Jim Cornette Reviews Jacob Fatu vs. Braun Strowman on WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- From Episode 567 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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I'm actually loving Jacob and Tama without the other two Bloodline members. They have so much charisma.
Yeah I'd rather see Jacob do something away from them I don't care what people say I couldn't give a solitary fuck about either uso twin or Roman and I can't be coerced into fuck giving cos well ask McMahon 😂
Jacob needs a solo career to be honest he can be a lot bigger stars than anybody in the bloodline and I’m including Roman in that, there’s a reason why they don’t show Roman on TV every week as a baby face he just can’t talk. That’s why Paul him is still speaking for him after like 5 years.
@@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo I mean, I respect your opinion. That’s how wrestling should be. You should watch whoever’s on TV and make your own opinions on them. You shouldn’t be forced to like somebody just because they were booked to win everything and be in all of the main events that don’t make somebody good at their jobs just because you call them “main event” so-and-so. 😂
@@purpleperc1012 that's actually what made me stop watching for ten years been watching since 1990 took a break from 03-13 then in 13 all my personal favourites Cesaro,Rusev, Barrett,Sandow never amounted to anything so I was waiting for the "next generation" it's here now and I really like what I get to see for the most part but it's starting to give me NWO/DX vibes of f off and let me see the REST of the roster.
@@purpleperc1012you must still be living in 2019. Nobody has made this complaint about Roman in years.
How they are showcasing Fatu is brilliant. So much fun. Been a couple decades I've been this much interested in wrestling again. So much talent!!!!
Can’t wait till Jacob says: “I HATE YOU SOLO!!!”
Gonna be so great lol
Maybe they'll faceoff in the Rumble
Huuuuuuggge pop
Jacob is going to turn on Solo & get the biggest push in 2025... He has been SOOOO good since his appearance
But Jacob loves Solo!
Jacob vrs Paul please
I'd like Solo to have a new look once he's back. I'm sure he'll get over to the fans because of his contribution to the Bloodline story.
He doesn't need to turn. He's great as a Heel. They need to build on that.
@crooklyn74 He can turn on Solo without turning face. Solo himself did it when he broke from Roman and took Jimmy out.
Jacob is believable as a dangerous killer heel. I believed his beatdown of Braun. And Braun sold it so well. The hip attack in the corner over and over and over again was a good bit of psychology. Braun is bigger and stronger so Jacob takes advantage of him while he’s down and is determined to keep him down by any means necessary. Loved it.
And this could start a rivalry between them
@@ayhamahmad2277I think Solo first before Braun comes back. Solo failed and broke his heart because he loved his tribal chief so he destroys Solo and becomes “The Tribal Werewolf”. One can imagine 🤣.
@Dadmcbeardface it could work either way
Corny is going to say "I love you Jacob" every third sentence before too long.
As we all should
He had been waiting for him to come to the WWE for a while before he did. He’s been a fan of him.
Jacob is the modern day Umaga. Only difference is that he can cut a good promo.
The true heir to the wild Samoans
I can not remember a single Umaga promo. Which kind of proves your point.
@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma he said "AHHHH 😛"
@@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma why make a monster speak his inring work speak for him
Jacob vrs Paul, I talking it into existence
The more I hear Cornette speak highly of Jacob Fatu and see him on the screen, the more he is proven right. Dude is straight MONEY!!!
I thought there was no way this Jacob Fatu guy could live up to expectations given the way Cornette really built him up over the years.
Just the debut segment exceeded my expectations.
I also notice that Tama is starting to get the yeyeyeye thing over, because I hear the crowd starting to mimic it more and more
Them ditching his brother , an ditching solo ... for the moment is actually building up there hype... even tho I wanted bloodline 2.0 for a Lil longer
@@kamikazeekobra7187 His brother isn't ditched, he has a non-kayfabe injury.
