Jim Cornette Reviews AEW's Four Pillars Confronting Each Other Again on Dynamite

[@Frostbite08]

All you have to do is listen to the crowd. Darby got a decent pop. Jungle Boy, a babyface, got a "STFU" chant. Sammy had the crowd confused about whether they should clap or boo. And MJF got a huge pop because the crowd knows he's the best thing going.

[@NotMyName78]

Jungle Boy will never get over. They can try whatever they like but that kid is a bore. No matter how many flips he can do.

[@christian6455]

Sammy is a interesting personality but that about it Darby is real and we know MJF is Him. Jungle Boy is Just a parody

[@Wilky2526]

@@christian6455 MJF is head and shoulders above all three of these jagoffs - Jungle Boy with a mic is like watching paint dry; Sammy is only slightly better. Darby is a dollar-store-brand Sting - A gimmick that worked back in the 90s, but will burn out quickly in 2023 (it mostly has, already).

[@Stizzfoshizz]

I personally like Sammy the most out of these 3, but even I don’t think he should be anywhere near a main event, especially the world title scene. Jungle Boy is a flop. The program should have just been Darby vs MJF from the beginning

[@jay_1212]

@@Wilky2526 Darby is pretty popular in aew and has definitely not burned out at all. I’d consider him closer to Jeff Hardy than sting

[@dxzxax8772]

I was there live. It was a real rough start to a show. Jungleboy. Christ, take one public speaking lesson. Your dad was an actor. Pathetic 3 Pillars. Makes you want to root for the heel MJF.

[@StormTroopaKoopa]

He looks like his father but he's soft like his mother

[@MrSircharles05]

MJF got the biggest pop of the 4 even though he's the biggest heel in the company.

[@starroguex6006]

It’s genuinely pissing me off cause I love MJF as a heel but I can’t hate him if I have no else to love.

[@wilcee238]

All you need to do is look at how Darby Alin, Jungle Boy, and Sammy Guevara have progressed and compare it to how Solo, Austin Theory, and Dominick Mysterio have progressed to figure out that having a dedicated training program might be a good idea. Tony Khan would probably teach you how to fly a plane, by having the pilot jump out and letting you play with the buttons.

[@MortimerZabi]

You're not gonna grow if you have no direction. All that does is reinforce your errors.

[@matthewl3002]

I’d say Darby’s actually grown quite a lot since first appearing especially because of his willingness to listen to people like CM Punk and Sting

[@MortimerZabi]

@@matthewl3002 he is the sole exception

[@rizkyanandita8227]

They don't need a dedicated training program in that matter. Just willingness to listen to the veteran, and maybe more matches in general with some limitation.

[@matthewl3002]

@@rizkyanandita8227 exactly, you don’t need a PC, just people who can help you. Developmental only became a thing once WWE consolidated US wrestling. Japan has training programs led by the promotions and non-affiliated wrestling schools too.

[@spacejesus731]

The personality of coleslaw. That’s hilarious lol

[@4real48]

I don't watch AEW (or WWE for that matter) but I live for Jim catching me up on what's going on every week

[@jamaalmoses8821]

Me too.💯

[@pinroshan020]

Me too. Wrestling business is a dud these days.

[@jordan2005]

@@pinroshan020I love corny but you guys are ridiculous.

[@rodderick1983]

Right! I used to watch till prices of channel apps got too high. Now I watch live reaction guys. Imagine if Jim did a YT live watch along

[@dr6770]

Same. He makes these abysmal and hard to watch shows fun to listen about.

[@leap3966]

This segment just showed how far above MJF is against the other 3. None of them sounded convincing and lacked passion and sounded like they were reading off a script. MJF comes out and just oozes charisma and is natural in everything. He is LEAGUES ABOVE everyone else

[@bcal8118]

Surprised you had time to type this with his balls all in ya mouth

[@REVIVALFitness]

It's like watching a teacher do a role play with his students on live TV. There are no words for Tony Khan at this point, he must want to fail.

[@christhornycroft3686]

MJF is basically having to do in his mid to late 20s what Flair did in the 80s, when he was almost 40, with Sting. Flair helped Steve Borden get over like crazy. But Steve had to have the charisma, promos and decent in ring ability to begin with. He wasn’t a no talent, completely green hack like these guys. Darby is the best of the bunch, but it’s a good thing he’s with Sting. If they hadn’t dropped the ball with Wardlow, they would have had something there. MJF has to walk that fine line of being his character while helping to get over his opponents or no one will care. The problem is that one of the three opponents is a heel himself. Nobody wants to see a heel Vs heel match.

