Jim Cornette Reviews MJF vs. Bryan Danielson (Iron Man Match) at AEW Revolution

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[@MilMaska]

"It was like a wrestling match broke out on this program" - Jim Cornette

[@sirtentacles5206]

😂😂😂😂

[@josiah1218]

Over played line

[@billywashere6965]

That's nice an all, but that trios championship match stole the night. I had no idea who was actually going to win that, and EVERY single second of that was awesome.

[@steelvader1852]

@@billywashere6965 that match was horrendous

[@layersofjade5197]

@@steelvader1852 every match involving the elite is which is why I always record dynamite and rampage so I can fast 4ward thru their circle jerks.

[@LinkToTheGame]

You can tell how happy Jim is to review this

[@TD1021-]

The moxley hang nail one before was a classic corny 🌽 burial

[@johns3491]

As he should be. The build-up sucked, but the match was perfect. Really good card overall too. I wish Dynamite was as consistent with its quality as the PPVs.

[@ralphjb]

​@@johns3491 fat ass facts!

[@bileductable]

I really hope MJF hears this review.

[@darthraider450]

@@bileductable MJF definitely listens to the podcast

[@bretts6861]

MJF is the best student of Wrestling of this generation. He took advantage of KZbin and the Internet and accelerated his progress.

[@flyguy7825]

Hell no!!! I cannot say that!! He's definitely one of the best and he proved a lot of his doubters wrong even me but with him he just does way way too much. He tries to do too much to be convincing and he doesn't have to do all that. The stuff with throwing the drink on the kid was too much for me. He didn't even have to do that and then the press conference was even more over the top.

[@Marcus-xu7hn]

@Yeltnerb 1 bs lol

[@Queen01113]

@@ThatGuyOnKZbin2 I mean the kid was probs 7 yrs old what you expect lmao

[@matt.a1vis]

@@Queen01113 Heat - he expected heat. lol

[@garrettwalker9917]

That’s not heat good lmao. Thats “change the channel” heat. MJF is a cringe jackass. If Jim wants to act like that pouring water on a child is something a heel would do in the 80s, he’s being disingenuous.

[@alonemax2912]

Matches like this reminds me why i love wrestling. AEW may be rough at times, but when they deliver, they deliver it like nobody else in the modern industry

[@SuRoFo]

6:12 Triple H first did the "give up a fall to gain a fall" spot during the Iron Man match with the Rock. Which makes it fitting that MJF did it since Triple H is one of his heroes.

[@michaelstefanichjr2181]

Actually Rude did it during his match with Steamboat in the early nineties

[@chipbagchad1757]

​@@michaelstefanichjr2181 the bash at the beach match?

[@michaelstefanichjr2181]

@@chipbagchad1757 Beach Blast 92

[@chipbagchad1757]

@michaelstefanichjr2181 Yeah, I watch that match pretty recently. Pretty good iron man match imo

[@michaelstefanichjr2181]

@@chipbagchad1757 that was definitely a good match. You also had the very physical match between the Steiner Brothers and Williams/ Gordy and Scotty Flamingo (Raven) upsetting Pillman

[@SPACEPIGKING]

Was there live for the first time ever at the Chase Center, MJF vs Bryan was worth it. I didn't know MJF was so varied, he was doing it all.

[@detmorales9151]

Oh man wish I was there you could feel the energy all around what a FIRE 🔥 show

[@SPACEPIGKING]

@@detmorales9151 it was pretty enjoyable, I had no clue what most of the storylines were though since I'm not really an AEW guy, but it was a big show coming to my area and the crowd really added to it. If guy's like MJF and a select others are consistently on the cards, I may actually go out of my way to see more shows of they come around again

[@ysp1784]

So was I sat above where mox came out earlier. Brother and I had out of body experiences during this match lol Cant believe the show didn’t sell out though

[@SPACEPIGKING]

@@ysp1784 man that's luckyyyy, me and my bud sat up high facing the ramp and the big multiscreen thing blocked the ramp. We couldn't see taz, tony, JR , or even Christian getting put into the casket, so pissed lol. Still worth it though

[@dan7291able]

he's a genius, im glad you saw him live

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

The fans chanted the highest honor ever given to a chant *THIS IS WRESTLING!* That's all you need to know.

