Jim Cornette's Watch-Along: Midnight Express vs. Magnum T.A. & Mr. Wrestling II in Houston -1/27/84

[@charlesalford2262]

Love listening and learning from the watch along

[@JeromeDoyle]

jim's commentary over the match was fantastic. thanks again for what you guys do.

[@halfwaydecent6842]

Suggestions for future Alongnesses of Watch: Bockwinkel vs. Lawler, Tully vs. TA (I quit), Rufus R. Jones vs. The English Language.

[@chrisfraser3435]

MJF called Moxly a cosplay SCSA on dynamite tonight 😂 he must listen to Jim.

[@dickmarx1298]

Lmao awesome

[@calebchris100]

Yes lol. I was thinking the same thing

[@dadncaleb]

Absolutely. And the reason they say those things, or post a "mud show" sign, is to dig at Jim. Maybe someday they will actually take a hint.

[@thesupervisor3270]

Duh he listen to Jim show

[@dirtmcgirt8269]

He is. A cheap, shitty CZW version of SCSA. He currently looks like ass too.

[@tburgle9955]

Yes!! The KZbin Watch a longs are great!!!!!! Thanks for the content. Really brings me back to the good ole days.

[@alberts1985]

Please do more of these Jim 🌽

[@liamnguyen2819]

Man I really like these watch-along videos. Grabbed a meal and kicked back.

[@maskedsuperstarfan]

I love these watch-alongs (as long as they're matches that are available on KZbin - no WWE Network for me). Cornette's commentary over this type of classic footage is great.

[@ltothemagain]

One thing really stood out during the watch along. How important it is to have great body language to sell the story and the action. It really makes a big difference. You see it from all four of these competitors. Without it, the action means nothing. Some modern-day wrestlers do a good job with their body language and selling but almost all of them are not in AEW. No wonder Corny mocks Omega so much for it.

[@tvmanchase]

Absolutely love these! Keep them coming for sure!

[@santoprince3857]

Wow this was awesome hearing Jim call this show w there make call for move the talk bout security people and the things are going on

[@scrappy93]

KZbin account Kevyn Kross has Jim and Brian's commentary synced for this so you don't have to do the press play now stuff. He actually have a few of them synced up.

[@santoprince3857]

You need to to this more please amazing love you Jimmy

[@twospeeds2436]

Something that made me chuckle. Reading the description "You can listen to Brian each week on the 6:05 Superpodcast at 605pod.com." Each week? I nearly dropped my bacon sandwich.

[@PennyLaneYouTube]

wellll.... you CAN listen each week... they're not saying it will be a new episode...

[@tonyjackson4078]

Magnum T.A. was a huge tragedy. He was a girls dream. A man's man, his career was cut way too short. I honestly think his injury cost Southern wrestling a huge talent who, if allowed to mature, grow could have been the Souths Hulk Hogan.

[@stevesmythe8556]

This was awesome. Thank you

[@zachg6562]

The noise of the crowd is insane. Why can't this be modern wrestling? I'm a late bloomer in the cult, this was very good and I would like to have another Midnight Express match ... sir

[@armitagehawkshaw]

This made my week. Thanks.

[@flashgordon8792]

Ahaaaa Brian was dead on with that little tip about turning the crowd noise up just a tad. I figured it out about 5 mins in!

[@troysmith5749]

what? the babyfaces didn't hit the ring with a baseball bat covered in barbed wire and a skateboard covered in thumbtacks? how are we supposed to suspend our disbelief?

[@whidoineedthis]

The referee, king lawler, an honky tonk man all the same family

[@chrisrozens1125]

I can’t wait to see Jim Cornette break down AEW. The fact that FTR “signed” a contract where the 10 second rule was put in it, the fact that MJF literally said what Jim does word for word, JR asking why they even have referees in tag matches, and Taz referencing that he should stand behind Cage because of what “someone” says. It was incredible how influenced by Jim’s word they are.

[@charleswilson4526]

And the dumb thing is that it’s all to help them out! MJF’s promo was incredible. Sometimes I think he’s a little to over the top but that was so perfect. It’s one of my favorite promos along with the Punk pipe bomb and the miz on talking smack

[@trappenweisseguy27]

I can’t wait to hear about the thumbtacks on the bottom of the skateboard. I guess nobody ever thought that the possibility of the board landing totally flat on the back without skidding would be totally impossible. Looked like a pretty legit painful f bomb from the guy.

[@TerryMcQ79]

That cop has one of the best fros in 1984

[@jeffersonewhite2586]

This is what awesome looks like the Miz

[@jeffreyriley8742]

I don't think I've ever seen Bobby Eaton more animated in the ring than he is in this match.

[@HectorsWorldWrestling]

KZbin ads messed up the time for me.

[@DLRX]

I doubt it'll happen but I'd love Jim and Brian to do a Watch-Along of Sting Vs Vader from Great American Bash 1992, it'd be a great follow up from Shawn/Vader SummerSlam 1996 because it's a perfect match to show how Vader got over in the US to begin with and how Sting knew how to make a monster as opposed to Michaels. Phenomenal match.