[@zachg2735]

It's like if WWE trusted Ricochet to to carry a promo with Cody

[@busharagbar4420]

4 pillars,what a joke, aew and their fans just don't get it.

[@gsb408]

Darby Allin got me believing in him. Promos gettin better and his matches are believable for a man of his size.

[@flynnwalker5737]

Darby and Jungle boy look like all of those jobbers Ryback used to squash non stop on Smackdown

[@wilcee238]

That’s an insult to those jobbers.

[@DannyBoy426]

@@wilcee238 Yo you’re on a role 😂

[@mrwrestling2118]

Like Danielson said, "Amateur!"

[@_zefi_otb]

😂😂😂

[@richardcelaya7361]

AMATEUR!!!!!!

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

@@_zefi_otb Trash.

[@ddash96]

Ricky starks should replace jungleboy as a pillar imo

[@wilcee238]

FACTS

[@richardcelaya7361]

Yup

[@marufjaved6551]

Day oners politics plus ricky is also a openly punk supporter

[@ovionradion9260]

FACT

[@brysoncherry9884]

​@@marufjaved6551 So is darby

[@btmz1753]

I felt like Darby and Sammy did well. Jungle boy is far below the others

[@wilcee238]

That’s like saying human crap and chicken crap smells better than monkey crap. Whoop de dooo!

[@matthewl3002]

@@wilcee238 Darby had a really good promo the week prior, he’s not that bad.

[@kurtisbased183]

jungle stooge

[@wilcee238]

@matthewl3002 Darby’s decent. I’ll concede that point.

[@matthewl3002]

@@wilcee238 I feel like he was holding back as to not bury Jack, same with MJF or anyone else they’ve got a mic.

[@LifeComedyAction]

I was at this show. My takeaway was that the crowd loves JB’s theme and don’t give a shit about anything else he does

[@RaymondRich]

This segment was dire and continued to feed into the idea of MJF as babyface.

[@classicwrestlingvault]

thank god you're not in charge of booking. Lol

[@RaymondRich]

@@classicwrestlingvault Thank God, indeed.

[@gqn2]

Tony Khan’s instruction to the Pillars, cut shoot promos. They literally buried each other.

[@michaelhauser6440]

Isn't that how promos work? When were they ever meant to build up and be nice to your opponent?

[@atroubledstudent9452]

@@michaelhauser6440 a promo should put you and your opponent over, build up hype and anticipation for whatever is to come and highlight the good points of all the people involved. When someone goes out there, burying one another, you get another Daddy ass Billy Gun complaining in his past prime days that WWE dropped the ball with him but he himself was buried on the mic against The Rock. So yeah, burying surely isn't nice if that person is one of the so called Pillars of your company.

[@vb2806]

​@@michaelhauser6440 Lol, a promo is a build which should make both opponents look good while they insult each other. Did the Rock and Austin feel inadequate after they had one of their promo battles?

[@zoejeremy9671]

I don’t usually watch AEW but I decided to tune on this night and my god was this an awfu way to start the show. Just scrap this 4 way and just give us Darby vs MJF again.

[@lowkeyc7480]

Absolutely

[@marvinleong5902]

Even if the 4 way does eventually happens, let that match happens in ALL IN instead. On a big overseas PPV instead. Showcase your future in a big overseas PPV

[@TheMrAlgoh]

They seriously need to stop with these 4 pillars crap.

[@tonyruby4467]

Starks should've been one of the pillars. They need to stop trying to make Jungle Boy happen.

[@pauliewalnuts829]

Absolutey. Wardlow too. If Wardlow was considered a pillar he might be getting a better push.

[@joeyskywalker1322]

@@pauliewalnuts829 Wardlow is 35 so I say Hobbs be a better pillar since he’s 31

[@brianparker5592]

Gotta be part of the Cali kliq to get a push for Ricky

[@shawnwbronx]

If Jungle Boy is a pillar AEW is in deep trouble.

[@parisbeech2180]

Why is he a pillar ?😂

[@shawnwbronx]

@@parisbeech2180 I have no idea. He’s an ok wrestler. That’s about it. He has zero charisma and he looks like a child.

