Jim has 2 podcasts where he talks all about old wrestling tales. They are always entertaining to listen to. This is, and will always be, one of the best told stories in wrestling.
Jim really is keeping the days when wrestling was great and special alive through sharing his memories in longform on his show and others. The man is a treasure.
Jerry lawler, talked about Andy, they were actually good friends, he said Andy told him to make it real, to slap him as hard as he could for the letterman show. They even practice the pile driver and the few moves they did in the ring so he wouldn’t get hurt. When Andy dies Jerry was at his funeral in tears. They were that close
Jim Carey did the same thing during the filming of Man In The Moon. The only difference is that Jerry enjoyed slapping Jim because Carey was a dickhead.
Lmao, Jerry was absolutely not at his funeral. Stop lying. They also never even talked about the slap. This has been talked about to death. There really isn't any excuse to be this ignorant. 😂
They were friends although I never heard about the funeral but it’s probably proof positive that Kaufman didn’t fake his death like it has been speculated. Lawler would have been in on the gag probably.
@@Rjensen2 David Letterman has admitted several times in recent interviews that he was always in on whatever Andy was going to do on his show, including knowing fully what would happen with Lawler. He played along. You're the one who is ignorant. th-cam.com/video/zOwVwiJJ6tQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lWC_F3NdrCvnEvQf
@@MrOctober44 exactly. too much of the business has been exposed. We want things to be as "real" as possible (that's why UFC is so big) but I'm not sure it's possible to portray it through wrestling anymore as we used to.
they featured him on Dark Side of the Ring for quite a few episodes. he also has his own podcasts with clips on TH-cam. just search "Jim cornette wrestling history" and there's tons of results
There are a couple of videos of him giving the history of JCP its about an hour I think it was called Crockett diaries, interview with Corny and Paul moody(Bearer) that is pretty good and The video quality isnt great and I dont remember the name of corny telling stories in a living room.
Jim Cornette, like Andy Kaufman, is a genius. Both of these guys knew how to work the audience to get deep-seated emotional reactions. There is a fine line between what is real and what is scripted in professional wrestling and these guys had people scratching their heads trying to figure it out!
I hear that. It was all so confusing to me as a kid but I loved it. Now looking back on it as an adult, with all the facts out, it's even more confusing and I love it even more.
@Mr.DeStylez I wouldn't mind meeting him. I remember watching the episode about how, tbh, he figured out there's a good chance Lauren Boebert is Stan Lane's kid via very close genetics and he cracked up.
The coffee throw was such a polite gesture by Kaufman too because it wasn’t planned and to make sure he didn’t burn Lawler, he does a fake throw so Lawler sees it coming and then throws it off to the side to protect him.
I saw Lawler interviewed years later in a TH-cam video (look it up). He said it was water and that Andy did that hesitation move to let him know he was going to throw it.
It's funny ,I stopped watching Wrestling in 2000 but I listen to his podcasts every week or any shoot interview he does. He's just crazy and has so much knowledge. I don't even know a lot of today's wrestlers but will sit there and listen to him talk about them and matches and I'm hyped about it.
I was living in Memphis during this, didn't attend the match though they showed bits of it on the news. We all loved Jerry The King Lawyer, while hating Kaufman at that time. When they made their appearance on David Letterman and Jerry slapped Andy, it was replayed on all the local stations, we had 3 major ones at that time, for I believe at least 2 days.
I saw the whole thing at like 14 years old and at the time it was crazy. This dude Kaufman was man-handling these women on TV it was crazy and I was a David letterman fan for some reason since 12 and I felt real anxiety when they came on the show. After that everyone thought Kaufman died from the injuries of wrestling Lawler and wrestling exploded! WWF,WCW,NWA,and Glow. It was nuts. I believe this rivalry is the reason for Wrestling being the juggernaut it's been over the last 35 years.
It's amazing that Andy was such a trail blazer in stand up comedy. AND he did all of this with wrestling. It's a Michael Jordan switching to baseball level movie; except for the fact that Andy was amazing in both worlds! I've been a massive Kaufman fananic for years. This video was amazing.
Jim Cornette was a phenomenal valet and heel, and he is one of the greatest storytellers that have ever existed. Great video because of the story and the personalities involved.
