Jim Cornette Reviews The Men's Royal Rumble at Royal Rumble 2021

From Episode 177 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@Riztastic1]

The crowd looks like old n64 crowds from the old games lol

[@PeterWhiteprowrestler]

Hahahhahahaa so true🤣

[@xshadowscreamx]

Fulll circle

[@drunkensailor112]

Back when the game crowds sucked, but the real crowds were great.

[@mhc12k]

😂😂😂

[@miguelheat]

Or early svr's on the psp 😂

[@henrikschmidt3964]

Christian has to be one of the most underappreciated talents of his generation. The few times he has been given the ball he has really run with it.

[@zemox2534]

Agreed. TNA gave him a chance and he became a 2 time nwa champion.

[@apray359]

1000% ..he's still very impressive and a bigger star than 90% of their current roster lol

[@simsingh8492]

@@apray359 agreed

[@TheDON914]

He wasn't that good , " maybe " in tna sure I agree .

[@zemox2534]

@@TheDON914 He was great in TNA

[@Burger-urger]

Dude I was gonna skip this for now until I saw the steroids in carlito's apple 😂😂😂😂

[@freddesanantotx4905]

Carlito lookin' swole

[@Gravydog316]

Dude why would you skip this?! *spits apple in your face 'cause you're not cool

[@jonoisgood]

He's on the (apple) juice, brother

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

I thought he was vaccinating the apple so he could spit in the face of people who don't want to be cool! 💉🍎

[@freddesanantotx4905]

@@jonoisgood 😂👍 good 1

[@greatomeister675]

Carlito taking his vitamins brother!

[@treywar25]

Not everyone that's in great shape is on the juice. You'd be surprised what getting off your ass and working out everyday can do

[@bennywatts4174]

He just got on a diet

[@Whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhat]

Dudes been lookin good for a couple years at this point. Got jacked when he went down to whatever promotion he was on.

[@Lenoxygen]

He probably changed apples for avocados. Oh man that thumbnail 😂

[@chrissabin5003]

@@treywar25 you don't go through puberty twice

[@ksink74]

You knew something was up when the fake crowd counting down from 10 was perfectly in sync with the graphic. That's never happened with a live crowd.

[@jamied4486]

Lol i noticed that watching old rumbles, the crowd is always a second ahead of the clock

[@PeterWhiteprowrestler]

My words that night. True.

[@freddesanantotx4905]

I hate the fucken fake ass Thunderdome lol so lame

[@ksink74]

@Jim Cornette I didn't even notice. What entry?

[@freddesanantotx4905]

@Death Adder 😂😂 couldn't have said it better myself homie 👍

[@BigJeffrey85]

92 Rumble watch along would be awesome. Heenan's commentary alone makes it worth watching.

[@TNLable]

The best Royal Rumbles I've watched were : 1992 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008 2020

[@patrickschneider6289]

95? :D

[@fuzzluvver69]

@@TNLable 1990 was really good too. Proper nostalgia, and Tony Schiovane being one of the commentators during his short WWF stints made it interesting.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Greatest Rumble ever. The ring psychology is SO great.

[@TNLable]

@@fuzzluvver69 speaking of that Britt Baker's best friend and Bobby Heenan's favorite partner, both 1989 Summerslam and 1990 Royal Rumble are not available as of these latest checking on the WWE Network

[@RagingCookie127]

The Orton thing was frustrating, they literally do the "He's not been eliminated but just sat out the whole match" angle every year so it was predictable.

[@singaporesammy]

Twice a year now that they have a women's Rumble.

[@welowee7610]

Yeah, freakin predictable.

[@TheDemonCaine]

How was it frustrating? It was done well as usually the ones who do that generally win, but instead it was a fakeout.

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Caine Te Whare What do you mean they usually win? Rusev didn’t against Kane. Lana was replaced by Lynch. R truth beat up and replaced by Nia. It’s overdone and kills the tension and is anti climactic now

[@dontakeshit]

Maven was never eliminated

[@Bearwolf13]

Swolito... My favorite part of the night was when Samoa Joe said "what's in those apples?" lol...

[@AliSubhi-xs4rn]

"Then here comes Seamus looking even more pale...and fucking weird" had me laughing way more than it had any right to.

[@Kev7035]

Idk why him being pale is an issue, why should everyone look like they're painted orange

[@FreakAboutSims3]

"We don't make wrestling matches, we make mini movies." ~ Vince McMahon

[@Pillar5770]

Vince did say that in the Beyond The Ring movie.

[@aguywithaname7764]

That’s why I don’t understand why corny gets so upset. Wresting isn’t wrestling..it’s now a tv show with wrestling sprinkled in it

[@zemox2534]

Only in WWE, AEW and Impact to an extent. Real wrestling is MLW, ROH, NWA, Pro wrestling NOAH and Progress wrestling.

[@BofoshoBeatz]

NJPW 🤷‍♂️

[@zemox2534]

@Darth Skeletroll 2.0 Your opinion abd I disagree. WWE suck, AEW is too immature and run by ego maniacs, while ROH has put more focus on actual wrestling abd any promotion in Japan still respect kafabe. Not all wrestling sucks mate abd should not fucking die.

[@BONKATOMICLUNCH]

I love Jim's disappointed dad tone when he says "Lazy, shitty booking" lol

[@raymondragbar1935]

Go back and look at some of stupid crap cornette use to book with smw wrestling.

