Jim Cornette Reviews Wrestlemania 2018

[@nickisactor]

"Sami Zayn can talk! Who knew? When he worked for me he was a Spanish mute." LMFAO

[@RomanticRebel267]

Hearing Jim Cornette fast forwarding the SmackDown tag-team match because New Day came out with midgets dressed as pancakes made me LMAO.

[@ShowtimeDr]

John Smith right? I skip all their bullshit too.

[@austinha11]

John Smith The New Day is the worse thing to happen to wrestling ever. The cringe is too much to handle

[@stevencampbell2018]

Worse than Jim Herd?

[@OrphanHart]

John Smith New Day is just a cringe-fest for six-year olds anyway

[@cooljhags7356]

Steven Campbell Vince Russo

[@johnathanharper1076]

I put corny on when I'm about to sleep lol. His voice soothes me

[@willfunk4]

Johnathan Harper Same. Every night

[@Vgravy]

I am laughing at the idea of Corny cutting a motherfuckin' promo on someone while you peacefully drift off to sleep.

[@johnathanharper1076]

The Vince Russo shoots put me out like a light! Hearing someone's pure hatred for another is like twinkle twinkle to me

[@shiningwizard202]

Whenever I’m doing landscaping work or on a long drive, I throw on a lengthy Corny shoot.

[@hazen4410]

Christopher G I do the same👍

[@GonzosSlaps]

"When he worked for me,he was a Spanish mute" - Corny on Sami Zayne 😂😂😂💀

[@GonzosSlaps]

Hymen Hitman hell yeah!! 👍👊

[@EL_Chapo187]

I can listen to Corny talk all night

[@FreneticZetetic]

He essentially just on-the-fly booked the Daniel Bryan match, and that alone was leaps and bounds better than what happened lol.

[@davenwatts8173]

Mr Wrestlemania yup

[@kingofkansas9358]

You arent lying there my dude

[@kingofkansas9358]

CHRIS WOOD maybe man

[@michaelreborn9656]

Cornette's podcasts help get me through my shifts at night.

[@David-jc5jf]

First 5 things that need to change in WWE: 1. 2 man announce team 2. Give the wrestlers bullet points but let them shoot on the mic. 3. Make the moves you do in the ring count 4. Change the format of the shows once in a while and let a wrestling match start the show surprise your fans. 5. Keep the mcmahons and hhh off tv and only let them show up when need be so its special when they show up.

[@gregp103]

2. shoot what? Talking without a script isn't "shooting".

[@David-jc5jf]

Greg P "Tell them the truth A,B,andC. So when you work them D and E they believe it." -Jerry Jarrett

[@gregp103]

"Add the grapes - you know, chicken salad" - Jerry Jarrett "Spend my day working hard on the go But the hands on the clock keep spinning too slow Cause I can't wait to be alone with my baby tonight" - Jeff Jarrett You can't have bullet points and shoot. The bullet points are fake. The ad libbing therefore is fake too. Shooting means real. Real is real. You are misusing "shoot". You owe the smarks of the world and Jerry Jarrett an apology.

[@David-jc5jf]

I got two words for ya...Suck It.

[@gregp103]

You can't "shoot" based on fictional bullet points provided by a writing staff. You're either talking about reality or you're not. Isn't that right Mr. Malik? Or do you think shooting is something else?

[@stevesteve0521]

Anyone else agree that Jim’s review of wrestlemania was better than the actual wrestlemania.

[@accnt22]

Agreed

[@rickwhite7341]

think it makes you cool or smart to agree with him? moron

[@darrengordon-hill]

Closed my eyes during his version of "Steen/Generico" and saw it all; gifted dude that Jim

[@danadabrowski1936]

@@rickwhite7341 douche

[@fuscinula]

And at least, it's not 9 hours long.

[@adamweishaupt2846]

Poor Jim. In the past few months we've made him sit through Raw 25 and a 75 hour Wrestlemania show for our entertainment. Is this really how we thank him for giving us two great podcasts every week?

