goodhelmet Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Yep, so much for that brief moment of comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 This recent episode she lets us know she knows everything about England, because she lived there for a couple months no less then 10 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrestlingPower Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Hilarious Bolin segment this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I have begun the JCE boycott. In the MLW forum, 84% of the people who responded in a poll said that Alice was a detriment to the show. I have decided there are too many other podcasts I can listen to that I can skip out on the Cornette show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpchicago23 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Yea I'm definitely in that same boat. She is so annoying. Her tone is just hard to get past and she often leads Cornette into non wrestling political/religious shit. I'm out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Cornette wants a Robin Quivers, period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpchicago23 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Yea and its too bad it has to be Alice. Cornette has the capability to have the best podcast out there but she holds him back. He shows flashes of the good shit so I kept listening but damn its getting harder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherwagner Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I have begun the JCE boycott. In the MLW forum, 84% of the people who responded in a poll said that Alice was a detriment to the show. I have decided there are too many other podcasts I can listen to that I can skip out on the Cornette show. Â I may have done a subsconscious boycott as well. I have 6-7 Cornette shows I have not listened to from the main feed and I don't think that I will catch up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrestlingPower Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 My issue with her is that she throws in stories of her own that are completely unwelcome. We listen to the show to hear Jim's stories, not hers. I don't mind her voice or her asking Jim questions or trying to keep the show moving along, it's when she throws in her opinions & stories that it gets a bit much. Bolin is funny but is more entertainment oriented than anything we might actually learn something from. Maybe Jim should go to bi-weekly if he has to fill time with stuff like this or maybe MLW is making him stretch content across 2 shows is the problem, maybe if there weren't a "drive-thru" we would get more wrestling questions on the main show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrestlingPower Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 More unwanted opinions from Alice this week. She intimates that WrestleMania was so highly praised due to "lowered expectations". Granted there are always complaints about the booking & WWE's idea of "building" matches sometimes has the inverse effect. But it seems like this year lots more people, myself included, had a lot more interest in the characters & intrigue in how things were going to go than in past years. And it sounds like the show delivered against those expectations. If the hardest of the hardcore fans with 30 years of following the industry are happy with it, who is she to act like it's being graded on a curve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 That is why I love you Tim... you will recap this show when I refuse to listen to it. Let me know when there is something I must listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrestlingPower Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 I'm sure next week will be skippable for you as I'm sure there will be a Nancy Grace rant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 I dont mind the political ranting. I just refuse to listen to Alice. When 80% of your listener ship is asking for her to disappear and you ignore them, it's time for me to boycott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Cornette has too many great stories for me to boycott, but my irrational hate for this Alice grows weekly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillThompson Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 It's not irrational when everything she says is darn near terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Still don't get the Alice hate. There was a fair number of people who were panicing over Mania from January until 6 weeks or so ago when we had to sit thru Bryan "The Dumpster" Drose being set up to be Cena's little buddy who is saved from the Wyatt's and Big Dave being the top face no matter what the crowd was saying, Then they were going to split the Sheild as the awesome matches were still ungoing with them in weekly 6 man action. So that stuff among other things. Â I'm pretty shocked Corny doesn't have the Network and that he didn't bother with Mania. If nothing else, it would have made for easy show material, and he could be up to date if he has to discuss modern stuff elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Enthusiast Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Yes, easy material, but his whole gimmick is "wrestling's dead!!!", so he has to live the gimmick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 He's one of many who's "Wrestling sucks now and hear me rant" gimmick is old and played out. It's the same thinking he has that he has to have a Robin. It's the most played out radio gimmick in the business to have a Robin. I love Cornette but unless he's sharing old timely stories with a decent guest he stinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 I don't mind Alice. But I find Kenny Bolin absolutely unfunny and a complete waste of time. Corny chatting old school wrestling and telling stories with a good guest is gold. Political rant, why not. But the bad comedy routine or chit chat about nothing, well, I can pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrestlingPower Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Bolin has grown on me, his stories are just so preposterous and hilarious, he's grown on me since he's not trying to sell a wrestling gimmick. Even so, once every 4-6 weeks is probably enough of him. If they theoretically replaced Alice with Bolin, to me then it would be unlistenable as then it would just be these 2 guys off in their own world talking about nothing relevant to wrestling past or present. Â Corny shouldn't buy the network. He's from the old school where once you earned a certain spot in wrestling you shouldn't have to pay for anything wrestling related any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Really enjoyed the Honky interview. It made me listen to his JR and Austin interviews that I had been putting off. Â OT: Was Shatner any good on Jericho's show? Haven't listened yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrestlingPower Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 If you are a fan of Bolin, he will be back on this week. He & Jim have worked out a bit where they will be debating the new gun laws in Kentucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingSavage Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Corny to me is MUCH better as a guest than a host. I don't know. I just can't get into the rants the same way when he's meant to be interpreted as the narrator and navigator of things. Â It's like being the sober one stuck riding shotgun with a drunk driver. He's weaving and winding all over this gravel road - ranting, raving, and hollering about God knows what - until he eventually stumbles across a good point that makes ya nod your head, forget that you're on a wild ride to Hell, and go "Ohh yeah. Good point." Â I find that I can listen to Corny here & there in doses, and hey. With the right guest? The guy gets it. But it's nothing nearly as consistent as Austin or even Jericho. They seem to get a firmer grasp on the hosting duties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minds_Eys Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Corny to me is MUCH better as a guest than a host. I don't know. I just can't get into the rants the same way when he's meant to be interpreted as the narrator and navigator of things. Â It's like being the sober one stuck riding shotgun with a drunk driver. He's weaving and winding all over this gravel road - ranting, raving, and hollering about God knows what - until he eventually stumbles across a good point that makes ya nod your head, forget that you're on a wild ride to Hell, and go "Ohh yeah. Good point." Â I find that I can listen to Corny here & there in doses, and hey. With the right guest? The guy gets it. But it's nothing nearly as consistent as Austin or even Jericho. They seem to get a firmer grasp on the hosting duties. I agree 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingSavage Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yup. Plus, as much as I like Corny and the old road stories, I just feel like he's got this REALLY polarizing personality. It's almost too much, and it's easy to see how it'd be extremely off-putting to a vast majority of listeners.To that degree, there's always going to be a sense of disconnect that keeps him from reaching a broader audience otherwise. I mean, there's a sense of pride & respect that goes with having values, morals, and codes of ethics. But there's a fine line between sticking to your guns & just firing them point blank at people. Â Take Austin for instance. Guy's plenty opinionated. And he's got a backbone about it. But he doesn't seem forceful. He's always open-minded and respectful. That's how a good host should come across. A guest can be as obnoxious or outspoken as he wants to be, but the host should always reel it back in and keep the conversation flowing. That's where I think Corny loses sight of things and loses out on offering a more enjoyable podcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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