Jim Cornette on Vince Russo Trending On Twitter

From Episode 262 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@MrSircharles05]

I love how when Jim goes on a long rant or tangent, the story will eventually come full circle, or when he's done he'll just go "what was the question?".

[@supergluehotty]

Speaking of our topic get your life back in shape with athletic greens.

[@devilinthedarkness4830]

Its an art truly

[@matthillegas3099]

@@supergluehotty Have a good breakfast

[@ScumbagTeeRav]

Lol!!! Made me laugh all over again. I love this duo. Fantastic entertainment for my ears.

[@The80sWolf_]

Alzheimer

[@hps69]

Love when Brian gives Jim a reason to just unload on Russo.

[@jeremychamberland7712]

So do I, you can tell Brian wants Jim to rip him apart

[@armysheep75]

I concur

[@armysheep75]

@@jeremychamberland7712 or Brian is just doing the will of the people, in setting him up for Jim to knock down... either way, it's the Lord's work

[@phantom31017]

Good old Shitstain rants

[@undefeateddynasty7974]

Brian loves it too 🤣🤣

[@richie_jewell92]

I’ll say it once and i’ll say it again: There needs to be omnibus of Jim Cornette unloading a verbal Smackdown on Russo. Its like listening to rain at night, just beautiful

[@mryagami8448]

That and a Kenny Omega one.

[@EBAGTheGreat]

I fully support this idea

[@scottthegeneticfreaksteine393]

We getting up to probably what a good 16+ hours on both shit stain and Kenny.

[@ShotByNJGoons]

😂😂😂😂

[@constablekennedy7705]

Agreed Bro 💯

[@UrOpinionsSucc]

"Y'know Russo..*chomp chomp chomp* i find you tiresome."

[@harshckuk]

Russo vs Cornette is the greatest wrestling match that never happened

[@the_gmer1955]

Yeah! Triple H, book it.

[@JPS47]

Corny wins via tennis racket straight to the face

[@wilcee238]

Cornette Vs Russo, would do better numbers than a match between Cena, Hogan, Austin, and The Rock.

[@whitemamba0089]

Wish it would Russo would kick him all over NYC an leave him in the gutter

[@Howyanow]

@@JPS47 *multiple*

[@TheNightmare_13]

Whether hes going off on ole Russo, the Hardly Boys and company, or giving his thoughts and stories, I always look forward to a Jim Cornette video.

[@persistentlypathetic6820]

I like his vids a lot better when he's ripping someone a new hole

[@TheNightmare_13]

@@persistentlypathetic6820 big facts

[@stephenwelsch4728]

How anyone doesn't love Jim is beyond me. He's a genius. It's the best how he just calms himself down on a dime. What a guy 👏

[@constablekennedy7705]

💯

[@BiscoWho]

Well, a lot of it is because he has openly expressed his Trump Derangement Syndrome for quite a few years now. Plus, he has also expressed his love for anything that the tyrannical US government does at the same time. And it's all just emotional bullshit from him when it comes to political things. So, of course, that's going to divide people into 2 main groups: 1. Those who think for themselves logically and don't have an emotional attachment to any side. Those people don't consider themselves to be on any team, except for Team Truth. 2. Those also have TDS, who also love falling for all of the tyrannical propaganda and tyrannical actions that the government perpetrates, and that the media promotes wholeheartedly, even though it's always total lies that aren't even remotely close to the truth. People on this side have no ability to think logically, meaning with the total absence of all emotions, good and bad. These people don't have a grip on reality. They only side with their own team, even though those in power, who they think are on their side, are actually completely against them, and are using them to gain more and more totalitarian power. These people are the "useful idiots", who don't understand the evil that is JUST beyond the surface level of all the issues. They refuse to simply look objectively beyond the surface level on any issue. They haven't learned enough to understand that the government is always supposed to be completely held in check, simply by debate, questioning, and the forcing of transparency. They don't understand that no side of the government is any citizen's friend. These people are for the censorship of people they don't like too. And if that doesn't demonstrate to you how stupid emotions make you think, and how blind they make you, even to serious damage that you're going to cause yourself because of your stupid thoughts, then you are on this team and you probably need to stay out of politics because you're hurting the US and you're too emotional and stupid to see it. You are seriously backing and believing all of the obvious propaganda that people who only care about logic, the truth, and the American way can obviously see right through. This is the biggest reason Cornette is so divisive.

