Jim Cornette on Vince Russo Bragging About His Wrestling Writing Talent

From Episode 276 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@pauliewalnuts829]

This feud is like 25 years old and there still hasn't been a match. Now that's long-term storytelling.

[@imneveruploadinghere7180]

I'd pay for a PPV if the main event is Corny making Russo bleed the hard way using his tennis racket

[@Vagajammer]

@@imneveruploadinghere7180 Corny has gone on record that he'd use a baseball bat on him

[@kujo62]

Corny could never defeat a former WCW champion.

[@pauliewalnuts829]

@@imneveruploadinghere7180 Have to put the tennis racket on a pole.

[@imneveruploadinghere7180]

@@Vagajammer its a PPV, gotta stick to the gimmick pal

[@mr._muji]

Jim Cornette vs Vince Russo is the greatest wrestling rivalry to never have a match.

[@JMG_86]

_"Unfortunately, not a scaffold match to settle the score"_ - Jim Cornette, perhaps

[@leemcqueen500]

@@russoisageniusbro4452WWF

[@Rschr101]

Thank Cornette for that, hes been hiding like a woman for years.

[@charliecavuto4557]

@Russo Is A Genius, Bro! bro, you from New York? Who has a yt account name like that? Even if you think his work is good he's far from a genius lol

[@chico1680]

The reason I began listening to Jim's podcasts, the burying of Russo. It never gets old

[@biffwellington1782]

It is compelling. Jim's held on to the hate for a long time. Lol

[@thekidfromiowa]

I never cease to be amused by him shooting on Russo or Dunn.

[@MortimerZabi]

Same here.

[@316CactusJack]

@@biffwellington1782 Hate is a hell of a motivator.

[@antonlifer4449]

I instantly click on anything Cornette has to say about Russo Twinkle Toes Tim Horner Ian Rotten or Hannibal. It's always good.

[@jamezmcc]

Every time Brian mentions Russo's name, poor Jim gets PTSD flashbacks like an old wounded war veteran 😂

[@ash80510]

Brilliant

[@pendafen7405]

Stops and drops and rolls under the nearest table like someone dropped a stack of books right next to him.

[@mrowley7300]

*Fortune son intensifies*

[@paulearl8203]

That's what happens when you're soundly beaten.

[@Rschr101]

More like an old woman.

[@constablekennedy7705]

Jim Cornette talking about Vince Russo is ALWAYS a Must Listen/Watch

[@papanoel3999]

Definitely.

[@subxzero10000]

It’s really not tho you nerds just like to hear him yelling

[@kRazyyyyyyy]

@@subxzero10000 why are u here then? just to like ur own comment? who's the nerd...

[@constablekennedy7705]

@@kRazyyyyyyy 💯

[@Rschr101]

Same shit different day. Cornette still wont face Russo in a debate.

[@ThaRealWorld]

You hear the pain in Jim’s voice when talking about the holes in the comic books 😂

[@Sky_Blaze]

That sucks

[@heroinabuser5980]

@text_m_eno way they made a scambot for corny too

[@madringking1119]

Anyone with a substantial following is guaranteed to plagued with Scambots

[@Robby_C]

"Bro. I got some compelling TV for you.... You see bro, we get a pole..."

[@cjtquk]

And a judy bagwell on a forklift bro

[@hughmurphy151]

Needs a shotgun badge...

[@AdmiralRockstar]

“You are the Bin-Ladan of wrestling” Rowdy Roddy Piper to Russo, TNA

[@rikflare7970]

One of roddy’s best promos of all time.

[@awesomehigames]

@@rikflare7970 So you're saying Roddy Piper's best work involved Vince Russo. Sounds like a win for Russo bro

[@rikflare7970]

@@awesomehigames it’s worth it cause it’s the only one he’ll ever get and it took roddy tearing him apart with the brutal truth on national television for all to see to make it happen, kinda sounds a very weak win imo lol.

