Jim Cornette Reviews Cody, Owens & Orton vs. The Bloodline at WWE Money In The Bank

From Episode 540 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@TheTennesseeFistMachine]

Corny is about to go nuts on the ending of smackdown, jacob looked like an absolute super Destroyer

[@bootneyfarnsworth2844]

Yeah, his dive through the ropes looked unreal. I had to watch it a couple of times.

[@hgriff14]

only thing that showed me is that he is slightly above the level of ciampa. ciampa shouldn’t have gotten anything on him, that made no sense at all.

[@gjfwang]

@@hgriff14 he literally no sold ciampa and squashed the tag team by himself. All the diy fans are crying about it, lol. And you got out of it, he’s slightly above ciampa?

[@BigPoppaPumpScottSteiner]

@@gjfwangjust bitching to bitch is what I tell my old lady. Sounds like this guy as well.

[@evanrichter3893]

It was the most boring episode of smack down I’ve ever seen till that point lol

[@classicMrE]

Jacob Fatu held back in this match, but he was impressive destroying DIY on Smackdown! Guys a freak

[@adamweger40]

Too many headbutts

[@1KQ_]

That top rope sit down back-flip he did to boregano was mental

[@REVIVALFitness]

That’s exactly what DIY should be used for. They’ll never be over no matter how much HHH glazes them. Fatu should beat them both 2 on 1 and win the tag titles himself.

[@mildbill7376]

3 times on t.v. and a little more each ti.e

[@michaelpeuplie6464]

​@1KQ_ I popped so hard when I saw that lol. He's not even using his full potential yet. I love how they tease his athleticism every week

[@keithgriner61]

Tonga Loa fucked the low blow up even more than you realize because he actually nailed Tama right in the fucking head lmao

[@FlashFirePrime]

It's probs been one of the most picked apart spots in recent memory and there's always something new to see with it lol

[@Tompeteux]

That was AEW levels of hilarity

[@matthewthomas9194]

I think he was concussed from earlier in the match

[@GefilteFish.]

He also botched his debut

[@teecakes]

That's why his first name is Tonga and Tama's last name (family name) is Tonga-- Tonga Loa is the redheaded foster child of the tribe

[@marsaillecanty765]

The WWE is doing a Master Class on how to properly book a monster like Jacob Fatu

[@ShaneKraemer]

And AEW keeps playing checkers with wardlow and half way through the game, they keep flipping board to start over

[@blacksawjohnnyhex310]

Don’t forget the announcing has gotten wayyy better since Vince left.

[@MultiBlack17]

​@@ShaneKraemerplaying checkers, having a 15 piece advantage, then flipping the board cuz they lost one piece

[@Burialmark86]

Tonga Loa was concussed from hitting the back of his head on the desk earlier, dude got mega rocked and proceeded to crotch botch

[@1KQ_]

It was bad enough he's kinda sub-par in the ring already

[@michaelsuezo]

Funniest bump/sell to me all ple

[@starlordboi3890]

​@@1KQ_ generous to call sub par

[@1KQ_]

@@starlordboi3890 he's competent just really clumsy. Tama carries him hard

[@starlordboi3890]

@@1KQ_ bro belongs in aew with them goofy botches😭

[@themidwestboyz17]

"Did I book this?" man i love Jim Cornette

[@LoneWolf-fi4lx]

WWE gets Jacob Fatu and make him look like a monster, while the other company brings back Marko Stunted Growth for a match against Jackoff Perry. Enough said.

[@scorptarget]

💯😂

[@popetaytv]

Weird comparison given what Marko was brought in for.

[@DanielCornflake]

@@popetaytv for the long term storytelling? come on lol

[@popetaytv]

@@DanielCornflake I mean one was brought to be a serious piece in a major storyline. The other was brought back to get his ass kicked as a side note on Jack Perry changing.

