Jim Cornette
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Jim Cornette James E. Cornette
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight	210 lb (91 kg)
Born	September 17, 1961 (1961-09-17) (age 45) Louisville, Kentucky
Debut	1982

James ("Jim") Cornette (born September 17, 1961) is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. Cornette is the former "Commissioner" of Ring of Honor and current "Management Director" of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... “Louisville” redirects here. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a character who is paired with a wrestler. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Continuity announcer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A booker, as the term is used in professional wrestling, is a person who puts matches together and determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match; in other words, the... Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002. ...

Career

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Cornette always loved wrestling, reportedly installing a ten-foot antenna on top of his house as a youth so he could watch as much regional wrestling as possible. He began working at wrestling events at the age of 14, serving as a photographer, ring announcer, magazine correspondent and public relations correspondent. In 1982, promoter Jerry Jarrett made the 21 year old Cornette the manager of Sherri Martel and gave Cornette the gimmick of a rich kid turned inept manager whose clients kept firing him after one match. The most notable wrestlers in this angle were Dutch Mantell and Crusher Broomfield (who would later gain fame as The One Man Gang and Akeem, The African Dream). “Louisville” redirects here. ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... Public relations (PR): Building sustainable relations with all publics in order to create a postive brand image. ... Jerry W. Jarrett (born September 4, 1942 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American promoter and professional wrestler, and the father of wrestler Jeff Jarrett. ... Sherri Martel (born Sherri Russell)[1] (February 8, 1958 – June 15, 2007) was an American professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, Sensational Sherri. ... Wayne Cowan (born November 29, 1953) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dutch Mantell. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1983, he would take on his best-known role as a valet with the Fabulous Moolah, becoming the frontman for the Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton, and later Stan Lane). With Cornette as manager, the team were 2-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Tag Team Champions and 2-time NWA United States Tag Team champions. As a manager, Cornette was known for both his loud mouth and for his ever-present tennis racket, which Cornette often used to ensure victory for his wrestlers, with the implication that the raquet case was loaded. Cornette was at his best as a heel manager; fans loved to see the constantly-yelling Cornette and his equally annoying charges beaten and humiliated. He and the Midnights were so hated, in fact, that they had to be escorted by police to and from the ring at the house shows and have a police escort to the city limits for fear of being attacked by overzealous fans. Additionally, Cornette suffered serious injuries to his knee during a scaffold match between the Midnight Express and the Road Warriors at Starrcade '86; when dropping to the mat from the edge of the scaffold, Cornette didn't allow his legs to buckle quickly enough because he hoped to have a waiting Big Bubba Rogers there to cushion his fall. Rogers didn't react in time and Cornette ended up blowing out one of his knees when it folded inwards. The Fabulous Moolah, or Lillian Ellison (born July 22, 1923), is a former female professional wrestler who is marketed by World Wrestling Entertainment for holding the record for the longest title reign of any athlete in any professional sport. ... Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in 2005 The Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s. ... Dennis Condrey is a professional wrestler, best known as being one half of the tag team Midnight Express. ... Bobby Eaton Bobby Eaton (born Robert Lee Eaton), is a professional wrestler, famous for his days as one half of the Midnight Express. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... Squash racquet and ball Racquetball racquet and ball Tennis racquets and balls A racquet (or racket) is a sports implement consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of cord is stretched. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner, breaking rules or otherwise taking advantage of their opponents outside of the bounds of the rules of the match. ... This article is about the professional wrestling team, for otheruses see Road warrior The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael Hawk Hegstrand and Joseph Animal Laurinaitis, though other members were added later. ... Starrcade was the primary supercard of the NWA and World Championship Wrestling from 1983-2000. ... Raymond (Ray) Traylor (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) [1], was an American professional wrestler. ...

World Championship Wrestling

In 1986, Cornette became the color commentator for Jim Crockett Promotions' nationally-syndicated NWA television show, and later took over the same role on the Saturday night TBS broadcasts alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Ross. Years later, after leaving World Championship Wrestling (WCW) (the new name for Jim Crockett Promotions after its purchase by Ted Turner) for the WWF, the announcing team of Cornette and Ross was reunited for several WWF shows. Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ... TBS also stands for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a Japanese television network. ... James W. Ross (born January 3, 1952) was a professional wrestling announcer and executive currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working on its RAW brand as their play-by-play commentator. ... World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

In 1989, Cornette became a member of WCW's creative team, also known as a booker. As a booker for WCW, Cornette helped write storylines and shape the format of its television shows. Due to friction and animosity between himself and WCW head Jim Herd, Cornette quit the company. A booker, as the term is used in professional wrestling, is a person who puts matches together and determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match; in other words, the... Jim Herd Jim Herd was the Executive Vice-President of World Championship Wrestling from 1989 to 1992, following Turner Broadcastings acquisition of the NWA-affiliated Jim Crockett Promotions in 1988. ...