[@3ShotTGK]

Hell, Piper even told Russo to his face in front of an audience that he's the reason Owen Hart died.

[@rikflare7970]

@@3ShotTGK Best televised moment I personally ever seen👍

[@jasonjimerson7046]

After this, I immediately watched the video where Jim reads the Russo TNA format. A must watch or rewatch!!!

[@mikeg7280]

Link?

[@daleharris3809]

@@mikeg7280 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKOppnR7rNOIgbs

[@jasonjimerson7046]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKOppnR7rNOIgbs

[@gullyblanchard5750]

@@mikeg7280 literally just type in KZbin "Cornette TNA format" dumbo

[@heisensaul5538]

"The brainchild of the man with the brain of a child..." is probably the most accurate description of Russo and anything he's ever written.

[@mjolden]

Who wouldn't wanna take an oath on Superman №1? That's pretty dope lol.

[@Am71919]

I just find it so hilarious that both Jim cornette and Vince Russo share the same opinion about AEW

[@Vagajammer]

As Corny says, "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then"

[@kujo62]

Only 900k people in the world don't have that same opinion.

[@mississippimeatloaf1637]

@@Vagajammer that phrase would apply more true to this scenario if they didn't literally say the EXACT same things about the elite and Kenny Omega etc, Vince Russo doesn't like them any more than Jim cornette does

[@tylenolpringle2040]

@@mississippimeatloaf1637 Vince Russo said if he ever got a chance to work at all elite wrestling, the first thing he would do would be fire the elite 🤣🤣🤣

[@brickcitybikeman3108]

@@tylenolpringle2040 I would just job them out every week as they should be

[@aldecursoe7173]

"he's still got it.... nobody else wants it!"

[@d.r.ch.m.3702]

That Action Comics info was the cherry on the top of the cake.

[@fayezfawzi3255]

Please talk about the rest of Russo's Wrestlecrap articles! They are hilarious!

[@smarkslowplay3512]

Funnily enough they are all "not my idea bro"

[@TheFailedmessiah]

I think if Jim and russo ever did a podcast together it would break the wrestling internet.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

It would be awesome, at least just one episode.

[@TheFailedmessiah]

@@RandalfElVikingo we need to message Brian last. Brian’s parents paid Russo to be at Brian’s barmitsvah I shit you not, Brian knows Russo personally. Brian is the only one who can make it happen. So we need to message him.

[@daveborder7751]

They both agree that the modern product sucks-imagine how bad it has to be now for Russo to think it is awful.

[@josephwedding9839]

17 seconds of talking, a whoosh and a thud. Then another thud and Jim stepping over a lifeless Russo to mention how we all saw the elite coming back from down 3-1 and then LMPD sirens -End scene

[@ICHIBAN-cz8ih]

@@TheFailedmessiah Brian hates him as much as everyone else so it's unlikely

[@TeeTee-zm2re]

Instant click when Vince Russo is topic of conversation

[@SkilesHasFun]

It's truly astonishing how much Russo is the Dunning-Kruger effect personified.

[@sstrykert]

Worse is how many people over use it as their catch all strawman too.(not you per se')

[@aretnap3653]

😭 "They All Got Binder-Holes Punched In 'Em! 😭 Even I Feel Corny's Pain on That Statement.😢

[@d.carpenter7519]

Can we have a Vince Russo on a pole match? Then forget to book the workers and leave him there?

[@Rudy04]

The Superman #1 Anecdote is one of the coolest things I've ever heard

[@MilMaska]

"Vince Russo is the only booker I've seen who doesn't get people over, he gets them under" - Jim Cornette

[@truefreeman8821]

Let’s not forget about Tony Khan

[@hughmurphy151]

@@truefreeman8821 russo outweighs Tony by Miles... books of his stupid ideas could be printed... only no one would buy it... bro....