[@scentofslaughter8854]

The ple was so shit this kid is talking about aew LMAO

[@JDotWill]

I’m convinced Loa had a concussion or at least got his bell rung. His head hit that damn announce table hard

[@michaeltischner3316]

Eddie Guerrero always seemed a lot bigger than he was.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

Eddie was deceptively strong for being only 5’8, and he was in damned good shape besides, especially from 2002 onwards.

[@VeritasAequitas9]

@@joolsmacgrools1288 I met Eddie back in 1998 at World Gym. He was with Benoit. WCW was in town for a Monday Nitro( Prov RI). Eddie was short but wide AF. What a nice dude too!

[@ad206]

The reason was he was taking an ungodly amount of steroids.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

@@ad206 that was no doubt a factor but he still had to put the work in.

[@ukrichardwalker]

I think it was Bruce who said Eddie wrestled like he was 10 feet tall. I always watch for shorter guys who wrestle like they're as tall as anyone. Kevin Owens in one of them.

[@scottballantyne4991]

They missed the fact that Tonga Loa hit his brother in the head with the 2nd attempted low blow 😂

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

Oh, good lord. 😂😂

[@jackconorria4033]

In Tanga Loa’s defence, he was probably concussed from bonking the back of his head on the announcer table

[@deebee2762]

Sucks that Tama is the one that gets his ass beat constantly. He’s a better wrestler than both of the usos but will probably end up being the one that eats the most pins in the bloodline civil war.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

Agreed. He and Jacob are the best talents in the bloodline by a pretty wide margin.

[@tj2nasty4ya83]

Can't wait to hear Jim review him packing up the tag Champs alone..

[@scorptarget]

Same 💯🔥😂

[@mattpujol1111]

Everyone's talking about how impressive that springboard moonsalt and Samoan Drop were, but that superkick on Ciampa was freaking violent. In an era of that move being overdone, he made it look better than anyone since HBK.

[@scentofslaughter8854]

It was stupid to make the tag champs look like 2 bitches

[@Kancerru]

​@@mattpujol1111For real. A lot of Fatu's super kicks are things of beauty.

[@jaybee4288]

They call it super kick but he usually does a thrust kick

[@Bama20512]

Jacob is Umaga reincarnated and I love it

[@tzarro]

Umaga could not do the things that Jacob can do... Fact.

[@Pearlmayne]

He is better that umaga ever was

[@Zeke_O3773]

I think that Jacob and the Tongans are actually working for the Rock and will turn on Solo. I think that WWE leaked the story about being nervous that Fatu would outshine Solo to make Jacob’s debut seem even bigger. Not only are Roman and the Rock the only believable tribal chiefs, but Jacob is a better enforcer than solo was.

[@undertakernumberone1]

I could see ALL of htem working for the Rock. Maybe Dwayne becomes the power BEHIND the Throne, or as "High CHief Siluli" or whatever it was he might in some situations "Outrank" the Tribal Chief. Maybe he is the one who made Solo do it?

[@kingsports1113]

Tongans gonna turn on solo n Jacob fatu when their lil brother gets there

[@vanyadolly]

To be fair, Solo's role isn't to be a believable tribal chief. He's doing what he should be doing.

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@vanyadolly heck, going with my "I could see them al working for ROck", that might be part of it: PRetender Solo is around, then Rock shows up "puts him in line" (as planned), and gets accepted as new Chief because 1) ROck and 2) put Solo in place.

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

@@vanyadollyHe isn’t a believable wrestler. His promos are awkward and clunky, and his matches aren’t much to write about.

[@iamdb1990]

wouldn't you know who won the Jim, he literally called it ages ago, it's like he knows how to do this stuff, and people say he's stuck in the past, Tony, listen to Jim, not Meltzer

[@mrnicemam8523]

I am sure he does. The problem is that tony doesn't care

[@mikem10481]

Jacob getting up after that DDT and Orton's reaction afterwards, magic.