[@parisbeech2180]

@@shawnwbronx facts Tony khan has no clue what he's doing

[@monabear7287]

​@@parisbeech2180 Bc Marko Stunted Growth was busy delivering pizzas.

[@parisbeech2180]

@@monabear7287 😂😂😂

[@jesterr7133]

I have been a wrestling fan since 1991, and I have watched every promotion that I have had access to over the last 30+ years. I have never been as frustrated with a promotion as I am with AEW. They have enough quality young talent right now to seriously hurt WWE if Tony knew what to do with it. They have Sammy, Darby, Wardlow, Hobbs, Brian Pillman Jr., The Acclaimed, The Gunns (especially Austin), and even Anna Jay, Julia Hart, and Skye Blue if Tony had a decent developmental system, and any common sense about how to use them. All of those people I mentioned could be major talents with the right training and booking, but they are just wasting away and picking up bad habits in AEW. Some of them have even managed to get themselves over in spite of the booking, but Tony managed to kill it. It is so frustrating.

[@ameliastencil6058]

💯 Well said

[@ultrabeanmachine1583]

I've heard people say that AEW is a waste of a wrestlers career and they're right

[@darthtyranous4514]

It’s like being a specialist telling a politician what to do to help almost everyone in a sensible way, but they don’t do it.

[@digitalstatictv]

I read someone compare it with 2016 TNA, a dead promotion, that had EC3, Galloway, Angle, Lashley, Moose, the Wolves, Beer Money, the Broken Hardys and a bunch of people we barely remember. Seeing them get the most out of less in a promotion people wanted to die was quite the comparison with AEW being loaded with talent with every opportunity to succeed that the fans want to love.

[@chrissymc886]

They would never hurt WWE, it is a corporate beast that makes more profit than they ever have. The only way those folk could be major talents or well trained would be if they went through the performance centre. AEW overall is a joke full of botches and green talent that aren't improving after more than 3 years.

[@WallyHays]

Putting these three knuckleheads in the same breath as MJF is like every three stooges clip when they have a competent boss who shows them what to do and then leaves to attend to a family matter only for the stooges to mess everything up.

[@actuallynotsteve]

Haha this comment hits so much harder than it's lack of votes implies. Goddamn that's funny.

[@busharagbar4420]

Mjf is the drizzling shits

[@UnverifiedNoob]

Ricky starks?

[@actuallynotsteve]

@@busharagbar4420 If that's your sincere opinion, I hope you have a good time chasing Ricky Starks in to the lower card, and watching him do a budget "we have Ricky Martin at home" gimmick every week. What a bad take

[@_zefi_otb]

Outside of MJF only ex WWE guys can actually cut promos in AEW. Yes Darby is getting better but this promo just emphasized just how bad these guys all are on the mic

[@matthewl3002]

Eddie Kingston, Ricky Starks, Jay White and Darby Allin on a good day can too, but these indie guys really suck

[@staalhard666]

@@matthewl3002 you could also add Britt Baker, in a heel role at least. And Sting's last promos were surprisingly good. Anyway, That makes 7 names. Now i'd like the original "wWe OnLy" commentator up here to come up with 7 good talkers in his favorite company. Owens, Zayn, LA Knight... and that's it. And they aren't even WWE bred.

[@CM-jc7gk]

​@@matthewl3002 The Acclaimed, Wardlow, & Rosa Thunder too. Marina Shafir is technically ex-WWE so that's negative 7000 points against the Fed.

[@matthewl3002]

@@CM-jc7gk you don’t know her though. Also it’s Thunder Rosa, not Rosa Thunder

[@CM-jc7gk]

@@matthewl3002 I did know her, until a few seconds later when I suddenly didn't know her. Also lol at Rosa Thunder no idea why I said that

[@nikhernandez8435]

I think Darby speaks well for a dude who doesn't do it often

[@InsignificantNick]

MJF needs an actual challenger.

[@monosaturated]

Bryan's bewildered, "What?", is so similar to the one that JR used to say when he was shocked into silence back in the Attitude Era that it elicits the same response in me 😂

[@ggali09]

They could have done as a series of one on one matches, over the course of the summer, culminating with Darby vs MJF at Wembley. A nice slow burn while telling the “four pillars” story, but of course we have to do this all at once in a big clusterfuck.

[@convictionnotice1]

"Personality of cole slaw"😂😂😂

[@yusufgazi7]

These trash "pillars" are a joke and this story is forced

[@JohnnyFarang]

Forced as HELL. You can tell this was supposed to be Darby and MJF, but Tony can't book and thought "MOAR WRESTLERS = BETTER!"

[@yusufgazi7]

The only good "pillar" is MJF

[@canedust]

The load-bearing pillar

[@matthewl3002]

He’s not a pillar, he’s an entire fucking foundation for this company’s future

[@matthewhostetter8974]

Once again everyone sees why Charisma Vacuum Boy Jake Perry should never be allowed to cut a promo. Darby is getting better and Sammy is better when he isn't attached to Jericho but this was still dire. Then of course Tony has to set up yet a tournament so everyone has to jump through hopes to get to MJF. This really should just be Darby vs MJF at the PPV and not a 4-way. Once again one of the only good points is this, which is the utter evisceration of Jungle Boy.

[@wingedhussar1453]

This is Tony khan booking ur talking about he don't know how to book exciting things. Let's drag out a boring tournament instead when someone deserves a title shot

[@RavenGlenn]

I would only push Darby into that 1on1 with MJF if he is going to win. If he loses it might kill any hope for his future in AEW.

[@jackstraw4222]

jungle boy looks and talks like garbage...and hes also the smallest of them..hes smaller than adam cole as well...

[@wonipowa7542]

I think this segment happened because Tony is unwilling to tell 2 of the guys out there that they are not good enough and are not in a position where he can competently or confidently position them for a World title run because they are not ready. Jungle Boy and Sammy both would need to work on some mass, character, and mic skills in order to do it. Darby has a defined character, charisma and under dog appeal that could work. The first time Darby blew them away in a promo, he should have had MJF come out there another night and inform the two of them that he talked to Tony and made it clear that they aren't good enough and he is not going to wrestle them for his title, only one of them would get the shot. Then it should have been announced that Tony would be watching closely to understand who had the best record for it - and have them work through matches. Sammy is a heel, so naturally he tries to screw up both Darby and Jungle Boy -match interference, backstage attacks. Jungle Boy early loser gets taken out. Darby outwits/outdoes Sammy - then they have a 1v1 where he barely manages it but goes over and puts Sammy away. Darby gets announced for the next PPV title shot. Crowd is with Darby, Darby does basically Undertaker vs Jeff Hardy - make yourself famous! and barely gets there and misses it. MJF goes over. Darby is now more over than ever, goes onto some other main event feuds with other guys. Sammy and JB should be no where near this feud.

[@mcups1]

This segment told me that there is no promo class in AEW. 😀😀

[@staalhard666]

Who's a good talker in WWE with its promo classes? Owens, Zayn, LA Knight and that's it. And they aren't even WWE bred.

[@charleybarley914]

Four Pillars, for what, a bouncy house?

[@portalMaster299]

Darby's gimmick is that he's rough: he always sounds awkward, but when nobody in the ring talks smooth it just sounds like open mic night.

[@CATXSCAN]

This segment felt like 6th graders in a under funded drama class that didn’t know their lines

[@wingedhussar1453]

4 pillars tht couldn't hold a chicken coup up

[@richmoneybrax]

Coop…

[@jxw457]

MJF is so far above these other 3 guys it's laughable to call them 'pillars'

[@jackstraw4222]

if they are the pillars of aew,its going to fall to pieces easily...apart from mjf,you cant imagine any of them being muliti- media cross over stars...

[@CamSTL]

That ending line and Brian's reaction 🤣🤣🤣

[@Azav312]

Thanks, I was about to jump to another video, but I read this comment. 😂😂😂

[@roamingkiwiboy8237]

AEW four pillars are more like AEW stick figures.

[@yusufgazi7]

Except MJF lol

[@zachg2735]

Jungle Boy got buried and then buried himself with that god awful promo. Has this ever happened?

[@mistanderson]

Segment is why a lot of wrestlers need a script

[@SuperNitroZ64]

Or bullet points, at least.

[@JDotWill]

Jim’s recap was more entertaining than the actual segment. This segment again highlights why none of them are particularly on a World Champion level & how Max is head & shoulders above them

[@b-rye223]

7:14 😂😂😂😂 I will forever love Jim for his wittiness

[@thelastmotel]

Wit, not wittiness

[@jaredbrady5566]

I'm glad they appear to be shedding Jungle Boy and Sammy from this.

