Jim Cornette on Austin Theory Getting Angry With A Disrespectful Australian Reporter
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- čas přidán 23. 02. 2024
- From Episode 331 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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Wrestling is real, People are fake.
- Ken Anderson
I still love that he had it on a t-shirt, made the quote much cooler
Great shirt
Only the OG’s remember this. 🙏🏿
Wrestling obviously isn't totally real but it definitely isn't totally fake either. It's somewhere in between. A lot of the strikes (punches etc) are definitely not full force but a lot of those spots where they go through tables, into thumbtacks etc, there's nothing fake about that. That's why I don't like people who refer to wrestling as "fake." They obviously have no idea.
and kennedy sucked. sucked
Waller defends wrestling: Jim 🥱
Theory defends wrestling: Jim 😀
Different situations with different contexts.
I disagreed with Jim on the Waller situation, but even still this wasn’t like it was the exact same situation here.
Waller was on a daytime talk show with hosts that seemed more oblivious that malicious. They expected Waller to play along and didn’t seem to be trying to insult him, whereas the guy talking to Theory started off by saying “It’s fake. You’re not really hitting each other”.
Perception matters. Waller comes across like a wuss, Theory sounded like a hardass
edit: spelling
@@nolongerblocked6210dude sounded tired and non threatening
Austin Theory nearly broke his neck in his original match against Carmelo Heyes.
That reporter bought to thank his lucky starts that Theory didn't slap the shit out of him.
es cierto, creo que por eso se enfado tanto theory
A couple of months ago, i saw a video clip from Puerto Rico, and this wrestler from Puerto Rico was giving an interview to a local radio DJ, and the guy ask the wrestler to give him a chop to the chest and the wrestler agree to do it the radio DJ was on the floor crying after taking the chop it was one of the funniest things i had ever seen
Good thing he wasn't taking it from Gunther
That's the way to do it
This reminds me of Thunder Rosa beating the shit out of Mia Khalifa after she disrespected the business.
4:16 Brian: " There's a difference between talking to a wrestling reporter and talking to real press" So wrestling reporters are fake?😅
@jameswesten2018 I was a journalism major. One thing that EVERY journalism school teaches is the importance of proper use of language. Based on that and the criminal assault Dave Meltzer performs on the English language every time he speaks, I have to wonder about his actual credentials.
This is the first time I can really hear the Georgia in Theory's accent.
The Aussie media is horrible. They’re been moaning about the England cricket team for almost an entire year
Dude almost got John Stossel'd
I’m sure the guy would love to get John Stossel’d! Stossel made a lot of money off of that lawsuit and has admitted that he was never hurt in the first place lol
@@juansanchez209Australia is not America.
Wrestling ain't fake but scripted. And Injuries are real. Anyone trying to make fun, they need to step in the ring and perform for 5 minutes what pro wreslers are doing at the highest level.
If I was Theory, I’d answer with “did you ask Heath Ledger if he knew Batman wasn’t real?”
Heath Ledger was so into acting he actually had gay sex with his co-stars during the making of Brokeback Mountain.
Good on Austin Theory and Grayson Walker previously. Don't disrespect the fucking business.
Disrespecting? The shit is fucking fake...it's ballet for men.
@chuckles9767 Dr D Schultz would love a word with you.
@@thedarthbreddon't Schultz could afford a lawsuit in this day and age...
Or what?
Mostly everybody knows it's fake, kayfabe died decades ago.
Theory's acting like a dumb mark at this point.
Grayson Waller did an even better job, IMO.
No
With Grayson, they never called wrestling fake or easy. The guy was just playing along with the segment.
he told him give me one of your moves bruh, that was disrespectful af@@weirdfan88
How so?
This shit has always been ridiculous. Nobody says to say Tom Cruise when talking about fight scenes "but it is all fake"
Exactly.
yes they do, movies and tv have been called "fake" all throughout the years, what are you on about??