[@jcman-lp6lg]

I don't agree with some of the things he believes in and at times he can be a huge piece of sh*t d-bag. But you're right I love him he is one of the most entertaining guys in wrestling.

[@elijahchesterthomas5334]

Jim is like my grandfather who was in World War 2. If anyone mentioned the Japanese he'd get pissed off 50 years after the fact. I imagine if Jim had any nephews or grandchildren they would find a humorous to come in and drop a Russo bomb every once in awhile just to watch his reaction.

[@Deadpool_64]

Grandkid: “Grandpa! I was watching old videos of this show called Nitro and there was this guy who was so cool! He was called Vince Russo!” Corny: *starts developing Sith eyes, ignites lightsaber*

[@Comrade2261]

@@Deadpool_64 "This right here is the Youngling Slayer 9,000. I'm gonna show you how it works."

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

We're lucky to be alive to hear Jim Cornette ranting about Vince Russo. Imagine being alive in the 1800s and knowing Charles Dickens.

[@scrappy93]

If that's the reason you're lucky to be alive that's pretty sad lol.

[@ADrockstar22]

Or Henry David Thoreau. Just being thorough.......good times

[@matthillegas3099]

@@ADrockstar22 Groan. But, lol at the same time

[@ADrockstar22]

@@matthillegas3099 it's not easy, being this cheesy. Enjoy and thank you

[@BeeBumper]

Pffft yeah mkay

[@britishbulldogsvsthehartfo5677]

Bret Hart said in a shoot interview if you aren't good at something don't do it, if you're not good at punching, then don't do it and he said it with a smile. I think he really wanted to criticize this era's wrestlers for doing moves they were not properly trained to do. Hearing Bret give an honest rant about today's wrestling would be spectacular.

[@kenrickeason]

To be honest that's with most wrestlers even back then.. Some of them back then had terrible punches.. like today's wrestlers.. I wish Pro Wrestlers clean their punches up.. Take some boxing or something..

[@britishbulldogsvsthehartfo5677]

@@kenrickeason i don't know what era of wrestling you mean by "back then" but i'm talking about territory wrestling from the 80's, you might have the occasional punch that doesn't look good but proper striking, bumping, selling, spontaneous promos, ring psychology either don't exist today or are terrible the punching is so bad that it's addressed on podcasts on a weekly basis and i still haven't seen a botch video from the territory days but then again they weren't trying to do complicated, pretentious nonsense in the ring

[@TheTalk23]

I remember JC once said Russo wrote 8 matches that all ended in dq. 😁. Jim's right, he is the last person to say anything on a match.

[@presidentskroob]

DQ SCHME-Q nobody cares

[@1993Redemption]

@@presidentskroob and then something about a video store

[@Ability-King-KK]

Russo critiquing wrestling matches is like Stephenie Meyer critiquing other people's books.

[@KHayes666]

More so an assistant basketball coach critiquing Red Auerbach or Phil Jackson.

[@fatalsniper3413]

Funny because everywhere he went he drew better ratings than Jim. I think he and Jim are both flawed, so if Jim can talk about wrestling so can Vince.

[@Ability-King-KK]

@@fatalsniper3413 Is that you, Russo? You know no one likes you, right?

[@KHayes666]

@@fatalsniper3413 Not true. As part of the WCW creative team Cornette got WCW Saturday Night to a 4.0 rating in 1990. Russo never once hit 4.0 in his WCW run. Nice try though🤣

[@fatalsniper3413]

@@Ability-King-KK lol. I popped. Russo sucks but Jim doesn’t have a much better track record.

[@josecampos7157]

Cornette must of had a great day. I've never heard him this calm while talking about Russo.

[@manuelper]

And mention Russo by name multiple times! ha ha

[@constablekennedy7705]

Agreed 💯

[@pauliewalnuts829]

Russo vs Cornette is long term storytelling.

[@Rko11148]

Anytime I see any video title with the words “cornette on Russo” I have to watch it 😂

[@RonMotta1972]

“Heat!”

