Jim Cornette Reviews WrestleMania XL Night One

From Episode 527 of the Jim Cornette Experience
Artwork by Travis Heckel!
Send in your question for the Drive-Thru to: [e-mail]
Follow Jim and Brian on Twitter: @TheJimCornette @GreatBrianLast
Join Jim Cornette's College Of Wrestling Knowledge on Patreon to access the archives & more! / cornette
Visit Jim's official site at www.JimCornette.com for merch, live dates, commentaries and more!
You can listen to Brian each week on the 6:05 Superpodcast at 605pod.com.

[@HappyCentaur-jm9lm]

I never thought I'd live to see a day when Corny, Shit Stain, Bischoff, Konnan and Dutch would all be in agreement on something. Thank you, TK, for airing that backstage footage of Punk and Jungle Boy.

[@frod79]

Thanks guys.....for nothin! I think tk formed voltron

[@broadcastmyballs]

@@frod79 Corny will be last to speak on it because he forms the head of Voltron

[@chentz2d552]

Thank PG Punk for being made of glass lol

[@HappyCentaur-jm9lm]

@@chentz2d552 - Whatever helps you sleep at night, kiddo.

[@Persephone715]

​@@chentz2d552 Care to explain that? That really doesn't make much sense.

[@markabboud4855]

I swear Jim and Brian's banter about non-wrestling related topics is so hilarious

[@seanomatopoeia]

"Vodka has magic powers" is not where I saw this going within the first 4 minutes.

[@BonnieFluff]

Motionless in White was Rhea's band out there. I saw a lotta non-wrestling folks tuning in just to see them on twitter which was interesting!

[@Triple-Four]

Glad they're getting some major exposure.

[@YeTism]

Kenny Omega defending CM Punk and saying he agrees with fighting. Jim is gonna end up begrudgingly liking him lol

[@rajakghosh6602]

Corny can never forgive himself.

[@sigmablock]

And probably the reason why Bucks fired Kenny from The Elite. HA

[@unknownkingdom]

That definitely didn't happen. You are distorting Omega's words

[@Persephone715]

​@@unknownkingdomActually, he's pretty close. Defend might be strong, perhaps " understanding" the situation might be better. However, after hearing Kenny, himself and not a bunch of internet yodels, I actually respect him and what he had to say

[@LouieV6]

When Twinkletoes of all people is defending a guy who many AEW stans consider to be the worst man that has ever existed, you know Tony fucked up 😂

[@johnjones8888]

There's so much gold this week... Besides the footage, I can't wait to hear Jim talk about Uncle Dave saying that there were "really loud" "F CM Punk" chants in the arena that you COULDN'T hear on TV and that they were much louder than the "CM Punk" chants you COULD hear on TV.

[@borderjumper2202]

Dave needs to go on a hike and get lost

[@HkFinn83]

Melzer is a weenie

[@bootneyfarnsworth2844]

I guess Dave would say that they beeped those chants out. Because of the F bombs

[@chentz2d552]

Only PG sports entertainment marks cry for PG Punk that is made of glass lol

[@Billionaireorphan11]

I was sitting by the entrances….there were no types of boos lol

[@ColonialImpactWrestling83]

Everyone waiting for the footage review when I’ve been waiting for this!!

[@officespace7777]

Am I the only one that was bothered about the ads on the ring apron and the barricade during the matches?

[@ts9332]

Just wait until the start putting sponsorships on the wrestler's gear.

[@riksdodgydeals]

Very. Hard to take the vendetta in the ring seriously when they are advertising arse wipes

[@andyanthemz4175]

The wing stop ads during three black women fighting 2 Asian women and whoever TF else that was, was absolutely diabolical 😭... Hilariously, unabashedly diabolical. Coming from a black man as well.

[@NORWOODShadow]

Wrestlemania 40 feels like it was ages ago.

[@KKFWB]

thanks jim and brian, watching grown men cry over waiting for an opinion has been very entretaining

[@bigfootboof]

the fact i may live to see olivier and cornette squash the beef is oddly heartwarming

[@whububle4037]

Jim is indeed right. Drinking alcohol thins the blood which does in fact make your extremeties more susceptible to the cold

[@lotsathedetox]

The fact that Prichard is still there and Cody wanted him to show his face on WrestleMania should say something. The guy clearly has a great mind for wrestling. Sure, he was a Vince stooge, but he ain't there. I can see Bruce being more bearable without Vince around.

