertainment" but Vince is a wrestling promoter and is well aware of how pro wrestling is supposed to work. Before his mind goes completely there needs to be a series of shoot interviews with him, split in each era that he's been privy to either as a commentator, a promoter, or a confidant in the case of some of the feds he worked alongside. Call it "An Evening with Mr. McMahon" and do it Last Dance style with multiple episodes.

[@psychobluesfxt]

@John Volken I don't think any promoter worth their salt considers wrestling in front of an empty crowd when holding their shows. Obviously WWE is trying to figure that out now given the circumstances.

[@TheDemonCaine]

Facts.

[@MattSingh1]

Not entirely accurate- Vince's big matches never drew big business. His February 1999 cage match with Austin at St. Valentines Day Massacre was out-drawn by WCW's SuperBrawl PPV that same month. His WM match with Bret Hart also didn't draw well either.

[@TheDemonCaine]

@@MattSingh1 He still has classic moments and matches, which is all they were saying.

[@chrischar9428]

I dont remember anything about a vince fucking match

[@richardtate8621]

“Millions” of other people. Corny is still living his gimmick

[@nickystyles868]

"Cornie..." I love that he caught that lol

[@WhiskeyFiend]

"It was me Austin!"

[@BlueAmerican26]

He rests his head on Kevin Dunn's shoulder when he needs comforting words.

[@brianm2881]

Until Dunn starts instinctively gnawing on Vince because he's part beaver.

[@marcuswhitlow548]

@@brianm2881 In my head I can hear Vince saying "Hey, stay away from my wood, pal!"

[@mikelong2756]

Ole Bucky Beaver😂

[@brandonanthonyk]

Regardless of public opinion, I love Vince. He was so damn funny when he was on TV all the time and the behind the scenes stories are legendary.

[@shazimqureshi2068]

Same

[@josejeovaze4802]

Jim is right about not talking crap about Vince's marriage. One thing is to bash Vince for being out of touch in wrestling, but unless he hits his wife or something like that, his marriage is no one's business but Vince and Linda.

[@harveycryst222]

My favorite Vince Mcmahon spot was his match against Hogan, when Vince dropped the big leg off a ladder onto the announce table 😂

[@mariotrujillo8860]

also that blood covered face rising from the ring looking like the devil is still hilarious

[@dominicomegon4714]

Vince is low-key a comedian bruh. He even did the "I cant hear you" gimmick that Hogan does on top before he dropped the leg. Lol

[@crissaxx7562]

this art work should be in museums !!!

[@dwade6322]

It looks like it took 75 years,but FINALLY,Vince looks human. Say what u want about the guy,but when it comes to buisness he is the top dog.

[@jvinson]

Vince ages like a Saiyan.

[@samuraijack0876]

Vince McMahon is more interesting than any character on his TV programme.

[@Jacob-2796]

He will take so many incredible stories to the grave

[@ericdale4641]

I'd mark out to a masked Vince McMahon.

[@InvincibleYoungEmpire]

Eric Dale 😂😂😂

[@420jamamaw]

So basically Jim's answer about Vince and Linda is the classic "it's cheaper to keep her!"

[@richlegate3044]

I just want Jim talking about Vince videos then, now and forever

[@KGBBooks]

I remember the first time Vince got Stunned by Steve Austin. He did a kind of dead fish flop. I thought he was legit hurt. But time went on and Vince learned how to bounce when he got the Stunner.

[@Jacob-2796]

He certainly didn't learn😂😂😂

[@TheBrister]

Jeez every other question to Jim is about Vince.

[@TheBrister]

@Jimmy Shaker oh as a viewer I'm not let down I just think Jim has got to be tired of answering all these questions

[@StrongStyleShooter]

Jeff Brister it’s amazing how everyone “hates” vince but yet so fascinated by him

[@TheBrister]

@@StrongStyleShooter I think Conrad Thompson said it best on Bruce prichards podcast when he told Bruce "why do so many grown men seek Vince's approval. It's a little weird"

[@someparts]

@@TheBrister It's better than actually working for a living.

[@full-timepog6844]

@@someparts lol you cant have a job and listen to these stories?

[@ig3104]

Someone needs to find Vinnie Mac’s shrink & lawyer & closest confidants & begin the documentary like yesterday

[@rubix187]

A fascinating look into the mind of The Genetic Jackhammer

[@Off-The-Top-Of-My-Head]

I thought this was obvious. Vince and Linda have the same BUSINESS relationship that Bill and Hillary have

[@bj69fu]

Vince's real lover is probably Pat Patterson

[@bryanboise3985]

When I saw Vince on Smackdown last Friday, I couldn't believe it was him. Very decrepit, tired, stressed and pretty much human. He is not the same guy me and my baby brother used to watch. Everyone will go through old age but it's best to keep your youth as long as you can. Never give it up till you have to. Father time catches everyone whether we like it or not. There is better things after this world so people should be hopeful there us something better. Keep your spirituality no matter what.