[@Makainternational]

I think he was having a good day cause he normally says “lazy fucking booking”.

[@2011nphelps]

@Raymond Ragbar he never booked anything as stupid as the shit WWE is booking these days

[@MrKlotzi123]

@@raymondragbar1935 If he had the Resources and Talent of WWE today, you could have been sure that we never would have seen such Shit. That Stuff like the TMNT Matches, and the other Manager Brawls were fristly infornt of maybe 500 - 1000 People if that, and filmed in a High Skool or Collage Gym or National Guard Armory. And they only had regionall TV Coverage. So completley different Scale. But that aside, these Matches also made some Sense psychologically and received mostly good Crowd Reactions. Big bloddy Difference. Do your Research before you besmirch one of the All Time Greatest in the World. If you want to see what Jim can do with an actual Budget watch his old OVW Stuff from 2002 - 06 . He made most of the current Day Superstars in that Stable. Lesnar, Cena, Batista and Randy Orton all came out of that developmental Territory. And many other great Wrestlers too. So don't give me Shit about Conry not knowing what he does. He is one of the greatest Minds in the Buisness to this Day.

[@lukerichards5047]

Brian sounds likes he's gonna turn heel on corny in some parts of this

[@welowee7610]

Yeah lol, He slowly turns to the darkside

[@Lenoxygen]

Nah, Brians a tweener

[@nickygregory8364]

Brians gonna be defending russo next lol, he'd probably prefer to die before he goes from Corny to Russo

[@bradknowles7846]

If corny can seriously say Kane is a bigger and more relevant star than edge or orton is pretty worthy of a small heel turn

[@seanpardy7832]

I mean it was a good rumble. But Cornette is right about doing spots they couldn't do live.

[@InsignificantNick]

Can I just say that it's crazy that Edge & Christian are wrestling again in 2021 after serious injuries. I feel like I'm 12 again!

[@Kas58223]

@2005 Cool Year it sad but that face to face they did and hugged I grew up with those guys and the other attitude era and golden era wrestlers

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Kas58223 Now there is a best friends hugging each other that doesn’t look like little children like the aew jerkoff tag team. That was a hug of grown men, of brothers.

[@Kas58223]

@@o.w.omarquito2047 exactly that was just emotion done right wasn’t for a stupid gimmick

[@andyblake9673]

I got goosebumps when Christian came out! felt so happy for him.

[@MHBULLSFAN]

I cried, not afraid to admit it 😥

[@myhandlewastaken]

Randy and Edge having a fight, instead of a match, at first sight was absolutely appropriate.

[@SleepySheepy99]

Yeah it's almost like Randy attacked his wife and then injured him again which put him out of action for half a year. But no yeah Jim totally theres no reason for him to attack Randy at first sight 🙄

[@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother]

That exchange with Lashley and Big E was not sloppy.

[@ShotgunJoshie]

Corny is right 95% of the time, but sometimes he’s just a bit mean to guys who are genuinely p talented. This is one of those times, both those guys rule

[@kidneystonermusic]

@@ShotgunJoshie Lashley rules. Big E was there too

[@idhcustomtoys]

Lashley = awesome Big E = shit

[@Batony]

He doesn’t know Big E, he didn’t come through OVW, so he has to shit on him. He knows Lashley, so he’s great!

[@kidneystonermusic]

@@Batony Big E is just a look. He is creepy and sloppy and embarrassing to watch.

[@TrainMeBrian]

Kane should have just written a few mayoral executive orders at ringside.

[@ekmad]

So glad Christian is back, shame he was robbed of his big pop. It's amazing that a lot of the older guys are physically holding up, Edge in particular considering all the medical issues.

[@ShotgunJoshie]

A lot of em are getting some new stem cell surgery down in Brazil, and DDP Yoga is a godsend. Christian retired because of concussions tho, not injuries, so it was always within the realm of possibility for Christian to come back I think.

[@ekmad]

@@ShotgunJoshie I also read that a lot get Testosterone hormone therapy for age reasons but it really makes them jacked. Just look at Booker T and Stone Cold.

[@ShotgunJoshie]

@@ekmad I was wondering why Booker T looked so good at the Rumble!

[@rishuasthana1086]

@@ShotgunJoshie wtf is DDP yoga? The yoga you guys do does not even resembles the original YOGA one bit.

[@LordN1291]

Edge and Christian look to be in tremendous shape, Jericho on the other hand....

[@Lenoxygen]

Jericho's got an excuse, his in Baby Khan's pocket

[@jamied4486]

Round is a shape

[@sirkevstah289]

Jericho looks like he ate both Edge and Christian.

[@evolvedcopper2205]

In the 2000s I wanted to have a body like Jericho, back in 2020 I have accomplished my goal

[@edwardsmedberg2324]

@King Slayer yea okay lmao

[@willmk4042]

"Bugs Bunny"

[@franktowncard]

Who is Bugs Bunny?

[@riquepr]

@@franktowncard He is refering to Bad Bunny.

[@vat_laaw]

@@riquepr thanks, was wondering that too. Not paying to watch this shit.

[@agentjakecx4311]

@@riquepr no it's bugs bunny

[@riquepr]

@@agentjakecx4311 Well to me is stupid bunny, no talent bunny.

