Jim Cornette Talks with Dr. D David Schultz

From Episode 225 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@Liryc83]

He was so believable. He was like a mix between Sid and Austin.

[@robbie1977ful]

Liryc I literally feel the same way

[@chasam1]

Better than both Sid and SC

[@Machete87]

lol i loved his gimmick. jus big mean southern guy that smack ya round if u looked at him wrong way.

[@mredwardtaylor]

@liryc you're right on point no one could disagree with that I can see that combination myself

[@jamesmccormick875]

Sid and Steve were a mix of Dr.D. I watched him wrestle when I was a kid. He was a great wrestler and his promos were second to none. He was also extremely believable. He’s a real badass, a stand up guy and as honest and blunt as they come.

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

Dr. D was Stone Cold, before Stone Cold was Stone Cold...

[@MilMaska]

John Stossel: "I think its fake" David Schultz: "You think its fake ?" *SLAP*

[@TuMalditaMadre]

THAT'S AN OPEN HAND SLAP!!!

[@StrongStyleNinja]

What did the five fingers say to the face?!

[@marcuswalker6764]

Dr. D FACTORY RESET John Stossel😂😂😭

[@nextlevel6663]

I remember that like it was yesterday. The good doctor!

[@Jim_Harter]

I wish Dr D would slap around some of these comedy goofs that think they're wrestlers today.

[@StrongStyleNinja]

Dr D as much of a heel he is, he sounds like a genuine nice guy you want to have a beer with and listen to stories.

[@diablo666541]

He never drinks or did drugs .he stay away from it and steroids.

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

...especially his bounty hunter stories.

[@carllawson8423]

Back in the day he's someone I'd have kept an eye on at all times lol

[@ahumanjustbeing2466]

"He don't look like he can't fight ...he looks like he could whoop some ass!!"-EM

[@richardclark7224]

Dr.D. A man’s. …….. man

[@kevindaman5794]

These guys talking are more entertaining than the current Wrestling product.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

I was getting the old school feels again.

[@James-th7wb]

Agreed. I would much rather listen to this than watch any of today's wrestling.

[@bodhi8297]

Facts

[@lisaprice6855]

Far Ken Oath

[@kevinkidd7211]

True

[@fredwebber3905]

Dr d's best promo had to do with a match with hulk hogan. He said the hardest decision hulk ever made was which truck stop to send his dad's father's day card.

[@jimbaysinger1545]

This guy cut a promo wearing a swastika t-shirt. He did another one where he accused Jerry Lawler of having AIDS.

[@wce05308]

He cut a promo on Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas where he said where he comes from they whip 'boys' like Johnson and Atlas. Then at the end straight up called them the n word! Different times.

[@Kshep84]

@@wce05308 lmfao holy shit

[@TheRydog61]

What"s ur point, You don"t get it... It"s wrestling

[@wce05308]

@@TheRydog61 really? Do you need it explained to you? Smh.

[@TheRydog61]

@@wce05308 yes explain

[@ThePooler43]

When I was a kid watching Steve Austin my dad said oh he’s no David Schultz and now thanks to dark side of the ring I see why 😂🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Kshep84]

Awesome

[@randomguy4781]

yeah Austin was a lot like Schultz.

[@Belthazar_LucaRusconi]

Schultz did it for the boys 💪

[@kpllc4209]

He says he did it for Vince

[@Jersey1971]

The slap heard all over the world! Dr. D is a legend!

[@kevinbrooks1104]

He was set up by Vince, in order to make the product believable. Then he was ostracized from the business. Taking away someone's ability and platform, to make money and provide for thier family is a shameful thing. Another example of Vince using a person as a pawn

[@steve_22xy]

i love the when the wwf reporter visited him at his 'home' and he verbally abused his 'wife' and 'son' in front of the cameras. classic, one of the best talkers in wrestling. i miss those good times in wrestling

[@BTLAGS]

He sold it so well people called the state police and sheriffs on him to have him arrested for child endangerment and spousal abuse for wife and kids who were not his. You can tell Dr. D in the promo he seems uncomfortable being the abusive husband and father. Their some points where the kid and the wife was chuckling and had to just focus on him in shots. Mind you it was all Vinces idea for that promo which probably showed that their was something wrong with Vince McMahon

[@gamerrage639]

Wasn’t that the first episode of Tuesday Night Titans?