@ShepardKammander true but he was not working an he's a experienced vet that's been there longer then all of them . This is his 3rd maybe even his 4th go ar wwe provided by his cousin the rock
@@kamikazeekobra7187 u must don't be reading. The fans love loa Tonga botch king
Anything the losers in the crowd can do to participate and be apart of the show will get over 😆
Corny needs to be Jacobs wiseman against Roman and Heyman..
Will not happen. Corny is too busy, and I doubt Jim will be willing to travel.
Which is a shame.
@@Believer1980it’s still real to me damnit
A promo between Jim and Paul today would be gold
@@Believer1980then bring that event and match to Louisville put it in corns backyard next to the deer 🦌
@@TheMattypoo21it’s all I want too, bud
Props to Braun for the great sell job
He's been over in the past now it's time for him to play the supporting role and I like it
@@sense6472this time it was Jacob saying, “I’m not done with you!!”
@sense6472 it's one of those. I'm glad he's humble. Physically, he can't do anything top tier anymore. Instead of *CLINGING* to that. Why not help enhance new talent? Just because you lose doesn't mean you really lose.
Braun have been put over 2 monsters now first was Bronson Reed and now Jacob Fatu
@@kratosgow342he didn't put over Reed he beat him in their match when Seth interfered
Jacob's promo was 🔥
They’re about to give Jacob the push that was going to Bronson Reed …. Starting with Strowman
They are unleashing Jacob Fatu and there is not a single person like him in Professional Wrestling.
There have been some dope beat downs in WWE this year. You got Bron and Ricochet, Bronson and Seth, and now Fatu and Strowman
Only Fatu and Strowman was this year so I guess you meant in the last year but I get your sentiment.
"BuT It WaSn'T A 7 StAr MaTcH!"
THIS is how you get someone over, take notes Tony, not 35 minute "bangers", no one remembers that shit
Stop worrying about aew and just enjoy your show, they're so far behind who gives a shit what they do
No disrespect to Braun at all, but it hurts to even watch him try to walk at this point. Having him put over Jacob Fatu like this at this point is the right call.
He needs a new move or he needs to retire
Him being that big and getting smashed like that is a goofy way of putting Jacob over, they could of had a bloody brawl that ended in double DQ and made Jacob look great being able to hold his own like that against a guy twice his size
Isn't he like 20% paralysed in one of his legs.
In a weird way being that big can keep him as an attraction to squash a jobber or make an upper-mid carder. If he got too skinny he'd lose his value
He should be put in a tag team as the big man at this point. He can't work comfortably. I feel bad for the guy. Watching guys like Paul White age pulls my heartstrings.
What I liked most from Fatu was when he threw the ref out of the ring, he guided him so there wasn't a chance of him getting hurt. He's the safest big man since Rikishi.
As a former independent wrestling referee, i totally noticed too! 👏 Big fan of Jacob Fatu.
6'2 275 lbs is a 'big man', is it? Yeah, no. Triple H was that size when he wrestled, was he considered a "big man'?
Rikishi is a piece of garbage who wouldn’t wash his gear when he would stink face people. He’s a terrible person don’t ever mention his name again. You can mention the usos you can mention fatu and the tongas, but don’t ever mention rikishi he has lost his privilege of even having his name remembered.
@@chriscraven9335 I don't think of Jacob as a "big man wrestler" at all. "Crazy man with lunatic strength" is more like it.
He's nowhere near 6'2" imo. 5.'11" maybe
I marked like a little kid when Jacob Fatu and Bron Breakker had that stare down. That’s a wrestlemania worthy match if ever there was.
Triple threat with Jake Paul. Yes please
THIS
Gawd no. That would ruin a classic. No shade on Paul, don't want that match as a three way with anyone
@@johngraham9117 No, not everything needs to be a triple threat
Absolutely! Although I could wait another two to three years even before that match happens. Some.of the fans want everything now, now, now. But that to me is like modern gen once in a lifetime kind of match. I do not want to see them exhausted with one another in too many matches.