[@RustyTiberius]

“I love edges stuff except for TLC which is the most famouse thing hes done”

[@brendenmcmillan8937]

Think carlito showed quite clearly how much more impressive wrestling looks when you let guys get on the gas

[@arnavbhagwat4232]

I don't think he is on the gas, he's just been working hard...it's possible, but I don't think so

[@brendenmcmillan8937]

@@arnavbhagwat4232 nah he's definitely supplementing, looks great for it though

[@nu-metalfan2654]

@Brenden Mcmillan. Eddie Guerrero also showed that, look at Eddie in 1998 in WCW and then look at Eddie in 2002 and he’s definitely on the roids. Unfortunately because of the roids and his previous addiction to pills and alcohol, his heart gave way and he had a heart attack. Yes roids make wrestling look more impressive, but it also makes it more dangerous

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Nu-Metalfan 24 Great example. He was incredibly lean before he left the wwe in 2001, then came backed immensely jacked. Especially in 2005 he look like a smaller Schwarzenegger.

[@raveoreynolds6049]

Sure, a lazy guy who could have taken steroids at a time when WWE was lenient with allowing them, didn't do it. But NOW he is? *eyeroll*

[@BlitzAce987]

Jim: *Fast forwards and skips over anyone he has looked at for 5 minutes 15 years ago* Also Jim: WHO ARE THE STARS

[@phillipbrown2318]

Travis has outdone himself with this Thumbnail Masterful.

[@gordonirvine726]

Yeah it's a masterpiece.

[@russwade562]

It’s amazing how he can always perfectly sum up an episode....sometimes just based off an offhand comment from Corny or Brian. He’s fucking brilliant.

[@mcdixon]

just missing Bugs Bunny facing off against Frog Face. Other than that, spot on!

[@paulgarcia9682]

Travis needs to release a book of all his WWE artwork for these videos

[@BWalker9313]

I actually liked this Rumble match. They didn't do a bunch of comedy shit. Guys came in and actually looked like they wanted to win. Riddle was the great, Priest, Lashley, Edge, Sami, Bryan. There were a number of guys that really tried to put on a good match. Couple of surprises. I liked it

[@chris329_]

Brian says Kane is overrated? Kane is underrated AF and had a great career. Sure Kane kinda fell off around 2014 but he still should be more appreciated.

[@1stKindChris]

Kane has been beaten by everybody... who cares if Kane gets eliminated in a Royal Rumble

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Kane was great during his debut and a while after. After that he lost his mystique, his mask and hair. Then a loser in the midcard scene, hardly a winner even as a midcard and nowhere near the best midcarders of all time like Benoit, Eddie, Christian, Jericho, Mysterio, Booker T, etc. and an ok world champion. Not very good in the ring either though his run with Bryan was entertaining but buried Kane as a monster and turned him into a goof.

[@basedelon]

2014? Kane fell off in 2003.

[@darrennicholson5151]

Kane has the best Rumble elimination streak

[@chris329_]

@@RegretfulDeadMan Hey, Kane did had a good World Heavyweight Championship run in 2009 and 2010.

[@brandonizaguirre2963]

Carlito has been feasting on those anabolic apples, I see

[@fearhungerpride]

He likes his Apple "Juice"

[@jovongarrison974]

He called Ricochet a midget and Daniel Bryan is inch taller than him.

[@jordandennis6794]

They're both midgets

[@welowee7610]

Bryan at least got some muscle

[@pkj2148]

@@welowee7610 Ricochet is actually more developed muscularly, he is just leaner. Had he had a bodyfat percentage as high as Bryans, he would have been bigger than him.

[@paulfogg801]

Interchangeable gymnastics midget

[@kidneystonermusic]

Ricochet isn't even a good midget

[@arwurth]

I always love the moment when I'm listening and I get to the part where the artwork makes "sense" XD

[@JM1993951]

I agree with Jim and Brian. Kane is a fixture of the Royal Rumble match. But Brian is right, Kane hasn’t been interesting since his 2003 feud with Shane leading to his Wrestlemania XX match with Undertaker. WWE does just roll him out because the people love him (me included) and seeing him is always a feel-good moment.

[@WONDERBOYIC123]

Damn the disrespect I’m hearing about Kane is disgusting

[@sgtraytango]

Eh, I lost respect for him when he started whining on Twitter about domestic terrorists being banned from social media and threw a tantrum about how he'd be moving to Parler.

[@ThePunk01]

@@sgtraytango I heard he made a anti mask fear mongering ad in Tennessee too last year

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Manwiththeplan sXe Yep he voted against a policy to make masks mandatory in his state I believe

[@TimeCenaPSW]

Manwiththeplan sXe the man who wore a mask for the majority of his career is anti-mask? 😂

[@jenniferrenolds2226]

@@ThePunk01 wow keep up the uniformed guesswork gossip you smark

[@kingston4313]

Man, Carlito in AEW would make him look like a man amongst boys

[@brandonluke582]

Amen

[@mustafaniazi278]

AEW ...Where the short boys play and big boys get dumped!

[@KevinGsWK]

@@mustafaniazi278 how they want it to be

[@Lordran__]

@Charles Fortier Right!?

[@CharlesWade_314]

Exactly!

[@MisterJayFar]

"Does he look like a pained Sabu to you?" "No." HA! Brian not giving Jim the answer he wanted.