[@jeffbonethebonehead6727]

Lmfao

[@rosiegratz8377]

Adam Weishaupt 👍🏻

[@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn]

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[@So_Toasty]

Yeah, Poor Jim. All that talent, brilliance, put to waste being a stereotypical old man who hates everything new because he cant see through the power of nostalgia. It's sad really...Jim could be uplifting wrestling, he's too intelligent to fall to this fate.

[@Eiuol81853]

The build that Corny came up with for the Bryan/Shane-Owens/Zayn match was really good.

[@namenotfound34]

No shit the guy has been a booker for 35 years, honestly the fact that Cornette isn't booking a wrestling company or is not at the very least a head agent or whatever it's called is a travesty

[@standardofexcellence]

Wrestlemania fans now know dissapointment in 13 different languages

[@gregp103]

disappointment*

[@buttholeweeb621]

Gofuckistan 😂

[@ninjaworshipper]

i don't agree with everything Jim says, but goddamn he's entertaining

[@mauriotremainewillingham229]

ninjaworshipper I am with him on 99% of things that don't relate to God. He is atheist and I am Baptist. Lol!

[@So_Toasty]

Careful man, around these parts not agreeing with Jim, yet still loving him, can get the natives restless...

[@MrAdrenaline1982]

His comments on Paige were hilarious. "The fun girls from Mt. Pilot." LMAO

[@trillville3503]

No one's gets over in a 4 way..even in sex I am so DEAD (lol)...

[@patrickdavis5231]

Completely agree about multi-man matches. It's always just two people wrestling while the others lie down outside the ring.

[@LeeShields11]

I love Jim's layout of the Daniel Bryan/Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn! That would have been electric!

[@Pillar5770]

I have been waiting for this all week.

[@xGodofAcidx]

If they do a fake country next year and have them speak carny, they have to bring back Kizarny for a cameo

[@garenthal9638]

xGodofAcidx shocked they didn’t do wakanda

[@damienthorne3012]

90 seconds into "Steen & Genericho" I totally forgot who was actually in the match lmao

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

Damn, Corny's version of Shane/DB WM tag match sounded awesome.

[@TheManOfTheHourEveryHour]

5 years later and Stacey still had the right outlook on Steen & Generico matches 🤣

[@speranza9415]

Jim was already reviewing shows in 2018 WHY DIDN'T I KNEW ABOUT THIS?

[@deadaccount7520]

"The fun girls from mount piolit." Just killed me. Thats a line that probably 1 person in 10 gets. But those of us who do couldn't help but laugh at it

[@MarksREmarks]

X I think that Jim Cornette would be a fantastic guest on the Joe Rogan show.

[@jackigoon6168]

oh! Oh!! OH!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!

[@williamsantana370]

He would but joe rogan doesnt like wrestling

[@jackigoon6168]

William Santana not entirely true at all. He doesn't conflate wrestling with mma, but he respects it, and remembers the old days quite fondly. Combine that with crotchety ol' Jim it would be one for the books.

[@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn]

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[@MarksREmarks]

@@williamsantana370: he has had "jake the snake Roberts" on his show.

[@classicbritishmotorcycles4930]

This was better than watching Wrestlemania, Corny we need this for every PPV saves 9.99 a month this way

[@edbain6495]

Been waiting all week for this

[@voen]

Oh my God! They DO need a smark feed! If the college football national championship game has the "Homer's telecast" A WrestleMania smarkcast would be great!

[@crh6939]

1:00:46 and there is Brian's Last Words 😂😂😂😂😂😂. This has been the most I have laughed in a very long time!!!!!

[@timetraveller07070]

his paige impression was out of the world lol

[@jasonhorton9920]

Bryan - ‘ I’ve been in a bodybuilder’ thanks for the info 😂

[@abcsin6526]

Cornette thought on Daniel Bryan match is really good!!!👌👌👌

[@claytonlusby2505]

I always enjoy listening to Jim's reviews, stories, and shoots. Never a dull moment.

[@randyk_18]

Jim praising an asuka match? Boy how times have changed.

[@96mrjones]

My exact thoughts lol

[@popcorn247]

It was was who she was up against, he hasn't had a nice word to say about her since

[@EL_Chapo187]

"They left him twisting in the fuckin wind" lol lol lol lol

[@bransonstevens5914]

WrestleMania 34 is what has gotten me back into WWE after not watching WWE (Besides mania) for the last 7-8 years. I was actually invested in most of the matches and I think WWE finally has a roster of decent and interesting wrestlers again. I look forward to seeing what comes next.