[@barrymccockiner773]

Tonga Loa is the only bloodline member with no aura lol

[@DominusHydra40k]

He's the D-Lo of the faction. Somebody's gonna have to take the L to keep everyone else strong.

[@starlordboi3890]

He is basically Wheeler Yuta of wwe he just exists

[@barrymccockiner773]

@@DominusHydra40kfair point. At least d-lo had something going on with that neck roll 😂

[@deandrethompson7288]

He sells the best and makes the best expressions like Jimmy USO

[@znalniaskas]

That's a weird way to spell Solo. The guy is the wish version of heel Rikishi...

[@cammackk]

Tbf Randy recently on one of his entrances he said that he is closer to 290lb then 275lb 😂

[@dustinsmith8658]

He's Eatin'!

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

I have to wonder if that would help or hinder his back issues; all that extra weight has to be putting strain on his body, but at the same time all that muscle can act as a cushion.

[@donniecastro49]

@@joolsmacgrools1288there’s a interview he did on epsn a few months ago and he goes into detail about his recovery and yeah he said he hasn’t felt this good in years. Think he mentions his diet change as well

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

Ya. Graves said he was around 300 pounds on commentary.

[@BruceMichaelFilms]

That bump Tonga Loa took on the table was rough. Looked like he got his bell rung, which led to the lowblow mess up.

[@FlashFirePrime]

tbf did y'all see how Tonga Loa's head hit the announce desk when Cody dived on him?

[@unit900000]

Yea but sadly him botching the nut shot seems exactly like something he would end up doing so can only blame him hitting his head so much given his track record.

[@guy_badly]

How about all of them doing the "peek a boo" ringside waiting for their cues to come back in?

[@JohnWicksmagazine]

Not the first time they’ve done that peek a boo thing ringside, either

[@JDotWill]

In defense of the “working” size they applied to Jacob, Randy is a shoot 6’5-6’6 & he’s said about 280ish. He’s had to put on weight to try & give his body some extra padding coming off the back injury

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

That’s what I was wondering, and while it makes sense I have to wonder if all that extra weight wouldn’t put more stress on his body but considering he’s a huge dude he can probably handle it.

[@bootitup6927]

Man... If Cornette would all of a sudden be the new manager for the Bloodline...

[@gjfwang]

Maybe that’s what he’s hinting, asking if he booked this? I’m kidding but if it’s totally a carny thing to deny you’re involved while asking ‘wow this sure sounds like what I suggested’ and then show up one day on Smackdown

[@EusebioBermea]

I don’t think the whole group, but Jacob alone would of been good

[@john_blues]

I would've had Jacob Fatu come out in a pink Mickey Mouse shirt and play video games with his friends to get him over. But hey, different strokes for different folks.

[@bootneyfarnsworth2844]

U would've had him being the best man for the Miz?

[@john_blues]

@@bootneyfarnsworth2844 More like for Grayson Waller .

[@johnhess9443]

You sicko!

[@Edd177]

@5:30 I was watching a RAW episode from 2001 and here came the Undertaker who pinned Rikishi with a freaking DDT in the middle of the ring and it made sense. Jacob Fatu no selling Orton's DDT is on the same level of "yeah that makes sense" tbh.

[@RyanKrul44]

Tanga Loa missed the first time, and then hit Tama in the head the second time, it was hilarious

[@jordanhutton5787]

That whole spot was terrible. How are you going to low blow somebody who hss a whole head covering their groin area

[@ebransc09]

The Rock says Brian has always got his mind on someone's balls

[@REVIVALFitness]

Jacob Fatu billed at 6’2” while being half a foot shorter than Orton

[@PreacherJenkins]

Also Andre was 7'4 and weighed 550 pounds lol

[@kaczok1985]

Go on. Tell him right to his face that he's not 6'2". See? He's clearly 6'2"

[@hgriff14]

@@kaczok1985ill do it right now because the man is not 6’2 and i know he knows he isnt either. stop acting hard 😂