[@tbd3058]

AEW fans chant that every week. They also chant it when the Bucks are flip flopping around the ring

[@stevonwhite8933]

@@tbd3058No they don’t 😂. They do chant “This is awesome”, tho.

[@fabioribeiro5071]

@@stevonwhite8933 he is just salty because wwe can’t pull something like this. Which in itself is also funny 😂

[@inuenndo_]

The best Iron Man match i’ve ever seen, they hid the pacing as MJF just being a heel. And when in the ring it seemed to never slow down.

[@trevor6757]

He's the only one that milks things in a way that doesn't feel unnatural and you just never get tired of watching him be a prick.

[@Travybear1989]

Kanyon vs John Cena for the TNA X-Division title was pretty good too but the main event with MJF and Danielson *Damnnnnn Danieeelllllll...) was amazing. Disco Inferno vs Isaac Yankem wasn't bad either.

[@bb-ballistics1706]

This match is what aew has needed for quite some time. What a masterpiece

[@alanmacdonald1457]

aew doesn't have a lack of good matches, they lack engaging stories

[@bb-ballistics1706]

@@alanmacdonald1457 that's true. But this match played a good story out is what I'm Meaning. Yes the build up was lackluster but the match itself made up for it. I wasn't excited for this match at all and then I watched it.

[@alanmacdonald1457]

@@bb-ballistics1706 fair enough! can't argue with that

[@Chillboyhaad]

@@alanmacdonald1457 When there is no stories it doesn't matter how good the match is because after it's over you don't remember it

[@alanmacdonald1457]

@@Chillboyhaad i guess if you thyink all wrestling should be like WWE's cartoony shit...most other wrestling does not depend on cheesy stories to make it memorable, they have amazing matches instead lol. some of undertakers wrestlemania matches are considered the greatest of all time in WWE yet those matches didn't need any story

[@willdemore4418]

Favorite part was when Danielson did the "yes" chant, then hit the knee, and mjf kicked out. Jumped off my couch

[@fredbrown8344]

I was watching the show in person, and everyone in the Chase Center thought that was it.

[@willdemore4418]

@@SnapIntoaSlimJim1 me?

[@James-nx5ii]

lol! I did the exact same thing. They got us good with that one. Schiavone's call "the sucker kicked out!" was tremendous too.

[@dan7291able]

one of the greatest kickouts ever yeah, brilliant place for it

[@tbd3058]

Really? Anybody who hasn’t been hiding under a rock knew Danielson wasn’t going to win the match. The kickout was as predictable as it gets. Kicking out of finishers has gone to pathetic levels in the wrestling industry these days

[@theaterthug7]

Jim was like a little kid at a candy store with this. Match of the year so far.

[@mrb3ast0n]

Easily. 💯

[@christhornycroft3686]

True, but that’s a really low bar.

[@blakemaxfield4267]

Better than any match at mania or the Gunther sheamus chopfest from last year

[@D00M_DR0P]

@@blakemaxfield4267 I'm very shocked that the WON people didn't vote this or FTR vs BCG as MOTY, but Flair vs Ripley is hard to argue

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Bryan Danielson vs MJF is masterpiece & instant classic match . Great that Jim Cornette even likes it

[@greghuffman3061]

Guess ill have to pull up piratebay

[@xxshrimptacoxx5720]

I didn’t watch but MJF won which is unrealistic. Meaning he had to cheat to win or someone interfered. Which happens in every single wrestling match

[@fuk1267]

@@xxshrimptacoxx5720 everything in this industry and ur calling MJFs stuff fake

[@Absinthexx7]

He likes both guys, isn’t shocking to me he’d like the match

[@MattKeller]

@@xxshrimptacoxx5720 did you expect otherwise?

[@pauliewalnuts829]

This match was one of the best matches I've ever seen in any promotion. The pacing was perfect. They went like 65 minutes and no dull moments. I didn't get bored at all. This match and the dog collar match between Punk and MJF are my 2 favorite AEW matches.

[@mudshowmark2143]

lol

[@darthraider450]

The Brodie Lee versus Cody dog collar match is a better dog collar match than the punk MJF match

[@THESERIOUSLYSMILE]

@Darth Raider , to each their own, I guess. I also enjoyed the Punk vs. MJF dog collar match more than Cody vs. Brody Lee. May have been the build-up to it that made it feel bigger, but I felt it was so much more.

