Jim Cornette Reviews AEW's Roster (Part Two)

[@xShoTime83x]

0:20 - Josh Woods 01:10 - Ortiz 02:12 - Parker Boudreaux 03:25 - Paul Wight 04:31 - Powerhouse Hobbes 04:49 - Pres10 Vance 05:26 - Peter Avalon 06:20 - QT Marshall 08:07 - Ricky Starks 09:55 - Rush 10:50 - Sammy Guevara 12:37 - Samoa Joe 14:29 - Santana 15:57 - Satnam Singh 17:03 - Scorpio Sky 17:48 - Serpentico 18:39 - Shawn Dean 19:10 - Shawn Spears 20:13 - Sonjay Dutt 21:41 - Sonny Kiss 22:00 - Sting 22:56 - Stokely Hathaway 23:36 - Swerve Strickland 23:55 - The Blade 24:24 - The Butcher 24:59 - Tony Nese 26:05 - Trent Beretta 27:24 - Wheeler Yuta 28:04 - William Regal

[@jamirimaj6880]

I was waiting for this! Thank youuuu

[@rightfootupleftfootslide1511]

When u lay it out like this; makes you see how overstaffed AEW is. Keeping in mind this part 2. Smh i wish tony would pay me to hang around on taping days.

[@nox7282]

Thank you! Looks like they didn’t discuss Zack Clayton

[@kierang227]

Legend

[@Francisah]

you timestamped them all.......... get a life dude

[@xyseal7298]

Jim's first reaction to Paul Wight in this clip was "Well". Half expected him to say WEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[@zlinedavid]

Weeeeeeeeellllll……well it’s….not the Big Show due to trademarks.

[@adaminthehouse2]

@@zlinedavid I heard that in the tune of his old song 😂 I hope that was your intentions lol

[@zlinedavid]

@@adaminthehouse2 You won the pony.

[@juanpaolomejia1699]

Then a long sigh

[@syko2695]

@@zlinedavid I think they kept it on his theme in AEW, it was just weeeeeeeelll... nothing lol

[@GreyLeo]

Ricky Starks should be getting the push that Yuta and Garcia are getting. Cause Starks has more charisma, better in the ring than both.

[@rl318]

A guy like Josh Woods should be in the position Yuta and Garcia are in; Starks should be further up than that.

[@ronmichaels9206]

Ricky Starks should be TNT champion if Wardlow didn't have it. Perfect title and position for him.

[@TheMrAlgoh]

Yuta and Garcia are part of the Young Bucks, Hangnail and Omega Kliq.

[@levidebacker1998]

@@TheMrAlgoh no wonder i wasn't fond of them...

[@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind]

Yuta had good endurance but a lot of his stuff looks soft and doesn't even connect

[@OWlsfordshire]

It was Hangman Page that dropped Starks on his neck. Must have been painful for Ricky to see Page be rewarded with the belt at AEW's hottest point and then proceed to tank the company.

[@ronmichaels9206]

Damn

[@Kingmaker33]

Ricky Starks is still a potential Star. His problem is a Boss called Booker of the Year!

[@Ted_Bell]

"I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man!"

[@TheMrAlgoh]

I'm hoping to see FTR come out to do a shoot promo on The Young Bucks face to face in front of the audience.

[@omarhosam8880]

you people actually believe that Punk has nothing to do with what happened and it was all Hangman's fault😂😂😂

[@KingGhidorah5464]

From that list, give Stokely Hathaway to Powerhouse Hobbs. That would be a tremendous manager/wrestler combination.

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

That’s a GREAT IDEA, and it shoulda happened already.

[@zlinedavid]

That combination sounds strikingly similar to MVP and Bobby Lashley....and that's not a bad thing.

[@callum6486]

Stokely Carmichael would be a great manager

[@Guardiann1]

Exactly 💯

[@BBoy4040]

Hobbs doesn't need a manager that. He shouldn't be cutting promos, he should just be coming and kicking ass and leave.

[@zlinedavid]

Show/Paul Wight is perfect to be a public facing PR guy. He’s literally larger than life, is a known name, has that deep bass voice and can think/talk on his feet. He’s also an incredibly personable guy. I met him after an OVW show when he was there for “rehab” (aka losing weight). Tiny little gym in southern Indiana, but he was more than happy to stay after, sign autographs and shoot the shit with the 20 or so people that stayed after.

[@AG00741]

There’s a story Show didn’t wanna sign anything and corny made him show up to his appearances for free and made him sign fans signs before and after Ovw taping

[@zlinedavid]

@@AG00741 I can believe that. But, it also shows something about his character. He could have just sat there and signed, not saying much at all. Basically, doing as he's told but being a prick about it. But, he was incredibly friendly, conversational and personable. If he was faking it, he did a damn good job, which might actually be a stronger case for being a public facing PR rep.

[@influentialdetour]

he’s a super nice guy. does a ton for Special Olympics (or at least he used to)

[@veegob5287]

I just realized Samoa Joe hasn’t cut a Joe promo in forever. Why would you not have him talking??

[@kazman_6899]

If TNA had kept him from talking, he could have been a star.

[@Noobie2k7]

Because he punked out and he's a punk.

[@wilcee238]

Shawn Spears is like a wrestler someone started creating in a Smackdown Vs Raw game, then they left to take a crap and their little brother snuck into their room to finish it. “I’m going to give him a Mohawk and tattoos! He’ll be 10 times more badass!”

