Jim Ross shoots on Jim Cornette's heat with Shawn Michaels in 1996

For over forty years Jim Ross has been the Voice of Wrestling. From starting as referee in the regional territories to becoming the Executive Vice President for WWE, nobody has a story quite like Jim Ross. From recruiting and hiring some of the biggest superstars in the industry to providing the soundtrack for the most important moments in wrestling history, “Good Ole JR” was there for it all. Join us every Thursday morning as Conrad Thompson grills JR like you’ve never heard before, uncut and uncensored!
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[@AhtoNajeebRashied]

Shout out to the Cult of Cornette

[@tammyforbes2101]

Hooraa

[@l4dengun186]

TY FY Bye!

[@wereallscrewed9714]

@Old Man good thing no one cares about your opinion nor are you PAID to share it numbnuts 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jameshill3403]

@Old Man HES A HEEL!!

[@MSUHitman]

No

[@thatsjustlikeyouropinionma3025]

"Corny stood his ground" why am I not surprised?

[@attiepollard7847]

Why is it no one saying that sometimes James cornett's ego can get the best of him and at some of these backstage issues is his fault too.

[@theantilifeequation8150]

@@attiepollard7847 Shawn Michaels was a bully a trouble maker and a weasel back then, everyone says how much of a nightmare he was back then including himself and the other members of the click all say he was a POS. He used his influence to destroy people's careers get them fired, stop thier push and even sleep with people's wives (Sunny and Chris) but in Jim Cornette he picked on the wrong one. I don't think the original commentator said anything about who was to blame. And nobody is saying Cornette is an angel but if there was anybody in the building that night who wouldn't take crap from the "boy toy", you can bet your ass it was Jim Cornette.

[@michaellandon1960]

@@theantilifeequation8150 So what. Shawn Michaels was the king making the money. Cornette is just a beat up podcaster.

[@michaellandon1960]

@@attiepollard7847 Jimmy boy has a problem with everyone. He has a problem with Vince Russo, Kevin Dunn, Eric Bischoff, Shawn Michaels, Brock Lesnar, the guy is an idiot.

[@theantilifeequation8150]

@@michaellandon1960 Shawn didn't draw much money compared to other top championship main eventers, but even if he did it doesn't matter you don't let anybody bully you and Cornette told him where to go, Brett kicked Shawns ass, the Harris brothers give him a roughing up, the guy was a nightmare. I don't care if he was drawing Hogan, Austin or Rock type money (which he definitely wasnt) you don't treat people like that. You think the Rock talked to people like that? No. And Cornette wasn't a "beat up podcaster" back then he was in the office so he was in a position to tell Shawn to go piss up a rope.

[@sithari518]

Wow, I was at the Cow Palace show in SF he mentioned in 1996. I was 9 years old, I was with my best friend at the time, his mom drove us. My parents were going through a messy divorce at the time so money was scarce, but my friend's mom was almost a second mom to me during that time, buying us the zebra HBK hats, Bret Hart glasses and an Undertaker t-shirt. I still have the HBK hat. She passed away about 4-5 years ago. Sad but I will always remember those times when she took us to Cow Palace, paid for my tickets, bought us stuff, rented wrestling tapes every weekend, etc. Amazing person.

[@JulianPerez-zv6os]

That's a really great story about the people in our lives.

[@broncobalboa]

its crazy how we are all so different, but share so much, i was 11 years old and went to a show in germany in february 97. shawn was having his "career ending" knee injury and i was gutted to see he wasnt there...buuuut, i went home with the hbk zebra hat and bret hart glasses. good stuff, good memories.

[@QuentinDude]

was Warrior at that show

[@sithari518]

@@QuentinDude i don't think so...I wanna say Sid subbed for him?

[@Trill_4_Life]

@@broncobalboa wow that’s cool. I went to the Raw in Nashville on February 17th 1997 I was 10 years old. Shawn had just relinquished the WWF title that past “Thursday Raw Thursday “ when HBK “lost his smile”- September 20th 2021

[@jimreily7538]

"SOMEBODY STOP THE DAMNED MATCH - I need a smoke break." - the quiet words of Jim Ross

[@vikinghammer87]

lmao

[@heathmcrigsby]

I would take literally everyone else's side over mid-late 90s Shawn Michaels.

[@attiepollard7847]

sound good but at the same time why are we even blaming hbk? Most of this Vince McMahon's fault and Jim cornette fault because he is so damn old school. Both men refused to see the fact that professional wrestling was changing in the 90s and when it comes to Vince start acting like a boss and stop acting like this wrestlers best friends.

