Jim Cornette Reviews WWE Network's FCW Documentary 

Switching Jim Ross out for John Laurinitas as head of Talent Relations was the beginning of the end of the WWE product. The shit show they have today is a direct result of Laurinitas inability to spot genuine talent and “IT” factor.

"He could squeeze a nickle till the buffalo farted." - LOL!!!

Johnny Ace is a prime example of people being elevated above their level of competence

Johnny Ace had delusions of adequacy

Poor Jim, all he really wanted was a little respect as a legitimate promotion that was training future stars for the WWE and turning profit at the same time. He and Danny Davis were a great partnership and took great pride in their business. It was a neat little arrangement actually, but of course WWE have to get their dirty mitts into everything and shape it into their preferred image. Massive props to John Cena going to bat for Danny Davis, a good man never forgets where he came from.

The most nauseating thing about that special was the Bella twins contribution. Hearing them complain about going to FCW, being there for a few months, and then getting frustrated, like "when are we gonna get called up already"! They said themselves they had zero training before FCW but they think they need to go to the big time so quickly. Such ego and naivete. It's gross really.

I love that story John Cena begging Vince not to screw over Danny Davis.

Next time I need a name for a create a wrestler on a video game, I'm calling them "Chauncy Blubbershit"

Johhny ace being in charge makes me shake my head.

OVW might be Corny's biggest achievement. Anddd would you look at that, he even talked Tyler Black out of not going to TNA and go to FCW. Corny's greatest irony is that for all the hatred he has in modern wrestling, he's the one who actually helped and develop the superstars and legends of modern wrestling.

People can badmouth Cornette on a lot of things, but the man does know how to run a wrestling promotion in a bankable way to a small niche audience of die hard fans. That's what Smoky Mountain was, that's what OVW was, and the only time it didn't work was when it was RoH where the market SHOULD be bigger based on the powers that be behind the scenes. Granted, no one seems to have cracked that RoH code yet. Regardless, there are indies and major promotions overextending past their means to do things that don't draw, with talent that's killing themselves, that haven't been able to accomplish what Jim has with well booked textbook wrestling in two different territories.

What I liked about this FCW show was how OVW produced the likes of Cena, Lesnar, Batista, Orton & Shelton Benjamin yet you hear Jonny Ace saying "We thought a territory in Florida would attract bigger stars". The next guy to be shown from FCW was Heath Slater! 😂 Good job Jonny Heath Slater is way better than anyone hired in Kentucky 👍

I love these long stories from Cornette. Who needs a biography when you have so much archive on youtube.

I'm old & when I think of Florida Wrestling I'll always think of Dusty Rhodes, Kevin Sullivan, Purple Haze, Woman, Barry Windham, Lex Luger, Wahoo, & Brody. I can't help it.

Danny Davis will always be a true badass. He never took any guff.

These thumbnails kill me. I’d buy an office desk calendar of them. May be some licensing issues though.

I used to tape OVW when i was like 10 (it was on satellite @ like 2am,) & watch it in the morning having breakfast before school it was awesome LOL

Doesn't hurt that there are no state taxes in Florida. That is why so many retirees live there. It also allows companies to skip out on paying state taxes.

"Go to the back of the promo line and when you come back you're a fucking Earthling."

Getting trained by Dr.Tom now. Dude is amazing! His knowledge is never ending and he really does care about you and the business. eve when he is screaming instructions it doesn't feel like he is pissed off just trying to guide you through it.

Jim is making this quarantine more bearable for me .... Thank You Brian too.

Goes to show WWE does not want any individual wrestler to be above the company.

Please, go hit one of these fake backstabber with your tennis racket. Most of all, thank you for remaining faithful. You will always be one of my personal favorites.

John Laurinaitis, a man who wanted full control but who didn't want responsibility. Surely many of us at one point or another knew somebody like John Laurinaitis.

