Jim Cornette Reviews Bayley vs. Bianca Belair (Last Woman Standing) at WWE Crown Jewel 2022

From Episode 269 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@migueljackson9230]

You guys did Bayley dirty with that chin 😭

[@metallicbigtoe3949]

🤣 gets me everytime

[@riq.o]

THE CRIMSON CHINNNNN!!!

[@Kancerru]

Gave her that Joey Wheeler chin.

[@harveycryst222]

Needs to be a bit more rounded off tbh

[@joshperry482]

Gruntilda from Banjo and Kazooie

[@Stopmotives]

Thank you they are realizing Bianca is a pure star…..took Corny forever and they did have a one on one twice last year before Bayley injury and they were supposed to Finnish the feud with an “I Quit” match

[@dr6770]

It took for them to remove Vince's shackles from her to be liked by Jim. I'm sure he will see good things coming from Oscar, I mean Asuka, and a bunch of other girls going forward in WWE.

[@pazuzumcgee]

Travis is a savage for drawing that chin on Bayley lol 😆

[@dlmoney11]

She looks like the scream mask.

[@AxxLAfriku]

why the chin?

[@bighand1530]

She looks like Waluigi.

[@seanmurphy1218]

I remember the days when Jim used to think Bianca was tiny

[@Hi-kq1vi]

The match stole the show-stiff as hell & unpredictable. I felt for sure that Bianca was going to run Bayley over after kicking her out of the cart, but instead they went up top & had a great brawl up there as well.

[@GuyoftheStars]

Stole what show? It was your standard garbage hardcore match with no substance. Easily the worst of the night

[@Hi-kq1vi]

@@GuyoftheStars It had phenomenal psychology & action, unlike Plumber Moxley & the pier addicted drug robber.

[@dariusfrink5360]

Wow Brian actually likes a wrestler 😂, S/O to Bianca ✊🏾

[@MilMaska]

"No disqualification. Lazy booking" - Jim Cornette

[@mjolden]

I can't wait for that tee to drop.

[@Hellwolf36]

Shirt on sale Nov 18

[@jfitz1982]

I'm so glad Jim is coming around to Bianca, she's really talented and deserves to be where she is in that division.

[@biggains1]

He's always given admiration for her athleticism, but that character needs a change, a big one and fast! Cause good lord is she boring on the mic!

[@zachg6562]

It's an annoying gimmick but the wrestling makes up for it

[@jfitz1982]

​@@biggains1 It's repetitive face promo true, but she'd need to turn heel for any big change and that would just leave the company with no top face.

[@juniorkhomari1850]

@@jfitz1982 she was awesome as a heel I'm nxt so I'm looking forward to when she's going to turn

[@BiG-JuPO1O1]

@@jfitz1982 Every big Babyface has their own catchphrase and uses same formula for a promo. We've seen Hulk Hogan, Cena, Rock all use the same promo and catch phrases all the time.

[@MwizeraUwizera]

They had a singles match before Bayley got injured last year, I think. And on RAW recently. I think.

[@mitzicarpenter2820]

Yes they had a match before Jewl and they had a ladder match. Personally I thought the Jewel match was great!

[@Twysthor]

Glad y'all opened your eyes on Bianca. She's great. But wayyy better as a heel

[@jpowers55]

bayley is a lot more attractive than people give her credit for.

[@wilcee238]

No. She has a great body though.

[@dafilmmaker89]

Sara Jay of Wrestling

[@natebaxter9551]

@@dafilmmaker89 disrespectful. Leave HHH's sister out of this.

[@J.D.1.]

Bayley is very hot

[@deyampert3738]

Bayley n Bianca had a regular match, Hell in a Cell, Bayley tears ACL, then they had a Ladder Match upon Bayley returning, now the Last Woman Standing plus many tag matches! Perfect Booking!

[@skyblaze2156]

Over booking.. I didn't need to see damage cntrl vs Alexa Bliss and auska with Bianca that much

[@christiancsq]

This was their third match. Their Summerslam match was regular match

[@HavokStrifeX]

Summerslam is when she came back with Kai and Sky.

[@TheElisaDay]

2:20 You've heard of elf on a shelf, now here's Belair in the chair!

[@mattclark8746]

Travis's Bayley! Lmfao! So good.

[@QuanDman]

The first singles they had was a ladder match

[@packleader1215]

An in ring one on one would be like following a shooting with a stabbing. 😂

[@maraviyoso8473]

Freddy Krueger might disagree

[@DannyBoy426]

Cornette refuses to give Bianca her flowers, and accept the fact that she’s that damn good in the ring. If it was Charlotte or Rhea, I bet it would’ve reminded him of a good ole territory days classic.

