Jim Cornette Reviews Chris Jericho & Jake Hager vs. Dr. Luther & Serpentico on AEW Dynamite

From Episode 352 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@Yzerman1991]

"I've never seen anyone too blown up to do an eye rake." That's one of Cornette's funniest observations, funnier because it's true

[@RealBryanG]

What really got me was when he said "he put his left foot around the ring post and fuckin' fell off the goddamn ring to the floor." 😂😂😂😂

[@mrsquidwardtentacles6291]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@truemendicant1669]

😆 I know! I was just waiting for it. I knew it would be classic Cornette.

[@VendreadMike95]

"Uncle Fester backdropped his midget over the top rope." Has now been added to my lexicon of dirty words. It sounds so hillarious. Never in my life would I have thunk of hearing those words put together.

[@DM-xw9ux]

My parents are trying to sleep and I feel like I’m waking them up by laughing so hard😂😂😂😂😂

[@DM-xw9ux]

OUTLAW AUTOBODY I’m 18 years old ?

[@psychobluesfxt]

@@DM-xw9ux If you're listening to this, you are one of the shining beacons of hope for the next generation of the working class. We salute you! And yes, I listened to this first thing this morning and I laughed so hard it woke me up completely. No need for caffeine!

[@riding4beers889]

@@DM-xw9ux You should have your own place at 18 my guy

[@jdoncbus]

Pine Cones seriously?

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Boomer

[@genxtasy9914]

the only thing bigger than Jericho's ego is his belly

[@jay_1212]

I know he was trying to help a friend but man this match was bad

[@jonzel472]

What about the amount of people he got infected by Corona?

[@theoriginalLG19]

Or his head, since when has his head been so big

[@el-youtub3r402]

@Boris Karloff 99.98% survive rate? Then I guess all those 200k+ people who have died in the US because of it is irrelevant

[@el-youtub3r402]

@Boris Karloff There's proof out there, straight up facts about this virus. That it's not just "another flu virus" but if you want to act like a moron about it then go ahead

[@dirtmcgirt8269]

The SNL ending was lame AF. And Luther was embarassing. Good lord.

[@smarkslowplay3512]

Bad copy comedy at its worst. Jericho fell off hard

[@treviaunmidgett6888]

Smark Slowplay finally someone said it👆🏾

[@chuckycheesechucky]

I actually thought the rolling credits was the ONLY thing good about any of it.

[@thefandomnerdculture2540]

That shit was so cringe...How can a fucking professional company do shit this lame. That made ROH look like the fucking big leagues.

[@ACanOfBakedBeans]

I don't know what's more painful, watching Luther's out of shape long past his prime ass in the ring, or watching Brandi Rhodes wrestle. Luther WAS good like 15 years ago, but the guy should have stayed retired.

[@DontbemadUPSishiring]

“During my time in Connecticut, I would often get my haircut by Stuey Cavendish”

[@gall01019]

spLash11 Great line by Corny! If I had to guess, having listened to him for so long, and multiple times repeated (I’m not ashamed to admit that either lol) Jim was probably watching Family Guy (Stewie) while eating cheeseburgers and fries (Cavendish), when he put that name together..

[@scattonm]

One of Cornette's all time best rants.

[@celticluna1691]

yep

[@FreeThinkAlways]

Yup. You know its bad when you can't but revisit jim reviewing it.

[@atikulislam6359]

This was one of the worst main event in the history of professional wrestling.

[@travisboyle285]

Couldn't believe it.

[@ShitWrangler]

ive recently revisited wrasslin from my youth and tbh it's so terrible it's kinda caught my interest like, what in the world happened to professional wrestling? i almost wanna root for it to turn around now

[@ACanOfBakedBeans]

Luther nearly lost his balance climbing the top rope on MULTIPLE occasions. The guy is badly out of shape.

[@atikulislam6359]

@@ACanOfBakedBeans He had no business being involved in that match.

[@TheFailedmessiah]

I loved it. Lol. It was a true shit show.

[@neathway382]

There is a quote, from the recent Undertaker bio series. that comes to mind every time I see Jericho lately: "I don't want to stick around so long that I become a parody of myself".

[@TheMartinTD]

It’s a shame the undertaker also didn’t take his own advice lol

[@kevinedwards1913]

@@TheMartinTD he did though. Taker not got dumped in a tub of orange juice by a guy that play kicks.