[@kaczok1985]

@@PreacherJenkins 700 pounds when Hulk Hogan slammed him, tearing 64 muscles in his back

[@Immortalangel14]

​@kaczok1985 Partied with John belushi right after the match 😅

[@naxireal869]

I would say Jacob Fatu does sell, it's that smacking the fuzzies away. Or registers, whatever the proper term, just it's different from the typical monster no sell. It shows he felt it but it was just annoyance to him. I mean basic monster/kung fu flick power escalation. Tonga Loa, thank God Vince is gone he'd be Clairence the Crosseyed Lion all said and done. On the ball pit, careful what you wish for because AEW would definitely do a Gymboree match or do Anarchy at a trampoline park.

[@Kfowlkes09]

He was Camacho is the past. That went over well.

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

@@Kfowlkes09The dude on the bicycle? 😂😂

[@natmason5528]

Corny's hat tip to Rapper's Delight.😂

[@Zantar45]

Watching the Tonga Loa low blow in slow motion was great, you get to see him uppercut his brother right in the forehead and then start laughing about it immediately after he realizes it

[@stevengarman4848]

Tonga Loa is the new Jimmy Uso.

[@jonathandenatale6878]

Every time Jim says, "It's wrestling," I can't help but hear wrestling in 3 syllables

[@john_blues]

Brian's thinking Chuck E. Cheese, Jim's thinking American Ninja Warrior for the ball pit.

[@haljordan777]

I'm thinking Shotzi because "the ball pit" was one of her gimmicks.

[@donaldmurphy1405]

I'd like to see Randy vs the Rock,third generation vs third generation, that's Great!!!

[@QCS_AdamCole]

3:05 maybe they're counting the boots & possible he's wearing lifts?

[@stevengarman4848]

Right Hand Man - Tama Tonga. Enforcer - Jacob Fatu. Guy Who Is Just Here - Tonga Loa.

[@jking3166]

Tonga was just living up to his infamous title with that low blow

[@vibezforall99]

review ends at 13:28, to skip the petty ass fantasy booking spoof

[@tzarro]

It's not petty... For aew, it's a legit idea...

[@hassanakhtar2759]

Thx man

[@paulmichaels8843]

Imagine being Tony Kahn and not taking free booking advice from Jim Cornette every week and NOT listening to what he's telling you

[@yawnytaco]

Jacob Fatu will get that monster push in the Rumble, I can't see him winning unless something crazy happens. But he'll get the early Kane treatment and just chuck folks...hopefully it'll come down to him and Punk. He'll definitely be a face by next year's summerslam

[@CoJoPa2010]

Did I hear Corny reference The Sugarhill Gang? Nice.

[@mizzthefizz55]

Cornys in on the rock meme lol 11:35

[@shaneg4383]

Ball pit actually sounds kinda funny

[@MichaelGray-qx9pe]

Imagine Randy in the Ballpit popping his head up a few times in the ballpit an says, BAZINGAAA, Lol 🙂

[@QCS_AdamCole]

10:11 I've botched them a couple times, but in that case I actually connected... no need to sell those, the pain was real 🤣... Luckily, it was a friend who knew it wasn't malicious, so my receipt was just a stiffer than normal chop or chair shot. Which is more than fair, IMO.

[@hgriff14]

i know they had to set up the draping ddt but jacob just running out of the ring took me out of the match for a little bit. and then watching tommaso ciampa, as good as he is, get offense on jacob on smackdown did the same thing. bron breaker is twice as intimidating at this point in my opinion. and im going to take it easy on tongaloa because he hit his head hard on the announce table.

[@angelbsb272]

Finally we get MITB commentary, it’s already been weeks though!

