Jim Cornette on The 2022 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame Inductees

[@HereBeRabbit]

There has never been a day in my life that I've ever cared about anything that Dave Meltzer has written or said...

[@mgk2020]

Before I started listening to this podcast, I had never heard his name.

[@VirgilZandig]

Then you don't care much about accurate history, as even Cornette will admit Meltzer has written great obituaries, bios, history pieces, etc.

[@Matt-cr4vv]

I think there’s a clear difference between writing an obituary of someone, with verifiable facts within it, versus lsitening to Dave’s opinion of what is good or not. For me I generally don’t really care what his opinion of things are but that’s mostly just because we have a different taste.

[@kurtisbased183]

@@VirgilZandigmost people dont

[@GraveMemories]

@@VirgilZandig yeah 20 years ago

[@bilklein]

Corny, gotta tell you, I'm 63+ and an old-school wrestling fan. I was raised in the Midwest so naturally I hated Bobby Heenan the most, but you came the closest to matching that hatred (via GCW on TBS). Blassie, Albano, Grand Wizard, Gary Hart, Jimmy Hart, Lord Al Hayes, Big K, JJ Dillon - bless their hearts all - none came close to Heenan until you. I enjoy your podcasts, never miss them (although I generally go for the snippets these days). Keep up the good work and a joyous holiday season to you and your'n! Oh, and a Happy Hanukkah to Brian as well.

[@Vagajammer]

I'm the same on the podcasts. I love listening to Jim cutting promos on modern wrestling and his telling of wrestling history...but long segments of audio, no matter how entertaining, will eventually make me sleepy

[@K-dawg26]

Hopefully you aren't senial and bipolar like Jim is. Also, nobody liked Bobby Hernan. Morons only started kissing his ass after he retired, got sick and died. Everyone you just named are superior to him.

[@ren17x50]

That's Cha nuu kah as Smokey Robinson would say. Heenan is one of the best entertaining people in wrestling. He reminds me of a WC Fields kind of comic. But he could draw heat. Just a lowlife manager, always cheating and making excuses lol.

[@dustdevil9614]

I'd put Blassie In the top hated 3 managers. That cane and his sniveling was top notch heel

[@SamsarasArt]

I didn't know Brian was Jewish.

[@asurlybarber3620]

Politician Of The Year: Chris Jericho Exhibitionist Of The Year: Mandy Rose Stoner Of The Year: Matt Riddle Why The Hell Did This Happen: Ric Flair's Last Match

[@sigmablock]

Gymnasts of the Year: The Elite “Power Couple” of the Year: Sammy Guevara and Tay Melo Nick Gage award: Jon Moxley

[@micjamfamflippers2191]

Can't pay his wrestlers but knows how to spend it on an affair with women award- VKM You can't see me award- Miro 3 years of coming to wwe soon promos award- veer

[@TheChristianNomad]

@@micjamfamflippers2191 can't pay his wrestlers? They had 130 people under contract and 12 of them being paid multiple millions of dollars each per year. He had money to pay for those he wanted to have money to pay.

[@brysoncherry9884]

@@TheChristianNomad So employers should only pay those they want too? Braindead take. Why people say wwe is an echo chamber of one. He should pay everyone and feature the fan picks.

[@abtei_im_eichwald]

Best Backyard Show: AEW

[@systemmonitor5295]

Jim Johnston absolutely deserves some form of recognition. The impact of guys like Undertaker, The Rock, Stone Cold, Triple H, Vince McMahon, on and on and on owe SO MUCH to Jim's music. Comparing him against actual wrestling talent however is asinine.

[@GregHuffman1987]

I agree. He should be in a hall of fame. Just put a section for behind the scenes legends

[@noahhaonsmith6963]

I totally agree 👍. Because without the theme music it wouldn't be the same. That is one thing I disagree with Jim on.

[@goodday2760]

@@GregHuffman1987 Ultimate Warrior said he wanted that in his Hall of Fame speech. And then right when you think John Cena had used up all his avenues to shout about charity...

[@HypePerformanceGroup]

Jim Johnston is an icon and deserves to be in the HOF.

[@tonedover]

Yeah - Jims take on this is an example of where his activity as part of the promotion takes away from his knowledge of what the fans enjoyed at the time. Johnston’s music is still getting massive numbers of clicks and likely he isnt getting any money for it either.