[@williamwest9204]

Seen the pics of that dude today. At 66 I'd still not want him after my ass for skipping court.

[@descepticon9213]

Schultz has become one of my favorite wrestlers. I miss the tough guys in the business.

[@dirtydavie1]

Good Gravey! If reality T.V. was popularized 10 years earlier- could you imagine a show w/ Dr. D when he was a full time Bounty Hunter-

[@andreasstavrinou6219]

They Tried he couldn't get Insured for it.

[@Fender178]

David Schultz is the one who needs to Slap Ronda Rousey for disrespecting the business the way she did.

[@joemixon834]

He would too

[@kenrickeason]

I highly doubt he would beat on a woman even back then they would of called him a coward..

[@kpllc4209]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qobUc4puprWKrpo

[@marcuswalker6764]

This can also be a WORK. Let's remember that. Times are very different from the golden years, kayfabe has been demolished. Let's not forget the infamous pipebomb promo.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Five Words if You ever watched Her correcting Mrs. Undertaker: The Ghost Of Mae Young!B.W.

[@michaeljamesmccabe]

Great interview. Makes me sad that we missed out on more Dr. D back in the day. Of course it was Vince screwing the fans out of the real legit good talent.

[@jonathanscott388]

This may be the GREATEST Experience episode of all time!

[@R0binah00d]

Can we please talk about the fact that this man literally grabbed a hockey stick and attacked a RIOT. He attacked an actual legitimate mob of humans, and WON. He actually took on a riot and won. It sounds like a joke. Or a scene from a movie. You can’t get more hardcore. I’m straight up befuddled. I would pay any amount of money to see footage of that.

[@modernpoet3997]

Just when I thought I was gonna be productive today, this came out.

[@chadpugh1490]

This is awesome. I could listen to Schultz tell stories all day. He popped the shit outta Stossel. Then he gets up like he wants another. POW! Down again. I heard Dr. D say in an interview once, "Daddy told me if you knock someone down and they get back up you better knock em down again or they might hurt you." I fckn love this guy.

[@HBKTheMan]

Vince sure screwed this guy. Love him tho and I'm glad to know hes doing fine

[@matthewJ142]

The first Vince screwjob

[@diablo666541]

@@matthewJ142 it was 1st big screw job. Dr d lived n breathe the buisness.

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

I need a movie about him, especially his Bounty Hunter Saga.

[@The10thRealm]

Mr Schultz I doubt you will see this but shot in the dark here.......Thank you. Thank you for inviting me into your home in Connecticut and spending that time with me. It truly meant alot and that short time did a lot to keep me on track through out my life. Please tell your wife thank you for the hospitality she showed me while I was there. Hope you and the family are well. Very Sincerely and Respectfully "Page 408 of Dont Call Me Fake" ;)

[@danielfuqua864]

For a man who struck fear in people, he seems like a nice guy 😆

[@maxxdahl6062]

He's good at his job.

[@kenrickeason]

People are nice until you piss them off..

[@JustinCaudill14]

It’s usually the nice ones that are the baddest!! GSP for example

[@misterrickschannel2238]

Yep, just don't be stupid, and fuck with him, and everything is likely to be fine.

[@NightWarriorAlive]

@maxx dahl - Which one, bounty hunter?

[@upstatenoizepollution7342]

This was indeed a treat to listen to ! Thank you so much for having him on the show. You have a great show regardless. I've been a fan of your platinum tongue wittiness since 1985, and sir..you don't know how many times you have gotten me through my work days with your show. Thank you

[@kowoh]

Love this guy , he scared the crap out of me as a kid. But I also couldn’t look away. Charisma galore and man he intimidated the hell out of people. Seems like a really nice guy ( out of the ring )

[@benmurphygo1]

Dr d .... the blueprint for stone cold Steve Austin.

[@clayton5584]

Except Dr D wasn't just acting like

[@MrDylanJoshua]

This is the best interview with a wrestler I've ever heard. I remember watching that special (i believe it was 20/20) as a child when Dr. D slapped John Stossle. He had it coming. That bounty hunter story Schultz told about the guy lying dead with the needle in his arm and him telling the female reporter to give him mouth to mouth and see if he's alive had me crying real tears with laughter 🤣😂😂. I will definitely be buying his book.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Dr. D is the SHIT!!!!!