[@proximacentauri2262]

This was my favourite wrestlemania

[@Zman9042]

I love Cornette's idea for D Bry. I'm not even a D Bry fan and that would've gotten me on my feet

[@Dwayne0630]

Damn.... if he’d booked the Bryan match it would have been so much better! I had to rewatch the AJ match a few times to appreciate it. It was really good, but the crowd was just asleep. Wish they woulda got an extra 10 minutes and kicked it into a higher gear, but it was a hard hitting battle

[@jonhufford6980]

dwayne cox I agree, the a.j. Match I considered the main event and it was quite underrated. It petered out at the end. And the heel turn at the end was bizzare. I was like "is this still kayfabe "? But they are both top notch wrestlers.

[@mavdj]

we weren't asleep inside the dome as much we were distracted. There was a scene going on with several fans that were standing up and did not want to sit down. So security came over to tell them to sit and they didn't so then the cops showed up and they were still not complying so they got their ass kicked out. The fans in that section started chanting stuff and talking shit to them that totally distracted everyone. They were chanting nanana goodbye and other shit. Many people were confused as to why cuz they couldn't see what was going on while the match was happening. They fucking ruined an already underwhelming match lol!

[@ducatidragon8981]

For me the matches of the night in top 3 order was 3: AJ v Nakamura 2:Charlotte v Asuka 1:Angle and Rousey v HHH and Steph

[@williamsantana370]

When sinske turned heel he stiffed kicked aj in the face hard as hell im like damn

[@SolidMike84]

Ronda Rouseys "gameface", aka "pouty angry girl who didn't get the toy she wanted on her birthday". Please.

[@kutulukutu]

The Paige rant... I've listened to this review 3 times now, and it gets me every time😂 Between Corny and OSW, who needs the Network?

[@arthurdaffos1490]

I like cornette he is a great analyst and know his shit about the mechanics and psychology. But his stubborness and old school fanatism holds him back from the modern gimmicks. For example he cant figure out why rusev is over with the fans. He sounded like a grandpa at this moment

[@mauriotremainewillingham229]

Arthur Daffos I think he can accept change, just good change. I don't get Rusev Day. I wanted them to leave Lana instead of maker her a wrestler which isn't her best suite (she looks good doing ANYTHING but best how she was). The WWE needs Jim and Bruce Pritchard back for creative. They can mixed GOOD new with their creative minds and Get The Rating Up Again!

[@AR-jt2ux]

Why don’t they get rid of one of the tag team belts and make an intergender tag champions.

[@arthurdaffos1490]

no need for that, you wanna see a guy beat the crap out of a woman? i dont its uncomfortable and bad tv. Remember the miscarriage angle booked by russo, that was bad, that was so awkward and uncumfortable

[@arthurdaffos1490]

Maurio Willingham i dont get when it started, but i always thought rusev was good, could do comedy, could be a brute, he is a decent worker tho. So i dont get why corny dont get it, he just sometimes needs to stop over think goofy gimmicks that ppl buy into and notice that the guy is over with the majority of the fans

[@vegansportsguy1334]

I'm glad I am not the only one who thought Braun chose a girl

[@bradkinder3616]

Paige sounding like one of the Fun Girls from Mt. Pilot. HAHAHAHA

[@DLRX]

That's been one of the biggest problems with WrestleMania the last few years, they try to fit pretty much everyone on the card and it's usually with pointless cookie cutter multi-man matches and battle royals. Now we have a men and women's battle royal at WM, and at the end of the day it's always pointless because it's literally just an excuse to get people on the card who aren't involved in any kind of angle whatsoever that the fans care about or are invested in. And even if you win it means nothing, just ask Cesaro.

[@pattaccone]

“Nobody gets over in a four away” Wrestling or sex. 😂😂😂😂😂 I damn near fell out of my chair.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Ronda Rousey is absolutely incredible. She's a natural bad ass and a natural pro wrestler. She's the best signing they'll have for years.