[@xMikeyHardyx]

Oh boy I was ready for bed but here we go, a banger!

[@Fortniteclipz2014]

Same 🤣

[@donbrewer2520]

I enjoy when Jim’s disdain for “shit stain” or “twinkle toes my fingerbang” or “hardly boys” ! Some of his best commentary concerns Russo,omega or the bucks. It truly makes my evil heart smile.

[@OneSideofFries]

The forearm strikes have actually been around for as long as I remember, the fact that he’s questioning it is ridiculous cause he’s obviously never watched whatever he booked unless it was something like an episode of Jerry Springer.

[@daveborder7751]

Shows you what a state wrestling is in these days-when even Russo is calling out how fake everything looks.

[@DolFunDolhpinVtuber]

We all love Jim destroying Russo.

[@AhtoNajeebRashied]

We all speak for everyone else. We are the collective. We touch ourselves at the same time and we eat asparagus with lime. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We.

[@justinDLew]

Aren't closed fists supposed to be illegal in wrestling

[@doublev2958]

Jim cornette is the modern day Shakespeare

[@jeremychamberland7712]

Can't get enough of Jim rippin into Vince Russo

[@PiCheZvara]

I think the forearms actually make more sense than punches. Since it's wrestling, punches really should be illegal. So this change seems logical to me.

[@mmmCrunchy]

Wrestlers have been throwing forearms since like the 60s. For one, as you said, punches are illegal and the ref has to warn the puncher. For another, it's easier to make a forearm hit look better because it's softer than a punch and it can make better contact.

[@totallybored5526]

European Uppercuts are a good move and work around. They look good and impactful and are easy to work

[@thomascone5236]

Ahh.. you are no longer able to use your motor functions(Abyss)you have now ingested(blank) you are no longer able to throw punches “Dr. Richards”….”HEAT”🤣

[@VirgilZandig]

"Bro, I am not a wre-se-ler. I would not dream of telling Steve Austin or The Rock how to wre-sle." Feel like I've heard Russo say this 100 times.

[@frod79]

Damn you . I read it in his voice.. (bro...)

[@KHayes666]

Lol that shows you Russo was useless. Rock & Austin got over without him

[@KHayes666]

@WrestlingRIP So did others after Russo was gone. Rock was the number 1 babyface in 2000 and 2001, he didn't need Russo🤣

[@davidjsaul]

Nah, the real Russo would have fit at least another three "bros" in there 😂

[@thorboysen3318]

I'll never get tired of Jim talking about Vinnie Ru...! By the way: I've just watched a video on Dutch Mantells YT-Channel. There i've learned that Ric Flair is BACK in wrestling training AFTER his "last match"...!?? WTF!?

[@CNYKnifeNerd]

How is that surprising to you? You could fill an entire card with all of Ric Flair's "last matches"

[@LoPhatKao]

i said it before when his 'last match' happened: Ric _wants_ to die in the ring his "last" match will be when he gets taken out on a stretcher

[@ad206]

Chyna did flipper punches 25 years ago, when he was writing this stuff.

[@cerebraltackle]

Just saying the name Russo is baiting Jim like a goose hearing a bag of bread being rattled! 🤣

[@Shisui5752]

My last straw with Russo was when he booked the reverse battle royale match in TNA. 😂

[@iamthewerebear4837]

It didn’t make a lick of sense. Don’t fight on the outside. Just get in the fucking ring and have a regular battle royal. The dude is an actual walnut.

[@The5thAce]

Corny's Russo and Dunn voice are very similar 😂 😂 love it

[@kRazyyyyyyy]

i see russo on the thumbnail, i click even faster than usual. no better lovestory than this lol

[@bez_]

JC didn't splutter when he said "Vince Russo" at the start, are you feeling okay Jim!?

[@Run187]

Russo was in a wrestling company and didn't want to have anything to do with the wrestling? That would be like me working for my local sports direct and when asked about the items reply with " im sorry I don't like sports " ..

[@Ticketman99]

Like Cornette won't ever bother with MMA unless it's a work(aka fake, scripted, who cares)

[@cathallynch8269]

Russo is actually a genius to thrive in wrestling with so little knowledge and actual work-rate.

