Yea I think Vince McMahon lol Might have something to say about that lol Corney’s great, but I mean. Had wrestling been left alone, as it was before McMahon, it never would’ve got to the heights it has. Wrestling was always kind of an obscure thing, not on the level of like an NBA or NFL. Or boxing. It was more like a circus. Then McMahon comes along and takes it national, worldwide even, makes it BIG. Makes it professional, makes it corporate. Suddenly they’re right up there with any major pro sports league. Hell at its height, in like 1997-2002, there were few things BIGGER. I mean WWF was like the shit lol Everyone was into it. I mean McMahon is responsible for that, it’s not anyone else. Without McMahon, pro wrestling would be what like Ring of Honor was lol You know. Or Lucha Libre in Mexico. Just, everyone down there loves it, but it’s not like a real professional thing. You know. Not on par with soccer lol McMahon made pro wrestling into a legitimate frickin pro athletic thing, with household names, cultural, even world icons. McMahon made wrestling BIG. No ones had more of a positive, and maybe negative effect lol On pro wrestling like Vince McMahon.
You pricks have alot nerve jacking up the price twice as much for this particular Breaking Kayfabe because the guest is Cornette..... well played. I'm buying!!!
I should point out to anyone arguing against Corny on ticket prices that he's 100% right in that regard. Tickets for wrestling promotions exist to fill houses, not make money. WWE makes dogshit money from their ticket sales, any money they make from them are instantly re-invested in bigger production, so they can secure bigger money from merchandising and sponsorship. THAT is where the real money is, regardless of how big the promotion is. The fact is that you aren't going to get that big money if you're showing to an empty arena, because those sponsors won't see an audience for what THEY are selling. Get it?
how sean oliver keeps a straight face at 7.07 is beyond me, I've seen this 10 times and it still makes me cry with laughter at that bit, cornette is brilliant
except Greg wasn't in creative Cornette mentions that Greg was basically the guy that fucked the company with ticket prices for a show in WV and also didn't give something that was wanted for a show in a town called "Bell Vernon". They apparently had other issues other than Greg like his friend Gary and other problems. Greg was just the cherry on the sundae from what I gather
Joshua Curtis I know that he wasn't in creative. That's not the reason why I compared him to Russo. The reason is that I think Greg, like Russo, will become a scapegoat for every error a wrestling promotion commits. There are some ignorant fans who believe that Russo is the fault of *every single error* in WCW & TNA. I'm not defending him in any way, but these fans tend to forget that there are other major reasons, besides Russo, why mistakes happen which all accumulate together to create a fuck-up. There will be some ROH fans out there who will ignoring every other reason and just put the blame on one single man.
***** Neither Russo nor Greg should have ever been involved in management or how a wrestling production should go. Russo was better off as the magazine editor.
In the 1980's for 10 yrs I worked as photographer for various mags..I shot at ringside for 5 yrs at msg..Ernie Roth(grand wizard) was a great guy and a friend...He once told me If he had son he'd never want him in wrestling because it totally destroys their lives..I didnt understand it then but i do now as I see ppl like Cornette etc in these shoot interviews I realize he was right..
One thing you can tell is that Cornette shoots from the hip. He's very opinionated, yes, but you can tell he's an honest asshole. Russo, on the other hand, you can just immediately TELL that he's full of shit. He may have had some decent sparks in the late 90's, but he takes way too much credit for shit that he shouldn't.
What the hell do you mean "breaking kayfabe"? Jim Cornette NEVER breaks kayfabe and he doesn't break kayfabe here. He is playing an uncensored version of his character, NOBODY(outside of kids who have just learned to cuss) talks like this in real life. Kayfabe was not even on the verge of being broken here.
Cornette has made so much money from the wrestling business that he could afford to quit a job due to "creative differences". If only everybody else was so well off.
i love corny. ive been watching episodes of smoky mountain wrestling and some of this shit he says about the fans in certains areas where the show is being held is just priceless.
Sid Ross handles the merchandising of ROH. Cornette wanted to write himself off camera so he booked his feud with Jay Lethal. He then wanted Nigel McGuiness to be the on-screen character because the fans respect and adored him. To replace Nigel on commentary, he wanted Adam Pierce who used to be the booker for ROH 3 years prior but had a fall-out. Ross was scared of Pierce who threatened to "beat" him if he returned so he nixed the idea. Go back to 5:48 when Jim called him a pussy for not bringing back Pierce.
There is a place on this earth, it's Ottawa, Ontario Canada. C4 has started to sell out using no former wwe/wcw/ecw talent. They don't need it. Matt Hardy would probably get boo'd out of the building....