[@hotr400]

@@attiepollard7847 Shawn Michaels was drugged out of his mind and you're giving him pass for this? lmao

[@attiepollard7847]

@@hotr400 I understand that but the man was still popular in 96 and 97 and we needed his controversy to increase the ratings for the Monday night wars. Let him act like a dick on TV and hopefully we can get some ratings out of him.

[@jameshill3403]

Drugged up HBK was way more entertaining than sober born again Christian HBK say what you will but I'm not wrong

[@attiepollard7847]

@@jameshill3403 that's what I'm. Even HBK ask Vince McMahon before the mankind versus Shawn Michaels match we need to become a little bit more edger because WCW was becoming edger. So let HBK act like an immature ass as long as it brings in ratings on TV.

[@BronzeBullBalls]

Cornette has baggage and issues, but lying, cheating and exaggerating stories to make himself look great are not among them. The man is bluntly honest to his own detriment and that is why if Cornette said it happened, I am going to have to believe it.

[@stormydavis8546]

Your talking about michaels, not Cornette, michaels is complete crap

[@curtwillett8702]

Almost got mad at you before I finished reading your post 😂

[@sullyb23511]

@@stormydavis8546 Yes, that's obvious.

[@TFitz1]

@@stormydavis8546 You either missed the point or didn't read the entire comment 😆

[@rogueldr642smiythe9]

Actually Corentte got called out on a timeline with Bischoff. Cornette backed way off. Jim while great storyteller does go way overboard.

[@Gregvogel888]

I like how honest JR is. JR is respectful but tells it like it is. JR is GOAT

[@jaysantos536]

He's a CYA "company" man...

[@superiorjrn1604]

Sad thing is Cornette is the same way, he just doesn’t try to be nice. Or even civil.

[@davidgraham8299]

@@jaysantos536 He's a company man, yes. But a "cya" man clearly, no.

[@robertrodriguez787]

​@@jaysantos536 And whose Backside do you not kiss to talking . I'm sure your on your Knees when your at Work and you see the Boss

[@onewarriornation602]

JR is a pathological liar and Vince stooge like Pritchard. Definitely not a GOAT of anything but sucking Vince's dick.

[@ThyKingdomCome1983]

“Shawn Michaels is 0 for life in real fights”. ~ Jim Cornette

[@dirty.dan.69]

Jim Cornette is a snowflake.

[@Rschr101]

Cornette would know. Couldnt fight his way out of a paper bag.

[@kattatatatat6361]

@@Rschr101 well he’s not a wrestler so

[@ilrosso8612]

@Fitzy ok fatman

[@marvinjazzhands251]

@@dirty.dan.69 yeah like that Bible thumping cocaine sniffing doofus is any better 😂

[@patrickkish6662]

I hope JR knows the fans that really hear him understand what his heart is saying. And what it has been saying. I don't need him ringside every show. I'd rather just have him on this earth, knowing that the work he's done, the love he's shared, and the life he's lived, has been an inspiration to us all. So get comfortable, JR. And get ready to watch a run that the whole world needs so badly. You helped inspire it, bud✌🏼♥️

[@above.average.gaming.natio3026]

wtf

[@DarkriftGaming]

What run are you talking about!?? 😒😂

[@patrickkish6662]

@@DarkriftGaming I think I was talking about humanity actually having a truly good run. For once and all.

[@above.average.gaming.natio3026]

@@DarkriftGaming no

[@Emporkommling]

JR’s smoking explains how his voice went from harsh and grating in the 80’s and early 90’s to being warm and statesmanly. And the aging process naturally helping him sound “grown”

[@MilMaska]

"As a worker ... Michaels was without peer" - Jim Cornette

[@whtevr84]

Well, I guess Jim's wrong sometimes, there are plenty of wrestlers as good as or better than Shawn Michaels

[@adamski9184]

@@whtevr84 Austin, Taker and Flair all say Shawn was the greatest worker of all time without doubt. Thats high praise. Personally I think Bret was the best worker, but there isnt many if anyone better than Shawn.