[@BeeBumper]

Unlike you right

[@dx91mike]

I want an omnibus all about the Russo rants over the years.

[@Adrian-X1]

Man, guess I'll be the only one to say it. I like Russo and Cornette. Both have contributed greatly to the business and the numbers don't lie factually for Russo years ago. Russo has actually talked about the forearms plenty off times on his podcast which is weird he'd say that. In any case, they both had their pros and cons. Yeah, I know I'm an ass for sticking up for him but Russo RARELY ever talks about Cornette and has even put the guy over on some stuff. Cornette would never do that🤷🏾‍♂️

[@KHayes666]

There's no shame in saying you like both and with fair criticism for each. In my own opinion, Russo was far worse because I lived through the Attitude Era and loathed Russo's WCW 99-00 product.

[@goodday2760]

@@KHayes666 And there's no shame in saying I hate your f**king guts.

[@chwenhoou]

The only time Vince Russo should trend is when his obituary is posted.

[@rgordian624]

I really hope corny out lives him.

[@bury_the_elite65294]

If it's about Jim pissing on Shit-stain's grave, then I'd be happy with that.

[@antonjimenez7888]

When vince saw the trend He said "Jim's going to trip balls"

[@DigsOutdoors]

Anytime Jim goes totally apeshit on Russo is a good day. I seen that in Russo years ago myself through my TV. If that doesn't tell you how bad it is, nothing will.

[@brandonperkins176]

All the more I stayed away from Twitter but I do miss Jim Cornette's page

[@iamdb1990]

I haven't paid attention to Shitstain for years, but hasn't he been critiquing wrestling for like 15 years on his podcast or whatever? how has he not known about the forearms?

[@taylorsmith9629]

He actually had Cornette is deliberately taking what he said out of context to bash him. I’ve been a Russo brand subscriber since 2017 and he was taking about forearms back then.

[@KHayes666]

@@taylorsmith9629 Hahahaha a Russo mark, baaaahahahHahahahaaaaaaa!!!!!🤣

[@MrHelipilot24]

I live for his rants about sh$$ stain 😂

[@jameswesten2018]

The World Needs Cornette vs Russo at WrestleMania. He's scared, he blocks anybody that brings this up on his YT Channel. I'm not sure why he's so scared of Jim but he is. 😸

[@veganboy9384]

Bro how am I gona write if I don't know the crowd bro

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

With all the chaos and change in the world there's always one place i can go that will always be a beacon of stability and thats Corny berating Russo ..its like the North Star leading back to normality

[@Addicted2Dopamine]

“Stummuck” -Jim Cornette

[@Carla-GenX]

Calling all The Cult Members! We must protect our Jim from going off the deep deep end! We don’t need his blood pressure and heart rate over the moon! Jim! We need you! So claim yer tittles! 😂 Brian, please don’t get Jim rilied up like this anymore. WE NEED YOU BOTH !! Did you offer Jim a puff ?! Any spelling mistakes, good for you for finding them as I am to tired to re-read and fix 😂 Sending cold Canadian love to y’all! Jim! Go for a walk please! 😊

[@shellbacksclub]

weren't closed hand fists illegal at one point in a wrestling match? Why don't they just punch eachother out instead of play wrestle?

[@mxes5938]

Russo got off easy this time

[@JasonMarsalis]

Kevin Nash - So Russo, what's the finish? Vince Russo - Ya'll figure that out for yourself. Nash - That's not how this works.

[@KHayes666]

More like: Nash: "So I take it with the jacknife, what else? Do I work a leg, does he work an arm?" Russo "I have no idea what that means bro" Nash "How the hell did you ever get hited?"

[@JasonMarsalis]

@@KHayes666 That too. For the record, Nash did tell this story.

[@KHayes666]

@@JasonMarsalis Is it on a shoot? I'd love to see that

[@Ticketman99]

Nowadays that's exactly what fans want

[@grant1739]

Cornette is in love with Russo

[@ZakKing01]

Did Jim call him a friend lol

[@Ted_Bell]

Surprise, all you people that were whining that Jim didn't cover Flair's "last match" He is now training for another last match. They can add that one to the pile as well.

