Biography
James Mark "Jim" Cornette is an American author and podcaster who has previously worked in the professional wrestling industry as an agent, booker, color commentator, manager, promoter, trainer, and occasional professional wrestler. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest managers in wrestling history, due to his extraordinary mic skills.
During his career, he has worked for the Continental Wrestling Association, Mid-South Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation (now called WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (now called Impact Wrestling), and Ring of Honor. From 1991 to 1995, he was the owner and head booker of Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and from 1999 to 2005, was the co-owner, head booker, and head trainer of Ohio Valley Wrestling. During the later years of his career, Cornette focused primarily on backstage positions and transitioned away from his role as an on-screen manager.
In 2017, Cornette retired from managing. During a transitional period prior to the retirement, he worked as an on-screen "authority figure" character in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Ring of Honor, promotions where he also held backstage positions. Cornette has also had an extensive commentary career, most recently serving as a color commentator for Major League Wrestling, What Culture Pro Wrestling, and the National Wrestling Alliance. Cornette is a member of the NWA, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Memphis, and Professional Wrestling Hall of Fames. Cornette is also noted for his long-standing real-life feud with fellow professional wrestling booker Vince Russo; in June 2017, Russo filed a restraining order (EPO) against Cornette for stalking. The Cornette vs. Russo feud has been featured on two episodes of Viceland's Dark Side of the Ring series.
Filmography
all 196
Movies 187
self 106
Writer 49
TV Shows 9
Director 1
Biography: Yokozuna (2023)
Ospreay: The Rise of an International Pro Wrestler (2020)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)
NWA Powerrr (2019)
Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
The Beautiful One: Bobby Eaton (2019)
NWA 70th Anniversary Show (2018)
Back To The Territories: Houston (2018)
Back To The Territories: Puerto Rico (2017)
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1990 – As Told By Jim Cornette (2017)
Back To The Territories: Georgia (2017)
Back To The Territories: Calgary (2017)
Back To The Territories: All Japan (2017)
Back To The Territories: Amarillo (2016)
Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross (2016)
Back To The Territories: Indianapolis (2016)
Back To The Territories: AWA (2016)
Owen Hart of Gold (2015)
Back To The Territories: Florida (2015)
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story (2015)
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1989 – As Told By Jim Cornette (2015)
Back To The Territories: Mid-Atlantic (2015)
Back To The Territories: Mid-South (2014)
Jim Cornette: Uncut, Uncensored and Unleashed (2014)
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman (2014)
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash (2014)
Jim Cornette Live In London (2014)
Jim Cornette Managing and Booking Seminar (2014)
Jim Cornette Live In Birmingham (2014)
Jim Cornette Live In Cardiff (2014)
A Corny In The UK: The Jim Cornette Documentary (2014)
Jim Cornette Live In Manchester (2014)
Breaking Kayfabe with Jim Cornette (2014)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013)
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1997 – As Told By Jim Cornette (2011)
The True Story of WrestleMania (2011)
Ring Roasts III: The Roast of Jim Cornette (2010)
YouShoot: Jim Cornette 2 - The Lost Questions (2010)
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology (2010)
YouShoot: Jim Cornette (2010)
Card Subject To Change (2010)
Guest Booker with Jim Cornette (2009)
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s (2009)
TNA Against All Odds 2009 (2009)
TNA Bound for Glory IV (2008)
TNA Sacrifice 2008 (2008)
TNA Against All Odds 2008 (2008)
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II (2008)
TNA No Surrender 2007 (2007)
Heroes of World Class (2006)
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments (2006)
TNA No Surrender 2006 (2006)
TNA Slammiversary 2006 (2006)
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers (2006)
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History (2005)
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History (2005)
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2 (2004)
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion (2004)
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream (2004)
TNA iMPACT! (2004)
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro (2004)
WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive (2004)
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers (2004)
ROH: Wrath of The Racket (2003)
USA Championship Wrestling (2003)
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary (2003)
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven (2001)
Jim Cornette Shoot Interview (2000)
WWE Armageddon 1999 (1999)
WWE Survivor Series 1999 (1999)
WWE No Mercy 1999 (1999)
WWE Rebellion 1999 (1999)
WWE Unforgiven 1999 (1999)
WWE SummerSlam 1999 (1999)
WWE Fully Loaded 1999 (1999)
WWE King of the Ring 1999 (1999)
Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF (1999)
WWE Over the Edge (1999)
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999 (1999)
WWE SmackDown (1999)
WWE Backlash: In Your House (1999)
WWE WrestleMania XV (1999)
WWE Royal Rumble 1999 (1999)
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House (1998)