[@whtevr84]

@@adamski9184 That's fine if Austin, Taker, Flair, Jesus Christ, Santa Claus' left nipple, Lincoln's ghost or whoever say Shawn is the whatever of all time, I've seen enough of Shawn flopping and flipping around, his weak offense, his attempts at "technical wrestling" to say with confidence "Hell No"...if Shawn's the greatest without peer, than wrestling was never worth watching I'll take Eddie, Hennig, Bret, Austin, Foley, Steamboat, and a slew of other wrestlers over Shawn effin Michaels any day of the week....I can't think of any collective traits as a worker or wrestler that Shawn has that is superior to what I've seen from the guys I mentioned Shawn gets a lot of "high praise", you can add Jim Ross and Shawn's kliq buddies minus Pac to your list as well...they're entitled to their opinions, and yes they were in the industry, so I know the script says I'm supposed to worship there opinions about wrestling.....but I wholeheartedly, and without hesitation disagree with them

[@adamski9184]

@@whtevr84 each to their own, and I respect your opinion, but your wrong if your not even having him in the same category as the other wrestlers you mentioned. As a person he was obviously terrible, but ability wise he was equal to all those you mentioned. Foley wasnt a good wrestler though.

[@whtevr84]

@@adamski9184 I'll say this, the Shawn Michaels of 1996 and 1997 is definitely as great a worker as the guys I mentioned, I just never thought he was as good as he was in 96 and 97 before those years or after he returned from his back injury, Shawn was great in his peak, I just don't think he was even close to being the greatest of all time outside of that time frame Pre 96 Michaels is weirdly soft on offense, low on variety and his hokey selling hasn't graduated past being a poor imitation of Curt Hennig, while post injury Michaels, which everybody seems to praise as his best run, has Michaels trying to create these self conscious epic performances, but his wrestling is kinda bad, his loss of physical mass makes it even less believable, and he has these weird quirks that annoy me like the worst Flair chops I've ever seen, and constantly missing moonsaults that his opponents still sell like they've been hit If the Shawn Michaels of 1996 and 1997 was what I saw from Shawn for most of his career, I could understand the praise, as it is, I don't get it...the guys I mentioned were very consistent for most of their careers, if not their whole career And Foley is underrated, great seller, great bumper, great characters, great talker, really good striker, solid offense...and he actually had some decent wrestling skills, probably less honed than other greats, but for a guy who's gimmick was that he was a masochistic hardcore legend or "garbage wrestler" as Flair put it, when Foley showed off some of his mat skills, he did a good job

[@Stuart267]

All these years I never knew Jim was a smoker lol

[@charliefromstarkvillemissi1852]

He’s a real good ol’ boy, does not surprise me.

[@rypro525]

I think his AEW screwups are prob due to needing a smoke

[@MrBeckenhimself]

That was news to me too.

[@whidoineedthis]

You never heard him talk about "chocolate cake" ?

[@Stuart267]

@UC4wV_v9NnHAAeElGyG-XNAA Don't talk to me about coughs. I coughed waiting to use an ATM machine only 2 days ago, the old lady turns round & kicks me in the balls.

[@gnvtwhp1218]

Shawn: Cm punk. You and me are both alike. We don't drink. We don't do drugs. Cm punk: Anymore😜😜😜 Shawn: Fair Enough 🤥🤥🤥 Gosh, I still remember that😁

[@KingofNewark]

JJ Dillon still looked the same for almost 30 years

[@johnrevene3053]

Still looks the same.

[@jeffjackson9679]

Kind of like Arn Anderson. Arn looked 50 when he was 30 years old.

[@areality40]

@@jeffjackson9679 🤣

[@Squeakypickles619]

JR we love and appreciate TF out of you and everything you did for the business YOU ARE A HUGE PART OF OUR LIVES Thank you Sir!

[@callum6486]

pilled up shawn michaels gets mad at something in the late 90s. What a surprise.

[@PontFlair]

He had ALL the pills back then too. He was a HOF pill head. Glad he cleaned up. At that time though, he had more pills than the pharmacy

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

and he was that bad of an addict cuz of VICODIN bro😅 at least get hooked on Percocet or Oxys or Dilaudid wtf.....

[@markdombrowski9619]

I shouldn’t , but I love the fact JR is having a smoke.

[@andrewtammaro9923]

Jim is absolutely out of his old mind. And i love every second of it

[@edwardfarnsworth5915]

If Vader had had Cornette's backbone, he might have main evented in WWE more.

[@Rschr101]

Cornette showed alot of backbone when Santino confronted him a few years ago. Ran away screaming for security like a woman. Embarrassing.

[@johnlynn9388]

If Vader had washed his wrestling gear more often he would’ve been in more main events.