[@TheMartinTD]

@@kevinedwards1913 dude he went way past his time don’t be silly now.

[@kevinedwards1913]

@@TheMartinTD re-read what I just said. Nothing Taker did before he retires was anything as embarrassing as what Jericho has done to himself this year.

[@jasonw2942]

@@kevinedwards1913 What was embarrassing was Taker still wrestling. He was just plain awful. Jericho has done some goofy stuff, but when he's in the ring with the right person, he can still have a good match

[@bobwatson1162]

Jericho don't care anymore the guy is 50 years old and stealing money from Tony the mark.. AND on his podcast all he talks about is the WWE🤔

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Yes very true.

[@jeremypatrickrayvasquezzyq1212]

Corny talks more about AEW than Jericho and JR while they just talk about glory days of WWE

[@SLOWPOKERODRIGUEZ2]

Uncle fester was so sloppy I thought he was going to hurt himself or somebody else.

[@insupportofjunhado]

I felt bad when Anderson did that nice looking spine buster, and couldn't get back up.

[@theyamo7219]

Hell, he nearly injured my eyes and my brain just by watching it

[@simonpark843]

"He just fell in a rolling way" made me burst out laughing.

[@aegonthedragon7303]

If Jericho had stayed in the WWE, he would have gotten a big network special and probably a celebration on Raw or Smackdown with people like Ric Flair, Rey Mysterio, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Big Show, etc. But no, he decided to do the mudshow instead

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

yep and the worst thing is, he wants it that way. he has too much power in AEW and make himself look like a moron

[@jessebaker2769]

HAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA If Jericho was still in the WWE, his 30th Anniversary would have been ignored entirely and he'd be forced to put over perennial piece of shit Drew McIntyre the entire year round because of HHH's hate boner for Jericho.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Bold of you to assume they would have done it.

[@methembendlovu5516]

Randy just got that for his 20 year celebration on RAW Mon 25 April

[@luso2kx]

Brian Last playing the role of Meltzer That was absolute gold 🤣

[@jamesburns248]

8 stars! LOL

[@JustChrisTM]

Jack Swagger could walk out on a WWE ramp put his hand over his heart and 10,000 people would scream "We The People". Jericho told me that was a bad idea from stupid creative. What the f has Jake Hager done of ANY value in AEW?

[@Thebestoutthere]

Be jericho’s bitch. Aew marks went wild when swagger debuted like he was some big name or something 😂

[@siddhanth3044]

Lol Jericho has bad sensibilities. Vince being his filter in WWE is what made him look like a star.

[@jessebaker2769]

@@Thebestoutthere The argument has been made that WWE didn't give a shit about Hager/Swagger and treated him as a jobber at best and at worst, only gave him a half-assed push because Vince was still pissy that Kurt Angle quit and went to Impact in the mid-00s as far as Jack's entire WWE career started with him being a replacement Kurt and then turned into a jobber once Vince realized that fans weren't buying him as a replacement for Kurt. AEW however.... has largely booked to Jack's strength, limited his promo time in favor of having him just stand there and look scary as Jericho's bodyguard (and play up Jack's success in MMA, which has done a LOT to redeem him in the eyes of fans, since unlike CM Punk, Jack's had legit success in MMA) and treat him as a silent menace. Which has done a huge amount to rehab Jack in the eyes of people, making him seem cool and be seen as something other than the jobber he was seen as in the WWE.

[@Thebestoutthere]

Jesse Baker in short, be jericho’s bitch and the crowd still acted like he’s the next big thing 😂😂😂😂😂 don’t try too hard mark

[@jessebaker2769]

​ @The Best Did you even read my post? If Jack was in WWE, he'd be a jobber supreme loser. In AEW, he's Jericho's No 2 and second, which is far better than being treated as a total and complete loser by Vince and company, who have repeatedly shown that they don't care for Jack and treated him like garbage for years, because he didn't do the impossible when he started out, as far as making people forget all about Kurt Angle.