[@overit5893]

This whole tournament is just i different version of “you have to defeat these 3 people every week & go through these obstacles to face me”it’s the same format every title defense.

[@peytonlong5573]

All this continues to do is show how the other 3 haven’t progressed really at all besides Darby somewhat

[@maskedsuperstar7601]

This three way in-ring promo reminded me of the recent South Park episode where they named Prince Harry's autobiography, "WAAGH!"

[@juansanchez209]

Who cares about this four pillars nonsense? It's more like "MJF + 3". It genuinely feels like Tony Khan was a fanboy of 90s AJPW and based solely on that, decided that he wanted "four pillars" in his company. What does that even mean? They're young, but are these guys really going to be the foundation of your company in 10 years??? I don't wish him any harm, but I'd be surprised if Darby wasn't in a wheelchair in 10 years. Sammy is decent, but his lack of common sense and ability to make enemies is eventually going to get him released IMO. And Jungle Boy??? I mean the guy is probably set if he's happy to be a low midcarder his entire career, but he's never going to be a star

[@matthewl3002]

The difference between AJPW’s pillars and AEW’s pillars is that AJPW’s pillars were properly trained and already semi-established prior to becoming THE GUYS.

[@Superman5000The]

To Brian’s point about the show coming off as WWE-like: the guy they brought in as the new executive producer was tapped to be Kevin Dunn’s successor in WWE before he departed from the company a few years ago. Take that however you will.

[@richardcelaya7361]

He been there since the new year.

[@AngelPerezComedy]

Well he sucks compared to Dunn cause it still looks like ass.

[@walterclark3198]

That ring of honor show is better than rampage, elevation and dark all combined.

[@Rudy04]

Can someone tell Tony that in AJPW, they just didnt come out and say "these are our pillars!" They built then individually, then paired them off to feud, had all 4 have their own success. Not "we want this guys to be our four pillars so fuck you"

[@TheTopTurnchuckle]

I’m still getting over Jungle Boy trying to convince Christian’s ex wife during a promo he’s a real beast in the sheets

[@crixus9336]

Ricky Starks VS MJF was the perfect way to go, don't get me wrong I don't mind Darby, I just don't the guy to hurt himself with the reckless things he's doing. He's gonna ruin his body in future, he needs to take more care of himself. But I also believe that Starks could of been that perfect babyface to step up and challenge MJF. Also Warlow would of been a great option thinking logically.

[@zachg2735]

The feud should have been Darby and MJF with Sammy and JB jobbing to MJF and Allin

[@williamthomas5215]

Seeing Darby next to these guys he gives off a weird charisma (Jim mentions this a lot) that I can’t describe but it’s attractive as a talent. You see why Punk challenged him first when he came in. He saw something and Darby is starting to see it too.

[@segagenesis7708]

Darby was actually telling the most truth of the three. Sammy is a lackey and Jungleboy only got his spot, because he's friends with the Elite. And Darby's not the first person to say imply that about Jungleboy. He put Christian in a coffin at the PPV and all of his charisma went in the coffin with him. Sammy dwindled on the Indies, because he was a terrible student who, while he'll stay late and sign autographs and treats his fans well, can't stop getting into trouble.

[@jarodbarnfather2551]

the story line sounds good on paper but MJF carrying the whole thing turn him face and have em face punk when he returns the money is right there

[@matthewl3002]

MJF isn’t a pillar, he’s the entire fucking foundation

[@JLFord78]

OMG, the way Brian and Jim are talking about the "shoot" promo reminds me of the SNL skit with The Rock as Koko Watch Out and Brian Moynahan as Junkyard Mutt :P

[@conspiracyx8916]

" with the personality of coleslaw. Not even the vinegar kind " 😆

[@bonelessdonutz]

I've been waiting for this since I saw the atrocious mic work and the muddying of the waters with Sammy and jungle boy. Darby even sounded like shit without MJF to bounce off of, looking forward to what Jim thinks. I will listen that I said my piece.

[@theaterthug7]

It's sad that Sammy has been doing this longer than the other 2 and he's the after thought.

