Jim Cornette on Steve Blackman
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- From Episode 151 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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Steve Blackman is so badass, he left WWF and told McMahon "You're the man of the house now".
Kayfabe isnt dead.....its just gone into hiding from steve Blackman
😂😂
Steve Blackman won a battle royal inside of a steel cage
The only reason he wasn't The Champ is because he would be automatically disqualified for bringing a Lethal Weapon to the Ring.
@@davidyya2399 he would've won that silly reverse royal rumble in a steel cage where they had to roll people into the ring.. WCW I believe, prime Russo
Imagine having Shamrock, Severn, & Blackman all on your roster at the same time and basically wasting them.
Too much talent on one roster. Smackdown could have been a haven for those guys, but it was already too late. Rock, Austin, Taker, Kane, Angle, Jericho, HHH, Foley, I mean, there was so much talent around. I wish they would have been elevated.
If they had put them in a faction with Cornette as the manager with the New Midnight Express, the entire roster (Austin, Rock, etc. included) would be doomed and every title would instantly be theirs.
I cannot stress how cool that would be.
They are all ACTUAL badasses, but that isn't enough in the theater that is pro wrestling. Shamrock was the only one who could work the stick, and even he wasn't all that great. They all would have needed a mouthpiece. Plus, they aren't politicians. They walked into WWF, believing that their reputations would be enough to put them on top, and to their detriment, they didn't mess with backstage politics. This is how it works in this business, unfortunately. Being the most skilled isn't going to be enough.
@@crudecubethat’s been done a few times we like originality
Vince russo could take potential and turn it into pissing off dan sevren.
Steve Blackman was the greatest WWE Hardcore Champion ever. When he held the belt, it felt like a legitimate title that was worth fighting for.
Michael Lyden you’re absolutely right. Blackman was a good fit for the Hardcore championship. He got a huge pop every time he’d bring out those sticks and go to work on someone.
Right. Steve bringing that dang on bag of weapons was always extremely exciting. Way better than any 24/7 type stuff. I wanted to see the match itself.
Yea I felt exactly the same most legitimate feeling hardcore champ
And he was just different from other hardcore wrestlers in that period in terms of his gimmick and style, which spiced things up.
@@Richterdgf I liked Steve Blackman but the Kendo sticks were the worst wrestling weapon ever. No doubt it hurt but it’s not like you could knock someone out with those things. At least the fire extinguisher was funny lol
When Steve brought out the Kendo Stick.....it was mostly game over. His theme song was sick too.
Both of them. I prefer his first theme, but the Lethal Weapon theme was cool, too.
@@JM1993951 Both of his themes were fine. His 2nd one had that assassin vibe which I really liked.
I loved the first one
Total work out music
One theme was from porn station
Steve Blackman was definitely one of the highlights of the Attitude Era. Steve never brought much on the mic, but he had what is missing in many of today's talent: legitimacy.
Agreed. There's a sore absence of guys like him and Malenko in wrestling- guys who could just WORK and had basic / no gimmicks and could just go in the ring and win you over with their competiveness.
@@janinebrittanica4314 and shamrock too to me Shamrock vs Angle, shamrock vs Bryan, shamrock vs malenko, and shamrock vs Lance storm would have been great match ups and you could put Blackman in shamrocks place and they would still be great match ups
Blackman shamrock bang bang tag team aha
You need silent assassins…almost had a T-1000 facial expression…which is terrifying
True it doesn't seem like there is as many legit tough guys in Wrestling now a days . I can think of three Lesnar , Lashley and Riddle .
One of those guys who naturally oozed badass charisma. Looked like an action star.
I always thought of Blackman as a failed Attitude Era Batista.
@@lmaoitsmee1812 that might be the worst comparison I've ever heard. 🤣🤦
He made chuck Norris a little nervous
@@lmaoitsmee1812 With all respect to Dave, STeve would have made The Animal his bitch
He should have been IC champion at least. Could have been the prototype of Gunther
For someone who never really rose up the card that far in WWE and had never really appeared in any other mainstream promotion, it's hard to find a guy more respected then Steve Blackman. Nobody has any negative opinions or anything negative to say about the guy. Such a shame that malaria grounded him for so long and he wasn't given more of a chance afterward in his WWE run.
His hardcore title run was definitely over, and his Summerslam 2000 match with Shane was the highlight of the PPV, and the hardcore title itself. When he pulled out the weapons, they popped.
He held the hardcore title for 172 days combine a record that will never be broken since hardcore title has been retired.
Ok, are you telling me it took F'n Malaria to take him down?
I knew he was tough, but this proves it.
Steve Blackman was one of my favourites back in the attitude era, so underrated.