[@pauliewalnuts829]

@@darthraider450 I never watched the Cody and Brodie match. I'm sure it was great.

[@jerry85g7]

​@@darthraider450 No it's not

[@williamthomas5215]

This had the same vibe as Lesnar vs. Angle. A very well-done heel babyface iron man match.

[@sgt_chugganuggz]

Finally someone makes the comparison ,you sir know your wrestling ,these are my top two iron man matches ,they worked the crowd ,had excellent chemistry and the main main thing kept it within each man's strengths ,Brett and Shawn is overated the last ten mins where fire but the rest was a bit mehhhh

[@alenton81]

It had a chair shot DQ for Lesnar to buy a couple of cheap pins. So it has happened before.

[@EliasRoy]

@@sgt_chugganuggz cry

[@sgt_chugganuggz]

@@EliasRoy dude I'm crying cos your bible fucking parents called u elias

[@Sylasha]

This is the fastest i have ever clicked a video.

[@Shubham-cz9vx]

😂😭

[@montewhite4940]

Same here!

[@floptart5712]

Yep

[@TheCubicleReview2]

Hell yeah!

[@KrishmanyuThakur]

Me too lmao

[@justchilling7594]

Real wrestlers doing real wrestling resulted in a great match imagine that.

[@josiah1218]

It's professional wrestlers doing professional wrestling..

[@sweetpetergeda]

Tell that to Tony Khan

[@lsj6721]

There is nothing real here

[@ec5018]

real wrestling ? you mean the storyline in the match makes it great there is nothing real about it

[@justchilling7594]

@@ec5018 And you reply isn't real intelligent either.

[@aaronrumph3291]

It is amazing how much this match screwed over the straight violence match of Page and Moxley, with just how crazy it got in the second half with the table spot and tombstone from the top rope. MJF and Danielson looked like they went through a war at the end

[@adrhines1]

It's rare to hear Jim enjoy reviewing a match this much, I love it

[@petebagwell6666]

I got here first now bitches, epstien didn't kill himself

[@jordanlindsey4403]

Less than 30 minutes, I figured this would be as long as the match itself.

[@robriginio530]

The Bret & Shawn match was incredible. It had a dead start because of Earl Hebner explaining the rules for 3 minutes right before the bell, and a slow first 10 minutes. The next 52 minutes of that match were incredible. I have not seen the Danielson/MJF match yet but I cant wait.

[@edrom29]

Only difference Bret/Shawn had a build up to it.

[@sweetpetergeda]

Because wrestling was presented like a real sport to be taken serious. It just starts now like a video game.

[@sweetpetergeda]

​@@edrom29 and better wrestlers

[@via_negativa6183]

It's definitely comparable. I might just have nostalgia at this point but that match was the one that gave me a life long respect for the business as a kid.

[@blurplebear8573]

Was not as good but still better than anything AEW has done ever done outside of Punk MJF feud. It's a solid 4-4.5 stars.

[@Everson33]

Mjf is, and has been, the best in the biz for a while now. He is truly underappreciated.

[@dan7291able]

We are graced with this guy bursting onto the scene man, a genius like this comes around once every 30 years, we gotta enjoy it

[@stilltippin44s]

@@dan7291able reminds me of Conor when he bursted in the UFC scene, winning two belts and changing the game with his trash talk/promos. He revolutionized MMA. IMO MJF is similarly changing the game. He took the heel role to a whole new level. There’s never been a wrestler that the fans hated so much, and wanted to see him wrestle equally as such. He took kayfabe to the extreme. He’s a fucking STAR. AEW is so lucky to have him, but at the same time PG-Rated WWE wouldn’t allow him to be who he is. WWE should seriously re-think their PG style. AEW > current WWE

[@ryancreecy9105]

This match was stupendous I'm not usually somebody who has the attention span to watch an hour or longer of a match especially if I know is going to be that long on purpose but this match was amazing mjf is a pure genius those guys deserve raises I watched every minute of it and it was great

[@sy-ky_buddy4603]

It went so quickly, which is wild to me.

[@Jcw4849]

The two falls after the low blow was comparable to the AJ Styles vs Scott Steiner takedown match from TNA in Nov 2007. Watched it the other day and quite similar

[@Aging_Casually_Late_Gamer]

This was match of the year. While Roman and Sami might have the best story, this by far was a spectacle of wrestling.

