Jim Cornette Reveals Interesting Idea Pitched To Him From CZW Reps That Would Have Had Him “Buy” The Company
On a recent episode of The Jim Cornette Experience podcast, wrestling legend Jim Cornette revealed that he received a very interesting proposition from independent hardcore wrestling promotion CZW (Combat Zone Wrestling).
Cornette revealed that while he was in Philadelphia recently appearing at the Keystone Comic Con, that he was approached by multiple people on behalf of CZW Owner DJ Hyde and pitched an idea that would have seen him enter the company as the role of “new owner” or “boss”.
Regarding the offer to come work with CZW, Cornette said:
“Two different people came up to me at the Keystone Comic Con in Philadelphia with a message from the owner of Combat Zone Wrestling who wanted to — apparently they’re having their big gimmick of death whatever they do where they just do even stupider stuff to each other than usual with the barbed wire and the broken glass and setting each other on fire and whatever the f*ck they do that we see on the internet.”
“They’re having the big one coming up this year and the owner of Combat Zone Wrestling thought it would create such buzz and talk if I were to come out and announce that I had either bought the thing or taken over the thing in some kind of way that I was the boss now, right?”
“They pitched this to me on this guy’s behalf. and I have to admit that the first thing that struck me was, ‘my god how much fun that that would be to go out in front of that ilk of people both in the locker room and in the f*cking seats and tell them all exactly what I thought of them with them knowing I was shooting every step of the way. That I must admit was an attractive thought at one point. Can you imagine? I’d have to get my bulletproof vest back.”
You can listen to the entire episode of The Jim Cornette Experience below.
When you think about it, this actually might have been an interesting storyline to see play out. Cornette has never been one to shy away from voicing his opinion on the extreme and hardcore style of modern professional wrestling. Not to mention, the fact that this would have blurred the line between real life and storyline, as I have previously reported on how CZW has not been in the best place financially as of late.
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