[@Kingmaker33]

And gave him a wife who is smoking 🚬 🔥 HOT!

[@carolynbuckley8733]

lol straight up

[@carolynbuckley8733]

​@@Kingmaker33 I would keep spears just to maybe bump into his girl backstage lol

[@wilcee238]

@Scam Likely Like the Miz, he might be boring, but I can’t take that away from him.

[@Kingmaker33]

@@carolynbuckley8733 yhat would be ICONIC!

[@joshszczech7926]

Jim was dead on with Big Show. When AEW had Full Gear in Minneapolis last year he was the guy doing all the radio interviews to promote the show.

[@madbrowniac7871]

That big booming almost sepulchral Baritone is practically ahem "geared" for Radio appearances. Wise move!😁😉🎤📻🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@al5306]

HIs big debut was to announce the debut of someone else.

[@DevoJetBoy8680]

Paul Wight is about to be cleared to start wrestling again. He was dealing with some hip issues.

[@al5306]

@@DevoJetBoy8680 oh boy

[@Gravey_draws]

Corny's AEW is looking great. He trimmed all the excess. I'd love to hear him fantasy book his first PPV with his roster

[@erikgonzalez1306]

Lmao do alternate realties void NDAs

[@thegoods44]

I completely forgot about Starks and Hobbs. Why are they not on TV?

[@ogpetway5147]

Not in the inner circle

[@LemoncookieTV]

The booker is on drugs

[@thelastmotel]

@@LemoncookieTV Doesn't help that they have 4,692 wrestlers under contract, and still want to cram in matches featuring guest wrestlers and other assorted muppets. They don't have time to give everyone a real go, and Tony's coke+adderall habit is brutal, which is really obvious now.

[@levidebacker1998]

Booker of the year

[@thegarygnushow7921]

There in line behind Miro

[@al5306]

"Where has this person been?" The story of AEW.

[@zlinedavid]

That's the 2nd most uttered question about AEW. The first is "Who?"

[@christopheramaro333]

Absolute massive drop in "star power" with AEW since Punk is gone, they derailed Danielson, Moxley went indie backyard junkyard wrestler, Omega gone again, and they botched both Adam Page and Adam Cole. Joe is right there waiting...seasoned vet that is over easily with the crowd. Can work (despite his drop in health) and can talk. Buried in ROH purgatory

[@maklame3318]

its funny but that was the story of wwe few years ago lol.

[@maklame3318]

@@christopheramaro333 all this stuff was happening before punk.

[@christopheramaro333]

@@maklame3318 I agree that there were cracks in the foundation prior to Punk

[@NephilimHunter1959]

The Butcher and The Blade i would keep the two of them look like badasses the type of guys who could walk into a bar and kick every single persons asses, if i was booking they'd be a top heel tag team with FTR, the acclaimed and the briscos

[@durden2480]

In a perfect wrestling world yes

[@MaehiyaSOLDIER]

Give them whatever push The Good Brothers had and have them be a constant then in FTR's side..👨🏾‍🍳💋👌🏾

[@LoveProWrestling]

@@MaehiyaSOLDIER the fucking good brothers....jaysus. How they are so in demand baffles me.

[@MaehiyaSOLDIER]

@@LoveProWrestling oh I feel you, I never understood their hype and find them to be one of the most boring wrestlers of the past decade but I'm saying, I rather a universe where we got Butch & Blade instead of them would probably be more delightful.

[@bn80419]

😂”a haircut with a pencil sharpener”, lol!!

[@smartphonerick]

this is awesome i am loving the roster reviews

[@thorman638]

After the womens breakdown, we wanna see the Vern Gange great 8 applied to this roster

[@NY32986]

Absolutely. the women one should be quick. I already can guess Jim would keep Deeb Mercedes & Rosa

[@al5306]

They should hire a woman and name her Fern Gagne. I'll see myself out. Thanks, guys.

[@mrbludclot3798]

@@al5306 take my money

[@dvon1097]

@@NY32986 he would probably keep jade because she has personality and a great look

[@thorman638]

@@dvon1097 Jade is the best from the women Other than Britt, Deeb and Hayter the Rest are either trash or OK AEW should've done everything in their power to get Mickie James instead of giving so much TV time to an abomination like Nyla Rose for example

[@jasonwoot5199]

Jim is going to town with these vids. Cheers!

[@mattjustice6412]

Every time I see Wheeler Yuta, I now think about when Brian called him a "Normal Super Human" and I can't stop laughing about that lol.

[@MilMaska]

"They have guys that couldn't work their way out of a paper bag" - Jim Cornette

[@willjohnboy]

If you thought wcw threw money at wrestlers like the outsiders and all the 80's wwf guys aew would have been their wet dream back in the Mondays night wars.

[@Melo_Soul]

Imagine Nash and Hall licking their lips 😂🤣

[@wilcee238]

Hall would’ve had golden razors, Nash his own fleet of Diesel trucks, and DDP would’ve had a vest made of actual diamonds.

[@Melo_Soul]

@@wilcee238 😂😂😂 too sweet

[@Saddison01]

I'm surprised Lanny Poffo isn't under an AEW contract doing nothing

[@Kingmaker33]

@@Saddison01 and The Iron Shiek, sitting at home smoking 🚬 his contract away.

