Jim Cornette Reviews MJF Confronting William Regal on AEW Dynamite 

No, a lot of people could do that, wrestling crowds are fickle, especially in AEW. Someone they like starts yelling with conviction they’ll start cheering. It’s not a miracle.

@@kipdaedricartifact nah when someone as over as mjf turn u heel, it’s a hard task . William Regal ain’t an Indy darling either

@@kipdaedricartifact You're not wrong, I'd just focus on the "with conviction" bit. MJF put on another promo of a lifetime the week after Hangers tried to do the same. The former has the sincerity, skill, and the conviction. The latter just ended up gathering support among the already faithful and the others laaaaaaughed. Hope Hangers heals quickly, but gah-damn he could learn a thing from MJF. But Hangers is also on record not being particularly willing to learn so...guess we've just gotta hold on to MJF's conviction while it's here.

@@Guy4318 Yeah it’s actually really pissed me off how nobody’s held Adam Page accountable whatsoever. Everyone’s blaming Punk, when Page and the Bucks started this whole thing by lying about Punk and spreading rumours for no reason. Punk was also completely right in calling Page an “empty headed dumb fuck” who refuses to take advice and learn from vets. Fucking moron and nobody’s holding him to it. Apparently it’s just Punk who’s egotistical and problematic. The dude was literally just defending himself. I hate wrestling fans.

"Only Regal"...yeah, no other talented takers in the business that could do the same...

Not only that, but both men had the crowd silent while talking. Had their full attention. It the most real feeling promo I've heard in years. Both men killed it out there.

It's deeply problematic though cuz Regal should never had to of turned the crowd. Nothing MJF said should have gotten the crowd on his side. The gist of his promo was him crying and whining that Regal didnt hook him up with a major job in a major promotion after just 1 year of experience as a pro wrestler. I loved both promos, but the fan reaction was perplexing and actually tarnished it BIG TIME as their reaction objectively did not match what was actually being said.

*You're

This is why Jim likes AEW more than WWE. Sure WWE is more polished and professional, but the good shit in aew is REALLY good.

​@@TheFailedmessiah wait what? I was under the impression Cornette hates almost everything in AEW barring a few exceptions such as MJF and FTR, and actually appreciates more of the WWE product overall

Hell yea🔥🔥🔥

I’ll add another one. The one vs CM Punk.

@@hankdatank09 Yes, people are already forgetting his beef with CM Punk.

@@Seriona1 I mean they’re not wrong, but let’s not forget his highlights thus far. He truly is a generational talent.

@@hankdatank09 Yes he is. Just when I thought I heard the best promo possible from him, he cuts another. That man must never go to WWE, I don't care where he goes, just not there.

He will be in November

Does he need it? He seems to be doing fine without artificially raising the stakes involving the title.

Somethings are worth the wait and you get a better payoff. Because the crowd/fans have anticipated that one day MJF will win the big one and it'll be so much sweeter! Than hot shot booking like have done with the tagteam belts!

Regal explained in the segment why MJF isn't a world champion yet. He hasn't done anything other than winning a worthless battle royal that's led to a series of pointless and worthless feuds where he does and says the same exact thing in all of them.

@@decepticonxhunter4850 It seems the people in the comment section can't figure that out

Agreed

I was hoping the same thing

why ? MJF has been doing fine without a manager so far. What could Regal provide that he doesn’t have already ?

@@Hypno_BPM experience

@@GraveMemories i disagree big time. Regal hasn’t really done anything for the BCC either so why would it suddenly change with MJF ? i think he’s fine on his own and tbh i rather see him continue on his own and win the belt on his own.

MJF is among these new wrestlers I’ve seen that can cut promo and gets the reaction that’s needed

Yea I don't think there's a person that can go toe to toe with mjf on the mic. Once he fully turns baby face the roof will blow off the place

@@Kas58223 that's not new, it's just been missing for abiut a decade, for the most part. Character work gets ignored too much. Saki Zayn is a great example of simplifying your skill set, but working on you're character and he's one of, if not the best thing in WWE right now

@@TD1021- wasn’t this promo his turn ?