[@keeton]

They weren't hall of famers when they were in those matches in 1998, some of those guys were still upper midcarders in 1998. Doesn't watch the product, complains he doesn't know anybody. I usually agree with Jim's reviews but this does sound like he's going out of his way to dislike something

[@TapathyWR]

This is the most anybody has talked about Kane in years

[@Big_J_435]

It's due time for it too. Kane is underrated.

[@q.h.s5051]

Justin The Tractor Kid Ever since his return in 2002 he’s been downgraded. Nobody took him seriously since back then.

[@hermithermit479]

@@q.h.s5051 Eh, he was still a force in '02. I think '03 and them taking his mask off is what took the bloom completely off the rose. Well, the mask and Katie Vick.

[@Cinque.Stelle.General]

“Then more Bugs Bunny”...lol, hilarious. WTF is this Warner Bros.?

[@CharlesWade_314]

I dont care how old is, I popped when kane came out because I've been a huge fan of kane since forever. I had no problem with Damian priest eliminating him too, I'm a fan of priest as well.

[@WrathNBrimstone]

Did Cornette forget how Vince won it by not ever being in the match? the leave the ring spot until the last minute has been done by heels time and time again

[@basedelon]

The 1999 Rumble match was just one angle.

[@johnnygrind77]

"Japanese Sabu" was Hayabusa. God bless his soul.

[@thesupervisor3270]

Best comment on here. RIP to him. Ahead of his time

[@johnnygrind77]

@@thesupervisor3270 I saw the match where he had his accident once. Literally, just the one time and I can not bring myself to watch it again. His match where he teamed up with Shinzaki vs RVD and Sabu is one of my all time favorite.

[@dreday5880]

@@johnnygrind77 I still have that match on VHS somewhere. $20 for ECW PPVs back in ‘98 every 2 or 3 months so I watched them all. And I’ll never watch Hayabusa get his career ending injury out of respect. R.I.P. Hayabusa.

[@dustinwillis351]

@@johnnygrind77 i can't even watch that match at all .. I seen it once.... Thats it

[@brandonizaguirre2963]

I really hope they cover Hayabusa on the upcoming FMW episode on the 3rd season of DSotR this year.

[@jonathanharris5371]

Anyone else feel like Brian Last is getting less and less tolerant of Jim's bad takes on talent

[@williamschaeffer409]

"does he remind you of a japanese sabu?" "no"

[@XombieLejon66]

It leaks out every now and again, he's not a total yes man to Corny. Another example is how he's quick to defend Asuka when Corny talks shit about her.

[@willmk4042]

He really wanted Charlotte to win the Rumble ahead of Bianca...

[@Ted_Bell]

I mean the main point stands. Only a few Japanese talent have had even a little chance to get over and draw in main stream America. He put over Shinsuke and called Vince ruining him. And he has a great point that Asuka can't draw main stream either with the way she screams.

[@flyguy7825]

@@Ted_Bell Its how you book them the fans love asuka people love asians wrestlers but if you treat them like idiots nobody’s gonna like them.

[@rylewx]

Rhea Ripley had a much stronger showing than Damien Priest.

[@Makainternational]

I beg to differ! it's like comparing apples and oranges! both are fruit but you can't compare. Each rumble was telling a different story. Performers are always limited in a rumble, but both did their part.

[@hunter8501]

Ripley looked like a beast , Preist gott attached to Bunny OP is correct

[@randylynch4330]

Do people not remember how brutally unwatchable the shows were before Thunderdome? Imagine no counting and no noise during the Rumble match.

[@jasonalec6573]

More realistic since the pre-pandemic crowds were dead anyways

[@chrisjprod]

Jason Alec not really

[@Seldom-Seen]

This is crazy!! Kane is a Legend !!!! An immortal STAR!

[@alexalexalex797]

Truth be told, once kane unmasked He basically ended his career. Sure he still wrestled etc, and had good matches obviously. But no sane person would consider his run with the mask, with him being essentially a bald angry man in any way equal. Then they fckd it up completely by masking and remasking him constantly

[@ScammerPayback]

Compare Bobby Lashley to Chris Jericho.... lol

[@gregoryfuller9736]

I happy I draw Bobby lashley in my rumble pool as they is good chance I going to win my rumble pool

[@davew005]

That would make my day if you did a watch along to the 1992 royal rumble. In my humble opinion it's by far the best rumble I've seen and I've seen them all.

[@brooklynbull-e3565]

I agree with you

[@rylewx]

“He always has a pained expression on his face, like multiple injuries are hurting.” Wow nailed Shinsuke to a T. 😆

[@Harry-sc1xk]

I hate Rumbles that involve going under the bottom rope, fighting around the ring or going backstage. Ever since I was a kid, I would just think well why wouldn’t everyone just go under and stay out. It’s a huge flaw in the rules, especially as so many wrestlers have gone under the ropes and later won or been in the final stages.

[@Maestro..]

Corny reviewed this year's Royal Rumble but didn't watch last year, which had incredible moments for Drew McIntyre and the return of Edge

[@JohnSmith-xg9wx]

Last year was fantastic. About the only time I really enjoyed seeing Brock Lesnar since they made him unbeatable without fuckery.

[@Hellwolf36]

It made me no longer feel like it is where dreams go to die.

[@Big_J_435]

The 2020 and 2021 rumbles were both good, but I would have certainly liked to hear what Corny would have said about the rumble last year in particular.