[@jordanspooner681]

Had to check if Ricky was hurt again turns out they have him on Dark 😂

[@welowee7610]

Yeah, he’s healthy. Booker of the year just don’t know what to do with him and Hobbs after he split them lol

[@natebaxter9551]

@@welowee7610 he literally just stopped Stark's push and did the exact same thing with MJF instead.

[@BodaciousBob66]

How did Travis manage to fit Zippy the pinhead into that dumpster? Lol

[@weirdlyflipping2349]

Photoshop

[@Kingmaker33]

It's VEER! Tony bought the wrong Pinhead 📌 📍!

[@drml8224]

@@Kingmaker33 Veer ain't Punjabi.

[@Kingmaker33]

@@drml8224 neither am I!

[@jovanss2361]

I think the one cut I disagree with is Rush.. I've liked the little I've seen

[@MrKnicks12345]

The point about Starks/Hobbs being better off if Cody was still there was poignant. I don’t know if either of those guys are even in AEW if not for him.

[@kazman_6899]

Pretty much the only group in AEW should be Team Taz... Starks, Hook, Hobbs. It's getting to Russo-level of factions now.

[@Noobie2k7]

@@kazman_6899 the issue isn't that there are too many factions. The issue is that the booking in Western promotions has never and will never be geared towards that kind of roster style. If AEW had like 4-5 established and marketable factions each with like 8-10 members it can work fine. It's worked for New Japan now for decades. The west just doesn't really understand or get the nuances and way of booking for it. They think just having a bunch of groups with like 3-5 guys and then constantly changing the members and breaking up and putting them back together will work.

[@darrlyndudley7704]

Anybody see the commercial showing Kenny and the tag twins disappearing on AEW?

[@sharonsamuel802]

The comments under that video will make anyone laugh🤣

[@adamandanna]

yeah what a bunch of tools those three are

[@averyl6372]

Zippy the giant pinhead In the dumpster lol Travis is on fire today

[@StoneColdSergio]

Lol he really do be a pinhead don't he

[@OscarRamirez-vt4sm]

WWE Roster next please!

[@justinczech1489]

They did already

[@jackmckee8958]

They already did it but there has been so many changes and jim is watching wwe more now so it would be different

[@RazorTooths]

Keep: - Jon Moxley (big name) - The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens, Max Caster) (got themselves over) - Adam Cole (KEEP HEALTHY, make him put a pound or two) - Andrade "Andre Oliolio" (pair with Alex Abrahantes) - Austin, Colten, and Billy Gunn (heel team of the future) - Brian Pillman Jr. - Brody King* (see what happens if differently booked) - Bryan Danielson (AEW World Champion IMMEDIATELY) - Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood (World Tag Team champions, best tag team in the world) - Christian Cage (perfect wrestler for young guys to learn off of, future producer, will always have a spot for him) - Christopher Daniels (keep as backstage presence) - Claudio Castagnoli (great talent, heck of a guy, no bad habits, smart) - CM Punk - Daniel Garcia (opening match talent, key 5/6 future guys) - Dante Martin* (very green, pair up with veterans, put a mask?) - Darby Allin (weirdly charismatic) - Dustin Rhodes (advice-giver) - Frankie Kazarian (experienced athlete, good-looking, good timing and presence, Upper-Mid Card Babyface gatekeeper for the up-and-coming Heels) - HOOK (key 5/6 future guys) - Jay Lethal (fucking stellar addition, overall great guy) - "Limitless" Keith Lee (looks like the Hulk and acts like Bruce Banner 😂) - Kyle O'Reilly (the one guy that's made the MMA-style professional wrestling worked) - Lance Archer - Mark Henry (find him something to do) - Miro (not very bright but looks great get the "good" Miro) - MJF (give a $5 Million raise) - Nick Comoroto (!!) (wild (unique) look, pair with a manager / tag team) - Josh Woods (key 5/6 future guys) - Powerhouse Hobbs - Ricky Starks (is there something amiss?) - Samoa Joe (believable when motivated, promo is without question) - Mike Santana (repackage as Singles, let him "Swim or Fall or Sink or Drown) - Sonjay Dutt (good office guy, coach / agent / producer) - Sting (legend, icon, featured match, rare in-ring apperances) - Stokely Hathaway (manager) - Swerve Strickland (can talk and work) - Wiliam Regal (coach, trainer, commissioner) Sell / Toss: - Death Triangle (PAC, PentaEl0M (Penthouse), Rey Fenix (Felix)) - Train to Tijuana - Orange Cassidy - Train to Tijuana - "Hangman" Adam Page - Locker room problem, doesn't want to learn - Alex Reynolds - replaceable - Angelico - dump in a plastic bag and throw over a bridge - Brandon Cutler - served in another restaurant - Brian Cage - drive Brandon Cutler to said restaurant, unfixable - Griff Garrison - might keep to get Pillman Jr. over - Brock Anderson - car salesman - Buddy Matthews - get him in a buddy system somewhere else - Chris Jericho - let people miss him by sending him home for awhile - Chuck Taylor - rent a minivan so his mom could ship him out, looks like shit, epitome of an indie wrestler, (Chuck Taylor What The Fuck, Chuck Chuck Bowuck Bananafana Fuck You) - "Boom Boom Bye Bye" Colt Cabana - Danhausen - "All Ego" Ethan Page - Evil Uno - delivery pizza, Pizzeria Uno - Fuego Del Sol - Fuego Del Off - Isiah Cassidy - Jake Hager - what has he done to this day, has two left feet - Jeff Hardy - unresponsible, bad influence - John Silver - what about him? - "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry - has spun his wheels, doesn't grow talent-wise - "Twinkletoes" Kenny Omega - disgusting motherfucker, should have his legs broken 😂 - "Superbad" Kip Sabian - would hire if needed a guy to crawl into tight spaces - Lee Johnson - interchangeable - Lee Moriarty - if he comes back as Professor Moriarty, will hire back - Luchasaurus - haul a truck to get him outta here, can't work, might hire as dominant Heel to get over a Face for a one-time deal - Luther (fat fuck, FUCK NO) - "Smart" Mark Sterling - set on fire or throw out a window - Matt Hardy - Matt and Nick Jackson, The Hardly Boys - reason why AEW has self-destructed, a blight, send back to Kukumanga - Matt Sydal - Michael Nakazawa - looks like Alien Mac - Malakai Black - pay you to stay at home, an idiot - Ortiz - barely featured - "Pretty" Peter Avalon - ha ha ha, looks like a backstage guy in a porno - "El Toro Blanco" Rush - can we rush him out? Please? - Satnam Singh - "we don't have a Giant other than Big Show" "and we still don't!" - Serpentico - "an Agent, what?" - "Captain" Shawn Dean - embarassing taste in jobbers - Shawn Spears - Sonny Kiss (joke column) - Blade - been there done almost nothing - Butcher - joins Blade - "Premier Athlete" Tony Nese - Trent Barreta - how quick can we get rid of him? Best Friends are poison, give them their notice - Wheeler Yuta - no personality, eeeeeh, eh, eh, I-I-...eh Ship to WWE: - Wardlow Train / Retrain / Send to wrestling school?: - Aaron Solo - 2point0 ("Cool Hand "Luke"" Angelo Parker and "Daddy Magic Daddy Mac Mac Daddy" Matt Menard) - separate from Jericho - Anthony Ogogo - needs to go go or needs investment, probably won't stay stay - Marq Quen (kid superhero, put a mask, work on his timing) - Big Show (as a coach) - Sammy Guevara (good / great Heel, can he learn?) Bring In: - The Briscoes (R.I.P Jay) On the Fence: - Eddie Kingston (really good promo) - Preston Vance (see if he's worth a shit or not) - QT Marshall (not put him on TV if he's just for squashed reason) - Scorpio Sky (good worker) Who the Fuck?: - Parker Bordeaux