***** The guy they are referring to is named Ross Abrams. He USED to work for ROH but apparently he along with Greg was fired from the company from what I read not too long ago
***** I watched it through a website (where I also saw Piper's timeline) and its actually really interesting despite me not watching ROH. The thing is a lot of the stuff Cornette talks about here as "criticisms" apparently have been corrected or that's what I read in a review of the DVD watchwrestlingdotnet (put a . instead of dot in the URL) and look up "Breaking Kayfabe" cos its the only one there
Ross Abrams, Ring of Honor's "Merchandise weasel", as Cornette called him and Cornette hated him because Abrams used an HR complaint to veto their decision to make Adam Pierce their color commentator.
Sound like my job, my life. I heard everyone's crazy in the wrestling business or goes crazy cuz of the crazy people in the business. Yup just like being at the heart hospital of austin!
How the hell has Corny not had a heart attack by now, My god he must at least be on blood pressure medication. Haha gotta love em. Some of the best wrestling stories for sure.
It is more valuable for the Super Smash Bros. to be on a card as opposed to Mike Bennett and Matt Hardy on this Earth. Because Matt Hardy and Mike Bennett suck.
thesmitegameplay I don't give two shits what Jim Cornette says. Granted he's a funny dude but I'm not about to listen to a guy who still thinks wrestling should still work the way it did over 30 years ago. The reason Jeff was successful was simply because he was ENTERTAINING and clearly more popular. All Matt Hardy has are his internet marks.
Jim Cornette is the single greatest contributor to the wrestling business of all time. I love this dude and all his stories.
Yea I think Vince McMahon lol Might have something to say about that lol
Corney’s great, but I mean. Had wrestling been left alone, as it was before McMahon, it never would’ve got to the heights it has. Wrestling was always kind of an obscure thing, not on the level of like an NBA or NFL. Or boxing. It was more like a circus. Then McMahon comes along and takes it national, worldwide even, makes it BIG. Makes it professional, makes it corporate. Suddenly they’re right up there with any major pro sports league.
Hell at its height, in like 1997-2002, there were few things BIGGER. I mean WWF was like the shit lol Everyone was into it. I mean McMahon is responsible for that, it’s not anyone else.
Without McMahon, pro wrestling would be what like Ring of Honor was lol You know. Or Lucha Libre in Mexico. Just, everyone down there loves it, but it’s not like a real professional thing. You know. Not on par with soccer lol McMahon made pro wrestling into a legitimate frickin pro athletic thing, with household names, cultural, even world icons. McMahon made wrestling BIG. No ones had more of a positive, and maybe negative effect lol On pro wrestling like Vince McMahon.
You pricks have alot nerve jacking up the price twice as much for this particular Breaking Kayfabe because the guest is Cornette..... well played. I'm buying!!!
Double DVD, almost 3 hours, brother.
KayfabeCommentaries
Shut up and take my money!!
It's Corny, of course it's worth it.
I have no idea how Cornette's heart hasn't popped yet.
I think his pure hatred is keeping him alive
Absolute facts lol
Hate haha
"They liked it so much they bought the whole freaking fucking company." God I love this man.
"It's cheaper to get into fuckin Smackdown!"
I should point out to anyone arguing against Corny on ticket prices that he's 100% right in that regard. Tickets for wrestling promotions exist to fill houses, not make money. WWE makes dogshit money from their ticket sales, any money they make from them are instantly re-invested in bigger production, so they can secure bigger money from merchandising and sponsorship. THAT is where the real money is, regardless of how big the promotion is. The fact is that you aren't going to get that big money if you're showing to an empty arena, because those sponsors won't see an audience for what THEY are selling. Get it?
A PPV of Cornette shooting for three hours would be better than any modern WWE PPV for three hours..
I just noticed he's wearing his Cornette Face T-shirt! :D
Never in all my years did I ever think Cornette would ever say the words Super Smash Bros.
(Yes I know, it's a tag team.)
Just finished watching this on the stream on KC on demand. Loved it.
how sean oliver keeps a straight face at 7.07 is beyond me, I've seen this 10 times and it still makes me cry with laughter at that bit, cornette is brilliant
FINALLY someone who agrees with me on the Smash Bros. deal
Gotta love Corny.
Just bought the show and enjoyed every second. When Jim talks, I'm glued. Worth $20 On Demand. Thanks!
I am so buying this.
If you haven't had the chance to check the full vid out, it's 3 hours of pure gold between Shawn and Jim. Def worth it!
So based of this tirade, Greg the "Office Boy" will now be seen as ROH's version of Vince Russo.
except Greg wasn't in creative
Cornette mentions that Greg was basically the guy that fucked the company with ticket prices for a show in WV and also didn't give something that was wanted for a show in a town called "Bell Vernon".
They apparently had other issues other than Greg like his friend Gary and other problems. Greg was just the cherry on the sundae from what I gather
Joshua Curtis I know that he wasn't in creative. That's not the reason why I compared him to Russo. The reason is that I think Greg, like Russo, will become a scapegoat for every error a wrestling promotion commits.
