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…