[@RedForeman]

Lol he’s smoking people and giving props where due . How can you not like him

[@levidebacker1998]

Marks, that's why. They think doing riskstunts and over the top moves on every match even against jobbers is engaging to watch...

[@QAZ-OMEN]

Butcher and Brody King would make a mean looking team

[@bradpaton3927]

I personally witnessed Q.T. Marshall whip out a springboard Pelé kick (which I'd never before or since, seen ANYBODY else do), earlier, this year, on an NJPW show, eliciting a "THAT WAS COOL" chant from the crowd, who was mere seconds before trying to BOO him out of the venue. "[HE] alright!"

[@1983jcheat]

Big show is in the videogame. That will be the most you'll see him.

[@mattmarshall569]

QT is the Iron Mike Sharpe (or Steve Lombardi) of AEW. The most well known jobber in the company.

[@zlinedavid]

There are worse niches to fill. Brawler spent 30 years with WWE as a wrestler and agent.

[@mattmarshall569]

@@zlinedavid Very true. They all have roles.

[@Minimania18]

And he can have good matches if given the time. He also helps train people.

[@louie8425]

Patiently waiting for the account to time stamp the list. Lol

[@mikew2954]

Nobody has suffered more from doing something with Jericho than Santana and Ortiz.

[@erickmack4131]

Very sad

[@Noobie2k7]

They should have never left Impact. They were red hot and in the discussion for being one of the best tag teams in the world with potential dream matches out the ass. . . . Now look at them.

[@The80sWolf_]

Their own fault, they are not that good either

[@thegarbagefly]

Agreed

[@obi-wankenobi917]

John Moxley and Blade would be a great tag team

[@MrBlackFabio]

I’m listening to this segment of the podcast as I have not laughed this much in a long ass time. I wish Cornette and Last would review the AEW women’s and ROH rosters on the Experience.

[@662chillin]

Love JC but naaaa lol The only women I know he would keep are Toni Storm, Tay Conti and Thunder Rosa only because I've heard him praise her before. We dont need a roster full of Charlotte and Lacey Evans clones

[@derrickmaul6464]

The Parker Boudreax part when he sounds out "who the F***..." is hilarious! Simple but one of my favorite clips I have heard here. I kept rewinding it. 🤣🤣🤣

[@RBRSC]

Spears has or had a wrestling school, seems like he could be a solid midcard gatekeeper guy while doubling as a coach agent. His NXT height was still prettymid-cardish and they prettymuch just killed his momentum to feed him to Bobby Roode before Roode went on to the title picture (which didn't seem to really benefit either one, Roode already had enough natural hype) Butcher, Blade and Anjelico all had pretty unique in ring styles and even personalities. But they have basically just blown them completely as job guys (even before the trainwreck that was the Hardy Andrade Family Office and Variety Hour and Travellling Medicine show that ended for no reason because OMG we have both Hardy Boys now.... and see how that went)

[@Pogo113]

Hell, Sting is an actual legend. Not this Monday night RAW horseshit where they announce a surprise legend and here comes Torrie Wilson or the Boogeyman

[@thecolonel3995]

The WWE considers a legend someone who was on the roster for ~5 years or more during the boom times. Being a WWE "legend" and a legend in the overall wrestling business sometimes are two completely different things

[@LoveProWrestling]

Tony books AEW like Dancing with the stars...'now these guys will dance, now those guys will dance'. It should look like feeding time at the zoo, with everyone trying to be top dog, but its just a parade of entertaining appearances. The only guy hungry to be on top is Jericho.