Jacob betrays Solo in the Royal Rumble I'm calling it.
I HAAAATEE YOUUUU SOOLLOOOOOOOO 🙏🏽 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
not yet. i think solo screws roman after he is eliminated to set up a match at wrestlemania.
@@hgriff14 I think Solo is going to try to make amends with Roman and that's when Jacob snaps.
The last thing I want is for him to feud with Solo, but ANYTHING to break free from this atrocious Bloodline v2 crap.
@LumpyAdams It doesn't have to be a feud, Jacob can just squash Solo and take him off TV for a few months.
Fatu was on 🔥🔥🔥this night. And I know they don’t like Braun but he did what he needed to do in this and sold like a million bucks
as a star, this makes fatu look great, as a PERFORMER. this might be brauns best match yet. hit the big spots, sold well, he managed to look like a monster in defeat, but show the guys not developing into a not half bad talent either. impressive.
Fatu is an animal. Dude is legit
Fatu VS Breaker. This would be awesome...
Triple threat with Logan Paul yes please
They teased it awhile back with a face to face outside the ring during a Solo match. Crowd was losing their shit!
Only if Breakker wins. He's younger, and has more upside than Fatu.
I don't care how long he holds it but they need to let Jacob be Smackdown champion... He definitely deserves a run
2025 needs to be Jacob's year. He has everything to be their world champion right now.
He has to wait in line. Solo has earned a run with that belt.
Solo is poor man's Samoa Joe. Gtfo
@@juansanchez209Solo sucks compared to jacob
It hasn’t been a year yet since he came in. Give him another at least.
@@juansanchez209 lol no tf he hasn't. Just being around for awhile doesn't warrant a world title run. Solo is mid and has lost so many big matches, he has zero credibility
They actually talked about his criminal history on the show on commentary. Cole said something about Jacob being in prison in his late teens and how that changed him.
I like the idea of Tama being what Kaiser is to Gunther but for Jacob
Remember when they used to make a train noise when Stroman used to do the run-around-the-ring thing? Oh man, that was dumb.
Nooo naaawww that was good s**t PAL!
Or they’d have those CGI birds fly outta Matt Riddle’s butt during his entrance 💀💀😂😂😂
@@phychmasher I forget what network it was, but they used to censor the chair shots with Adam West, “pow, WAP, bam!” type cards.
no, I forgot that. thanks for the reminder 😂
or they would have a jail door slam whenever the Usos said "Locked down"
Braun was selling his ass off in this match
I love Jacob! Before he signed and there was all this buzz I went ahead and started to see what the hype was all about. I’ve been on Jacob Fatu becoming a singles star all along. I love him! Everything he does is on brand. Seems authentic! His energy and charisma are out of this world. I always imagine myself walking right behind him as he talks trash and destroys everyone just egging and heckling 😂
1:23 I loved it that time Jacob was in a tag match or something and on commentary they were putting over "We had to pull strings to get him into Canada!"
I wouldn’t mind seeing Jacob Fatu v. Bron Breakker for the strap at some point down the road.
Mania 45 main event calling it now
This was a Chef's Kiss. Braun had some great offense until he was put in a vulnerable position and then Jacob destroyed him.
I was lucky enough to see him on MLW when they had TV in my country. I could of told you this was coming ❤
Jacob Fatu's going to make them a lot of money and hopefully make a lot for himself too. His size isn't that incredible next to some others but his area adds like 100lbs and a few inches too!
Jacob vs Roman at Wrestlemania needs to happen, preferably with Jacob getting the win.
Corny is itching to return to manage a Jacob YADADAMEAN!?
Jacob Fatu out shines everyone on The Bloodline unleashed The Samoan Werewolf 🐺🔥🩸
Jacob is my pick for either iron man or most eliminations for the Rumble, most likely eliminations. Jacob Fatu is my Tribal Chief, they should put a belt on him ASAP.
Jacob "Superfly" Fatu would be a sight to see.