@@jjjeffers23 can you provide a single instance of this happening
@@jjjeffers23Who fucking says that? What fucking airhead thinks MOVIES ARE REAL 💀
Just a quick heads up about Aussie media which is full the most ignorant pieces of shite ever, and non-wrestling Aussie fans as a whole. Anyone who doesn't like wrestling in Australia, thinks it's a joke and doesn't want anything to do with it.
Yep, majority of our media mainstreams are right wing Liberals (similar to Republicans) having a cry over the most stupidest agendas ever. In both instances, no respect shown to the travelling superstars from the chief editor at the Western Australian newspaper or the Stagehand at Sunrise morning show. The only interview I heard that actually sounds ok from this trip is one from Triple M Perth, where some research was at least done from the interviewers about Rhea and HHH
I can vouch for this.
Yep it's seen as a joke by our media. People were complaining about Ripley having an interview on Adelaide radio cause it's fake BS. I couldn't believe we aren't proud of our guys/girls making it big
@@jamiebarnett8422. The rest of the world at least appreciates Rhea and she has put Australia on notice for some people like me too, since she’s from there.
One more for this. Most Australians have a weird sense of superiority towards wrestling and it's fans, despite the massive popularity of the trashiest of reality TV shows imaginable.
I left a comment on the clip of Jim putting Waller down for doing this and said "If this was MJF, Punk, or Theory, Jim would love and support it", almost sad to see I was right.
Waller exploded over nothing lol, it's not the same situation.
@@Hanzo615 It wasn't over nothing lol. You clearlyl weren't paying attention that the floor manager was mocking wrestling with the fisticuffs and said he'd "love to take a fake punch". That's not nothing you genius lmfao
Oh I see how it is. When a dude pretended to shadow box with Greyson waller and say “I can take a fake punch” and tried to embarrass L.A. Knight and waller and waller threatens to smack the shit out of him for real Jim acts embarrassed and calls him a chipmunk making the business look bad on international television.
But when Austin theory hears a journalist call wrestling fake and threatens to smack the shit out of him now it’s 🆒 😎
Yes Theory sounded cool where Waller sounded dumb. It's that stupid voice
@@zanethomas6826so it’s the accent. Theory’s voice sounded fruity as fuck in this video. It shouldn’t matter about what they sound like. They’re defending the business and not laughing it off and making light of the situation. They should be commended, regardless of how they sound like.
@@zanethomas6826 exactly!! One sounds like a hardass & the other like a cosplay wannabe tough guy
@@CulEdzfruity as fuck 😂
Jim and his side kick are known hypocrites. Their word means nothing
Of course there would absolutely be NO double standards between Theory and Waller, who already did this, for Jim🙃. The likelihood of Jim trashing Theory regardless of what he does is up there with Charlotte and Rhea.
All those Hollywood megastars have a dozen body doubles doing retakes after retakes UNTIL they get the scene done exactly how they wanted and plaster the star's face on body double with CGI where those "fake" superstars actually get praised and earn big awards.
Meanwhile a Wrestler does all these stunts LIVE inside the ring in ONE TAKE. And a bunch of morons still call this fake... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
At least he didn’t pull a David Shultz! 😂 I bet Stossel still hurts 🤣🤣🤣
He didn't hit him hard enough
his ears are still ringing...
That's was so cringe and stupid tbh.
'what do you mean is it fake? I just slapped you? Was that fake?....and so therefore it wasn't fake when I pretended to hit a different guy earlier. You think I can fake slap sometimes but am still capable of slapping someone? There's no way!'
@@justme4998and douche David shulz is still paying off the lawsuit
Stossels injury stopped hurting when he got paid his own words complete prick
Bless u Theory! Protect the Business
When Grayson Waller recently defended the business from a journalist, Jim STILL found a way to dump on the guy. This comes from a little hypocritically
Especially considering Waller did exactly what Corny just said he told his guys to do. Waller is a real one in my book.
