Kemo
04-15-2016, 03:42 PM
Legendary wrestling manager Jim Cornette recently appeared as a guest on “The Ross Report” with Jim Ross. During his appearance on the show, Cornette spoke to J.R. about Shinsuke Nakamura’s arrival in WWE.
According to Cornette, Nakamura is a lock to be a success in NXT, however whether or not he gets over on the main roster will be entirely up to Vince McMahon.
“I think it comes down to he will be a superstar in NXT and people are going to love him whenever he appears with that brand. And when he gets to the main roster, I’ve got to be honest with you, I think it depends on how Vince sees him.”
Cornette elaborated, explaining why when it comes to international talent, sometimes Vince just plain doesn’t “get it.”
“Obviously, everything [in WWE] depends on how Vince sees something, but he hasn’t had the best track record, and I’ll tell you, it’s not a racist thing with international stars, whether it be luchadores, whether it be Japanese talent, [or] whether it be anybody from Europe. Sometimes, the chairman does not understand what they have meant to their world because he’s so isolated in his and he tries, possibly, to remake them in the image that he perceives for them. That may not work. I think a guy like Nakamura’s another guy like [Steve] Austin and Brock [Lesnar] and essentially the more he’s himself and he’s allowed to do his thing, the better off he’ll be.”
According to Cornette, Nakamura is a lock to be a success in NXT, however whether or not he gets over on the main roster will be entirely up to Vince McMahon.
“I think it comes down to he will be a superstar in NXT and people are going to love him whenever he appears with that brand. And when he gets to the main roster, I’ve got to be honest with you, I think it depends on how Vince sees him.”
Cornette elaborated, explaining why when it comes to international talent, sometimes Vince just plain doesn’t “get it.”
“Obviously, everything [in WWE] depends on how Vince sees something, but he hasn’t had the best track record, and I’ll tell you, it’s not a racist thing with international stars, whether it be luchadores, whether it be Japanese talent, [or] whether it be anybody from Europe. Sometimes, the chairman does not understand what they have meant to their world because he’s so isolated in his and he tries, possibly, to remake them in the image that he perceives for them. That may not work. I think a guy like Nakamura’s another guy like [Steve] Austin and Brock [Lesnar] and essentially the more he’s himself and he’s allowed to do his thing, the better off he’ll be.”