[@awesomehigames]

Jim Johnston definitely should be in the hall of fame. He wrote the best songs of the most popular era of pro wrestling. Tons of people who haven't watched wrestling in years could hear Stone Cold's theme and get hyped

[@ZBR_ProXP]

Totally. The golden age of wrestling owes a lot to its aesthetic.

[@mlaws11291]

It’s absolutely absurd he’s not in any Hall of Fame. Several wrestlers owe their careers to him.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

When you hear the glass it’s your @$$

[@alexandru5369]

@@mlaws11291 Yep and neither is Andy Kauffman HOF's are, generally, a huge political bad joke.

[@davidtodd3401]

Did you listen to the video at all? You're who they're talking about 😂

[@oysta187]

Being in Dave´s HOF is as prestigious as not being in it.

[@sadboi88]

Just further proof that Jim doesn't hold Japanese wrestling in high regard. Kawada and Taue more than deserve to be there and to deny it is absurd. Naito and Ibushi have had some of the best matches of the past decade.

[@dilungmoveityafool777]

From what I've listened to, Jim does like Japanese wrestling, just not much as American wrestling.

[@sadboi88]

@@dilungmoveityafool777 not even a fraction as much. It's okay to have a preference but always acts like his opinions are just straight up facts

[@Kreter4]

As a Maltese guy, I am honoured that Jim knows that Malta exists. And he is correct, there's about 6 of us.

[@iamdb1990]

if you're really Maltese, I don't want any "about" 6, go outside and count everyone and get back to us, I want concrete numbers lol

[@K-dawg26]

No he's not. He pulled that number out of his ass like most things he says.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Forget about "The Falcon!" I want to know if "The Maltese Bippy" actually exists!😂🤣😂😏📺🎥B.W.

[@Halbared]

“He made Hogan look like Steamboat.” Classic. Fuckin’ ell. 😂

[@bash8387]

Is hogan in that hof

[@robertbell6230]

☠️☠️

[@jesterr7133]

Lol. I started giggling as soon as I saw this one pop up in my feed. When I saw that it was 30 mins long, I knew it would be good. Unka Dave segments are getting almost as good as Shitstain segments.

[@jasoncorr4619]

Or the old hulk hogan beach shop segments

[@Vagajammer]

@@jasoncorr4619 ...or dating sim segments

[@bury_the_elite65294]

​@@shaunk6925 never thought I'd like, see the day, bro, when someone would like, oust Shitstain, bro! But Meltzer has found a way to do it. Let that sink in...

[@cameronmcguire1823]

Jim Johnston deserves recognition. He is to wrestling what John Williams is to movies. Imagine Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, etc. without the genius of Williams' music behind it.

[@casualsuspect9878]

You can talk about many of these names but Taue and Kawada are real legends and deserve a place in every Hall Of Fame in pro wrestling.

[@LP-One]

Nobody’s denying that they belong in. The problem is they shouldn’t be in before other more deserving wrestlers.

[@RumneyRock]

Jim Johnston needs to be in the Rock N Roll HOF just as much as the wrestling HOF

[@toddsmods.623]

Jim's description of Big Daddy was 1 of the funniest things I've heard in a min.

[@Based_Proletariat]

I have to disagree with Jim about Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada, they are a legendary tag team.. and his dismissal of Tetsuya Naito as well.

[@alexatl89]

Brian: Explains about a dozen times this is the first year that tag teams are being considered. Cornette: WHY AREN"T THESE TAG TEAMS IN?!

[@contour157]

Then brings up the assassins (fat asses from the south) and 100 years ago ray stevens

[@robfinlay8058]

Tag teams have been inducted since the Hall of Fame began. Road Warriors and Fabulous Kangaroos went in the first year.

[@marcusrichards5254]

Voting is very reminiscent of how FIFA conducts it's voting in soccer for the ballon d'or people across the world would just vote Messi or Ronaldo even though their were clearly other players who had a better year for the past 2 decades some years

[@freemanfunnies3347]

Nobody has actually had a year more deserving than Messi or Ronaldo, the times they've won it. People saying Ribery or Sneijder were clutching at straws. Modric was lucky to pick up his too.

[@martinwalton9307]

Ibushi & Naito got in? Omg, that's absolutely insane. Kawada & Taue truly do deserve to be inducted as a tag team, incredible 7 year run with numerous classic matches and several main events that drew million dollar houses.

