Cast
Jim Cornette
Acting
Cast
Jim Cornette
Known for
Acting
Born
1961-09-17
From
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Also known as James E. Cornette, General 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.
★8.4
MOVIE1995
WWE Survivor Series 1995
as James E. Cornette
MOVIE1992
SMW Volunteer Slam 1992
as Himself
MOVIE2010
Ring Roasts III: The Roast of Jim Cornette
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2006
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
as Himself
★6.7
MOVIE2025
Queen of the Ring
as NWA Commissioner
★8.1
MOVIE1994
WWE WrestleMania X
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★7.8
MOVIE1998
WWE King of the Ring 1998
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★8.8
MOVIE2001
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Jim Cornette
★7.3
MOVIE1999
Beyond the Mat
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE2020
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★7.7
MOVIE1998
WWE WrestleMania XIV
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★6.6
MOVIE1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2004
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
as Jim Cornette
MOVIE1987
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Himself
★6.0
MOVIE1990
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
as Himself
★6.8
MOVIE1989
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
as Himself
MOVIE2017
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1990 – As Told By Jim Cornette
as Self
★7.1
MOVIE1996
WWE WrestleMania XII
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★10.0
MOVIE1986
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
★7.5
MOVIE1990
WCW WrestleWar 1990
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
★7.5
MOVIE1996
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★7.7
MOVIE1990
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
as Himself
★8.0
MOVIE1989
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
as Himself
MOVIE1986
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE1994
Razor Ramon
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★8.2
MOVIE1986
NWA Starrcade 1986
as Himself
MOVIE1994
German Fan Favorites
as James E. Cornette
★5.9
MOVIE1987
NWA Starrcade 1987
as Himself (Manager)
★6.0
MOVIE1988
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
as Himself
★7.6
MOVIE1985
NWA Starrcade 1985
as Jim Cornette
★7.0
MOVIE1995
WWE King of the Ring 1995
as James E. Cornette
★8.4
MOVIE1994
WWE Survivor Series 1994
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★6.7
MOVIE1995
WWE WrestleMania XI
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★8.8
MOVIE1998
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★7.0
MOVIE1993
WWE Survivor Series 1993
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★8.7
MOVIE1996
WWE King of the Ring 1996
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
★8.5
MOVIE1996
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
as James E. Cornette
★6.9
MOVIE2009
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
as Jim Cornette
★4.5
MOVIE1994
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★7.5
MOVIE1994
WWE King of the Ring 1994
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2016
Back To The Territories: AWA
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE1995
WWE In Your House
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★8.5
MOVIE1995
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
as James E. Cornette
MOVIE2015
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1989 – As Told By Jim Cornette
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE1993
WWE SummerSlam 1993
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★9.0
MOVIE1996
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
as James E. Cornette
★8.4
MOVIE2005
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
as Himself
★8.7
MOVIE1996
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★7.3
MOVIE1998
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★7.2
MOVIE1995
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★7.2
MOVIE2017
Nature Boy
as Self
MOVIE1996
WWE Terminators '96
★7.0
MOVIE1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
as James E. Cornette (American Spokesman)
MOVIE2015
Back To The Territories: Mid-Atlantic
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2006
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE1996
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★7.0
MOVIE2008
TNA Bound for Glory IV
as Jim Cornette (TNA Management)
MOVIE2003
ROH: Wrath of The Racket
as Himself
★8.5
MOVIE1986
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
as Jim Cornette
★9.0
MOVIE1996
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★8.1
MOVIE1989
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
as Himself
MOVIE1993
WCW SuperBrawl III
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
★10.0
MOVIE2014
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
as Self
★4.0
MOVIE2009
TNA Against All Odds 2009
as Jim Cornette (TNA Management)
★10.0
MOVIE1994
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as Himself
★8.8
MOVIE1996
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★7.0
MOVIE1988
NWA Starrcade 1988
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
★10.0
MOVIE2016
Back To The Territories: Indianapolis
as Self
MOVIE2010
YouShoot: Jim Cornette 2 - The Lost Questions
as Self
MOVIE1995
Blood, Brawls and Grudges
as Jim Cornette
★9.3
MOVIE1995
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
as James E. Cornette
★4.0
MOVIE2008
TNA Sacrifice 2008
as Jim Cornette (TNA Management)
★9.3
MOVIE2013
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Himself
MOVIE1986
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
as Himself (Manager)
MOVIE1986
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
as Himself
MOVIE2014
Breaking Kayfabe with Jim Cornette
as Jim Cornette
★8.0
MOVIE1995
WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★6.1
MOVIE2010
Card Subject To Change
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2006
Heroes of World Class
as Jim Cornette
MOVIE1989
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
as Himself
★7.0
MOVIE1988
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2016
Back To The Territories: Amarillo
as Self
MOVIE2004
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
MOVIE2004
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
as Himself
MOVIE2015
Back To The Territories: Florida
as Self
★8.2
MOVIE2005
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
MOVIE2010
YouShoot: Jim Cornette
as Self
MOVIE1993
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
as James E. Cornette
MOVIE1988
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
★8.3
MOVIE1988
NWA Clash of the Champions
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2017
Back To The Territories: Georgia
as Self
MOVIE1990
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE1994
WWE March to WrestleMania X
as James E. Cornette
★4.0
MOVIE1989
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2018
NWA 70th Anniversary Show
as Jim Cornette
★6.3
MOVIE2006
TNA No Surrender 2006
as Jim Cornette (TNA Management)
MOVIE1991
TWA Winter Challenge II
as Jim Cornette
MOVIE1993
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993
as Himself
★6.0
MOVIE1994
SMW Night of The Legends
as Jim Cornette
MOVIE1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2008
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2017
Back To The Territories: All Japan
as Self
MOVIE1995
SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
★10.0
MOVIE1987
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
as Himself
MOVIE1994
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
as Jim Cornette
★7.0
MOVIE1985
WCCW Parade of Champions '85
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2014
Jim Cornette Live In Cardiff
MOVIE2014
A Corny In The UK: The Jim Cornette Documentary
★7.5
MOVIE1984
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2020
Ospreay: The Rise of an International Pro Wrestler
MOVIE2014
Jim Cornette: Uncut, Uncensored and Unleashed
MOVIE1993
All Aboard the Lex Express
as Jim Cornette
★10.0
MOVIE2014
Back To The Territories: Mid-South
as Self
MOVIE2009
Guest Booker with Jim Cornette
MOVIE2014
Jim Cornette Managing and Booking Seminar
★10.0
MOVIE2004
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
MOVIE1995
WWE WrestleFest '95
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2014
Jim Cornette Live In Birmingham
MOVIE1993
SMW Bluegrass Brawl 1993
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2014
Jim Cornette Live In Manchester
MOVIE1997
WWE Action Zone!
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2018
Back To The Territories: Houston
as Self
MOVIE1993
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
as Jim Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE1994
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2017
Back To The Territories: Puerto Rico
as Self
MOVIE1992
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
as Himself
MOVIE2014
Jim Cornette Live In London
MOVIE1994
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
as James E. Cornette (Manager)
MOVIE2017
Back To The Territories: Calgary
as Self
MOVIE2000
Jim Cornette Shoot Interview
as Self
MOVIE2011
Timeline The History of WWE – 1997 – As Told By Jim Cornette
as Self
MOVIE1986
AWA Monsters of the Mat: volume 1
as Jim Cornette
MOVIE2019
The Beautiful One: Bobby Eaton
MOVIE1994
WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
MOVIE1991
TWA Summer Sizzler II
as Himself
★8.0
MOVIE2016