[@blakemaxfield4267]

Way better than Rhodes vs Reigns

[@willdemore4418]

Watching this match again tonight, instead of smackdown and collision, but now we have ftr vs BCG in that conversation. Insane year

[@Anthonystaysfit]

This match was an hour long but was the only match on the entire card that didn't feel like it dragged at all

[@Anthonystaysfit]

@Yeltnerb 1 non it was just actually captivating and not just guys doing moves to get the crowd to pop

[@SamiAljundi]

MJF is the definition of a wrestling prodigy

[@BBoy4040]

"Get yourself DQ'ef to get an easy pin" was literally the basis of the Brock-Angle Iron Man match.

[@David-fanboy]

Actually. Rick Rude was the one that started that when he was still in WCW when he wrestled Steamboat in their iron man match. Lose to gain is always genius even when it’s predictable

[@BruhNut]

Can’t wait for the Press Conference

[@natsfan3114]

God that’s gonna be comedy

[@patrickdeel4283]

This was a great match.

[@BoulevardTrash99]

My favorite part was at the end of the media scrum, MJF said "thank you.....fuck you...bye!"

[@patriciagarrison435]

🆚🧑‍💼🐐🇺🇸🇺🇸🐐🐐🧑‍💼

[@djsavv6765]

omg the live crowd was so in to it. we were eating that shit up. I started the H2O chant and the whole crowd got behind me, man, what a time. MJF and Bryan, wow. Great show all around

[@richardcelaya7361]

That was you.? That was a badass chant, a chefs kiss monent for the match

[@djsavv6765]

@@richardcelaya7361 thank you haha it was one of my proudest moments as a heckler. Truly made my night and lost my voice over it. Still in cloud9 haha

[@wugenius]

Omg I was there and heard it start and I thought it was bloody brilliant! Had to join in!

[@djsavv6765]

@@wugenius HELL YEAH! we were definitely on the fun section. What a great time!

[@danielcraig4974]

More pockets on tonight's Dynamite Jim, you lucky sod 😂😂😂😒

[@Sky_Blaze]

I wanna slap Tony Khan badly.

[@syko2695]

For me, this was the best match in AEW history

[@MrBaseballguy2010]

It was. Marks will say Omega vs Danielson

[@DavidAGIII]

@@MrBaseballguy2010I think there’s an argument for Cody vs Dustin

[@Chillboyhaad]

@@MrBaseballguy2010 That Omega vs Danielson match has to be the most overrated match in recent memory, it was a great TV match but it wasn't a classic by any means. It gets hyped up because of the Omega stans.

[@syko2695]

@@DavidAGIII Oh that's not a bad shout

[@gatorjohnny]

Bryan is in that Shawn Michaels/Bret Hart spot where if he’s in a match, you are pretty much guaranteed it’s going to be the match of the night, or close to it. He not only elevates whoever he wrestles, he elevates the rest of the card as well.

[@simontabony]

Tony’s booking is a greatest hits of match finishes and stipulations since the mid 90’s. A rule of an iron man is the champions advantage. If it’s a draw, they still retain. But pretty much every iron man that’s ended in a draw has gone to sudden death since Bret vs Shawn.

[@RATEDRRYAN1]

Kurt vs brock and Bobby roode vs aj styles are a couple that didn't go overtime

[@MattKeller]

Yeah and that in itself is ok but the phony, corny way they had TK talk to schiavone acting like this is being decided on the fly was dumb. Eye rolling kinda dumb

[@simontabony]

@@RATEDRRYAN1 fair enough. Just feels like it always happens.

[@ysp1784]

@@MattKeller I was at the show and no one told us anything on the mic either, we couldn’t hear the broadcast on the screen so we didn’t know what was going on till it restarted

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

I thought MJF entrance was epic. Really felt like something big

[@VodkaSoda]

MJF actually looks like a wrestler.

[@fhb3]

Here we go! I've been waiting for this one!