Especially when Waller handled the situation better imo
Theory is his guy
With the Waller situation, I think it was mostly due to ignorance on the hosts and there wasn't a need to escalate it to that level of confrontation. LA Knight handled it better by saying something like "If I were to do that, I'll end up hurting someone really bad. So it wouldn't be a good idea lol." and play it off as educating them on why it's not appropriate in that environment. It was a daytime talk show, I don't think they were trying to be rude, they just weren't knowledgeable at all on what's appropriate to ask wrestlers.
Whereas with Theory, the guy outright said it was "fake"; the disrespect is much more blatant. So he would get the go ahead to match that level of disrespect with that interviewer in that situation. It's about matching the energy and Waller went too aggressive too fast over a couple of hosts who didn't know any better versus a guy who's clearly showing disrespect to Theory and the business.
They were not the same situation. The interviewer in Wallers didn’t tell him it’s fake…
I remembered many, many years ago on TV when Chris Benoit grabbed the collar of a Singaporean reporter who asked him the same question. I guess nothing has changed much since.
If you read the article they call one of the witnesses “Kay Fabe”. The interview was a work.
Some weebs article reporting it doesn’t mean the actual interaction was fake
@@mrperson2804 the interviewer was the editor of the paper.
Very possible but he could also just be a mark. Bc calling a wrestler fake to his face is definitely attention-seeking mark behavior.
It’s so obviously fake I can’t believe Jim is falling for it lol they are all bad actors
Gorilla Monsoon was said to have actual "Kay Fabe" License Plates!😁🎤🤼♂️B.W.
Sure sounded like a work. They hit the vader interview, the dr. D interview, and some others. It was a tribute piece and i quite enjoyed it
Lol literally guy didn't give waller the time of day for this exact same thing c'mon man 😆
Wasn’t Jim complaining about Grayson Waller last month for doing this?
Yes. Yes he was. Lol.
Perception matters, Waller comes off like he's cosplaying as a tough guy whereas Theory sounded like a hardass
@@nolongerblocked6210 Waller is a former boxer. Theory actually *is* just playing a tough guy.
@@MoxyOh perception, not everyone they interact with knows everything about their backgrounds
@@nolongerblocked6210you're just parroting what Jim says. Waller doesn't come off like a fake tough guy any more than Theory does.
I love Jim, but you completely dunked on Waller for doing the exact same thing.
Jim’s complaint with Waller was that he didn’t need to escalate it that far, because the people interviewing Waller were oblivious daytime talk show hosts who weren’t trying to offend him or dunk on the wrestling business. They just thought Waller would play along.
With Theory, the guy straight up laughed and said “It’s fake, you’re not really hitting each other.”
For what it’s worth, I disagreed with Jim on the Waller situation as well. It’s not the “exact same thing” though.
@justinsayswtf Jim also said Waller wasn't believable as someone who'd get angry and try to fight someone over calling wrestling fake...and he's a former boxer who's *bigger* than Theory.
@@MoxyOhWaller is not bigger than Theory. Taller maybe but not as built.
@@MoxyOh😂. Little guy, we all have functioning eyes. Waller is in no way "bigger" than Theory.
Taller by a few inches, maybe. You think that going to help your goofy as in a fight 😂. MMA/boxing has weight divisions, not height divisions. You're going to get trashed thinking you're hot 💩 because you're a couple inches taller than someone. 🤣
@anonymousbo0318 oh shit. In one thread it was "little man" in this one it's "little guy". I'm noticing a theme here. Lol. So did you...think I was talking about Me or my MMA record at any point, or is this just...how you know how to communicate?
I tried out for a wrestling promotion once. They said they would go at half-speed and I still got smoked like a cheap cigar. One of the best experiences of my life. They expressed interest but life got in the way and it never went anywhere, unfortunately. But even with that briefest of glimpses, my hat is off to anyone in professional wrestling. Sure, it may all be predetermined and all that but the talent is FOR REAL. These men and women work their asses off, and anyone that laughs it off - they should give it a try and then you’ll hear that disrespectful attitude disappear real fucking quick.