[@corpyhogan4433]

An 11 minute video on vince.... pure gold 😂

[@HypervoxelRBX]

Can’t wait for jim to talk about the velveteen dream dming young boys

[@HypervoxelRBX]

Millennial Smark yeah it was a 16 year old boy

[@Caun-88]

@Millennial Smark Allegedly, it was a 16 year old with his friends who were 15 and 17. Dream made one denial but they had a ton of screencaps as well as a voice recording of a voice eerily similar to Dream saying "what school do you go to". It's either slander, or Dream being a creep. Either way someone did something wrong. It's hopefully in the hands of police investigators now.

[@MrJonnyl123]

Is 16 illegal in the states?

[@infomatters.]

@@Caun-88 but its hard to believe them when they have deleted their messages

[@HypervoxelRBX]

MrJonnyl123 in my country it’s legal and if I have my american state knowledge correct a lot of southern states consider that legal

[@siontimmy1]

I thought Vince only sleeps for 3hours but there's all kinda of myths about Vince

[@sonnyjames8922]

All I know is that WWE was better when Vince was behind the mic in the 80's.

[@brian9670]

To me, Vince will forever be the voice of WWF. He redefined wrestling announcing. Nobody can take that from him.

[@chadk890]

I agree

[@sonnyjames8922]

@Smith Hart I know, my friend. I started watching wrestling a few months after Hogan beat the Iron Sheik in Jan. 1984. Of course it was the WWF back then. The damn World Wildlife Fund, World Wide Fund For Nature, whatever they want to be called, forced WWF to become what is today . . . An inferior product to AEW. I'll still watch both though fast forwarding through a lot of it. :)

[@benzion8885]

It was better in the 90s

[@jerelminter]

@@sonnyjames8922 The World Wildlife Fund forced the World Wrestling Federation to change its name to the WWE because they violated an earlier agreement with them to limit their use of the WWF acronym and logo in certain parts of the world (they were fine in America but not overseas). The wrestling WWF unfortunately ignored the panda WWF and did it anyway, which is why they're permanently banned from using the WWF logo on everything that was made before they changed it to the WWE and on subsequent shows after the lawsuit (which all had to be changed to the WWE).

[@plagueking777]

idk why but i love hearing vince stories he is such a odd guy u cannot look away

[@deejprice3049]

Like an evil genius recluse. Always interesting

[@WatchHawk]

He is an insanely interesting and peculiar man. He really is a walking business machine with several eccentricities. I could never hear enough about Vince. I hope there is a biopic of him in my lifetime.

[@leverholme9894]

@@WatchHawk there’s a docu about him I think.

[@blahblahbleeeblahh7053]

We need Vince McMask 🤣😂

[@Paulthompson9942]

I remember when Vince took the worst hardway juice job ever when Zach Gowan dropkicked a chair that opened and cut Vince so heavily he bled so much so quickly

[@CamAVFC95X]

Heeyyy cornie 😂😂😂8am in England and you made me burst out laughing!

[@youforget1000thingsaday]

This art got me CRYING. 💀🤣😭

[@kamfisher1714]

Vince does make KZbin channels profitable they sure do like talking about the guy

[@corpyhogan4433]

Kam Fisher especially guys like JdfromNY or The Observer

[@Dr170]

It's almost as if he's the single most important person in the wrestling idiom since the Gold Dust Trio or something.

[@A_real_Ha_So]

Ahhh ok. It was VINCE who posed as Mascaras during that Memphis show. The world makes sense now.

[@kingjames1101]

Vince McMahon is one of the most interesting people in the world. Cornette giving us the insider view of him is great

[@bobofwinnipeg9455]

Vince is bisexual for sure. Muscles on man or woman he loves them all.

[@kael2450]

IIR Bruce said about Vince sleeping that he would take power naps in his office from time to time

[@dvlexotics2177]

Leave it to corney to answer a question like linda and Vince marriage with the vaguest answer he possibly could give.

[@craigperry3779]

Deep down Cornette likes Vince and has never been the least bit disrespectful to Linda. He really likes Shane too. He seems indifferent about Stephanie.

[@jasonkraatz5968]

I thought Sgt. Slaughter told the story of how he wrestled Vince while he was in a mask.

[@chrischar9428]

And sarge was in nam

[@stevemathews8429]

Hey Jim you give Tom Pritchard his due! It's Dr Tom Pritchard! he didn't go to rasslin school for 8 years just to be called Tom Pritchard!!!!

