Aug 27, 7:30 PM
Jim Cornette rips Baron Corbin, wonders if he’s ‘personal friends with Triple H’
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On the most recent episode of the Jim Cornette Experience podcast, the legendary former wrestling manager offered a not-so-kind appraisal of Baron Corbin. Cornette criticized Corbin’s presentation upon his return to WWE, and he wondered aloud if the wrestler is “personal friends” with WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque. His evaluation of Corbin came during a review of the August 21 edition of SmackDown. After praising both Trick Williams and Lil Yachty for their part in the segment with Corbin, Corny laid into the current WWE United States Champion and the overall angle. “What in the world are they doing? Trick Williams is over. The people like him. He’s got oomph. He’s new. He’s fresh,” he said. “Then Baron Corbin comes back looking the same god**** way he did, with the same god**** name, and the same off-putting, f***ing weird physique where he just makes big guys look small, but he doesn’t look big,” Cornette said. “He comes out on a goofy red motorcycle. Like, is