Jim Cornette on The Yokozuna Documentary on WWE Network

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From Episode 367 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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  • @WyattHolliday
    @WyattHolliday3 жыл бұрын

    A friend of mine says that when he was a kid, he thought the Bonzai Drop killed people, because you never saw the job guys again, lol.

  • @user-sb2tb9oe7d

    @user-sb2tb9oe7d

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was right.

  • @Beer_Baron_

    @Beer_Baron_

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sayonara

  • @MRGTOLS1

    @MRGTOLS1

    3 жыл бұрын

    And that WAS the magic of wrestling Too bad it is shit nowadays

  • @loggerbomb

    @loggerbomb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MRGTOLS1 me and my buddy keep saying how we wish they would go back to having jobbers. Split the roster up, have two separate shows and give guys chunks of time off to stay healthy and fresh. Meanwhile you have the stars on program getting built up squashing job guys and the only time they really face other stars is in the actual main events and ppvs. Sadly WWE and most modern wrestling has become a formula where they dont even need stars, just plug and play with any given body available. No long term build ups needed or any coherent story arcs for that matter. Its more a rarity now these days you have an arc that stays coherent.

  • @shamarbeckham2643

    @shamarbeckham2643

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@loggerbomb I’ve been saying the same thing! There was nothing like when they introduced a new wrestler against a jobber and they absolutely wash them! Enhancement talent never got the respect they should, some of the bumps they’d take were devastating.

  • @user-do2ev2hr7h
    @user-do2ev2hr7h3 жыл бұрын

    Even though it's actually something of a tragic thing, I can't help but smile whenever I think of Yoko and Vader plotting a Mission Impossible style scheme to score some fried chicken.

  • @jimfaust6342

    @jimfaust6342

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @Supervillain725

    @Supervillain725

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mark Henry said that he was one of Yoko's gofers and he'd get Yoko buckets of chicken.

  • @positively_broad_st3780

    @positively_broad_st3780

    3 жыл бұрын

    They discovered the wonder of Bojangles...

  • @Supervillain725

    @Supervillain725

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@positively_broad_st3780 Popeye's and Publix are better.

  • @nevermindgaming6848

    @nevermindgaming6848

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nia probably had a bucket of kfc before her match

  • @MilMaska
    @MilMaska3 жыл бұрын

    Sean Oliver: "Yoko flew Coach ?" Kevin Nash: "Hell yea he did" Sean Oliver: "How ?" Kevin Nash: "He bought two seats"

  • @JGD185

    @JGD185

    3 жыл бұрын

    That must have been so hard for Yoko cause he couldn't use the bathroom. I guess he made sure to get it all out before flying.

  • @philbarlow9041

    @philbarlow9041

    3 жыл бұрын

    There a story where they curtain off some of backseat with blankets on a plane as he was desperate to go toilet

  • @williamwest9204

    @williamwest9204

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JGD185 same problem with Andre. Just different spectrum. Yoko too wide, Andre too tall

  • @chubbycatfish4573

    @chubbycatfish4573

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JGD185 He just shat between the seats.

  • @MrSpeed-lt8gr

    @MrSpeed-lt8gr

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JGD185 I had a chance to fly on a plane once with Konishiki, who at his prime as a sumo wrestler was 600 pounds. I thought the same thing! No way was he going to the latrine.

  • @samoanjoseph1457
    @samoanjoseph14573 жыл бұрын

    Well, that's another reason to love Yoko: he got Corny paid royalties.

  • @CarloisBuriedAlive
    @CarloisBuriedAlive3 жыл бұрын

    The best thing in wrestling right now seems to be the WWE Network documentaries. Filming everything for decades is finally paying off lol

  • @brandonsmith94194

    @brandonsmith94194

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. I love all the backstage footage.

  • @retroshane8844

    @retroshane8844

    3 жыл бұрын

    100 percent agree, but the products been so poor for such a long time, what are they going to be doing documentaries on in 10 years.

  • @CarloisBuriedAlive

    @CarloisBuriedAlive

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@retroshane8844 think of it this way - it’s 2021 and they just made an excellent documentary about just one guy who wrestled for the WWE from mid 92 to late 96, so we have plenty of material to work with lol

  • @retroshane8844

    @retroshane8844

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@CarloisBuriedAlive Haha that's true, but they won't have much to pick from 2006 onwards lol.

  • @bradpaton3927

    @bradpaton3927

    3 жыл бұрын

    They'll release a documentary titled, "Who Was Kizarny?"

  • @drewc7239
    @drewc72393 жыл бұрын

    When yokos uncle said “sorry brudda for not taking care of your son” I shed a tear..

  • @Blackfeet

    @Blackfeet

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yokozuna clearly had depression where other wrestlers turned to pain killers or infidelity he turned to food for comfort. That was truly a sad moment. In the end there's only so much [his uncle] you can give and if the person doesn't want help there's nothing you can ultimately do -- it's his life.

  • @jamesteegardner2273

    @jamesteegardner2273

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Blackfeet So true. Addiction is a bitch and it can manifest in many different ways. Food addiction has to be one of the cruelest ways because if you're a pill head (like I once was), you can just stop taking pills, but food, you can't avoid that.

  • @jjthapyro4130

    @jjthapyro4130

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Shawn Stuckey Clark Roman Reigns Dad is Sika.

  • @jjthapyro4130

    @jjthapyro4130

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Shawn Stuckey Clark Ohhh ok

  • @chadog900
    @chadog9003 жыл бұрын

    "Make a Difference" Yoko paying Rikishi's light bills

  • @81rbutler

    @81rbutler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rikishi blows things up bigger than they were. "I couldn't pay my heating bill." He was a WWE wrestler. Where was the money going? Pretty sketchy.

  • @chadog900

    @chadog900

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@81rbutler Firstly, he was a WWF wrestler, there were no guaranteed contracts prior to Hall and Nash nWo times and even well after with Vince. When Yoko was a headliner, Jr. Fatu went through a bunch of crap gimmicks, a step above a jobber. Business was also down and the top guys made max $400K, Razor always pushed Bret to demand money. Those were top guys, imagine being a low-midcarder with road expenses like motels/gas/car rentals. Yeah, I doubt Kish was kayfabing tears to push a WWE network doc.

  • @erickennedy5993

    @erickennedy5993

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@81rbutler WWF was not making money until, winter 97. Top guys was barley making money . Rinkishi was on. B level tours. And , was barley on PPV that was were money was at time. House shows , and merch was down during new generation era.

  • @erickennedy5993

    @erickennedy5993

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@chadog900 Scott Hall needs blame his buddy for not drawing as champ

  • @n0m4nic

    @n0m4nic

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@erickennedy5993 I guess you could say, the top guys didn't have the, hops, for it..

  • @Maestro..
    @Maestro..3 жыл бұрын

    Corny is surly and foul-mouthed 99% of the time, but I love when he gets into "documentary mode" because he usually makes a lot of great comments

  • @robinblake5054

    @robinblake5054

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is why I prefer hearing the old wrestling stories to the AEW and WWE reviews.

  • @williamwest9204

    @williamwest9204

    3 жыл бұрын

    Still a few fucks and shits but its always appropriately placed

  • @yoshaable

    @yoshaable

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's the main reason I watch his stuff at this point

  • @nanofate8662

    @nanofate8662

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@robinblake5054 Cause he is talking stuff he actually knows. Jim admits to not keeping up with both AEW and WWE(Not to mention that he skips certain wrestlers in the first place), leaving him out of context on a lot of stuff. Jim the historian is great. Jim the modern critic isn't worth giving attention to.

  • @brettsix2027

    @brettsix2027

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love Corny the historian. That’s why I keep coming back.

  • @ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother
    @ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother3 жыл бұрын

    I haven’t seen the documentary, but I’’ve heard of the story of Yoko helping out Rikishi back with his bills on Livewire in 2000. That story has remained fresh with me.

  • @JGD185

    @JGD185

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was in 2000? That's odd cause wasn't Rikishi in the midcard with 2 Cool or feuding with Austin then? He had to be making good money at that point

  • @ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother

    @ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JGD185 Rikishi had told the story about Yoko helping him and his family on Livewire in 2000.

  • @RichSmithson

    @RichSmithson

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joere-uploader5766 Yeah Rikishi mentioned in the Doco it was when Yoko got his monster push in 92/93 when Kish was in the head shrinkers. Yoko main evented 2 Wrestlemanias so he would have been paid very well especially the one with Hogan.

  • @Yellowrose71
    @Yellowrose713 жыл бұрын

    I felt so bad when Sika said he felt he had let his brother down by not looking out for his son, Rodney(Yoko). He did his best. I love watching the Anaoi’ family.

  • @CarloisBuriedAlive

    @CarloisBuriedAlive

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s sad/crazy to see that he’s been holding that guilt inside for twenty years now

  • @el-youtub3r402

    @el-youtub3r402

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CarloisBuriedAlive oh snap i had imagined he died back in the late 90's

  • @KHayes666

    @KHayes666

    3 жыл бұрын

    That made me sad because its not Sika's fault. Rodney was a grown man responsible for his own actions.

  • @elreyyakko

    @elreyyakko

    Жыл бұрын

    That was sad, you can see hes broken from it.

  • @1776Sledge
    @1776Sledge3 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad Yoko is getting love. Just give me a Yoko dvd already.

  • @michaelriverajr8891

    @michaelriverajr8891

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't think wwe does DVD anymore because they have the wwe network

  • @toffeenut1336

    @toffeenut1336

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’d really like that

  • @FORCESN95S
    @FORCESN95S3 жыл бұрын

    350 lb Yoko = Umaga. R.I.P. to both.

  • @carloshidalgo8943

    @carloshidalgo8943

    3 жыл бұрын

    that's insane, and to think yokozuna is not the heaviest wrestler ever

  • @craigmcfadden6538

    @craigmcfadden6538

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Jordan Willett agree 10000% ....dumb comment by a newbie

  • @TheDemonCaine

    @TheDemonCaine

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Jordan Willett He didn't suck.