[@KOHoxton]

i agree, i was scared she was not going to give a fuck. but everything she did looked really good.

[@justtony21]

you are out of your mind. clearly you know nothing of the business.

[@KOHoxton]

Shes going to draw in attention and more money and a new crowd, Not to mention shes shown better in-ring work than most of the "Professionals" they already have hired, I don't believe it's Jeffrey that doesn't know the business there, buddy.

[@santosjerez1586]

Two names 1) Holly Holm 2)Amanda Nunes

[@justtony21]

THANK YOU!!!

[@Empakt]

"Only the lucky ones!" and Brian just starts dying....love you Corny.

[@WildBillCox13]

I agree with Brian about Miz. Even in the HOF ceremony group pan he projects exactly the right level of Elizabethan emotional communication-not to the camera, mind you, but at the speaker. Good stuff, and I got the feeling he knew it. His promos are very good, because he's an actor first. His inring work ain't bad . . . just about on the Classic Heel level. Dunno if he's a safe worker, but it looks like maybe he is.

[@BeastNationXIV]

"And here's the best part of the fucking show..." Oh, god! I'm laughing already! Lmao

[@valor992]

"Theres only one way you can get those physiques" I love how ppl attach there own limitations to everyone else.

[@patale1640]

Has Corny reviewed a young lions match from new japan? Those matches are like face vs face matches from the 70s.

[@cliftonsmith4013]

Mr. Cornette, I love to hear you shit on these horrible PPV's. Can you review EVERY pro wrestling event and if it's terrible, rip it apart but let them know how to improve it???

[@TheSlugJones]

Agree 100% with the choreographed stuff. Main reason I dont watch wrestling anymore. It's just gymnastics. It does look kinda neat and all, but i don't feel its even trying to be "wrestling" anymore. They almost all look like they are just trying to remember the next move in the set of moves they are doing. Could not agree more, Corny.

[@SlipperyGoulet]

Corny's idea about the Daniel Bryan match is great

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

Jinder May-Hall ...😂😂

[@zakrowe1301]

Aj styles vs shinsuke nakamura was the biggest disappointment of the weekend

[@sadetwizelve]

7:50 Kevin Dunn makes her speak with an American accent

[@SMAXZO]

You know..they should've had a count out angle for Asuka/Charlotte. You get to keep the streak intact (play it off that draws don't count as losses...but Charlotte could use that draw as a means to needle Asuka that she didn't win either) and continue the feud.. but hey, that's just me.

[@jordanhodges9110]

I think the taker match should have ended the night. Cena should have sat there the whole night like taker wasn’t showing up.

[@b3n.hameen]

Corny is a GOD.

[@paxonite-7bd5]

God bless you man for uploading this I am so happy :D

[@sketchstevens5859]

Jim's four way comment just makes me think of him watching the Midnight tag teaming a couple rats

[@MrArukimasu]

Kuwabara Sama is

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

Mullets and Bush everywhere

[@jonhufford6980]

I think they're taking what could have been an interesting heel turn with Nakamura from mania and turning it into a silly angle on Smackdown-the "me no speaka no english" stuff. It can still be interesting but it's already a big rib... I was actually thinking for half a second "this could be an attitude era angle "... I guess I spoke too soon

[@timf7413]

I'm disappointed Cornette didn't go off on a longer rant about the New Day's entrance.

[@ronn4238]

I've been waiting for this review since WM ended.

[@SensiofRabbitude]

The battle royale is the only thing that I still remember, from this entire show and Jim never saw it, lol.

[@sadetwizelve]

24:05 FACTS! It was definitely the best worked match of the night! I'm not a Rousey fan but I give her credit for executing the direction she was given well.

[@davenwatts8173]

Bambam v LT was bambam carrying LT, this was pro

[@kentuckytraveler270]

Does anyone know how to get questions to cornette?

[@Luispbringstheheat]

I've been waiting for this video since after wrestlemania ended

[@sadetwizelve]

28:38-28:49 LMFAOOO midgets dressed as pancakes!!!

[@SuperFriday]

Do you NEED a heel in every match?

