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Post by MrPerfect25 on Jan 8, 2013 21:59:56 GMT -5
Jim Cornette. He always annoyed the hell out of me. Reason I made this is because I'm watching a house show from 97 at Madison square garden on WWE on Demand. He and JR are commentating because it was televised on the Msg network I guess.
Anyways I hate his voice, sport coats, glasses, hair, and tennis rackets. I know he was the promoter for Smokey Mountain Wrestling and is still employed with the WWE as we speak. I just don't know how this guy commands so much respect from the guys in the business. Jericho really didn't bash him too hard in his book either.
Also, with the exception of the top guys, the roster in 97 was horrible. No wonder wcw was killing them then. Thank God the attitude era started late that year.
Sorry guys, I'm done
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Post by Boy Wonder on Jan 8, 2013 22:20:11 GMT -5
He's still semi with RoH, isn't he?
He always came off like a dick to me too. Was never a fan of him as a character or as a behind the scenes guy. He's going to be in Lex in March for Lexington Comic Con. I'll be sure to avoid his table.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2013 22:21:08 GMT -5
I love Cornette. One of the best talkers of all time.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Jan 8, 2013 22:22:03 GMT -5
Nails on a chalkboard
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2013 23:23:06 GMT -5
He's still employed by wwe?
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Post by Billy the Kid on Jan 8, 2013 23:23:40 GMT -5
One of the best talkers is a stretch, he was good when it came to old style southern "rasslin." According to a lot of guys, he was WAY out of touch with what the fans wanted during the Attitude Era. He is no longer employed by WWE after the OVW-Santino Marella slapping incident. He works for ROH now.
He commands respect because he definitely had a great mind for the business in the 80s and early 90s, he also gave first breaks to a lot of guys like Jericho, Lance Storm, Bob Holly, New Jack, Kane, Chris Candido, Balls Mahoney, etc. I worked with him once or twice at conventions and he is a nice guy. He is brutally honest, maybe to a fault, so many people think he comes off as an bunghole.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2013 23:55:23 GMT -5
Never been a fan.
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Post by Nivro™ on Jan 9, 2013 2:41:05 GMT -5
Cornette has forgotten more about wrestling then anyone on this board will ever know.
He's also not been employed by WWE in like 10 years or more.
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Post by ICW on Jan 9, 2013 2:46:36 GMT -5
Big Jim Cornette fan. Used to love his "I'm Jim Cornette and that's my opinion" shoots on RAW.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2013 6:33:11 GMT -5
Cornette is awesome, I love the way he tells it how it is and the guy is nearly always right. He was a heck of a talker and could have been put with ANYONE to get them over.
Why on earth they didn't run with Cornette managing Bart Gunn after the Brawl For All is beyond me, they could have made him a huge star, and Cornette was already managing him at the time.
One of WWE's biggest wasted opportunities ever.
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Post by Nick Maniwa on Jan 9, 2013 6:37:06 GMT -5
He's still semi with RoH, isn't he? He always came off like a dick to me too. Was never a fan of him as a character or as a behind the scenes guy. He's going to be in Lex in March for Lexington Comic Con. I'll be sure to avoid his table. He's actually not a dick. I met him a few times and he even hates a member of my family with all his guts and still took a pic with me. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2013 7:42:39 GMT -5
nope sorry........ Cornette is GREAT.
and he wasnt out of touch with what people wanted in the AE either.that is a LUDICROUS assertion.watch his shoot on 97.
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Post by Bandalero on Jan 9, 2013 8:53:40 GMT -5
Cornette is one of the most brilliant minds wrestling has ever had! I'd rate him right up there with Gary Hart, Jake Roberts, and Paul Heyman.
If you hate his glasses, sports jackets, rackets, and obnoxious behaviour then I'd say he succeeded.
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Post by T R W on Jan 9, 2013 9:42:44 GMT -5
I loved Cornette in the NWA and he was one of the greatest managers of all-time. I think he has a great mind for the business, but he also thinks a little too highly of himself, and that's why he doesn't have a bigger impact anymore, because he doesn't work well with others, and he refuses to compromise. Saying what you think all the time might earn you respect from some people, but it will also hold you back a lot more than it will help you.
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Post by marino13 on Jan 9, 2013 9:50:42 GMT -5
My second favorite manager of all time. Loved him with Eaton & Lane. Great mind for wrestling. Never met him in person, but he does come off like a douche in his shoots.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Jan 9, 2013 9:56:12 GMT -5
all great points by the people that do like him.
And he left WWE in 2005
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jan 9, 2013 10:17:47 GMT -5
I could listen to him tell old wrestling/road/locker room stories all day. I really enjoy his shoot interviews. He may seem a bit harsh at times, but the man knows his stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2013 11:00:17 GMT -5
I LOVE his story about How Vince rang him up and told him that jacobs and Bogner were gonna be the new Diesel and Razor and "just show them how to be like Hall & Nash" before Monday
Oh LOL.....his reaction in the 97 shoot is awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2013 11:31:41 GMT -5
Don't know much about him so can't say I remember him in TNA a little
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Post by OmegaGaijin on Jan 9, 2013 11:36:32 GMT -5
I could listen to him tell old wrestling/road/locker room stories all day. I really enjoy his shoot interviews. He may seem a bit harsh at times, but the man knows his stuff. I agree with the above. I like him. |
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