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The Bischoff/Cornette flame war continues

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Eric Bischoff recently made some more comments about Jim Cornette, despite Cornette not responding to Bischoff’s initial remarks…

“Jim needs psychological help. I know it must be tough getting up in the morning and looking at yourself in the mirror and realizing you look like 240 pounds of sausage stuffed in a 12 ounce polyester bag….but Jim needs to move on. The television business passed him by many Big Macs ago.”

“Kevin, threatening to kill someone, posting confidential corporate information, and posting terroristic threats doesn’t make you a “genius” any more than criticizing the efforts/success of others when they realize that you have nothing to offer. Jim is a washed up, has been IWC icon to the 5% of the people that makes up a television audience.”

Eric Bischoff

Bischoff really looks like a dickhead here, because a) Cornette did not respond to Bischoff’s first shots, so another round of insults from Eric can be seen as bullying, b) Bischoff took the low road here, attacking Cornette’s weight and appearance, neither of which had anything to do with the initial argument, and c) TNA’s ratings are in the shitter right now, and Bischoff should really spend more of his time focusing on improving the TNA product rather than picking on some guy who has virtually no impact on his company (although, Cornette should also spend more time worrying about ROH instead of throwing out death threats to Vince Russo, but I digress)

This time around, Cornette had a response…

“Eric continues to wound my sensitive feelings–so I feel I must rebut his facebook comments point by point.

It WAS real tough to look at myself in the mirror while working for the same company as Vince Russo, but with that out of my life I believe I am a darn good-looking guy.

I recently went on a low-carb diet, and with the advent of Sprite Zero I’m down to 231 pounds.

Everyone in the world except Easy E knows I don’t eat Big Macs, they’re far inferior to Wendy’s Triple Cheeses.

The only confidential corporate information yet to be revealed about TNA is how much Eric and Hogan soaked Dixie for when they played her, and whether Jason Hervey is getting Eric’s Midget Wrestling title.

Lastly, I never criticized TNA’s efforts or success since there’s no evidence they have ever legitimately made the former or achieved the latter. I think Eric is jealous of the fact that I don’t have to do as he does and continue to work alongside and/or kiss the ass of people who have sued him, blamed him for the death of WCW, or taken him down in a locker room and roughed him up with no rebuttal. That kind of thing can make you bitter, Eric, perhaps counseling could help.

Don’t knock the IWC, E, keep producing programs like Impact and that “5%” will look like the ratings for the moon landing.

Jim Cornette”

Jim Cornette

Burn.

It seems Cornette has taken the lead in this battle of wits.

Jim Cornette wants Vince Russo dead; Eric Bischoff responds

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Once again, the backstage gossip of the pro-wrestling world becomes much more interesting than the scripted conflicts that we see on television.

The story began when Jim Cornette made some VERY strong remarks about Vince Russo in an e-mail that he wrote to Terry Taylor.

Some of the highlights from the e-mail include… “I hate Vince Russo. I despise Vince Russo. I want Vince Russo to die. If I could figure out a way to murder him without going to prison, I would consider it the greatest accomplishment of my life.

I hate him for the money he’s cost me. I hate him for what he’s done to the business. I hate him for keeping TNA from being competitive to WWE. I hate him for the careers, even the lives he’s ruined with his shitty booking and the irreparable damage he’s done to every promotion he’s been involved with. I regularly wake up from dreams in which I am in the act of murdering him. I literally burn whenever I think of him. I have sworn to myself that I will willingly go to jail if I ever see him in person again, and he had better pray to his fictitious invisible man in the sky that that day never comes. I intend to make it my life’s work and mission to fuck with him and anything he ever has anything to do with in the wrestling business.”

Jim Cornette

Shortly thereafter, Cornette received a letter from the law firm of Davis, Shapiro, Lewit & Hayes, LLP. In the letter, Cornette’s comments were called “terroristic threats,” and Cornette was told that Vince Russo has now “understandably experienced extreme fear for himself and his family.”

A fan asked Eric Bischoff about this incident on Bischoff’s Facebook fan page. This is what Easy E had to say about the topic:

“Fan: Cornette knows this business and is quite inteligent but either he’s suffering from dimentia or he has realized that he has burned every viable bridge and has become desperate to get over using the “shock” approach. It comes off as pathetic. If that’s how you feel then keep it to yourself. Mr. Tayler really had no choice in this matter. Heaven forbid if Mr. Russo would have been murdered (by Cornette or anybody else) then Mr. Tayler could have been in a lot of hot water.

Bischoff: Cornette doesn’t know any business. He is a low rent con man that is only good at gaining the attention of the internet wrestling community. He’s all yours! Trust me, he never has nor ever will become a part of a meaningful national promotion. But if you are looking for a bootleg dvd or a fake autograph….hes your guy!”

Eric Bischoff

I can only imagine how much fun Vince McMahon is having laughing about all of this silliness while he counts his money in Stamford, CT…

Jim Cornette Shoot Interview (December ’09)

Thursday, April 8th, 2010




Jim Cornette is always a good interview. I may not agree with everything that he says (his belief that Vince Russo is responsible for Owen Hart’s death is downright ignorant), but it’s always entertaining to listen to Cornette rant about the wrestling business. Jim makes a lot of valid points about the state of the industry today, particularly why both TNA and WWE are getting their asses kicked by MMA right now in terms of popularity. However, I have to disagree with Cornette’s notion that Ring of Honor will be the company that revitalizes the business and brings all of the disenfranchised wrestling fans back from MMA. ROH is a great alternative to Vince McMahon’s “sports entertainment” approach to pro wrestling, and it certainly appeals to the wrestling purists who value in-ring competition over soap opera storylines and gimmicks, but MMA fans will NEVER embrace pro wrestling. Period. MMA fans will always view pro wrestling as the “fake” sport, even a company like ROH that prides itself on realism and presenting the best in-ring wrestling product. ROH will always cater to a niche audience, but it will never be a mainstream success (and there is nothing wrong with that). As much as Cornette hates to admit it, the most popular periods for pro wrestling were in the 80′s with Hulk Hogan and in the late 90′s/early 00′s with Steve Austin & The Rock (and neither of those successful eras were successful based on the in-ring product that was being presented). Jim Cornette thinks that promoting pro wrestling the way it was promoted in the early 1900′s is going to appeal to today’s fans, but he is forgetting that a big part of pro wrestling’s mainstream success was due to the same pageantry and silliness that he claims to detest. At the end of the day though, Jim Cornette does have a great mind for the business, and if someone could find a way to incorporate his “old-school” booking philosophy with a more modern business approach, THAT would be a product to watch.