[@DivineRoyalty88]

Warner Bros need to grab control of creative. It’s obvious Tony plays politics. He rather open right Jungle Boy than open with a bang. Sammy jungle and Darby should be competing for orange Cassidy title

[@samuelcaprio9329]

Jack perry is so bad in the mic he makes all the other look good

[@jovanss2361]

Its 3 guys who cant talk on the mic trying to talk on the mic, all of which dont weigh 165 pounds

[@662chillin]

The 4 pillars thing is done MJF is so far above the rest of the "pillars" Starks is so far above the rest of them but "Booker of the Year" strikes again with hot shot/fantasy booking

[@tomvu1470]

The "Dynamic Dudes" were cooler than many of these AEW wrestlers.🤣

[@jesseperry9602]

Come on Corney....Jungle Jack Off is just sitting there! 😂

[@TheFourFats]

Lol that ending with Brian “…what??”

[@DarkDestroyer98]

This segment was almost WWE like...

[@Jeremiah3-22]

Goldbergs music hits, spears them all, a couple jack knifes.. and takes the #1 contendership for MJF..

[@bootneyfarnsworth2844]

Noooooooooo!!

[@Jeremiah3-22]

@@bootneyfarnsworth2844 what do you mean noooo??... Those 3 dudes don't even look like they can lift a title belt.. and they're supposed to be fighting for the top spot?... Wardlow, Hobbs, Archer, Malika Black, Jericho, Brian Daniels, Moxley, got all these guys that look like beasts, or vets who been there, or guys that could really destroy these 3 douches.. Christian or Matt Hardy could wipe the arena with these jokes.. But they're supposed to be contending for the world Championship belt of the company.. yeah right.. they would get their asses whipped by the guy selling beer in the concessions stand. 👍

[@mrpink99]

I love how so many actual talented wrestlers in AEW lately are taking pot shots at the Cucamonga kids & their buddies on camera. Danielson calling the Bucks “amateurs”, Darby insinuating Jungle Jack only got a job by sucking up to them, even MJF what seems like years ago at this point with his “all friends wrestling” promo

[@777jimothy]

Its such a rookie mistake , everyone always says , if you're cutting a promo and just saying how bad the opponent is then if you beat them , you've not really accomplished anything

[@wild360]

I likened this promo to the old Chapelle Show skit the "Playa Haters Ball". 😂

[@horsthacker6355]

The End had me rollin.... Brians "WHAT!?" :D

[@mrreddington777]

Jungle boy should never ever talk into a mic again.

[@cHriiSzbEe]

That last line 😂

[@rccomics]

“Eddie Graham spinning in his grave” shouldn’t make me laugh but it does because I grew up on Graham’s CWF.

[@wozthescott2804]

This segment was embarrassing and went on for far too long. Idk who keeps putting Jungle Boy on the stick, but he’s awful and clearly needs promo classes.

[@carriebrooks2377]

Agreed went on too long

[@ThaEntity69]

The 4 foot stools 😂

[@SupraViperhead]

Tony wanting to do a "4-Pillar 4-Way" three years into the promotion is another example of why he shouldn't be the booker. Darby has improved in his promos by leaps and bounds, but I feel that Jungle Boy and Sammy are still trying to figure out who they are as "gimmicks". It's weird that Jungle Boy and Sammy have been around Jericho and Christian for a time and their promos are still subpar, but Darby has gotten better while paling around with Sting, who isn't known for being a great promo...granted, Jericho wants to be a clown instead of a mentor and Jungle Boy is in that group of people who doesn't like to take advice and just wants to go out and run spots.

[@keithyw]

