Former WWE writer Vince Russo explains why Jim Cornette "hates" him × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout WWE News
Former WWE writer Vince Russo explains why Jim Cornette hates him Exclusive
By Danny Hart Modified 19 Sep 2022 Follow Us 1 Comment Share Jim Cornette (left); Vince Russo (right) Vince Russo has given his take on why legendary wrestling personality Jim Cornette seemingly dislikes him so much. Cornette and Russo, both 61, worked on WWE’s creative team in the 1990s. It is no secret that the two men did not get along, partly due to their different wrestling philosophies. The animosity between the former writers reached an all-time low in 2017 when Russo accused Cornette of stalking and filed a restraining order against him. On Sportskeeda Wrestling’s “Writing With Russo” show, Russo clarified to Dr. Chris Featherstone that he does not have a problem with Cornette: “I do not have any heat with Jim Cornette. It is one hundred percent [one-sided]. I am too old, bro, to have heat with anybody.” [2:46-2:59] Cornette refuses to acknowledge Vince Russo by name on his podcasts. Instead, he refers to the one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion as “s**tstain.” Russo believes the Kentucky-born former wrestling manager has issues with him due to his birthplace and lack of experience in the industry: “Off the bat, one of the biggest issues Jim Cornette had with me, bro, I’m just being honest with you, was where I’m from,” Russo explained. “I’m a New Yorker. He hates New Yorkers. I mean, absolutely hates them. So, off the bat, I represent something he despises. On top of that, I wasn’t in the business for 40 years before I became head writer. I took a different road, and he really, really despises that.” [4:36-5:15] Watch the video above to hear more from Vince Russo about Cornette’s apparent problem with him. How Vince Russo views wrestling differently to Jim Cornette
While Jim Cornette is a fan of old-school wrestling, Vince Russo prefers reality-based storylines that revolve around entertainment. WWE Ruthless Aggression Era@BonafideHeatWho’s better? Jim Cornette or Vince Russo?682Who’s better? Jim Cornette or Vince Russo? https://t.co/0LpyAjZAka Russo added that everyone’s wrestling preferences are based on what they saw as a child: “On top of that, I’m more entertainment orientated. He really despises that. It’s all wrestling, bro, it’s all wrestling related. It’s very funny because here’s the difference I think between me and Jim Cornette, when you look at my wrestling background, when you look at your wrestling background, anybody’s wrestling background, what is it all based on? Where you grew up.” [5:16-5:45] Vince Russo wrote television for IMPACT/TNA, WCW, and WWE during his three decades in the wrestling business. He has also worked as an advisor for RAW’s television broadcaster in America, the USA Network. Throughout his writing career, Russo has collaborated with several high-profile names who possess different wrestling backgrounds: “I grew up on the WWWF,” Russo continued. “That’s what I grew up on, so that’s what I saw. Jim Cornette grew up in Kentucky, Eric Bischoff was in Minnesota, Cowboy Bill Watts was in Texas, Jerry Jarrett was in Tennessee. That’s how I always looked at it. All those people I mentioned, I’ve been in a creative room with.” [5:46-6:15] Vince Russo believes Cornette failed to understand people who had different takes on the wrestling business: “When I would sit there with them and they would come up with stuff that I wouldn’t necessarily do my way, I knew it was because of where they were from and where they got their seasoning and where they got their upbringing. I totally understood that. Cornette could never understand… I was a New York guy who grew up on the WWWF. That was the style, bro. That’s what I grew up on. It’s that simple, man.” [6:17-6:50] Russo reviews RAW every week on Sportskeeda Wrestling’s “Legion of RAW” show with Dr. Chris Featherstone. You can view last week’s episode here. What wrestling did you grow up on? Let us know in the comments section. Please credit Sportskeeda Wrestling’s “Writing With Russo” and embed the video if you use quotes from this article. Is Bray Wyatt coming back with a faction? A Bloodline member thinks so Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Kartik Arry × Feedback Thank You! 1 comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी