Jim Cornette on Junkyard Dog's Decline In 1984 

I didn't know I needed that drawing of Corny wearing a hoodie in my life: It was missing.

my favorite JYD story is when New Jack confronted him about owing him money, JYD said “i ain’t owe you nothing nyugga, i’m the dog!” 🤣

I had no idea the Junkyard Dog had drug problems behind the scenes. He was one of my favorite characters in the Hulk Hogan cartoon back in the 80s lol

I met JYD when I was probably 13. It was a great thrill. He was hanging out by himself behind some bleachers at the hockey arena, and I just happened upon him. It was just me and him and I chatted with him for about 10 minutes. I'll never forget that experience. Probably the first famous person I'd ever met. He was nice to me, though I was probably annoying to him.

JYD was cut in 1982..but yeah then he started hanging at the powder shops in the NOLA..

It's crazy watching all the history of wrestling and the course of events. Its interesting that all the Mid South, N.W.A. Texas territories etc putting the belt on black wrestlers, yet in sophisticated New York black wrestler were parodies for comic relief until the late 90s. Southerners loved JYD, Ron Simmons, Hacksaw Butch Reed and others.

I love that storyline were M.Hayes told him in interview that he admits he's tough- but don't mess with Freebirds or he'll get smashed,then Dog said 'no Michael Hayes don't mess With me cuz I'm not in the mood' !!!LOL

Being born and raised in New Orleans JYD was in and out of either the Fischer or the Callliope (Callio) or the St Thomas Projects getting his shit. My Aunt dated drug dealers (don't judge her) and some bragged sometimes selling or just giving him drugs.

Junkyard Dog, Hillbilly Jim, Red Rooster and Hacksaw Jim Duggan were my favorite as a kid. Damn I could pick em.

The relationship between drugs and wrestling in the 80's should have a netflix documentary. Being in Atlanta when the Dome was the Omni we met alot of the big name wrestlers because someone in our family or family friend was their personal drug dealer.

Jim as a crack cocaine dealer in the New Orleans projects is priceless.

this needs to be a Dark Side of the Ring episode

Dog was "cultivating mass" for those big matches with Kamala and Gang, eh?

Substance Abuse has destroyed so many lives what a great talent Jyd was Rest In Peace Jyd.

Can’t wait for Jim to talk about the Dark Side Episode on the Dog.

"The only ribs you are allowed to chew on are Past-Your-Time ribs" - Cactus Jack

Man dark side of the ring season 3 is going to be stuff of legend

In 1983 JYD was in fantastic physical condition.. he was muscular, trim with abs.. he looked like a super athlete muscle man

It's crazy how over JYD still was in WWF despite not being the same guy I'm sure Vince was told about. He'd have been even MORE over if he could have gone at the level he did at his peak.

Living in New Orleans now and amazed how Jim described the arenas vividly. I need to ask my uncle in law his memories about JYD growing up in the city.

Born and raised in the 9th ward New Orleans and I've heard all the stories about Dog and his powder issues and he wasn't the only local or national celebrity to come down to the Florida or Desire to get dat good snow so it was very very real. Mid-South was religion

Coming from a small city it was fascinating how bigger cities operate like a small like "everyone knows everyone" kind of scenario.

Between Junkyard Dog and and Bad News Brown are my favorite classic African American pro wrestlers glad to hear JYD history even if it is his bad habits

My Great Aunt was crazy about this man when he was in WWF.. Him and Andre were the only ones she watched in New York but yeah she preferred down south style of Pro Wrestling..

He wasn't lying about JYD on drugs back in the day, when they visited Chattanooga, my cousin gave him some drugs in exchange for his wrestling Boots. I didn't believe him until he actually showed me the Boots.

Watts really got PO'd at JYD when he just up and left to work for Vince while in the midst of a feud with Hacksaw Butch Reed.

Dog was ripped in the early 80s. He was a flippin' Superman. Then it all went south.

😥📉 JYD. Butch Reed was a good North American champion also

I went to the matches at UNO and the Auditorium during my college days there mid-late 1980's. Corny's crowd description is pretty accurate. Never went to St. Bernard (no car for me then, shitty bus service then and now) so can't vouch for that

Love the video this channel over all has very good content

Corny is not a fan of either JYD or The Freebirds but fact is those are the folks that are primarily responsible for putting Mid-South on the wrestling map.

great insight thank you very much

I’m from the projects in New Orleans but I don’t think JYD ever came to my project cause every project that was close to the arenas ( the melphomene by the superdome and the Iberville by the municipal auditorium) I’m from the St. Thomas so I was farther uptown

I remember going to the municipal auditorium to see JYD!!! Man how time flies!!!

Watts was in the smaller towns at matches in the early 80's through 85 or 86 on occasion. In Monroe, Watts would walk around near the ring and talk to Grizzly and occasionally Boyd Pierce which to this day have no idea why Boyd was at the house shows. Near bell time Watts would make his way to the back and we would see him watching some of the matches.

Smoking the coco puffs in the back.Stuffing cigarettes with crack rocks. Dog loved the rocks when we were in Puerto Rico, he was hanging in the jects there also.

JYD was my first favorite wrestler. I grew up watching mid south wrestling in the early 80's. My mom use to take us to see it live at the Sam houston Coliseum

The downfall of most.

JYD did great for the era of wreslting that he came in at !

Cornette is 100% spot on about 3 different venues 3 different crowds in New Orleans. St Bernard Parish ( Chalmette) is about 45 minutes -1hr southeast of New Orleans proper. Another town for spot shows was Houma, which is about 1hr southwest of New Orleans

Had a great entrance song.