That's how passionate Jim is about wrestling. He didn't even know the camera was rolling (at the end of video) and still told a heart felt, passion filled, & entertaining story.
He may have been a mediocre wrestler, but he definitely knew how to make people engaged and laugh and cheer. Let us all be able to enjoy things like he did. Rest in peace man
I actually had to pause watching because I was crying so hard. To the people who made this happen: Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are angels.
"Is that how they talk down here in MAMPHIS TENNUHSEE MR. LAWLER!??! See Mr. Lawler, you don't have any brains! I'm from Hollywood...I have the brains!"--Andy Kaufman My man was cuttin' s-tier promos 35 years ahead of his time.
I’ve heard this story told a million times by 1000 different perspectives… and it NEVER gets old. The stars aligned when Andy and Lawler found each other
That was genius at the time. Kayfabe was still in absolute effect. I can’t even really watch wrestling that’s on now (well WWE at least) because it’s all gone, the curtain got dropped and it will never happen again.
Keep in mind. Not only did Vince J deny Kaufman, he also thought it wasn't a good idea for Hulk Hogan to take the role of Thunderlips in Rocky 3. And now both men are in the WWE Hall of Fame
Every now and then, on this lost spinning orb in the cosmos along comes a person with a certain level of comfort and confidence who understands the absurdity of our "concerns" as humans are as we "strut and fret our hour upon the stage and then are heard no more" and that person with comedic genius awakens us as to how petty our "concerns" really are...well that's Andy Kaufman.
This is the thing about Andy Kaufman, he was never a Comedian, people thought he was but he never called himself that, he was as Jim said, one of the first Performance Artists, his passion was evoking emotional reactions from people, not just laughter and mirth but irritation, anger, and annoyance as well, and to Andy pro wrestling was the best form of Performance Art ever conceived. Honestly, as a performer, I was never a huge fan of Andy Kaufman, there were a lot of people who didn't get a lot of his acts, and I was one of them, but his run with Jerry Lawler was pure magic. Andy had one of the best minds for wrestling I've ever seen, you could probably count the men with such a grasp for ring psychology on one hand, if Andy had been bigger, if he had any athletic ability at all, and if he hadn't succumbed to cancer, he probably could have been one of the greatest pro wrestlers in history.
Thanks Jim Cornette. You were a great heel back in the day, but that had to be a lot of fun with this rivalry. Andy, in this deal, was able to sell all of it. He, Jerry Jarrett, and Jerry Lawler concocted a perfect scheme.
Go back and watch when Jerry slaps Andy. It’s quick but when Jerry slaps Andy with his right hand he slaps his chest with his left hand for a sound effect(which is common in wrestling, although not as much back then as it is today).
A few things I want to say here is 1. My god, you gotta love the love Jim Cornette has for the glory days of wrestling. You can see it while he's telling this story and not only that, it's his genuine love for this that pulls you in. I was smiling so much watching this and more so, the way Jim tells the story, that my face started to hurt. 2. I'm probably the world's biggest monster truck fan and the fact that I got to be there for the glory days of monster trucks, USHRA, TNT Renegades Series, Camel Mud And Monster Series, I feel so lucky to have been alive and a superfan in those times. I know that's how Jim and that generation feel for wrestling then and that's something I wish I could've been a part of. Those guys all loved it so much and took Kayfabe to be their truth and that passion reached out to the fans as well (case in point, this very story) I wish I could watch wrestling now with my son and be fully immersed in it's believability, but sadly can't. Even my son will sit there going, "Oh man, that spot was awful" I would've loved to have been there for the best days of wrestling as I was the best days for monster trucks. I truly miss Kayfabe. Thank you Vice for doing these shows like you do. I'd even say give Cornette his own Vice show telling these great wrestling stories. I listen to his podcast and would watch a Cornette wrestling stories show too.
Andy did you hear about this one? Andy are you locked in he punch....and Andy are you goofin on Elvis, hey baby, are we losing touch.....and if you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon, if you believed there's nothing up his sleeve then nothing is cool.....and Mr Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling...yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Andy Kaufman was one of the top10 underrated wrestling heels of all time in my opinion. He was so good and together with Jimmy Hart joining forces to overthrow The King of Memphis and The King of Wrestling was priceless. I wish he'd have lived longer but only the good die young. I heard that Tony Clifton continued touring after Andy passed.....what a brave soul that Tony Clifton. Bless his heart.