[@TheMagnificentMongoSlade]

Jericho just wanted to wrestle his buddy [Dr. Luther] on his anniversary. Let's be honest, muh dudes, Jericho is miliking the fuck outta Tony Khan. He's become like Hall & Nash in WCW, he even jumped into a pool (of orange mimosa). Jericho probably cares a little more than Hall & Nash did but its clear Jericho is just draining money from this promotion. Jericho quickly monetizes everything he says or does in AEW, no doubt to prove to Vince he's still marketable at 50+ when he inevitably returns. He'll help a guy or two while he's there but Jericho is looking to cash out in a major way off this run. Can't say I blame the dude. I really can't.

[@jay_1212]

Should’ve gotten Lance Storm

[@hogsout2001]

I dunno, he legit likes Orange and the other goofs.

[@aFrostySkywalker]

He doesn't even care enough to lose his beer belly 😂

[@biglicker4473]

Lmao ya know... Looking at this now you're right chris is pulling a Nash

[@hey01e5]

sounds like he sold out tbh

[@ChiGuy251]

Jericho crying on Twitter about Jim Cornette shows how much AEW has affected his sensibilities.

[@tobygreen4257]

It’s a weird dig by Jericho to say, Corny is burying my work and my company but if he was nicer we would give him a job. So weird

[@MrX-jm8yy]

Jericho is starting to become Seth Rollins levels of bad on Twitter

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Haven’t laughed this hard since the Tim Horner Burial

[@treviaunmidgett6888]

Man the last fuckin minute had me💀💀💀

[@jonathanr5591]

Amen! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesburns248]

This is a good one Tobias! The review of the Double Or Nothing Battle Royal and the Eye for an Eye match are comedy genius too!

[@tobiasfarragut292]

James Burns gotta check those out ..this review is actually going to have me light up some good ganj and watch the misery unfold!..last and only other time I did that was for Casino Royale battle when Matt Sydal slipped off the top rope almost breaking his neck 😭

[@churchjones1758]

I have tears coming out of my eyes.

[@Jackaljkljkl]

"As pale as the underside of a big-mouth bass..."

[@horsthacker6355]

Jericho is delusional. He is really killing his legacy. Just watched it again....wow this was bad.

[@shermhart7617]

Once was good for me,God bless you for watching that mess twice. All I could think while watching this was , Jim going have a stroke watching this shit.

[@Leelamon]

Give this man the FTW title, he watched this shit twice.

[@Dwayne0630]

Starting to hate Chris Jericho..... the guy has tarnished his legacy to the point where I look back on him in his prime and wonder if he was ever really that good at all. His career highlight is winning two screwy finishes over the top guys so they could get them out of the title picture, because they needed a transitional champion that HHH could beat at Wrestlemania...

[@benjaminkelln8597]

It’s weird because his feuds with Cody and Moxley were entertaining, but he just can’t help himself anymore. He’s actively ruining AEW for me. I feel bad MJF is stuck in this nonsense after having a world championship feud.

[@shoto7948]

And people say hollywood hogan was a midlife crisis current jericho definitely is

[@el-youtub3r402]

@@shoto7948 its tragic .......

[@herdfootballfan2098]

He can’t help himself when he is a serious heel he is great, his rival with HBK was great , but like you I start to wonder if HBK , Taker , Rock and Stone cold just carried him through all his prime. He always somehow ends up as a comedy guy with nobodies

[@jessebowman161]

Jericho WAS great. He has had fantastic matches/rivalaries with a lot of people, his most notable being his feud with shawn Michaels back in 2007. But he has done a lot of great things throughout his career. His matches with cm punk, rey misterio jr, kurt angle, Chris benoit, etc were awesome. The man knows what great wrestling looks like. He has reinvented and, if he were in his prime; he would still be wrestling for the wwe today. In the past year or so, Jericho has seemed to lose his mind. Maybe it's because he can no longer go in the ring but now, he seems to just want to get sprayed with orange juice and share the ring with idiots like Marko Stunt and Jelly Nutella. It's sad but he does have the right to finish out his legendary career in whatever manner he sees fit. You can suffer through it if you like. Personally, I just don't watch aew.

[@Ratmann8436]

"Let's say you were born in 2010..." Jim: "Oh good Lord..."

[@alexfarrell3250]

He said 2000. He said started watching wrestling in 2010

[@Ratmann8436]

@@alexfarrell3250 oops. Typo.