[@tafheem_ul_quran.with.aliakbar]

Listening to Jim praising Samoa Joe is the best thing.

[@FishJesus420]

Just sucks he’s been done dirty pretty much everywhere he’s went. He gets over then whatever company he’s working for uses him as a jobber to the main eventers.

[@christopheramaro333]

Joe can still be an effective part-time if Khan knew what he was doing. I know Joe wishes he never signed the contract since HHH took over

[@tafheem_ul_quran.with.aliakbar]

Half of the AEW roster would love to jump ship to WWE now that Hunter is in charge.

[@thekeithjackson25]

Hobbs should be in the world title picture. I’m not saying have MJF drop it to him within a month of Full Gear, but Hobbs is too big, and that spine buster looks too devastating to be on rampage. Hobbs should be on live tv every week. Shit a Wardlow vs Hobbs feud should at least be a penultimate match on ppv

[@zlinedavid]

@@gsesquire3441 Agree. Heel Danielson needs to carry it for about a year. He loses it to a returning Punk, and Punk drops it to MJF in 3-4 months.

[@JTtvrules]

@@zlinedavid I completely agree with you however punk is probably gone as the lollipop guild gang won the war between serious stuff and the goofy shit, sadly

[@docwhat8370]

I think Santana has all the makings of a top singles guy. He's intimidating, good talker and I like his in ring powerful style. I hope he gets a shot.

[@1983jcheat]

Folks dropped the Ball big time.

[@kazman_6899]

He has all the makings of a guy who needs to be released.

[@anderwood6005]

The AEW roster reviews are JC's best videos - these things are great!

[@crazypretzel1012]

Butcher and Blade with the Bunny were one of my favorite teams on the show when I used to watch, especially kinda liked Butcher as he had size and a unique look, but the fact that they are booked like jobbers and lose all the time wouldn't do them any favors if I was in charge of budgeting a roster with guys I would keep or let go. If Big Show wanted to do anything physical, I'd use him as a manager of some kind. Put him with a smaller heel you want to get over and when the heel is getting his ass whooped so bad in the match, Big Show interferes and knocks the guy out or chokeslams him and gives the heel the win. He'd be funny with promos because if there was an authority figure on the show and you got Big Show in a suit speaking for his client and he just stares a hole and says "you got a problem with something?!" It could be way better than the goofy "Big Money" Matt Hardy angle they were doing, especially if Big Show's representative wins

[@zlinedavid]

They were also the source of one of my all time favorite Corny nicknames: "The Fish Monger and the Meat Gentleman".

[@al5306]

@Crazypretzel101 What?

[@steveogden5774]

"when I used to watch" seems to be the story of AEW

[@ajallen128]

The Women's roster clip is gonna be two minutes long of Jim saying "She's Out"

[@Justin-bo5pg]

Regal is a must have in any role. Commentary, scout, trainer, on screen authority....what would give me pause is there's a lot of people on that Roster like Adam Page that won't use Regal as a resource. There's a contingent in that locker room that would go yeah, he doesn't know what we do. How we do it, we did this with out him so listen to us. The other thing is Regal is a true professional and one wouldn't believe he'd be on the phone calling HHH going hey get this guy, get that guy...actively sabotaging AEW and Tony Kahn...but he is close and friends with HHH and shares HHH vision on what wrestling in 2022 should be. It's not inconceivable that guys underused in AEW that have actual WRESTLING TALENT make their way over to the wwf because Regal well tell them...look Tony likes X you do Y or Z. Learn to do X or move on. By the way HHH likes Y and Z so walk across the street and show him you can do Y and X.

[@zlinedavid]

I'd give Regal permission to stretch the fuck out of anyone that wouldn't at least give him the courtesy of listening to what he had to say. Can't force them to take his advice, but give the guy his due respect and listen.

[@Justin-bo5pg]

@@zlinedavid 10 years ago that would work, Regal has been looking really old the last few times he's been on television and he's talked about his health issues. I think he's probably still able handle himself if need be but I don't think he could go out and beat anyone.

[@tiberiuskirkman9408]

WARGAMES!!!!!

[@kazman_6899]

Good guy, but let him go.

[@Powerball247]

The Regal take by Jim has aged PERFECTLY.

[@StoneThatTheBuilderRefusedKK]

I4VE never understood the deal with Shawn Spears. He's the most generic wrestler ever, basic look, basic name, basic promos, basic moves. There is literally nothing special about him.

[@TheArmyofHades]

One of the sad things is that AEW is making people even more terrible than they have to be. Luchasaurus as Vibora was a monster heel who was doing slow menacing work and power moves he would be Cornettes dream and here you have these jokesters making him do flips and stupid shit. Hell Cage with proper booking and opponents that elevated him was made to look a star. Really the roster in AEW is bloated at best, it sucks that time is taken off from people like Starks and Hobbs.

