Jim Cornette on The Top Ten Comedy Wrestlers Of All Time 

Ron Killings is almost 50 and has been with WWE a long time there's not much left for him in wrestling and yet is still making quite a bit of money. He's laughing all the way to the bank.

Love you too, Jimmy.

Corny got a shoutout from Cultaholic during the presentation of the list.

Those Kurt Angle/Stone Cold segments in the early 2000s were comedy gold

Bobby Heenan is the most naturally funny person in wrestling, his comedic timing as a wrestler, manager and on commentary is second to none and he mixed it all perfectly with a serious mean streak

RIC FLAIR flipping out over Jay Lethal imitation in TNA was an absolute classic.

Kurt Angle had a hilarious character but it was done in the perfect way. He was funny, but he wasn't a joke.

William Regal was comedy gold in backstage segments but at least in the ring he was serious, even when he teamed with Eugene

Cornett himself was comedic in nature because of how over the top he was as a manager, but when his boys were winning it was insufferable, and when he was getting his comeuppance it was both hilarious and an exercise of justice. You either were incensed at him laughing at you, or you were laughing at him. Not the same as the "it's all silly" comedic wrestlers intended.

R-Truth “I’m going to win the money in the bank ladder match this Sunday!” Kane “ you’re not even in the match” R-truth “confused face” 😂

R-Truth is 49. He was an underutilized talent for most of his career. I love the fact that he is still able to entertain in the big company by using shtick instead of grinding like he did 20 years ago.

I always found Ernest the cat Miller to be one of the funniest. His trash talking in WCW used to have me in stitches.

I think R-Truth could easily be a serious wrestler. Have him do the exact same character he did in the early early days of NWA-TNA.

Comedy in wrestling only works if its organic and is a “part” of a personality. When a wrestler only tries to be known as a comedy guy, it gets old quick. Nobody would consider Ric Flair a comedy wrestler. However, Flair has given me a lifetime of laughs. Humor is a n element in Flair’s repertoire that goes along with his ability to make new talent and put them over the moon.

No Norman Smiley? That man is comedy gold!

Could you imagine Jim's reaction if Brian said Ric Flair or Harley Race as like #3 or #4 on the list just as a joke to see Jim implode 😂😂😂

I always thought The Repoman was funny. Stealing a child's tricycle and then using it in his entrance once. That was pretty funny. Also, evil Doink was funny because some people actually were pissed

Bushwacker Luke getting eliminated at the rumble is still one of the funniest things I've ever seen in wrestling...he doesn't even break stride and carries on marching to the back 🤣

I love Cultaholic and Santino and Cornette. The hell is wrong with me? 😂

If William Regal is up there because of his entertaining comedy then The Rock, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho etc should up there too

When Ric Flair was losing his mind cutting those promos in the latter WCW years that was as comical as it gets! Face beet red, dancing like a madman! I thought his fake heart attack was real for a minute lol

Oh and Santino Marella March to the ring during the Royal Rumble and was clotheslined right out of the ring and he started saying I wasn't ready ready that was probably the funniest thing I ever seen in wrestling

In 1997, I thought Buff Bagwell was the funniest wrestler. His posing and strutting was really funny, as was his yelling at audiences and bullying referees, then acting shocked when they'd push back at him.

Was not expecting to ever see an Ebessan/Kikutaro thumbnail run in lmao

Some of Jim's promos were hilarious "Dinosaurs honked like Buicks" " Mom I love ya and send my allowance" but they were presented in a context that as he transitioned into the serious part it got it over.

Jake the Snake/Rick Martel blindfold match was hilarious and good. Hulk Hogan vs Genius on Saturday Night's Main Event was comedy gold.

"Do this look like the comedy bus to you ?" - Chris Jericho

Don't lie, you were waiting for Santino, weren't you?

Funniest person in the history of pro wrestling hands down in a class of his own Bobby the Brain

I'm offended Crash Holly didn't make the cut. Especially since he could actually have really good matches.

Rick Martel could be pretty funny in his heel days when he wanted to. The blindfold match at Mania VII was gold.

Anyone remember that Promo when R-truth made brock corpse like fuck

Eric Young in TNA used to have me laughing hard!