[@Sky_Blaze]

@@hughmurphy151 na Tony is just as bad

[@hughmurphy151]

@@Sky_Blaze "na" doesn't make it so..

[@Sky_Blaze]

@@hughmurphy151 I don't feel like arguing but Tony a sh*t Booker and a cringy goof.

[@Deadpool_64]

"He's still got it alright, penicillin won't even run it off." HAHAHAHA, one of Jim Cornette's best quotes!!

[@smurfx]

russo: I just read the greatest wrestling script I've ever read in my life cornette: oh yeah who wrote it? russo: i did.

[@awesomehigames]

Russo booked himself to look like a nerd in tons of padding then got speared through a cage to win the title and not make his opponent look weak then immediately vacated the belt because he's not a wrestler. Cornette booked himself to do a 20 minute spot fest with a fucking ninja turtle

[@ymsyco]

Oh cool what minor belt did Russo think he deserved to hold during this fun little exercise??

[@soorej91]

steven seagal reference...nice

[@enterthehat]

I would absolutely go watch a movie about a heist to get Superman #1.

[@joet7449]

I really wish vice would do one of their dark side of the rings on these two.

[@thekingofkingsrp]

How did they not

[@TheQrstOne]

That Travis Heckle artwork is amazing! 👏👏👏

[@DavidDavisDH]

The Russo vs Cornette feud proves that wrestling storylines are just extensions of their personalities 😂

[@awesomehigames]

There is no feud. It's a one sided hatred

[@DavidDavisDH]

Well his storylines are terrible so I can't blame Jim for the hate. Jim just wants stuff to make sense lol

[@awesomehigames]

@@DavidDavisDH Russo never booked himself against a bootleg ninja turtle at an outlaw mudshow

[@ryangordon133]

@@awesomehigames we found the only Russo mark to ever exist 🤡

[@awesomehigames]

@@ryangordon133 Vince Russo's top 5 angles are better than Cornette's top 5 angles. Russo innovated the business instead of trying to recreate what he saw as a kid.

[@bobgrenier5867]

OMG Cornette just came up with am awesome movie idea lol A heist at the library of congress.. that's actually a terrific idea if it hasn't been done

[@sstrykert]

Maybe they could steal the important $hit they retract?

[@anarchy030]

At DC headquarters out in California they have bound prints of every comic they printed over the years.

[@belinda8780]

Thats a brilliant idea Jim about the movie. Shhh. I didn't know that about the library of Congress.

[@homelessjesse9453]

Bishoff was spot on when it comes to Cornette and Russo. They're more alike than they would ever admit. That's why they hate each other so much. It's like the Odd Couple.

[@fatalsniper3413]

Agreed Jim just needs to let out a good one all in Russo. I bet he will be so much more relaxed. Pent up nut is detrimental to your health. Get it out

[@WarGhoulKharas]

A legend in his own mind.

[@Xpress2hell]

I love starting my day with a healthy dose of Jim crapping on one Vincent “Sh*tstain” Russo

[@Rschr101]

Not much else goin on huh

[@jamirimaj6880]

The only thing bad here is the fact that it's just 6 and a half minutes long... 5 years ago it would be easily 30 minutes at the minimum lol

[@johnlewisbrooks]

"He's got it all right! And penicillin won't run it off!" 😅😂LOL

[@cathallynch8269]

That closing line 😂

[@PrankxtaWorld]

I'm a Simple Man: I See Cornette and Russo in the Same Title and I Click.

[@BeeBumper]

So if it said "Russo gets sodomized by Cornette" you would click it

[@dj_mcfuggernugs507]

Someone swearing in on a copy of Superman#1 is probably the coolest thing I've heard in a hot minute

[@lustthomas6033]

I compare Vince writing to my sexual performance,I would like to think I'm good at it but at the end of the day I'm really not.

[@kujo62]

Vince has actually written things though.

[@J.D.1.]

@@kujo62 hahaha

[@koDaffi]

Did they hole punch the comics for Library of Congress? I cant find anything on it... Was trying to find a news about it. Wouldnt shock me but still...