[@shodate6324]

Naito was the biggest meach seller of teh past 10 years in japan Ibushi helps build the number 2 promotion in japan Cyberfight promotions formally ddt Sell out Sumo |Hall twicw a year bakc in 2015 Ibushi was teh ace of teh promotion somthign alot of the us people who neevr got in were never the promotional ace Oortin was neve ace The sintres were never ace al aces should og in not matter what hence why i think Miyahra shpuld go in Before punk for exmaple hebeen ace for 6 years Suwama also was thre prevois all japan ace same with Marufuji Suigiura and Shiozaki Cena was ace on Orton and even in RIOH Punk was never ace name any promotion and the ace s sould go in first then ebeyr oen below him and alos i put match quilty over all things people like jim owuld ca; end game the best movoe of all time sicne teh hold teh biggest gross

[@shodate6324]

@@seanbuchanan5402 thr wwe os very much less relevnt bacuse its not voted on by nayone like a HIF should be

[@kevindouglas5333]

All 4 deserve to be in and all 4 are in. So where is your grip

[@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist]

I'm a fan of Ibushi and Naito and I agree. I mean maybe in another 10-15 years but right now it's like wtf?

[@ck_idgaf1680]

I knew about Dave in the 90s and I use to read his articles cause he was one of the few that would talk about japan and other places, but even back then I would read something he said or see his news letter and say "GTFOH, this dude is smokin something", cause he would ignore WCW and WWF, and some of the indie stuff that was good.

[@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn]

There were indies in the 90s? What were they like?

[@Andysnyc]

@@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn Always had been. It depended on who was running the shows. In the 90s you had the big two companies in WCW and the WWF (3 when ECW picked up) and everyone else.

[@shodate6324]

@@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn t there was in all major markets an dindies by 1991

[@madbrowniac7871]

qwerty: There was one in particular in Ohio back in the day called Heartland Championship Wrestling with a trio worth keeping an eye on. Same Faction: Sami Calihan (and Solomon Crow and then Sami Calihan). Jon Moxley (and Dean Ambrose and then Mox). Sean Ricker (and Eli Drake and then L.A. Knight). And all three won Championship Gold years later in various vestiges of the big time!😉🎤🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@jciii3334]

Dave Meltzer makes faces at blind people.

[@justincredible4139]

How is Sgt. Slaughter not going in!! Great wrestling career, GI Joe cameos, and his work with Austin. The guy is a legend.

[@josephnicolino8529]

His matches with Pat Patterson and the Iron Sheik are the best matches of the 80s not involving Flair or Steamboat

[@edgarmalone7694]

I still remember the Young Bucks being called Generation ME. They were a jobber team in TNA and I thought then that "they will never be anything worth talking about". Fast forward to now and you just made mention that they could be in the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame. Did I just wake up in a Nightmare on Elm Street movie with my love for wrestling getting ready to kill me with Freddy cutting my head off or something?

[@jbo8540]

That was some of their best work too 🙄

[@edgarmalone7694]

@@jbo8540 That's the problem. They weren't any good trying to be credible in TNA. I will take BeerMoney any day.

[@foleynj86]

Jeremy and Max Buck!😂😂🤦

[@madbrowniac7871]

There was a very weird twist in the $100,000 Battle Royal on TNA Impact on 10/07/10. This was three nights of course before the infamous finish of the "10/10/10 Bound For Glory" PPV. At certain points in the Battle Royal on October 7th, Generation Me's Max and Jeremy Buck ended up tangling with ECW heroes like Tommy Dreamer and Sabu. So two thirds of the future EVPs went at it with guys from EV2...😂😏😖🎤🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@harbarycarbary]

And yet here you are, so many years later talking about them online to strangers. Hahahah

[@LoneWulfRick]

Wendy's Hamburgers are now ALL ELITE! Can't wait to here Jim's take on this!

[@RossRickson]

Thank you Jim for being just about the only person with a platform I've heard acknowledge the damage Big Daddy did to British wrestling, he was a draw, yes. But caused so much damage to the reputation and overall drawing power of British Wrestling.

[@nickpurvey707]

Adrian Street did a interview on KZbin and he spoke about how big daddy damaged the British wrestling scene

[@vanzammerz]

To defend Jim Johnston He created every wrestlers theme song and hype music for events and helped make an impact with the rock n wrestling connection and glamorous entryway. He played a part of every wrestler.

[@quentinkaasa47]

He was barely around for the Rock n Wrestling era. That was Jimmy Hart.

