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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 17, 1961
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Also Known As
- James E. Cornette
- General Cornette
Jim Cornette
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.5
NWA Commissioner
Queen of the Ring
2025
0.0
Ospreay: The Rise of an International Pro Wrestler
2020
6.7
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
6.3
NWA Powerrr
2019
8.2
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
8.2
Self
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
0.0
The Beautiful One: Bobby Eaton
2019
0.0
Jim Cornette
NWA 70th Anniversary Show
2018
0.0
Self
Back To The Territories: Houston
2018
7.2
Self
Nature Boy
2017
Credits
Queen of the Ring
as NWA Commissioner
2025
6.5
Ospreay: The Rise of an International Pro Wrestler
2020
0.0
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
6.7
NWA Powerrr
2019
6.3
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
8.2
Dark Side of the Ring
as Self
2019
8.2
The Beautiful One: Bobby Eaton
2019
0.0
NWA 70th Anniversary Show
as Jim Cornette
2018
0.0
Back To The Territories: Houston
as Self
2018
0.0
Nature Boy
as Self
2017
7.2
Back To The Territories: Puerto Rico
as Self
2017
0.0
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1990 – As Told By Jim Cornette
as Self
2017
0.0
Back To The Territories: Georgia
as Self
2017
0.0
Back To The Territories: Calgary
as Self
2017
0.0
Back To The Territories: All Japan
as Self
2017
0.0
Back To The Territories: Amarillo
as Self
2016
0.0
Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
2016
8.0
Back To The Territories: Indianapolis
as Self
2016
10.0
Back To The Territories: AWA
as Self
2016
0.0
Back To The Territories: Florida
as Self
2015
0.0
WWE Table For 3
as Self
2015
8.0
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1989 – As Told By Jim Cornette
as Self
2015
0.0
Back To The Territories: Mid-Atlantic
as Self
2015
0.0
Back To The Territories: Mid-South
as Self
2014
10.0
🎬
Jim Cornette: Uncut, Uncensored and Unleashed
2014
0.0
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
as Self
2014
10.0
🎬
Jim Cornette Live In London
2014
0.0
🎬
Jim Cornette Live In Birmingham
2014
0.0
🎬
Jim Cornette Live In Manchester
2014
0.0
🎬
Jim Cornette Live In Cardiff
2014
0.0
🎬
Jim Cornette Managing and Booking Seminar
2014
0.0
🎬
A Corny In The UK: The Jim Cornette Documentary
2014
0.0
🎬
Breaking Kayfabe with Jim Cornette
as Jim Cornette
2014
0.0
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Himself
2013
9.3
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1997 – As Told By Jim Cornette
as Self
2011
0.0
Ring Roasts III: The Roast of Jim Cornette
as Self
2010
0.0
YouShoot: Jim Cornette 2 - The Lost Questions
as Self
2010
0.0
YouShoot: Jim Cornette
as Self
2010
0.0
Card Subject To Change
as Self
2010
6.1
Guest Booker with Jim Cornette
2009
0.0
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
as Jim Cornette
2009
6.9
TNA Against All Odds 2009
as Jim Cornette (TNA Management)
2009
4.0
TNA Bound for Glory IV
as Jim Cornette (TNA Management)
2008
7.0
TNA Sacrifice 2008
as Jim Cornette (TNA Management)
2008
4.0
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
2008
0.0
Heroes of World Class
as Jim Cornette
2006
8.5
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
as Self
2006
10.0
TNA No Surrender 2006
as Jim Cornette (TNA Management)
2006
6.3
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
as Himself
2006
5.5
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
8.2
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
as Himself
2005
8.3
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
as Himself
2004
0.0
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
2004
0.0
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
as Jim Cornette
2004
0.0
TNA iMPACT!
2004
7.1
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2004
10.0
ROH: Wrath of The Racket
as Himself
2003
0.0
🎬
USA Championship Wrestling
as Jim Cornette
2003
10.0
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Jim Cornette
2001
8.8
Jim Cornette Shoot Interview
as Self
2000
0.0
WWE SmackDown
as Jim Cornette
1999
7.5
WWE King of the Ring 1998
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1998
8.4
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1998
9.3
WWE WrestleMania XIV
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1998
7.8
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1998
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1998
6.4
Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
1998
0.0
WWE Action Zone!