Smoky Mountain Wrestling

A firm believer in "old-school" territorial wrestling, Cornette began the Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) promotion in 1992. SMW promoted shows in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas. By this point, however, the nature of wrestling in the United States had already changed irrevocably, leading Cornette to seek a working relationship with the WWF in 1993. This did not change the new national perception that regional promotions were "minor league." The move also did not help the federation's finances, and Cornette closed SMW's doors in 1995. Cornette later said that he chose the wrong time to start a wrestling federation because the business as a whole was in a recession. Smoky Mountain Wrestling Logo Smoky Mountain Wrestling was an organization staging professional wrestling in the Appalachian area of the United States from October 1991 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

Cornette went to the WWF in 1993 while serving as promoter of SMW. As he had in other promotions, Cornette wore many hats in the WWF, including manager, color commentator, and booker. Cornette's most notable managerial role in the WWF was as the "American spokesperson" of WWF Champion Yokozuna. Rodney Anoai (October 2, 1966 – October 22, 2000) was an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Yokozuna. ...

Cornette joined the WWF full-time in 1996 after the demise of SMW, and had a major role in scouting and developing new talent. On screen, he led a top heel stable known as "Camp Cornette", which consisted of Vader, Owen Hart, and Davey Boy Smith. For the football player of the same name see Leon White (football player) also for The Star Wars Villan see Darth Vader. ... Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian professional wrestler who was most known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... David Davey Boy Smith (November 27, 1962 – May 18, 2002) was a British professional wrestler. ...

Behind the scenes, he served as booker for several years before being removed from the creative team after frequently butting heads with head writer Vince Russo. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Cornette later became lead booker and part owner of OVW, WWE's lead developmental territory, run by "Nightmare" Danny Davis of Cornette's hometown of Louisville. As a talent developer, Cornette helped discover current and former WWE Superstars Kane, D-Lo Brown, Sunny, Al Snow—all of whom had previously worked in SMW—and others. {{Infobox Wrestler |name=Glen Jacobs |image=Kane4. ... Accie C. Connor or A.C. Connor (born October 22, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois), is a professional wrestler and former accountant better known by his stage name of DLo Brown. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Allen Sarven (born July 18, 1963 in Lima, Ohio) is a professional wrestler better known by his stage name of Al Snow. ...

Cornette returned to WWF television for one night at the WrestleMania X-Seven pay per view in Houston, Texas, where he took part in the "gimmick battle royal". WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ...

Cornette was suspended for several weeks in May 2005 as a result of a backstage altercation with Kevin Fertig, and released by WWE in July 2005 due to another incident shortly after returning from suspension involving slapping OVW wrestler Anthony Carelli for breaking character and laughing at wrestler The Boogeyman. Kevin Matthew Fertig (born January 17, 1977) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring names, among them Seven and Mordecai. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Martin (Marty) Wright (born October 31, 1964)[1] is an American professional wrestler, better known by his professional ring name The Boogeyman. ...

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Recently Cornette joined TNA Wrestling as the new face of TNA Management. He holds the title of "Management Director" according to the press releases following his premiere at the Slammiversary PPV event on June 18, 2006 in Orlando, Florida. After a brief speech, he departed, but returned at the end of the show in light of the Orlando Screwjob, taking the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt after Jeff Jarrett, Larry Zbyszko and Earl Hebner tried to execute a screwjob on Christian Cage and Sting. Slammiversary 2006 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the NWA. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidts 1905 title and Frank Gotchs 1908 version. ... Jeffrey Jeff Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler. ... Lawrence (Larry) Whistler (born December 5, 1953) is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In professional wrestling a screwjob occurs when a match ends in a controversial finish, often involving cheating or outside interference. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Cornette is seen by some as "bringing the NWA back to TNA", although this has never been officially stated. During Cornette's first TNA iMPACT! appearance he got into a verbal confrontation with Jeff Jarrett. One of the things that could be heard from Cornette was "This is the NWA!" and "This is the NWA Title!". He also referred to Jeff Jarrett's family, discussing his father and grandmother. His shouts of the NWA could have been a simple mistake on his part as a common mistake made by many people is still listing TNA as "NWA: TNA". For the video game based on the show, see TNA iMPACT! (video game). ... Jeffrey Jeff Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler. ... Jerry W. Jarrett (born September 4, 1942 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American promoter and professional wrestler, and the father of wrestler Jeff Jarrett. ...