  • @TheDemonCaine

    @TheDemonCaine

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Jordan Willett Yeah he was.

  • @mariomorales786

    @mariomorales786

    3 жыл бұрын

    Remember umaga cost Vince mcmahon his hair of course umaga got buried.

  • @chadk890
    @chadk8903 жыл бұрын

    Yoko is the true Tribal Chief

  • @CockyBalboa
    @CockyBalboa3 жыл бұрын

    So the "Head of the table" really isn't a gimmick.

  • @TheSnareguitar
    @TheSnareguitar3 жыл бұрын

    Stu Hart never stretched anyone like he did Helen. 12 kids!

  • @KomradeKrusher

    @KomradeKrusher

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damn, that had me actually laughing out loud... good one.

  • @TheSnareguitar

    @TheSnareguitar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, sir!

  • @thejkyle

    @thejkyle

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @craigugulini3920

    @craigugulini3920

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @Mr.Slaughter

    @Mr.Slaughter

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could like this twice.

  • @dominiquejones3805
    @dominiquejones38053 жыл бұрын

    I still remember using Yokozuna on the old WWF games. Him, Vader and Bam Bam Bigelow were so dope

  • @TheNeonParadox
    @TheNeonParadox3 жыл бұрын

    Every time WWE Network does documentaries like these, their production team knocks it out of the park. Especially the editing (the unsung heroes of all movies and television). They could make a documentary about a cat that fell off the couch onto a pillow and make me cry.

  • @MrSpeed-lt8gr

    @MrSpeed-lt8gr

    3 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree, Captain. Those network production guys and gals do such an amazing job.

  • @GlorifiedTruth

    @GlorifiedTruth

    3 жыл бұрын

    In your defense, that cat landed wrong and really messed up her neck.

  • @simsingh8492

    @simsingh8492

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agree amazing stuff.

  • @CraigSmithII

    @CraigSmithII

    3 жыл бұрын

    The documentaries would be even better if Bruce Pritchard wasn't chiming in too much

  • @simsingh8492

    @simsingh8492

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CraigSmithII I think he did well. They just didn’t have cornette to commentate.

  • @alexanderanderson6605
    @alexanderanderson66053 жыл бұрын

    Ah, shit Cornette got a jacked neck because of Yokozuna. Yet no contempt and nothing but love for Yokozuna. Shows you how great a person Yoko was and how highly Jim and his peers thought of him.

  • @ItsAVolcano
    @ItsAVolcano3 жыл бұрын

    I think the fact Yoko died from an eating disorder instead of heavy drug abuse made the WWE far more willing to just tell the truth about his life. Especially since it's well documented that they kept trying to help him with it and the fact almost nobody would blame the WWE for Yoko's addiction.

  • @XombieLejon66

    @XombieLejon66

    3 жыл бұрын

    Someone made a point that while WWE didn't actually cause Yoko's food addiction. It certainly didn't curb it. Possible part of the reason it got so bad was this idea that the company made him a major star and promoted him as an attraction specifically because he was so heavy. And maybe in his mind, if Yokozuna got physically smaller, he wouldn't be Yokozuna anymore.

  • @youngtate3891

    @youngtate3891

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@XombieLejon66 they did try to curb his eating. They sent him home to go to a weight loss clinic & it didn't help at all. But sure, blame WWE for him not losing weight cuz personal accountability doesn't exist anymore.

  • @XombieLejon66

    @XombieLejon66

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@youngtate3891 I'm not saying WWE didnt try to help him later on nor that Yoko shouldnt bear any responsibility, I'm saying the idea of being massively overweight = successful gimmick and major star may have been part of his thinking process.

  • @lage1984

    @lage1984

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@youngtate3891 i'm pretty sure wwe are to blame for everything bad in the world, so, maybe just accept it ok?

  • @bradpaton3927

    @bradpaton3927

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, Mister Clancy, they accepted millions in Saudi Arabian blood money; so, it fits.

  • @MrSpeed-lt8gr
    @MrSpeed-lt8gr3 жыл бұрын

    The current WWE shows aren’t the best. But they are doing such a great job on the network with their documentaries.

  • @fc775

    @fc775

    3 жыл бұрын

    Current wwe suck but docs and video packages are great

  • @TheSportsfan35

    @TheSportsfan35

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Eric John Schwab, & that's the sad state of affairs for Vince's company, is that the quality of the booking & current direction of the talent is piss poor whereas the documentaries are great.

  • @bradpaton3927

    @bradpaton3927

    3 жыл бұрын

    WWE cares more ~ the pasThan the present and the future and they rub their audiences faces in iToo. That's why Seth Rollins told Braun Strowman in the Men's 2021 Royal Rumble match that Edge & Christian aren'The future.

  • @craigusselman546
    @craigusselman5463 жыл бұрын

    Yoko was so funny selling how he was terrified of the casket in those Taker matches. RIP Rodney he had so much potential.