[@Copperstoned]

This was the best match in AEW history. A classic sixty minute draw. The build was meh but that’s the status quo so can’t be helped. Danielson is truly the best technical wrestler as well as the best worker in the world. Where does MJF go from here? Hoping it’s a few ‘easy contenders’ to solidify the reign culminating in Punk this year or something. But anything with MJF should be great. Eager to see what Danielson does next. 👏 👍 🤌 Talking about sixty minute draws, Okada vs Tanahashi, Kobashi vs Kawada/Misawa, Punk vs Joe and so many more I’m definitely forgetting now are some of my favourite ones and this one is definitely up there.

[@billywashere6965]

Nah. Omega vs Danielson is still the best match in AEW history.

[@hellawayway3056]

Maybe MJF can retire Punk when he’s really ready to call it quits for good.

[@sigmablock]

Lesnar vs Angle on Smackdown two decades ago.

[@blurplebear8573]

@@sigmablock That actually only went like 43 minutes cause it was a taped show but it was good.

[@blurplebear8573]

@@billywashere6965 Billy's on meth apparently.

[@darthraider450]

Match of the Year and I highly doubt if the matches coming off the Bloodline storyline in WWE would match or surpass this at WrestleMania or Summerslam. Fantastic iron man match throughout, MJF and Dragon put on a masterclass.

[@maxpayne7312]

We still have a ways to go before people can start having an unnecessary orgasm for match of the year, by December I’m sure there’s going to be plenty of matches to choose from This is just ONE of plenty of match of the year finalists to come from all different promotions throughout the year In a about a few weeks fans will forget and move on to something else trendy

[@tonyh1718]

Bloodline will have the benefit of the mania crowd Both should be good, but neither will match this Usos don't have that in ring psychology and roman is a cleverly disguised b level in ring guy He definitely can't have a classic like this one Cody's carry job will be epic but not that epic to match this

[@bcal8118]

Who cares enjoy both and stop bitchin

[@darthraider450]

@@tonyh1718 also I bet my left nut that Roman will use interference against Cody, it has almost become a gimmick of his to use the Bloodline to interfere in matches.

[@darthraider450]

@@maxpayne7312 people still talk about Cody v Dustin, Dragon v Kenny, Pac v Kenny and the Bucks v Kenny and Hangnail, even the street fight between Best Friends and Santana Ortiz, Thunder Rosa vs Britt and MJF v Darby, and matches like Nick Gage v Jericho with the pizza cutter leading to the dominos advert. This match would still be remembered in a few years time like it should be and is the best match at least in AEW history.

[@klawstecno2083]

I loved everything about this match! About the kid, the AEW Marks said that MJF traumatized this child and being a heel is not a excuse....Yeah,right?because it wasn't anything wrong after this boy saw Moxley and Adam Page trying to kill each other and bleeding everywhere.

[@lobillo012]

that wwe fanboys that criticized everything.

[@howardsimcox5596]

I once went to the zoo and the elephant sneezed on me, wrecked my day, bet this kid was devastated

[@willdallas53]

You can tell how dumb someone is by whether or not they think that was a shoot. It wasn’t.

[@GraveMemories]

​@@lobillo012 lol 10 year old spotted

[@experienceanimation217]

Those marks clearly don't understand the psychology of pro wrestling. That kid will hate mjf. Job well done

[@elberno4243]

I was today old, when I realised American Dragon never wins Iron Man matches..

[@juliebeeson8134]

Been waiting for this one

[@salamisumo2]

Watching this match live is a memory I’ll never forget. The last 10 minutes were pure magic.

[@CharlonClarke]

dope that you got to see it in person, I was hype even watching it from home

[@kingsofthering1434]

Bryan Danielson explained why he tapped on AEW Dynamite. He couldn't feel his arm and he feared being unable to pick up the kids that MJF referenced last week and tapped out, then basically "retired"

[@fgajtani]

I love hearing about MJF. It makes me hopeful of a bright future in wrestling

[@WorldWarJoe]

Last time I saw a wrestler intentionally lose a fall to hurt his opponent was Rollins vs Ziggler iron man match, where McIntyre hit the claymore costing Ziggler a fall but then Ziggler got the cover

[@carloscolon3331]

Despite the bad build up to this match but it did deliver.