[@adamwatson6916]

Cornette does not care how much influence you have with with the boss or how talented you are if you piss him off he is not holding back out of fear for his job.

[@blind-sidelocc6052]

JR dont let AEW silence you for talking negative about that company. You should be able to keep 💯 w/0 those E.V.P'S threaten you

[@attiepollard7847]

Hold on for a minute I understand what you're saying but if you was in Tony Khans position do you really want to hear negative comments from your workers 24/7? Hell no. Jr feels that he is not appreciated because his views are not being listened to by management then maybe he should just leave.

[@blind-sidelocc6052]

@@attiepollard7847 that's wrestling tho!. Critics are apart of the business. AEW out here trying to silence all negative stuff but weekly take shots at WWE. Tony Con and those wrestlers over there are soft.

[@davidgraham8299]

@@blind-sidelocc6052 Bullshit. Weekly shots at WWE? Not even close. And even if they did, good for them.

[@blind-sidelocc6052]

@@davidgraham8299 I get it bruh you a AEW mark. Majority of those guys talking shit not doing shit in AEW. Same shit they did in WWE 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@wce05308]

@@attiepollard7847 nothing wrong with constructive criticism champ.

[@samstoff]

Love these, they have me interested in wrestling again since 01.

[@dallenwood2875]

I've listened to JR alot, but I've never seen him doing a podcast. I had no idea he was a smoker.

[@jeremybarber9780]

Good old Jr sparking up a spliff😆😆😆

[@bclr6843]

When they say JJ do they mean Jeff Jarrett?

[@timrobinson6573]

JJ Dillon

[@timrobinson6573]

JJ Dillon

[@catseyereflex6774]

Cornette is brutally honestly to the extent that it is detrimental to him..

[@NoelComiX]

Vince was in love with Shawn and Shawn wanted to go to WCW lol

[@hansgugel8034]

Wonder if conrad ever takes those belts out, puts them on his waist and pretends he a champion

[@brodykossler239]

You know damn well he does!! I guarantee he’s got a 3 XL Ric Flair robe he struts around in. 👘 Wooooooo!!!

[@nellyp2622]

I sure would

[@MrTwille]

@@brodykossler239 naked *

[@BrandanTheBroker]

@@MrTwille thanks for the mental image, we all need therapy now 😭

[@MrTwille]

@@BrandanTheBroker lmaoooooo

[@codyjohnson8959]

Man I'd love to have a championship belt setup like Conrad has.

[@arkansasstorm]

I know he used to talk on the first few episodes of something to wrestle with bruce pitchard. Belts by dan is the place where he talked about belts being made.

[@user-su1xk3mv2b]

U would never get girls tho lol

[@codyjohnson8959]

@@user-su1xk3mv2b what else is new? 😂

[@codyjohnson8959]

@@arkansasstorm ya I've checked that website out before. Was a little pricey though.

[@viccrown8188]

Most of this isn’t even about Corrny.

[@metallicbigtoe3949]

Bruce Pritchard has said the opposite, "I didnt want the job, JR really wanted it but vince didn't want to give him it because his contract was up and he was negotiating with WCW".

[@christhornycroft3686]

I trust JR. Pritchard and Vince McMahon’s gopher boy.

[@metallicbigtoe3949]

@@christhornycroft3686 No doubt, JR doesn't care who he pisses off, unlike Brother Love haha.

[@noahintahlequahsmithh5303]

Jim was classic on here. And Jerry Lawler laughing made it funnier. But I did hear Jim Cornette mention this because he hurt his knee going out of the ring. Jim didn't like Shawn and still doesn't. I guess he never got to know the Shawn Micheals that came back. He only saw the old Shawn. But Cornette seems to be the kind that doesn't forget or forgive.

[@kunalbose5285]

Jim was and is a great friend of Michaels.. He is just narrating an old incident here

[@noahintahlequahsmithh5303]

@@kunalbose5285 You have obviously never heard Jim Cornette talk about him. I am not talking about Jim Ross who is a friend of Micheals. I am talking about Jim Cornette. He has a podcast. But he doesn't like Shawn Micheals. But to be fair he doesn't like hardly anyone.

[@rondoughhowell6442]

@@noahintahlequahsmithh5303 well he doesn't like anyone who embarrassed the wrestling business or makes him angry

[@mandolinman2006]

There was a time where Jim was somewhat willing to give Shawn a benefit of the doubt. But Shawn did a shot interview tearing into Corny. So, that ended that.