  • @bradpaton3927

    @bradpaton3927

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was WWF Champion; so, he fulfilled his potential.

  • @KHayes666

    @KHayes666

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bradpaton3927 He died at 34. He could have gone on a LOT longer had he got his weight under control.

  • @ChristopherJames1993

    @ChristopherJames1993

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bradpaton3927 wow. He won it, then lost it straight away to Hogan. Then wins it again and does basically nothing with it.

  • @hippienizz
    @hippienizz3 жыл бұрын

    That doc really broke my heart, just imagining what could have been if his addiction hadn't controlled him so much

  • @RyanPelley1

    @RyanPelley1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely. If he had stayed the same size as he was during his debut, even if he was already large, I'd like to imagine he would still be alive.

  • @hippienizz

    @hippienizz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RyanPelley1 his athleticism at that size, just outstanding

  • @JGD185

    @JGD185

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine what he could have been doing at 250 lbs, he would have been moving like Shawn Michaels

  • @CarloisBuriedAlive
    @CarloisBuriedAlive3 жыл бұрын

    **My sister and I watching the Icons episode. Footage from one of Yokozuna’s last indie matches plays with voiceover about how sad it was to see him perform in such a limited way** My sister: “Still better than anything I’ve seen from Nia Jax.”

  • @joeyzapata6786

    @joeyzapata6786

    3 жыл бұрын

    LMFAO!

  • @thekidfromiowa

    @thekidfromiowa

    3 жыл бұрын

    TBH it was pitiful seeing footage of him working those outlaw mud shows with 20 people in the bleachers considering he main evented two consecutive Wrestlemanias.

  • @CarloisBuriedAlive

    @CarloisBuriedAlive

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thekidfromiowa yes, guy had an addiction that took its toll on every aspect of his life and he just couldn’t stop, sad to see

  • @j.styles8977
    @j.styles89773 жыл бұрын

    This felt like WWEs version of Dark side of the Ring. Great Documentary!

  • @randylynch4330

    @randylynch4330

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think The Icons series is going to be there answer to that series.

  • @michaelriverajr8891

    @michaelriverajr8891

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wonder if Vince has seen any episodes of dark side of the Ring

  • @TheJuise26
    @TheJuise263 жыл бұрын

    Man I was such a huge fan of Yoko, he was so damn good

  • @CamSTL
    @CamSTL3 жыл бұрын

    8:20 I remember watching Yoko flattening that job guy who was rumored to have mouthed off to Fuji backstage 😱😱😱

  • @HkFinn83

    @HkFinn83

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like the kind if ‘rumor’ somebody made up to make a guy look like less of an asshole.

  • @Run187
    @Run1873 жыл бұрын

    Rodney, from what I've read was one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. And what an athlete for someone so big..

  • @TheSportsfan35

    @TheSportsfan35

    3 жыл бұрын

    @run 187, the Samoan's are all awesome people.

  • @StevePTFOx49
    @StevePTFOx493 жыл бұрын

    Brian Last is the epitome of the "you all don't see wrestling like I do" fan.

  • @ChristopherJames1993
    @ChristopherJames19933 жыл бұрын

    "Yoko jumped on me. I've been hit harder with pillows." True professionalism.

  • @user-cx9gq2ud6t
    @user-cx9gq2ud6t3 жыл бұрын

    I miss all the talented really big guys. Yoko, Bam, Vader, Earthquake, Bundy etc we need guys like that to work with all the tiny guys in the business now.

  • @michaelriverajr8891

    @michaelriverajr8891

    3 жыл бұрын

    We do have Keith Lee

  • @pooddescrewch8718
    @pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын

    Yokozuna was a believeable World Champion .

  • @Pogo113
    @Pogo1133 жыл бұрын

    I had a friend upwards of 400 pounds and he got hospitalized, they gave him a diuretic and he lost 35 pounds of water weight in 3 days

  • @gator9339

    @gator9339

    3 жыл бұрын

    How's he doing now?

  • @Mike_jones32

    @Mike_jones32

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gator9339 probably still shittin

  • @thevirus7368

    @thevirus7368

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gator9339 not notice how he said " I had " lol 😆

  • @mollyanderson657
    @mollyanderson657 Жыл бұрын

    Men like Yokozuna, Dlo Brown, Big Show and Bam Bam bigelow really were a special kind of talent that is rare in today's wrestling.

  • @miguelcolmenares3134
    @miguelcolmenares31343 жыл бұрын

    It was awesome! Really reminded you of how iconic he truly was. RIP.

  • @davidmreyes77
    @davidmreyes773 жыл бұрын

    Would have loved to have seen Yoko get his weight manageable to see him live longer of course and also wrestle through the Attitude era and beyond.

  • @kclovesgaming
    @kclovesgaming3 жыл бұрын

    The doc was so well done. I hope everyone gets to check it out. 🙌

  • @jakenavatka9431
    @jakenavatka94313 жыл бұрын

    Awesome side story about Jim having to fight for his royalties from WWE towards the end of this. RIP Yokozuna as well too, of coarse.

