Jim Cornette Reviews AEW Dynamite (September 6, 2023)

From Episode 499 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@rayrodriguez7343]

I've said it before no Punk no ratings. Good God the one time that pretend Tony's balls drop and he fires the wrong guy. Thanks Megha

[@TheZynMan]

'Her name is actually Megha' 'Yes, "Meghan," that's what I said!' 😂

[@ramseydoon8277]

Tony's balls don't drop. Tony drops balls.

[@wilcee238]

Watching Christian in AEW is like watching Jeremy Irons in the Dungeons & Dragons 90’s movie. You know he’s getting paid, and he’s doing his best, but you’re still ashamed to see him there.

[@maxxdahl6062]

That's most of the WWE hires except for like Moxley and the Hardy's.

[@actuallynotsteve]

That's how pretty much everyone in AEW comes across, except for MJF, but we all know he's heading to the WM main event the second he contractually can.

[@kraw3026]

I would compare Christian in AEW to Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday. How much money did they have to throw at him to do this bullshit

[@noahfernandez8853]

​@@actuallynotsteveI'm sorry but WWE would be detrimental to MJFs career. The best he could hope for their is a US or IC championship run. They're still too busy pushing Roman Reigns for another 10 years

[@actuallynotsteve]

@@noahfernandez8853 financially maybe, but that's weapons grade copium thinking that MJF in WWE vs AEW is a bad thing. Dude makes everything he does work, WWE will be fine

[@MScal0316]

JC: "They tell Schiavone to take a hike. Can you imagine someone telling Jim Ross in 1999 to go take a hike and leave the ring?" Last: "Only Vince" 🤣🤣🤣

[@CombatTalkRadio]

HHH did it, Austin did it, Steph did it, fairly certain Michael Cole did it at least once.

[@hendersongalbreath1072]

I'd just like to personally thank Brian Last and Corny for watching the dumpster fire that is AEW so I don't have to. You're doing god's....or whoever's......work.

[@mancavespotcast4078]

Dynamite is unwatchable now. TK's done the impossible and made MJF's Championship run seem irrelevant. Also in TK's warped mind Nick Wayne the walking stick is a main event wrestler, just horrendous.

[@wilcee238]

Another Cultist said it; Nick Wayne is Zack Gowan with 2 legs.

[@actuallynotsteve]

It's unreal that AEW has somehow made me no longer care about MJF. I don't hate him, but him vs. Punk was what brought me back to wrestling after like 15-20 years. I'm an Attitude Era mark like TK, but randomly happened to tune into RAW the night Punk cashed in the briefcase, so he was somebody I had a soft spot for. I wasn't a Punk fan by any means, but even as a lapsed viewer it was obvious that Punk cashing in was a big deal, and I was stoked to just channel surf it. MJF and Punk was one of the best programs I've ever seen, and they were telling a story as old as time - confident/cocky newcomer vs. established veteran who knows better, or thinks they do. It's brilliant. But Tony has somehow booked even MJF into me rolling my eyes and not even check clips on KZbin. I enjoy Corny too much to not be aware of what's happening in AEW, but I can't for the life of me figure out why you'd actually watch AEW anymore. Just let Cornette and Brian tell us about it in highly comical terms, pray that Punk getting fired was a work, and that MJF wakes up from his coma soon.

[@noahfernandez8853]

I really don't get all the hate. I watched an episode recently expecting local indie level stuff and was actually surprised at how much I enjoyed a lot of the matches. Yeah, moxleys idea of selling a move is blading his forehead and the wrestlers don't all look roided up like they do in WWE but they have some legitimate talent on the roster and I find it more entertaining than what might as well be called "The Roman Reigns Show"

[@ilovecookiesmorthanyou]

That's on MJF to, if he was as good as people make him out to be, he would've made chicken salad out of chicken shit.

[@actuallynotsteve]

@@ilovecookiesmorthanyou he already has though, he makes even the biggest AEW haters go "well goddamnit, pal, at least that was good." He's dangerously close to fucking that all up right now, but to become a star in spite of AEW is the citizen Kane of wrestling. And not the big red machine Kane.

[@robmillergaming]

Matt Taven comes across as the captain of his community college drama club. Not in a bad over-acting way, just the vibe I get. I think it's the hair.

[@foleynj86]

I was trying to figure out what bothers me about Taven and I think your description hits the nail on the head.

[@paulofreire9174]

The Shopify ad read had me rolling at work. Thanks for the laughs as usual men!