[@forty_two42]

Funny you mention Rhea Hair. The longer Rheas hair gets, the more my wife likes her. I have no clue if my wife shares the opinion of the average female wrestling fan. But she's been mentioning Rheas hair for weeks

[@PHILD0]

Someone tell Jim that St Bernard dogs are from the Alps, not "up there with the fjords" as he said. 😅

[@samkoch1038]

Technically, Jim and Corny are both right. When drinking, you FEEL less cold, but are actually more susceptible to cold.

[@silenttoxic707]

Wayne conversation severely underrated 🤣😂

[@GrampaJoe]

“Dwayne Wayne!?!?” Had me on the floor for some reason

[@BonifideGreatness]

😂😂😂😂​@GrampaJoe same here

[@shawnkavanagh2951]

"Brandi in the Yukon! Where can I see that?" lmao Brian saying what everyone is thinking

[@aaronthirion1196]

As a Construction Worker, thank you for the quality entertainment while working.

[@LouSassoleSledgecock]

I used to listen to Jim for entire ten hour shifts when I was doing plumbing in hospitals.

[@LouSassoleSledgecock]

Now I’ve moved up and I’m a bathroom cleaner at a gas station!

[@aaronthirion1196]

@@LouSassoleSledgecock Lmao good one

[@ComicalVibes]

GIVE US WHAT WE WANT!!

[@scottwilson3741]

Keep your fucking shorts on. It'll come with the Dynamite review. Ffs

[@chrisgrissom3610]

Be patient, tito

[@daveslay3449]

We want the full review not piece meal

[@danielburger1775]

Head?

[@lakeem946]

*drags Ric Flair down a hallway*

[@bootneyfarnsworth2844]

Jim actually said Jade and not Jayne Cargill

[@rayrodriguez7343]

Night one except for Rhea & Becky match and the main event of Rock & Roman against Cody & Seth was cold as the temperature was in Philadelphia

[@yomamasofat77]

Sami/Gunther was better than the tag team main event

[@ThePc-DjHub]

I was drunk by the time the main event came and I actually enjoyed it

[@spacequack5470]

​@@yomamasofat77Wrong

[@EliC09]

@@yomamasofat77wrong. Also wrong guy won. Sami sucks

[@brianzubler4728]

Maybe it's because I'm from Buffalo but 50 degrees is a beautiful night for us 😂

[@crissy4346]

I look at Gunther's dropping the IC title as preparing him for the world title scene, so I'm not worried about it

[@Triple-Four]

Yeah but how? He was a dominant and unbeatable IC champion. Is he gonna make Priest a short transitional champion? Is he gonna take another loss? There's too much going on for him to be in the world title picture right now. He'll get himself involved in the Sami vs Gable match on Raw and make it a triple threat match at Backlash.

[@da-vionjeffery3928]

Hearing them talk about rappers will always be the funniest part of all their content

[@joshwarfel9239]

Dwayne Carter is Lil Wayne and the Rock is Big Dwayne so now we need Prince to sing Purple Dwayne!

[@billykidman2091]

It sucks how played out crowd fights are because of idiots in AEW doing it 3 times a week, but they did it perfectly here having the rock as an authority figure threaten the ref. Like the one time in years its made sense and it means so little now.

[@WyattHolliday]

Thank you! I was hoping to the WrestleMania review it’s in entirety soon!

[@nuclearnadal4601]

FINISH THE STORY JIM. You gotta finish the story.

[@rajakghosh6602]

Jungle Jack off is now wearing a jacket that have on its back "Cry me a River".

[@Mechanix360]

CM Punk AEW brawl now!!! Jimmyyyyyyy!

[@mrnicemam8523]

He is the top merch seller now apparently too

[@rajakghosh6602]

@@mrnicemam8523 Yeah Tony sold 30 Perry shirts while WWE made billion or two on a wrestlemania weekend.

[@austindanquer2936]

he knows he is only relevant because of punk. he is a clown

[@chentz2d552]

@@austindanquer2936 PG Punk is made of glass lol

[@NH-pi5dw]

I want people to take some time and look up Kenny Omega's stance on being pro fights settling differences. He gets it. It was ALWAYS the Bucks and Hangman that caused the problems with Punk.

[@walkedoverwater]

That video really made me see Kenny in a different light

[@colesavona]

What's the video/interview?