  • @pocketspore
    @pocketspore3 жыл бұрын

    There's a part really early on that made me laugh out loud, when Rikishi is talking about Yoko and his dad he mentions his dad would whoop his ass if he got out of line "but in a good way, a Samoan way" If you've had any experience with Islander families you'll know how terrifying that idea is

  • @iBMcFly
    @iBMcFly3 жыл бұрын

    I wish he wouldn’t have waited until 1996 to start talking, and they would have done more with his crew he had with Taker. Yoko and Owen Hart are one of my favorite tag teams ever!

  • @tempestfennac9687

    @tempestfennac9687

    3 жыл бұрын

    It would have required a lot of alignment changes but do you think a Cliq vs. Bone Street Crew feud would have been a good idea for an onscreen angle?

  • @dominiquejones3805

    @dominiquejones3805

    3 жыл бұрын

    The worked gr8

  • @bryanrose4850
    @bryanrose48503 жыл бұрын

    Jericho wishes he had Yokozuna s cardio

  • @Sp3ar.

    @Sp3ar.

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yoko looked better at 500lbs than Jericho looks at *insert current weight here*

  • @Lazy-Monkey

    @Lazy-Monkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hell, I wish I had Yokozuna's cardio.

  • @bryanrose4850

    @bryanrose4850

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Lazy-Monkey me too

  • @chadk890

    @chadk890

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yoko vs Bret was the best match of Wrestlemania 9 .

  • @OongTheLastAirbender

    @OongTheLastAirbender

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Sp3ar. lmao

  • @ShelCorporation
    @ShelCorporation3 жыл бұрын

    Yokozuna may be the most underrated WWE Champion of all time. Main evented two Wrestlemanias in a row, and he beat Hogan in the early 90s. First wrestler to win the Royal Rumble with the Wrestlemania stipulation.

  • @kenneyoakwood1293

    @kenneyoakwood1293

    2 жыл бұрын

    Man....Yoko was unstoppable to me as a kid. I damn near cried when Bret beat him...it was like a dream. It felt like he never lost

  • @gumdeo

    @gumdeo

    2 жыл бұрын

    That was the Royal Rumble where Savage tried to pin him, for some strange reason.

  • @ragejinraver
    @ragejinraver3 жыл бұрын

    Yokozuna was the man RIP big Man

  • @KomradeKrusher
    @KomradeKrusher3 жыл бұрын

    I still remember how much in awe I was even as a kid at Yoko's athleticism at his size. Even my older brother, who always made fun of my love for wrestling was seriously impressed by Yoko's superkick. Learning what a loss he meant to so many of his fellow wrestlers lafter he died made it even harder that he was gone. Hearing Taker talk about Yoko nearly breaks my heart every damn time.

  • @dominiquejones3805

    @dominiquejones3805

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was so graceful 4 his size

  • @andydurazo5337
    @andydurazo53373 жыл бұрын

    Had the pleasure of meeting him. He was such a nice guy. One of the few that I cried when heard of his passing.

  • @yojoeski
    @yojoeski3 жыл бұрын

    I had weight loss surgery in December 2020. Sleeve gastrectomy is the name of the procedure. It's very touch and go for the first 3-4 weeks after surgery while you're healing and your new stomach doesn't fully heal for about 90 days because the staples are permanent and have to be healed over. But with that said, I believe that anyone who has that surgery who is still young enough to be physically active would likely be cleared to take bumps after around 4-6 months tops.

  • @Mr.Majestic77
    @Mr.Majestic773 жыл бұрын

    You can see that Jim Cornette is impartial to Bruce Prichard. Bruce Prichard is pretty much Vince Russo with more wrestling background lol.

  • @alagass6466
    @alagass64663 жыл бұрын

    This thumbnail had me laughing, RIP Yoko

  • @adamkoindustries88
    @adamkoindustries883 жыл бұрын

    “I was f***ing the manager of your heavyweight and tag team champions.” Funny, I thought he WAS the manager...

  • @feedthefatrabbit1073
    @feedthefatrabbit10733 жыл бұрын

    Yokozuna was one of the most fearsome wrestlers I can remember from my childhood. The guy was a phenomenal performer. The Bonzai Drop is the ultimate finisher. Anyone ever kick out???

  • @jamesburns248
    @jamesburns2483 жыл бұрын

    I want to check this documentary out now, it sounds excellent. I remember Yoko's emergence in the wwf in 1992/93, he was an awesome spectacle.

  • @Smeeeeeghead
    @Smeeeeeghead3 жыл бұрын

    This was a good documentary. Yokozuna and the whole Anoa'i family are fascinating people like the Harts and the Rhodes family.

  • @Tizzo1982
    @Tizzo19823 жыл бұрын

    Man, even this is a hard listen because you can tell Jim really love Yokozuna.

  • @el-youtub3r402
    @el-youtub3r4023 жыл бұрын

    19:50 onwards is why I love Jim, and I keep coming back to this channel!!!