That bear looks a little confused or anxious 😂

Imagine training ur whole life to be a professional wrestler & get to WWE only to find out your there to be the comic relief 😬

Grado is the only wrestler on this list that managed to translate his comedy wrestling into a moderately successful comedic acting career. He's currently having a pretty good run as a comedic character actor on British television.

The Ric Flair and Booker T segment on Raw when Ric was walking past the medical room then dubbed back was 1 of the funniest ever😂

Brian, that was a terrible transition into the sponsor plug, lol.

The Bushwackers were so over in the 80s and 90s. They always had an audience pop.

He can talk! He can talk! He can talk! He can talk! He can talk! He can talk! I can siiiiiiiing!

I can tell you first hand Grado is hilarious in and out of the ring. I trained with him in ICW in Glasgow for a few years, great guy!

The hurricane attempting a choke slam 🤣 Killed me every time

“You know Jim, I’ve heard bums have bad credit scores.” Some expert level transition. 😄

I really enjoyed Les Kellet, but I've always thought Jim wouldn't, because he was really the precursor to modern comedy wrestling, where the in-ring action isn't really taken seriously.

Gonna say Doink (Matt Bourne). Doink fucking with Crush was great. Dude got a gimmick that seemed almost impossible to run with and combined visual comedy and slapstick perfectly. How he is not on the list idk. I guess because Doink is a character. I still feel Matt should be on there.

Bob Backlund's presidential run was really funny especially when they did segments with him at spring break.

The Rock has made me laugh more than any other wrestler

So no Norman smiley or crash holly?

Grado coming out to Madonna was just amazing to watch. Les Kellet was known for his Punch Drunk style of wrestling and his tech work and was big time over with the fans in England, my grandad was a fan of Les. Les Kellet was also the inspiration for Nigel Mcguiness to do the Rebound Lariat as Les would do the same but with a Headbutt. Santino appealing to a child that child being Vince McMahon.

I'd have to say Piper was freaking hilarious! Backstage had to be my favorite Curt Hennig... His ribs are not only legendary but rolling on the floor laughingly funny

I got a kick out of watching Gorgeous George for sure. Heenan was top of the line. My favorite 90's comedy wrestler will always be the cat though. A mix of Muhammad Ali and James Brown. He was hilarious in WCW.

Not named: Beef Wellington. His match vs Colt Cabana from over 10 years ago was the funniest match I’ve ever seen.

I don't know what is comedy wrestling but imagined Andy Kaufman.

They've always respected and mentioned Regal's talent in all regards, his skills at comedy just happened to get him on this list too.

I did not know comedy wrestling was a thing until I saw delirious and ebassan (kilutaro)

William Regal kissing Vince’s rear end was one of the most hilarious segments I ever watched.

Les kellett was a fantastic wrestler, brilliantly entertaining!! Was only a middleweight, but no heavyweight wanted to wrestle him. Check out his match with Leon Arras on you tube, an amazing talent!

I forgot about this clip ! Brian and corny clips can always be revisited after a while ! Once again , Travis heckel is great !!! Not super detailed but he nails the looks and themes perfectly !!!!!

Believe it or not, I'd put Arn Anderson on that list. He shouldn't be labeled as a 'comedy wrestler', but he did some brilliant, short comedy spots that would get a small pop from the crowd and get them into the match early on. He'd do a move where he would dodge the babyface's attack and then turn to the crowd and point to his brain to show how smart he was and then the babyface would hit him with a schoolboy and he'd make an expression of bewilderment. He was great at making these stunned reactions of the face getting over on him. It ended up getting the fans into the match, getting the face over and not exposing the business or making it look silly.

Handsome Jimmy Valliant had tons of comedy spots in his matches

"I dont have anything bad to say about him cause i havent seen any of his matches" 😂😂😂

The Bushwackers always made me laugh when I was a kid.

Regal would have twisted every person on that list into a pretzel.

Jinny from NXT UK. seriously is hilarious.... and gives great face.

Heath was funny with the "I got kids" bit.

That expression on the face of the bear! 😂

Seems like the people who make these lists don't realize that professional wrestling existed before 2005

Luther from AEW - I almost had a stroke laughing so hard when he gracefully fell from the post during match with Jericho.

