Acting
Jim Cornette
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.
Movies with Jim Cornette
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2006
Queen of the Ring
2025
Razor Ramon
1994
Beyond the Mat
1999
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
2004
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
1989
WWE Terminators '96
1996
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
1989
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
WCW WrestleWar 1990
1990
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1990 – As Told By Jim Cornette
2017
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990
Ring Roasts III: The Roast of Jim Cornette
2010
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1989 – As Told By Jim Cornette
2015
NWA Starrcade 1987
1987
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1988
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
WWE King of the Ring 1998
1998
WWE King of the Ring 1995
1995
SMW Volunteer Slam 1992
1992
Back To The Territories: Georgia
2017
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
Nature Boy
2017
Guest Booker with Jim Cornette
2009
German Fan Favorites
1994
Back To The Territories: Indianapolis
2016
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
Jim Cornette Live In Cardiff
2014
Back To The Territories: AWA
2016
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
Back To The Territories: Mid-South
2014
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
2009
Jim Cornette Shoot Interview
2000
Back To The Territories: Mid-Atlantic
2015
Back To The Territories: Amarillo
2016
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
1996
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
1996
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
Back To The Territories: Florida
2015
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
1996
Jim Cornette Live In London
2014
WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993
Back To The Territories: All Japan
2017
Jim Cornette Managing and Booking Seminar
2014
WWE Action Zone!
1997
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988
NWA Starrcade 1986
1986
WWE In Your House
1995
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998
YouShoot: Jim Cornette 2 - The Lost Questions
2010
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1998
Jim Cornette Live In Birmingham
2014
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994
WWE Survivor Series 1995
1995
WWE King of the Ring 1996
1996
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
TNA Sacrifice 2008
2008
WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings
1995
Jim Cornette Live In Manchester
2014
Breaking Kayfabe with Jim Cornette
2014
Jim Cornette: Uncut, Uncensored and Unleashed
2014
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986
All Aboard the Lex Express
1993
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
1996
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
1994
SMW Night of The Legends
1994
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
1995
A Corny In The UK: The Jim Cornette Documentary
2014
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
1989
NWA Starrcade 1985
1985
YouShoot: Jim Cornette
2010
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
1996
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
Back To The Territories: Houston
2018
Blood, Brawls and Grudges
1995
TNA Bound for Glory IV
2008
Card Subject To Change
2010
SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
1995
Ospreay: The Rise of an International Pro Wrestler
2020
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
TNA No Surrender 2006
2006
TNA Against All Odds 2009
2009
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
1994
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
2004
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2004
WWE WrestleFest '95
1995
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
1986
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
1995
TWA Winter Challenge II
1991
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988
WWE March to WrestleMania X
1994
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
1995
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
1989
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
2004
NWA Clash of the Champions
1988
ROH: Wrath of The Racket
2003
WCCW Parade of Champions '85
1985
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
1992
TWA Summer Sizzler II
1991
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
The Beautiful One: Bobby Eaton
2019
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993
1993
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
1993
SMW Bluegrass Brawl 1993
1993
Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
2016
Heroes of World Class
2006
Timeline The History of WWE – 1997 – As Told By Jim Cornette
2011
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
1984
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
Back To The Territories: Calgary
2017
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
1986
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
1989
Back To The Territories: Puerto Rico
2017
WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
1994
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
1987
NWA 70th Anniversary Show
2018
AWA Monsters of the Mat: volume 1
1986
TV Shows with Jim Cornette
Raw
1993
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
USWA Championship Wrestling
1977
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
Clash of the Champions
1988
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
WWE Old School
1973
ECW Extreme Fancam
1995
NWA Powerrr
2019
Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
1998
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
1994
WWE Table For 3
2015
WWE Sunday Night Slam
1994
USA Championship Wrestling
2003
WCW Arena Shows
1983