[@noahintahlequahsmithh5303]

@@rondoughhowell6442 I agree and that is most of the people today in wrestling.

[@IdealX-fr4eg]

Man I always pegged JR as a cigar man...

[@d8l835]

You pegged JR? Sorry had to

[@jalenmilliner1209]

Jim Cornette always spoke his mind whenever it suited him for sure!

[@ImagNEerie]

You know JR is stressed talking about cornette when the vid starts with him smoking a cigarette.

[@uttermanbo]

Oh boy. 90's Michaels, and Cornette. Anybody expect these two to hold hands, and pick flowers?

[@johnjones8888]

Instead of chain smoking on his podcast, JR should light up every time AEW does something that doesn't make sense..... Instead of trying to explain, he just lights up a cigarette and sighs.

[@squiddlydiddly4411]

Then he wouldn’t be lighting up that much then lmao

[@johnjones8888]

@@squiddlydiddly4411 yeah sure. Punk VS Derpy, anything with Cody, no rules for young buck matches, some new guy jumping everyone with the new jobber tag team, anything moxley does, Cristian suddenly teaming with jungle boy and dinosaur, the fact there is a jungle boy and dinosaur, FTR never getting a rematch with young bucks, CM Punk randomly jumped, Mark Henry on commentary, Jericho on commentary, a female wrestler who's gimmick is "space alien", anything with Kenny Omega, anything with Jeff Hardy's brother, anything with Orange Cassidy, Kazarian attacking Elite without an actual feud or match, anything with Brandy, Cody's 20 person stable........ Yeah it all makes so much sense, JR would be going through withdrawal.

[@squiddlydiddly4411]

@@johnjones8888 you gave me nothing😭😭you just said some names and segments that have a lot of sense and logic connected to them. If none of those things make sense to you then I think that’s a you problem bud. You tried tho lol

[@InnerCityOrganicz]

Who said they were cigs? Looked like a doobie to me 😂

[@johnjones8888]

@squiddlydiddly4411 Hey Pal this just popped up and it's been 2 years, you still want to argue all of this aew garbage makes sense when they have less viewers than they did when you made your comment?

[@BigBoss-vy7ci]

Good Ol' JR sparking one up. How many smokes do you think he and Pat Patterson have gone thru

[@radulfthegrey]

Conrad and JR sounds so familiar it’s crazy

[@StanStacks]

Has Cornette ever been asked about HBK and Vince’s questionable relationship? The way Vince would fawn like a school girl when he’d interview Shawn 96 and 97 was down right embarrassing and cringe worthy

[@AJPK33]

He has. Can't remember his exact explanation for it, I just remember it was as unconvincing as every other we've received up to now... aside from the most logical, which is that Vince and Shawn were gay lovers.

[@juicyfruit6311]

Hawk and Animal implied that in a shoot.

[@attiepollard7847]

Yeah right. There are plenty of people that can out debate James Cornett and out scream him on both politics and wrestling.

[@PontFlair]

@@attiepollard7847 🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽 You're hating on Jim Cornette in your post & these comments way too hard. Did Cornette take a gf of yours? LOL

[@attiepollard7847]

@@PontFlair that man is in a stupid time warp that he does not want to get out of. When the young bucks try to make peace with him and wanted him on aew he acted like a dick to them again.

[@pat9346]

Conrad" you ready JR? JR" sparks up and inhales, let's go lol 😆

[@chrisfrancis6486]

I never knew Jim smoked

[@Runsweatexercise365]

I know - what a loser

[@Runsweatexercise365]

@Ronan The Accuser 😝

[@joshuamoss1660]

Put JR, cornett and cm punk I'm charge and theyll bring back pro wrestling. You'll see some exciting shit. We will once again be entertained by wrestling on tv. Even get jerry lawler involved in some way too. Bring on king as a manager. Kings never managed before and I think he should come to AEW as a manager, advisor and do a little bit of commentary. But mostly managing and doing promos and taking part in the physical part of it bc I know that's what king loves.

[@Theaaronf1927]

Is that the original ECW Arena sign??

[@mywalletisonyourmomsnighst1677]

Yeah it's the original. Conrad has a huge collection of wrestling stuff. If you look in the back he's got a bunch of gear like boots, he has one of vaders masks, a bunch of belts, a big collection of Ric Flair's robes etc. He said he didn't even get the robes from Ric Flair being his father in law. There's a story behind them getting on the market being his ex wives selling them, getting left behind in the locker room, lost in the airport. He has a video clip from 83 weeks where he talks about his collection you should check out.