[@Hyperion_Driver]

​@@walkedoverwater Seems like Kenny is just a goof, but not malicious and definitely not jealous of Punk Bucks on the other hand...

[@NH-pi5dw]

@colesavona look at the Jim Cornette subreddit if you have the app. It's the main video getting talked about at the moment Only downside to that video is it cuts off the part where he talks about him having no issues w/ CM Punk

[@paulcarpenter7844]

I just watched the video and now it's coming out I just feel the dude is a goofball idiot type man he's like a caveman he's probably a real good dude great guy and everything but you can tell he's never fought a day in his life

[@c.s3369]

Every video apart from the video we want 😂😂

[@scottwilson3741]

It's coming you poor thing. When the Dynamite review drops. Probably Tuesday

[@TaliaJanette]

Sayin the Japanese wrestlers were imported like they some type of cargo was wild

[@JoeyShakedown]

The Wayne and Dwayne segment had me rolling.

[@amrey3628]

Jim talking about the Kelce brothers had me cracking up 🤣🤣

[@FF-iz4su]

“Tequila Sunrise” is a great song

[@LowenherzY2J]

You both deserve awards and jim can't wait till u induct the hall of fame

[@MrDeepee69]

To be honest America the beautiful is a better song then the national anthem

[@hermeskino711]

Can't believe nobody is asking what was the point of bloodline rules? Roman didn't need that to get the bloodline involved. It should've been 1. Rock as referee 2. Jimmy + Solo as enforcers 3. Roman can use anything 4. Cody can't

[@yomamasofat77]

I was worried they were going to do that. That would have been the worst main event in Mania history if it worked out that way.

[@yomamasofat77]

I thought it was going to be Cody vs Roman and Solo with Jimmy as the referee and the Rock on commentary occasionally interfering

[@seanomatopoeia]

It seems like HHH really wanted hubris to be the main concept of the entire weekend, so I would feel this feeds into it. They could've stacked the deck more but didn't see it as necessary.

[@hermeskino711]

@@yomamasofat77 It already is a bad main event. Nobody is talking about Cody winning. It was Roman's chairshot. This match was as overbooked as HHH vs Sting and that was the drizzling 💩

[@DaNxYsmells007]

I was pushing for it to be called the Degeneration Era since HHH & HBK took over WWE and brought back the Attitude Era

[@chentz2d552]

The attitude era will never be back till PG WWE scraps that WOKE women's revolution, and goes back to bra and panties matches lol

[@spacequack5470]

​@@chentz2d552Said nobody with functioning brain cells

[@EliC09]

@@chentz2d552sadly, that’ll never happen

[@makaveli4205]

Lil wayne is super rich. Hes been around a long time. With the hot boys. Birdman and Mannie Fresh are the main guys.

[@biggriggs23]

I'm definitely more excited for Jim to review Dynamite than I was to watch the actual episode of Dynamite

[@452syajowt]

Is that not a typical week tho?

[@dwade6322]

Love WWE or hate them,they did a great job with WRESTLEMANIA 40 👍

[@wikkid1369]

Craps on ladder matches but was involved in how many Scaffold Matches???

[@theslickrips5904]

So he can’t dislike ladder matches? Bizarre thought process you got there bub

[@ticktock1624]

Im ready for the talk about the brawl footage lol give it to us jim

[@LilCarterOnDaMic]

Damn ole Corney been in the gym for sure for sure on the Thumbnail 🤣🤣🤣 Hes got that Early Debut Cody Rhodes body going!

[@ronarnold1507]

Corny is right about alcohol lowering your overall core body temperature. However, it DOES dilate your blood vessels, and keep the blood flowing to your hands and feet, so it gives you the false impression that you're "doing better" because your hands and feet will have more blood in them, and they won't hurt.

[@jwconglomerate332]

I had a similar question to Brian's while we were watching WrestleMania with my brother: I wonder if Vince is sequestered in a secret location watching WrestleMania while finishing off a case of whiskey; vacillating between muttering to himself and screaming aloud maniacally.

[@GeenoDaDonTV]

If Vince named a "Foriegn Object" Brother love, I wonder what Jim names Bananas

[@Kdowg222]

24:44 😂😂😂 I died whenever he said did he lose his abilities? Lil Wayne's epic rap abilities no way thats so funny i would pay too hear him listen too a lil wayne rap song

[@K.Got.Scents]

The USOs need to update there move set or add more to there repertoire.. i love them to death.. but yea ..