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

Regarding MJF, im not entirely sure if he wants to be loathed or loved. Whether he wants to be serious or make the whole crowd laugh. I think he is good but you can tell he is still in his young impressionable years.

[@TheBorkLaser]

MJF is a professional. He does what is best for business

[@jeremyclemente3840]

Davis from Aussie open looks like the butchers brother

[@lalomontoyajr.9282]

I ain't going to lie lol! A blood spurting John Moxley action figure would be awesome as hell lol! Push a button on his back and blood spurts out from his forehead lol!

[@ramseydoon8277]

And you could use the blood to unclog your drains.

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

"NOW COMES WITH A TINY BLADE THAT IS VISIBLE ON HARD CAMERA!"

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

Its true about Mox being over saturated. Mick Foley wasnt the greatest wrestler either but he wrestled sparingly and his crazy stuff was spaced out. I get Mox represents the heel/face workhorse but on a huge roster, they can afford to make Mox wrestle a little more sparingly to keep his aura or whatever is left of it, still somewhat appealing.

[@THEWRESTLERSWRESTLER]

"N here, we, go" (Said in Jokers voice from Da Dark Knight)

[@LilDemonkulous]

I’m the joka babey

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

Why are Jim's ad reads more fun than Dynamite?

[@mjdf122]

Tony Khan the only plumber who doesn’t know how to lay pipe and gets himself wet

[@oscarlugo5765]

Lmao

[@sebastianwhpx298]

Statlander vs Sakura was actually a very good match.

[@insupportofjunhado]

Punk should totally show up at indie events with the AEW belt, ESPECIALLY if he goes back to WWE. He should work twice a month, one week doing whatever WWE thing and another week defending the AEW belt on whatever mom and pop he fancies.

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Even when Jim cornette was afraid for this life with Brock Lesnar he threatened to shoot him😂😂

[@shavedjim]

Nice to see some love shown for Canada's greatest athlete

[@cheeseburgerwalrus5538]

Haven't watched wrestling in 25 years,I looks like I'm not missing anything worth watching

[@TheManOfTheHourEveryHour]

Outside of CM Punk, yeah you haven't really missed anything.

[@gullreefclub]

Somehow I just can’t believe that

[@cheeseburgerwalrus5538]

I really haven't,I just listen to this

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Even CM punk has become increasingly annoying and problematic

[@TheManOfTheHourEveryHour]

@@paulcarpenter7844 your personal opinion is factually incorrect 🤣

[@TheBlindPariah]

I'm relying on Cornette and Last to endure watching All Effete Wrestling in order to alert me to the occasional must watch FTR match. My life has already improved after the decision to quit watching the minor league promotion.

[@ethanedwards7557]

Mark Davis looks like Cliff Clavin, he even has the same build, wide hips and all.

[@richardcoreno]

Nick Wayne is pro wrestling's David Clyde -- the kid has potential.....but what the (expletive deleted) is he doing in the big leagues as an 18yo.

[@foleynj86]

He's extremely green and that's an understatement. His mom is kinda hot though.😎

[@MarkGardiner1976]

I gave up watching all AEW a couple of weeks ago and I'm so happy I did. Moxley is being booked as the new leader again now that Punk has gone. Absolute rubbish.

[@DunkeyIsBlack]

22:36 to skip the ad

[@pjludda4323]

"Thankz guizz."

[@TheManOfTheHourEveryHour]

Tbh the ads here are better than AEW's actual content.

[@StoneColdSergio]

Imagine missing out on the comedy gold that is Jim's ad reads. Shameful.

[@danhuff8446]

I was there in Indy on 9/6 and Dynamite was difficult to sit through. It really was. Rampage, filmed afterward, was actually really good. Limited promos and good matches......I was more excited to watch the taped Rampage the Live Dynamite that I was sitting thru

[@insupportofjunhado]

My only real problem with Samoa Joe versus MJF is how we got there. Both are fine wrestlers, talkers, what have you, but they should be defending their own belts, not bothering with each other. Not without some reasons to postpone or sideline defending their belts anyway.