At the first ever company meeting, which aired on the June 29 version of TNA iMPACT!, Cornette cleaned up several issues: is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the video game based on the show, see TNA iMPACT! (video game). ...

• Forcing the Latin American Exchange to start wrestling again under the threat of termination.
• Booking Raven and Zbyszko in a hair vs. hair match against each other for Victory Road 2006.
• Disbanding Team Canada as a result of their overly cheating ways (he would later offer them a match which, if they won, would allow them to stay as a unit, with the winner to get a future shot at the championship of their choice. They would lose the match).
• Firing Earl Hebner for his role in the Orlando Screwjob at Slammiversary 2006.
• Booking America's Most Wanted and Gail Kim in a match against AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, and Sirelda in an intergender six-person tag team matchup with Styles and Daniels' NWA World Tag Team Championship on the line.
• Booking a fatal four way between Christian Cage, Sting, Scott Steiner, and Samoa Joe for Victory Road 2006
• Finally declaring Jeff Jarrett the official NWA World Heavyweight Champion given that Jarrett defend his title against the winner of the fatal four way at Victory Road.

With the return of Vince Russo to TNA, Cornette's run with the company has come into question. Cornette has been one of Russo's harshest critics and has blamed him for the "disintergration of the business". He has also stated that he wished to inflict bodily harm on Russo due to his involvement in a WCW angle with Ed Ferrara in which they mocked WWE commentator Jim Ross' Bell's Palsy condition. However, since then he has come to working terms with Russo and also become more involved in TNA. The Latin American Exchange (frequently abbreviated to LAX) is a heel Hispanic professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, currently consisting of Konnan, Homicide and Hernandez. ... Fired and Firing redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Victory Road is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... The logo for TNAs Team Canada is derived from the wrestling promotions official logo. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Slammiversary is the name given to professional wrestling pay-per-view events held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of June. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Gail Kim (born February 20, 1976 [1][2]) is a Korean Canadian professional wrestler, valet, and actress. ... A.J. Styles Allen Jones (born June 2, 1978 in Gainesville, Georgia), better known as A.J. Styles, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action wrestling, with whom he is under contract until 2008. ... Christopher Daniel Covell (born December 24, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name in the United States, The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels. ... Jaime Dauncey is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, The One and Only Jamie D. Currently employed by Border City Wrestling, Dauncey is perhaps best known for her appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2006 as Sirelda. ... The NWA World Tag Team Championship The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Tag Team Championship is the premier tag team title in the NWA. There have been several versions of this title, but the title recognized by the NWA is the version that was recently defended primarily in Total Nonstop... William Jason (Jay) Reso (born November 30, 1973 in Kitchener, Ontario), better known by his stage name Christian is a Canadian professional wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Scott Carl Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962), better known by his ring name, Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ... -1... Victory Road is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the NWA. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidts 1905 title and Frank Gotchs 1908 version. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Edward Ferrara (sometimes incorrectly spelled Ferrera) is a writer, most notably for storyline work for WWF and WCW, often alongside Vince Russo. ... James W. Ross (born January 3, 1952) was a professional wrestling announcer and executive currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working on its RAW brand as their play-by-play commentator. ... Bells palsy (facial palsy) is characterised by facial drooping on the affected half, due to malfunction of the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve), which controls the muscles of the face. ...

Wrestlers trained by Jim Cornette

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Wrestlers managed by Jim Cornette

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Awards and accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

1985 Manager of the Year

1993 Manager of the Year

1995 Manager of the Year

• Wrestling Observer

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (inducted in 1996)

1984 Manager of the Year

1985 Manager of the Year

1986 Manager of the Year

1987 Manager of the Year

1988 Manager of the Year

1989 Manager of the Year

1990 Manager of the Year

1992 Manager of the Year

1993 Manager of the Year

1994 Manager of the Year

1995 Manager of the Year

1996 Manager of the Year

2006 Best Non-wrestler

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References

• Cornette wows the audience in Charlotte
• An interview with Jim Cornette

• Jim Cornette at ObsessedWithWrestling.com
• Jim Cornette released from WWE
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External links

• TNA profile
• Jim Cornette at the Internet Movie Database