[@f_gun204]

Wait what... you didn't listen to the clip

[@KHayes666]

This idiot didn't even listen to the clip🤣

[@DannyBoy426]

@@f_gun204 I did actually. Bianca has had plenty of regular wrestling matches with regular rules and Cornette always finds an excuse not to give her credit.

[@randycrawford1132]

Bianca is stupid, she loses a lot and people including herself still think she’s the best, she’s not

[@CalSaurous]

I agree with you. For me, Bianca's one of the best women wrestlers period. She has the best body and strength (I would even argue over Jade Cargill), and a lot of her matches have been great. And she perfectly fills the top babyface role WWE need of her.

[@dlmoney11]

Bianca vs Antonio inoki? Interesting choice Travis

[@dvon1097]

I love Bianca and Bayley. They both are carrying the whole women's division lately. Hopefully Charlotte and Becky can get back soon because these two are the only ones doing great work

[@jv4xn]

charlotte comes back to win a championship and leave. doesn’t even try to give back to the division or let anyone shine but her in a feud

[@natebaxter9551]

@@jv4xn quit crying. She's the best woman in the world.

[@jv4xn]

@@natebaxter9551 charlotte is no where near the best in the world lmao

[@natebaxter9551]

@@jv4xn what have you been watching the last few years?

[@jv4xn]

@@natebaxter9551 the woman whos momentum was killed by her at wrestlemania, Asuka. Io Shirai on NXT. Any Sasha Banks match where her opponent actually gets offense and doesnt get buried.

[@GregLionProductions]

Cmon maaan that thumb nail ain't right, Bailey is hot stuff lolol

[@Exiled_Rouge]

Many people and commentators named this match of the night. it was the second highest rated match of the show in aggregate.

[@admincxs1670]

"Many marks and fans of fake wrestling" who cares about ratings when the match is so fake ?

[@cyclingcmdr]

Belair has always been good. That's why she's in the top 2 best in the world list.

[@harshpatil8585]

Bianca vs bayley actually happen on raw which was a normal match and l think it was great most of matches didnt involved any weapons so it added a mix to show in imo

[@shindean]

To Jim's point, that mix means they can't go back to normal good matches, and that's the problem.

[@who7950]

@@shindean they could, they can just say “I want a normal match with no interferences and no weapons” and a normal match could be their last match and bayley could go over

[@shindean]

@@who7950 no, that's just you not understanding that they already messed up the finale. They now have to do a hell in cell or something that stupid, because nobody cares for a regular match coming from using weapons and gimmicks

[@davey3884]

It happened about a dozen times on tv

[@michaelsimmons1430]

@@shindean or or hear me out casual fans exist that do not care about all this s*** y'all whining about and just like Bailey and Bianca lol

[@Whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhat]

Haha! I knew the second Bianca came outa the box Jim was sold

[@martinwalton9307]

Love Corny's re-found love for Bianca as smiley happy babyface but when she turns heel as a big ripped up monster heel physique with a nasty attitude, she'll be money.

[@madbrowniac7871]

What if somehow She and Miss Jade Cargill Teamed up once both Women mature considerably? You could name the Devastation!🤔😮🎤💪💃💄📿👠👠🤼‍♀️B.W.

[@masonteague4039]

I bet Bianca will hang on to raw women's championship all way to wrestlemania

[@marquezwilliams9076]

They had a singles match for the smackdown women's championship at wrestemania backlash before bayley got injured.

[@jmwvirgil]

First they had a ladder match, then they had a Last Woman Standing match,. and next they'll be on opposite sides in War Games.

[@SevStone]

Hey cartoon Bayley give some of that "Chingy Chin Chin" to ya boy James Elmsworth cause he needs some asap! -🤣 🤣 🤣

[@kreed82]

"I like Bianca Bel-Air now" lol johnny come lately

[@brucewhite360]

Inoki's spirit lives through Bailey's chin. I love you Travis!! 😂

[@barbarodave]

They had a regular match at RAW

[@JuggernautWolf]

That Joey Wheeler chin 💀💀💀

[@wildwine6400]

Bay Leno 💀

[@john_blues]

Bayley with the Robert Z'Dar chin. 😂

[@brucemichaelgrossman4913]

Bayley felt more like a star as a babyface. This heel persona is super forced.