[@TheSuperDJC]

I honestly think tonga loa was a little loopy for that spot. If you watch when he takes a suicide dive the back of his head smacked the announce table and he didn't move for awhile, then he was wobbly when he got up. So either he was loopy or he was selling too well

[@Bang-bangBart]

Brian last should go be a wrestler at this point good lord hes become insufferable

[@wdred]

Tonga Loa was terrible in NJPW. His knees are gone as well. He'll be doing all the jobs!!

[@lordofthebuckets2676]

Does Jim not know how ball pits work?

[@evalangley3985]

5 Bucks that we are going to see The NEW Bloodline VS The OLD Bloodline...

[@philanderphillips2309]

As we should. But who’ll be the OG Bloodlines fourth member?

[@ebransc09]

​@@philanderphillips2309 Simon Miller Loa

[@tzarro]

Wow, you're a prophet...

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

I personally am not looking forward to it.

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

@@philanderphillips2309Hikuleo?

[@daniellehinton463]

In WCW, Gorgeous George botched giving Kevin Nash a low blow. She didn't connect the first time and had to redo it again.

[@alphatoddio]

Lol u right...and being a exotic dancer/porn actress...you would think a ball shot would be easy 😅

[@willbennett7993]

i feel bad for tonga loa. he got his bell rung on the announce desk then botched the low blow bc he was trying not to hit tama in the head. and then he did anyway 😂

[@jordanhutton5787]

That was dumb spot in general. How are you going to low blow a man preparing to powerbomb someone

[@PettyCrow-n9c]

After finally seeing Jacob wrestle...I don't get the hype. He wrestles just like Jimmy and Jey with a few extra flips thrown in. He even looks like a bigger Jimmy and Jey. With this and Jim's Rhea hype, I think Jim just likes wrestlers that look a certain way.

[@therealjrb5140]

When cody his Loa with the dive, Loa's head thunks off the back of the announce table. His eyes looked glazed during the post show

[@DSaint]

Pause on the balls part Jim lmao

[@ROCKETS2965]

Loa seemed pretty clearly concussed after the table bump…

[@tmac7887]

Jacob Fatu is the future

[@mattjustice6412]

Corny not knowing what a ball pit is is hilarious.

[@chrono050]

Jacob after this past smackdown is mainevent level already. Him vs Roman should be a great match when it happens.

[@texasblue245]

I like how they are saving the Sami-Bron recap for the last posts.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Loo

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

The thumbnail funny

[@larryA2488]

I had to pause the video on this one.. when Cory said what he said about Fatu, I instantly thought, he mustve been listening to the podcast.🧐🤔🤷🏾🤣

[@blacksawjohnnyhex310]

Since vince left the announcers have gotten way better . Like a night and day type of difference. My only critique is Corey graves says WWE universe when Cole says WWE fans like pick one but it’s better than when Vince was in power.

[@Jay-ek9fu]

Good 6 Man Tag Match to close MITB and not only did it help establish Jacob Fatu some but set up Solo Sikoa to challenge Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam. It reminded me of Vader and Camp Cornette winning also in Canada at the July In Your House in 1996 to set up the next month too.

[@brianadams4630]

Jim idea of the bouncing balls made me think of the old toy, "Hippity Hop". Let 'em wrestle on those things for awhile.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

Tonga loa is gonna end up as Camacho again if this keeps up 😂

[@user-rb3pu8gx3d]

JIM CORNETTE PLAYING AT CHUCKY CHEESE ❤😂😅

[@cwalser544]

I'm happy if Jim's happy. 👍

[@The1Remainder]

Loa will be the new wise man. He will function more like a manger that can take bumps. The giant brother will come in soon.

[@darcanjel7]

It was hard to do the low blow with Tama's head in the way. But he ended up hitting him in the head anyway because it was no way around it.

[@ryanvazquez2301]

Money in the Botches

[@fabianmarshall4120]

They are legit booking Jacob exactly how cornette said to book it lol same description.