[@tnbk_andrxw4474]

Yes.

[@coachredbone]

Wakanda will be more than happy to broadcast WrestleMania lol

[@arthurdaffos1490]

PR JUNIOR thats a good one lol

[@mauriotremainewillingham229]

PR JUNIOR I was thinking that. Have Chadwick Boseman there as a celebrity and ring announcer!

[@BeastNationXIV]

Took the words right out of my mouth! Lmao

[@TheBlackScatPack]

As soon as Corny said make up a commentary team I definitely thought about Wakanda too. Maybe Zumunda will be an honorary mention too

[@jamesmiller5331]

Cornet nailed it about the Daniel Bryan match. I had started the Pay-Per-View 30 minutes late and was working from behind and I literally skipped about 7 or 10 minutes ahead as soon as Daniel Bryan went down before the match started. It just wasn't the type of heat that I was looking for and that return, so I skipped it.

[@kevinjackson1275]

Miz actually is one of the better guys in the company

[@DWilson66]

Kevin Jackson you're full of shit mate.

[@simbaorisha8968]

Kevin Jackson Def better heel

[@kevinjackson1275]

Darryl Wilson Okay then, he's one of my favorite "acts"

[@jeyDsixx18]

Kevin Jackson yea but that doesn't change the fact that he DOES look like a complete douche nozzle

[@mauriotremainewillingham229]

Kevin Jackson Miz Loves the Biz and that goes a long way!

[@JStorm90TV]

Dude I was literally waiting for this...... since WrestleMania came out

[@pjam1184]

This is where I don't like Cornette's bias. He gives Randy Orton a pass because hes a third generation wrestler. Give me The Miz over Randy Orton's apathetic ass any day. Is The Miz the greatest in ring worker? No, he isn't but at least he cares. I don't care that the Miz is a reality tv star because guess what? He cares more about wrestling than a third generation wrestler who you can tell is just there for a pay check. Orton's matches are identical, it's like punching a time clock for him. I never cared for him. I don't know what anyone could possibly see in him. Only highlight of his career is when he took the thumbtacks.

[@PeterEhik]

Truth is it's just a matter of skill, Randy Orton is the smoothest wrestler you'll ever see, nothing looks awkward and nothing is flashy for the sake of flashy, he's like Bret Hart without the submissions. And he does this without giving a shit half the time, he's just really talented. You watch Randy and you watch Miz and it's night and day, sure Miz has improved and he tries but you can't substitute workman like effort for pure talent.

[@tonyd3752]

Nick Hughes damn...

[@trillville3503]

Zaba-dah spell it I double dog dare your ass to (LOL!)...

[@neilsun2521]

Those camera-zooms they do now are quite annoying. When someone's getting some basic punches they zoom in and out quickly, and on some of the spectacular moves they do it and you can't see the execution properly.

[@michaelforsythe9350]

Corny is the man! Most all of his ideas about what they should have done instead of what did do were great. That idea he had for the team of Shane & Daniel Bryan was so simple, but so great. If they had done what Corny said on here Daniel Bryan would have blown the roof off of the place. It would have been a classic Wrestlemania moment.

[@trillville3503]

OVW rule #7 if you beat up local law enforcement don't call me first but call JOHNNY ACE UNTIL YOU REACH HIM FIRST!!!

[@MaximumRabbit]

I disagree with Charlotte-Asuka. Match was great, but Asuka should've gone over. A lot of her mystique was removed when she lost her streak. Her whole "nobody's ready for Asuka" schtick has way less punch now that she's not immortal. Especially since Carmella came out the following night and swiped the title from Charlotte. Would've been a better story for Asuka to win and get ambushed by Carmella to steal the title then she builds up to get even.

[@MaximumRabbit]

Also the Universal Title needs a new holder, and Heyman needs a new client. My personal opinion.

[@ralpharroya158]

If I were to start a wrestling promotion , you could not do better than Jim Cornette as the main booker and lead writer

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

That music and the intro of that crazy look on Corny's face is priceless. I love that he now has an official figure out now.

[@maxand.1462]

Jim "who is the babyface" Cornette...

[@jeremypeterson99]

Was I hearing things, or did the Mania crowd chant "This is awful" for the Lesnar-Reigns match?

