Jim Cornette
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.
156 acting credits · 7 directing credits
Acting · 156
Raw
1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
WWE Pay Per View
1985
ECW Extreme Fancam
1995
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
WWE Old School
1973
Clash of the Champions
1988
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
NWA Powerrr
2019
WWE Table For 3
2015
Queen of the Ring
2025
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
USA Championship Wrestling
2003
Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
1998
WCW Arena Shows
1983
WWE King of the Ring 1998
1998
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
Beyond the Mat
1999
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
1996
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1998
WWE Sunday Night Slam
1994
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
1994
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
WWE King of the Ring 1995
1995
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings
1995
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
WWE Survivor Series 1995
1995
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
1989
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
1996
NWA Clash of the Champions
1988
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
1995
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
1995
NWA Starrcade 1987
1987
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
Nature Boy
2017
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
1996
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
1996
WWE King of the Ring 1996
1996
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
1995
Ospreay: The Rise of an International Pro Wrestler
2020
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
2009
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
1989
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
1996
WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
1994
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
1986
Blood, Brawls and Grudges
1995
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1997 – As Told By Jim Cornette
2011
WWE WrestleFest '95
1995
Card Subject To Change
2010
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987
NWA Starrcade 1986
1986
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
1989
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
1986
Back To The Territories: All Japan
2017
German Fan Favorites
1994
TNA Against All Odds 2009
2009
SMW Night of The Legends
1994
WWE In Your House
1995
TNA Bound for Glory IV
2008
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
1987
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
1994
NWA Starrcade 1985
1985
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990
TNA No Surrender 2006
2006
TNA Sacrifice 2008
2008
SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
1995
Razor Ramon
1994
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
1989
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2004
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
NWA 70th Anniversary Show
2018
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1988
WCW WrestleWar 1990
1990
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
1989
ROH: Wrath of The Racket
2003
The Beautiful One: Bobby Eaton
2019
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
2004
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
2004
Heroes of World Class
2006
WWE March to WrestleMania X
1994
Back To The Territories: Mid-South
2014
WCCW Parade of Champions '85
1985
WWE Terminators '96
1996
TWA Summer Sizzler II
1991
Back To The Territories: Indianapolis
2016
Guest Booker with Jim Cornette
2009
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
2004
Back To The Territories: Mid-Atlantic
2015
Back To The Territories: Calgary
2017
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
Jim Cornette Shoot Interview
2000
Ring Roasts III: The Roast of Jim Cornette
2010
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986
SMW Volunteer Slam 1992
1992
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1989 – As Told By Jim Cornette
2015
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
1993
Back To The Territories: Puerto Rico
2017
Back To The Territories: Houston
2018
Back To The Territories: Amarillo
2016
WWE Action Zone!
1997
Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
2016
SMW Bluegrass Brawl 1993
1993
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1990 – As Told By Jim Cornette
2017
A Corny In The UK: The Jim Cornette Documentary
2014
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
1994
YouShoot: Jim Cornette 2 - The Lost Questions
2010
Back To The Territories: Florida
2015
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
1984
Back To The Territories: Georgia
2017
AWA Monsters of the Mat: volume 1
1986
All Aboard the Lex Express
1993
Breaking Kayfabe with Jim Cornette
2014
TWA Winter Challenge II
1991
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2006
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993
1993
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
1992
Back To The Territories: AWA
2016
Jim Cornette Live In Manchester
2014
Jim Cornette: Uncut, Uncensored and Unleashed
2014
Jim Cornette Live In Birmingham
2014
YouShoot: Jim Cornette
2010
Jim Cornette Managing and Booking Seminar
2014
Jim Cornette Live In Cardiff
2014
Jim Cornette Live In London
2014