Jim Cornette Reviews AEW Dynamite (July 12, 2023)

From Episode 491 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@robertm.3520]

"This match was everything wrong with AEW and most indie wrestling. They spent no time on the art, they spend all the time on the moves." Exactly.

[@michaeltrano6617]

The fact that Dave gave Jericho Vs Komander 4 stars is crazy but to give that match more stars then Punk v Joe is just ludicrous. It seems like Dave needs to retire.

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

Simply because it was a better match, not a contrived, boring, predetermined match that everyone knew cm junk would win.

[@eazymb.]

That’s how I feel about any Jericho match. Promo. Appearance. Interview.

[@Cocainejr1]

Dave retire from what? He don't do shit but talk.

[@scottcoval7547]

​@@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truthI really hope your profile picture isn't really you in real life..

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

@@scottcoval7547 At least I have the courage to show my face, unlike you.

[@parakathepyro]

Dave Meltzer should just tell AEW his star ratings before the show so they can put it on the screen after the match, they could even announce it like how WWE announces attendance

[@mikewiley7529]

Wow that is genius, no shit. I mean Meltzers Star system has become so laughable now why not at least make money and storylines off of it. Phenomenal idea, I'd love to hear Jims take on it

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

hypocritical of Jim to say Meltzer won't admit things about people who aren't his personal friends. Sounds exactly like Jim when it comes to the Elite, doesn't it.

[@adaminthehouse2]

​@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth Not at all. Jim has given credit to KeNnY before when he's had a match that didn't look completely walked through and mostly just spots with no filler. The roller coaster has to come down and do some loops it can't just be straight up and down the entire ride. I figured I'd use an amusement park reference since you are obviously an Elite junkie that still frequents carnivals and local circuses 🤡

[@tkubat1997]

I’m sort of shocked they haven’t thought of doing this yet.

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

@@adaminthehouse2 Why, because I know that cM jUNk is a phony tough guy and is way past his prime? You think it's realistic that an elderly out of shape 178lb guy can beat an elderly out of shape 300lb guy? Now there's an act that belongs in the circus.

[@bjcc619]

"Why would you book this?" should be the title of an AEW PPV

[@LampLoungeLive]

Lmao

[@linewalker]

'Thanks guys'

[@williammitchell4417]

Dixie Carter line One, $#it$tain line Two😝

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Followed by AEW Lazy Booking

[@LyingSecret]

Sounds more like a PWG show name, which is basically where Omega, the Bucks, dark order etc. will be back to once Tony stops being able to fund AEW, because he wasted his dads money.

[@destinyson23]

Thanks to the Cult of Cornette for making me aware of how insane Dave Meltzer is. 😂

[@fattony6203]

Off topic, but I cant wait until Corney and Last review the Abdullah the Butcher episode of Darkside of the Ring. I love Brian's impression of Slow Devin. It's up there with his Plumber Moxley impression.

[@andrew8168]

I saw Hannibal and knew that Last's impression would be the best part of the episode.

[@fattony6203]

"uhhhh...bluuudddd...I'm the blood hunter...uhhhh"

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

Nothing is better than Sean Oliver's impression of Cornette.

[@philipcarroll9856]

Quick recap on the 'Four Pillars' since their climactic confrontation at Double or Nothing: MJF - Still champion, but not showing up in main-event segments. Currently impersonating Vince Vaughn in an attempt to corrupt his most recent challenger. Darby Allin - Serving as life coach/counselor for the roster. Also eating pins to protect Orange Cassidy. Sammy Guevara - Involved in a 'Sensei, are you leaving us?' angle with Chris Jericho. Also inexplicable paired with a stablemate for the blind-partner tag tournament. Jack Perry - Insulted and tied into a pretzel by a Japanese champion. Then turned heel and issued a challenge for a non-sanctioned title, on which he finally capitalized after weeks of not being able to get into the arena.

[@benespinosa6725]

LMFAO Brian's Excalibur impersonation gets me all the fucking time these reviews are awesome and i always laugh blood and Guts is tonight how many times will we see someone bleed tonight Chris Jericho opening Dynamite is great at least it wasn't orange Cassidy that's a breath of fresh air.

[@actuallynotsteve]

It's made actual Excaliber commentary operate as my TV poison Ivy. "fueled by Thunderbird, with a vintage of Tuesday" made me laugh so much, I cried.