[@Elgrug]

I'm much more with Brian than Jim on the Emi Sakura/Statlander match. Sakura is effective in getting the crowd invested in a match. As for the Roddy Strong promo, I had exactly the same thought about how he was talking about his childhood being tough while showing all these happy photos. A while after the show, I wondered if that was the idea: that you were supposed to feel he was whining when his childhood clearly wasn't that bad. If so, it's probably a bit late for AEW to be going for subtlety. I'm not sure why J & L are down on Aussie Open who are really good, especially Kyle Fletcher. He had match a while back before Davis returned (possibly just on Rampage) which he was great in. Can't remember who it was with, they were just jobbing - probably a luchador - but all his stuff looked good, done at the right time, and he was carrying himself like a proper sneering, swaggering heel. No idea what they're thinking with Nick Wayne. If they want him to look like a potential star sending him down to the ring with a pink theme and mournful keyboard music is not the way to go. Don't understand the objection to his kicking Darby though. If someone is patronising enough to hide their hands and give you a free hit just to try it, the least they deserve is a superkick to the face.

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

7:29 dont give TK ideas for a new faction name that will eventually fued with The Best Friends.

[@ad206]

3:55 "Sports-based presentation"

[@gracebabes388]

How about “Garcia Appreciation Society: GAS”. The fans can call them fart boys. That’s got AEW creative and Jericho written all over it.

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

GAS BOYS vs THE ASS BOYS

[@mjdf122]

Tony Khan doesn’t care about wrestling or money only himself

[@elberno4243]

I'll defend the kingdom, it is supposed to look staged, because they are con men staging a trick

[@FifiFallon]

As much as I enjoy seeing TK being a serial plunger, I am disappointed to merely imagine a pregnant Roderick Strong (with inspiration from the film Junior).

[@insupportofjunhado]

Jim, don't bash Nimrod like that! He was a legendary hunter, or memorable Marvel Comics super villain who beat the piss out of The Juggernaut! Adam Page, if you must insult him, is more akin to Elmer Fudd, or Stilt Man.

[@jordank5328]

It feels weird hearing a B2B ad read as a podcast sponsor

[@DavidOwen-yv8wz]

Friends?

[@Bandana_Boi]

You know what’s crazy about Samoa Joe? He’s broken necks of guys he genuine likes. Imagine what he’d do if he actually got his hands on you.

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Or they're going to destroy this week's episode but that whole Keith Lee segment

[@ramseydoon8277]

Anybody else catch Mr. Cornette's sly Snoop Dogg quote?

[@patale1640]

If you guys ever decide to do video it should just be this audio over clips of these awful wrestling shows.

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Didn't strong father kill his mother there was some type of domestic dispute

[@CJWhite-bg3vl]

The Stooges knew how to work!!🤣

[@evanlandon5890]

I always tune out whenever Brian Last does his Jon Moxley impression. I love the views they have on the subject, but it doesn't sound anything like the guy and it's just annoying to listen to.

[@dudeistmonkmatthew9550]

Don Callas has only ever had go away heat with me. I can't stand that dude, he can ruin any wrestling program with his presence

[@benespinosa6725]

AEW Dynamite is unwatchable I'm really enjoying MJF and Adam Cole as a Team but i miss MJF as a Heel but Tony won't turn him heel because this has gotten so over outside of that Dynamite was a massive swing and a miss.

[@kd17Burger]

45 years old, doughy and balding Ummm Dax Harwood ?, Cash Wheeler?

[@foleynj86]

I am giving Dynamite one last chance to keep me as a viewer when they are in Queens. Otherwise, it is only Collision and that might be going away as well. Firing CM Punk was the last straw for me and proves AEW doesn't care about stars and quality wrestling week after week. The inmates run the asylum and Tony Khan has no testicular fortitude. I watched the 1000th episode of Impact and even that was more entertaining than this 💩.

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Mickie James is the best 😂

[@AnimeCapitalist]

TK the plumber filling in for Plumber Mox. TK just can't seem to push the shit down the pipes and get it over with though! Seriously Dynamite and Collision have been horrendous over the past week. Swerve Strickland, MJF, and Samoa Joe are literally the only reason I can stomach these programs. Firing Punk was a mistake

[@csmith3243]

Lol

[@playthesmackdown]

Hawwwww

[@Natef321]

Not first

[@Byczko21]

Clip doesn't f'n work

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

What a great show Dynamite was this week. Jim, I didn't know that AEW had fired MJF or Orange Cassidy or The Elite? You said they fired their biggest star, well they're still there. You couldn't possibly be referring to the diva and ace"who?" steel? Collision (formally impunkt wrestling) is still doing the same ratings, so no great loss there.

[@ronin86_Oi]

17:20😂😂😂😂😂😂