Some great back and forths with NoD and Rocky.
He was shite
Lee Williams Nope
@@num1Jaysta yep
Lee Williams Nah
I was on airplane shortly after 9-11 happened and I saw Blackman sitting in front part of plane. Totally put my mind at ease that any terrorist would screw with us! Lol
There were probably terrorists on that plane, but they decided to stay put and abort mission because they knew better. 🤣
Steve Blackman was a legit badass, loved this guy and I’ll never forget that sick kendo stick smack that sent Shane flying from the top of titan tron.
"Ive seen Steve Blackman lay on his back. Took both of his feet. Hook Big Show and took him down and he never got up of the floor. Thats how tought he was" - Teddy Long
Edit it again
Has Show ever mentioned this?
Vince Russo tells this exact same story, but with Ken Shamrock doing this to Show.
KillerInstinct2006 I’ve heard this a few times, so either Russo got Blackman and Shamrock mixed up, or he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
@@jeremygott7709 it could potentially have happened twice but I feel like Show would have learned lol, it isn't that high end of a technique to 'sweep' someone in this way, or I should say in a way that people would describe this way since without seeing it I can't be sure of the specific method
I loved Blackman as the hardcore champion during the 24/7 rules. He was so badass no one would sneak attack him because he would just kick their ass
How could you not like Steve Blackman? True professional and a real badass.
Steve MUFFUGGING Blackman says it’s party time
WWE has a guy like Steve Blackman and the most memorable thing they did with him is a comedy tag team called Head Cheese.....
We Waste Everyone
Legit Guys WWE misused.. Vader, Mark Henry, Dan Sanver, Ken Shamrock.. Ken Shamrock should of been WWF champion least once..
@@kenrickeason you can add Dean Malenko to that list too
He explained why in the video. You can thank Vince Russo for why Steve Blackman never got anywhere.
@@krisshafranski6658 Hell, add Perry Saturn too.
@@KingKhanate1997 at least Perry Saturn had Moppy.
Very underrated talent was a legit tough guy his feud with shamrock was good and the Shane McMahon match at summer slam was good as well
I always enjoyed Blackman. I wish his promo skills had been on par with his physique and in ring ability though. Either way he should have gotten a little bit bigger of a push in my opinion.
They put down people from outside the "wrestling business" such as Blackman , shamrock
He's as cold as ice, he's willing to sacrifice
Back in the day I thought Steve Blackman was boring. As I’ve gotten older though I’ve come to appreciate his in ring talent as well as how much of a legit badass the guy truly was. I think WWF could’ve pushed his gimmick further and been like a silent assassin heel with a manager.
I liked Steve Blackman, I know he wasn't the best wrestler but he was a believable tough guy on the same level as Shamrock and Severn
I think his biggest weakness is he couldn’t cut a promo in the attitude era. If you couldn’t put something catch phrase on a shirt back then, you were gonna get buried
Yeah he was one of those guys you knew could probably take almost anyone on the roster in a shoot fight
I definitely feel like WWE dropped the ball on Steve Blackmon and Dan Severn these two guys had great talent
Yes, but no mic skills or personality, and that's what sells.
Should've had corny as their manager, he stands in the middle telling all and sundry about how dangerous they are, they can do their talking in the ring then.
Dan Severn is shit, and his mma career is full of fixed fights
Blackman was one of the toughest SOBs in WWF. He laid out JBL and came close to killing him one time. He ranks up there with Ron Simmons, Undertaker, and Haku/Meng.
Why is undertaker on your list I agree with the others
Undertaker choked out Kurt Angle. And also Taker got 2nd degree burns and still finished the match which was like 35-45 mins
spencer2745 That doesn’t count LOL. McMahon was trying to fight her Kurt . Undertaker woke up from a nap and saw Kurt on top of Vince and came up from behind and choked him. Face to face, Angle would tie him up in knots.
@@marcleon1513 Honestly I'm not sure if Kurt Angle would tie Taker in knots. I mean if you have seen the video going around Angle did kiss Taker on the lips and ran as fast as he could out of the ring at a house show. You got to give Taker his due Mabel did break Taker's face in 95 and he finished the match.
@GRap TheGOAT I'm not sure Kurt could do that to any wrestler. Have you not heard the story of Danny Hodge breaking his neck in the car wreck he was in
I thought Blackman was the coolest as a child due to my love of kung fu movies.
DREAM MATCH: Steve Blackman vs. Glacier
YES!!
Steve Blackman was a legit guy to be afraid of when you saw him in the ring.
People talk about Haku but I don’t see Steve Blackman backing down from Haku. He took the Big Show down.