[@stevemathews8429]

Neither subject is a bad education!

[@abcsin6526]

Wow!!this was telecasted on my birthday!!!

[@btipton6899]

Mr. Wresting #5

[@patrickdaly5068]

Vinnie Mac as Mr. Wrestling 2 is awesome.

[@dr.roberts4508]

Vince had a Match With Flair on Raw extreme rules.

[@TheWebAdict]

If you sleep less, you still get more life than someone who outlives you by a few years, but sleeps twice as long.

[@bigroy38]

Brisco’s been released.

[@kanishkahalder9637]

Vince mcmohan a genius,All time great and Inspiration

[@cubbyvespers6389]

At this point we need a full Vince McMahon Deep Dive.

[@jimreily7538]

Absolutely

[@-BigMike-]

Just a friendly reminder that Vince got a countout victory over God.

[@mercoid]

For once, I find the thumbnail illustration confusing. If you don’t read the title and just go by the picture, that’s clearly a Mr. Wrestling #1 and/or #2 mask. It has the letter “V” on it, but that can easily [because of the Mr. Wrestling reference] be confused with a Roman numeral 5, misleading one to think, “what’s up? There’s no Mr. Wrestling V?!”

[@vinnyvincent53]

Vince seniors objection was with Vince juniors involvement with the wrestling biusness. It had nothing to do with Vince wanting to be a wrestler. His dad gave him one shot as a small time promoter working an arena in Maine. Vince poured his heart and soul into it. The rest is history. As far as Vinces marriage, they were happily married. They grew into the biusness since Capitol wrestling until they bought over under Titan sports.

[@kammyabhainn3053]

That pic 😂love the Vince stories , more please ✌🏻

[@dickdastardly107]

Linda probably poking the pool boy while Vince is looking in the mirror getting off to himself!

[@tw475]

if the pool boy has seen Vince even now, he's not poking his wife i can guarantee that.

[@travisburnett5685]

This is awesome!

[@amongstthemasses3097]

Hey pal,I'm not vincent Kennedy McMahon!

[@joshuaburns2101]

Corn is so in the bag for Vince. I love Vince too.

[@marksidebottom8608]

I see that Stephen P New is a sponsor of the show. He sponsors a buddy of mines wrestling promotion in WV. Cornette comes there pretty regular. I just always have to work the shows he comes to. Would love the chance to meet him

[@peppermintpsaki1157]

Wait, Jim said he was going to read off an email and y’all never got around to it 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@TheSteve1126]

I need no friends. I’m my own friend.

[@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842]

Love the artwork

[@noahlsmith2488]

Hell in the Cell and Casket matches Vince was a fan of I heard. But I don't know which ones.

[@masterj4777]

Jim can't give a real answer but I can! IT'S probably a business marriage because the WWE is his wife and he already cheated on Linda in the past even Stephanie attmited that! And to answer the other guys question Vince wrestled in highschool.

[@masterj4777]

@John Volken sadly your right man!! I've watched it die a slow painful death and at this point the plug needs to be pulled 💀⚰️☠️

[@masterj4777]

@I am Supernaut most people don't know that!

[@takerdust]

If you saw how Vince took Austin's stunner the first couple of times, you'd see that he had no experience in the ring.

[@MattSingh1]

Vince and Linda weren't happily married for too long- Vince had his affair with Emily Feinberg in the late 80s/early 90s.

[@stephenrogers4537]

Vince seems like a spontaneous match with predictable conclusions🤔

[@theupperroom1]

where can I get the Cornette shirt?

[@dquanissavage6287]

Awesome Shoot Today Jim!!🙌🐐🐐

[@noahlsmith2488]

Actually the first time Vince was in the ring and part of an angle was when Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart's Storyline got too real. Remember Shawn Michaels superkicking Vince. Then the second time was Stone Cold's stunner to Vince. Shortly after he was involved. I never heard Vince wanting to Wrestle but I do know Vince wanting to be in the wrestling business and his dad didn't want him to. I bet that is what people are talking about because Vince told of his dad not wanting him to have anything to do with Wrestling. And he still gets very emotional over his dad. Like everything he does is to prove to his dad. But he was into body building since the early days of Hulk Hogan from what I have heard.

[@bojakai2102]

I heard a rumor that Gail Kim propositioned to Vince Then she got fired Idk

[@AhmedAli-qb5hu]

Vince is in his 70s, still jacked, still healthy mentally and physically, no health conditions while living a stressful public life. What is his secret, black magic?

[@JL-yw1cp]

@Krunchy Vurn Bictim Whats that?

[@JL-yw1cp]

@Krunchy Vurn Bictim Ah ok thanks for the info

[@tomtanaka841]

Healthy mentally?!