I've always believed this whole bit is what sold vince jr. On bringing celebrities into the business like he ended up doing with wrestlmainia and mr. T
I see so many people saying this is the best time to be a Wrestling fan. Obviously they didn't grow up in the territory day's. No matter where you lived Wrestling was close by. Damn I miss those day's. But while some watch it to know what happened. I and a lot other watch to reminisce about a day gone by.
As a kid, I was 100% sure that feud was 100% real. It was a brilliant example of two guys knowing and playing their part perfectly. I seen an interview once with Jerry and he said that even Andy’s parents thought it was real. Man, I love the 80’s
Grew up loving the wwf/raw and wrestled in school then got into ring announcing as I grew up and became a stand up comedian. I am now the General Manager of an all inclusive LGBTQ+ Wrestling Ent co. Called “What A Drag” that has Drag Queen performances in between the wrestling. Our wrestlers are pros from all over. It’s incredible! We mix so much comedy and craziness in our shows!!! We don’t conform and we honor the professional wrestling sport. Shoot, we just got AEW’s Sonny Kiss out and are actively working with Rikishi!!! ANDY KAUFMAN OPENED THAT DOOR! He’s so underrated!!! When I was a kid I was obsessed with Jim Carey, and the Kaufman film was so captivating. It inspired me immensely. I’m so glad I got into him, I wouldn’t be where I am without those greats. This whole story is so well told and iconic!!! I’ve never been so excited to hit the share button. ❤️⚡️
Jim has 2 podcasts where he talks all about old wrestling tales. They are always entertaining to listen to. This is, and will always be, one of the best told stories in wrestling.
Cornette Experience & Drive Thru
The man is a living legend!!!!
We don't get much wrestling content on the podcasts anymore but the is some really great stories in the archives
Wish he would film them, it would be so much more popular and more engaging.
Cornette telling wrestling history is something we need more of visually.
The only way is to go to Louisville, KY cause he said his ass ain’t leaving😂
Jim really is keeping the days when wrestling was great and special alive through sharing his memories in longform on his show and others. The man is a treasure.
Indeed
I second that
the closest thing to visuals is those thumbnail art on his youtube videos lol
The fact that he was just telling a story without even knowing the camera was on is so cool of him Jim is awesome
Corny is the GOAT!!! No one on Earth is as knowledgeable and verbose about wrestling as Cornette
RIGHT! Lol He told the story so good and that’s just how he tells it to people, not any emphasis for the camera just pure passion, love it 🙌🏽🔥
It's a Recurring Routine Jim Does on Occasion ... Watch the RF Video Shoot Interview He Hosted with Rip Rogers for an Example of Such
The Preview Should Still be on TH-cam
I think he knew there was a camera...
Jerry lawler, talked about Andy, they were actually good friends, he said Andy told him to make it real, to slap him as hard as he could for the letterman show. They even practice the pile driver and the few moves they did in the ring so he wouldn’t get hurt. When Andy dies Jerry was at his funeral in tears. They were that close
Jim Carey did the same thing during the filming of Man In The Moon. The only difference is that Jerry enjoyed slapping Jim because Carey was a dickhead.
Lmao, Jerry was absolutely not at his funeral. Stop lying. They also never even talked about the slap. This has been talked about to death. There really isn't any excuse to be this ignorant. 😂
They were friends although I never heard about the funeral but it’s probably proof positive that Kaufman didn’t fake his death like it has been speculated. Lawler would have been in on the gag probably.
@@Rjensen2 David Letterman has admitted several times in recent interviews that he was always in on whatever Andy was going to do on his show, including knowing fully what would happen with Lawler. He played along. You're the one who is ignorant. th-cam.com/video/zOwVwiJJ6tQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lWC_F3NdrCvnEvQf
@@Rjensen2it is well document he attended his funeral and was sobbing.
This is what is missing in professional wrestling. The fact that 2 performers could pull off a story to this degree must be recognized and applauded.
People were a lot easier to fool back then too. You couldn’t get away with calling Taker & Kane brothers nowadays.