[@zlinedavid]

Brian Cage is Brian Cage's problem. He looks like his body was chiseled out of granite, but the only problem is his brain was also. He couldn't stand to have a series of 90 second matches in which he just destroyed people. He couldn't be Mr. "Get My Shit In" then.

[@marcelmoreau2733]

Abruptly edited ending. Ok, recap: my count on pt 1 was 37 keep and 45 release for 82 total. Jim counted 75 but did not break down k/r. On pt 2, i counted 11 keep, 18 release for 29 total. Any on fence/unsure/jokes were released by me. Grand total of 48 keep, 63 release with total roster at 111.

[@jamirimaj6880]

can someone do the timestamps like the previous one? o.o

[@StoneColdSergio]

I listen to the whole thing because I'm better than you AND YOU KNOW IT.

[@killerk3431]

I think Shawn Spears is really talented. He did a promo when he was in the pinnacle and has a really good Jake Roberts esqe delivery and he's good in the ring

[@ISetYourFaceOnFire]

He deserves more credit for sure imo.

[@themanyfacesofpaulgato9447]

Aew reminds me of the Carolina Panthers during their expansion season where they got two players from each team and a few draft picks coming in and after the final roster was announced their team was full of players that nobody wanted in to begin with and until this day Carolina Panthers been mismanaged miss run and have yet to get a Super Bowl win

[@natebaxter9551]

They made 2 appearances. You're making them out to be a more pathetic franchise than they actually are.

[@themanyfacesofpaulgato9447]

@@natebaxter9551 just stop it. They are terrible. They've had a few good seasons with mediocre players. Thus the AEW comparison. They started a wrestling company with a bunch of indie talent that nobody wanted and don't draw money. And if im not mistaken the Panthers are the poorest Nfl franchise.

[@natebaxter9551]

@@themanyfacesofpaulgato9447 stop smoking crack. They have more Super Bowl appearances than a third of the league while being one of the newer teams. And their owner is the 3rd richest in the league.

[@themanyfacesofpaulgato9447]

@@natebaxter9551 you need to go do some stat checking.

[@ScammerPayback]

A really odd comparison

[@MisterAugustRecords]

Jim just booked Sting for a year straight in less than a minute of brilliance. How have AEW not tried this?

[@zlinedavid]

Because it doesn't satisfy their instant-gratification seeking audience or owner.

[@662chillin]

@@zlinedavid Right He books like a fantasy football owner and not the owner of the 2nd largest wrestling company in this country. MLW and Impact book a whole lot better but dont have nearly the backing or TV connections that AEW does

[@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd]

@662chillin The team his dad own absolutely sucks (Which sucks because I'm a Jaguars fan). Should anyone really trust him to be running a wrestling company?

[@662chillin]

@@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd Good point

[@junkwaxjunkie-1]

Gotta love how Jim just casually calls em "Penthouse and Felix" 😂😂

[@natebaxter9551]

@M Sund they don't have the rights to call him Pentagon Jr.

[@boxingfan6766]

@@natebaxter9551 now they call he penta el zero miro or some stupid shit

[@boxingfan6766]

I've actually liked Shawn Spears. I liked the mohawk, he looked much bigger than he really is due to how small almost everyone else is on that damn roster! But as soon as he botched that chair shot to Cody Rhodes they jobbed him out and made him look like a twat. Shame really.

[@OzzyOscy]

*Me to Sean Connery: **_"Is there a sport you like to play?"_* *Sean Connery:* 25:12

[@courtney_coburn]

Can’t wait for the womens division and to see what Jim thinks about how much work it needs. Would also love to see this for the WWE roster

[@el-youtub3r402]

hahahaha Jim would never bother reviewing that trainwreck of a womens division AEW has. One things for sure, all the japanese schoolgirls would get terminated :D

[@garyhen2028]

This was my favorite Cornette video ever

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Jay-Z to 2018 Tony Khan: “I don’t believe you, you need more people”…… Tony Khan: “Ok, I’ll be right back…..”

[@huh8662]

Brian..."What about Satnam Singh" Corny..."Oh good lord" Brian..."Now, we don't have a giant other than Paul Wight" Corny..."And ya still don't!"

[@ASCUMBAGWh0re]

INDIA LOVE STANAM SINGHH !! Show respec!

[@impalaman9707]

@@ASCUMBAGWh0re He looks like Great Khali's ugly brother

[@mrb3ast0n]

@@ASCUMBAGWh0re 👎🏻 no

[@robertlalima5594]

18:40 ...I'm crying laughing. "Captain Shawn Dean?" "Sssshittt..."

[@joaopinheiro2341]

Hold My muffins.....this is going to be good

[@zlinedavid]

Look on my plate.....what do you see.....Muffins from Mindy's Bake-ery....

[@taylork7530]

Sammy’s up for debate? Seriously? That microscopic flipper void is filled with Darby. He only hurts himself and never has problems backstage. Sammy draws nothing and gets rewarded for starting and instigating backstage drama. If they were both single, him and Britt Baker would be the perfect couple.

[@tranhuy2304]

when brian said he is a good worker i was baffle. Dont know why these two thinks this guy has potential is beyond me

[@zlinedavid]

@@tranhuy2304 He does make a good heel. He makes it easy to want to beat the shit out of him. The only problem is that he doesn't limit that to his on-screen activities.

[@MrRjh63]

Yeah the guy is dangerous and the type that imbodies the yolo meme.