[@nbaldwin45]

Dollars to donuts, Meltzer created that tag category just to get the Young Fucks in. He had to realise they had no chance of getting in as singles even with the Observer's current readership

[@duckmercy11]

Yeah I dont know why there isnt already a tag category. Seems ridiculous.

[@robfinlay8058]

@@duckmercy11 Tag teams have always been in the Hall of fame. The Road Warriors and the Fabulous Kangaroos went in the first year. Many tag teams - Midnight Express, Rock 'n Roll Express, Freebirds etc have been inducted in past years.

[@televiper11]

Paul Orndorff & Larry Zbyszko are not in despite being two of the biggest drawing WWF heels of all-time.

[@duckmercy11]

Millennial age WON voters won't know Orndorff and barely know Zbyszko from his time as a WCW commentator.

[@cpthurme]

Taue and Kawada are legends ❤

[@saj8]

Only Travis can make Meltzer have the characteristics of Bill The Cat from Bloom County.

[@falagarius]

Taue & Kawada are one legendary team tho. Maybe other should've entered the HOF first, but they are definitely worthy. They were 7X AJPW tag team champs during a boom period. Also during that time the AJPW tag titles had basically main event status.

[@bobbbobb4663]

Money Mark of the Year: Tie between Tony Con and CONrad Thompson

[@TheMadmage]

I slightly disagree with Jim here, in that I think Dave Meltzer has cultivated a certain audience over time and that is reflected by his readership and its voting.

[@Slick218]

I don’t like the idea of active wrestlers being included. I feel like Dave did it so he could give Omega more accolades

[@leorocker180]

I just think a lot of the people Jim mentioned like the original Bobby or Roca and Perez are from a bygone era and are forgotten to history due to lack of footage. And the age demographic of smart marks have gotten younger so there definition of "Classic" is 1980s and 90s musical composer Jim Johnston....it's only going to get worse with the Bucks and shit because observer fans are skewing younger and have no idea who Wild Bill Curry is.

[@tthompson4768]

To his credit Naito is excellent. Still one of the best in the world..

[@brysoncherry9884]

He's got that Tana level slowdown these days though sadly. Still top charisma though.

[@Based_Proletariat]

💯💯💯

[@sacredsteeler]

Who?

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

@@Based_Proletariat Trash.

[@ekryu4500]

@@sacredsteeler a guy who could make Will Ospreay wrestle in a good match

[@Kratosx23]

The Buckaroos and Olivier (Already in) are going to go into the Observer Hall of Fame before Hall and Nash WHO FOUNDED THE nWo. 😂

[@davethompson2757]

You guys bring more attention to this than Meltzer draws on his own. He’s not worth the coverage.

[@davidditch3287]

Jim not doing himself any favors by waving off Kawada and Taue, who I suspect he hasn't seen much of, with the same tone he applies to Ibushi.

[@duckmercy11]

He's an ignorant clown who thinks most Japanese wrestlers are interchangeable.

[@sionrouge1697]

Jim mentions teams....THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR FOR TAG TEAMS

[@jayfunk2012]

Therefore it's really fitting one of the best tag teams of all time go in, which they did taue and Kawada were awesome

[@sionrouge1697]

@@jayfunk2012 makes sense to Me. I have no objections to them

[@TheMagnificentMongoSlade]

JYD not being in is due to Dave's own bias. These people grew up with Dave calling him "Junkfood Dog" and saying he sucked.

[@junior050103]

When Brian started his young bucks fan voice, I thought my 10 year old brother was yelling from across the house for a moment

[@kristinsmith2012]

Disagree. The only place Moolah belongs is in the hall of shame.

[@JohnDoe-ym5ly]

Every style can have it's place on a good wrestling card. Where it gets tiring today is the lack of diversity which is ironic because WWE and aew are all about inclusiveness. I'll take an old school card with squash matches and an absurd character or two over the bland predictability of modern wrestling. I respect the athleticism, it's the best it's ever been, but there are no modern singular industry changing wrestlers. It's gotten so micromanaged and predictable that no one stands out.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Let's make our own HoF! Cult of Cornette HoF!!!

[@williammitchell4417]

With extra cheese!!!

[@K-dawg26]

Let's not.