[@BTLAGS]

I can see why Dr. D told the News reporter to give mouth to mouth on overdosed junkie. Because he hated the media after Stossel painted him in such a negative light. Cost Dr. D Wrestle-mania which he would have made alot money fighting hogan. I give Dr. D credit for never turning on wrestling unlike Mansfield who gave stossel his fuel to pursue his expos'e on wrestling. The only thing I agree with Mansfield is how promoters treat their wrestlers heck Vince proved it was true.

[@MrDylanJoshua]

@@BTLAGS yea i can't blame him for being sour on the media after all that.

[@rosiegratz8377]

Great interview!!! Wrestlers like Dr.D David Schultz is exactly what we are missing in todays wrestling.

[@sudacagamer]

I would go even further. In todays world.

[@joechung3525]

We young guys love Cornette because it's a LEGITIMATE person that can let us know how real wrestling came from. We dont have many current wrestling shows we can see.

[@juiceboxjames196]

Facts

[@joechung3525]

I dont agree with everything Jim says, but I find myself like 9 of 10 on his side. Even if i dont like his opinion, I still love hearing him talk about why he feels that way.

[@johndeagle4389]

I saw Schultz wrestle Leo Burke in Truro, Nova Scotia in July 1980.

[@SC-qd1nq]

Dr. D. A legend. I started watching WWF in 1987 and am sorry I missed his run. A true wrestler.

[@ladynikkie]

Same here I started watching WWF back in the late 80s I was a toddler when Schultz had his career at least we can see some of his action on KZbin

[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

In *another time-line* Dr. Death David Schultz *definitely* signed with Crockett & became *a Four Horseman.*

[@Alabama1861]

Or work opposite of AA as a babyface, that would be a match to watch!

[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

@@Alabama1861 - That *would* be a great match but I *wouldn't* turn Arn face until I had milked 5 years of *epic* Horseman matches & feuds with both Arn & Schultz as members.

[@kingstonagainstcorruption2268]

Let the man talk Jim!! I know you're marking out on the Dr and all but stop interrupting please! This is wrestling gold and we all wanna hear it.

[@JackB733]

Two of wrestling's greatest minds and personalities of al time! I could listen to the knowledge these two impart all day long!

[@russblack443]

You have to love how Dr. D had the balls to tell the truth about Vince being a POS all along. Also comparing him to dog shot was pretty funny.

[@Kshep84]

"I'm still here and they're still shaking in their boots!" LEGEND.

[@Kshep84]

And damn he bumbed hard, saw some of his matches, he would throw his body off the top rope hard.

[@Kshep84]

Hockey stick story...... dead!!!!🤣

[@ricogonzalez7508]

What an enjoyable interview as a New Yorker that’s been in Tennessee 30 plus years I can relate to the dr on both cities sounds like a stand up guy. Bravo mr Schultz

[@misterrickschannel2238]

I only got to see Dr. D in the WWF, but I could tell he was legit back then. Who in their right mind would mess with him?

[@SmellTheCanvis]

There's something so sinister about that laugh he has. He seems like a nice guy, now anyways, but that laugh tells you he's seen and done shit

[@Heller103085]

Well he was a wrestler in the south and a bounty hunter...so he def seen some shit

[@marcelmoreau2733]

Wonder if he ever ran across Dog. Dog looks like he stol Schultz' look before douching it up a notch or two.

[@diablo666541]

If he did Dr d would slapped him

[@williamhunter4181]

@@diablo666541 Dog wold be like dog shit on your sidewalk - something that would be stepped on and squashed.

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

He didn't slap stossel hard enough or enough times lmao..respect. For DR D

[@supershawn77]

Dr.D David Schultz is the greatest heel i never had the privilege to watch LIVE! Coming here from Montreal Canada. Nothing but respect for you Mr.Schultz. God Bless. 'The Real American'!!!!! F Hogan!!!!!

[@11bravo1789]

I have not watched any Pro Wrestling since about 98-99. But, I am obsessed with the old days of wrestling. Was a massive fan in 80’s / 90’s. Just not the same after that

[@ladynikkie]

Same wrestling just got way too out of control and weird after the late 90's

[@jayc6201]

That was flippin’ awesome. And I bought the book, I hope it doesn’t suck.

[@keithhensley7061]

Glad he slapped the hell outta that reporter!