[@MrAndersonLP]

I was almost in tears of laughter hearing Jim talk about the match

[@jamesburns248]

It's brilliant! The fact he's getting more irritated with it as he describes the action makes it even funnier!

[@jenisia3600]

Facts

[@immortalkombatant]

This may be one of my favorite rants of all time.

[@JC-zj7nv]

Yes, a far cry from what Tony Kahn originally promised.

[@412StepUp]

I listen to this once a week, for strength.

[@ASCUMBAGWh0re]

Lmao!

[@willjohnboy]

Except the old man who bought his dads company revolutionized the buisness twice but has now gone mad and the other is a daddy's boy who's failing at everything.

[@Thehitman1099389]

Mauricio93201 that exact reason is why I quit watching all wrestling and just go off of what Jim says happens on these god forsaken shows smh

[@EliC09]

@@Thehitman1099389 Have you given New Japan a shot? It's pretty good (though the language barrier can be a problem)

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Lol no. He revolutionised nothing.

[@bennwardhaugh3013]

"You have got to be Shrooming" - Honestly, even people on Shrooms would have made a more cohesive match rather than this car crash!

[@horrorfan4-life689]

Corny brought back the "first three rows passed out" line from when he shot on Hogan and Piper in a cage. A hilarious promo by the way.

[@marshallmcluhan33]

Age in the cage

[@insupportofjunhado]

Whiter than the underside of a large mouth bass!

[@jamesburns248]

Jim's repeated mentions of Fester and Brian mockingly stating "eight stars!" made this review a winner!

[@al5306]

Two things are happening... 1. Everybody is milking Tony Khan for all he's worth so they can get paid lots of money and do whatever they want. and 2. The fans know this stuff is bad, but they're defending it because they desperately want AEW to be in the same league as WWE and be competition for them. They don't want to feel like they're supporting something that's going to fail, so they're doing everything in their power to make it look like something it's not.

[@freddiejohnson6137]

The thing is a lot of these people are probably the ones that got behind TNA in the same way then years later when it failed denied ever liking it. Wrestling fans have become so tribal over a single promotion they feel they have to defend everything about it and act like a child as say bad things about the promotions they don't like then complain when others do the same. It is funny to read at times but it does make wrestling fans as a whole look bad.

[@homerlanscurty4899]

Freaking lost it from 8:00 - 8:35. Love Corny and his use of words

[@jovanss2361]

We're gonna watch the documents on why AEW failed years from now and everyone is who paid any attention is gonna be like damn Cornette was the only guy to openly tell us the problems

[@therealgoatmanfromdawoods1919]

AEW spent over $900 on Cameo to make this tribute episode

[@johnnyzamora8190]

$1500, easily, but I'm sure every penny of Tony's money Jericho spent was totally worth it. 😉

[@therealgoatmanfromdawoods1919]

OUTLAW AUTOBODY thank you for your expert insight on yhe wrestling business

[@jessebaker2769]

@OUTLAW AUTOBODY I should note that Cameo is still a relatively new thing that non-WWE wrestling companies have started to exploit since it's a super cheap way to get mainstream folk to do pre-recorded guest spots. IIRC Impact did something similar for Health Slater; fronting a couple of hundred bucks for several celebrities via cameos for a bit he did a couple of weeks back.

[@patrickboian8545]

Ive never seen someone get too blown up to do an eye rake lmao.

[@kaynic2539]

JC talking about how tired fester was had me laughing so hard 😂

[@iamdb1990]

it's sad how I'd rather hear someone rip a wrestling show to pieces than watch said wrestling show... I used to be a wrestling fan, but now I'm almost actively against wrestling if it's the way it is now, what was wrong with the old school simpler style? nothing, it made sense and you could follow it

[@jordan_8329]

Same. The only times I catch wrestling now are when AEW, NXT, or Smackdown are on at the pool hall I frequent but never hear the promos or commentary. I was out of town this week for work so I wanted to watch Dynamite just so that i could be more informed about the things Corny would talk about. If I did not have Cornys voice in my head I would have changed the channel on 4 or 5 occasions.

