• “Olympic Committee would f**king guffaw at the idea” – Jim Cornette On Chris Jericho’s Recent Comments
We recently reported that WWF Attitude Era Legend Chris Jericho actually believes professional wrestling should become an official Olympic Sport one day.
However, on an episode of his weekly ‘Jim Cornette Experience’ podcast, legendary WWF Manager James E. Cornette explained why this (obviously) is never going to happen.
Here’s what the former Manager of the late great Vader & Yokozuna had to say:
“The International Olympic Committee and anybody affiliated with it would god damn yes, would f**king guffaw at the idea. Because when you think about it, the Olympics are for sports. And in any sport, even gymnastics, people are trying to win, right? So if there’s a team gymnastics or a team event, all the people are on the same team. It’s not people putting on a performance, but part of the performance is that they are in conflict with each other.
I mean, it’s a headline grabbing statement made by a headline grabbing individual, but if you break down any of the ways that it doesn’t make any sense. Yes, pro wrestling is a work. They already have wrestling, so why would they add more wrestling? Oh, you said, well, this isn’t Olympic style wrestling, this is professional wrestling? Well, again, then, okay, if it’s a legitimate contest, then you could put it in the Olympics.
Or if professional wrestling was, again, two people on the same team representing the United States or whatever country against some team from another country. But then you can’t grade it like gymnastics? Because that’s not what it is, and just what some people think it is.
Do you, you know, get Les Thatcher come in from Cincinnati, and two or three other wrestling training experts from around the world to come and judge a wrestling performance that is given totally completely off the wall and out of context of the rest of the Olympic Games?
Then what is the judging criteria? Mine would be how good can you make this match without ever showing obvious cooperation. There’s never been a 10, there’s never been a match you couldn’t see through if you were looking close enough. But it’s just ridiculous.”
Over the years, many athletes who competed in the Summer Olympic Games, joined the World Wrestling Federation / WWE, including Kurt Angle, Mark Henry, Ken Patera, Bad News Brown, Chad Gable and Gable Steveson.
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• ON THIS DAY IN WWE HISTORY (December 29, 2002) – WWE Sunday Night HEAT
On this day in 2002, World Wrestling Entertainment aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWE Sunday Night HEAT’.
It was broadcasted from the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and featured pre-taped matches & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWF Royal Rumble 2003’ PPV.
The card can be found right here:
1. Johnny Stamboli vs. Gabe Roach
2. Stevie Richards vs. Jeff Hardy
3. Raven vs. Tommy Dreamer