[@mywalletisonyourmomsnighst1677]

The video where he talks about his collection is called 'Conrad Thompson on WHY he sold the pink Ric Flair robe'.

[@JDotWill]

Damn. I didn’t know JR started smoking again

[@bernardcole9991]

I didn't even know that he smokes at all

[@IsGallefreyTaken]

His cough throughout doesn’t sound great…

[@bernardcole9991]

Yeah I noticed that wow

[@snellsman]

Never knew he smoked

[@SithFam]

JR SMOKES !!!!! Did not know that hahah

[@carlmclemore6104]

Brilliant, isn't it?

[@jayanxiety]

Crazy thing is that there were ZERO wrestlers whom Shawn could legitimately beat in an actual fight. His influence and much larger pals were the only thing he had. I thought he was entertaining and a great worker and totally respect him for his life changes, but at the time he was a back-stabbing jerk.

[@sarthakrawat7748]

Even his pals didn't look like they could beat someone maybe razor could lol Imagine nash breaking his quad in street fight

[@rangelo8908]

Exactly. Hbk was a fake. Couldn't do shit. The biggest beta in wrestling ever

[@BoboMcBooboy]

Preeeaaaacchhhh brotha!

[@thatsjustlikeyouropinionma3025]

My money would be on Cornette in that fight. The guy is crazy.

[@ejayemike6541]

Mr human To me Kevin Nash looked like he could toss some bodies across a room back then when he was in his prime physical condition but yea you're right about everyone else.

[@sethderusseau3429]

Lol. JR smoking a cigarette while Conrad has a DARE shirt on.

[@aaronwalker1678]

I wanna know about the heat between Conrad and Brian Last

[@zlinedavid]

Brian took the last piece of cake from a buffet once….

[@knightshousegames]

Imagine someone getting upset nowadays about a Superkick not looking like it connected...

[@johnlynn9388]

Good old JR smoking the home grown at the start of this one.

[@ConsCope]

Cornette vs Russo vs Bubba the Love Sponge Triple Threat Deathmatch

[@charliekk3377]

Vs meltzer vs Russo 5 way match

[@Paradox-vk9fe]

You know every hates on Shawn...HBK did not do a single thing that every other top tier did not do. Hogan, Hart, Flair, HHH just to name a few. They all helped there friend or in the case of Bret Family...and they held other people down and buried people to keep there top spot. I think Sting and Undertaker and Mick Foley were the only two to never do that.

[@Y2JLionHeart]

Undertaker did do it. Austin, also.

[@Paradox-vk9fe]

@@Y2JLionHeart Nope never heard anyone say those two did anything. If they did something to someone it was not jealousy or the desire to hold someone down. What I meant was HBK Heart Flair and Hogan were all famous for holding talent down

[@Y2JLionHeart]

@@Paradox-vk9fe I should clarify, Undertaker more tried to help his friends here or there. Austin would avoid working with others who would get a good rub from working with him if he thought it was a step backwards or not enough in it for him. I don't think they actively went out of their way to s*** on other talent. I agree with your overall point. People act like Shawn and the Kliq invented the game.

[@caligula_0029]

“You Dudley do right mother f*****”

[@salvagemonster3612]

9 minute clip and 16 minutes of commercials

[@rapinbatches]

Jim Ross smoking cigarettes? Damn wish he wouldn't.

[@willglenn8638]

Been a huge JR fan my whole life since I was a kid and never knew he was a smoker

[@ennbee2051]

They didn’t have ‘heat’ in that respect. Cornette just called Michaels bluff. Cornette didn’t like Michaels and that was that. Michaels would argue with Cornette about the Vader situation. Vader overheard and Michaels had to explain. Of course, Michaels went to Vince and cried😂. Cornette snapped and vowed vengeance.

[@brandonwooster7663]

I didnt know jimmy smokes butts im so happy about that its time to re-up on the spicy bbq sauce baby!

[@BrockAwesome]

Jim Ross is a smoker? C'mon Jim! You are better than that! 🤣

[@IronMike212]

Shut up

[@djmeduna2009]

Wow

[@InnerCityOrganicz]

What in the blue hell is JR smoking? Hopefully some green heaven!? 🙌🏼😎

[@VertexGolfAcademy]

I'm guessing Conrad was a big Shawn Michael's fan when he was a kid because that's all he talks about like every video is about hbk

[@grannysfamily8804]

Shawn was still a kid. I think he earned a lot at a young age. Not sure at the time he had the maturity too Handle it. But god bless him he seems too have found god and turned his life around.

