Jim Cornette thinks Tony Khan’s fandom is coming into play in the latest AEW storyline involving ECW.
On the latest episode of “The Jim Cornette Experience” Cornette was reviewing the 199th episode of AEW Dynamite and touched upon the segment involving Jungle Boy and ECW original Jerry Lynn. The circumstances since changed with Rob Van Dam walking out, but before that Jack Perry was running down the ECW letters and Lynn was the man to come to his old promotion’s defense. Cornette called the segment out, stating that it’s an antiquated act to play up to.
“What is the big demo? ‘Uncle Dave’s demo’ that he likes so much? [Brian – 18-49, the key demo] okay. ECW paved the way. What was it now? 27 years ago. So, nine years of that demo wasn’t born. It’s Tony being a 90s f***ing Attitude Era Monday Night Wars ECW garbage match mark. I like Jerry Lynn. That’s the thing. Is this really a hot button issue to inflame people’s emotions that Jack Perry is running down ECW? Not only another wrestling promotion, but a wrestling promotion that went out of business 22 years ago. And Jerry Lynn, who is a producer for AEW, the company that’s doing this television production, has to come out to take up for it.”
Jim Cornette Wants The Jack Perry Angle To Be Personal
Jim Cornette continues and had his own solution, suggesting to steer clear of the ECW letters, but focused on the likely build to Perry against the man who ended his streak in HOOK.
“Again, Jerry Lynn is a veteran, a coach there, a producer for whatever their work they’re allowed to do and coaching they’re allowed to do, but couldn’t it be that Jack Perry f*cking disrespected HOOK or any other young talent that Jerry Lynn has been mentoring and it was a personal issue? Rather than I’m going to defend a defunct promotion that the boss of this company has is mark for. Make it personal.”
With Rob Van Dam in the mix, matters started to get personal for the ECW letters and next week Perry will put the FTW Title on the line against Mr. Monday Night.
Please credit “Jim Cornette Experience” and h/t Inside The Ropes for the transcription.