[@mrfixitman75]

Wrestling is what it is today because of Jim Cornette. You can take anything and everything that Russo has created or done, and take it away and wrestling is still here and doesn’t change. You can’t say that with Cornette.

[@paulearl8203]

WWF was in danger of going under before Russo joined the creative team. What the hell did Jim do to save wrestling? Ha.

[@abefinklestein711]

Naw Vince Russo & Ed Ferraras writing in the 90s changed the game forever!

[@benitopulatso6637]

That heist actually happened at FSU. There was a large collection of rare comics and sci fi digests that had been donated to the school library, and a security guard stole thousands of them.

[@syko2695]

Oh just from the title this is gonna be fantastic

[@ADAMdinho1]

Vince Russo should be the leader of the Pudding Gang in AEW.

[@Eros160]

1:21 felt like listening to the old you shoot/ kayfabe commentary's

[@SuRoFo]

We haven't had a good Russo rant in a while. I'm stoked.

[@scotthemond5750]

We need a Vince Russo omnibus💯

[@DSI090]

Started laughing as soon as I read the title of the video.

[@hosepipe]

Surely there's video of Russo appearing at Brian's bar mitzvah out there somewhere..

[@WonkoTSane]

Jim Ross made the statement that Jim Cornette is all about the steak and Vince Russo is all about the sizzle. I agree with him. The thing is that you can cook the worst cut of beef and it will still taste like steak. If you throw a dog turd on a hot plate it will sizzle but it sure as hell won't taste like steak.

[@d.carpenter7519]

Vince Russo thinks grammar is that old lady married to gramper.

[@michaelinhouston9086]

Does anybody know what Russo considers to be his best angles?

[@aad6003]

Rock joining the corperation 1998. One of the best written storylines. That was great

[@chyguy9132]

@@aad6003 he came up with the Montreal screw job too

[@giancarlocrumps7564]

Bro "self confidence is everything!?... bro 🤣

[@defblinders9585]

Always have to listen to Jim rant about "Shit-Stain" 😄😅

[@ethanallen3487]

Whoever buys the company should pay Cornette & Russo a few hundred grand a piece for a 1 hour long segment with both just cutting promos on each other. I’d pay good money to see that shit.

[@mittalvinayak12]

Cornette shitting on Russo is one of the biggest draws in wrestling today

[@Vagajammer]

With Corny shitting on The Elite a close second

[@kujo62]

Russo is ratings

[@coltsfan69]

I wonder what happened to Ed Ferrara?

[@danielburger1775]

Left wrestling altogether, works a regular job, and wants nothing to do with the toxic, backstabbing environment.

[@toddkurzbard]

The millisecond I saw Vince Russo (bro) on a Jim Cornette video, I clicked as fast as my fingers could type.

[@jesterr7133]

It is funny that Shitstain is still writing and talking about wrestling when he claims to hate it.

[@awesomehigames]

Funny how Cornette is still talking about wrestling when he claims to hate it...

[@TheGoodLad89]

When Jim is talking about sh*tstain, you know it's gonna be a good day.

[@RobertForkey-ps6mw]

I wish they would have had a match back in the 90's or early TNA

[@k1ngf3lon92]

Don’t know if Jim reads comments especially on older videos however anytime I accidentally hear Russo speak I always imagine how Jim will respond

[@AkrimTabbouli]

That's actually a great idea for a movie!!!

[@royalty843]

Russo and cornette is the Ja Rule and 50 cent beef

[@SAM-ru4vx]

Kool Moe Dee vs LL Cool J 🤔

[@benespinosa6725]

LMFAO I Always Laugh everytime Jim Cornette Talks Shit About Vince Russo he blocked me on Twitter for whatever reason I don't know why and Jim Cornette talking about Vince Russo is like Asmr to me it's very relaxing and I fall asleep to it.