Oh really 👀 papa h do it 💀
Jacob Fatu is my marshawn lynch of the WWE
what?
I’m only wrestling, so I don’t get fined
Beast mode!
They need to put a belt on Jacob Fatu. I don't know about putting the World heavyweight or Undisputed belt on the Somoan Werewolf, but he deserves to be IC or US champion sometime this year.
Fatu vs Breakker is a marquee match
Not now but it's inevitable. Jacob Fatu is a main eventer
imagine if AEW presented big guys as WWE
having bill murder jericho on national tv
powerhouse hobbs taking out jungle boy, garcia, and yuta at the same time and putting them in an ambulance
lance archer or brian cage doing what mox is doing but just one time, decimating the whole arena not beating up people every week
in an alternate universe...
I LOVE YOU CORNY!
*moonsaults* *over* *dave* *meltzer*
Waiting for Jim to talk about Speed in the Royal Rumble. That was the 'Entertainment' part of the show and it was very entertaining
One of the RUclipsrs in the crowd was going to run in,because his live was telling him to, then Bron speared Speed and he was like "No" good way to protect the business by making a example of another RUclipsr on PPV
This is how they should’ve booked Vader in Jan 96
Need to review his promos. They’re so damn good
Moonsault - turnbuckle ass to face - and the hurricanrana. Are used in every match .
Jacob Fatu has that real raw uncut believable charisma and look. The business is in his Bloodline. The Beating of Braun (props to Brauns selling and putting over Fatu) showed his aura of violence and connection with the Audience. Mr Cornette I have agreed with your take on Jacob since day one from MLW APW Etc.. he is super over, heel or face.
I’m so glad WWE woke up n signed this dude! I was terrified he was gonna end up in AEW or in some random feud on ROH.
I was talking about Fatu since 2022 now all that and he was just amazing. He did that move where he jump up the turnbuckle rope by rope then jumps down to the ropes and backflips onto his opponent. I knew right there he was gonna be the man.i had a conversation with my neighbor almost 3 years ago telling him about Jacob Fatu and how much I wished he would go to WWE.
"Brown" is how I always read his name as well :D
But most people pronounce it Bron.
This match was really really similar to what Bronson Reed did to Seth Rollins with 6 Tsunami splashes. Maybe if Reed wasn't hurt, this would have been his match?
Other than that, Jacob Fatu is tremendous, the thought that he was hidden from spotlight for that many years is ridiculous. Wonder what will Fatu do at Mania.
Ludwig Kaiser
Bron Breaker
Braun Strowman
All do that run around the Ring Move
Jacob Fatu is great
I love how Jacob never gets pinned, never submits, never takes a fall in anyway, and never gets left incapacitated like LA Knight does pretty much every week. Jacob is always the one left on his feet and standing tall.
He go his as beat and left laying by Zayn, Jimmy, etc. Several times. Wtf are you smoking
For some reason I think Penta V Bronson Reed would be a good mini rivalry
Big bad john reference!!! What a song
not the first time jim has mentioned it too
Jacob Fatu is one of the few guys that make wrestling exciting at the moment.
This was awesome I don’t care if this was practical a throw away match.
Jacob has become my number 1 favorite. He really is going to the moon
"Fans want more ass in the face." - Jim Cornette 2025.
*Assman plays in the distance*
Fatu vs Bobby Lashley would’ve been MONEY
Hammerstone next?
He’s with TNA right now. And honestly I think there getting ready to push him when he comes back from injury
00:19 Travis Heckel Mystery solved.
The promo that Fatu cut on Priest last night was pure 🔥
Jacob needs to take out solo ASAP......dude is unreal
Let it be known that in Drive Thru Episode 272, Jim did say if there is anyone he would come out of retirement for one more run to manage its Jacob Fatu so Paul if you’re watching, this is your shot to bring Corny back into the WWE.