[@joshuamoss1660]

I've been hearing cornys name an awful lot the last few days. Every wrestling podcast around has mentioned him and what he said about cm punk. I have a feeling jimmy is gonna pop up in the AEW pretty soon.

[@dreday5880]

The day Corny shows up in AEW is the day I start watching wrestling again

[@wce05308]

Jim hates travelling these days and doesn't need the money so can't see it happening

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

He’s already turned them down once

[@marcomaliksi462]

As long as the bucks and omega are there, there'd be no chance of corny actually working with them

[@ryanmadgwick6016]

Then you don't knkow cornette. Hell will freeze over before he dies anything with aew

[@Chimpa307]

Most of the boys and management had heat with hbk. Still they chose him above Bret Hart. I dont get it!

[@alcav54]

I live in CT now and it still sucks

[@magillanz]

JJ?

[@rickjohnson2859]

JJ Dillon.

[@alberttwangle893]

JR smonk the weed 🚬💀✅

[@rodneyelwood2533]

this is the only way to listen to Conrad's shows now so you don't have to fucking hear his goddamn ad reads.

[@PoppaPump69]

Lol Conrad’s belt collection screams fan boy mark

[@mrbenn023ify]

He married one of Flairs daughters 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@johnnyblack3676]

I didn't know JR smoked. lmao holy shit

[@stevewardlaw]

JR is dead wrong on this issue. You never mess with a talent's performance/legitimacy in the ring, especially the #1 face in your company. Horrible take, especially in 1996.

[@ashleyquintanar727]

Jim Cornette is the man I don't need to hear Jim Ross speak on his beef when Jim has his own podcast where CORNETTE address it himself 🤷

[@attiepollard7847]

Yeah go to Jim coronet's podcast and listen to that annoying little asshole. That man is stuck in a Time Warp that he refuses to get out of. Old school wrestling is dead deal with it

[@Rockytheadorablebulldog]

It’s funny they had heat because throughout the year Jim Cornette managed most of Shawn’s opponents.

[@Collinzmusic]

Jim I heard you are stepping down from your broadcasting role soon. I just want to wish you all the best for now and when that time comes and thanks for all the great memories you provided us on the broadcast table throughout the years and as the voice of wrestling 🙏🎩

[@MatsThyWit]

That has already been publicly denied.

[@Collinzmusic]

@@MatsThyWit thank you 👍

[@jasonkingkaraoke716]

Kurt Angle and The Steiner Brothers would tie Shawn Michaels into a human knot.

[@fuji302]

Talking about those days watching it on tv it was really fun. SM was brilliant on the mic and in the ring. JC was brilliant on the mic and at ringside. I remember absolutely hating Cornette and his stupid ass tennis racket. Now knowing it was all a work I love everything they did because they did what they needed to do they made it fun.

[@azapro911]

As usual, there is fault on both sides. Corny's opinion that Shawn was a complete prick in the mid '90s has been echoed many times, including by HBK himself. That said, JC's complaining about the more irreverent way Michaels began doing things is simply out of touch with what wrestling audiences were crying out for at that time.

[@DoctorEviloply]

There's a difference between being an Irreverent character and being an irreverent person. HBK didn't care about the business. He just wanted to show himself off and get wanked off for it. Contrast to the Rock. Very irreverent character. Consummate professional doing business. It's not the character at fault it's the person.

[@azapro911]

That the same Rock who casually buried anybody he feuded with on the mic? Didn't always have to, did it to keep getting himself over - and with huge entertainment value, no doubt. Whenever the likes of Cornette and Bret Hart comment on '96-'97 Shawn, it just seems as though they didn't like him having the kind of popularity and backstage stroke they and their friends once enjoyed. Same thing with the Horsemen towards the nWo at that time.

[@markellzey1531]

Even Shawn admits he was awful in this era.

[@jbellflower83]

Personally, I always thought Eddie Guerrero was better then Shawn at all the things Shawn gets praised for. I was a Bret guy and always preferred Bret. Kurt Angle is probably the best all around talent I've ever seen and a better worker then Shawn.