before seeing this segment, i saw other comments on how painful this segment was. so i went in with exceptional low expectations. but sometimes pain just is raw pain and there's nothing one can do (except maybe certain types of drugs) to mitigate a god awful segment. the real problem is that this segment droned on and it really did sound like an incoherent bitch fest. Here's the issue on why this thing went sideways: there was no issue. Or at least no mass appealing issue that the audience could get into. it was personal and petty, which made it hard to side with anyone until MJF came out just because the energy popped up slightly. but again the reason why JB and Sammy aren't really catching on the way Darby is, is because there's nothing to really latch onto when it comes to symbolism. Darby is the oddball, outcast. He isn't "cool;" he's the misfit. So JB calling Darby cool just killed Darby's gimmick. Sammy is just annoying so he can get heat easily. He's basically that "jerk meme" you'd see with the guy and his reverse floppy cap. But he doesn't consistently maintain that image. And there's plenty of people he can look towards in finding inspiration for his personality like Gino Hernandez (which is more like MJF's persona), Steve Austin in the USWA when he was with Lady Blossom or Hollywood John Tatum back in WCCW when Missy Hyatt was his valet. Until he can nail down that aspect, finding the right tone, learning how to speak in a certain manner consistently, then Sammy shouldn't be anywhere near the main event picture, pillar or not (which is stupid since there are better qualified people who should be in that spot). JB really has nothing when he's talking into the microphone. His only real attribute is his father's legacy. But since his father was a major TV celebrity back in the day, few people are going to feel sympathetic towards JB (unless they were a supermark for that show). And now that it's been publicly revealed that he was handpicked due to his California affiliation, you can't really go back. So from a symbolic figure point of view, what can he offer at this point? The only thing he could appeal to are the girls but he's shown with Anna Jay so that just kills off that image right away. Without that symbolic reference, it's tough for someone to speak from the heart and understand how to make an issue seem bigger than what it is. They need to go back to the drawing board with JB. He really shouldn't be in this conversation. Just because he went through some feud with Christian doesn't mean he's more over nor has he truly graduated where he needed. And Sammy needs to work on consistency. He's got the heat, but he has no idea how to make it work. As far as the PPV match, you know they're going to do a fatal four way. Why even have all this hoopla in bringing up all four guys unless Tony wants them in the ring together at the same time.

[@chuckmendez8446]

Perfect line to end the clip. Brian’s reaction was great.

[@bretts6861]

“Sleeping with Pat Patterson to get your spot”😂😂😂

[@nathanaguiar7264]

Smackdown did it once.... as a comedy spot, it was the segment where chistian and miz yelled 'randy Riley!!' at each other, and R-truth was there, don't remember the date off the top of my head.

[@LongLiveRockAnRoll]

Appealing to the smart fans and mentioning people's backstage politics in promos is very Russo era WCW. Look how that turned out.

[@WardenofKaos]

Are we sure these guys are the "Pillars" of AEW? Because if these are their future generational main eventers, this company ain't gonna too much longer.

[@joeyskywalker1322]

Lmaooo facts

[@zachg2735]

Jim's right. Mjf-Darby is the match. JB and Sammy add nothing to the match.

[@AcidicCreed44]

Jungle boy's promo reminds me of Jason Sensation's Owen Hart impersonation, "I am not nugget". That's the same tone Jungle boys promo is always in when he gets loud.

[@PapaTaurean]

You can just hear Jim saying "NEEERRRRDS!!" like Ogre. lol

[@TriplomatX]

The Four Pillars of AEW Jim Cornette said it best at 7:16. & AEW fans though it would be an even steven tall & strong stack of pillars back in 2020. This was exactly how I saw even once the pandemic happened.

[@MadCaril]

Jungle boy is the symptom of current wrestling "fanbase" thinking they know better than bookers and wrestling companies. There is nothing unique about the guy. If you watch him wrestle, you are pretty much watching 90% of today's wrestlers as they do the same stuff and lack the personality. Also, cracking a few jokes does not equal charisma.

[@christian6455]

Jokes wasn't even good

[@MadCaril]

@@christian6455 true

[@SALdosry]

These guys need NXT

[@rl318]

The main problem with 3 out of the 4 of these pillars is that they have yet to do anything independently. Darby, Sammy, and Perry are all still linked to another talent for the most part, with Darby being the only one that is not totally overshadowed by his alignment with Sting. Aside from the pillar's gimmick, it is hard to figure out why Sammy and Jungle Boy even rank a title shot; at least Darby has some history with MJF.

[@DrknssRules1]

I love how Jim started with Jungleboy as just some dude who hung out with a dinosaur, to "hey he could possibly have a future if played right", and now back to "good God shut the fuck up."

[@thelastmotel]

The Four Pillocks of AEW

[@jkokubu1984]

This reminded me of the wrestling promos Dwayne Johnson and Bobby Moynihan did on SNL awhile back. Go find the SNL clip of their shoot promos and enjoy. 😆

[@entropybeets]

Darby MJF at w.e ppv, maybe Full Gear? Is probably still one of my favorite matches AEWs ever put out

[@StaggerLee55]

"You have a girlfriend in every town AND you're sleeping with Pat Patterson" Brian has created a bisexual icon lol

[@The765Das]

that “OMFG” by Jim lmaooo

[@jetth9892]

People still think there's going to be a 4-way between the "pillars," but hopefully Tony just have Jungle Boy cost Sammy on Dynamite and they have 2 1v1 feud. Darby v MJF and Jungle Boy v Sammy.