[@davidfrederick6003]

I had created a "Facebook" Old School Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame some years back. I posted fancy plaques and name plates using google images. I created this solely based on Joanie "Chyna" Lauer in mind thinking Stephanie will never allow her in the WWE HOF.. Though I did a monthly installment and adding up to 30 wrestlers/tag teams. Yeah thats quite a bit. I did include celebrities but those that were worthy, being that Im an old school fan since 1986 I thought Id be good at booking this. However despite asking for committee involvement of fellow wrestling facebook friends (close friends and wrestling followers) I end up being the only one that selected. Some maybe close to a year into I ended up not adding more inductees.

[@chrislewis6488]

Turd Meltzer doing Turd Meltzer things

[@ziahamm1603]

The Wrestler Observer HOF sounds like an even bigger joke as a HOF as the WWE's judging from some of the omissions mentioned.

[@darthsebio1726]

I remember a interview from Dave Meltzer where Ole Andersen totally humiliated him..i like what Jim Cornette does but the Wrestling World needs Ole Andersen today more than ever...🌎🔥

[@Copperstoned]

“Your opinion is different from the facts.” ~ Ole Anderson to Dave Meltzer as the show is getting done with the music playing in the background. 😂

[@MrSniperfox29]

@@Copperstoned "But it's my opinion therefore it cannot be wrong and facts don't matter"

[@JaredDavis145]

Brian and Jim now know how people who give a shit about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have felt for the last several decades.

[@ИльяДмитриев-ц4ч]

Who have maximum impact to the industry? Dixie Carter!

[@seannetworkblogsandgames7504]

Maybe it's because of the podcast, but I'm in my early 30s and I know Rocca and Perez and would notice if they were on a hall of Fame ballot. It speaks to their legacy that their name would carry over for this many decades. That's a black mark on the Hall that they didn't get in on the first try

[@bilklein]

Hell yeah, Bull Curry belongs in the HOF. Or at least his eyebrows do.

[@freddiejohnson6137]

When they started adding people who were still active it started becoming pointless. Surely a hall of fame induction is supposed to be for an acknowledgement of your career whether it be from winning loads of championships or the drawing power you had or even the significance you had for a specific period or because you revolutionised something long term. Getting voted in because people have liked your matches in recent years shouldn't be a thing.

[@BobHowler]

I take it that Slaughter did something before the abominations that I had to watch as a kid in the early 90s?

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Watch Slaughter vs. Pat Patterson. The "Alley Fight" at Madison Square Garden in May 1981. Jim and Brian even did a watch-along for that match on the podcast. That'll answer your question. It's good stuff. Slaughter had a two-decade career before you even started watching wrestling in the 1990s. His best years were long behind him at that point.

[@richardmeyersmeyers8123]

Sgt. Slaughter vs. Iron sheik was a big freaking deal back in the day.

[@jorgebarrera2165]

Another Mildred Burke reference hahaha awesome

[@The_Fuj]

"It works for that crowd."

[@jacoborourke]

its important to note, Japanese, Mexican and British votes are separate from American ones, so ibushi is not taking a spot from any of the American wrestlers also, kawada and mistico are far bigger draws than alot of people that cornette named but ibushi really doesnt deserve a hall of fame spot

[@ebransc09]

Naito &. Ibushi have been among the top stars in their home country for more than a decade=ish? Both legit picks. Can't say that about Slaughter, Edge, guys who were local/regional stars when JC was a kid (dropped Observer myself about a decade ago)

[@megsley]

@@ebransc09 lmao and? they can be in a Japanese wrestling HOF then. to say that slaughter who was a literal GI JOE somehow doesn't deserve to be in is fucking laughable. also edge was a regional star???? lmao guess all those WWE title runs were regional.

[@therealmaskedheel]

@@ebransc09 Slaughter and Edge has been top stars. Slaughter should get in specifically for being one of the first wrestlers to have outside name recognition due to his deal with GI Joe.

[@dexenationgracey1979]

@@ebransc09 Edge was the top heel from 2006 to 2009 and was a ratings draw.

[@nickonite]

As a younger fan. 28. From my own perspective Jim Johnson played an important part for my love of wrestling. When I think back to my early years as a fan. One thing that comes to my mind is the entrance themes. Austin, Rock, Shawn, Bret, Owen, Taker, Venis, Mankind. I won't say he should go in before Slaughter or Welch for example. Though I do think he deserves a spot for the impact he has had.

[@whisperienced]

Let's be honest. Corny is underestimated the impact he had in wwe winning the war. He should be in the hall of fame as a builder like they do for other sports.