No mention of Al Snow during the Head phase? His Tag match with Too Cool had me in tears. That finish was A1

BROTHER NERO! I KNEW YOU'D COME! The start of the funniest wrestling period in history

Seriously.. Jimmy Del Ray. Dude was pure comedic gold.

GILLBERG GILLBERG GILLBERG

Bugsy McGraw, George Steele and Dick Murdoch all incorporated elements of comedy into their matches.

Ernest "The Cat" Miller made me laugh a lot in WCW days.

What's wrong with comedy wrestlers? They bring smiles to faces and laughter in the air.

I sent in a question for the first time, here’s hoping it gets accepted next episode.

One of the funniest things I ever saw in wrestling was Regal. This was the early 00's and he was tagging with Lance storm against the Dudleys and Bubba bounced him off the mat and he (Regal) scooted across the ring on his knees to hug Sorm around the waist his face dangerously close to Storm's crotch looking terrified! It was hilarious.

No Am Snow?? WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT? HEAD HEAD HEAD!!! LMFAO CLASSIC

For those of you who skip the advertising segments, the very end is the best part of this. I would have never had Corny pegged as a Pet Shop Boys fan.

Imagine if Jim knew Kikutaro and "Oscar" Asuka were in a relationship.

Kikutaro / Ebessan is legendary. He wrestled in ROH. I guess Jim missed him during events.

Favorite promo was Jericho in WCW with the list of 1004 holds. 1. arm drag 2. arm bar 3 the moss covered three handled family gredunzel 4. ARM BAR!!

I loved it when Grado did a thumbtack spot but it was a bag of nacho novos

I'd say #1 has to be Booker. He's actually entertaining outside of coming out and doing stupid segments constantly like the New Day. Goldust, Rtruth, Eugene, and Macho Man all entertaining comedy wise as well.

Toru Yano is #1 easy. that guy is just a genius. allegedly a serious athlete too, atleast in his younger days.

Nice to hear wos mentioned

Damain Sandow as Miz body double? Not sure what that promo was at the end but was great.

Ric Flair is the most comical wrestler of all time.......the idea that this old incredibly cowardly man is the most decorated champion of all time lol, dropping to his knees and begging his opponent, falling flat on his face, giving low blows out like theres no tomorrow, stripping his clothes in the middle of the ring, elbowing the canvas, Ric was comedic gold.........prob the funniest skit ever in wrestling was Ric Flair going crazy with Jay lethal

The Rock and Austin aren't comedy wrestlers but they were funny as fuck on the mic

The darkest of all horses here was TNA's, Eric Young. As for most comedic promos, the award goes to Road Warrior Hawk who combined light humor, ordinary banter and vicious violence for good fun. And the award for best single comedic promo goes to Scott Steiner's "math" lesson with TNA.

Gotta give "The Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant a mention. His stuff was great on Mid Atlantic and WTBS TV.

Les Kellett was a comedy wrestler long before jim was in the business and was hysterical

Bushwhackers should be on this list

Definitely not a “comedy wrestler” but was cool with making fun of himself or being put in funny situations and that is Kurt Angle. Early to mid 2000’s heel Angle = 😂. From his character being so clueless to where he couldn’t tell he was making a fool out of himself to the way he reacted to the “What?” Chants was hilarious. Angle is one of those guys who has a great comedic side to him.

I halfway liked Heath Slater. He was a good jobber and his run with Rhino was surprisingly compelling.

Funniest bar far Kurt Angle genuinely made me laugh when was messing around but when he got serious he was absolutely legit

Jim Cornette is the funniest manager of all time! Bobby Heenan is #2 but it was close!

Nice to hear Les Kellet and Catweazle mentioned. They were over at a time when British wrestling was HUGE. Seriously, go and look up some of the tv figures for World of Sport. Vince would happily sell Shane for them.

Some of the wrestlers that made me laugh were Dick Murdock, Buddy Landell, Jerry Lawler, Terry Funk, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, David Schultz, Rob Fuller, Pete Dorhety

Santino & The Rock had hilarious promos & could say some funny sh/t! Regal was the bomb too!