[@benespinosa6725]

​@actuallynotsteve LMAO this is Absolutely Hilarious this made me laugh 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ethanellis2896]

"Thanks guys"

[@thomashenley1903]

Can't wait for Blood & Guts; can't wait to hear Jim Cornette's reaction to a possible car crash

[@redred1952]

It was ....bad

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

You mean an inpunkt (aka collision)

[@kashifhyder7938]

​@@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truthgo out and get some air dude 😂

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

@@kashifhyder7938 I get plenty, I've just returned from my daily 5km run.

[@set1237]

​@@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truthdude, whatever you're trying to do here, you're not good at it. You just don't have what it takes to post.

[@WarGhoulKharas]

Wayne was also hired because his dad was a friend of Bryan Alvarez.

[@Mike.84]

Whaaaaat? I mean, are you serious or am I just missing a joke here?

[@thomasleffler6721]

He’s fr fr

[@_Amin_99]

​@@Mike.84naah because his dad trained Darby Allin

[@imfreviews]

Wow. Twenty seconds in, and Jim is already on fire with "discount Vikingo".

[@linewalker]

This podcast was great! Very onpoint!

[@matthewhostetter8974]

Blood and Guts is going to be a complete dumpster fire, even more after Collision blew it out of the waters. Also Tony has to be afraid NXT just had a 750k ratings show, only 100k behind Dynamite.

[@klawstecno2083]

According with the goofs of The Elite fanbase,this show will do 1 Million Viewers and will get the best Ratings that AEW ever did...😐

[@christhornycroft3686]

AEW has at least 3 people who are an embarrassment to Canada. We’re known for good healthcare, education, food and scenery. Not bigots, conspiracy theorists and disgraces to wrestling.

[@brysoncherry9884]

Nxt is THE worst program available in terms of either wrestling or sports entertainment presentation. The main event is the only thing at GAB worth watching. What else is there? Dom now dropping the belt?

[@56schmo]

I hope there'll be fans who will show their vocal wrath at the clusterfuck of a main event tonight in Boston.

[@Bjaerke]

@@klawstecno2083 If tonight's Dynamite won't crack the 1 million or at least get near 1 million views we will get a great amount of AEW mark copium. It will be glorious. Well, for us to laugh at 🙂

[@linewalker]

Jim and Brian are on a roll this episode! 😂

[@SirManfly]

But sorry Jimbo Canadians will never stop cheering for their own, heel or not !!

[@northleedspoppa]

Chris Jericho went from being a up and comer to a opening match comedy heel to a Upper mid carder to a part timer to a legend without ever being a draw

[@andisuge]

Tokyo Dome with Twinkle😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@northleedspoppa]

@@andisuge even then in njpw, Omega was the draw No one in Japan cared about a FMW opening match guy/WaR mid carder from 30 years ago

[@northleedspoppa]

It would be like WWE having Roman reigns Vs Christopher Daniels And pretending Daniels was the draw

[@christhornycroft3686]

There are no heels in AEW. Everyone gets varying degrees of a pop.

[@ukgraffitiwalker8846]

Or prick as most commonly known.

[@TriplomatX]

Remember when Nitro was a snore but you'd still Watch WCW Saturday Night because it's entertaining? That's this week's Dynamite compared to last week's Collision up to the July 12th date.

[@brandi33]

100% did this.

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

impunkt wAs AWs0Me.

[@northleedspoppa]

Phycosis and juve were leauges above Bandido/Vikingo /kommander

[@cornelioust2165]

“What!!!! In the BLUE HELL...... is a huuuuuuventuuiiuuuueed?????? ”😂😂😂

[@johnporter9073]

Those two were far superior to the lucha guys now. I loved those WCW matches. I can't stand the lucha stuff now.

[@linewalker]

That Rey comparison, very true. But few can live up. Luchador Legend.

[@northleedspoppa]

@@johnporter9073 Cmll is ok AAA thinks it a AEW developmental Territory

[@northleedspoppa]

@@linewalker Rey's probably surpassed mil mascaras as 'THE' Lucha guy So I think any comparison with him is unfair

[@madmanwebster94]

If Jim thinks the stuff between MJF and Cole is preposterous now I'm anxious to hear his reaction to last night's Dynamite...I'll be surprised if he's even a fan of Max let alone Cole after that.

[@silveredgrunion7196]

Was it just me or did it just come off hokey. I'm not a fan of this entire angle but it took a nose dive this week, to me.