  • @ryandempsey3173
    @ryandempsey31733 жыл бұрын

    For as much as Corney, Russo, and Pritchard go round and round with each other, seems like they're All on the same page in regards to Yoko. Everyone loved him..

  • @gumdeo

    @gumdeo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Rodney was a great human being.

  • @travismcdonald6576
    @travismcdonald65763 жыл бұрын

    Love it when Mr. Last rags on Prichard.

  • @mrcarlthe4th

    @mrcarlthe4th

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just jealous you gotta be a real scumbag to make it up in the wrestling business.

  • @sinicalypse

    @sinicalypse

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's Mr. Great Last to you.

  • @Pogo113
    @Pogo1133 жыл бұрын

    I started watching this when I was half asleep. What I saw was great, I need to finish this.

  • @CraigSmithII
    @CraigSmithII3 жыл бұрын

    Jim Ross told a story about them being at Taker's house in Nashville & Taker would deep fry Yoko turkey tails. Yoko would be sitting at the table eating fried turkey tails by himself & he would dip them in mayo

  • @robertspivey8446

    @robertspivey8446

    3 жыл бұрын

    I live in San Francisco turkey 🦃 tails are always on Samoan plates it's true

  • @CraigSmithII

    @CraigSmithII

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@robertspivey8446 The 1st I heard about turkey tails was on JR's podcast. I wouldn't mind trying them though

  • @allgelliebeaneverything1247
    @allgelliebeaneverything12473 жыл бұрын

    Loved it from beginning til end...great doc 💜RIP Yoko

  • @siqaraminmassaquoi1999
    @siqaraminmassaquoi19993 жыл бұрын

    I had just watched the documentary the other day and was wondering when Jim & Brian were going to cover it. They never disappoint!!!

  • @evilsWa

    @evilsWa

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is… An amazing story bro… Has anybody contacted you about the movie rights to it yet or are you planning to do it on your own?

  • @colonelkenpachi5009

    @colonelkenpachi5009

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@evilsWa you got a try out.

  • @darthweinstein463
    @darthweinstein4633 жыл бұрын

    Str8 up, it's sad about Yoko and all, but that face, and that bucket?!?...I cld go for some Colonel too, now!!!🍗🤤🤣

  • @mider9996
    @mider99963 жыл бұрын

    Yokozuna was great, as a kid I saw him on tv, he was a huge heel who crushed everyone till Lex Luger

  • @TheeCoachg
    @TheeCoachg3 жыл бұрын

    Hogan being involved in WM 9 totally killed both Bret and Yoko’s momentum and if you notice the family,other than Roman, didnt speak on that segment. There was NOOO reason for that other than for Hulk to beat one last monster on his way out. Yoko was scary af at the Rumble and as a huuuge Bret Hart fan I heart sunk at WM 9 with the salt in the eyes. I remember turning that ppv off so confused.

  • @ikill4klondikebars

    @ikill4klondikebars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yoko should have beat Bret and they should have built the rest of the year on those two feuding. Instead we got egomaniac Hogan, who didn't want to put anyone over, went to Japan, mocked the title while he was there, and then lost to Yoko in the same kind of bullshit finish that resulted in him winning it in the first place.

  • @sisterblister77

    @sisterblister77

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agree, but ending a WrestleMania with a heel cheating to win kind of puts a downer on the event. You think Vince was going to send people home unhappy in Las Vegas? Hogan got a huge pop, fans went home happy. The fact that Yoko got over on Hogan just a few weeks later elevated him even more.

  • @stonenorton7677
    @stonenorton76773 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this documentary, I was happy to see Jim pop up in the documentary.

  • @kovulion7777
    @kovulion77773 жыл бұрын

    WWE Documentaries should be its own series for the masses for non wrestling watchers, there's just so many things going on behind the scenes

  • @Jcrow21
    @Jcrow213 жыл бұрын

    That fox news reference was spot on

  • @itsyourenotyour9101

    @itsyourenotyour9101

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, because CNN and MSNBC are any better. It's by FAR worse and they are all shit. Jim is one of those "I'm on the good guy team" imbeciles. Without even being able to explain the difference. Too lazy to research anything and instead gets his cliff notes from probably low IQ Brian right off their websites. It's baffling.

  • @cjaquilino

    @cjaquilino

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@itsyourenotyour9101 All the news outlets indie to mainstream all are bad in different ways and have their different biases and good points, I agree. And you’re right that Jim Cornette is a partisan and I’d call him a Bill Maher type liberal. But Fox News is still especially bad. He’s not wrong in what and how he said that.

