Nickname(s): The Louisville Lip; General
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 230 lbs.
From: Louisville, KY
Birthday: Sep 17
Pro Debut: 1982
Aliases: James E. Cornette
Feds worked for: MSW,
WCW,
CWE,
WWF, Big Time Wrestling (OH), Continental Wrestling Federation (AL), Global Wrestling Federation (TX), Mid-Southern (KY),
NWA Wrestle Birmingham (AL), Ohio Valley Wrestling (KY), Ring of Honor (PA), Smoky Mountain Wrestling (TN), South Atlantic Wrestling (VA), Tri-State Wrestling (PA),
Signature Moves: Loaded Tennis Racket
Affiliates: Sherri Martel, Dutch
Mantell,
Crusher Broomfield,
Carl Fergie, Norman Fredrich Charles III, The Angel,
Ken Wayne, Danny Davis, The
Midnight Express (
Bobby Eaton,
Dennis Condrey,
Stan Lane), The Galaxians,
Bubba Rogers,
Hercules Hernandez, Mr. Fuji, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, The Dynamic Dudes (
Johnny Ace &
Shane Douglas), The
Fantastics, The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Pritchard & Jimmy Del Ray), The
Rock-N-Roll Express, The New Midnight Express (Bart Gunn & Bob Holly),
Jeff Jarrett, Mantaur, Matt Morgan, Ron Powers, Petey Williams,
Al Snow, Unibomb,
Vader, Yokozuna, Mark Henry, The Prophecy, The Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe), Adam Pearce,
Buddy Landel, Bruiser Bedlam, Killer
Kyle,
Baby Doll, The Cornette
Militia, Boo Bradley,
Tracy Smothers
Notable Feuds: The Rock-N-Roll Express, The Dynamic Dudes, The Road
Warriors, The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane & Steve Keirn),
Jerry Lawler, The Four Horsemen, Paul Heyman,
Bill Watts, Homicide
Official Website: www.jimcornette.com
Other Facts: -Reportedly installed a ten-foot antenna on top of his house as a youth so he could watch as much regional wrestling as possible.
-Started his career as a ringside photographer for Pro Wrestling Illustrated and other magazines.
-Was part of a talent trade between Jerry Jarrett and Bill Watts in 1983. Jarrett received
Rick Rude,
Jim Neidhart, Masao Ito, and Hacksaw Higgins. Watts received Cornette, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, The Rock-N-Roll Express (
Ricky Morton &
Robert Gibson), and
Terry Taylor.
-Cornette's head was shaved in October 1984 as a result of
Hercules Hernandez losing a hair-vs-hair match to
Jim Duggan. Cornette would wear a mask while his hair regrew.
-When he left WCW, he sent Jim Herd a black wreath as a joke.
-The live sewer rat that
Mankind appeared with in several of his pre-WWF vignettes belonged to Cornette.
-Former owner of Smoky Mountain Wrestling based in Louisville, KY
-Former co-owner of Ohio Valley Wrestling, a developmental territory for
WWE, also based in Louisville, KY
-Former leader of The Militia
-On June 1, 2002, an incident at Bert Prentice's USA Wrestling show in Nashville backstage involved
Jim Cornette &
Ed Ferrara. Ferrara went to shake Cornette's hand. Cornette started telling him off about insulting his friend
Jim Ross with the "
Oklahoma" gimmick. Cornette then spit in Ferrara's eye before the altercation was broken up backstage. Ferrara asked what was that for, and Jim Cornette said, "That it was for
J. R.!"
-In May 2004, Cornette was diagnosed with an enlarged voice box, caused by his years screaming as a manager and commentator
-Was suspended from OVW by WWE for several weeks in May 2005 as a result of a backstage altercation with Kevin Fertig (AKA Kevin Thorn).
-Released by WWE in July 2005 due to another incident shortly after returning from suspension involving assaulting OVW wrestler Johnny Geo Basco (AKA Santino Marella) for breaking character.
-Former commissioner of Ring of Honor
-Former Director of Authority for
TNA.
-Rejoined Ring of Honor as Executive Producer after leaving TNA in 2009
-Voted Manager of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1985, 1993, and 1995
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2005
-Featured in the WWE DVD "Wrestling's Greatest Managers"