[@madmanwebster94]

@@silveredgrunion7196 the whole show came off as hokey to me and I think it was because the main event was a big hokey klusterfuk. And we've got an even bigger hokey klusterfuk tomorrow night on Rampage with the 2-ring Battle Royal for a title shot at the ppv. Oh and there's a Ring of Honor pay-per-view(which I'm not even sure Jim knows about)that Tony barely decided to start announcing matches for today when it airs TOMORROW. Collision is also this Saturday so thanks to Tony and his poor marketing skills we've basically got a long weekend of wrestling ahead of us.

[@silveredgrunion7196]

@@madmanwebster94 enjoy it. I don't think I have the strength. Collision definitely

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

According to MJF he power slam 600 plus pound Big Bill on front of 95000 fans somewhere in Canada that was probably the funniest thing on tonight's episode of Dynamite that and the dance of before their tag team match against Garcia and Sammy

[@yxeaviationphotog]

The Saskatoon Silverdome

[@Bjaerke]

Sunn O))) did Don Callis entrance song.

[@keeganhurley119]

Wouldn’t be surprised if meltzer has brain damage for blowing Jericho, Khan, and the Elite so much.

[@SeanCuebas-zl5my]

All crap aside, who else can’t wait for these two to review the Abby Dark Side of the Ring? I hope Last dusts off the Hannibal impression and wears that clown out!!

[@johncolella2715]

The Observer is compromised.

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

Has been from the beginning, Meltzer is biased as fuck. Especially against WWE, and while I can't really blame him for that he's supposed to be objective.

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

Jim is biased as fuck. Especially against AEW*, and while I can't really blame him for that he's supposed to be objective. *cm junk excepted.

[@williammitchell4417]

And Trump won the election...😭

[@Natef321]

Big time

[@AfricanHeavyMetalGuy]

Line of the century: "MJF fucks 4 girls, because Adam likes Britt." LMFAOOOO I LOST IT, at that line and how non[chalantly Jim delivered it.

[@brandi33]

Brock was the last and one of the few 'prodigies' in wrestling history.

[@simonantill5161]

Looking forward to MJF and Cole vs FTR

[@Natef321]

Me too

[@marcusbrothers5221]

so scarecrow man bun and the Indy Miz are special friends and Brian approves.

[@jwconglomerate332]

It's not unusual to see a botch here and there in wrestling. But the number of huge, visible botches and bullshit selling in this match was ridiculous.

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

And that's just in one cm junk match alone.

[@Yaggayaggayeet]

@@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truthdude you are literally in every single reply chain how lonely are you dawg

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

@@Yaggayaggayeet Not every one, as for being lonely, not at all.

[@larrywhite7770]

Nick Wayne is definitely not a prodigy, unfortunately he doesn't stand out and has the same style as 90% of the roster. It's a matter of time before he gets lost in the shuffle, just like every one else on the roster that was promising

[@marcusbrothers5221]

Stop it Jim...youve been calling the heat seeker a tombstone piledriver for 4 YEARS.

[@ryancreecy9105]

Personally I feel like they might be pushing the Australian girl because she is hot and maybe they're trying to appeal to her boyfriend if WWE ever releases him because he looks like Roman reigns with a haircut lol but all seriousness she is hot

[@mdmahtabsiddiqui]

Jim in an interview with Chris van vliet vince russo says that you are turned it into folk lore

[@Natef321]

I kept wondering damn Jericho how long is it going to take you to beat this tiny flipping around guy? I kept wondering why is Jericho just standing around waiting for this guy to jump on him. Beat him already!

[@kingmorrison749]

Please make mudline a thing

[@insupportofjunhado]

MJF and Adam Cole losing a tag team match is a simple way to build some real heat between the two. I guess if all the other mismatched teams have to be sacrificed, then oh well.

[@thepancakemann]

Punk and Joe was super enjoyable to watch. Felt vintage. I usually don't enjoy their product, either.

[@ROIDEDCAPS7868]

#BREAKYOURNECKFORDAVE

[@Natef321]

That's awesome!

[@skylarutd]

Cornette vs Russo is better than anything AEW will ever produce

[@marcusbrothers5221]

your description of this new guy reminds me of lio rush the first time I saw him in ROH

[@vandalg282]

The Rock was a prodigy, Rey Mysterio , prodigy.....Flair, prodigy. Wayne is just a lucky borned infant.