Jacob is THE BEST signing of 2024, his immediate impact has been insane!!! 🤟🏽☝🏽🩸
Adopted Son? Tony Khan's adopted son Orange Cassidy ?
no, that's his wife
😁I been waiting on this review😀
In a different era Jacob Fatu would of been incredible
Jacob Fatu is the best wrestler on the planet ☝🏿
And then braun eliminates jacob at the rumble😂
Love that Corny says Brown Strongman
Jacob doesn't need a mouthpiece.
Talking about him never killing anyone then compare him to snuka 😂
It was The Most Beautiful Thing Ever ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤, Love Me Some Jacob.
Brown Strongman 🤣
In tomorrow's Royal Rumble, R-Truth will be #31.
Reluctantly, he is forced to pin his childhood hero John Cena to win the match.
@nsanelycrazy while 6 other guys are standing there wondering "Really, Truth?"
I honestly thought the match was terrible. Nothing against Braun, but it just didn't mix for me.
I think Braun got too much offense
I didn’t pay attention until the choo choo spot b/c I heard corn complaining in my head 😅then I stopped watching again until I saw blood
I personally just don’t get the Jacob Fatu hype. He’s freakishly athletic, but his match quality isn’t all that.
We need Brock vs Jacob Fatu.. the Beast vs the Werewolf
I'VE BEEN AWAITING FOR THIS ❤🎉❤
love this guy, feels like a bright light in a sea of stale content over in 'E. Hopefully he stays healthy cause this man has strong 10 years left.
I'm excited to see Jacob cause chaos in the Rumble tomorrow night. Bodies are gonna be flying over that rope!! 🐺
How interesting would it be if he eliminates Roman? 👀
Jacob is gonna get the Kane treatment
Braun's knees are shot. Watching him attempt to run around the ring was painful. He could barely move.
He runs like Kenny Smith to the board on inside the nba
@@JaculaDudekDude! That last one Thursday was a sad sight.
@@mykoniichistorychannel without the belt to hold his pants up? Horrible to look at
@@JaculaDudek😂😂😂😂😂😂 that pop me i watch inside the nba
My kingdom for a Jacob/Penta feud.
Jacob Fatu vs Bron Breakker will be the next great rival carrying this company for years. Based on family history the Steiners vs Anoi family could carry for a long time. Especially if Scott's son comes in the WWE.
I said it 5 or so years ago when AEW first was created that they needed to sign these 2 people. The first one was Jacob Fatu because he was a new shining star that could've been a foundational piece of the company. The next one was Alex Hammerstone. When they signed MJF. He would've fit perfectly with him in the Wardlow angle.
Looking back at it now TK would've found a way to.screw both of them up. Although, I can get a 10 yr old to book vdoth of them just from playing 2K
It did put Fatu over, yes. Strowman doesn't really lose out. He recently did that angle with Reed, similar idea.
Can you imagine how well showcased Jacob would be right now if he went to the other company?! No? Me neither.
I'm really liking Jacob's character even though he's a heel. Can't wait until he acknowledges RR!
This match made Jacob look like a million bucks, this is what you needed to do. Plus doing it against someone with Braun helps show off his power. This is the start of Jacob's single run and serious push in 2025.
and it may start a rivalry between them
They are gonna do Bronson and Fatu.
Tonoights Smackdown main event is gonna hit hard.
Jacob is starting to put weight back on. He needs to watch it. I think he's better with less weight.
He’s fine
Yea I noticed it about a month ago and said the same thing
Nah chubby MLW Jacob doing that Moonsault was 😮
Red clothes don't slim visually like black 😂
Jacob at any weight can still pull off moves you can’t.
I know they don't currently have Braun in a storyline, but what if they wanted to use him in the Rumble match? Do they have him sell still bring hurt?
They missed the part where the crowd chanted one more time, and fatu.
Captain Lou Cornette is classic!!!
Strowman vs Fatu Elimination Chamber let’s get IT‼️
Jacob is the guy that needs to be the roadblock for Bron.