[@nickonite]

@@whisperienced Jim has that old school mindset. Which isn't entirely a bad thing. One of the best wrestling historians. However while I can agree with him in regard to the Russos, Meltzers, Young Bucks, and Joey Ryan. There are a lot of things he is unable to see. Just like in twenty years from now how the younger fans today will see it.

[@whisperienced]

@@nickonite agreed.

[@jonathancarlson6127]

When did the Wrestling Observer become Canton or Cooperstown? There is no definitive Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.

[@joeyo1417]

The Best Friends will make the HOF before The Steiner Brothers

[@nbaldwin45]

It's impossible to overstate what a big star Big Daddy was in the UK in the 80s. He was on every major kid's TV show regularly, always drew massive crowds - he was the equivalent of Hulk Hogan or El Santo over here. Made it funny when I first heard Dynamite Kid talking about what a POS he was 15 years later and how much he actually hated kids. Daddy should go into the Hall of Fame though purely based on the amount of business he generated at his peak.

[@jeremypassmore7019]

Who’s Big Daddy???

[@TheBeatlesgirl66]

The complaints y’all have with the wrestling hall of fame is the same I have with the Rock ‘n Roll HOF

[@Paugose]

I mean, Mistico and Villanos are more than worthy of that spot, one brought a boom for his industry that lead to his promotion being broadcasted throughout the world, the other created many classics, are one of the if not the rudo faction per excellence and built the Golden Age of Lucha Libre.

[@sandyunderpants4376]

Why isn't Jim Johnston in the WWE HoF? What a deserving contributor.

[@Rjensen2]

He was a glorified jingle writer. A million people could have done that. He wasn't any kind of musical genius.

[@sandyunderpants4376]

@@Rjensen2 Yeah, that's why there is one single other wrestling entrance music creator that anyone recognizes as "good" in the history of the sport.

[@duckmercy11]

@@Rjensen2 What nonsense, lol.

[@Good100]

Jim: "Why isn't Edge in there?" Jim five seconds later: "Active wrestlers shouldn't be in there."

[@DDRPriest]

Why do people still listen to or care about what Dave says? His star ratings aren't even originally his....wtf.

[@benjaminkelln8597]

It’s gonna be sad when Nick Gage, Orange Cassidy, and Evil Uno get in the next couple years.

[@ZBR_ProXP]

Well fuck yea, I love Jim Johnston

[@moderator7010]

Isn’t mystico sin cara?

[@jasonjimerson7046]

Oh boy... gonna be expecting Manic Meltzer going nuclear on Cornette once again.

[@violagreene4643]

Halls of fame come with an inherent problem. Anyone who was active before said hall was started is less likely to get in. And as the time since their period of activity gets longer and longer, their chances get less and less. Unless you have a MASSIVE inaugural class where basically anyone from before your time who conceivably could be in is put in, you're never gonna get them all in.

[@MackFromBk]

Which the Observer did in 1996

[@violagreene4643]

@@MackFromBk considering that they are still inducting people from that time, no they didn't.

[@MackFromBk]

@@violagreene4643 122 different acts got in

[@violagreene4643]

@@MackFromBk yes, but there are still people from before being inducted, so they didn't do what I said

[@MackFromBk]

@@violagreene4643 do 122 acts getting in not count as massive?

[@fateagle4life]

I though Uncle Dave hated the Electorial College? Except when it comes to the HOF.

[@JokersVsZombies]

Slaughter out drew them all im pretty sure. Out drew omega, bucks, and mox too. Goldberg outdrew them all.

[@JaneSmith-so6hw]

The balance of serious wrestling and fun/legit well done comedy in wrestling has been in a weird limbo for years. It's great to be engaged in a serious match, but it's also a relief when you see the comedic moments performed well, giving some levity to the card. I hope the balance is restored, so everybody gets great matches in the next year. I have hope.

[@joshuaDstarks]

Jim has gotta figure out something a little more current than everyone in Japan wrestling blowup dolls and children.

[@dolandarkxgrandayy6953]

Dave openly said that he didn't view Roman Reigns as being good enough for the hall of fame while Kenny is already in.

[@Drollpanther]

Omega is a better wrestler than roman but neither should be in while they are active

[@rwrandolph5141]

Reigns is already a bigger draw than Omega ever will be. But yes, in 10 years, it should be much more obvious.

