4/2/2023 0 Comments The librarian pro wrestler![]() ![]() Well, after you finish this article, then go check out some of his work! If you are reading this and you haven’t seen Cornette in action, do yourself a favor and go watch some of his work with the Midnight Express. Jim also started his own promotion, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, but had to close its doors in 1995. He would eventually be given the opportunity to run OVW, which was WWF’s developmental brand. From there Cornette would head to the WWF where he would act as both a manager and as a booker behind the scenes. Cornette and Bobby Eaton would move over to the WCW, but Dennis Condrey would not make the move as he would be replaced by Stan Lane. Wrestling II before kicking off an incredible program with the Rock ‘N’ Roll Express. It was this pairing that put Cornette, and his trademark tennis racquet, on the map as they would feud with the likes of Magnum T.A. Who were those two singles wrestlers? None other than Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton, known to older wrestling fans as the original Midnight Express. Modern fans may only know Cornette due to his feud with Kenny Omega or from his podcast, The Cornette Experience.ĭuring Jim’s early years in the business, he was given the opportunity to manage a new upstart tag-team featuring two singles wrestlers that Cowboy Bills Watts threw together. Talk about a name that is a lightning rod for controversy these days, Jim Cornette has been the master when it comes to getting under people’s skin. The casual or younger fans of wrestling may not remember how great Gary Hart was during his time, but it would be criminal to not include him in my list. While in WCCW Hart not only worked as an incredible mouthpiece for his stable of wrestlers but he also booked one of the best feuds in wrestling history between the Fabulous Freebirds and the Von Erich brothers. During his run in the wrestling business, Hart managed some of the greatest performers to ever lace up a pair of boots such as The Great Muta, The Great Kabuki, Terry Funk, Gino Hernandez, and The Texas Outlaws (Dusty Rhodes and Dick Murdoch). This might be due to my affinity with the old WCCW territory, but Gary Hart will go down as my personal favorite manager ever. Behind the scenes, Hart has done everything from booking programs in WCW to composing the entrance music for numerous performers. Most fans today probably know Hart as the loudmouth with the megaphone who seemingly has been side-by-side with Hulk Hogan for as long as they can remember. Hart was named Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s “Manager of the Year” in 1987 while with the WWF and then again in 1994 while in the WCW. It was later in his first year with the company that Jimmy would make his biggest impact outside of the Memphis territory when he helped form the legendary Hart Foundation. ![]() Once they split Hart would go on to take part in one of the greatest wrestling angles of all time as he paired with comedian Andy Kaufman to torment “The King”.įrom there he would move over to the WWF in 1985 where he would get his feet wet by managing Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. The “Mouth of the South” has had a career that goes all the way back to 1978 when “The King” Jerry Lawler brought him into Memphis Wrestling to act as his manager. While it is going to be impossible to come up with a list of the top five managers in wrestling history without leaving some of our (and your) favorites on the outside looking in. By Christopher Hester 5 days ago Follow Tweet
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