[@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn]

*oh no*

[@wilcee238]

@Ted Bell At this point, Flair’s had more last matches than marriages

[@goodday2760]

How is it whining? There's no lack of discipline and softness on the part of those who view the refusal with suspicion, but there are those things, in the refusal. If anything you're whining about it.

[@divinestasis7896]

@@goodday2760 Be quiet whiny the pooh.

[@LoPhatKao]

i said it before when his 'last match' happened: Ric *wants* to die in the ring his "last" match will be when he gets taken out on a stretcher, flatlined

[@Am0ment0fB]

Hey Travis, a request, if you will. Can we get a shit stained diaper with a beard for Russo? Ha.

[@Am0ment0fB]

Perhaps the shit stain can spell out "Bro". Ha.

[@davidgalvez5341]

So Russo kinda subscribed to the Marvel method of writing.

[@kuboaa101]

If ever a man loved 'the business,' it's Cornette. Like he says, he's "wrestling crazy." It's his drug.

[@kuboaa101]

@Why The Hell Was I In Star Trek 6? How so? Currently? Always? His active day are done. Now he just rants about it like a crazy person.

[@djohns9295]

“The rasselings not my thing bro.” 😂

[@kingslayer2999]

Tony Khan Books like just like Vince Russo just with ADHD 😂🤣😂

[@ISLAVERDE29]

I've always said AEW is a Russo inspired product

[@OfficialGobbledyGooker]

Just stop. Atleast Russo made complying tv.

[@OfficialGobbledyGooker]

@@ISLAVERDE29 no it's not mark.

[@KHayes666]

@@OfficialGobbledyGooker compelling* Russo marks are illiterate as he is🤣

[@JusCuz410]

Books like Russo, buddies up to the locker room like Bischoff & Dixie and conducts himself like Herb Abrams. What could go wrong?

[@DRChupacabrah]

"Our friend" lol

[@DWtechfan]

I recently came across a truly shocking retro shoot video. It was uploaded sometime this year but was an older shoot interview with Vince Russo and Sean Oliver. Russo shot on the Young Bucks (he referred to them as Generation Me) and he word for word sounded like Cornette! Yep, it's the end of time folks. 😂. But he said The Dumb Frucks were more concerned about Meltzer's match ratings and going over moves in the ring than the big picture of the show. He said they wouldn't take advice from older wrestlers because they thought they knew everything. He also said Medusa could legit take all of the TNA roster in a shoot fight mentioning those who were desperate for match ratings from Meltzer and coughed "Chris Daniels". 😁. I'll admit, probably the second time I've ever popped for Vinnie Rue with the first being the Bash At The Beach 2000 shoot on Hogan. I don't care if you side with Cornette or Russo, that was hilarious!

[@pendafen7405]

Often in life, 'we hate what we are', i.e. parts of ourselves that we've rejected, projected, or buried. Something to think about.

[@TeeTee-zm2re]

Hahahaha 😆🤣😅🤣 I always click on when Vince Russo is the topic of conversation hahahaha 😆🤣🤣😃😃🤣

[@persistentlypathetic6820]

One day before they die, Jim and Russo need to have a sit down and try to talk about their differences. It would get so many views.

[@hivpss]

russo asked jim cornette to do that, said all the money would go to charity, and cornette said "no".

[@ICHIBAN-cz8ih]

@@hivpss Cornette wanted to kill him then shitstain got a restraining order

[@astrobiojoe7283]

Table for 3: Jim Cornette, Russo, and Kevin Dunn.

[@drillosophy1012]

I think Corny would throw a bag of piss on Russo, just in case he didn’t get the chance to piss on his grave.

[@ncknight]

@@astrobiojoe7283 bad move. They'd have to get the cops for Corny & the coroner for Russo & Dunn!

[@wesmyone9562]

I'm always down for a rant on Russo, from Cornette😆

[@TheRydog61]

I only know anything about Twitter from here.