[@Mondragora99]

2020 was one of the best, Top 3 for me, only 2001 and 92 was better.

[@obi-wankenobi917]

FACT - Kane has had more ppv matches than anyone in wwe history

[@TheWalklingPractice]

He's had more matches than anybody else on the roster in history.

[@obi-wankenobi917]

on a wrestling database website it says the wrestler with the most matches ever recorded was Jushin thunder liger with about 2600

[@ChristopherJames1993]

@@obi-wankenobi917 in WWE idiot.

[@paulgili5843]

@@obi-wankenobi917 2600? Seems way low considering that comes to 260 matches a year for ten years.

[@DAKINS896]

@@obi-wankenobi917 thats only matches reported to the DB. Most old house shows arent listed

[@shawnhardy8979]

I thought Priest had an impact moment for him and hopefully his career ... and loved to see Carlito back

[@CASHGOTJUICE]

His debut on raw was pretty good

[@wheremyshrimpsat6433]

@@CASHGOTJUICE they've put him with Bad Bunny seemingly, which is huge

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Everett L Gotta see him in a bad bunny video as the ladies man rockstar that he is. That will make him huge in Vince’s eyes

[@carolowler]

Kane was putting him over big time in a backstage interview too.

[@blueweegie6541]

@@wheremyshrimpsat6433 is it? I've never even heard of him until the other night us he big in America?

[@lonestarfriend]

I can't see Edge winning over Roman or Drew. And Carlito looked fantastic!

[@CASHGOTJUICE]

Exactly he’ll lose at mania meltzer reporting Roman vs edge

[@CharizardMaster69]

@@CASHGOTJUICE ooh master of the spear

[@jonathanbohm6489]

He teased an NXT move on Instagram but that’s below him he’s a legend

[@CASHGOTJUICE]

@@CharizardMaster69 yea I can see the promo exchange being good actually on Fridays

[@brickwall5]

nah bro edge taking that belt off of who ever he’s facing at mania

[@Ted_Bell]

I'd like to see this Carlito vs Daniel Bryan. "I spit in the face of fools who think you should win every royal rumble."

[@jordandennis6794]

Only thing Daniel Bryan should win is a farmhouse

[@wild1won44]

Daniel Bryan should win next years royal rumble

[@imdikonps4396]

@@wild1won44 if bryan gets more interest yeah but his current run has been the most boring in his whole career a d I love daniel but he looks like a dad now he needs to grow the hair out again and grow his beard back a f go back to being the old daniel bryan

[@ChristopherJames1993]

@@imdikonps4396 the OLD Daniel Bryan had short hair... The NEW Daniel Bryan had long hair and beard.....

[@Edward-rg1od]

The daniel Bryan hype died years ago

[@alangreenway6695]

Not entirely convinced Jim’s comparison of ‘98 to ‘21 really made ‘21 look bad. Or showed how bad ‘98 was....

[@greatomeister675]

Fun fact : This years rumble was the oldest EVER.

[@rxnupe]

lol

[@alexandru5369]

No surprise WWE is basically a nursing home at this point

[@SAM-ru4vx]

Older than 1995 rumble?

[@fmthebaron]

@@SAM-ru4vx 1995 had a lot of old guys like Bob Backlund, Bushwhackers, King Kong Bundy, and Dick Murdoch.

[@kristopherbrown146]

But 1999 royal rumble had the oldest winner ever Vince McMahon, Edge is the second oldest winner.

[@thelundquist]

Lol, Jim didn't sell it, but that 98 Rumble roster backfired on him. So many jobber no draws in that lineup.

[@DieselHaven]

Whattya mean? 8-Ball and Skull aren't gonna be in the HOF?

[@TimeCenaPSW]

I just watched 98 again and was surprised at the amount of jobbers/unbelievable winners in it

[@DieselHaven]

Also, Chyna and HHH weren't in the match but eliminated Owen. The same thing Jim bitched about happening to Big E and Rey

[@jordandennis6794]

@@DieselHaven at this point they will be

[@Nonlifting_breezy]

I know right he’s reading off that list and I’m like so many unlasting terrible acts were in that rumble and some mentioned were stars speaking in retrospect. How many mania or world titles did Owen hart hold at that time or mark Henry? You could hear him when every name was read off like uh huh mmhm ok

[@averyl6372]

" I'm not saying jenna Jameson looks the same as she did 25 years ago." - Jim Cornette

[@myquest666420]

She may be dead, but that silicon still looks the same. So there’s that.

[@parisiennemoonlight6650]

Overall Damian Priest was handled well in the rumble.

[@thepublichousebrandcom]

He didnt come across as anything special though.

[@parisiennemoonlight6650]

@@thepublichousebrandcom that's your personal opinion which a majority will disagree but who am I to say.

[@kidneystonermusic]

Rimble*

[@cishansen4162]

I loved Priest. Do not watch wrestling at all and only listen to Corny. Watched the Rumble because..... It's the rumble. As soon as Priest came out I took notice.

[@RDSArcade]

He was okay. That's about it.

[@christophermarang.3569]

Almost everything Cornette said here was... wrong. Kane was a star in the sense that he was big and known. He hasn’t been relevant in multiple years.

[@Oceantreasures24]

Kane’s a legend who at this point is just a respected guy. It’s always nice seeing him around

[@Janon48]

Yeah that part made no sense. Just because he's a little guy and Kane is a big dude doesn't change the fact that he was more over than Kane has ever been.