[@dquanissavage6287]

Awesome Shoot Today Jim And David!!🙌🐐🐐

[@StrongStyleNinja]

I can’t wait for the Vice episode tomorrow.

[@BTLAGS]

it was really awesome episode highlighted why Dr. D was so great plus tells why he slapped stossell

[@StrongStyleNinja]

@@BTLAGS he wanted to protect and respect the business. That’s how good Dr. D was.

[@BTLAGS]

@@StrongStyleNinja he protected the Business but the Business left him high and dry. He was smart and found better line of work. Btw stossel had it coming to him. He wanted his time trying to investigate a harmless thing vs other organizations/Business.

[@StrongStyleNinja]

@@BTLAGS Stossel is an ass and instigator. He deserved that. WWE blackballed him and his apparent friends like Hogan didn’t protect him and more worried about their spot in the company. Glad Dr D found a better life and able to tell his side of the stories.

[@geilor]

What do the five fingers say to the face? SLAP!

[@TALISCA666]

This is absolutely gold 👍🥇💯

[@neilgoldring4832]

I was first exposed to Dr. D in the AWA in the early 80's, he had a kick ass feud with Hogan!

[@joetellsmusicblog3095]

McMahon trying to make the WWF "family friendly" product anyway he could was a definite $ grab. Wrestling should always be a VIOLENT Battle between good and bad, he disrespected ALL the old school guys who bled, sweat and paid the price. As Dusty said "Violence for the sake of Violence!" not some animal toting clowns who all laid down for a coked up Hogan when the time came.

[@cobrakaiisback4709]

David schultz looks like the perfect combo of terry funk and sid vicious/justice. It is great to see he got into the bounty hunting business and he prob made more money in that then he would have made in wrestling for Vince. I would watch a netflix series based on the stories of his bounty hunting adventures.

[@neilsmith9066]

Kids and Wrestling Fans This is A Real Hero

[@ladynikkie]

And a genuine wrestler too bad I was a toddler when he left the WWF back in the day.

[@dennismarcucci3465]

His promos are legendary

[@babbyfacerevocation2740]

You Shure can hear the lawman in his voice 😮 my Dad was Bounty Hunter WW2 vet. i swear they come off assembly line like Terminators.

[@tomr3422]

JC's Press tag on his hat should say "PULL" thanks for another great one Mr Heckel

[@LH74]

Legend and bad ass. Good man.

[@TBrickvision]

Great interview... funny as hell stories. The brutal honesty on Vince was great too.

[@pudboy3399]

I remember watching Dr. D from his time on Stampede Wrestling back in the day!

[@richardalbert7506]

His book is good

[@mjbeltran9429]

This guy was as legit as it can get. Respect.

[@babbyfacerevocation2740]

God bless Dr D David Schultz one of my favorite people in the world 😊

[@Jim_Harter]

I'd love to see him slap Kenny Omega. Omega would soil himself until he passed out.

[@lunakitty1990]

I can see Jim laughing his ass off in the back

[@realitygamedesign]

People never made the correlation that David Schultz acts like SCSA before his time.

[@bodhi8297]

Towards the very end Dr D mentions being sick of double talkin jive on the TV, Jim quickly transitions to rapping things up. I don’t think he wanted to talk politics with the good Dr! Wonder why lol

[@tgblanke]

Mad respect for this dude!!

[@donovanthibodeaux9781]

Open hand slap 👋

[@WildBillCox13]

We (ASW Frigate, pronouns, Pal) pulled into Roosevelt Roads at night, back in '74. I was allowed on the fo'c's'le to watch the approach and mooring process (first time I'd watched a ship come in from shipboard) and saw movement among the crates and bundles on the pier. Judging from the size and galumphing gait, I thought wallabys or kangaroos had escaped from a cage or something. As we got closer, I recognized them as fat rats. Big fat rats. Estimate? Bodies the size of a medium collie. The scariest part was no one freaking out about it. Business as usual.

[@patkob2180]

They say scsa and sid...but add what they had...multiply x 2. Plus he has the legit shoot ability the other two don t have (maybe young sid did...not sure). Too bad for his wrestling career...but like mansfield says...getting blackballed from wrestling is for 99 per cent a blessing to getting a good life

[@2laughandlaugh]

What's the matter with you Gene?