[@Coqui-Cariduro]

WWF was at it lowest peak when Bret was champ. I can name 50 better technicians, but HBK was a master in the ring, so was Eddie. But Shawn was having 5 star matches before Eddie even became mainstream and Eddie is easily on my top 3 all time. Kurt is a timeless talent, but what that gotta do with HBK. What HBK delivered in the 90s was the perfect set up for the attitude era for Austin/Rock. HBK delivered on more Wrestlemanias. not sure if you forgot. Bret is great, but his WCW run was depressing. TBH WWF made Bret a hit and once he left he didn't draw as much as his peak, during a time people considered WWF at it's lowest. Also, HBK delivered tons of storylines and this is sports entertainment. Bret wasn't good in terms of acting or the mic skills. In the ring, he was a god. HBK is respected for legit reasons.

[@joshuamoss1660]

Let cm punk and jr be bookers and cornett as a writer and booker and when he writes he takes suggestions and ideas and constructive criticism from Ross, Lawler and punk. Watch this company take off like a rocket.

[@attiepollard7847]

No. In the next coming years I think Jr should retire along with James Cornett. You need to stop relying on these old folks everyday and time sound for a new generation to take over Bookers & writing of pro wrestling.

[@joshuamoss1660]

@@attiepollard7847 problem is the new generation do not know what's entertaining or what real wrestling fans want to see. WWE is currently being written and booked by the new generation and look at the garbage.

[@attiepollard7847]

@@joshuamoss1660 so what. Look at the audience you think they're hardcore wrestling fans that knows about the '90s? If Kenny Omega came out in rainbow colors and support of the LGBT community he will get a big ovation. If he did that in the 90s he would get booed out of town by old school wrestling fans like me. So just like any consumer if you don't like the current product from both aew and WWE you don't have to look at it. And that goes the same thing for James Cornett and yes we will continue to criticize him because he represents those old fogies like me.

[@joshuamoss1660]

@@attiepollard7847 you only support wrestling if its catering to your 9 and 6 year olds. You will be glad to hear vince McMahon is selling WWE to disney lol

[@joshuamoss1660]

@@attiepollard7847 their next PPV WWE on ice lmao. Guess starring snow white and the seven dwarfs.

[@gregclark3268]

I realise Cornette has his critics but I think part of it is that he doesnt kiss ass or play politics like others. I've never heard of him backstabbing people or screwing with their careers like Shawn did. Vince let Shawn get away with way too much shit. Yes he was a great performer but at some point he needed a kick up the ass

[@lookUp45]

J.R smokes!! ?

[@Realest636]

Corvette was actually the good and Shawn was the bad. It’s the true irony of pro wrestling.

[@kadekrauss3513]

We have a gay nerd compared to someone who got all the ladies

[@Illusionistical822]

JR smokes?

[@johnrevene3053]

It doesn't even look like Jim Cornette in the thumbnail. He was not happy in WWE, and was the heaviest in his life, because of stress.

[@jeffreyloskoskill4901]

JR pulling on a stale! WTF?

[@user-hc9qv9yb9m]

Just once Jim Cornette should should be on this show

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Michaels was so out of it I reckon Cornie could’ve whipped his ass

[@corir1045]

😑

[@Rschr101]

Yeah right.

[@Coqui-Cariduro]

stop smoking crack and find your father.

[@michaellandon1960]

Jim Ross a smoker?

[@ronniemacdonald2768]

That Bill Watts story is an underrated gem about wanting them to fight again cos he had missed the first one.

[@ian1753]

Who did he say Barbarian fought?

[@ronniemacdonald2768]

@@ian1753 Nord and Butch Reed

[@rickyspanish4520]

What on earth are those little legs dangling off the shelf behind Conrad?

[@MarkoFavre]

I find it ironic that JR is lighting up a cigarette while Conrad is wearing a D.A.R.E. shirt.

[@dnakatomiuk]

Cornette has heat with HBK after this because of the curtain call and basically it fucking up the way fans look at wrestling from then on, he's always always said that and Nash is all got the money only doesn't give a shit about the business. Think he said Hall if at the time didn't have his demons would have been a great booker

[@attiepollard7847]

This is why I don't like Jim cornette because he knew that the curtain was going to come off when it came to professional wrestling we all knew that the damn thing was staged so what is there to hide?

[@NorthWalesKid]

Jim Cornette on Shawn Michaels finding God: “it’s amazing how many people have religious epiphanies the moment they’ve alienated the last of their friends”

[@enochancient9931]

Good for cornette Shawn was a jagoff

[@1burnman]

I don't care how good Shawn Michaels was it gave him no right to treat the way he did at that time

[@DaveyBlade13]

Seeing JR light a up a smoke is great.