[@RainmakerXBooty]

@@Janon48 I think he’s basing it on the fact that more mainstream people know who Kane is over Daniel Bryan

[@christophermarang.3569]

@@RainmakerXBooty @182... yeah no issue seeing Kane, good to see him there, he barely could walk down the ramp, but I had no issue with him being there. I’m more talking about the money made statement. First, no one in that ring made more money than Orton, but that’s whatever, but if we’re being logical Cornette made a statement about the New Day, they have made the WWE way more money than Kane did, even when he was hitting with all the right people. Between merch, and internet rev there is no debate that the New Day together or individually get treated like stars because they ARE stars. It’s just odd that Jim refuses to see facts when it gets in the way of his agenda.

[@splash8429]

People gotta stop overthinking shit. He just got a spot on Rumble, stayed there for like 3 minutes and kinda liked how they had Priest eliminate him

[@georgesalgado8783]

Seeing Edge and Christian was awesome. If only Gangrel had come out too.

[@aaronperezsomarriba8504]

Just to spit blood over Strowman and then get eliminated

[@georgesalgado8783]

@@aaronperezsomarriba8504 probably but at least get a few moves in and hit the impaler DDT on somebody.

[@marcelmoreau2733]

@@aaronperezsomarriba8504 a bloodbath on somrone they eliminating.

[@georgesalgado8783]

@2005 Cool Year very underrated indeed. I love the Brood's entrance theme. Jim Johnston is another underrated genius.

[@marcelmoreau2733]

@2005 Cool Year thats cause the Brood were good. Hit at a highpoint of gothic/vampire media before a slight drop in popularity. Blade and TV Buffy made vamps cool againt after they were wussified by Anne Rice. Underworld revived it, Twilight

[@michaelfenton4353]

hurricane did the same double choke slam to stone cold and HHH in a royal rumble before. I forget which one. same exact spot

[@morse3850]

2002

[@dreday5880]

Hey, I know, and it still got a chuckle out of me.

[@ChristopherJames1993]

It's his spot. Because he's tiny he's never gonna actually chokeslam anyone.

[@KennyHavoc]

2018

[@Pistonslap1312]

@@ChristopherJames1993 didn't he chokeslam the rock like 1 time

[@japstoryeditor]

The following are Hall of Famers from the 1998 Royal Rumble: Mick Foley, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, Honkytonk Man, Terry Funk, Bradshaw, Farooq, Jeff Jarrett, Kama Mustafa, and Mark Henry. Plus The Undertaker, The Rock, Kane, Owen Hart, and The Godwinns are legends who haven’t taken their places in the hall of fame yet.

[@kylehaas2873]

Owen will never be inducted his family will not allow it

[@cameronlapage7386]

To be fair, Big E was a big thing when he was on NXT and after he first debuted. He didn't start doing the silly stuff until several years into his main roster run. Edit: I still remember seeing him first appear on Raw and laying out John Cena. I was so shocked and confused.

[@JPS47]

The New Day ruined his singles career

[@XombieLejon66]

I wish he'd bring back the King Kong Bundy thing of making the ref count to 5.

[@sharifelfeky7217]

@@JPS47 he’s the IC champ and it’s looking like he’s gonna have a main even push coming up soon so that is completely wrong.

[@JPS47]

@@sharifelfeky7217 I'm glad he's finally getting a singles run but the dude should have been a world champion by now

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

New Ell He is still a 🤡. If he were completely serious then people might invest in him as a world champion threat

[@diywrites8703]

Kane certainly is NOT the Jenna Jameson of WWE.

[@DanNJ316]

Always like hearing Corny's takes, but I don't know, I enjoyed the men's Rumble. Wasn't one of the best RR matches by any means, but I've seen much worse. I was entertained by it.

[@luisaguirre5771]

Nakamura looks like a Japanese Sabu 😂😂😂😂

[@Betared2003]

no lol

[@marklupo3441]

Kane looks like hes enjoying retirement with the gut he’s got now lol

[@garyguillen8447]

He’s also a Mayor lol

[@marklupo3441]

@@garyguillen8447 yup. I’m really disappointed wwe didn’t have him do a republikane gimmick while he was running for mayor

[@-Gurza-]

"It's the Big Red Dad Bod!!"

[@AJDaniels99]

Brian needs to calm down. Kane is one of the GOATS and I ain't gonna tolerate Kane disrespect

[@mikelong2756]

HHH once sold a boot to the face for over 90 seconds while standing up before flair flopping🤣

[@fmthebaron]

1997-1998 Kane is a bigger star than anyone in that Royal Rumble for sure.

[@realninjaent544]

And 03-04

[@alexiscardoso778]

I know WTF

[@silverwings1954]

Eh... Randy Orton was all over the internet not even 10 years ago. I know wrestling was more popular but the internet is massive. I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't heard of the RKO

[@CM-jc7gk]

@@silverwings1954 Yeah as someone who really grew up with the Attitude Era, so at my most full-blown obsessed fan levels for all things WWF, I feel like Kane was a player in a much bigger overall brand, but Orton has been a much bigger individual kind of star. They're not even that far apart in career time: Kane debuted in 97/98 & Orton was the youngest world champion in history in 2004.