[@davidholzer4155]

I have a playlist here on KZbin of every video related to cornette vs russo

[@donaldsp360]

Russo is twice the the mind Cornnuts is

[@KHayes666]

🤣

[@hollandrocksls]

Bret Hart used forearms when I was training I did alot of his style

[@LTKK]

I saw a clip of Russo criticising The Young Bucks and it was spot on. It'll never happen, but I wish Corny and Russo would come together for once lol. They probably agree on a lot of things about the current product, even if they disagree on overall philosophies. In a way, it's admirable that Russo knew what he was and wasn't good at. I'd rather him say "I'm not a wrestler, you guys figure that out" instead of writing a bunch of crap. The ability to delegate is a good skill to have. When you can't delegate, you end up being Tony Khan.

[@thepublichousebrandcom]

You clearly didnt watch WCW circa 2000 lol 😅😅

[@Gebraldo420]

Vince Russo writing a murder mystery novel... just his resume would work, Vince was the killer, the mid-latr 90's WWF and WcW... Drawn in a chalk line

[@marcelmoreau2733]

Like director of action movie who only directed love scenes and comedic oneliners then told loghting crew to come up with all the fights and stunt scene and the jey grip to come up with chase scenes.

[@DoobieKeebler]

You can tell Brian gets so excited to bring up Russo. Instead of everything else in life, where Brian doesn't enjoy anything a regular human does.

[@danielwwe223]

Lol at this point they have the same opinions on Wrestling, still love to hear Cornette, do his thing though

[@matthewtaylor5230]

He was behind "The dupp's" in TNA because they would come out to the ring with their girlfriend / cousin and I'm just starting to see a trind with that guy idk

[@jp6046]

The real mystery is how a 61 year old man can hold a grudge for 20 years over petty things. I like Corny, but he needs to look himself in the mirror.

[@BizmoBimblar]

If someone came Into the business I loved and fucked it up and I couldn't stop him I'd be mad too. Doesn't sound petty, you just sound weak and non confrontational

[@emanuelfer456]

Unpopular opinion: Jim and Vince have different views but if they merge the good things each has they would produce a great wrestling show, 1000x better than AEW and WWE nowadays

[@goodday2760]

That may be a popular opinion.

[@rgordian624]

Disagree put Paul heyman and cornette together. That would be magic.

[@frod79]

20% Russo shock TV 30% corny real wrestling 25% HHH input and 25% pat Patterson finishes.

[@davey3884]

Imagine being in your 60s and still ranting about someone 20 years later. Lmao

[@KHayes666]

Thats gonna be you and the Biden regime 🤣

[@goodday2760]

@@KHayes666 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHW1qnqQl7iNi68

[@datemasamune2904]

Part of me is a wee bit skeptical, especially considering how JR and Dutch have spoken about him.

[@cggg5089]

Remember when Cornette pulled out his thingey at Bruce Prichard’s live show?

[@Dontmatter215blahblah]

I love them both when they bidding on aew and Tony khan

[@edwardkerr2951]

In a strange way I’d love to see these two sitting down and just chatting about wrestling WITHOUT arguing. Just to see what they come up with

[@pendafen7405]

So many of us are now invested in the payoff of this feud, either a fight or a reconciliation.

[@TheSlaughtercultden]

Some people say shawn micheals v bret hart is the biggest fued in wrestling, false, its cornette v russo

[@paulearl8203]

" what language do they speak on Holland" and claims Brazil is landlocked. Calls others ignorant 🤣🤣🤣

[@kuboaa101]

Boy, Cornette sure can hold onto a grudge. Does he hate Russo that much? Or is it a partial work?

[@reubenelite]

He hates russo more than this lol Much more

[@goodday2760]

It's real hate with a basis that is a partial work insofar as deep down he knows his worldview is incorrect. There are many people who hold on to a worldview they know is false or made obsolete.

[@kuboaa101]

@@goodday2760 Cornette realizes his worldview is incorrect?

[@goodday2760]

@@kuboaa101 I'd say so, yeah. He was around Vince McMahon and Bruce Pritchard and Jim Ross but he never accepted their 'Northern' wisdom despite knowing firsthand the historical fact they were good. Similar to Tony Khan who grew up watching WWF and WCW but pretends to declare independence.

[@kuboaa101]

@@goodday2760 Yeah, Cornette has a certain aesthetic that he likes. And I loved it too. I grew up on it. It's just over.