@@salamisumo2Idk, some might say Americans are as docile as we've ever been. Look at who we chose to run our country. 🤷♂️
You can't compare it. This is over forty years ago. There was no social media or instant communication.
This definitely still happens! Look at the influencers turned boxers etc, also didn't we just have an infamous slap happen on live TV?
@@MrOctober44 exactly. too much of the business has been exposed. We want things to be as "real" as possible (that's why UFC is so big) but I'm not sure it's possible to portray it through wrestling anymore as we used to.
He’s a hell of a story teller. There’s needs to be a series of him just telling old stories. I could watch that for hours
they featured him on Dark Side of the Ring for quite a few episodes. he also has his own podcasts with clips on TH-cam. just search "Jim cornette wrestling history" and there's tons of results
Cornett Has his own podcast
Corny drive thru
He's on TH-cam and Spotify The Jim Cornette experience and Jim Cornettes Drive Thru
There are a couple of videos of him giving the history of JCP its about an hour I think it was called Crockett diaries, interview with Corny and Paul moody(Bearer) that is pretty good and The video quality isnt great and I dont remember the name of corny telling stories in a living room.
Jim Cornette, like Andy Kaufman, is a genius. Both of these guys knew how to work the audience to get deep-seated emotional reactions. There is a fine line between what is real and what is scripted in professional wrestling and these guys had people scratching their heads trying to figure it out!
I hear jc gets mad so easily. Imma assume it's his character.
I will never ever tire of this story. Lawler was amazing through this.
Piledriver Symphony!
They both were
I hear that. It was all so confusing to me as a kid but I loved it. Now looking back on it as an adult, with all the facts out, it's even more confusing and I love it even more.
When I found otu that the whole thing was a work between friends seeing Man on the Moon I cracked up in the theater. Meeting Jerry as well was great.
@Mr.DeStylez I wouldn't mind meeting him. I remember watching the episode about how, tbh, he figured out there's a good chance Lauren Boebert is Stan Lane's kid via very close genetics and he cracked up.
The coffee throw was such a polite gesture by Kaufman too because it wasn’t planned and to make sure he didn’t burn Lawler, he does a fake throw so Lawler sees it coming and then throws it off to the side to protect him.
The coffee wouldn't have been anywhere near hot enough to scald Lawler
Doubt Lawler would be worried about luke warm coffee.
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I think he either was acting like hesitated because he's "afraid" of Lawler or he wasn't sure if he should do this on TV
I saw Lawler interviewed years later in a TH-cam video (look it up). He said it was water and that Andy did that hesitation move to let him know he was going to throw it.
So glad to see corny looking healthy, mans a wrestling encyclopedia and a treasure.
He's gotta make sure his health is in check so he can outlive Vince Russo.
Ding Dang Dong!! I thought that was Marty Shottenheimer!!
@@JackgarPrime Was just about to say that, LoL
@@JackgarPrime God knows that is the absolute focal point of hanging onto the ole' mortal coil, for Corny. 😂 Well played, sir.
jim cornette is truly a wrestling history treasure
He's a treasure period. Love that man
Preach
I hated him when I was a kid and thought wrasslin was real but now I love to hear his stories. Goddamn can that man tell a story
@Mr.DeStylez I will definitely check it out. Thank you. He is definitely one of my favorites now
Cornette is a national treasure.
Everything from his time with WWF and the infamous Dairy Queen incident is golden. Definitely a one of a kind and a treasure for wrestling historians.
BIll Apter too!!!!
It's funny ,I stopped watching Wrestling in 2000 but I listen to his podcasts every week or any shoot interview he does. He's just crazy and has so much knowledge. I don't even know a lot of today's wrestlers but will sit there and listen to him talk about them and matches and I'm hyped about it.
Mark madden says hello
100th like
Who can forget Andy in the ring in Tennessee giving a lesson on how to use a toothbrush??!! Heat magnet!!
The GREATEST story EVER told, I've heard and read and seen a clip of it on T.V.back in the day.I never get tired of hearing this story.R.I.P Andy.
Perhaps you caught part of the movie Man On The Moon about Kaufman? He is played by Jim Carey.