[@jp27fcp]

I think Edge and Orton were bigger stars in their prime

[@metallicbigtoe3949]

Sami Zayn looks a little more like Skinner every week lol

[@RDSArcade]

Looks more like he plays in a garage band. And they suck.

[@metallicbigtoe3949]

@@RDSArcade 🤣 yeah a garage band in the bayou

[@phoenixsplash135]

Matt Riddle was like your annoying younger brother constantly trying to play with you and your friends

[@biggajay600]

Cornette ur a legend lol U had me in tears in the beginning of the podcast with the BUGZBUNNY!!! 😂😂😂

[@brettdathreat2715]

Watching the virtual crowd made me think of the old WWE War Zone game where they chat, “Player one! Player one!” 😂 😂

[@L.m.CeeTee]

Dam. I liked this RR. Corny needs to find some middle ground. It can’t be one way all the time.

[@Sci1211]

that’s so funny I completely disagree. I thought the rest of the ppv was pretty good. The women’s rumble was excellent. This match I thought was boring, predictable and demonstrated the lack of star power in the men’s roster. No one in the men’s rumble looked like they were gonna win. I love Edge but let’s be honest he’s being booked stronger now - 10 years past his prime than he ever was at his peak. I love Edge but at his age, is he really the best the WWE have to headline wrestlemania? The sad thing is that the rumble proved he probably is.

[@eiggerman11]

damn carlito, can i have some of that apple 😁

[@MonkeyBone316v1]

I've watched wrestling for awhile, I've seen Jim on TV, but I'm new to watching these videos. And, I have to say, you guys work very well together doing these podcasts. A very excellent parring and you both play off of each other very well. I can see why this is so popular.

[@KastleKrossface]

Not to worry Jim, I laughed at the "AJ must've fell off the edge of the earth' line

[@TheTennesseeFistMachine]

Most people : this was a pretty good show Corny: this show is a disaster.

[@drgribb]

Is that what "most people" are saying? Kinda hard to tell when there's no fans in the arena tbh. Speaking as someone who doesn't even watch highlight clips anymore and only tunes in for the ppv's (I think by definition, being in the comments section of a Cornette video invalidates my ability to refer to myself as "casual" though, lol), and as someone who actually really enjoyed some of the recent ppv's, I very much did not enjoy this show, and I don't think any of my friends who don't normally watch wrestling would've enjoyed it either if I had shown it to them. But that's just me, ymmv.

[@sabercrosby8128]

Most people....Who started watching WWE in the last 3 years

[@adamturner749]

I was thinking while watching this. I would love to hear Jim review the 1992 Royal Rumble match. In many peoples opinion, mine included, the best Rumble match ever. I'm sure Jim has seen and I'm sure he would love it.

[@jenniferrenolds2226]

Wasn't Jim Involved in it

[@alexpayne5914]

@@jenniferrenolds2226 no, he was nowhere near the WWF in 1992.

[@jenniferrenolds2226]

@@alexpayne5914 nowhere near? He was in wwf in 92

[@jenniferrenolds2226]

Relax. You smark

[@jenniferrenolds2226]

You are not COOL

[@rylewx]

Cornette sorry you got owned on that ‘98 Rumble comparison. 😂

[@burnsyboy2007]

Carlito with the gear being jabbed into his apple, pmsl!! 🤣🙈

[@skum73]

I've watched the royal rumble almost every year since it started. I enjoyed this one. I'm not sure why corny is so mad about this one.

[@bradknowles7846]

He’s mad about pretty much everything these days

[@kingoutback]

That comparison to ‘98 tells me that it was worse then. 2 DQ finishes and probably about 5 guys who were over at the time in the Rumble match. Not as bad as ‘95 but still.

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

When the show is over, you can get away with things. The stars of 1998 could mostly do no wrong at the time lol. WWF was riding high on a new era back then. WWE is currently trying to find a larger audience and more things will be scrutinized because of it.

[@MauricioSandoval-xc9ih]

I really want to hear what Jim Cornette has to say about Bad Bunny! Lol talk about a generational/cultural clash

[@MauricioSandoval-xc9ih]

Dorian Arnold lol the clip of Bad Bunny coming off the top rope onto Miz and Morrison was the only time in the past 15+ years that millions of people and WOMEN saw anything WWE related. I expected Jim to atleast say more lol

[@sgtraytango]

@@MauricioSandoval-xc9ih Who is this guy? I assume he's either a goofy gimmick or a rapper.

[@johns.palumbo5104]

@Mauricio Sandoval that's not true. I stopped watching in 2002 and 3 things peaked my interest (without SCSA or Rock) and that's Punks Pipebomb, Taker losing to Lesnar, and Jericho getting Vince's blessing to go to Japan... Taker/Lesnar made mainstream media, I haven't seen Dummy Bunny on any real media outside YT since Sunday...

[@peak2381]

@@MauricioSandoval-xc9ih A cheap way to bring people to watch a cheap trash show.

[@wheremyshrimpsat6433]

@@sgtraytango A very very successful musician. Had 500 million plays on Spotify last year.

[@joseescalera7560]

Everytime he calls bad bunny bugs i cant help but start 😂😂😂😂😂

[@missledropkick]

Really liked this Rumble. Corny probably hates it. That's fine.

