Johnny Valentine's the one who said, 'I can't make them believe that wrestling is real, but I can make them believe I'm… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler's match was the one thing people believed most about wrestling in the last 35 years. — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
I thought the Rousey match was the best major league debut in the history of wrestling. They did the right thing at… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
'Bullet' Bob was one of the most important parts of Smoky Mountain from the start. He was a retired wrestling legend and… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
As far as the NWA tag-team wrestling of the '80s - and I know you're talking some heavy hitters there - the… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
Probably the biggest-kept secret about 'Ring of Honor' is that when you go to see a live show - I've had people… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
The thing is, wrestling is the oldest form of combat known. The cavemen wrestled. And everyone in the American public can understand… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
There's a lot of crossover between comic fans, wrestling fans and pop culture fans. — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
He (Vince Russo) is the only booker I've seen who doesn't get people over, he gets them under. — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
Since I left the wrestling business and got in the Jim Cornette business, my blood pressure is down considerably. — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
In 1986, wrestling was so huge in Charlotte that we did four events at the Coliseum with the Rock 'N' Roll and… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
I can beat anyone, either male, female, animal, vegitable, or mineral. — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
When you think that in the '50s there was wrestling and boxing - that was it. There wasn't mixed martial arts at… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
But wrestling used to be the same as boxing or mixed martial arts. It used to be about conflict, having a fight,… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
The grass is always greener on the other side, unless Vince Russo has been there in which case the grass is most… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
Old school fans are going to be shocked at just how much of the pro wrestling they grew up watching was, indeed,… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
People always say, 'You can't go home again,' but every time I go to the Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fanfest in Charlotte, it… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
I'm the only person in wrestling that realizes I'm too old to do this anymore, and that's why I'm not a performer… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
Modern day wrestlers are fans of the performance of wrestling instead of the concept of wrestling. — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
Amateur wrestling was never considered a big box office draw because they're really competing but they're not getting a chance to call… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
Johnny Valentine's the one who said, 'I can't make them believe that wrestling is real, but I can make them believe I'm real.' It… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
Vince McMahon has the worst inferiority complex of anybody in history. — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
I didn't get a chance to see Bruno Sammartino regularly because I didn't grow up in the northeast, but he came into Indianapolis in… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
I met Rick Rubin through Cat Collins, a DJ friend of mine that had worked for Rubin at American Recordings. — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
Two things I have never done and never plan to do are catch Coronavirus or meet Jelly Nutella in person. — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
We all prosper when folks are more appraised of how great those matches were and how great those talents were from all of the… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
We got shorted when it comes to recognition for the '80s war. Everybody talks about the 'Monday Night Wars' and the 'Attitude Era,' but… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
One of the greatest matches I ever saw was Jerry Lawler against Terry Funk in the Memphis Midsouth Coliseum, but there was Flair vs.… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
I would never commit acts of domestic or family violence, stalking or sex offenses against Vince Russo or his household members or any other… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