[@chadberserk1050]

Loved this match. Best AEW match that I've seen in awhile. Loved the little HBK teases by MJF (which in hindsight gives away the end of normal time and that he's winning in sudden death) Always a big fan of the "get DQ'd on purpose to get two pinfalls" spot. First time I saw it was in the Iron Man match at Judgement Day 2000 when Triple H hit The Rock with a chair or sledgehammer, got DQ'd then got the pin back straight away. Not sure if he got two though. I don't think I've seen it since. Great job by both men. Not sure who faces MJF next. It's probably going to be Hangman. The problem he's got is that AEW's main event level talent is pretty stale at this point. He's done Danielson and Moxley. MJF probably wouldn't want that Jericho stink on him again. It's either Hangman or Omega. Every other potential top star has been bungled by bad, inconsistent booking. Wardlow is a million miles from when he squashed MJF. An Omega feud has got potential. If rumours of Omega's contract are true, I hope they go with a Loser Leaves Town match and Omega is gone. MJF would get nuclear heat with the AEW hardcore fan base, coming out every week bragging about it. If Punk ever came back (which I doubt) MJF v Punk 3 sells itself.

[@darthraider450]

Let's see who won at Revolution - Jungle Boy, Ricky Starks, Hangmaaaaam. Eddie is a left field option, and Hobbs is pursuing the TNT title. Not a lot of good options to carry through to Double or Nothing.

[@stevenrector95]

MJF vs Omega would be a good match do you remember the American dragon vs Omega it was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chadberserk1050]

@@darthraider450 I'd have no issue with Ricky Starks being the one to dethrone MJF but that shouldn't happen for awhile. Jungle Boy isn't ready for MJF. He'd get eaten alive. I think Eddie would be potentially amazing (the promos would be exceptionally good) but I think he's having a bit of a reboot in ROH. All his momentum was gone after the Jericho feud. Always liked Powerhouse Hobbs. He just needs the right tweak to his gimmick and he's there as a upper mid / main eventer. They could run with Darby again at some point. I wouldn't complain. Hangman is likely going to be next.

[@outcastyouth]

What about Sting in a career Vs title match? Have MJF end the Icon's career

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Working with a top talent should only help to make MJF even better, assisting his growth. Good match, don't know if it needed to be an hour though. I don't think they'd built up enough to have that type of match.

[@kylehogan7403]

Lmao Imagine saying any part of this didn’t work. Better than anything on the Fed for the last 15 years

[@syko2695]

@@kylehogan7403 Nah the Shawn vs Taker matches were this side of 15 years ago

[@hinro]

@@kylehogan7403 imagine being able to read. One day you might get it buddy.

[@benespinosa6725]

This Match was awesome MJF's entrance was great glad this wasn't a Gymnastics routine like the other matches MJF throwing a Drink at the kid was fucking hilarious the best part of that was the Mom's reaction that was hilarious and the dig towards Dave Meltzer was the icing on the cake.

[@MattKeller]

His entrance felt so bizarre

[@detmorales9151]

@@MattKeller naw it's just that you a WWE mark that's all man

[@benespinosa6725]

​@@MattKeller incorrect

[@benespinosa6725]

​@@detmorales9151 exactly

[@MattKeller]

@@detmorales9151 the fuck does WWE have to do with anything? Heel champs get entrances but his felt like it was fancy and didn't really sound like his song. The crowd didn't know what was going on until he came on stage and they realized it's supposed to be mjf's theme. It didn't add anything at all and felt out of place for mjf

[@danielcraig4974]

When will the whole drive thru be uploaded on podcast? I can't wait.

[@tripvic7629]

It's out when it's out - Jim Cornette

[@LNC2009]

Friday

[@Sky_Blaze]

Thursday/Friday but maybe sooner due to high demand this is the only reason I have Spotify is to listen to Jim reactions asap

[@christopherclinton8631]

Best iron match since Steamboat vs Rick Rude in beach blast 92

[@matthewl3002]

I think it’s the best ever, it was that damn good

[@christopherclinton8631]

@Matthew L It was great the nostalgia is why I put Steamboat Rude ahead but the more I watch this I'm sure this will take the lead.

[@josecorona9646]

I was there best match I've ever seen live the crowd was electric!

[@snellsman]

Where can I go back & watch this match at?

[@banntaylor7323]

Why isn’t the new episode uploaded on spotify yet?

[@LemoncookieTV]

Tazz claiming that athletes shouldn't drink water 50 times during the match confused me

[@S1ick865]

love hearing u mention knoxville, love my hometown!