[@tranhuy2304]

@@zlinedavid u know if he causes any more heat some guys will seriously cause harm to him and that will be on Tiny Khan for being way too easy of a boss

[@DevoJetBoy8680]

The Powerhouse Hobbs/Ricky Starks rematch happened about a month ago on AEW Rampage. It was a fairly violent Lights Out Match and Starks went over.

[@howardsimcox5596]

Great match.

[@andrew8168]

I like Butcher and Blade.

[@insupportofjunhado]

I'm surprised Last sees more potential in Butcher than Blade. In truth there were a lot of things that could have been done with that tag team, between Blade's Greek heritage and Butcher's music career, but in typical AEW fashion, they chose to turn them into jokes. To their credit, it looked like Eddie Kingston was trying to turn that around but I guess it was too little too late.

[@heyyou9693]

Main event guys in AEW: Moxley?, Danielson, MJF. Main event guys in WWE: Roman, Drew, Seth, Bray, Kross, Gunther?, Zayn?, Owens, Balor, Sheamus?, Cody...I might have missed someone, but the lists don't compare.

[@Gravey_draws]

Agree, but this Corny AEW roster in a few years could compete (if booked properly 🙄).

[@kazman_6899]

Punk, Moxley, Danielson, Omega, Jericho, Christian, MJF, Hangman, Cole, Darby, Orange... they're stacked, if booked properly.

[@curtisjoseph]

Ima need Jim to do the women's roster, managers and announcers next

[@DevoJetBoy8680]

Ortiz has been seen since his head was shaved after the match with Jericho. He'd been teaming with Ruby Soho in a Mixed-Tag Team situation until Tay Melo broke Ruby's nose during an All Out pre-show match that had Ortiz/Ruby Soho Vs. Sammy Guevara/Tay Melo. Since that time he's been teaming with Eddie Kingston mostly on AEW Dark and AEW Dark Elevation.

[@moopert86]

This was last year, and going through both videos, I don't know how some of these dudes still had jobs. I completely forgot Lance Archer and the Butcher and the Blade were even things. Tony seriously either needs to sign guys to shorter deals or actually fire some people are aren't figured in.

[@TriplomatX]

Top 10 I Would Have on the Roster Prior to those I keep & rid of Men -Austin Gunn -Colton Gunn -Swerve -Keith Lee -RUSH -Samoa Joe -Scorpio Sky -Sammy Guevara -Penta -Fenix Women -Shida -Thunder Rosa -Serena Deeb -Jamie Hayter -Penelope Ford -Jade Cargill -Willow -Tay Conti sorry,....Guevara -Anna Jay -Paige VanZaNT

[@acotbc]

I have no idea WTF they're doing with Preston Vance and I'm glad Cornette didn't instinctively decide to throw him out just because he's been toiling away in a going-nowhere faction for over a year, wrestling 90% of the time on the KZbin C-shows. Here's one of the few guys on the roster who has the actual presence of a wrestler and is also under-utilized, and he's farting around doing nothing, just because they're still lighting a candle for Brodie Lee? On the surface it's noble for them to do that, but the Dark Order has zero credibility in 2022 and the careers of their members are suffering because of it. It's high time for him to lose the loser gimmick, turn him heel and have him feud with Wardlow and let's see what they both do with it. Definitely not saying that he should be beating Wardlow, but Wardlow needs a real feud with an actual opponent with some credibility. I recently watched a vlog of Vance's where he said he'd love to win the TNT title one day, and also spoke flatteringly of Wardlow.

[@ColinPeddicord]

I went through the roster and counted 18 guys I would keep. out of 125 or so. So, 100 or so guys that are a complete waste

[@LoveProWrestling]

You need a few guys for the 18 to fight with, loosen it up a little.

[@kazman_6899]

Yeah, you have no idea what you're doing. Who'd you bring in? Other than Tessa, I can't think of many others. AEW has an insanely good roster... which is being diluted by its size.

[@ColinPeddicord]

@@kazman_6899 Briscoes?

[@kazman_6899]

@@ColinPeddicord I've got no problem with The Briscoes, but they already have 10 or so teams that need their attention.

[@ColinPeddicord]

@@kazman_6899 There's 3-4 that are actually worth breathable oxygen. 75 percent of this promotion's roster is pure garbage and don't draw a dime and if we are being honest, most of them never will. Most of them don't belong in the business and the few that have potential are being booked like shit and are getting guidance from Jericho or someone out of the young bucks camp. When you take it in as a whole, this roster is an indictment against Tony of signing outlaw jokes and booking the real talent like shit if he even gives them air time.

[@beerus101]

"its 4th and goal, touchdown wins the super bowl. Youve got to hand it off to Jim Brown, LT, or Adrian Peterson... Im going with Wheeler Yuta" - Tony Khan

[@corymathis7211]

Jim’s reaction when Brian brings up Serpentico! LOL😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shawndouglas365]

I am a huge AEW fan but I have been disheartened by a lot of what is going on there. It is clearly a fractured company with two sides, one that actually wants to grow as a real pro wrestling company that has excellent, old school inspired matches that tell stories that get people engaged and interested. The other side (Jericho, Elite) wants to have fun with their friends and do silly self-referential shit to pop the smart marks. I actually enjoy both sides but the latter appears to be winning out over the former unfortunately and the former, where Cody Rhodes and now CM Punk have had some of AEW's best matches/stories, is soon going to be history if CM Punk is gone. An AEW that follows the whims and fancies of Jericho and the Elite is going to be gone within 5 years. Which would be a real shame. MJF, their biggest and most credible star at this point, is definitely going to WWE because why would he want to go back to singing and dancing with Jericho? Tony Khan needs to make some serious choices here and quick if he wants AEW to be around for the long term.