[@LowenherzY2J]

Thanks Jim and Brian.

[@petefrenzel7296]

So a double 619 would be 12218 or a "1238"? LOL! They really need a cool team name for the team Jade / Bianca & Naomi to counter "Damage Control".

[@LowenherzY2J]

Jim Cornette i will be there when u return to wrestlemania

[@robleeuknhl3345]

Utter contempt for the cult at this point

[@TheSPEEZY99]

Idk what’s worse Vince being exposed for being a freak, or Kevin Dunn being a freak working for a freak.

[@theslickrips5904]

Vince is a billion times worse goofball. We don’t even know how many times Kevin Dunn was forced to be pooed on

[@unnamedfirestorm5595]

I love Jim singing

[@sicroyalty]

Brian has never seen hair extensions apparently

[@Jtaylor812]

Will Triple H gift a new throne to Cody since he smashed his last one?

[@michaelreborn9656]

You know what could have happened idk for any fact at all of it but I wonder if HHH and Stephanie stayed away from Vince bc they knew he was a creep and knew he had to go but they knew they couldn’t directly confront Vince so they talked Janel into speaking up about her issues with Vince bc everything has been timed perfectly and HHH/Steph seem all too relieved at this point that they can just move on. If so, it was a masterstroke in how they managed to get Vince out and get justice for Janel in one fell swoop.

[@TheGoodLad89]

Apparently Linda was even at the HOF/Wrestlemania

[@stingersplash]

Unfortunately we are living in the instant gratification era of people. Nobody can wait for anything and demanding reactions....there are 100 people giving their takes but you know the only one that really matters is worth the wait. It's probably hours away now so just let it be.

[@carlosalvarado5924]

How Corny releases videos is chaotic and makes no sense 😂

[@nyg804]

Just like AEWLOL

[@scottwilson3741]

No. You're just impatient

[@KnucklesWTD]

@@scottwilson3741nobody will care by the time he releases it that’s one reason his views declined

[@scottwilson3741]

@@KnucklesWTD ppl just want instant gratification

[@billyfrost1941]

Corny has no idea how to upload a video to KZbin. Come on now 😂

[@robchuk4136]

I really liked Night 1. If the wrestlers were cold, it didn’t show.

[@Aces_Eights]

Night 1 in a nutshell: Good beginning and end. The middle part was forgettable.

[@MCWAY1]

Actually Reba McIntyre didnthe national anthem at WM8 and Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child did the anthem at WM22

[@Thinkforyourself1997]

Dwayne Wayne 😅I’m dead

[@mistermann3225]

Yeah, It's a Different World w these two...😁

[@maskedninja876]

Alcohol restricts your blood vessels, which gives the ILLUSION of warmth, simply because your blood has to pump harder to get through the smaller space. Stay hydrated!👍

[@SublimeShape]

Rhea put extensions in her hair for Mania it didn’t grow that quick

[@theFRIS]

always crazy to say this tag match was bigger than hogan & mr t…basically the entire company & changing the whole business depended on that, this was just a match to set up the next night (the actual main event)

[@TheTrueRman]

When has The Rock gone short? Eric Rowan- 👀

[@jamescollins1275]

Escaped The lunitic asylum that he was confined to for a little while "AEW." 😅😂Lol

[@bradpaton3927]

"I was there" and it wasn't very cold.

[@justyn7]

Rhea said she’s growing her hair out because she saw how Dom started looking fine with his mullet 😭😭

[@thekendemetrishow]

I thought Rhea’s hair was an homage to Chyna. Definitely similar curl pattern

[@DEAN0795]

(I’m posting this less than 7 minutes in) I know they didn’t like the way she goes deeper when announcing certain people in the past but I really hope they’ve changed their opinion on Samantha Irvin and her announcing. She’s really great.

[@rishyrish]

25:00 all of us watching knew he tried to perform and felt the energy and said fuck it I’m at wrestlemania 😂 jumping around smiling he forgot he had to perform imagine growing up and you got to meet the rock triple h undertaker cena all in one night and get paid over 100k to perform for 40seconds and he is a huge wwe fan so yea I felt his happiness

[@coryjacobs3253]

I’d have stayed out their with no jacket just shirt but hey I’m Canadian

[@mariealbert3991]

Okay so I love this podcast

[@jeffreygunn3150]

Has it occurred to anyone else that the two Uso brothers have the same first name?