[@sadetwizelve]

1:09 "nnoooo" lol

[@ash80510]

Can we have Russo vs cornette hell in a cell

[@Rschr101]

We could, but Cornette would never show up.

[@robertnapier624]

At Wrestlemania? The grandest stage of all? The rivalry to end all rivalries?

[@ash80510]

@@Rschr101 ahh ok

[@brianmartinez1412]

Knowing how bad the writing was for Black Adam. That compliment boost from the Rock shouldn't mean shit anymore.

[@Riese79]

1:41 Allergic Reaction 😎😁

[@MrRevolutionNine]

The numbers don't lie. No one has match Russo's numbers since. Jim is one jealous hack, it's more funny Russo doesn't even give Jim the time of day any more.

[@pendafen7405]

realising you're as old as this feud and not sure whether that makes it or you more ancient😮‍💨

[@JoshuaDOtt]

Then, Now, Whenever…

[@412StepUp]

Russo vs Cornette: the ultimate wrestlemania main event!

[@midnightslider9639]

Never thought I'd see Corny and Russo cornholing. Thank you, Travis!

[@antonlifer4449]

Jim needs to speak about Russo, Tim Horner, Ian Rotten, Hannibal, and Twinkle Toes at least once a week.

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

The greatest wrestling match rivalry that never will have a match (because they probably kill themselves for real) is JIM CORNETTE vs VINCE RUSSO. 25 years feud now that's long term storytelling at it's finest.

[@lovelywaz]

It keeps "coming" to him because god "gave it" to him. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JM1993951]

I reached a point a while ago where I would actually prefer whatever shit show Russo can offer over the stale, boring WWE product. I’m not saying he’s talented, just more entertaining than modern wrestling.

[@daniel_schell_86]

greatest feud of all time

[@3ShotTGK]

You know the old expression "It's not bragging if it's true"? Yeah, well with Russo it's more "If I open my mouth, don't believe a word"

[@shanehester5317]

the way wrestling had to change,it was almost assured people like russo was bound to happen.

[@Drollpanther]

Russos stuff was at least entertaining whether it was good or bad unlike wwe tv now

[@tyfromthe5thdimension26]

I almost wanna run for congress just so i can touch action comics number 1 lmao

[@magillanz]

so the Library Of Congress must have the worlds largest printed porn collection

[@Creech786]

If I ever have a down day, cornette shitting on Russo always cracks me up

[@InsignificantNick]

I think Vince Russo's existence disproves the existence of God.

[@NorthWalesKid]

People slag vince off but wrestling was the greatest under his writing stewardship

[@poprater]

Poking holes in Superman is govt in a nutshell

[@uncannycerebro]

Who's on Cornette and Russo's Cornhole team lol? Ed or Disco on Russo's and Dutch or Jim Ross on Cornys?

[@Gainovermg]

Russo: I gotta be honest, bro. I hate wrestling. I hate what it does to you, bro. Also Russo: signs into random pro wrestling company to write for them.

[@andrewlivingston1590]

Did you ever doubt that Harry “Beaver” Cleavage was divinely inspired?

[@jameshowell8282]

Vince couldn't write his way out of a paper bag to save his life

[@Emporkommling]

We must have really ticked God off for him to have anointed VinnyRu as His chosen booker. The end is nigh!

[@brettrossi034]

"God gave me the gift of writing compelling sports entertainment" Coming from the dude who made a faction called sports entertainment extreme just because it's acronym was S.E.X.

[@fhqwgads5000]

Well... He isn't wrong... It IS compelling....

[@eatpigsnot]

someone is going to have to explain the artwork. and i doubt it is just to me

[@angelaschmalke7836]

I love listening to Jim roast Russo .

[@darthsebio1726]

..writes like Shakespeare?..no way !..Russo thinks Shakespeare is something to drink...

[@WyattHolliday]

Lol, someone out there is letting this dude book their wrestling show.