[@MetalShadowX]

Honestly, I tried going back to watch wrestling from the 80s and I just found it boring. Too basic, I suppose? But at the same time, AEW seems to be going too far in the other direction whereas WWE lately has been doing a good job balancing the wrestling and sports entertainment elements for me. I guess to each their own though. It's just a shame Midlife Crisis Jericho couldn't do this on Raw or something where people would care. Guarantee you most people don't even know he's still wrestling XD

[@sgtraytango]

This is why I can only stand to watch Impact. At least they don't insult my intelligence like the other TV promotions do.

[@brndn3372]

sgtraytango dude impact is just as asinine as the other promotions, theyre just lucky they have some noteworthy talent there to pull through but the production and overall show is as worse

[@iamdb1990]

@@sgtraytango I mean... Tessa Blanchard as the champion would be enough for me to give up if I watched it, but you do you lol

[@mjburst1]

As I watched the match, I thought I can’t wait to hear what Jim is going to say about this train wreck. Luther had no business being in the ring. It was absolutely awful. With no exaggeration, I can say this was one of the worst moments of wrestling that I witnessed watching in 25 years.

[@renatocontrerasflores294]

This was one of the worse fucking cases of nepotism in wrestling. Literally All Friends Wrestling.

[@itscarlyj]

Does Jericho owe back taxes or something? I can't put my finger on why he's doing this.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

He is the russo of aew. Vince's spy.

[@bazferp]

It's official we've gone full circle. Jims now calming last down.

[@seventhseventhnineteen2215]

I love how Jim giggled when he said Jericho hit the clown with a stiff Judas Effect, because he knew Jericho really hurt an unknowing clown.

[@WhatAboutall]

Vince did a lot more than just takeover his father's territory, we can talk crap about WWE today & Vinnie Mac but you can't deny what he did by minimizing via comparing him to Tony Khan & his dad.

[@crteuber3771]

Don't compare Dr Luther with a goofy character, it's disrespectful to Uncle Fester. And Meltzer said that he made Hayabusa a star, not like a little match with Atsushi Onita in a full baseball stadium was more important, right?

[@philanderphillips2309]

How low does one have to go in order to disrespect Uncle Fester. I ALWAYS remember thinking how UF looked like he didn't bathe much.

[@thepundita.s7076]

hayabusa was good though and he wasnt just in fmw and so what grow up

[@crteuber3771]

I forget his match with Jushin Liger in the first Super J Cup, another little thing that was more important that his feud with Luther

[@thepundita.s7076]

@@crteuber3771 Luther is probably one of the most obscure persons I've ever seen in wrestling. Luther v Gangrel might have been a neat one back in the day

[@theyamo7219]

He looks more like Matt Lucas. LOL

[@fmdof]

The fly on pence's head out drew Jericho

[@cishansen4162]

We have a new Demo God. All Hail The Fly.

[@lmurphy0000]

Demo Fly

[@thesustainingtwilightseven4457]

I don't even have a script and I already feel like ripping one.

[@theuniverse7227]

AEW doesn’t know what to do with a talent like MJF

[@johnnyzamora8190]

MJF needs to go back to MLW, honestly. At least he had popular weekly segments with his Dynasty buddies. I felt like had MJF stayed, they could've been something closer to a modern day Horsemen. Partying, hints of goofiness, but with plenty of charisma and talent.

[@Kas58223]

Johnny Zamora I found the Dynasty to be like the four horsemen they had money they were getting all the belts but for the heavyweight championship MJF should have done in his contract he can go back and forth to AEW and MLW

[@chuckycheesechucky]

The company is one year old.

[@jonl13]

It’s inevitable he’s gonna be world champ and top heel of the company. He signed a multi year deal. They’re building him up. He’s feuded with Cody, Moxley, and now Jericho. Those are all of their biggest names.

[@theyamo7219]

Sadly WWE wouldn't either. Look what they did with EC3

[@Muup]

As an AEW fan, I agree with every word Cornette says here. This was, without question, the worst thing AEW has ever done by a mile. I can't believe they let this go on, live on TNT, as the main event. I do not ever need to see Luther in a ring on Dynamite ever again. It's a fucking joke.

[@reinhartdagr8108]

Luther and Serpentico already have go away heat with me. How they got into the main event let alone signed by AEW baffles me.