[@ajk]

They did. I don't think I have heard that before. Shows how bad it was.

[@rokaanalzeer]

Here’s a question. What was worse? Triple vs Roman? Or Brock vs Roman?

[@ajk]

R.A.s Reviews + Depends which Brock/Roman match you mean. If you mean this one then this one was by far, but if you compare 31 to 32, it's closer. 31 actually had some drama to it, even prior to Seth cashing in. This just was flat and repetitive.

[@rokaanalzeer]

ajk I meant this one. I say this one was better than the 32 one. Because at least this didn’t put me to sleep when the blood spilled and the finish wasn’t predictable. Yeah the 31 match was easily better. Hell I rewatched that match the night before 34 and even before Seth’s cash in, it was a decent match. It felt like a war broke out and then the cash in made it legendary. This was just the standard Brock match that we saw at the rumble and no mercy.

[@ajk]

Yeah I know you did, just being fair since they had two separate matches. Honestly too, the only things that made this one at all memorable were the blood (audible maybe?) and the finish. Otherwise it was crap. No creativity to it, unlike 31 (which I actually wanna go back to myself to compare it to this). Also 32 was SO LONG by main event too at over 5 hours for main alone so didn't help.

[@bladestormviking]

"....now everybody knows it's phony..." everyone has always known it's "phony". it's a show, that's why people buy tickets.

[@travisredekopp8911]

I wonder if corny realized that the second hour of the preshow had the actual battle royal

[@zanrosscooper8344]

Corny layout for the shane bryan/zyam owen match is awesome!!!

[@PcPFilmsDayton]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought the kid was a girl.

[@antonkravets5026]

Mr. Cornette is like my grandpa (my grandpa is much older though, no offense), but loves and 'knows' wrestling. Thank you Mr. Cornette.

[@FITE_ME]

9:21 "OH GOOD GOD" lmfao

[@joehalstead3187]

I understand Jim's concern that Cedric and Mustafa were a bit choreographed, but I do think that this is some of the Japanese influence in terms of fighting sequences. It's not new anymore so it doesn't captivate like it used to, but the idea is that missing a strike doesn't psychologically throw off the assailant, but instead, he's so good that he just instantly switches gears to defense and the next counter-offense. In the mid/late 90s, it was new and awesome, but I'm unsure about how much it works in pro wrestling.

[@LNC2009]

Announcer mania!😂😂😂😂

[@ericdrew8314]

Too many people past their prime wrestling at Wrestlemania is the problem. Do we still need the McMahons in matches? Daniel Bryan and the Undertaker should have already had their last WM matches. Brock Lesnar is borderline old news. These people need to make way for the newer ones.

[@Hammerhead547]

Well they did keep Hulk Hogan headlining mania even after the fans got sick to death of him as evidenced by his royal rumble win in 1991 where as soon as he chucked Tugboat out of the ring and the bell rang the crowd started filing out of the building instead of watching him celebrate which is why they were switching between camera angles like mad in the last few minutes of the broadcast.

[@gregstephens4028]

Totally agree with Cornette here. No need for EVERYONE to be at Mania. Give it a fast and furious 3 hours of action. If you aren't over enough to be on the card, then you just aren't over enough to be on it. And no need for a video of the rivalry before every match. We already know the history. Just get to it.

[@Yugioh420]

Ya the mens battle royal was the first match. So apparently it was only on the network before the usa program even started. So ya for the FREE pre show.

[@PhantomFist37]

What this show solidified for me is that they aren't even TRYING to make sense at this point. They do whatever the fuck they want and they expect people to follow. Alignments don't matter, previous stuff doesn't matter.

[@arthurdaffos1490]

They should bring borat for a kazakhstan commentator lol

[@jamie.777]

I finally subscribed to WWE network, strictly for the VAULT. I have not watched a modern wrestling show or PPV since 2000. I have no interest in mania. I go to the Vault, currently on WCCW 1985

[@simonpark843]

"Midgets dressed as pancakes" made me laugh aloud. This was awesome.

[@darknightbegins85]

A tickle of the taint. This guy's material is endless