  • @skipbayless557

    @skipbayless557

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cjaquilino nah MSNBC is way worse than FOX News. Some lib want to drone strike U.S. citizens. www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thepostmillennial.com/watch-msnbc-expert-casually-suggests-killing-american-citizens-with-drone-strikes

  • @cjaquilino

    @cjaquilino

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@skipbayless557 Commentators on all news outlets regularly call for going to war, military interventions, and endorse, downplay, or ignore drone strikes against civilians or their deaths, US citizen or not. MSNBC isn’t an exception there. John Bolton was a commentator on Fox hired by Trump. Here’s Bolton not giving a fuck about civilian deaths in Iraq: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/john-bolton-iraq-war-civilian-deaths-mehdi-hasan-interview-b1041508.html Bolton was so trigger happy Donald Trump now just thinks he’s a war hawk nut and regrets hiring him: www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-threatens-bolton-bombs-judge-rejects-block-book-1018141/ Back to the MSNBC commentator. Nicole Wallace is an establishment conservative type who worked for George W. Bush and John McCain. How is she that exceptional compared to Bolton or any other commentators. Again, all these media companies have this revolving door of commentators from the government who’ve in and out of that job advocate for all kinds of fucked up policies. That’s not a way Fox News isn’t as bad as MSNBC. I hate MSNBC and CNN. But for different reason than I hate Fox. But there are specifically ways each are bad and yet Jim is still right about how Fox is bad. I regret wading into this because I feel this is just a “No, Fox isn’t bad. CNN and MSNBC are!” type discussion. I have no interest in defending them. Again there’s all bad but in different ways and yet there are ways each of them are particularly bad by my measure and I’ll leave it at that.

  • @Jcrow21

    @Jcrow21

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol all y’all batshit crazy fir voting for trump so there is that and Jim has enough balls to call out corrupt as Fox News and the stupid repubs

  • @joemixon834
    @joemixon8343 жыл бұрын

    Yoko even said he wanted to have the record of heaviest wrestler of alltime and said he was going for 900 lbs but he actually lost 200 lbs of fluids when he died and weighed at 580.

  • @jovanss2361
    @jovanss23613 жыл бұрын

    Damn it Cornette, that artwork and story got me thinking about Cartman and fat camp lol🤣

  • @jealou4088
    @jealou40883 жыл бұрын

    He was the favorite wrestler of my oldest brother. Once he came to Austria, my Brother found out in which hotel he stayed and which Restaurants he loved. We Went there once to bother him for a few hours while he Was eating in one of them, super chill guy didnt mind us being there with him at all. And granted my bro his Biggest wish. What a man

  • @JDotWill
    @JDotWill3 жыл бұрын

    I feel like whenever Jim is too positive Brian has to be the negative one, even if he’s grasping at straws. He had no real reason to dislike Bruce’s involvement in the doc & he brought up historical inaccuracies but had no specific example to point to

  • @malikevans2615

    @malikevans2615

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah i peeped that too they do it all the time if Jim is positive Brian will be the hard man for the episode

  • @FratBoyFitness

    @FratBoyFitness

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brian doesn’t like Bruce because when Bruce was on the show years ago Brian tried to call him out on Bruce’s Bullshit and Bruce was a bit of a dick to Brian.

  • @mpb929

    @mpb929

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brian hates Bruce for some reason despite never meeting him from what i can tell.

  • @ekmad

    @ekmad

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brain hates Bruce because Bruce is a brown noser.

  • @rickd1296

    @rickd1296

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mideon was/is Dennis Knight

  • @chopsreeze8549
    @chopsreeze85493 жыл бұрын

    "guess what buttercup" 🤣

  • @johnschultz8906
    @johnschultz89062 жыл бұрын

    You know you are a good wrestler and human being when Jim cornett has literally only good things to say about you

  • @user-cx9gq2ud6t
    @user-cx9gq2ud6t3 жыл бұрын

    800 pound Yoko is still a safer worker than Nia Jax

  • @ChristopherJames1993

    @ChristopherJames1993

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah cause Yoko could actually work

  • @patient_6925
    @patient_69253 жыл бұрын

    Was really hoping jim would talk about this

  • @cameochris
    @cameochris3 жыл бұрын

    Going to watch it now

  • @BossFinale
    @BossFinale3 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe it was only 4 years. He left a mark on such a short amount of time.

  • @downwithputinsaveukraine1313
    @downwithputinsaveukraine13133 жыл бұрын

    I hope Jim enjoyed his check of $14 lol.

  • @mattmoxley1669
    @mattmoxley16693 жыл бұрын

    Imagine how much strength it takes to hustle at 600lbs and even more.

  • @dquanissavage6287
    @dquanissavage62873 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Shoot Today Jim!!😎🐐🐐

  • @yousufseedat7736
    @yousufseedat77363 жыл бұрын

    Excellent documentary loved the story of his career and his struggling with his weight

  • @BruceTheDeuce85
    @BruceTheDeuce853 жыл бұрын

    I dont understand the need for them to go into multiple accounts about yoko breaking the toilet sitting on it. Not sure why that negative and embarrassing story needed to be included.

  • @dkupke

    @dkupke

    3 жыл бұрын

    It humanizes him.