There are some ignorant fans who believe that Russo is the fault of *every single error* in WCW & TNA. I'm not defending him in any way, but these fans tend to forget that there are other major reasons, besides Russo, why mistakes happen which all accumulate together to create a fuck-up.
There will be some ROH fans out there who will ignoring every other reason and just put the blame on one single man.
***** Neither Russo nor Greg should have ever been involved in management or how a wrestling production should go. Russo was better off as the magazine editor.
"Freakin' fuckin company'" LOL
Hey, dummies, he wasn't bashing the Smash Brothers.
I love this classic GTA 3 music with Breaking Kayfabe. Marketing suggestion - "Kayfabe Commentaries: The Jim Cornette Collection" I'll buy them all!
I could listen to JC rant all day! He never gets old...
Say what you will about Cornette, but his Kayfabe Commentaries are always the best
In the 1980's for 10 yrs I worked as photographer for various mags..I shot at ringside for 5 yrs at msg..Ernie Roth(grand wizard) was a great guy and a friend...He once told me If he had son he'd never want him in wrestling because it totally destroys their lives..I didnt understand it then but i do now as I see ppl like Cornette etc in these shoot interviews I realize he was right..
It'd be cool to hear some of YOUR stories.
Proof??
I was captivated for 7 minutes and 53 seconds
One thing you can tell is that Cornette shoots from the hip. He's very opinionated, yes, but you can tell he's an honest asshole. Russo, on the other hand, you can just immediately TELL that he's full of shit. He may have had some decent sparks in the late 90's, but he takes way too much credit for shit that he shouldn't.
Jim Cornette is referring to Ross Abrams executive from ROH
Thank you!!
Jimmy, there is a world where SSB is more valuable than Matt Hardy and Mike Bennett - It's called PWG.
Sean Oliver and kayfabe commentaries is the OG. Then fuckin everybody came out with an interview/podcast platform
crotch rot. lol.
And they tried using that former talent, it didn't work and people were indifferent or hostile towards it.
"I was about to ask for a raise, I guess we're really far apart.." LoL
Theres a reason I have this man as my Picture! fucking great lol.
Pure Gold.
Anytime he mentions dancing bears I always smile
Well you would you club footed moron. lol
Jim Cornette, you are my f ing hero.
"WHADDYA WANT US TO DO, BOOK A FUCKING DANCING BEAR!?"
Stu Hart would've.
Stu Hart was an exception from all rules.
CORNETTE = GOLD when Kayfabe does a dvd with him. Whoever @ Kayfabe reads this I ask that you do more dvds with him?
When jim speaks,we listen.
buying right now!
Does anyone know the intro song? I know it's a free audio on UA-cam but can't find it.
I paid the $60 for the front row at Charleston's ball room. I feel like a dip shit now but had a hell of a time!
What the hell do you mean "breaking kayfabe"? Jim Cornette NEVER breaks kayfabe and he doesn't break kayfabe here. He is playing an uncensored version of his character, NOBODY(outside of kids who have just learned to cuss) talks like this in real life.
Kayfabe was not even on the verge of being broken here.
Long shot but does anyone know where I can watch this online??? I wanna listen to Jim Cornette screaming about kayfabe for 2 and a half hours gdi
if you care about cornette leaving roh and what happend leading to it then buy this dvd cuz thats like 80% of the dvd
I need to start using phrases like, "the whole freakin' fuckin' company." Corny is the best.
Together........Forever......
7:07 The best part of this video.
Boy if they ever have a Cornette vs Russo PPV steel cage match this will be one I'll HAVE TO SEE FOR MYSELF. LOL
I need this.
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Hey. Ive had a heart attack...dont do that.😂😂😂
Holy shit Jimmy lost weight! He looks good. Still funny as shit.
Jim Cornette is F'n brillant!!! ...........jt
gotta love @TheJImCornette he knows more about this business. And one of the greats & tells it like it is.
I can't wait to meet Jim Cornette in March.
Great interview, worth the money. If you are hardcore wrestling fan (you probably are if you are watching this) you will like this. get it
SSB is amazing
By the time you watch all these "youshoot" highlights on youtube
You'd have to be a TOTAL FOOL to PAY FOR IT
That heartbeat is exceptional
"What is Jim Cornette's breaking point?" I believe it's saying Hi slightly wrong to him
The disclaimer in the beginning? To me, it's the equivalent of the green flag at Daytona!
Please Corny don't ever change, mellow or calm down the world needs to laugh right now and Corny brings hate filled joy like few others can
hes brought up Supoer smash bros more than once in his interviews
The last minute. Real talk. Lol
Wtf i sub to get half a story were and how do i get the hole thing??
francisco4benites buy the dvd
Cornette has made so much money from the wrestling business that he could afford to quit a job due to "creative differences". If only everybody else was so well off.