@@Hypno_BPM idk it's hard to tell at times with him lol

You can go on RU-vid and see MJF wearing a yellow button up STAFF shirt. MJF was there to escort Samoa Joe and Joe pushes him out of the way. That is what he was referring to. I’d bet when MJF vs Samoa Joe happens he will reference it in their promos.

@@1Smooth1 LMFAO I've seen that and I've been waiting for MJF to Feud with Samoa Joe in AEW since that happened that's long term Booking because didn't that a happen a few years ago I can't remember what year it happened.

@@benespinosa6725 if i had to guess it was 5-7 years ago. MJF looks about 19-20 years old then. His build is average then. Now he’s jacked for his size.

This was up there with the first punk and MJF promo I still think that was better just because you can tell they didn’t rehearse that. This seemed more cooperative , still great no matter what

@@deejayconner1760 that was also great

This is a great point, and - not to rag on Hangers too much but - that's why Hangers doesn't connect with me. He can talk about medicine and anxiety but none of it feels real, and all I see around him is a system that was specifically designed to make him an over world champion and he neither rose to nor seems to appreciate that fact. Kingston and MJF share one thing in their promos, and that's that they're both almost begging their opponent to try and make them small so that they can take their violence out on them. That's something I understand.

Every villain is a hero in their own story lol

"even" as a heel? Villains are always the flawed people that end up more relatable than babyfaces. Faces are supposed to behave like the ideal version of a character you should aspire to be. Heel is what most of us actually behave like - weak and fallible individuals.

It went back and forth it was genius.

huh? How was it hard to tell that? Rewatch the promo and actually listen to what MJF is saying. It's a dude whining and crying that Regal didn't gift him a job despite the fact that he was brand new to the biz. This was CLASSIC arrogant, entitled heel bullshit from MJF. It was delivered brilliantly, dont get me wrong, but he was 100% straight up heel thru and thru here. There wasn't even anything grey about it. I'm genuinely baffled by the reaction to it, both the fans at the event for some reason cheering him and booing regal as well as comments like yours here.

FACT

^This. MJF is the Ric Flair of the 21st century.

@@anthonyrousseau8050 amen brother

please stop insulting MJF. He actually does good promos and ones that are relevant to building a story.

He'll only be on top when he signs with the WWE and becomes Universal Champion.

@@anthonyrousseau8050 or if his reign as aew champion become legendary Viewers really increased then it will solidify mjf as true superstar I know only one guy can't do this bcoz you need multiple good personality and character to engage audience through out the show ricky is there but they never use him and i wish Hobbs alligen himself with mjf and regal would able to manage hobbs it'll be great for Hobbs

He needs to stay in AEW. The top of the card in WWE is way too big for him so fans will say they are misusing him if they pair him with the smaller guys in the mid card. AEW has the perfect size of wrestlers for him

​@@arturomontoya3638 MJF is doomed to stalling if he remains in AEW. He'll be nothing more than the best in the world... of a mark company, never leaving the circle of hardcore fans. By going to the WWE, he can receive way more visibility, become known worldwide and maybe even turn into an actor in a couple years. The cards issue would've been a legitimate worry if Vince McMahon was still at the helm. Triple H doesn't have the same prejudices (as his NXT resume will show). He knows how talented MJF is and will give him the top-of-the-card push he deserves.

@@anthonyrousseau8050 iirc he said in a recent podcast that he wants to go to hollywood so yeah he’d need to have more exposure that WWE has.

I hoped Acclaimed remained heel, but if they can cheer for scissors who knows.

Gonna be hard to keep him a heel when idiot AEW fans cheer for him like they did here.

Regal joined a very exclusive club. The Vince McMahon kiss my ass club.