Despite Cornette's valid points I hope for a WWE OVW documentary in the future. Hearing Jim's reactions to it alone would be golden XD.

Laurinaitis is a certified YES man who wished he had half the talent of other wrestlers have. Cornie is the MAN.

i loved OVW back in the Davis arena. i didn't even know they were a developmental, for me, it was on par with ROH back in the 02-04 when both were on top of the wrestling in US

A fun listen. Basically jim explains why and how big john messed with him during ovw. probably gonna listen again in a year so

Now NXT is kinda what OVW used to be but times 100 and it's a promotion, a brand, a developmental territory and a wrestling school all in one. It even has its own developmental territory, NXT UK, and a few feeding tetritories like Evolve and Progress officially and Impact and ROH unofficially. I call ROH and Impact feeding territories because in the past 6 years a lot of their stars have eventually signed with WWE and it might not be a coincidence.

Awesome Shoot Today Jim!!🙌🐐🐐

I find it hard to believe that a documentary about WWE, made by WWE would be anything other than 110% accurate and honest ;-)

1:06:19 Goddamn. After all these years, I'm now a John Cena fan. I always figured he was only a nice guy because of the Make A Wish deal. Great to see l was wrong.

Jim and Brian on a roll 🎲

Unrelated - can we get Cornette to do a long-form review of "Tiger King" on Netflix?

I remember the night where I got to watch John Cena tear the house down on a house show match with the hot newcomer Chauncey Blubbershit. Still have the program to this day.

I saw a lot of OVW shows during the time Jim was running it, in London, Ky at the Armory and I always thoroughly enjoyed them.

“I love ya Tommy, but you’re a shitty booker” Pure gold

Why am I imagining Paul Heyman giving Bianca Belair her ponytail patent?!!

OVW should never have sold their library to the WWE.

The way Jim describes the way Lauranitis treating him & OVW is legit infuriating. We've all been disrespected in some similar fashion before and it's just the worst.

The biggest problems with wrestling today is 1 the standard of the booking 2 the Internet no kafaybe anymore 3 there's only 1 major production really just now AEW just gathering momentum 4 the wrong people in charge of wrestling development, until this is all sorted wrestling viewing figures and the standard of the wrestling will continue to drop

And you wonder why CM Punk buried Laurinatis when he had the chance.

Back then it was called Bright House Sports Network you're right Jim cornette

Chauncey Blubbershits 🤣

Wwe needs the indies to be in business as this is how they get the starts of tomorrow. Wwe raided the territories for the guys that made them so popular back in the 80’s but without those territories wwe lack the ability to make a good worker a legend, they haven’t got the same pool to choose talent from. Wwe has cut its own throat and will starve to death now

"HERE COMES SEAMON." Lol

Vince would sacrifice every single talent that went through FCW for the early 2000s OVW class in their primes.

I thought the FCW documentary was pretty good, but listening to this was way more enjoyable. One of the most Interesting segments I've ever heard on this show. Great stuff

Chauncey Blubbershit 😂😂😂

If Jim Cornette ever wrote a tell-all book about his time in WWF/E/OVW I'd be all over it

Kim has my respect for respecting the wrestling business. It should be taken seriously not as a flip show

I feel Jim is the only wrestling mind that can bring back old school wrestling as a new promotion as an alternative to wwe. Too bad noone sees it the way he does. Such a smart mind for the business

I never clicked so fast for something

Jeez, Laurinaitis destroyed the developmental system in the late 2000s.