[@TheSPEEZY99]

MJF and Adam cole is interesting. It’s like they both befriended each other for the same reason. Mgf took Adam cole so he doesn’t take the belt. Cole took mjf to get closer to the title. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer

[@averyl6372]

" heres a good looking kid with a baby face " - jim cornette

[@lennyclinton5672]

Why doesn’t JIM just do Star Ratings for AEW or WWE PPV’s? That way, you’d get a more honest opinion AND Jim can really fuck with Uncle Dave! He’d really lose it! Get it done Brian! The Cornette Star Ratings are UP!

[@Natef321]

That would be hilarious! Great idea!

[@williammitchell4417]

Jake Hager turning in his hat... We The People!!!

[@SirCrazyPretzel]

Dave Meltzer is officially the Joe Biden of pro wrestling. Not only rating Jericho vs Komander hire than Punk vs Joe, but think about all of the stuff in the past that would be rated lower than Jericho vs Komander despite those matches being at minimal, twice as good of a match.

[@postersandstuff]

50 anniversary death of Bruce Lee on July 20th :(

[@mjolden]

I was expecting him to shit on Harley Cameron a lot harder than he did lol.

[@Pogo113]

Oh for fuck's sake, Jim needs to watch a real Cirque de Soleil show. They are awesome. I'm starting to get a little irritated always calling these fuckers from the Cirque. Those people are insanely talented.

[@christhornycroft3686]

He’s American, from Kentucky. If anything, we should be relieved he’s as educated as he is. Remember Rick Mercer’s Talking To Americans? At least Jim would look smarter than 75% of those people. That’s an incredibly low bar, but if you look at some of the textbooks kids read in that part of the US from the 1960s and 70s, it’s amazing he came out as educated as he is. Cut him some slack. Some Americans still think they have to bring their skis when they cross the border…in July…coming into White Rock, BC. I used to love that as a kid. They’d come up during the summer expecting snow on the mountains dressed in big sweaters with the whole ski attire. I thought it was hilarious. 😂

[@mavtx21]

No one but kids going to their first circus, cares about it.

[@johnsw224]

😂That's funny. I think you're missing the point. Hell yeah they're talented. I can't do that shit. But it's not wrestling. I think that's where most of AEW misses the point. If they start figure skating in the ring, that'd suck too. Not to take anything away from the skaters

[@Pogo113]

Oh I know, guys. I wasn't really pissed. No, I can't do that shit, either. I'd just prefer a different form of entertaining ruined to explain those goofy matches 😁

[@cumexolaf3276]

aren't they bankrupt because of COVID ?

[@HyperFlame64V1]

WhutDaMountieCornyDoin'??

[@marcusbrothers5221]

noooo what makes Adam Cole look silly is the man bun and scarecrow physique. He should be in the woman's division according to weight class

[@TheSPEEZY99]

Right Jericho hasn’t done this in a while. Scout out the latest hot buzz indie guy, call him up to AEW and beat him. 😅😅

[@LobsterCucumber]

2:24 vmcm punk and his anger

[@TheBlindPariah]

PVR is great! Only about 10% of AEW/WWE is worth watching, and you can skip past all the rest. I will give AEW credit for making Collision exist as more of an adult themed offering to counteract the complete 100% garbage of Dynamite. I have to laugh at the rumoured list of rules. It's basically a list of what the majority of their performers constantly do, and I expect most of them couldn't work an actual wrestling match.

[@FellOnBlackDayz]

So, why are they bleeping curse words now?

[@allamaraine8066]

Ask KZbin, they’re the ones changing the rules every other week.

[@FellOnBlackDayz]

@@allamaraine8066 pretty much.

[@mosho3611]

Jericho's hands are too small to flip a convincing bird, Jericho has Trump hands. The coolest bird flippers were Kevin Nash (flipped off the Undertaker at Royal Rumble 96) Steve Austin and Vince McMahon.

[@saulgoodeguitars]

Vince’s bird flipping always looked like an old person doing it 🤣

[@Mr92094]

@@saulgoodeguitarswell it was😂

[@saulgoodeguitars]

@@Mr92094 🤣

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

@@saulgoodeguitars Trash.

[@john_blues]

What does Jim hate more, Moxley's wrestling or Hager's hat?