[@fabricecharles3137]

Jim you gonna make Rhea jealous of Bianca

[@jaystreet7748]

I have to agree with Jim that the video games have destroyed wrestling to a degree. I actually love the wrestling video games I don’t play video games very often anymore but when I do it’s typically wrestling but what they have done is it has made every match into a have to use a chair have to get thrown off the top of the cage or cell have to use a weapon and use a fire extinguisher. Instead of having an organic “fight“ it turns into a spot show like he’s describing. It doesn’t drive me crazy like it does Jim but I know what he’s talking about

[@QAZ-OMEN]

I still want KAI n SKY to beat Bayley down and leave DC

[@mo_musashi_284]

Bayley got that Mac Tonight McDonalds guy chin.

[@sabrecrusher]

Whilst she's a great athlete and has shown that if you put her in the ring with a quality worker like Becky or Bayley you'll get some very good matches. The issue still remains with Belair is that her character work is stultifying boring and she's still one of the worst people on the mic in WWE history. Her out of ring work is so bad that her good in ring work doesn't compensate for it and the Raw women's division is suffering whilst everyone is being used to put her over constantly.

[@maraviyoso8473]

Bad on the mic??? She's no Becky Lynch, but she sounds real for what she is and wants to be. The only "problem" I see with Bianca is that she's becoming the female version of John Cena.

[@alecjordan6100]

There’s nothing original in the WWE. They did this finish with Batista and Cena in their Last Man Standing match at Extreme Rules 2010. Wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve done it since then too. It even reminds me of Jericho and Kane’s LMS match back in the day.

[@willkenshin]

Neither girls needed to be using weapons. Bianca is a pure talent and so is Bayley. If they had just a regular match, it would've been much better. Leave the weapons to the more hardcore girls like Nikki Kross and Candace

[@QAZ-OMEN]

The only thing I would add to Belair is to work her hair whip into the match more , even as a face. There has to b a way to make that work

[@cerebralfanatic]

Yeah for big matches would be cool the whip on Sasha @WM 37 is iconic

[@Deathcomes4usall]

Makin Bayleys chin look like a shovel lol

[@michaelsoto8490]

What they're doing with Bianca is what they should have done with Bayley back in 2015. Making her the female Cena.

[@chrisbelit1599]

Glad you’re liking Bianca she is a true star

[@ThrashAD720]

Bayley vs. Bianca feud is a continuation of the feud they started last year that never got finish because of Bayley's injury.

[@dmass316]

Bianca has been great since day 1 way back in NXT black and gold. Glad Jim has finally given her the respect she deserves.

[@Pogo113]

I hated this match. I love Bayley, she's honestly done more for Bianca on the main scooter than anyone. But Damage Control is a complete waste right now.

[@deejayguppy6087]

Bianca should make sure the scooter doesnt get her in the shin. That hurts like ooooof.

[@aboriginalson]

Lazy booking.

[@marvellegends_uk]

I love to hate Belair. She plays the obnoxious foreign heel to perfection.

[@jasoneaton9477]

Hmm.. what about a hell in a cell lumberjack match

[@tyemimms2184]

They’ve had a couple single matches

[@arsenworld123]

Bayley and bianca's died goes back to before bayleys injury.....but since she has returned her and bianca have had a ladder match,a three way tag match and I might be wrong but I believe there was a singles match on raw as well

[@zachg6562]

Anything that isn't 1 on 1 just blends together. After the Attitude Era, the gimmick matches were everywhere.

[@JamereOfficial]

I think they tried to artificially recreate the magic that Sasha and Bayley made on nxt? They didn’t do enough to make us care for this match

[@TheRod187]

They had a normal human match before. I want to see Bianca and Charlotte flair main event anything

[@LouiepTv]

That's going to be a hell of a match!

[@bobdonda]

"The following contest is a NORMAL HUMAN MATCH, set for one fall!"

[@snarfatron]

Regular rules no to my knowledge they did hell in a cell was set for a rematch when belair won Bayley then proceeds to get injured and is out for a whole year comes back after belair lynch and here we are

[@xoynialedmc]

in depth about 90 seconds in getting kendo stick especially if true

[@gothard5]

I really wish the women would go back to just doing regular wrestling matches and nothing else. no more steel cage, hell in a cell, elimination chamber, i quit, war games, last person standing, extreme rules, ladder, MITB, or whatever else. just regular wrestling matches. keep doing the women’s royal rumble though.

[@admincxs1670]

I don't care what anyone "rates" this match, I hated this match it was so unbelievably fake.

[@xoynialedmc]

I want to see a heel Bianca but she's pushed so much as a 'face' and who else will be the top 'face'?

[@marcusbennett5444]

Is that inoki?

[@willjohnboy]

Did they have an ordinary singles match - lazy reviewers.

[@TheNotSure]

Aren't no DQ matches ordinary now? How many no DQ matches are there now weekly? Not looking at the industry as a whole and dismissive of empirical data. Laaaaazy criticism.

