10 former WWE writers you should know about

#3 Jim Cornette

The loud suits. The tennis racket. The loud mouth. James E. Cornette is one the most influential non-wrestlers (though he has had his fair share of matches in the past - terrible matches, but matches) in history. Cornette began his WWF career in 1993, working with the company while still booking and promoting his own Smoky Mountain Wrestling. When that company folded, he started working for WWF full time - helping manage WWF champion Yokozuna was also working for WWE’s booking committee and talent scout department.

Cornette stayed with the company for years as the head of Ohio Valley Wrestling. It was a job he held until 2005 when he slapped Santino Marella. Of course, he was let go for other reasons, too, but... man.. you don’t slap Santino.

About the author

Kevin Christopher Sullivan has been writing online professionally since 1999, which makes him probably older than you. He's written for sites such as Uproxx and Austin.com. He's also performed stand-up comedy, attended Butt-Numb-A-Thon and E3, and owns some pretty cool t-shirts. He lives outside of Austin, TX with his wife, daughter and four annoying cats. And, yes, he knows who he has the same name as.

When he's not watching and writing about wrestling, he's probably playing video games, advocating for mental health issues, or yelling at something in his house for not "working the way it's supposed do, dang it!"

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