Junkyard was the biggest southern baby face next to Hogan and Sting back in those 80s years gone by. Flair was a good face but he went heel back then too

JYDs theme song with Bill Watts was funky

I just went through the Mid-South portion of WWE Network, up to its last broadcast in Shreveport. Watching the Junkyard Dog's upper body development deteriorate before leaving for the WWF is one of the saddest things to watch. It got to the point where even Butch Reed called JYD out on TV for not working out and essentially calling him lazy. Then of course there's Bill Watts lighting into Dog on TV after he left for the WWF and how he let the fans down with his departure and no-showing dates. JYD went from being the biggest hero in the territory to the reason we can't have nice things fairly quick in Mid-South.

How does one gain or maintain weight on coke/crack?

I lived through that great era and never saw the appeal with JYD. Charisma and personality really over shadowed his in ring work. Fans really loved him

Heads up! Just got word that NBC is doing a sitcom about the Rocks younger days with Junkyard dog being one of the series regulars. One of my favorite young comedians Nate Jackson will be portraying the dog. Let’s see how this turns out!

JYD's best post-84 moment was Grab Them Cakes.

R. I. P. - Pat Patterson - 1st IC champ & best finish man in the history of the business! That man had an immeasurable impact on Wrestling

RIP Pat Patterson

Did Dennis Condrey ever comment on Ritter being "Junk Yard Dog", when the ORIGINAL Junkyard Dog was Condrey's former tag team partner?

I asked a question for this Show:: Ted Dibiase claimed that all the HS students in Alabama were given a pole of the one pro athlete in the world they would like to meet! They answered the junk yard dog of Mid-south. Was JYD that popular.

got an autographed photo as a kid and obviously the photo was taken before he got into wrestling...

When JYD came to WCW in 1990 he shoulda paired up with The Steiners brothers especially Rick Steiner that woulda been a great stable The Doghouse

I wonder which projects lol

It kinda makes me sick how Brian runs wrestlers down. Was he even alive during JYDs heyday?

New Orleans representing who say bayybee!wassup@ cornette

Looks more like Willie Mack

There's a documentary called top 50 gangs and there's cats from New York saying jyd would make brief visit in their projects

Jim talks like 1984 was 5 years ago

Wouldn't JYD have LOST weight if he was abusing coke/drugs?

I am from Lafayette , La . The Dog was still loved but people did not want to pay to see him shit in the ring . MidSouth deperately nweded another babyface . The closest we had was Mr Olympia for a short while .

Junkyard fog.lol lol

one of the rare times a cocaine habit lead to weight gain 🤷🏻‍♂️

JYD Still Lives Here#RCnf

I'll always remember JYD's very unique introduction to the Los Angeles territory, which was probably in the mid-1970's. It was the weekly television taping at the small KCOP TV stage...the place only held a few hundred people but its live broadcasts reached untold thousands of local TV watchers. John Tolos was beating up some guy relentlessly and JYD, posing as a regular jabroni in the audience, gets out of his seat and runs into the ring to save this guy, beating up Tolos. Afterward, announcer Gene LaBell interviews Tolos, asking him about some upcoming match, curiously avoiding what had just been shown. Tolos is irate, of course, avoiding any mention of his next scheduled match and going on a diatribe about how "I want this black boy" who had just attacked him in the ring. That, of course, very quickly started JYD's LA wrestling career. Tolos got fairly racist with his comments, which were almost certainly done to attract more blacks to the Olympic Auditorium matches. I've always wondered what discussions the promoters had about using this tactic. Also, there was certainly a risk that the entire audience would have followed JYD into the ring and created major chaos, which was risky but would have likely filled the Olympic to capacity (which it hadn't reached for a long time).

Looks like rick Ross in the thumb nail

He should have just married Steph

His real decline started in 87 and by 88 he was jobbed out

Junkie Yard Dog Traphouse Dog

listen to cornette shouting out the parish

This fucking artwork, LMFAO

Who's here after hearing the news that JYD is getting a Dark Side of the Ring episode?

Listening to this after seeing the Dark Side of the ring. So, the WWF didn’t go with Hogan because of racism? The JYD massive push the WWF gave him, wasn’t ended because of racism?

Funny.last I heard coccaine makes you lose weight not gain

Hey’ Rick Do Remember That? Grinning Your Feet On ‘ Eddie’s ‘ I Grinned my On Eddies Couch ‘ Cause Eddie could buy A New Couch ‘ Jimmy Part Of The CrimeWave

So what you are saying is that there is disparity in NO?

Jyd came to our mall in CT for a signing and it was a zoo...dude was big time

JYD was still a legend let the man RIP

Bottom line he made bill watts a millionaire case close.

Just read that Pat Patterson passed away...RIP

You can tell corny, is not a fan of the Dog,yes he had his issues but this guy was the Hulk Hogan of the South, he drew all races to the shows and carried mid-south wrestling on his back, his rivalry with butch Reed was one of the best.

BUMP

I love dat dog......who dat, who dat.

i did'nt know you could gain weight on coke

Drugs were everywhere not just the projects. Where did all the other wrestlers that weren't black get their drugs? Are we going to pretend the projects are the only place you could get drugs? 🤔🤔🤔

I was too young to see Junkyard Dog in his prime. By 1984, J.Y.D. was obese and his moves seemed rather unimpressive to me. I honestly didn't know what the appeal was.

Howdy to the corny cult.

Pretty hard to become a coke addict and simultaneously gain weight

JYD could have been on Hogans level but flushed it away for some white powder

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Gained weight? Coke usually makes you skinny

THUMP

How do you gain weight doing coke? Is it the booze you need to come down or what?

How do you get fat on coke?

Cornette looks like he's cleaning his pipes and JYD is being paid to watch.

😅😅😂😂🤐🤐

Feel like this is so talked about lmaoo. He must've fell off harder than anyone ever before

Man he was and his my hero !!!

Second 🤷🏾‍♂️