[@duckmercy11]

@@rwrandolph5141 Lol, if you take away the WWE machine pushing him relentlessly Reigns wouldn't draw shit.

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

Both suck

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

The Observer isn't for wrestling fans and hasn't been for years.

[@christopherclinton8631]

Fans who grew up on wwf are the main ones voting now.

[@VideojugadorIrritado]

My ear bleeds each time they said Vill-a-nos

[@radandpaisley]

I fully believe that Jim hasn't watched an Ibushi match. He's got a really weird dislike for Japanese wrestlers. Be them in WWE, AEW, NJPW etc

[@duckmercy11]

He's obviously a racist and also envious that Japan commands a greater level of respect/reverence than hick barnyard rasslin.

[@AndyGrazianoNYC]

i don't understand how 80 votes gets a hall of fame nod but somehow the WWE hall of fame is seen as not legitimate. Given by the company who made $ from these guys. not a guy in his bedroom and his closest friends

[@TheeCoachg]

Exactly. Like ppl hate the WWE Hall of Game when its directly the guy who owns the company picking,not the arbitrary votes of ppl picking their favorite wrestler.

[@DanWAd]

The list is falwed, no doubts. But Jim gets whiney in the end. Sure some non-Americans have got in. I think Jim does need to know that if you are Japanese or Mexican, you may not watch US wrestling.

[@XombieLejon66]

Another yearly list by "Im totally not on TK's payroll" Uncle Dave torn down by Corny; I know I'm in for something good.

[@davidfrederick6003]

GOOD Lord and everyone complains about the WWE HOF!

[@TriplomatX]

Hall of Fame ceremonies at this point has tur ed into a simp fest and instead of finding recognizanle athletes with accolades, you find whoever the cultures knows or remember and go with them. There were PLENTY of Hall of Famers in the past I never knew but respected the accomplishments they had.

[@W3althy_Burrito]

Okay so jushin thunder liger shouldn't be in the hall of fame either right? He had a spot in the indies where he had a train ran on him of thumbs up the ass. So if ibushi isn't in for you neither should he

[@elijahchesterthomas5334]

I wish someone would do an in-depth documentary about Morris Siegel. I'm from New York and I know there was very few to no Jewish people living that far out west during the time that he was Kingpin of wrestling. Sounds very mafioso to me and I bet the backstory is quite interesting.

[@smkfet]

There has to be a lot of Attitude Era fans. Jim Johnston was a major part of that success

[@Deezz1212]

Steiners not in?

[@spike3585]

Jim and Brian have a good point about a lot of voters being uneducated in history. Maybe Dave could do a better job of educating them. But it shouldn’t be all on him, he’s not the only historian around. Jim and Brian should campaign for Siegel and for whoever else they consider an oversight. Write articles advocating for so and so and ask Dave to publish them in her newsletter.

[@GregHuffman1987]

The pause button on this clip lands on the star in such a way as to look like a star from Super Mario Bros

[@johnjones8888]

Dixie Khan has his "federation" and Dave has his "hall of fame"....... Kids love their toys!

[@manuelper]

The observer hof has turned into the RnR HOF where prominent rock bands don't get in but modern pop and rappers get in.

[@drahall071383]

It's adorable how much energy has been spent in this comment section and jim himself on a fictional hall of fame. Tapping out of this noise. Enjoy hahahahahahahaha.

[@therealmaskedheel]

Cutie Sushi made the HOF, but Ole Anderson is not, because he made Unkie Dave cry years ago.

[@eiephants]

This is the HOF that still has Chris Benoit in it. I guess to Dave working in Japan outweighs murder.

[@branhasyoutube]

Benoit was inducted in 2004. He wasn't a double murderer than

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Jimmy Snuka is still a WWE Hall Of Famer. The WWE HOF is full of crooks, murderers, and rapists.

[@vernigma]

A Brian Last / Jim Cornette Hall of Fame pleeease

[@thefirstdark]

YEESSS, PLEASE! !!!

[@Vagajammer]

I would like to submit an application for a ballot (My general knowledge of wrestling starts in the early 80s and is mostly Titan-centric, but I know a hell of a lot more than the guys Uncle Dave is sending ballots to!)

[@jackforster7783]

Honestly I’m surprised the first tag team in the HoF wasn’t Gedo & Jado or The Bucks. So, hooray for small miracles?

[@pgrove]

It's all about the ballots and who's counting them.. but that 2020 election.. perfectly safe and secure.