And now he’s making over $100,000 per year with his online business and never has to leave the house!
THIS. PLEASE. NOW.
I'd live to watch this but $25 is a rip off
i love corny. ive been watching episodes of smoky mountain wrestling and some of this shit he says about the fans in certains areas where the show is being held is just priceless.
Say what you want about Jim C but you got to admit the man is passionate about wrasslin'
Is that the "Cornette face" t-shirt he's wearing?
What Ross is he talking about?
you gotta buy to find out
I'll tell you it's definitely not Jim Ross, him and Cornette are great friends
Sid Ross handles the merchandising of ROH. Cornette wanted to write himself off camera so he booked his feud with Jay Lethal. He then wanted Nigel McGuiness to be the on-screen character because the fans respect and adored him. To replace Nigel on commentary, he wanted Adam Pierce who used to be the booker for ROH 3 years prior but had a fall-out. Ross was scared of Pierce who threatened to "beat" him if he returned so he nixed the idea.
Go back to 5:48 when Jim called him a pussy for not bringing back Pierce.
"Ross Abrams, the merchandise weasel"
JC...always interesting to say the least.
So essentially Cornette blames everyone but himself again.
The man, the myth the legend
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"IT'S A FUCKING CIRCUS!!!!!!!!!"
This is fucking hilarious
Wow. Well I have a question what does everyone here think of Cornette's run in RoH then from start to finish?
Jim Cornette can listen to The Sans-culottes for working class, partisan youth news commentary run by wrestling fans.
Anyone knows how much they are getting paid for shoots like this??
Is Jim Cornette saying 'Fuck you' to Jim Ross at 6:15?
He's talking about one the executives, Ross Abrams.
There is a place on this earth, it's Ottawa, Ontario Canada. C4 has started to sell out using no former wwe/wcw/ecw talent. They don't need it. Matt Hardy would probably get boo'd out of the building....
When he says Ross who does he mean?
***** The guy they are referring to is named Ross Abrams. He USED to work for ROH but apparently he along with Greg was fired from the company from what I read not too long ago
***** I watched it through a website (where I also saw Piper's timeline) and its actually really interesting despite me not watching ROH.
The thing is a lot of the stuff Cornette talks about here as "criticisms" apparently have been corrected or that's what I read in a review of the DVD
watchwrestlingdotnet (put a . instead of dot in the URL) and look up "Breaking Kayfabe" cos its the only one there
kickass.to/usearch/kayfabe/
you're welcome :)
i dont watch wrestling anymore but if cm punk does a kayfabe shoot that would be interesting
The closest one was Colt Cabana's podcast
Ross?
Ross Abrams, Ring of Honor's "Merchandise weasel", as Cornette called him and Cornette hated him because Abrams used an HR complaint to veto their decision to make Adam Pierce their color commentator.
Ross Adams
See this on my feed...click...watch....
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY! ALL OF IT!
Love listening to Cornette! lmao
Sound like my job, my life. I heard everyone's crazy in the wrestling business or goes crazy cuz of the crazy people in the business. Yup just like being at the heart hospital of austin!
Is Ring of Honor and TNA that bad these days or was it ever that good to begin with.
ROH is the best wrestling in America.
wa2k99 The actual wrestling is not the point, I was wondering how the companies are run, seems like there run like a minor league operations.
Judging from the little bit of ROH ive seen, it doesn't look like ROH was ever that big to begin with.
How the hell has Corny not had a heart attack by now, My god he must at least be on blood pressure medication. Haha gotta love em. Some of the best wrestling stories for sure.
The fucking company's about as popular as crotch rot 😂
When Jim Cornette breaks kayfabe we will all find out that Vince Russo is his best friend
One dislike is Vince Russo
I so want to see this, Corny goin' in.
Gotta love jim
the super smash bros kick fucking ass
It is more valuable for the Super Smash Bros. to be on a card as opposed to Mike Bennett and Matt Hardy on this Earth.
Because Matt Hardy and Mike Bennett suck.
It's hard to argue with Matt and Mike sucking, but what's better isn't necessarily what sells more tickets, and that's the real bummer.
Well if Matt hardy sucks then Jeff Hardy sucks even more , cause Matt is the better wrestler and more skilled.....
Jim C has said Matt is the better worker , other guys say hes better which is odd why he never got to Jeffs popularity....
thesmitegameplay I don't give two shits what Jim Cornette says. Granted he's a funny dude but I'm not about to listen to a guy who still thinks wrestling should still work the way it did over 30 years ago. The reason Jeff was successful was simply because he was ENTERTAINING and clearly more popular. All Matt Hardy has are his internet marks.
wow burn on the super smash brothers
My mentor!! LOL..
No throat clearing? He's also lost a bunch of weight. Somebody get him a can Sprite & a bag of Wendy's, stat!