[@freddiejohnson6137]

Well the how is Jericho as someone already said not really difficult to work out but the money mark just said yes because he would of had no clue as to if the guy was talented or not and probably figured if he was Jericho's buddy from when he started wrestling he must have been good and not the second coming of Ralphus

[@lmurphy0000]

Cmon I was born in '98 and I know this is embarrassing.

[@The_Gamer.139]

Luther is sloth from The Goonies. I wanna hear him say "hey you guys!", just once.

[@matthillegas3099]

Gotta love the Uncle Fester lightbulbs. Bravo, Travis.

[@TomClooney]

Travis has truly outdone himself with this picture. Fantastic piece!

[@cryogenixoldskool5803]

Jim says "Get some new talent" I say "Get some actual talent" Because they have none, Other than FTR

[@Jpjpjpjpjpjp25]

Yeah, but the kicker is if they hire any talent that has big time experience then all you hear is "tna lite just hire ex wwe guys durp." But then if they don't people bitch about the shitty Indy guys. Lose-lose.

[@cryogenixoldskool5803]

@Vick Four What about them? SCU are a joke these days and Pac always has the same match

[@theyamo7219]

Not true, he's always praising Jungle Boy, Cody, and Britt Baker

[@VendreadMike95]

Jim: "Where are these people learning this shit?!" Me: my thoughts exactly Jim. *nods*

[@jonransom1242]

Luther makes Mad Man Pondo look like Hulk Hogan

[@TheSwerveShow]

We need to keep Cornette alive forever.

[@scorptarget]

This is comedic gold! Love Corny hahaha 😂

[@kovulion7777]

Remember the time where we watched Goldust in one of the best wrestling matches ever against Cody in AEW this is how fast before they just ended up like WWE, but now with smaller and obscure people

[@Lou45833]

I still go back and listen to this gem tells you everything about Aew

[@SharkTooth57]

I would rather see Trump and Biden yell at each other again for 2 hours !!!

[@YorrB]

What a trainwreck... I know I just recently made fun of Jericho's comedy in 2020, but Jericho deserves so much better than this... this was just sad to see... Tony stop making Jericho look bad 🤢🤮

[@AliSubhi-xs4rn]

Jericho enjoyed it.

[@YorrB]

@Millennial Smark yeah sure I'll check it out

[@YorrB]

@Nathaniel Baxter uhg.. you may be right.... this episode made me dislike aew so much more... didn't even think that was possible anymore 😂😂

[@YorrB]

@@AliSubhi-xs4rn yeah probably...

[@freddiejohnson6137]

Money Mark is just a yes man Jericho will give him ideas and get him to go along with it. How else do you think Ralphus mark 2 got a job?

[@mattypaul87]

Could you imagine if on this night, it was Jericho vs. Moxley for the title and Jericho won? That would actually be cool to A) give Jericho something huge for his 30 years in wrestling and B) finally get the title off of Midcard Moxley.

[@kayoh310]

Moxley comes across as a bigger star than Jericho nowadays. Jericho is a comedy character.

[@mrwho455]

Nobody writes Tony Khans tv but him.

[@Kas58223]

Mr Who Tony Khan is a goof and is the Dixie Carter of this promotion

[@Ticketman99]

Oh, so *now* you _want_ 50/50 booking?

[@TheWill1225]

Uh Jim, this match wasn’t bad it was just the least good match on the show and it was still a 4 star match. I know that for a fact because I rated the match as such - Dave Meltzer

[@luso2kx]

You got me in the first half. Not gonna lie 🤣

[@Rudy04]

You need more "uhs" and "ums"

[@TheWill1225]

luso2kx the best jokes are when you have people going one way until you deliver the punchline lol

[@Collinzmusic]

When they unveiled the clown it got a bit awkward to be fair.

[@philanderphillips2309]

THAT'S when it got awkward?!?

[@Collinzmusic]

@OUTLAW AUTOBODY you breathing bro?

[@Collinzmusic]

@@philanderphillips2309 yep

[@jordan_8329]

Especially when Wardlow prematurely revealed it was a person before the countdown. Jericho smerked at that.

[@mitchellalexander9162]

I have no idea why AEW thinks it needs its own Doink the Clown... I can't explain it.

[@sgtraytango]

Hold on, Jim. Hayabusa was highly influential.

[@jesterr7133]

"Travis's thumbnail should be a picture from the actual fucking match." Damn.

