Cornette’s Drive-Thru

Cornette's Drive-Thru

PODCAST RECAP: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on title belts as props, wrestlers changing gimmicks, referee attire, and if social media existed in the 1980’s

March 22, 2019 Jeff Rush

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 86 Release date: February 25, 2019 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro. Brian is sick! It’s a busy time for Cornette’s Collectables at jimcornette.com. C2E2 and Have […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on the return of Mantaur, the worst show Jim Crockett Promotions ever put on, a lesson he learned from Gary Hart, thoughts on Greg Valentine (Ep. 82)

February 6, 2019 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 82 Release date: January 28, 2019 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest: • Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro. Jim once received a telegram during his time in WCCW. In the old days finishes were sent via telegram […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on if Ric Flair was legitimately tough, what wrestlers had to pay for themselves in WWF in the ’90s, wrestlers being given terrible gimmicks, memories of Vladimir Petrov (Ep. 78)

January 16, 2019 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 78 Release date: Dec 24, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest:• Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro, it’s a Christmas Eve miracle, Corny’s asking the questions and we have no option but to accept his “seed and […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on where the name for Smoky Mountain Wrestling came from, if Elvis was going to get into the ring, Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez, how do you get a manager’s license? (Ep. 76)

December 18, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 76 Release date: December 10, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest: • Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro. Jim and Brian are recording this week’s Drive Thru back-to-back with the Experience. 10:05 – In the territory system […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on why Dusty Rhodes wasn’t wrestling squash matches in the mid ’80s, thoughts on Terry Taylor and Rip Rogers, what the best trainers do, where was Michael Hayes’ belt? (Ep. 73)

November 20, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 73 Release date: Nov 12, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest: • Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Funny intro, as always. 11:30 – Early/mid-80s TBS wrestling shows presented nearly every main event wrestler facing enhancement talent, at […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – why Road Warrior Hawk had a private conversation with Jim, how to book Bobby Lashley, if Ric Flair’s legacy has been damaged by doing so many jobs, what does Terry Funk have against eggs? (Ep. 72)

November 11, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 72 Release date: November 5, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro. The Drive Thru is back! They run through Jim’s recent activities and maladies as well […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – working with Nancy Sullivan, the first five star match, if Jimmy Garvin could have been a good babyface, the most fun Jim has ever had at a wrestling show (Ep. 65)

August 30, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 65 Release date: Aug 13, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest: • Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro. Jim’s favourite undercard Memphis wrestler was Pat Hutchinson who “epitomised a job guy.” 9:22 – Did a match featuring The Undertaker and […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – when Jim’s mom was smartened up to the business, why Ron Garvin won the NWA title, the Mandible Claw, Nicole Bass (Ep. 63)

July 30, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 62 Release date: July 23, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro includes some of the right wing-bashing that we hear more on the Experience than the […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – Comparing territory angles, Rocky III exposing the business, Corny’s temper, Danny Hodge, Rhyno, Pillman, and more

July 22, 2018 Jeff Rush

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 61 Release date: July 16, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro includes fidget-gate! Get tickets to see Jim at the Keystone Comic Con in Philadelphia go […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – starting as a photographer, fans hijacking shows, Amish Roadkill, arena lighting

July 18, 2018 Jeff Rush

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – Episode 60 Release date: July 9, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro. Jim’s reading the emails this week. 10:05 – Jim’s asked […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – Dusty as NWA champ, TNA gimmick matches, Bobby Eaton’s leg drop, Cena in OVW (Ep. 58)

July 4, 2018 Jeff Rush

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 58 Release date: June 25, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – A banterous intro! 5:55 – Why were two of Dusty Rhodes’ three […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

PODCAST RECAP: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on what Fritz Von Erich, Verne Gagne, and Jim Crocckett would change in the 1980s, Sting in TNA, what Jack Nicholson told Paul Heyman, why Kevin Dunn got mad over The Brood (Ep. 56)

June 9, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 56 Release date: June 04, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Jim is pleased with Brian’s intro this week: “Sooner or later a blind squirrel will find […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

WRITTEN RECAP: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on when Jim knew Chris Jericho was going to be a star, wrestlers who held up promoters for money, does WWE’s new TV deals validate Vince McMahon’s vision of wrestling? (Ep. 55)

June 5, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 55 Release date: May 28, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest:• Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro includes fun discussions on Rollerball and custom gimmick matches. 11:19 – With the recent controversy surrounding […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru: Randy Savage promos, how the Bubba Spike came about, British Bulldog and Shawn Michaels, who was the better team: the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express or The Rockers? (Ep. 54)

May 26, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 54 Release date: May 21, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette email questions from fans about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro chronicles the show’s hashtag issues for Twitter questions (it’s #cornydrivethru) and Johnson & Johnson […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on if he tried to bury Ken Anderson in OVW, thoughts on The Honky Tonk Man, Adam Bomb, who Luna Vachon wanted to knock out, if he owned a company would he book Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks? (Ep. 52)

May 12, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 52 Release date: May 7, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette email questions from fans about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro chronicles Jim’s recent Goodwill woes regarding an old mattress! Funny stuff! 16:14 – […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on his favorite authority figuers in wrestling, how Randy Savage would have fared in the NWA, what Abdullah the Butcher would always carry to the ring with him (Ep. 47)

April 7, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 47 Release date: April 2, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette email questions from fans about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro includes a plug for Jim’s upcoming graphic novel and […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on the origins of Vince McMahon’s strut, Doink getting beaten up by a crowd, insight on blading, good finishing moves (Ep. 42)

February 27, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 42 Release date: February 19, 2017 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest: DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette email questions from fans about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Jim opens the podcast by accusing the Republicans of ruining […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on chewing out The Gymini, wrestling bears, “good” and “bad” comedy in wrestling, Shotgun Saturday Night (Ep. 37)

January 19, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 37 Release date: January 15, 2017 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette email questions from fans about wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro begins with the bombshell that Jim will read some questions as well […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

The Jim Cornette Experience (Sept. 10, 2015)

September 15, 2015 pwpodcasts

THE JIM CORNETTE EXPERIENCE #93 HOST: JIM CORNETTE RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 DIRECT LINK TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD EPISODE Report by Tony Saso Jr., PWPodcasts reporter SUMMARY (with TIME STAMPS) -Introduction and show topics – 0:00 Has Wrestling Evolved or Devolved? What bird is a Superfly? A jailbird!  Various news topics. -Wresting’s DE-evolution with Alice Radley joins the show – […]