But the irony of that is the fact the "smart" fans understand MJF will NEVER been a face and yet he continues to tease it, means it would actually be one hell of a swerve if he did actually go face.

@@Seriona1 it would be quite the swerve indeed. But can you really see mjf kissing babies and preaching hustle loyalty and respect?

You know they won't. Jericho do everything behind the scenes to ensure MJF doesn't overshadow him.

@@anthonyrousseau8050 they don't have a choice, the turn is already in progress. The crowd will force it the same way they did with The Rock way back in the day. Rock got over by roasting the shit outta everyone, and the crowd started to love it.

😂😂

True story

Been watching this stuff since the 50s and next to the Rock, MJF is the premiere performer on the mic. A more articulate version of Piper and believe me Roddy was terrific.

@@MrMarkgeller Been watching since the 80s mate and I can honestly say that was the best single promo I've ever witnessed. Piper was in a different league bit also a different category as was the Rock. I'd put that promo on the Mount Ben Nevis of promos. I'm English so Rushmore don't count here

Regal is probably too old to do it. But once upon a time Regal could have given MJF a big wrestling lesson.

How so?

@@JohnSmith-wh2ob not in his presentation, ringwork or promo, but in the way that he's a vampire who's only tarnished every younger person he's worked with.

So true. Jericho was putting a lot of people 10 yrs ago. Hell he put over fandango at wrestlemania🤣. But now he is just leeching off on younger talent and totally misusing the so called creative freedom with his stupid ideas

Hope it's better than his singing with Jericho.

I've seen the potential in Yuta and he's been cosigned by Regal, Danielson, and Mox. I trust those three guys tbh

MJF's promo was basically the same "im a Jew boy, i had ADHD, and you almost made me quit the business" promo that he cut in his feud with Punk. There was virtually nothing different about it except for the fact that he made himself and his whole generation look soft in the process. If someone almost made him quit over an email, he's not that good.

@@MrDXW1213 Nah, Yuta is still a dead-end to me. At best, he might carve a niche as an upper mid-card guy but otherwise, he's just being carried by better wrestlers.

Ever seen? Must be a young fan because Steamboat vs Flair, Funk, Robert’s vs Macho Man we’re all great phycology matches better than Yuta. Not even close.

@@1Smooth1 Look a Yuta's matches his best match is with MJF. We're talking about the present future of professional wrestling. Flair and steamboat is classic but flair could only work one style of match. Savage and Roberts was great but Jake's talent was wasted in wwf and savage went on to be a star and the mascot for Slim Jim's.

Absolutely

MJF is the #1 reason AEW needs to die. Because its existence only holds MJF back from being in the WWE and becoming a worldwide name.

@Fred Brown 🤥

@@reece1341 hahaha why would I lie about this 😂 what would I gain from this at all

@@fredbrown8344 has no interest in pro wrestling but she listens to Cornette🤔

@@reece1341 you do realize Cornette runs a podcast right? Most people listen to podcasts when they go on drives or while theyre doing some cleaning around the house. My girlfriend and I spend much of our time together so she'll hear him on long drives when I'll throw cornettes podcast on. She thinks Cornette is pretty funny so she doesn't mind it really all that much.

Ahh good one. I'm in for that, get regal outta that dumb roh group

You are so right hopefully someone will step up but you are absolutely dead on

That could of been Cody but he left. Also was supposed to be CM Punk but punk f'ed that up. Not sure who else is a good enough talker in AEW and under 30, but also over as a wrestler? Hook doesn't talk and only works squash matches. Dan Haunsen is booked for laughs only. Who else can touch MJF in AEW & under 30?!

Ricky Starks is probably the only other young guy who can hang with MJF in the ring and on the mic. If MJF is on his path to the World title, then Starks needs to be gathering wins and getting a midcard belt in the meantime… before finally confronting MJF

He needs cm punk back so much

@@Voysh2Voysh69 Agreed Starks is goated