[@bobdonda]

@@TheNotSure The October 24 match wasn't no DQ, it was a regular match. Laaaaaazy comment.

[@willjohnboy]

@@TheNotSure depends on the promotion wwe has the least it seems and aew is like the opposite you'd be lucky to have a match where dq was included.

[@hammersticks7138]

I love Bianca and I know Bailey can wrestle but gosh that match was so disappointing. You can see they had some great ideas but the executions were poor. Looked phoney. But I really thought they did a number on baileys leg at the end. And I did like the latter finish. But there was too much telegraphing

[@HavokStrifeX]

I think they had a regular on Raw. Ladder at Xtreme Rules. Last Woman Standing here. They kinda did it right. It was just that much of a dud.

[@micmaliss]

Damn. Bayley's jawline 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@IsaacAtap]

Bayley got a big ass chin in this drawing, lol

[@carloscolon3331]

The crimson chin

[@__RYN__]

4:04 Charlotte for sure, Rhea Ripley if they ever push her. I think Bianca Belair is unsafe kinda like Goldberg. Think he practically took Carmella head off with her as*. Now I heard she and Montez Ford are starting a reality show. Im kinda done with her

[@LMLR187]

You'd probably have to go almost a year to find just one match with no stipulations.

[@patrickboian8545]

Nice match. That chair botch looked rough tho.

[@EliC09]

Bailey with that Jey Leno chin

[@jonathandenatale6878]

Travis, stop it. Bayley is slightly cuter than that.

[@brue271]

They've had 5 other matches before

[@ksdnsdkumar1375]

Bayley's chin is odd in artwork

[@bryanboise3985]

I love how Travis draws Bailey chin. Perfect Travis!!

[@Hush_Money2]

I thought that match was fun.

[@bighand1530]

Bayley looks like a female Waluigi in this vid.

[@travisheckel3788]

What the hell is that? Lol

[@FreeThinkAlways]

Why did every match have to be a gimmick match? One woman trapping her own hair in a crate.. one woman knocked into it but the other one hasn't got the sense to LOCK IT using the clearly visible locks on the side or even stand on top of it. Then Bailey nearly breaks her leg on a stupid chair spot. What is the point of all this risky illogical mess when you could just have a normal wrestling match?

[@ronniesables9686]

I didn't even make it to this match, which is a shame as I like both of them. But as soon as I saw Asuka and bliss taking on Damage Ctrl, and poor Damage ctrl looked like knock off power rangers I switched it off... (Even the female ref's arms were covered!) Ffs...

[@brendanmcdonald1246]

On raw recently the night Nikki cross turned heel Oct 24

[@ASCUMBAGWh0re]

Darkened toned she-hulk

[@cerebralfanatic]

Bianca has been the EST (sorry) for a while now, I'd like to see her in more regular one on one big matches she's done alot of gimmick matches lately

[@robertfrazier6563]

Worst Match of 2022. Two Match I thought of would settle their feud either a 30 Minute Iron-Person Match or a Pure Match ( win by submission or Tapout ).

[@On_da_Swivel.BarbershopTalk]

I feel like they think we don't wanna see a regular single match with women soooooo it has to be a match with stipulations or furniture

[@Ryanonfire03]

This was the match I had to pause and come back later. It was entirely too long.

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

NASCAR?!

[@madisonstuff7968]

An-bayley-io Inoki

[@PSGamer-fm5vt]

I thought it was as good as any match on the show but I'm a big fan of both women. Their ladder match at the ppv before was excellent.

[@johnp6407]

3:34

[@josevillarreal5955]

Bianca has huge potential. But her acting is terrible. And these ladies, who are at the top of the division, are still so sloppy and dangerous. Bianca nailed the back of her head on that ladder. Bayley missing the table off that golf cart. Just stick to the basics before someone literally dies.

[@starfox7673]

Bayley the female Waluigi

[@juniorhernandez3347]

Brian…..Girl……Uh Uh

[@whisperienced]

Bayley was so good before she went off injured, her return has been a disappointment. She has another level we haven't seen since she got back.

[@Luke.S2099]

Lmao Bayley with that Jay Leno/Bruce Campbell chin in the artwork 😂

[@JPS47]

Bayley is good, Bianca is okay. This feud has been going on for the last couple of years but now they're going to have War Games together and that would probably have more weapons cause we can't have a women's match without weapons now.

[@convictionnotice1]

To answer Jim's question- no. Bianca and Bayley have not had a regular match for the title on PPV since Bayley returned. There was a tag match, probably one non-title match, and the rest were gimmick matches.