Yeah, he wouldn't back down from him, but Haku would still beat the shit out of him.
@J O when you hear stories from multiple different wrestlers, agents, and management for decades about, Haku. They have to be real when they're all accurately close.
A lot of guys out earthquake up in the top bracket too, only problem was he was so nice so his temper was rarely seen...if it is though, run.
@@spannerintheworks1190 No doubt, the great John Tenta was a legit pro sumo wrestler and with his size, strength, balance, footwork, explosiveness and frying pan hand slaps, Quake would put a hurting on anyone.
@@ipayyoutube9252 how the hell could you possibly know that? Lol. Blackman didn’t often get in random ass fights against nobodies at a bar. Just because he doesn’t have an many popular stories regarding his abilities, doesn’t automatically mean that he would get his ass kicked.
I fucking LOVED this dude. holy shit he was badass. And his theme song was amazing too.
Should have been pushed much further
Aka the man that killed Shane McMahon at Summerslam 2000
Technically, the fall from the Titan-Tron was the thing that killed him. Steve just softened him up. 😜
Man, that feels like 20 years ago!
@@chwenhoou I'm sure the elbow drop after didn't do Shane any favors lol
DevilKaz Nah, it was about 30 ft. Leave it to JR to try and work us in 2020 lol
Considering that's roughly the height (depending on the source) Owen Hart fell, I'd say that number is a little exaggerated.
Steve Mufuggin Blackman is cold as ice.
Blackman was one of my favorites from that era, I like guys that looked legit(What a concept) plus that music fit him perfectly.
It's party time!
Blackman was always a favorite with me and my friends. He wasn't the most charismatic guy, but he had a killer look and great moves in the ring.
I feel the same! But that’s the thing with WWE, it’s just sports entertainment. Ken Shamrock, Blackman, and Dan Severn would have replaced the Rock, Austin, and Taker if this was legit fighting, but it’s not.
That’s why Angle was able to succeed. He was able to work a character into his wrestling skills and succeeded.
@@bilalc4415
*Bart Gunn* was also a tough flaven!
I remember seeing Steve Blackman and thinking just based off his look how is he not a main eventer or world champion
"Steve Blackman didn't need a push to get over. Hell, he didn't even need a personality." : Fake Admin Z
Chuck Norris checks under the bed to make sure Steve Blackman isn't down there
I always liked Steve Blackman in the WWE. I doubt he could have been a main eventer under any normal circumstances, but he was always great wherever he was on the card.
I am with you, I think he could have had a nice run as ICC; he certainly gave the the Hardcore Title a bit of legitimacy and just imagine if he could have had a program with Rob Van Dam.
Tim_NJ_Devil I think he could of been a main eventer. With his no nonsense personality he could of been a hired gun for Vince to take down Austin
I think he would have been the equivalent of an enhancement main eventer, if that's a thing, like Kane was.
Steve bailed me out of jail a couple times lol, really good dude
Wait, what?
@@denistuohy2535 exactly what I’m thinking
@@denistuohy2535Look up Stave Blackman Bail Bondsman
lol
@@z.powers2452Steve Blackman is a bail bondsman now. If you're also dumb enough to jump bail, he's also the one who will come find you.
Black Lives Matter was really about Steve Blackman.
Love going back on the network and watching Blackman as the hard-core champion he was so good to watch. His theme song too was great
"Hey Vince! Look at this fucking guy!" LMAO
Enjoyed Steve Muffugging Blackman back then.
Steve Blackman is sort of like a Brock Lesnar type is legitimate athlete his double Tuff creative ruined him with the gimmicks🤔
He was also injured a lot
He’s nothing like Brock Lesnar. He’s tough but we’ve never seen him in action where is Lesnar we’ve seen in action. Steve is tough though.
Lesnar's overrated
Blackman's underrated
Steve was seconds away from Mufugg kicking Bradshaw into early retirement.
He should be back as a Manager….
Steve Blackman’s Stable of tough guys!
He’s awesome, knows his stuff… Legend
"This is old Jack Burton in the Porkchop Express . . . on a dark and stormy night when the Pillars of Heaven are shaking and the demons are out looking for cheese . . . hey! Don't judge. It's hard to get a good pizza in Hell!"
Have you paid your dues, yes sir the cheques in the mail
Steve Blackman seems like an easy guy to push. Here's this martial artist who looks like a scary badass, because he actually is one, and that whole story where he was sick for years and now he's back and looking to make up for lost time is a great story. That story would get people to cheer him and his convincing tough guy persona would also work well as a heel enforcer for a manager. Blackman isn't world title caliber but he would make a good mid-carder or a challenger of the month. The WWE, even when they were doing big business, has always had the problem where they have specific kinds of characters in mind and don't let guys work outside that. The more obvious approach is to play to the talent's strengths. Blackman has some obvious deficiencies but he isn't worthless and someone that isn't stubborn about only doing things a certain way could get some good value out of him.