"John C. Blubbershit" 😂😂

Have you noticed yet that the only ones who come up from WWE developmental who eventually become stars on the main roster only did so once they felt their backs were against the wall and said to themselves, "F*** it, I'm going rogue and doing this my way" after feeling like their time was running out? People like Becky Lynch, Bray Wyatt, Daniel Bryan, Bayley, and- most recently -Matt Riddle. Each of these performers broke protocol in some form or another and took control of their own fates by bypassing the front office altogether and appealing to WWE fans directly. The WWE offices didn't want some loudmouth Irish chick coming along and outshining Ronda Rousey after the king's ransom they signed her to. The front office didn't want a UFC washout openly discussing his pot smoking habit, and publicly challenging their most valuable commodity, Brock Lesnar, to a retirement match. They didn't want Bayley turning heel because they didn't want to lose their childrens' merchandising goldmine. Nor did they want someone who wasn't your typical WWE 'body guy' introducing a terrifying new horror character as a commentary on WWE's current kid friendly programming with a warped, perverse incarnation of Mr. Rogers. And they especially didn't want some 5'8", 185 lbs guy who'd made his name by wrestling all around the world for independent promotions becoming WWE World Champion, thus becoming the face of the company in the process. WWE management wanted none these things to happen yet they did, and it's ultimately been how they got over on the main roster finally.

anyone know why wwe doesn't have all ovw library but some matches? jim talked about a few great shows they put on and was curious to find em.

I grew up my first wrestling was The Nightmares Kenny Wayne and Danny Davis! Continental wrestling was my first. I think they worked in Florence AL, also dennis Condrey went to school with my dad in Central AL. So I think me and Jim are kind of same minded, henceforth why I think Jim should be the King of America!

Listening to Jim Cornett tear into Johnny Ace is a welcomed change. I'm kind of glad the scandal was revealed. If anything, it gave Jim a opportunity to verbally suplex John for our entertainment!

I'm imagining this scenario happening on a regular basis: Brian: "Gee, Jim, we don't really have anything to talk about for the podcast this week. How are we going to fill a couple of hours?" Jim: "I don't know. There must be something we can talk about!" Brian: "John Laurinaitis" Jim: "That no good son of a ...." :::3 hours later::: Brian: "OK, we're good." Jim: "I'm just getting started!"

1:06:19 Cena going to bat for Danny Davis. Good dude.

William regal & Dean Ambrose only memorable matches feud on the pre nxt

Tell me who cant hear Paul Heyman in this rant?

Two takeouts from this: 1) Gotta give Cena props for going into bat for Danny Davis. The only other two I can think of that might have are Lesnar and Austin. Lesnar probably wouldn't have on second thought, and even if he would have he likely couldn't have as he was out of WWE by then and even if he'd still been there he by all accounts didn't have anywhere near the relationship with Vince that Cena had begun to have by that point the first time around. And Austin of course was pretty much out of the business. 2) There will never be anything like OVW again. Ever. Next time you wonder why WWE brings back old stars for a pop, blame Clubfoot Lauranitis. His appointnent was clearly the beginning of the end for WWE. There's clearly something to be said for the old school guys and old school pro wrestling. As say what you want about Corny, but no one can say he doesn't know wrestling. Thank you Jim Cornette for telling us the truth.

I love how much cornette love the business

I've never understood WWE's love of the business and tv and "real sports" people. I'm not saying it to knock them, I'm sure they're all extremely talented in their field. The problem is that they're being valued so highly in not their field. This would be like if you had a barbershop and you wouldn't hire anyone unless they were a certified electrician. Sure, he may be shit at cutting hair, but your lights are always running and you need to be able to see to cut hair! Except now everyone hates your barbershop because the hair cuts suck and a prodigious beach volleyball career does not qualify you to teach people to wrestle.

I only got two hours left of work and a good majority of that time I'm going to be listening to Jim cornette. It doesn't get no better than that... Other than being home not working drinking a beer while listening to Jim cornette.

Everytime i see this screen shot, i think i would love to see a Cornette cartoon similar to Mike Tyson Mysteries 😆 😆

That's a cool story about John Cena going to McMahon about Danny Davis. Stand up move.

They were on Brighthouse Networks which was about local high school sports and news. Hell I was on it more than FCW haha

I never understood the Batista hate. He praised Cornette in his first WWE documentary. Just seems that jim was only told about the books statement

Lol! Chauncey Blubbershit, best alias ever!