I was telling my husband this even just appreciating womens wrestling Bianca in the chamber recently? Insane stamina and ability
agreed. Most folks couldn't even run the ropes for more than a few minutes
My daughter is a big fan of Bianca and I've told her that she was varsity in multiple sports and wrestling is no different. It requires effort and sacrifice. I like that she has a decent role model who can get her interested in sports and athletics in a way she can vibe with
Give this man a gimmick! Save him!!!
Theory has all the tools to be a star, sadly he doesn’t have a good gimmick.
@jabrone.destoroyahWell now that Vince was giving out rides on the chocolate factory apparently it’s probably even tougher on Theory. It’s sad because he’s really not a bad talent by any means
It's easier to have a gimmick when you're born with a personality.
He's just too boring
@jabrone.destoroyahYeah it felt like as soon as they got the opportunity to dump theory they could the MITB cash in felt like a big fuck you to the guy
There's a video clip on youtube of Giant Haystacks giving a bodyslam to sports reporter Jackie Fullerton who was making fun of him, Jackie folded up like an accordion.
It's more shocking that there are journalists that still exist who think screaming "wrestling is fake" is like exposing the Watergate scandal
Theory needs to be booked better. He deserves it.
He needs a new character, one that isn't just a permanently angry and butthurt 14 years old boy.
This kid...sucks. I have no idea what Jim sees in him, tbh.
He sucks out loud. He's got zero meaningful talent. He's just another skinny kid playing wrestler.
Him losing the phone gimmick messed up his heat I loved it
Boy can’t cut a believable promo to save his life.
Its simple man dont disrespect the business those men an woman are PROFESSIONALS putting thier body on the line for our entertainment like Austin said that guy couldn't walk a day in his shoes
What is this fascination with calling wrestling out as “fake”? Do people interview actors or authors and drill that point home with them, too? People have known that wrestling is “fake” for decades…at some point relatively soon, it’ll be going on a century. Everyone thinks they’re a fucking Sherlock Holmes because their friend told them “wrestling is fake” in second grade.
I've been saying similar stuff about magic shows and illusions and the like. It's entertainment and, when done correctly or properly, kinda fascinating.
@@deejayguppy6087
That’s the reason why things like magic and wrestling interest me. The fact that they’re staged and/or predetermined is totally fascinating
As a fan from Melbourne Australia, I can confirm that yes our media here are really that fucking stupid!
Whelp they found a way to get him over if this keeps happening. 😂😂
Australian media really don't seem to respect professional wrestling. May hurt their chances of ever getting a WrestleMania there.
Does this happen on every first visit to a foreign country?
The hypocrisy of Jim in this case is insane, Waller did the exact same thing and was still blasted by Jim
It was a work. The staff member at the newspaper they quoted who recounted what happened was "Kay Fabe".
Tommy Rogers came to a show at our local National Guard in 2007. A group of us fans were talking to him before the show and one in the group remarked how good he still looked. He pointed to his shoulder that had a scar, his neck, and other injuries he’s had over the years and politely said about wrestling, “Ain’t fake enough for me.” Well said.
Waller and LA Knight on sunrise Australia it's about 3 in
it’s odd cause they don’t go up to actors and say “hey you know movies are fake right ?” 😂
Haha it's only ok when certain wrestlers do it.
People don’t say stuntmen are fake
Congrats to this reporter for being the first to figure it out 😂
I can't remember which wrestler said this, but they said, "wrestling might be fake, but I'm not"😮
Even if you don’t know wrestling is openly entertainment, why deliberately be a dick to someone who’s a guest on your show! However they did literally a thousand interviews in Australia this past week, and most were great. A lot of interviewers were clearly wrestling fans.