@@dustinschings7042 I saw that movie
I was living in Memphis during this, didn't attend the match though they showed bits of it on the news. We all loved Jerry The King Lawyer, while hating Kaufman at that time.
When they made their appearance on David Letterman and Jerry slapped Andy, it was replayed on all the local stations, we had 3 major ones at that time, for I believe at least 2 days.
It's a fine story, but the greatest story ever told?????? The Iliad, Moby Dick, Shakespeare? I guess not.
@@conniecarroll747 I was there. Every Monday night. Never seen the colosseum crowd that worked up before.
Jim is one of the greatest story teller of all time, I love all his broadcasts. RIP Andy
Cornette is a fantastic story-teller.
Props for the amazing storytelling by Jim. These stories are solid gold
I saw the whole thing at like 14 years old and at the time it was crazy. This dude Kaufman was man-handling these women on TV it was crazy and I was a David letterman fan for some reason since 12 and I felt real anxiety when they came on the show. After that everyone thought Kaufman died from the injuries of wrestling Lawler and wrestling exploded! WWF,WCW,NWA,and Glow. It was nuts. I believe this rivalry is the reason for Wrestling being the juggernaut it's been over the last 35 years.
More Cornette clips please
It's amazing that Andy was such a trail blazer in stand up comedy. AND he did all of this with wrestling. It's a Michael Jordan switching to baseball level movie; except for the fact that Andy was amazing in both worlds!
I've been a massive Kaufman fananic for years. This video was amazing.
Andy Kaufman needs to be inducted into the WWE hall of fame for celebrities.
As does Jim cornette
They finally inducted him,
Andy being a fan of pro wrestling made an awesome story with the King Lawler!
Jim Cornette was a phenomenal valet and heel, and he is one of the greatest storytellers that have ever existed. Great video because of the story and the personalities involved.
Valet eh
I never know what this channel is going to post but I’m never disappointed 😅❤
Jim Cornette is a real time capsule for wrestling, we all need to be grateful while we still got him. 💪🏾🙏🏾
I love that man. His podcasts are actually a highlight of my week
That's how passionate Jim is about wrestling. He didn't even know the camera was rolling (at the end of video) and still told a heart felt, passion filled, & entertaining story.
God I love Jim Cornette
He's a national treasure in my book
Best work in wrestling history.
Andy Kaufman will always make me sad when thinking about him.
What a great artist and his "rivalry" with Jerry will always be unforgettable!
He may have been a mediocre wrestler, but he definitely knew how to make people engaged and laugh and cheer. Let us all be able to enjoy things like he did. Rest in peace man
I actually had to pause watching because I was crying so hard. To the people who made this happen: Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are angels.
thank you for this. Kaufman vs Lawler was pure Gold. The Beginning of sports entertainment. Revolutionary Stuff. the Tale of a Legend.
"Is that how they talk down here in MAMPHIS TENNUHSEE MR. LAWLER!??! See Mr. Lawler, you don't have any brains! I'm from Hollywood...I have the brains!"--Andy Kaufman
My man was cuttin' s-tier promos 35 years ahead of his time.
Gotta love That Jim Cornette. He brings you into the story that he's telling like you were the kid he was when it happened.
I’ve heard this story told a million times by 1000 different perspectives… and it NEVER gets old. The stars aligned when Andy and Lawler found each other
Great to see Cornette on camera happy and healthy!
"I'm gonna send you back to the kitchen where you belong" LOL. Better promo than most wrestlers today
You’d get “cancelled” for saying that today 😂
This was the best piece of vice reporting that they've done in years.
Huge fan of jim. I love when he tells wrestling stories I could listen for hours.
Jim can really tell a story. This man bleeds wrestling and one of the best managers of all time.
That was genius at the time. Kayfabe was still in absolute effect. I can’t even really watch wrestling that’s on now (well WWE at least) because it’s all gone, the curtain got dropped and it will never happen again.
I love that Andy framed the checks. He didn't care about his payday, he was happy he had proof that he was a real wrestler.
Hearing that he never cashed the checks made me tear up a little
There will never be another Andy, he was a true legend, rest in peace.
Along with his favorite wrestler Buddy Rogers!
I met Bill at a indie show! It as a shame his WOW magazine didn’t last. Best pictures I ever seen.