[@mikecozzi1040]

😳Dr David Schultz! Don't call me Fake! It's time to Kick Ass! The Greatest Wrestler! of all Times! 😳Dr David Schultz!

[@nickh7626]

Dark side of the ring brought me here! Haha, you can see Dr D shoot a rifle in a house next to Mcmahon!! Lmao

[@scottmitchell3591]

If someone ever came to me and said pick two people you would love to meet. It would be Jim Cornette and the one and only Dr.D. David Schultz! I will also say these 2 legends should be in the Hall of Fame

[@ChargemanBaré]

Thats a open hand slap!!

[@puzzymonsta69]

Hes right about vince

[@bradholbrooks]

Another amazing episode!

[@xxfamousx951xx]

He was awesome needs to be in hall of fame

[@tomtanaka841]

Dr. D sounds like a King of the Hill character I love it!

[@catfatherb2072]

Cotton 🤣🤣🤣

[@HellhammerSS]

The Bill Apter part killed me lolololol

[@kevio6868]

He was the best on the mic

[@TuMalditaMadre]

HULK HOGAN YOU BE-LONGGGG IN SAN FRAN-CIS-COOOOO

[@geoffreyjoseph514]

that shower posse were the Jamaicans in miami and parts of NY and Montreal if i am not mistaken

[@TheRydog61]

Awesome

[@jasonfite711]

Dr D was just a badass and I would probably consider him one of the top wrestling heels of all time. I loved his flying elbow finisher.

[@benjaminwatson6943]

Tennessee Legend, great interview!

[@Dave-rf1zj]

When I was a 8 or 9, back in 1989 or 1990, my pops had a couple of trucker buddies over. One was David Schultz. I guess while they were hanging out, he broke a chair he was sitting in cuz of how big he is and how small the chair was. At the time, I didn't know of "Dr. D". I grew up in North Carolina, and all we had was Jim Crockett Promotions and the Apter mags. My pops is passed now, so i can't get much more details on the story. I know to most, not a big story....but still pretty cool to me. Lol.

[@tommymclaughlin3203]

Why aren't they're more like Schultz? Oh yeah, too many cosplay wanna garbage "wrestlers" would get their feelings hurt.

[@jpmcpheemcphee2695]

Mr Cornette I think you should start a Hall of fame, with your knowledge and experience, as well as all your connections, and with respect to the cauliflower ear club, I think yours would be respected more, because we would at least know that it wouldn't be corrupted by the undesirables that have ruined my favorite pastime, and maybe make the good Doctor part of the 1st ceremony

[@billyjoe6933]

Vince is a lying peace of crap for not standing up for dr. D after . he did what he told him to do .Vince treating people like crap is catching up with him.dr. d is a tough son of a gun and we still love him better than hogan

[@ladynikkie]

At least Vince is getting his karma at last

[@prayingmantis6777]

Hello David You always had me believeing even as a Bob Backlund fan.

[@sheriffofrockridge9095]

I think Stossel got what he deserved but you can hear in the video ask him “ you think it’s fake “ slap 👋

[@willnicklen4196]

Great upload thank you

[@cwell510]

David Schultz for 2021 WWE HOF!

[@shawnbane585]

Best heel ever

[@BearofTexas]

I'm a Journalist. And what John Stossel did was absolutely disgraceful to the profession of Journalism. When conducting an interview, you act professional and you take it seriously. Disrespecting and/or insulting someone's profession while interviewing them is unprofessional.

[@skum73]

This is a great interview. I think I might buy the book.

[@1980bwc]

Good old fellow Jackson, Tennessean!

[@toddsill6230]

I remember dr death beating people down with a cast on his arm

[@stuartmills3005]

Dr Death was Steve Williams not Dave Schultz

[@madbrowniac7871]

That would've been a Dustup! Special Ref David Angel Of Death Shelton.B.W.

[@patrickcostello2872]

The guy with the cast was Cowboy Bob Orton.

[@toddsill6230]

@@patrickcostello2872 nope it wasn't this was global wrestling federation it was steve

[@madbrowniac7871]

Actually it happened in UWF MidSouth when Ted DiBiase was the personification of evil there. He fought against Jim Duggan. And Duggan busted Dibiase's cast on a ringpost, revealing what the heel DiBiase claimed was a protective loaded glove. Hint: Be great to see Seth Rollins adopt that gimmick.B.W.

[@maxwell377]

Best one yet