Somewhere there's got to be a parallel universe where Blackman, Severn, Shamrock and Kurt Angle had a 4 way for the title at WrestleMania 2000 and the McMahon's were nowhere to be seen, because Turner bought them out in 1998! 😂
The guy had zero personality. Pro wrestling has nothing to do with being a legit badass, if it did Shawn Michaels would have never gotten anywhere. Nobody ever bought a ticket to see Steve Blackman, They bought tickets to see Austin, The Rock, Undertaker, Foley he just happened to be there.
Unfortunately, Steve Blackman was in a time where the Federation was split into two extremes. If you couldn't get a program with the Rock, you were getting one with Goldust.
@@shawncameron9514 people like you killed wrestling.
@@shawncameron9514 He did some funny sketches with Al Snow and Sexay. And back in the days i'd buy a ticket on Blackman rather than on sissy boy or broken ratman. With his skills Steve was one of a kind.
I met him in Duncan SC (near Spartanburg) Raw was in Greenville that nite and he stop by Pizza inn. He was cool and very nice.
He lived in my town back in the attitude era. I'd see him shopping in the grocery store where I worked and dude was jacked and a legit badass. Had all the talent in the world but not an ounce of charisma.
Saw him a couple of years ago at a restaurant in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He looked the same; still jacked and looking young.
He had charisma. He didn't need to talk. He needed a mouthpiece and he could have been on the top.
Nice guy. My dad grew up with him and the two played Little League together. If I remember correctly he’s a bail bondsman now in Central Pennsylvania and up until a few years ago still had an MMA school in Harrisburg
Imagine a match between Steve Blackman and Chuck Norris. That would be a top notch match.
That match actually started the big bang
When he would jump up and do that straight kick to the chest … badass!
Need Jim's review of Raw Underground!
That’s what I’m waiting for
See dark side of the ring Brawl for All
I would’ve love seeing him as a world champion or intercontinental/United states champion. He was one of my favorite wrestlers in the attitude era.
Word was around 1990 (give or take) Blackman had done a couple job matches in the WWF, you can find them here, and was given a contract to wrestle full time in the WWF, but just before he started he asked for a couple weeks to honor a contract he already signed to tour Central Africa. Now the Central African tour, if you ever heard Foley talk about it, was a real shit hole, long trips, low pay if you got paid at all, lots of corruption, disease, and the occasional civil war and genocides, nobody would have blamed Steve if he blew it off and went straight to the WWF. But he chose to honor his commitment and say what you will about him Vince respects people who honor their commitments, so he was given two weeks. That two weeks turned into about six years. While there Steve contracted a severe case of Malaria along with Dysentery from the poor hospital conditions. He knew if he stayed in that hospital any longer he was going to die, so he checked himself out, got to the airport, and got a ticket to ANYWHERE out of Africa, landing in (I think) Amsterdam with a nurse and doctor who also happened to be on the plane keeping him alive until they got him to the hospital there. It took almost two years to finally get the bugs out of his system, by which time all the jacked-up muscles he had before that had gone and he could barely stand on his own. During his physical rehab he got in to Shotokan Karate and took to it hardcore. Personally, while I think the illness really sucked it kind of helped him in the long run, Muscle-man Steve Blackman wouldn't have made that big an impact in the WWF, he was just more muscle in a crowd of muscle, while Martial Artist Steve Blackman was something new and exciting
thx for info
Blackman lived in Annville, Pa. He eventually had a wrestling school and later an MMA gym in Harrisburg, Pa.
I used to help out at his MMA gym.
He hit the nail right on the head there. The guy was way too badass for the tier he was put in.
Although he didn't get past the mid card, whenever he was on TV I enjoyed watching him. I loved the fact he didn't talk. It just added to how scary he was. Shame Paul Heyman wasn't around then to speak for him
The image of Corny accidentally clocking himself in the head with nunchucks 😅
Ironic this came up while i was headed to my refrigerator to get cheese for my sandwich.
This makes sense. When Vince Russo left is when Steve Blackman got over.
I always like Steve Blackman, he was legit and looked the part!
Dude was the Chuck Norris of pro wrestling 😂😂😂
I live in Harrisburg and I see him in the area from time to time. He's still in great shape
Blackman was the Goldberg of the Hardcore title holders. Even Kain looked like the underdog in their HC title match. Do you disagree?