[@bobdonda]

it was a decent rumble, but Randy sitting out shits on the ending

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

bunyip Incredibly predictable. Wwe is gotta stop these recycled finishes that we’ve seen before

[@shindean]

The rumble had a good ending, but everything else was such a drag. Which is the point that Jim makes, why have it so long when you know nobody cares for Jillian making an appearance?

[@hughmungus359]

@@o.w.omarquito2047 it was really predictable but I popped huge when I thought randy orton was gonna steal it then edge eliminated him

[@currychips]

Actually really enjoyed this. 1 of the best Rumbles in recent memory.

[@bizzybezz]

In your opinion

[@buttersbeans6929]

@@bizzybezz no shit everythings an opinion

[@currychips]

@@bizzybezz no shit, Sherlock

[@cherryontop3243]

@@currychips It was an entertaining match but Edge winning was so predictable, did he really need another rumble win? Does he need another world title? He's won like 11 lol I didn't like it for the fact they need to build new stars and not just bring back the old ones. And I like and respect Edge as the next guy but why couldn't Big E win it?

[@ZeonRemnants]

also love how brian says "back then if you had a match you werent in the rumble" and then proceeds to list a match where both guys were in the rumble lmfao

[@dquanissavage6287]

Awesome Shoot Today Jim!!😎🐐🐐

[@TheClhWarrior]

I love this podcast, but I had to laugh when he was like "let's compare 98 to this years and see how many more stars there were," and Brian proceeds to read off 1 star 3 times, like maybe 3-4 other stars and like 20+ jobbers no one cares about. Did not make his point at all.

[@longboy7]

I agree, Royal Rumble 2003 would have been a better example

[@theraggmopps994]

True, but the pacing of other stars to big stars and then to a big star made better booking.

[@bradpaton3927]

1998 Royal Rumble had 9 world champions in it; 2021 Men's had >10.

[@TheClhWarrior]

@@bradpaton3927 If we are counting just the Royal Rumble, and just WWE world championships, then the '98 rumble had 4 while '21 had 13. That's kind of expected considering there are multiple championships now vs. just one then. Even if you count NWA championships and other territories and promotions '21 still has more. Then again, that's not what I said. I said "stars." Was Vader a star in WWE? Was Terry Funk as Chainsaw Charlie? Was Mark Henry a star then? '21 probably had more just based on pure numbers. It doesn't mean I think the show is better now than then. I don't. I just think it's fair to look at things more objectively.

[@codewordafl5850]

@@bradpaton3927 actually 12 if you count Mick Foley 3 times

[@bloodeagle6458]

FROG FACE🤣🤣i love it

[@Anbualex]

Yes please, a 92 Royal Rumble watch along. Bobby Heenan was amazing

[@Volantredx]

Ricochet is as tall as Daniel Bryan and only an inch shorter than AJ Styles and far more cut than both but to Jim those guys are stars and Ricochet is a midget gymnast. It's starting to become clear that when it comes to judging the star quality of guys Jim is letting his personal feelings for them as workers affect his judgment.

[@pkj2148]

Is it now you realise that? His take on Asuka is probably the most glaring example of this.

[@Volantredx]

@@pkj2148 I've made peace with it when it comes to stuff like Jim constantly saying the Buks look like middle schoolers, despite being taller than AJ and having beards, but the fact he's calling out guys who literally everyone wants to see get a push just because he once pissed Jim off really makes a lot of what he says hard to take. I can accept he has a specific style of wrestling he wants to see, but his inability to make points based on actual facts over innacurate personal distaste really drags down the rest of his stuff.

[@zakrowe1301]

@@pkj2148 what did he say about auska

[@pkj2148]

@@zakrowe1301 He says she is a japanese schoolgirl. He puts all the female japanese wrestlers in that category because of Riho. At least, Bryan Last always tells him he's wrong about Asuka and that she's great. He doesn't want to listen though. He's made up his mind that she is a japanese schoolgirl and that's just how it is.

[@WyattHolliday]

People forget the Rumble where Stone Cold chased Vince out of the ring and all around the arena without either being eliminated. That too was dumb. But hey, I’m not defending this.

[@codewordafl5850]

In match terms yep the worse but in story it was good I would've had Stone winning though but him losing 2001

[@NickGerse]

I randomly paused twice in this video and both times I unpaused to Jim immediately saying “Shit” . I love it

[@Razgrizdragon498]

Corny's description of everyone's name and gimmick had me rolling.

[@ravensflockmate]

jim is seriously downplaying everything for any little excuse to the extreme here

[@garyguillen8447]

It’s quite ridiculous.

[@JoJo-ie8sl]

riddle putting his nasty bare feet in people's faces

[@MP-qq2js]

In real street fight Riddle would kick ass of 96% of wwe roster with those ugly hoves.

[@JoJo-ie8sl]

@@MP-qq2js hooves, maybe? i couldn't care less if he thinks he could beat up everybody, it's nasty and unsanitary.

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

Owens got thrown off a platform and through a couple tables. Was up in 9 seconds. Everyone sells the RKO for 2 minutes

[@drizkal238]

I was at the Royal rumble in 1998 in San Jose floor seats as a kid.Great memories!

[@marcosalvarez4210]

Man that’s true. Our first rumble without pat Patterson. Rip my friend. U made my wrestling better

[@TheSportsfan35]

@Marcos Alvarez,Yeah now that Pat the pervert is gone, the talent can change in the locker rooms without worrying about Pat checking them out & making them feel uncomfortable.