[@ashleyburns6752]

AEW advertised next week's Dynamite saying Chris Jericho will face a mystery former ROH champion opponent. 1) Most of the guys Jericho is facing are unknown to most of us anyway 2) 70% of the matches on Dynamite are random anyway

[@smallpaul8544]

I reckon Christopher Daniels.

[@nickonite]

Maybe Low Ki?

[@henkerharmse9361]

Let me guess, the belt is on the line too

[@namelessjedi2242]

Jim called the William Regal thing exactly. If he wanted to go he’d ask Tony, and that is what really happened.

[@chetmanly4432]

Parker got released cause he didn't improve and got overshadowed really quick by The creed brothers, Bron,Melo etc

[@coachmikesfilmroom3111]

I'm I the only person who'd love to see Jim play TEW2020 with modern wrestling mod to run AEW and see what he does with it?

[@DavidDavisDH]

Faygo Del Solo 😂 Jim's nicknames are the best!

[@Gravey_draws]

I kinda wish Jelly would've still been in the roster, just so we could've heard Corny destroy him once again 😂

[@DevoJetBoy8680]

They signed Paul Wight to be a commentator but also a wrestler. He's had 4 matches in total in AEW, but they want to use him as a wrestler more and it's apparently set to happen now that he's getting his physical issues in order. He's said to be feeling a lot better and wants to get in the mix. There's also still talk of him finally facing Shaquille O'Neal, only it'll be in AEW now if it happens and not WWE where the idea originated.

[@BBoy4040]

Big Show Vs. Shaq has had way too long of a buildup for a match that won't really be anything noteworthy

[@luisugalde6956]

To correct JC here, most of us in LATAM do not care much about the Mexican Wrestling style (that is more of a local thing in Mexico).

[@ADAMdinho1]

Jim will take out the thrash 🤣🤣

[@REVIVALFitness]

Spears and Scorpio are the same. Solid in-ring but can never truly get over because they lack charisma.

[@insupportofjunhado]

It's still baffling Tony didn't sign Josh Woods, pushed Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia in his place, and then signed Josh Woods to hide him anyway. I fail to see the logic there!

[@RationalGaze.BingChillin]

Cody made Shawn spears interesting. But aew has not used spears AT ALL since that feud with Cody made Shawn look like a star while doing those vignettes with JR ETC. He even had Tully.

[@maxfrost5016]

I think Jim underestimates the Hispanic audience in America. I'd keep a few of the Luchadores instead of some of the guys like Pillman who've shown me absolutely nothing, other than having a famous last name.

[@3DBrawlChannel]

The Pillmam jr point is ironic, considering its the same critic thrown at Jack Perry. Further proof in wrestling that charisma isn't really genetic. As for the Hispanic audience, I think they should go all in on Santana as a rising babyface over any of the luchadores.

[@ultraman5168]

There are hispanic background wrestlers who actually wrestle though. Is it racist to just assume that all Hispanic people love lucha?

[@pureo_nikku]

Not Jim literally writing down a column for "Who.. the fuck.. is this guy" lmao 🖊

[@TheEandIShow]

my god regal is going back

[@NexusFantismo]

Just counted the roster as of September 14, 2023 and (including the female roster) they have over 150 signed wrestlers. Wow

[@Ratmann8436]

I'm surprised Jim said goodbye to the Butcher. He has this old school scary Stan Hansen aura about him that can be marketable.

[@NintendoPsycho]

Nah. He sucks.

[@TheTalk23]

Aew really is make a wish. How the hell can you have that many wrestlers? That is why WWE use the brand system. Rather than just put them one show and use them every once and a while for another.

[@Assenayo]

First time I saw "shushing" or whatever it was, was not in wrestling but in MMA after Amanda Nunes destroyed Ronda Rousey. I thought it was pretty badass

[@NY32986]

Qefka in Chikara I know he's somebody else now, I believe his name is Dan? his Finisher was a parody of the Stunner called the "Shusher" because he was a pantomime

[@madbrowniac7871]

Dusty Rhodes in WCW during a Monday Nitro. Either that or a WCW Pay Per View he was part of.🤔🤫🎤🤼‍♀️🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@zlinedavid]

@@madbrowniac7871 If Dusty Rhodes wants to shush someone, he can. Because he’s Dusty Goddamn Rhodes.

[@arunrawat4298]

This is all cauz of hardly boyz politically signing each of their gymnastics friends. This is the major reason for aew decline.

[@kristenjones4306]

I can’t believe they forgot about the giant W Morrissey, the member of that ultra cool group the firm

[@kryptonianknight2344]

Not listed on the roster page

[@CammyTheSportsEntertainer]

Don't think he's officially signed with AEW. At least not yet. Although I imagine that will change quite quickly.

[@ARTriodicy]

🤣🤣@ the farm

[@indiesongwriter5474]

W. Morrissey improved a lot in Impact and got his shit together. He has potential

[@XombieLejon66]

Appropriate that you call that group, the farm, cause half the guys in it need to be put out to pasture