Jim Cornette isn’t the biggest fan of modern professional wrestling and is often rather critical of both WWE and AEW on his podcast. However, the former NWA commentator was full of praise for a recent WWE match.
Taking to Twitter to speak about the NXT UK Championship match between WALTER and Ilja Dragunov from last week, Cornette dubbed the match a “masterpiece of the true art of worked combat”:
Just saw Walter vs. Ilya (Ilja Dragunov) from @NXTUK. If you’ve been wondering, THIS is what pro wrestling could have “evolved” into had it not been commandeered by comedy writers and backyard cosplayers. A masterpiece of the true art of worked combat. Kudos to both.
The NXT UK match has been heavily praised online, with Dave Meltzer awarding it five stars in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter and calling it the “most brutal” WWE match of all time.
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3 years ago by Wrestle Talk
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