[@NEMtvOfficial]

even when he agrees with Russo he has to go on a huge rant..just squash this shit already man its corny..no pun intended

[@Nediablo]

Isn't the forearm used in Japan as a closed fist/punch is against the rules of pro wrestling? The referee will make gestures in America as well when someone has a closed fist advising to open it or have I got this completely wrong?!

[@Tittymaster]

Yes, Cornette is surprisingly ignorant and oblivious on the origins/mere existence of the "no closed fist punches" rule that goes way back, and not to 2012.. he is right on accident though on the "Japanese influence" he mentions, since that's the only region that still honors that rule on the regular to this day. I recommend "Al Snow on "The Wrestling Punch" ", here on KZbin.

[@Nediablo]

@@Tittymaster thank you! I will check that out now!

[@Tittymaster]

@@Nediablo Actually, after some comment here mentioned it originating in "catch wrestling ruIes", I did some further digging and found this entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica: "Catch-as-catch-can wrestling, basic wrestling style in which nearly all holds and tactics are permitted in both upright and ground wrestling. *Rules usually forbid only actions that may injure an opponent* , such as strangling, kicking, gouging, and *hitting with a closed fist* . The object is to force the opponent into a position in which both shoulders touch the ground at the same time. Formerly known as the Lancashire style in England, catch-as-catch-can became the most popular form of wrestling in Great Britain and the United States and, with slight modifications, was introduced into Olympic and international competition as freestyle wrestling". So, it did indeed originate from there, and then, as Al Snow stated, staid generally forbidden in pro wrestling (unlike kicking or strangling) as a protected tool among heels and faces to get heat or a "revenge was served" pop.

[@Nediablo]

@@Tittymaster boom! There we go! Explains why Shooto didn't allow it. Although (mainly) shoot fights, they didn't allow closed fists. That's why Bas Ruttens open palm was brutal. And I seem to remember heels when I was a kick would grab a headlock and turn so the ref couldn't see. Then start laying punches in to try and busy someone open. I'm sure it was Flair....

[@hosepipe]

it still cracks me up that Brian's dad paid Russo to come to his bar mitzvah 😂

[@eamonnmaccionnaith5761]

Cornette is talking total nonsense in relation to Russo here. Russo left the actual matches down to the wrestlers and agents to arrange, out of respect for the fact that that was their area of expertise. What's wrong with him doing that? If he WAS arranging matches, Cornette would have had a problem with that too on the basis that Russo had no in-ring experience etc. He needs to grow up and move on from this Russo nonsense. Oh, yes, I forgot. It's part of his schtick, so he won't.

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Just invite Russo to the show Brian. You invited him to your barmitsvah. (Seriously look it up) just invite him on. It would be funny.

[@somethingfromnothing8428]

I want to see russo and cornette in a podcast together followed by a celebrity boxing match

[@ndi7365]

Russo is so behind is ridiculous 😂

[@willjohnboy]

I was expecting a russo vid but not this, he criticised bayley or the video on wrestling bios about his 1997 predictions which included jim.

[@RCstrats]

Who in the hell gave this birdbrain the keys to the Ferrari??

[@MobbGuppy]

I think that Cornette and Russo had a thing. It was a romantic moment.... It ended and Jim's heart was broken.

[@jamesreding6336]

No we have the rest of the story

[@franklinrichardson757]

It’s justified that Cornette to rant on this poor soul he is trying to write about Bailey threw punches at Alexa Bliss and they been throwing punches for years. Hello?

[@labeled1]

So the stickler for the rules is mad when people throw legal forearms and not closed fist punches? C'mon, Corny!

[@pendafen7405]

Ymmv but imo scripting and pre-taping midcarder promo etc. is actually healthy, good for performers who aren't confident topcarders, and giving depth and context to the longterm storytelling. Agree though that a TV writer has no business critiquing the technicals of wrestling.

[@BetterCallJamie]

I prefer the forearm to a punch. Not because of the floppy/flippy nonsense, because a punch would cause real physical damage in real life so it makes a punch look fake whilst a forearm is more realistic. I learned this from Mark Sloan in FWA in the UK