WWE Capital Carnage (1998)
WWE Survivor Series 1998 (1998)
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House (1998)
WWE Breakdown: In Your House (1998)
WWE SummerSlam 1998 (1998)
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House (1998)
WWE King of the Ring 1998 (1998)
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House (1998)
WWE Mayhem in Manchester (1998)
WWE WrestleMania XIV (1998)
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House (1998)
WWE Royal Rumble 1998 (1998)
Ohio Valley Wrestling TV (1998)
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House (1997)
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House (1997)
WWE One Night Only (1997)
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede (1997)
WWE King of the Ring 1997 (1997)
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell (1997)
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker (1997)
WWE WrestleMania 13 (1997)
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four (1997)
WWE Royal Rumble 1997 (1997)
WWE Action Zone! (1997)
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time (1996)
WWE Survivor Series 1996 (1996)
WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive (1996)
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games (1996)
WWE SummerSlam 1996 (1996)
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident (1996)
WWE King of the Ring 1996 (1996)
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog (1996)
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies (1996)
WWE WrestleMania XII (1996)
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage (1996)
WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings (1995)
WWE Survivor Series 1995 (1995)
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North (1995)
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header (1995)
SMW Super Bowl of Wrestling (1995)
Blood, Brawls and Grudges (1995)
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks (1995)
WWE King of the Ring 1995 (1995)
WWE In Your House (1995)
WWE WrestleMania XI (1995)
ECW Extreme Fancam (1995)
WWE WrestleFest '95 (1995)
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt (1994)
WWE Survivor Series 1994 (1994)
WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994 (1994)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994 (1994)
The 1994 NWA World's Championship Tournament (1994)
German Fan Favorites 2 (1994)
Razor Ramon (1994)
Bret Hitman Hart (1994)
SMW Night of The Legends (1994)
WWE King of the Ring 1994 (1994)
Inside the WWF (1994)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch (1994)
WWE WrestleMania X (1994)
WWF March to WrestleMania X (1994)
WWE Royal Rumble 1994 (1994)
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993 (1993)
WWE Survivor Series 1993 (1993)
WWE SummerSlam 1993 (1993)
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993 (1993)
SMW Bluegrass Brawl 1993 (1993)
WCW SuperBrawl III (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992 (1992)
SMW Volunteer Slam 1992 (1992)
LPWA Super Ladies Showdown (1992)
TWA Summer Sizzler II (1991)
TWA Winter Challenge II (1991)
WCW Halloween Havoc '90 (1990)
WCW Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness (1990)
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution (1990)
WCW Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush (1990)
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop (1990)
NWA WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing (1990)
WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout (1990)
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock (1989)
WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout (1989)
WCW Halloween Havoc '89 (1989)
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days (1989)
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory (1989)
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown (1989)
WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun (1989)
NWA Chi-Town Rumble (1989)
WCW Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre (1989)
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt (1988)
WCW Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings (1988)
NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom (1988)
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1988)
WCW Clash of The Champions (1988)
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede (1988)
NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat! (1987)
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1987)
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation (1987)
NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers (1986)
WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)
NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro (1986)
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land (1986)
NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte (1986)
AWA Monsters of the Mat: volume 1 (1986)
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1986)
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation (1986)
NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering (1985)
WCCW Parade of Champions '85 (1985)
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84 (1984)
Queen of the Ring
Delirious: Masked Insanity
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1961-09-17 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceLouisville, United States of America
Religionatheism
Height185-centimeter
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJames E. Cornette, General Cornette
AwardsWrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
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