[@sinsear2404]

Brian needs his own star rating system now

[@venom74799]

Jesus Christ I almost died in the shower listening to this. My goodness.

[@voodoogaming1978]

I've noticed sooooooo many people hitting the ropes the same way as Orange Cassidy so my only thoughts are is that there are people who are training people to hit the ropes like this...I'm just waiting for it to go tits up....Causs I've told people on Facebook and other social media platforms that they are doing it wrong...They always reply with the same thing "What do you know???" I guess the fact I've been wrestling for 20+ years and have never hurt myself or anyone who I've worked with means I know nothing

[@1236Wrestling]

I have only ever done 3 months pro wrestling training in my life and even I can tell their doing it horribly wrong.

[@voodoogaming1978]

@@1236Wrestling good to see at least some people are being trained right...

[@1986jamesa]

Devon and Bubba trained him.

[@johnnyzamora8190]

I've mostly seen that style of wrestling in PWG. Then again, the promotion was founded because the job guys didn't like the way they were handled all over the SoCal scene, so they decided to book themselves. My, how history repeats itself.

[@kashifreza1993]

Who are you? Curious to know your wrestling name

[@dashingdreww1185]

The Judas effect on the clown was brutal af 😭😭🤣

[@dashingdreww1185]

@Lou Seephur 🤣🤣

[@jesterr7133]

Hearing Jim laughing hysterically while Brian is playing straight man was fucking hilarious.

[@keithmounirmanjoorsa4997]

And now the cracks on AEW starts to show, won’t be surprise if Tiny Khan will start a twitter party just to go with ALL EXCUSE WRESTLING

[@keithyw]

i didn't see this match originally but i died laughing listening to Cornette blister everything about it. so it gave me a morbid curiosity to check out the clip and man....basically, this match was the equivalent of Manos: The Hands of Fate with Luther playing the role of Torgo and Jericho, thinking he was Tom Cruise but instead being Val Kilmer. This match did no one any favors. For all intents and purpose, it should have been a backyard match. Even Jim Ross was trying to throw in a few snide remarks. I get not wanting to do a big match because of the lack of attendance but you're really scraping at the bottom of the barrel here. i guess the only bright side is Cornette being the equivalent of Mystery Science 3000 here.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Gotta be Meltzer’s first 8 star match 😂.

[@OpticZodiac15]

This is gold and the cult is very pleased

[@ferox965]

I just saw the match...Cornette is right...I felt bad for JR and Tony having to call this...

[@Collinzmusic]

Travis Heckel. What a guy!

[@RickJW-OSM]

Brian's commentary reminds me of that old Simpsons bit when Homer's industrious long lost half-brother, told his employee on the phone, 'Call me back, and say the exact opposite of everything you just said!'

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

Pretty sure there’s more than a few AEW people hitting the ropes like that.

[@johnnyzamora8190]

It's best to call that style Modern SoCal wrestling, otherwise better known as the PWG style. Watch anybody that's ever wrestled in their promotion/area, that's the exact same moveset overall.

[@rogerdavila2904]

I'm pretty sure jerry lynn is the one teaching them to hit the ropes like that, if you watch his match against RVD living dangerously 1999 that's how he hits the ropes as well

[@endofbutts2478]

Seth Rollins hits the ropes like that

[@EliC09]

Great name by the way

[@sstrykert]

It's from lucha as I said elsewhere. The distrust of the $hit rings in Mexico is huge

[@AndyGrazianoNYC]

that elbow to the clown was devastating tho lol

[@chuckycheesechucky]

Apparently with Cody, Omega and the Bucks, as part of their signing deals with AEW, they were able to select a personal assistant who would also double as talent. (See: QT Marshall, Brandon Cutler and Michael Nakawhatever.) I'm not saying Luther is Jericho's assistant, but I do wonder if Luther was a part of Jericho's signing deal.

[@magiccarpetride1345]

Luther was so gassed it was something LOL! 😂

[@horrorfan4-life689]

I said he looked like he was running in a hurricane. Lol

[@kaliban81]

That match was the culmination and manifestation of everything Cornette hates about AEW. It was one of the worst things I have ever seen...

[@chrisfraser3435]

I have second hand embarrassment for everyone involved in this AEW show 🙄

[@Sandman-rn4nv]

AEW needs a booker!