[@ronstasYoutube]

BEST work I've seen from you guys, THIS is why I listen.

[@thecake6635]

"did i lose a star, Dave?"

[@xyseal7298]

Completely unrelated, but I would love it if Brian could read out some storylines from old WWE games to Jim

[@Ted_Bell]

Jim Cornette Silent Hill experience. Search it up. Not as strong as the Tekken 3 experience but still funny.

[@Sky_Blaze]

Nothing willever beat the tekken and cult of extra cheese

[@ryanpotter9152]

i only just realised, MJF constantly drinking throughout this match was because Ric Flair said in his final match he blew up cos he was dehydrated

[@megaslice23]

Amazing match. I will say, however, that the spot where MJF gets himself disqualified was done in that Brock v Angle Ironman match on TV back in '03. That is still, to this day, the best Ironman I've ever seen. This match was right up there though.

[@montybruce6079]

I haven't paid too much attention to AEW but will admit that MJF is solid. Not to draw comparisons or say he's as legendary as ric flair in the 80s but he grabs attention in that way for me. Not a single heel wrestler is on his level right now.

[@Outshined93]

funny how everybody has their best match vs Danielson

[@FirstLast-yh7gj]

MJF going to restroom woulda been hilarious 😂

[@TheCrazyahbk]

Match was good - but we’re still talking bout Bret and Shawn all these years later … Let’s wait and see how the match holds up over the years

[@JusRed48]

Amazing match and pretty good show overall

[@mistamaog]

They actually had a really good explanation for went Danielson tapped, there's a little promo he did post show

[@KR1736]

Am I shocked two god tier workers had an amazing match? Not in the least. But this match fucking ruled

[@-Trauma.]

The lowblow two quick pin falls thing is something I wish you could do in the video games 😆

[@michaelmiranda2459]

I used to do this on here comes the pain with a chair haha

[@elvispressley2365]

AEW will now spend $650M to put it in their junky video game.

[@Bhekizulu_Magagula]

I watched bret vs shawn for the first time last year. I thought it was very beautiful. The athletic display and stamina shown by both men was great. It was the type of match that needed to happen to serve as a bridge between the old guard and the modern style of wrestling.

[@DeathSkull4768]

This the one I was patiently waiting for 😌

[@bryanellis459]

I think they did the DQ to get an advantage/fall back, in the Angle/Lesnar iron man match, Lesnar got dq'd for chair shots, then took 3 falls in a row

[@craigholmes6893]

I think they do that spot in Rock-HHH too.

[@insupportofjunhado]

Even from a purely WWE perspective, Chris Benoit's ironman matches were better than Bret Hart-Shawn Michaels...but as you know nobody really brings up Benoit to talk about how good his wrestling matches were anymore.

[@RopeDrink]

When Jim said "I have not seen that in a previous Iron Man match" (6:11) -- I immediately thought of Kurt Angle & Brock Lesnar's Iron Man match on Smackdown for the World Title back near the end of the attitude era. Lesnar starts the match early by obliterating Kurt with a chair, immediately losing a point, and then he uses that time to take the lead while Kurt is selling the chair shot. The whole match was PPV-quality, yet it was just another Smackdown, and the World Title changed hands after that match.

[@firepenguin38]

I bet behind the scenes when MJF is just max these guys were proud as hell of each other. It was a great match

[@dontlikenobody2306]

There was a reason for the Ironman match, it wasn’t “just because”…

[@krolik1157]

I was here and got tickets relatively last-minute so I was in the second deck and well away from the "marks" -- next time, I'm paying extra for marks. (The view was pretty good!) The crowd was still pretty into it, but the combination of drunk and tired in the second deck meant a lot of people trying to put themselves over and start stupid chants or get heat for themselves instead of concentrating on the match, which was pretty darn special. I looked down for a split second at my popcorn so I missed the nut shot and didn't know what was up with the consecutive falls until I saw it on twitter. I will say the heat the drink-throwing spot got was INSANE.

[@Nestle245]

Saw this in the the movie theaters I was surprised Regal was showing it.

[@endrsgm]

Nice to hear jc loving wrestling again

[@john_blues]

This review is going to be good. Let get get a bottle of water to get ready.