The greatest wrestling promos of all time. Hands down
Had Andy been alive when Vince Jr. went national. God imagine Andy Kaufman and Roddy Piper together against Hogan.
"I'm gonna have you scrubbin' the potato..." LOL
2:21
You know they had to edit out 20 minutes of Corny ranting about Vince Jr “killing the business twice over” with his phoniness in the 80s lol
Don't forget a Vince Russo rant 😂
Keep in mind.
Not only did Vince J deny Kaufman, he also thought it wasn't a good idea for Hulk Hogan to take the role of Thunderlips in Rocky 3.
And now both men are in the WWE Hall of Fame
Andy Kaufman needs to go into the WWE HOF!!!
Not really
Corny is great. Love his story telling and a brilliant wrestling mind. The best manager ever in wrestling next to Bobby Heanan
Every now and then, on this lost spinning orb in the cosmos along comes a person with a certain level of comfort and confidence who understands the absurdity of our "concerns" as humans are as we "strut and fret our hour upon the stage and then are heard no more" and that person with comedic genius awakens us as to how petty our "concerns" really are...well that's Andy Kaufman.
The greatest work in the history of wrestling.
This is the thing about Andy Kaufman, he was never a Comedian, people thought he was but he never called himself that, he was as Jim said, one of the first Performance Artists, his passion was evoking emotional reactions from people, not just laughter and mirth but irritation, anger, and annoyance as well, and to Andy pro wrestling was the best form of Performance Art ever conceived. Honestly, as a performer, I was never a huge fan of Andy Kaufman, there were a lot of people who didn't get a lot of his acts, and I was one of them, but his run with Jerry Lawler was pure magic. Andy had one of the best minds for wrestling I've ever seen, you could probably count the men with such a grasp for ring psychology on one hand, if Andy had been bigger, if he had any athletic ability at all, and if he hadn't succumbed to cancer, he probably could have been one of the greatest pro wrestlers in history.
Please give this guy his own series. PLEASE
I love that they use Corny for a lot of their docs. Good on you, Vice! 👍
Thanks Jim Cornette. You were a great heel back in the day, but that had to be a lot of fun with this rivalry. Andy, in this deal, was able to sell all of it. He, Jerry Jarrett, and Jerry Lawler concocted a perfect scheme.
7:05 That looks like a helluva slam. Jerry using his left hand to flip him harder, looking like he's about to land on his head. 🤕
Second only to Bobby The Brain Heenan...Andy Kaufman is the greatest professional wrestling heel of all time.
And both would wear neck braces for months. Kaufman after his match with Lawler. Heenan after his debate with Ken Patera.
@@mrg8581 What's better than the Wrestling foam neck brace?
Pat Macfee recently wore one for a week after his first match too.
Damn, Corny's looking good & fit
Go back and watch when Jerry slaps Andy. It’s quick but when Jerry slaps Andy with his right hand he slaps his chest with his left hand for a sound effect(which is common in wrestling, although not as much back then as it is today).
5:48 Andy had a young Larry David and Kramer as his backup??? Hollywood's Nash and Hall
Kauffman’s vignettes insulting the people of Memphis were actually filmed in Lawlers backyard.
God, imagine the story if he knew they were rolling
I just struck me how much Andy Kaufman resembles former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic.
Andy Kaufman was an absolute genius. Decades ahead of his time. Greatest troll ever.
This was probably 17hrs before Vice cut it down.
A few things I want to say here is 1. My god, you gotta love the love Jim Cornette has for the glory days of wrestling. You can see it while he's telling this story and not only that, it's his genuine love for this that pulls you in. I was smiling so much watching this and more so, the way Jim tells the story, that my face started to hurt. 2. I'm probably the world's biggest monster truck fan and the fact that I got to be there for the glory days of monster trucks, USHRA, TNT Renegades Series, Camel Mud And Monster Series, I feel so lucky to have been alive and a superfan in those times. I know that's how Jim and that generation feel for wrestling then and that's something I wish I could've been a part of. Those guys all loved it so much and took Kayfabe to be their truth and that passion reached out to the fans as well (case in point, this very story) I wish I could watch wrestling now with my son and be fully immersed in it's believability, but sadly can't. Even my son will sit there going, "Oh man, that spot was awful" I would've loved to have been there for the best days of wrestling as I was the best days for monster trucks. I truly miss Kayfabe. Thank you Vice for doing these shows like you do. I'd even say give Cornette his own Vice show telling these great wrestling stories. I listen to his podcast and would watch a Cornette wrestling stories show too.
Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler: The greatest comedy team of alltime.
I can't help cracking up when he sends me back to the kitchen where I belong! 😂😂😂
Andy did you hear about this one? Andy are you locked in he punch....and Andy are you goofin on Elvis, hey baby, are we losing touch.....and if you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon, if you believed there's nothing up his sleeve then nothing is cool.....and Mr Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling...yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman was one of the top10 underrated wrestling heels of all time in my opinion. He was so good and together with Jimmy Hart joining forces to overthrow The King of Memphis and The King of Wrestling was priceless. I wish he'd have lived longer but only the good die young. I heard that Tony Clifton continued touring after Andy passed.....what a brave soul that Tony Clifton. Bless his heart.
I've always believed this whole bit is what sold vince jr. On bringing celebrities into the business like he ended up doing with wrestlmainia and mr. T
I loved Andy’s Elvis impersonation more than anyone.
It was Elvis’ favorite
Such an epic story!
I see so many people saying this is the best time to be a Wrestling fan. Obviously they didn't grow up in the territory day's. No matter where you lived Wrestling was close by. Damn I miss those day's. But while some watch it to know what happened. I and a lot other watch to reminisce about a day gone by.
The territories was way more fun and even stiffer rougher wrestling than today.
I'd love to see a series's that delves deep through Kaufman's career and its characters.
I wish Jim would do this more often
Who doesn't LOVE'EM a BIG MUG of JiM !!! HISTORIAN & Living Legend of the RING!! His Channel is a Hoot 🦉!!
Loved this! Good to see Jim Cornette telling stories like an Old man round a camp fire! No one tells it better
Andy told Dave. Letterman knew what was going to happen.
Jim should of been an actor. I'm surprised he's never been asked to do any kind of roles.
Just imagine if Kaufman was a full time heel manager. He would have been one of the greats
before the name came up, I thought "That dude looks like a healthy Jim Cornette."
Man is looking great for a dinosaur
This guy has waited his whole life to tell the world this story lol. He's a master.
Always a great day when Corny is talking on camera!
Love jim Cornette
I grew up watching the matches in Memphis. It was better than any of the modern ones. Lawler was a great guy!
Jim's memory is incredible !
Hire Jim to do his own show!! Recorded just like this!!
@vice when will the full episides be on TH-cam or Hulu for those of us who don't have cable?
Great storytelling!
As a kid, I was 100% sure that feud was 100% real. It was a brilliant example of two guys knowing and playing their part perfectly. I seen an interview once with Jerry and he said that even Andy’s parents thought it was real. Man, I love the 80’s
Same here lol. After the Letterman incident a lot more people did too.
Andy Kaufman needs to be in the WWE hall of fame as an active performer and not as a celebrity.
I grew up watching 'Taxi,' with Andy Kaufman as Latka. I was a huge fan & also watched the wrestling & up to his demise.
Beautiful!…rest in peace andy Kaufman, and prayers up for the the king as well! 😢
I love how this is pretty much the dark side of the ring take on this territory episode.
Grew up loving the wwf/raw and wrestled in school then got into ring announcing as I grew up and became a stand up comedian. I am now the General Manager of an all inclusive LGBTQ+ Wrestling Ent co. Called “What A Drag” that has Drag Queen performances in between the wrestling. Our wrestlers are pros from all over. It’s incredible! We mix so much comedy and craziness in our shows!!! We don’t conform and we honor the professional wrestling sport. Shoot, we just got AEW’s Sonny Kiss out and are actively working with Rikishi!!! ANDY KAUFMAN OPENED THAT DOOR! He’s so underrated!!! When I was a kid I was obsessed with Jim Carey, and the Kaufman film was so captivating. It inspired me immensely. I’m so glad I got into him, I wouldn’t be where I am without those greats. This whole story is so well told and iconic!!! I’ve never been so excited to hit the share button. ❤️⚡️