[@robchuk4136]

The same last name too 😮

[@452syajowt]

​@@robchuk4136😅

[@amrey3628]

To answer Jim about Lil Wayne 😂😂.. the internet piracy of free music being downloaded really hurt a lot of songs that Lil Wayne was putting out. There were entire leaks that the labels couldn't get control of that I believe really had damage to the height Lil Wayne was at (he went from 30k to 60k to 100k for him to guest feature a verse on a song in about a year and a half). He stopped being such a big big deal because around 2010 you had the super reemergence of Kanye West on a more national stage (taylor swift incident) as well as lil Wayne playing a part in signing Drake & Nicki Minaj to his cash money/young money record label. Wayne sort of took a back seat after that, with occasion moments like all artists have, but the hip hop space does indeed embrace him as a uniquely talented kind of legend who burnt hotter than the sun when his shine was brightest. Shout out to Brian Last, glad to hear he does defend the hip hop scene. Too much negativity but there are artists out there who are probably just as, if not more, intelligent and insightful than anybody in these comment sections. That really just made me a fan. 👍

[@mattbyrd123]

HHH and Stephanie I believe leaked the news about Vince to get him out the company she left because of him they voted to not bring him back so they should be babyfaces now HHH era baby

[@socialistbatman1211]

lil wayne has aged so much in the past decade

[@Vladiatorz]

All this time I thought Jim’s co host was bubba Rey lol

[@Tcjsmythe]

Bruce has more than thing in common w/Aretha...😂🤣😂🤣...Corny is king and a lifesaver truly

[@Memnoch9299]

LOL Death Metal Devo!

[@LemoncookieTV]

Night One was strange, terrible weather, sick Becky, insanely bad Uso match, too long etc. Thankfully Night Two was an all-time great show

[@lexruthless8263]

American language table? Whaaaat?!?!?!?

[@thadapsta]

Rhea probably growing her hair ourmt for the wedding

[@Pure_Dog]

Jim just give us the DAMN video WE WANNNT!!!! - Batista

[@MahkyVmedia1]

You'll wait and like it!

[@lillagahnavich7700]

The Snowman woulda been so comfortable in that cold....Something tells me he wore one of them elaborate movie makeup disguises so he could go enjoy a real Mega Event put on by actual pros vs the indie amateurs he overpays for 😂😂 Plus he has to keep up the "i feared for my life and Punk was a cancer" bit so that he doesnt make his butthurt EVPs that were always jealous of Punks drawing power but i bet he sat there completely silent staring at Punk&Cody with a single tear slowly dripping down his face and whispering to himself "Please come back...im lost without you" 😂🤣😭💀

[@wewinallday6]

Mr.cornette its call the nest aka the linc home of the eagles f Dallas

[@tommccloskey3595]

Death Metal DEVO LOL!

[@benespinosa6725]

the rock's entrance during the main event was amazing wrestlemania night one was great I'm glad WWE are using roman numerals for wrestlemania again rhea vs becky and the main event wrestlemania night one was cold IMO.

[@chentz2d552]

Was like 40 min lol

[@benespinosa6725]

​@@chentz2d552I know lol you know what's funnier it was wrestlemania 40 and the match last 40-minutes well wouldn't you know who won the pony.

[@elquednau]

It's lil Wang

[@BobHowler]

I love how Lil Wayne was announced as the greatest rapper of all time, and proceded to be utter shit.

[@davidhunt3689]

Does Last know anything non wrestling? Alcohol thins the blood making you colder.

[@TaliaJanette]

Day one of mania was too long. If you watched stand and deliver and then the whole show was crazy.

[@becomingungovernable]

Jimmy and Jey needed to be the Bro vs Bro.march like we had with Bret and Owen or Bret and Davey Boy. We needed shots of Rikishi looking worried, and the mom in tears. Jimmy needed to beat the ever loving shit out of Jey, using a weapon or some rare move that looks dangerous. Rikishi snaps and does a run in, security tries tonstop him butnhe gets by and getsbin the ring, to check on Jey and Jimmy hits Kish with a superkick by mistake, and while Jimmybis trying to appologize Jey gets the upper hand. Kish hits Jimmy with the stink face, for nostalgias sake, and Jey gets the win. The feud is over and never has to be rehashed. With thisnshitty match, I feel like we will see this again at some point becausenit didnt feelnlike a legitimate finish to their beef. However now with what happened on Friday plus the draft comingnup, who knows what happens to Jimmy.