[@jerry85g7]

Bryan is the 🐐

[@BruceFST]

I have been a wrestling fan since the early 80's and I am 45 now. I was excited when AEW started up it took me a week to realize I could watch this show on KZbin in about 13min and be fine with it!. I like old school wrestling and MJF is where it's at and you can hear it in cornett's voice I haven't heard him this excited since Slow Devin didn't wear his prescription based helmet (he should wear at all times) ..Cornette is the only reason I kept up to date over the past few years. Thank you Jim Cornette for keeping fans involved even when they try to check out. Btw AEW dark evolution is a much better show every week then anything televised.. idiots for life. MJF 4LIFE :)

[@bMt5553]

Why is dark better? (Genuinely curious.)

[@sweetpetergeda]

Have fun with that 🤣. I'm 40 and been a fan since the 80s and as good as this match was. AEW anit it

[@MJ-gq5kg]

I still think that Brock vs angle at smackdown in 2003 is my fav iron match of all time and is very underrated imo. This is a close 2nd though.

[@Venomx-nb1jr]

The pacing of this match was phenomenal. It was WWE style and staggered with out being boring. It has to be one of the best “wrestling” matches I’ve ever seen.

[@robbymarton74]

How come nobody has said anything about Travis‘ artwork on this one? Great work Travis!

[@daleharris3809]

They did something similar in Brock and Kurt's iron man match where Brock sacrificed a fall by beating Kurt with a chair and taking advantage. Simple but effective. Lose the battle, win the war

[@THEDOCDOR]

MJF's promos reminds me of Larry Zbyszko!

[@tbonemann]

Jim and Brian should do a watchalong for Lesnar vs Angle Iron Man match

[@Colt2OO2]

This was by far the best thing on the whole show and that's not to say that the other matches were bad because they were all at least solid, but this match was what everyone came and paid to see and they delivered in spades. It admittedly didn't need to be an Iron Man match in the first place, but I'm definitely glad it was one because MJF once again proved that he can more than hold his own against some of the best wrestlers in the world and it really showed the amount of endurance he has. The build to the match was questionable in parts, but this whole thing more than made up for it and it's already one of the best matches in company history along with Danielson's match with Kenny Omega, the Page/Omega vs Young Bucks match, MJF's match with Darby Allin and Cody vs Dustin Rhodes

[@ChaostheClown]

This is one of my all time favorite matches in 25 years of watching. Maybe it's recency bias, but Danielson's been my GOAT for a LONG time and he keeps cementing that legacy, meanwhile I didn't even know who MJF was a couple years ago [I was in a lapsed state as I'm sure many can relate] and this kid is on his way to be an time great already, and he's not even 30 y/o yet! MJF really is everything he says he is, we're witnessing something special with this guy. And ofc Danielson delivered yet another classic in a career chock-full of em.

[@johnpannebaker5757]

The decision to go with the iron-man match makes sense after seeing Danielson's 'time to go home' promo. It was a way to write him off TV.

[@shawngreenidge3591]

It's amazing how many people keep confusing the LaBell Lock for the Regal Stretch

[@Dachamp90]

I’m still not paying 50$ for AEW PPV ever again

[@detmorales9151]

It's because your a WWE mark that's all but it's ok man

[@GraveMemories]

​@Det Morales bold of you to assume that The first 2 years of aew was complete aids I don't blame him for sticking to his wallet Aren't you supposed to be in school, kid?

[@matthewl3002]

No PPV is worth $50

[@Dachamp90]

@@detmorales9151 😎

[@jwduckpaddle]

@@detmorales9151 No its just because AEW sucks

[@stevenzack1497]

A great three man match. DB, MJF, and ref Bryce Remsburg. Remsburg doesn't get enough credit for the one hour job he did.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

I honestly thought MJF was going to beat Danielson with a chair & go down 3 pinfalls & then pin for 5 then the rest of the match Danielson was going to catch up, tie, then they would go over & MJF would win 6-5. I was close with the nut shot.

[@ryandavis4448]

I'm glad they didn't shit on this match...cuz this match was really good. Put it in a vacuum and for what it was "as a match"...holy shit it was GOOD!

[@rayvonvelez3129]

My favorite thing about this match was the post match. Mjf sold the heck outta this match, that at the end he's in crutches looking like he just survived the craziest accident of his life. What happened to selling at the end of matches like this. It was so good to see.