[@tomtanaka841]

@Krunchy Vurn Bictim but have they tried DMT?

[@darrengordon-hill]

*Not bitching about it for sympathy*

[@talkshowgod]

I love the Vince stuff on this show

[@jeffreyriley8742]

I can't imagine Vince ever wanting to be a wrestler. He hates wrestling.

[@Gravydog316]

Vince always wanted to be a wrestler lol but his dad wouldn't let him, so Vince didn't start until he was in his 50s

[@darknightbegins85]

It makes sense Vince would want to be a wrestler: Steroids he did, bodybuilding, psychology of it. Fucker was into all of it. He wanted to be more than “just wrestling” but I fully buy hm wanting to be a wrestler What kid didn’t want to?

[@myquest666420]

John Lovelace exactly. Everyone wanted to be a wrestler for at least a few years of their childhood. But yeah, I do believe he has contempt for wrestling fans, and I do believe he desperately wants to succeed elsewhere. I think he has mental hang ups about his upbringing in the trailer park, and I think he looks at wrestling as an extension of the trailer park.

[@smarkslowplay3512]

So wrong

[@kevinjackson1275]

The Mac Attack!!!

[@johngallagher72]

Vince was the Executioner at Wrestlemania 1

[@justina249]

Cornette is alot more entertaining than WWE altogether

[@mrbobevans]

Marty Robbins slept around 3 hours a night. His son Ronnie said he lived a life of a 90 year old if you take into how little slept.

[@troyf.9050]

Imagine ALL of the STORIES Vince knows!

[@pooddescrewch8718]

Vince did worked under a mask in the 70s for only one match .

[@brianmcleod1683]

Vince is the best at takin other territories or companies innovations and gets them over better. When left to his own ideas you end up with this type of family friendly crap. Only difference in the 80s they had great talkers and personalities. And the current problem is there are no more territories and the competition doesn’t have great ideas for Vince to steal and perfect.

[@darrengordon-hill]

Vince has had all time matches with legends... meanwhile "wrestlers" are crying on social media about losing their jobs. Hogan, Flair, HBK, Austin - truly he's a God!!

[@MistahBroccoli]

Vince loves triple threat matches

[@TheJaviferrol]

I heard somewhere that Vince's sense of homour likes people being pushed into pools outta nowhere so he probably laughed his off when CM Punk threw Chavo Guerrero into the water in the "Gulf of Mexico" match

[@joshk4187]

I've noticed in WWE anyways Vince doesn't really give huge pushes to many masked men as far as world titles . Sure theres exceptions such as Mysterio, Kane and even Lucha dragons guys had their solo runs with midcard titles but there been plenty other masked men that really only became enhancement talent such as Patriot, The Blue Blazer , plenty others couldn't gain above certain levels of a ppv view card. Now in NWA and AWA guys like the Assassins, Texas Hangmen, Mr Wrestler 1 and 2 ,and other did great .

[@madbrowniac7871]

None of them to the best of my knowledge ever held The NWA Championship though. And wasn't Rey Mysterio WWE Champ twice (the second time was grotesquely quick)?B.W.

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

The McMahon territory just never really used masked wrestlers as faces and in the old WWWF days they had the policy of sending people home happy so the tradition for a long time was to very rarely put the belts on heels - (I imagine that stayed with Vince when he took over from his Dad). Worked out for the most part since heels like the Masked Superstar got main event runs back then since they were good enough to not need the belt to be over - the heat with the crowd made them draws.

[@jayb-clay2724]

Vince getting 6 hours of sleep a night? Fuck I wish I got 6 hours of sleep a night lol I thought that dude was a machine?

[@noahlsmith2488]

He even had a so called match with Undertaker but it was one sided at Survivor Series 2003. But if it was not I would not of liked it. It was bad enough he had one with Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair and HHH. Because of his age and because he was not a Wrestler. Yet he almost beat Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan.

[@rageangerman1432]

Jim's not gonna say anything bad about Vince McMahon. There is always potential for a job.

[@AHMED-ly2ml]

As much as I hate the product that WWE has become over the years , Vince deserves so much respect for all that he's done for wrestling in his life

[@Dakatari]

Vince McMahon the human jackhammer

[@chrischar9428]

Genetic

[@jumboincredible]

Vince McMahon literally looks like one of those fake doll humans they use for movies when they're gonna blow the person up or something

[@ShanteeHaynes]

I mean...did you not hear his interview on Stern some years back??

[@theb3654]

If i get more than 5 hours of sleep I feel exhausted all day. Everyone's body is different

[@markwilliams7054]

Did he work under a mask - is the stupidest question ever. Vince doesn't look like he's ever had enough training lol

[@matthillegas3099]

The logo always makes me hungry for a Wendy's classic double.