Finally been waiting for corny to talk about him
I would have loved to see an entire faction of all the legit tough guys/martial artists the WWF had at the time. Steve Blackman, Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock, and Dr. Death, all managed by Corny. Make em like a Nexus-type stable, have em kick the shit out of everyone during match, and end it with the 4 of them tearing the ring apart.
Dr. Death was injury prone. Put Al Snow in there instead (Al is legit and was one of Severn's main training partners when Servern was gearing up to debut in UFC).
"Nexus-type stable" you dropped the ball right htere
BEST artwork ever. Someone PLEASE ask about Heidenreich or Snitsky. I'm dying to see Travis' artwork on that one!
*Sniiiiiiitskyyy 😂
@O Good call!
Ngl I liked Snitsky
My favorite artwork is the one from the other day with Bruce Pritchard lol
Steve Blackman was as cold as ice and willing to sacrifice
Steve Blackman's Push Kick was an amazing finisher for him, especially as it could come out of nowhere.
That and when he brought out the Kendo sticks or any weapon really, it was pretty much over for anyone he was facing.
Steve Blackman had main event potential, but he sadly didn't get pushed there. Even now, Blackman looks the same and is in even better shape than he was then and could still go in the ring.
It sucks that he never got as great a run in WWF as he should have, I wish they'd invested in him more, because he would have been one of the talents into his 40s still in better shape than a lot of people in their 20s that can still GO in the ring.
I haven’t seen any recent pics of him . Is he really in better shape now than he was back then? He was jacked when he first came into the wwf
@@Themaskplague He runs his own MMA School now. You can see a recent pic of him here
www.wwe.com/f/styles/gallery_img_l/public/photo/image/2010/09/15565094.jpg
And a group of them here www.wwe.com/classics/wherearetheynow/photos/blackmanphotos/currentphotos#fid-15565142
carrastealth yer fair play to him he still looks in great shape in those pics
Steve Maaahfkn Blackman 🤣👌💪
His quote in WWF Attitude was fitting... "I'm as Lethal as a stick of dynamite!!! 🧨
Steve should've gotten a WWE Title push
“Pork chop pork chop he’s our man if he can’t do it,we’ll just say fuck it” -Jim Cornette
Steve Blackman, Dan Severn, and Ken Shamrock should've been a stable and dominated the tag team division at least.
The WWF's Most Dangerous Employees
1 of wrestling's biggest missed opportunities was Ernest The Cat Miller vs Steve Blackman.
Cold as ice.
Steve had one of the best entrance themes
Steve Blackman is so tough that he can beat the entire All EMBARRASSMENT male roster with a single kick.
Blackman and Al Snow as Head Cheese. My fave tag team
Blackman and shamrock was two legit fighters back in those days
Steve Blackman was incredible in ring great martial arts background
Waiting on the take about Marty
We figured that out in part 2 he is black with white stripes
During the Attitude Era with all of the colorful personalities, the no-nonsense attitude can work wonders and I think he had an ok career. He couldn't have ever carried a main event with his lack of personality but he played the midcard well, probably one of the best 3 hardcore champs ever.
Hell, that was Tazz's thing in ECW: with everyone being full blown hardcore, the fact that he beat the shit out of people bare handed was how he stood out.
When I was 10, Steve Blackman was my 2nd favorite wrestler after Kane.
What an absolute badass.
This is an AWESOME Story cause I had No Idea Blackman had anything to do with Wrestling a Decade Before!!! It's Good to bring this stuff up.
HA! Steve Blackman & Lance Storm... fantasy booking, what would their tag team be called? Two dudes with antisocial attitudes?
Dudes with 'tudes
His entrance music was great
This dude was legit tough as fuk
Steve Blackman was one of my favorites because he was a legit Badass and i was huge into martial arts films at that point when I was a kid
LOL the nooown chucks !!!
Badass guy
He had a pretty good run as Hardcore Champion in 2000.
Blackman was cold as ice.
He runs a bails bond in Pennsylvania.
Who in their right mind would skip bail with him coming after you
Paul Harrison I got somewhere he can insert his kendo stick
@@UltimoDragon83 When I found out I was surprised and I said I'd call him for an autograph. he has a infomercial too.
It's pronounced Steve Muthafuggin Blackman.
"Look at this fucking guy." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💪
Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Steve Blackman right now would obliterate Roman Reigns and even The Fiend, he's THAT over.
He was in Harrisburg PA . I saw him at the gym in the mall . Almost fanned out but I seen he was with his wife and a friend. But definitely was good just seeing him doing okay.
Steve Blackman was awesome.
Steve Blackman is now a bounty hunter
Lethal Weapon Steve Blackman. My favorite