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1997
0.0
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1996
8.0
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1996
7.3
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
as James E. Cornette
1996
8.5
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
as James E. Cornette
1996
10.0
WWE King of the Ring 1996
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1996
9.0
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1996
7.0
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1996
8.5
WWE WrestleMania XII
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1996
7.0
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1996
10.0
WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1995
8.0
WWE Survivor Series 1995
as James E. Cornette
1995
8.4
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
as James E. Cornette
1995
9.0
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
as James E. Cornette
1995
10.0
SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1995
0.0
Blood, Brawls and Grudges
as Jim Cornette
1995
0.0
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1995
7.0
WWE King of the Ring 1995
as James E. Cornette
1995
6.3
WWE In Your House
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1995
8.3
WWE WrestleMania XI
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1995
6.6
ECW Extreme Fancam
as (uncredited)
1995
10.0
WWE WrestleFest '95
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1995
0.0
Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1994
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 1994
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1994
8.2
🎬
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1994
0.0
WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
1994
0.0
German Fan Favorites
as James E. Cornette
1994
0.0
Razor Ramon
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1994
0.0
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1994
5.4
WWE Sunday Night Slam
as Jim Cornette
1994
0.0
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
as Jim Cornette
1994
0.0
SMW Night of The Legends
as Jim Cornette
1994
6.0
WWE King of the Ring 1994
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1994
7.6
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as Himself
1994
10.0
WWE WrestleMania X
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1994
8.1
WWE March to WrestleMania X
as James E. Cornette
1994
0.0
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
as Jim Cornette
1994
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
as James E. Cornette (American Spokesman)
1994
6.9
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1993
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 1993
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1993
6.5
WWE SummerSlam 1993
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
1993
6.1
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
as James E. Cornette
1993
0.0
🎬
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993
as Himself
1993
0.0
All Aboard the Lex Express
as Jim Cornette
1993
0.0
SMW Bluegrass Brawl 1993
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1993
0.0
WCW SuperBrawl III
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1993
0.0
Raw
as Jim Cornette
1993
6.8
Raw
as James E. Cornette
1993
6.8
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
as Himself
1992
0.0
🎬
SMW Volunteer Slam 1992
as Himself
1992
0.0
🎬
TWA Summer Sizzler II
as Himself
1991
0.0
🎬
TWA Winter Challenge II
as Jim Cornette
1991
0.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
as Himself
1990
4.5
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
as Himself
1990
10.0
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1990
0.0
WCW WrestleWar 1990
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1990
7.8
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
as Himself
1989
0.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
as Himself
1989
6.7
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
as Himself
1989
8.5
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1989
0.0
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1989
0.0
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
as Himself
1989
8.5
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1989
4.0
NWA Starrcade 1988
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1988
7.0
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1988
0.0
🎬
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1988
0.0
Clash of the Champions
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1988
0.0
Clash of the Champions
as Himself
1988
0.0
NWA Clash of the Champions
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1988
8.0
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
as Himself
1988
6.5
NWA Starrcade 1987
as Himself (Manager)
1987
5.2
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Himself
1987
0.0
🎬
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
as Himself
1987
10.0
NWA Starrcade 1986
as Himself
1986
7.7
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Jim Cornette
1986
6.8
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
as Himself
1986
0.0
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
as Himself (Manager)
1986
0.0
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1986
0.0
AWA Monsters of the Mat: volume 1
as Jim Cornette
1986
0.0
🎬
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1986
10.0
🎬
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
as Jim Cornette
1986
8.5
NWA Starrcade 1985
as Jim Cornette
1985
7.2
NWA World Championship Wrestling
as Jim Cornette
1985
0.0
NWA World Championship Wrestling
as Jim Cornette (Special Guest Commentator)
1985
0.0
🎬
WCCW Parade of Champions '85
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1985
7.0
🎬
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
1984
7.5
WCW Arena Shows
as Jim Cornette
1983
0.0
World Class Championship Wrestling
as Jim Cornette
1982
0.0
Mid-South Wrestling
as Jimmy Cornette
1981
0.0
Mid-South Wrestling
as Jim Cornette
1981
0.0
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
as Jim Cornette
1981
0.0
WWE Old School
as James E. Cornette (Commentary)
1973
0.0