"Good job Austin! I'd be pissed too! Hell, A guy dissin' my job! WTF!!!!"
These reporters wouldn't be so disrespectful if there were consequences for it. If they got the John Stossel treatment for disrespect, I guarantee you these reporters wouldn't pull that shit again.
Australians always come across as ball busters. So it doesn't surprise me that a guy said that to him.
Respect for Theory increased here. Kind of wish he went on a rant about the journalist being fake news lol
If this is real and not set up then setting wrestling being "fake" and Theory almost breaking his neck aside, its just disrespectful and not cool. Like why would you go up to someone who works hard at their job and just say "Oh what you do isnt that bad right?" "You collect garbage I doubt its that hard" or "You work in an office all day. The stress isnt that bad" "You manage all these people but its just a nothing really". Austin has worked incredibly hard on his body and his profession for years its just common courtesy to not just say what he does is "fake".
This was a work. Austin did the interview it was 20 + minutes long. It’s posted here on CZcams plus they also did other interviews with other wrestlers and had daily vlogs with them. Plus why will they have photographers their all ready to take pictures and in the article online the witness name was “Kay Fabe”
Dick Fusion sounds like a new gimmick coming to AEW 😂
This was totally a bit to get people interested in Chamber.
Yeah. Shocked they didn’t even propose thaf
Austin handled this WAY better than David Schultz did all those years ago lol.
That member of the press was about to be introduced to a whole new concept of "hard hitting journalism" if he didn't ease up haha
Trying to sell the last tickets in the stadium WWE did the job over here being a local here it’s a work
For sure a work
Like Jim but wow…Grayson Waller did the same thing three weeks ago and Jim blasted him but says nothing about Theory. Lol wow
Jim decided Theory was *the guy* like 3 years ago.
And despite him underperforming in...literally every observable metric besides looks, Jim will not course correct and admit this kid is a midcarder at best.
@@MoxyOh I can’t fight that. Theory looks good but that’s just about it.
Waller is better than Theory, but Jim can’t get over the accent.
The accent isn’t the issue it is his frail body compared to jacked Theory
Nah Theory is better than Waller and that’s All Day!
@@_RogueRageWaller isn’t frail he’s just natty and lean
@@Brooks1874 in wrestling that isn’t a good thing you gotta have some definition to stand out and look believable
@@tyeshatheory Nah Waller excels in everything Theory does.
Theory handled it better than Schultz and Vader...😂
Stay out of the jails and courts, boys and girls...
Austin Theory & Grayson Waller: Thank you for your service... 🙏🏾
We just saw this same thing with Grayson Waller but nice to see Austin Theory and Waller respecting the business.
a friend and I had a disscussion about wrestling. he said "yoo its sooo fake dude" I asked him to stand up and pull his shirt up. He laughed and I said "I give you 10 Bucks if its not hurting you." He said ok and pulls his shirt up. I gave him the hardest, meanest chop. He was screaming and I said "is that fake to you bro? doesnt seem fake to me".
Shout out to Theory and Waller.
One would think that these guys would know about the Richard Belzar incident with Hogan, and use that as a reference
Two incidents in Australia 🤔 it’s a work
Austin handled that perfectly! Ignoring the 'fake' part, by saying 'you think my jobs easy?' is so much better! YOU DO what these men and women do!
The world knows its predetermined. Vince said as much on his own show! I think it was late 1997.
Any 'journalist' asking a question lile that is a time wasting tit. Austin's reaction is justified.
I want them to say " do I have to David Schultz your ass"
I think it’s fantastic. Good for Theory!!
This is no different or any less ridiculous than media people confronting actors, or opera singers, or ballet dancers, or great magicians, to belittle or ridicule them and accuse them of being “fake”. Which never happens. If you’re not going to sneer at, say, Daniel Day-Lewis for being “fake” and “not real”, don’t sneer at a pro wrestler.