[@SAM-ru4vx]

Pop quiz. Who is worse? Stephanie Dixie Tony

[@SuperNitroZ64]

@@SAM-ru4vx Definitely Dixie Carter

[@SuperNitroZ64]

@DevilKaz but Russo himself said he doesn't want to work for another wrestling company. Also, he's blacklisted from AEW.

[@subalbiswas1608]

@DevilKaz lol even Russo will be a better booker than Tony😂

[@johnnyzamora8190]

You sir, are correct. Even Tony Khan fans have to admit that the guy needs to divert more of his energy to his other businesses. Unfortunately, when he does, it feels like Cody would be the heir apparent to the book.

[@Ratmann8436]

Luther looks like a guy hanging onto his CZW deathmatch glory years.

[@magiccarpetride1345]

Loved this trainwreck. Couldn't wait to hear Jim review it. 😆

[@d3ath8ybac0n4]

This podcast is the last bastion of my love for pro wrestling. I just can’t anymore. I’m too old and have too much in real life to waste my time with trash like this on TV.

[@davidnelson4347]

Pretty much

[@creedance504]

This is why I don't watch wrestling anymore

[@randallallgood8661]

This is the first time listening to This and I'm dying laughing can't even eat my damn jello I choked on it him talking about Luther 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@j.m.ziadeh3021]

Normally, I agree with you and your southern charm, Jim. But, Hayabusa was a main event level attraction in Japan for FMW and AJPW (among other promotions) throughout the 1990's. You had the aerial grace of Great Muta/Tiger Mask mixed in with the tough as nails, hardcore style of Terry Funk. Plus, the whole Phoenix/Ninja gimmick was cool as hell. Hayabusa's time as a Professional Wrestler still resonates with fans, Jim. You don't need to be a Wrestling historian or a Japanese tape trader to know who Hayabusa was. Just like you don't need to be a modern AEW fan to appreciate Hayabusa's ring exploits. Not every Wrestler referenced needs to a decorated veteran from the territories or a relevant superstar from the PG era. I thought mentioning Hayabusa was a small sign of respect and, just maybe, enough to warrant a quick google search for those who weren't aware of Hayabusa in general.

[@j.m.ziadeh3021]

@Christopher Jordan and now you have. =) The botch that ended his career is painful to watch.

[@j.m.ziadeh3021]

@Lou Seephur and some would argue Liger was just the estranged son of Tiger Mask. Or, Kishin Liger was diet Great Muta. It's all a matter of opinion.

[@foxfairchild2458]

He’s awesome BUT it was a ridiculous thing to reference lolz

[@ninobrown4442]

Jim's laugh is a thing of beauty!

[@itsnovalouise]

Can we have Brian like this every segment Lmaoo

[@psychobluesfxt]

Remember when Eric Young complained about how everyone bumps the same? That's why guys want to run the ropes differently, to be different and stand out. For some people it's not enough for them that 2+2=4. They want their 2+2 to be 7.

[@LeemWills]

It looks stupid hitting the ropes like that

[@Jpjpjpjpjpjp25]

Jericho and Luther were both Blown. Out of shape and it was sad. When Jericho pulled down the rope to dump Luther over and he stopped and climbed over the rope I sighed. Sad.

[@Blaklyon0]

I went back and watched this match... Jim is right, again... this was a train wreck of a match.

[@jack18888]

I can imagine Jackie Coogan on AEW now that I hear Cornette mention him. That voice... Oh lord

[@marcuslee1927]

I was expecting Jim to rip his notes for this match. I don’t believe Brian would have protested it.

[@KaydashCheung]

This was the one that finally got me to subscribe. Just the funniest shit I've heard all year. 1:27 and 8:16 just killed me. Wordsmith, this Jim Cornette. Wordsmith

[@obersveyourmind]

This is one the funniest review I've ever heard 😂. The match itself was a lot worse than how Jim described it. Just embarrassing 🤢

[@KaydashCheung]

@@obersveyourmind we are in agreement mr Abraham. And Jericho has lost himself now

[@djduke16]

lol shit funny

[@karendouglas5574]

“You have got to be shrooming” LMAO!!!!

[@RedSoxFanatic4Life]

15:34 "But how many flips do they do?" 😂😂😂