The little I saw from OVW, with Finlay and Punk and Beth and ODB, I liked it. It was more believable than the WWE. And women took part in the same type of matches as men, which is something that the WWE has only done recently. I think it was Beth who broke a ladder when someone threw her to the outside. And I got to see a trouser malfunction, which revealed a sexy black G-string. But yeah, it was pretty damn sweet.

Poor old Danny Davis...

Corny and Davis gave the wwe the last superstars they had, they (wwe) have disappeared since that ended and wwe don’t seem any closer to waking up from the coma!

How in the hell does John Laurinitas still have a high ranking job? Madness...he literally makes anything he touches worse.

I cant imagine that Chauncey Blubbershits wasnt a great gimmick...

You wanna feel empowered? Uplifted? To borrow a phrase from Steve Austin, take your ass to church.

Cornette did phenomenal work with OVW.

Back in the 70's, you got your experience with live matches, on Saturday nights, made $50 in wwa drove home at 2AM with 4 guys in a shot box Ford with 112,mil on it🤑

1:06:19 Prime example of why John Cena deserves way more respect.

This story in a whole was better than any Russo rant

When you come back in this room you’re an earthling LOL

I'm starting to break out. My Lauranitis must be acting up again

This is very interesting thanks Jim

All of a sudden you’ve got someone putting words in your mouth - you can’t do that. The writers are taking the business from the boys, and that’s what the problem with creative is. They’ve got to give the business back to the damn boys. When you got a guy who’s been in the business three, six, eight, ten, or fifteen years, it doesn’t matter. Asking a damned writer what he’s supposed to say? There’s a problem.

And now FCW is NXT 2.0..But that's what became of WWF after the get the F out,ruthless aggression era..To really push the SPORTS ENTERTAINER THING..So FCW produces..the bellas,Kofi and Naomi & Cameron that went through ridiculous and very stereotypical characters..Of Vince hates the term wrestler, and big John and Prichard The Bitchard are members of his Kiss My Ass Club..

To answer Jim's and Brian's question about what original "stars" did nxt create that didn't start in fcw or got plucked from the indies, roh, impact or new Japan Only Big E, Rusev, Braun, Rowan, Alexa, Carmella, Velveteen, and Street Profits come to mind. Other than those people.....everyone was either in fcw first or got plucked from some other well known non promotion or indies.

I'm not gonna sit here and listen to Jim run down the good name of Chauncey Blubbershit.

Jim is a true American icon!!!

What is a Cornette clip without the mention of Louisville or midnight express lmao

If you put credits on this and added the where there gonna be at the next and meet and greets, but I'm sure I'm not saying anything that jim doesn't already know.

The only FCW show, that I can remember; is the one where Moxly and Regal beat the shit out of each other.

I see a lot of stars that they keep in development for far too long as the tent poles holding up the company. Pull them and there are either no more stars, or no more high ups to beat to become stars.

The best way to get a good job from your employees:KEEP IT TRUE TO YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES & don't hire family!🤔😁

Very very glad Jim explained all this because as an OG OVW fan from Louisville he's filling in the gaps of the behind of the scenes stuff going on. I too did not understand why midcarders in OVW were getting called up before the main eventers who were tearing the house down every Saturday night on TV. Then of course once they were called up they were put into non-sensical gimmicks. The E comes off as a petty vindictive wrestling-hating behemoth which only gives me satisfaction AEW and MLW and NWA are taking back the disgruntled fans who want an alternative.

I love Jim telling stories it never gets old

18:53 Chauncey Blubbershit

25:22 "don't talk about the Challenger, kid"....one of my favorite Corny stories

Oh, you WISH complimenting VKM's physique was the extent of Johnny Deuce's contributions to the company. He's as much to blame for their inevitable stagnation as their myopic focus on Bald Spot John in lieu of building new stars.