[@michael_stout79]

Blood and guts tonight 👽💨🛸🌑

[@andisuge]

But there is no more blood allowed. Swerve Bro!???😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JacobyJ56]

There's no way in hell I'm watching a Jon Moxley match ever again

[@bash8387]

@@andisuge they never said if the rules will take affect this week

[@michael_stout79]

Well then I still got my doobies

[@kevin2400]

Oh boy I'm screwed

[@kerrimccullagh9309]

Big Star? MJF, 🤣😂

[@dennispovlak3074]

Well at least his 18 hopefully someone will help him to know this match was crap

[@Parallelocam]

The mjf cole thing has to be leading to cole betraying mjf, and reforming undisputed along the way. Not turning heel but being a smart babyface

[@randi_godspeed2063]

No such thing. 2 kinds of people in the ring since time immemorial, baby face or heel. Cole would go back to being a heel, unless MJF goes back.

[@Parallelocam]

@@randi_godspeed2063 How would Cole go back to being a heel? All he's doing is outsmarting the devil who he knows was just going to stab him in the back from the get go at the first chance he got

[@michaelvazquez7851]

Nice

[@TropicalPriest]

I disagree about Adam Cole and MJF, they've been hilarious together and one of the best things on AEW since their feud started. And I buy that Max isnt suckering him, so much as he's really happy to finally have a friend. I liked what they did with the belt the other night, i think it sets up the tension in the right way.

[@4pmac]

Can’t wait for jr to fired

[@MJfp6lx]

Kommander is better than Vikingo imo

[@gall01019]

Fast forward a year and what a bust Nick Wayne has turned out to be.. Some “prodigy”, you can count on both hands the amount of matches he’s wrestled..

[@scrappy93]

That girl actually can sing her ass off. I just checked it out she's an actual singer and is very good.

[@TheMartinTD]

I love jim and agree with most things he says but I cannot get my head round his MJF loving, he talks about phoney and fake wrestlers and for me MJF is at the top of the list, nothing about him comes across as genuine at all 🤷.

[@joshuaDstarks]

And he stands out 1000x more because he’s the ONLY guy taking it serious. He comes across too much like a character.

[@TheMartinTD]

@@joshuaDstarks that’s the problem I find, he comes across like he’s playing a wrestler not some genuine guy who is a wrestler.

[@Natef321]

Who would you say comes off as a genuine wrestler in AEW

[@TheMartinTD]

@@Natef321 that’s the problem I don’t think any of them do anymore. I got to witness the WWF and WCW at their peaks and now it all feels like people pretending.

[@Natef321]

@@TheMartinTD I hear ya. I first watched wrestling when I was a kid and it was Wtestlemania 3. From there I became a huge fan and watched everything I could. I think there is merit to your point. For me though there are still wrestlers who can get me to suspend my disbelief. This isn't the majority of guys, but it still happens for me every now and then.

[@astralkaoru1025]

Iggy Azalea is #ALLELITE

[@DolFunDolhpinVtuber]

The best weekly professional wrestling shows. #1 AEW Collision. #2 AEW Dynamite. No surprise Tony Khan is the 4 time back to back booker & promoter of the year.

[@_zefi_otb]

Damn I’ve never been this early

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

And no one fucking cares.

[@itscarlyj]

Who wrote the segment between Cole and MJF at the bar? They say Vince was out of touch on how real people speak and act. This was awful. The Harley Cameron rap was good. She had some Iggy vibes going.

[@malikevans2615]

Pop or Azalea?

[@itscarlyj]

@@malikevans2615 Well I don't like the word pop if you're talking about Soda and I do like Iggy Azalea. She's the greatest rapper alive.

[@TheCroatia7]

​@@itscarlyjwow, lemme guess, pockets is the greatest wrestler alive then?

[@malikevans2615]

@carlyj8775 I was making a joke Iggy Pop's a artist as well

[@itscarlyj]

@@malikevans2615 Some consider her pop and other consider her rap I guess.

[@kerrimccullagh9309]

Sorry but I am not a fan at all of MJF. To me his is over rated and just Meh

[@vengefuljuggalo]

I've cringed when the words,"sex toys" and "children" are mentioned in the same breath.

[@NedTheBison]

Is Corny as bad at over saying the word "program" as Russo saying "Bro"?.?. Russo is obviously waaay worse but damn they overuse those words...

[@robertsonreid1173]

Dave obviously thinks it's his first time at the cool kids table, yet he throws away all creditials for these idiots

[@RonaldSellers-my4sz]

STOP THE HATE ON LUCHA LIBRE WRESTLING JIM!!AND SIDEKICK BRYAN!

[@williammitchell4417]

They're not hating La Rasa, just these jabrones

[@Vic_Chaos_]

Just review Raw and Smackdown already. I'm tired of this AEW crap.

[@Natef321]

Glad you added your input. I'm sure, just for you, they'll do that.