When you listen to Jim’s breakdown of how much co-operation and work goes into a simple bodyslam you realise how talented these guys really are, that they can do all these amazing moves and not make it look completely rehearsed and not kill each other.
Nothing will ever top Vader in Kuwait. Taker's reaction was priceless.
You'd think their media team would vet guys like this ahead of time to prevent that kind of situation. i.e. they'd tell the interviewer what's off limits.
Probably not a good idea to tell someone who fell on his head, albeit inadvertently, a few weeks back that what they do is fake. Good on Theory for sure.
Why do you think the wwe hardly ever goes to the land down under ungreatful media like that
Reporters never refer to actors work as fake and they do fake stunts and physicality. It can't be described as fake.
Alot of Actor's dont do their own stunts actually.
@@JackTheripper911 exactly part of my point it looks like they are when they're on wires landing on pads or it's a look alike doing it. Either way less risk than pro wrestling.
When some dumb shit non-fan tells an adult wrestling fan "its fake", they might as well be saying it out of their ass like Ace Ventura.
Im an adult. No shit, they're not actually trying to kill each other. I know.
I think it's the condescension that this statement comes from. Thats was unprofessional and insulting to Theory and he's lucky he was nice and this wasn't like, 2010 Orton. He woulda got knocked out.
They brought the ATL outta Theory that lil audio was better than All his Promos 💯🔥🔥. Bro sounded like a Top Star in that audio clip they need to let theory do his own material and get off his neck making him do written promos. You can tell he be a lil Unnatural and uncomfortable on the Mic.
That's prolly why they put Waller and Theory together in the first place. Waller is great on the mic and promos, while Theory is a better wrestler. Figured they'd improved together by complementing each other.
@@MultiBlack17That's true, i can see that now.
Any time someone says wrestling is fake should be shown footage of the time Hardcore Holly got put through a table and his back got sliced open. Or Rollins snapping his knee at the one house show, or insert any wrestling injury footage here. You don’t go up to Hollywood stunt men and laugh at them saying “it’s fake,” the fuck you think it’s ok to do it to wrestlers.
Theory gave an answer in line with his character. I thought it was a good response on his part.
i like that he stuck up for himself and his business. people just need to keep their opinions to themselves. you're not sitting behind a keyboard. keyboards don't hit back.
That's like calling Hollywood fake
True
Don't ever tell Moxley it's fake, he'll bleed there and then.
WWE should have sent David Shultz to Australia to take care of all PR.
The first hour that John Cena was on twitter, I tweeted at him: "BOOOOOOOOOO!"
He replied: "Why are you busting my balls man?" I tweeted back: "My apologizes. I thought you were in character on here." Cena replied: "No worries."
The lesson I learned that unless they are performing for the WWE, wrestlers probably aren't in character. This may have been part of the problem here with Austin Theory and this reporter.
I remember the time where if you thought it was real you were considered an idiot but now you have idiots who know it isn't real but think it doesn't hurt. It's all crash pads and pillows.
Waller and Theory are protecting the business!
I live this East Atlanta version of Austin Theory
Pretty sure these past two incidents have been works 😂😂
A Town BABY!!!!
That reporter should be reminded of what happened with Dr D David Shultz! 🤣🤣🤣
Richard Fusion? I must be missing these matches. 😂
I was wondering why Austin was there he had to be the sacrificial lamb because Grayson was a babyface in Australia so the good guys couldn't beat up Grayson Waller .
Its going to take a long time to counter 30 years of Vince convincing the world wrestling is fake.
Lol, the hypocrisy here is so ripe it feels like a fucking rib.
I suddenly jus became an Austin Theory fan!
“I’ll slap the shit outta you right now” 😅😂
michale cole called himself a fake announcer on a fake wrestling show. f michael cole. don't be michael cole
Does the reporter know that rain is wet and the sun is hot?
The only things 'fake' about pro wrestling are the personalities and the spray tans. Every bit of physicality is as real as the air we breathe.