[@lawrencericho3635]

Gotdamn Lawler mentions can hit you like an rko

[@saltymiro]

Orton is now way past 275 lbs. In his own words: "275? More like 290. I've been eatin'!" kzbin.infoXQufKlTrtRU

[@JarvTGA]

Tonga Loa was knocked loopy. How’d you miss that Corny?

[@DillyDilly13]

I laughed so hard. He punched Owens in the ass 😂

[@clarity2115]

Owens should've went for a powerbomb instead of a package piledriver in that spot, Tama ate a punch from Loa lol

[@TheYungPrince]

Triple H is watching this 😂 he definitely took how to build up Jacob from this show😂

[@ElizabethMichalski]

Three Musketrees Kevin Owens Randy Orton Cody Rhodes

[@bad_news2303]

Yesterday on SmackDown fatu was amazing

[@reginaldshort8486]

All those great opponents for Cody will also be great for Punk and Roman eventual face turn. No one’s talking about great matches but the 3-6 month fueds that will provide great tv.

[@christophermccray6528]

Guys, this is off-topic, but does anyone else notice WWE in 2024 is similar to WWE last year? - Cody wins the Royal rumble - Elimination Chamber PPV features a hometown hero in the main event (Sami in 2023 ; Rhea in 2024) - WM night 1 headlines by a tag team match and night 2 headlined by Cody vs Roman - bloodline in tag team action at Backlash with Kevin Owens as 1 of their opponents and Cody headlines the event - MITB main evented by a tag match involving the bloodline where the WWE champion -- this case, Cody -- is pinned. I'm guessing for SummerSlam, it's WWE champion vs the guy who pinned him at MITB, it'll be under bloodline rules, and someone from the bloodline (presumably Jimmy) will cost him?

[@josephlascola6592]

They did in fact put Randy through a table on smackdown

[@vader97100]

Anyone else see Fatu’s moves last night, holy shit

[@brashshadow6664]

They didn't have to put him through a table 😅😅😅

[@troybannish2656]

Jacob Fatu is an absolute star! WWE waited, if ya believe the rumors, cuz they thought he may overshadow Solo. We'll, the latest Smackdown (7/12/24) Fatu did just that! He will be WWE Champion long before Solo Sikoa. He is Incredible. SS should be a Great PLE.

[@scorptarget]

Can’t wait to hear Corny talk about Jacob going off on Smackdown! What a generational talent and beast! 💪🏾🔥💯on a side note Them ball pits are dangerous! 😂

[@mjdf122]

Mikey Albright is next to join the Bloodline/Tribe

[@Hypno_BPM]

Was Loa concussed ? he slammed the back of his head on the announcer table and he looked loopy the rest of the match

[@jamesmaskell3743]

Jim and Brian giving AEW their All In main event...

[@KamoMustafaWWE]

Solo pinning Cody was the right call.

[@jaybee4288]

The coolest thing about Jacob is that he scares kids and makes people who don’t otherwise care stop and watch him. If you were a youngster watching him no sell Randy it’s like seeing the undertaker or something for the first time.

[@nathanwagner9895]

Jacob Fatu is honestly getting a debut and push that hasn’t been seen to this level in years by the WWE

[@random_vat]

Tanga Loa is really poor. All other people involved in this thing are high quality performers. Loa is 3 levels beneath them

[@jacobsnipes6244]

The right booking is new bloodline vs roman rock and the usos

[@frankunodostres473]

I'm all for making jacob look like a menace. but eventually he needs some profile. like when sikoa was the man who carried/saved roman so many times and now it makes sense that he sees himself as the heir to the throne because he has proven in the past that he is the reason roman held on to the title for so long. jacob looking stronger than all of his other stablemates combined... should make him realize that he should be the leader and/or world champion instead of a stooge. I hope he gets smth to do other than being just a sidekick

[@hermeskino711]

1. Didn't care for this match thinking Jacob couldn't travel. That completely changed😅 2. Prefer to see Jacob in a 1v1 debut than a tag team. His whisper in the wind didn't get much of a reaction