[@Clubber-Slang]

that match was awesome. me n my cousin were able to get the PPV on one of our neighborhood friends gaudy/giant satellite dish!

[@nope.5928]

What a nice little piece wrestling history! Btw, here the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onjFgoZmfshnsLM

[@mikeford6642]

Truly a great display of professionalism and dedication to a sport they loved..that you loved jim..I've been a fan for 55 years..having set up rings in small venues around Eastern and western Canada and learned to admire and respect those in this wonderful business..and lament now that it just isn't the same..outstanding review

[@lagerbeer1974]

I absolutely LOVE these watch alongs. So much potential for this series.

[@jonbaird8835]

If these guys do a watch along to anything from Adrian Street id be a happy man

[@tobiasfarragut292]

That was fun...my first Wrestling 2 match...gotta check out more Mid South

[@andrewr1773]

That was awesome

[@clayvegas]

The crowd was absolutely on fire in Houston. You never see that kind of fan reaction today.

[@johnmatthews3427]

I honestly think so..... he had an incredible amount of charisma

[@cuddlebish]

That was legit a perfect tag team match I've popped so much for a match I wasn't their for

[@Dave-rf1zj]

There is a good amount of NWA on demand videos on KZbin. Mostly all being held in Houston, TX, but it's a few different territories that are putting on shows in Houston. GAC, SWCW, Big Time/WCCW, Mid-South/UWF. NWA on Demand was ok while it existed. The little they had wasn't bad.

[@d-Rich34]

Off topic but MJf is cutting a killer promo right now that Corny would surely appreciate

[@calebchris100]

Mjf has to listen to corny. Can’t wait for jim to talk about it

[@joshsmellsfunny]

Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onjFgoZmfshnsLM

[@carloslozada470]

Pockets is over ha ha

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

back in '84, EVERYONE was over, so...

[@25hztolife86]

Would have Magnum TA been as famous as Hulk Hogan?

[@atomtension5645]

No, his entire name and persona were a direct ripoff of Tom Selleck,Magnum PI. Just like'Road Warriors', Sid Vicious, etc. (even Sting), taking the name from a currently famous person doesnt get you over worldwide. 'hulk' was a word before Hulk was a comic book.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Nah, I doubt it. He may have been a heartthrob for the girls but he would have had to have been 4” taller and 40 pounds heavier to have really stood out.

[@jimjack9313]

great stuff-other sports should take notice w/ex players doing comms. Weeekly watch alonga are a must

[@scrappy93]

What should they take notice on?

[@smcdonald1677]

why not put a link to the video in the description box to the watch along vid ?? or some of you nerds could post it in the comments, your fans are slackin Cornette

[@smcdonald1677]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/onjFgoZmfshnsLM

[@jta1973]

6 cosplay "wrestling" fans were here...

[@carloslozada470]

84 ? Isn't that special

[@brian9670]

Hey look it’s the guy who constantly rips on 80s wrestling on 80s wrestling videos! Wow!

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

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[@dadncaleb]

I agree that none of these guys really look good to great with the exception of TA. But Bobby ends up looking better, and in '84 not everyone was as ripped as they are now. In this day and age with all the knowledge at our disposal, I believe what he is getting at, is that if your trade and dedication is wrestling in this age of rippedness then try a little more to look better and "fit in".

[@dickmarx1298]

TBH, I didn't/couldn't get into wrestling with the "big for the sake of big" roster. Rick Rood, Shawn Michaels, was when I started paying attention Personally, I'd love to be built like Randy Orton

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

Am sorry but after watching this Jim should never ever again complain about the look of today's wrestler out of the 4 guys in the ring only one looks like a athlete the other 3 look like they where found on the local bar

[@Vagajammer]

That's his point. Most wrestlers pre-Attitude weren't muscle-heads but instead looked like they would kick your ass

[@aretnap3653]

Some Of TheToughest MoFo's in *TheWorld* Come From "TheLocalBar".

[@dirtmcgirt8269]

Naw. The difference is these dudes look like grown ass men. Not little boys.

[@horgh_japan]

Jim's character is full of contradictions and quite predictable after a while, although the recent spat between Road Dogg and the FTR showed some character development and nuance (afraid his friends will fight, he tries to deflect their attention on a third party). This said, his "real men" statement was never fully explained. At times he's complained about performers not being tanned or not being tall or muscular enough. When asked about the plump Memphis all stars Dundee, Mentel, and Lawler or his cash cow the Midnight Express, he goes back to his vague and undefined notion of physical masculinity which doesn't mean 'roided physiques - unless it does. But the character portrayed by Cornette doesn't need to explain himself. His fans are willing to buy into ideas such as "common sense" and "masculinity" as shared, universal concepts. Much like "good" wrestling. The character of Cornette relies on this "everyone knows" bullshit and suggests that only fools disagree because it's what works with his fan base. This manufactured consensus and pretending that everyone agrees is what keeps his fan base content. If confronted with their own internal inconsistencies, conflicts, and contradictions, the fans of Cornette get angry and confused.

[@TyrantofDaRing]

Ok boomer

[@kevinsteele8771]

It's amusing that ever match Cornette was apart of was awesome and ever match today sucks. 🙄