  • @ChaneVazquez-rx2dy
    @ChaneVazquez-rx2dy3 ай бұрын

    I literally watched them say the cooked up enough food for 10 people. Then Bruce immediately after says the made enough for 20 people!!!😂😂

  • @andydurazo5337
    @andydurazo53373 жыл бұрын

    One of my photos is in that documentary! :)

  • @WNC411
    @WNC4113 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed it.

  • @SexDrugsKrisDeVold
    @SexDrugsKrisDeVold3 жыл бұрын

    Saw Yoko live at a house show vs Goldust as a teen. Not too long of a match, but was epic!!!

  • @gothchicksbongrips5712
    @gothchicksbongrips57123 жыл бұрын

    Nice documentary. Looking forward to the rest of the ICONS series. Yokozuna seemed like he was a real family man. Its unfortunate how his story ended.

  • @politic1148
    @politic11483 жыл бұрын

    One of the best documentaries that WWE put out and having his family really involved.

  • @SCBUFC
    @SCBUFC3 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary. Wish Jim touched on the Hogan segment.

  • @psj7776
    @psj77767 ай бұрын

    He just couldnt help shovelling literal pallets of food in to his mouth 😂😂😂

  • @alexpayne5914
    @alexpayne59143 жыл бұрын

    That was before tight security at those clinics. Now, they probably have "burger sniffing" dogs at the entrances.

  • @bradleygaskin9653
    @bradleygaskin96533 жыл бұрын

    Last time I came this early, my wife left me

  • @3MContent

    @3MContent

    3 жыл бұрын

    Winner

  • @packpock4369
    @packpock43693 жыл бұрын

    The most talented family. So much depth. No other family has had that many talents. Yoko layed the blue print. Rikishi took off and it's been star studded ever since.

  • @tomtalker2000
    @tomtalker2000Ай бұрын

    I doesn't shock me in the least that Rodney got to be 800 bills. If you look at some of his very last indy show footage here on KZread. You can CLEARLY see he's that large. In my opinion i feel he had a food addiction and also fell into a depression. And being bi-polar myself i know what food and being depressed can do to oneself. However, that does NOT take away his in ring ability. As in my opinion for a heavy wrestler compared to other talents with the exception of John Tenta. He was THE BEST big man to ever grace a squared circle. The things he could do at he size were mind boggling. More importantly he was a GREAT MAN. He cared deeply for his family, friends, and people in general. Especially, those who were down on their luck or had other misfortunes in their lives. He lived an honest life giving back to those in need. And that's what makes him extra special to me.

  • @PontFlair
    @PontFlair3 жыл бұрын

    Yoko, to me, is tied with Vader or slightly ahead as the best big man "worker" IMHO. Its them & Bigelow. I always enjoyed Yokozuna's work. I appreciate what he offered to my childhood/teen years. RIP to ALL 3 Legends

  • @davidjgg

    @davidjgg

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just the fact that all of them are gone breaks my heart..

  • @PontFlair

    @PontFlair

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@davidjgg I'm glad Vader seemed to have a full life and pro wrestling career. Not as sure about Bigelow. I just wish Yoke got his full career in. He was only 33 when he passed on, more life ahead of him, more family time. More pro wrestling to give to the world. Just imagine, he was a 2x WWF World Champ before 30, that's AMAZING. And pro wrestlers hit their best years later on in their 30-40's. If only he won his battle. There were prime Yoko years ahead of him.

  • @vitopetrone2347
    @vitopetrone23473 жыл бұрын

    All hail yokozuna the most powerfull big men as wwf heavyweight champion.

  • @tarvinblankenshipgfaerlestrst
    @tarvinblankenshipgfaerlestrst Жыл бұрын

    Wrestling 's greatest Era Yoko was awesome those first 3 or 4yrs were amazing perfect way to build a monster or final boss rip Yokozuna

  • @trollem69
    @trollem693 жыл бұрын

    The irony, when food kills you faster than drugs.

  • @Run187

    @Run187

    3 жыл бұрын

    Addiction, it's a hell of a thing..

  • @pooddescrewch8718

    @pooddescrewch8718

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nutritionists will tell you that food should be considered mbedicine

  • @Baastilein31

    @Baastilein31

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@pooddescrewch8718 "Our pizzas are nutritious and delicious." Owen Hart

  • @Gotchism4Life
    @Gotchism4Life3 жыл бұрын

    Hakuho, long time current Yokozuna in the Sumo Kyokai, weighs around 350. If Yoko was able to get down to that weight, he could have kept the Yokozuna gimmick.

  • @garethcullen9604
    @garethcullen96048 ай бұрын

    1993 brought us some some crazy post-Hogan era heels in the likes of Yokozuna, Giant Gonzalez & Ludvig Borga!

  • @jonbourgoin182
    @jonbourgoin1823 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone have a link to this documentary so we can watch it without giving WWE our money

  • @NY_State_Of_Mind_BK

    @NY_State_Of_Mind_BK

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sign up for wwe network it's free for a month and cancel after you watch the documentary.

  • @PatJohnson102482
    @PatJohnson1024823 жыл бұрын

    Gonna check it out

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