| 1 | 29.08.2026 | DaWay | 10.0 | Even though I don't agree with a lot of his opinions, there's no denying the historical impact he's had on the business as probably a top 5 manager of all time. He knows how to build a star properly, like him or not, even if some of his views (political or otherwise) don't align with a lot of wrestling fans today, he's almost impossible not to listen to. Immaculate. |
| 2 | 26.08.2026 | kcslicer17 | 0.0 | He was a great historian and manager, no doubt about that, but his often racist and misogynistic views have completely tarnished his legacy and a very good chance he will never return in wrestling ever again, but he hates the current state of wrestling in 2026 so why else would he be back. He's also seemed to burn bridges too such as when he slapped Santino that got him fired from WWE back in 2005, and almost did so again at a convention a decade later and he could've fucked up big time as Santino is a legit martial artist. His latest and (to date) last involvement in wrestling was doing commentary for the NWA in 2019 but it all came crashing down when he made a blatantly racist comment and was also rightfully fired for it. Jim Cornette is just your typical white trash redneck hick from the south who spews his racist, Transphobic, Xenophobic, misogynistic and Islamophobic remarks for views and his dumbass "cult" is just as bad, one of them invaded an AEW ring and was rightfully kicked out and that same dumbass person even tagged him asking him for his response which he thankfully condemned the act. He hates Trump but ironically acts just like him with his views and people like him DO NOT deserve to be defended for saying Xenophobic shit to pretty much every Japanese wrestler he's seen and his tweets about Maki Itoh made me wanted to quit Twitter altogether. Good for Sami Callahan for stepping up for himself by outright spitting on him at an MLW event for his Transphobic comments towards Sonny Kiss and I'll always respect him for that. Any awful human being with these views deserves a 0 no matter who it is, fuck him, fuck his cult, fuck anyone that defends him and fuck anyone who even dares to try to book him in 2026. Awful human being |
| 3 | 21.08.2026 | LandonM12 | 9.0 | |
| 4 | 12.08.2026 | Matzen | | |
| 5 | 02.08.2026 | Evan13 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | 25.07.2026 | TheOneAndOnlyCactus | 9.0 | One of the greatest managers of all-time, Jim's work as a promoter and booker has been mixed but overall positive. While today he is the "old man yells at clouds" of wrestling, you can't deny the talent and impact he has had on the business throughout the decades. |
| 7 | 09.06.2026 | Raditz Flair | 0.0 | He's wrong about Joshi wrestling. I know he's never watched more than a clip of it. I've watched a lot of Joshi matches in the last couple of years from AJW in the 90's to TJPW to Stardom and they work very snug. I only started watching it because I heard Cornette crying about it. I'll say this for Cornette, he's cultivated a decent number of fans to not only listen to him daily, but share his exact opinion. Often times it's verbatim. If you see "twinkle toes" and "pockets" you will have found the bottom. He had a great mind for wrestling. That expired in 2006 and I'm being generous with the year. I admire his work as a manager and promo from 1985-96. After that he's grown more out of touch with professional wrestling. He also has the emotional maturity of a 5 year old. Wishing death on wrestlers you don't like or bookers is not the sign of a healthy person. There's a comment in here that really hits the nail on head. It alludes to Cornette doing massive damage to modern wrestling discourse. He's not the only reason but he's certainly front and center. "But he's not that bad he hates Donald Trump! " Hey, neat but ironically he spouts the same type of racist and sexist bullshit as Trump. |
| 8 | 07.06.2026 | Captain Cheese | 10.0 | For my money the best manager in wrestling history. The Midnight Express wouldn't have worked without Cornette nor would Bubba, or the heavenly bodies. One of the best promos ever and someone who's always entertaining no matter the situation that he was put in. His run as booker and assistant booker across various companies is much more 50/50. But as an on-screen figure? One of the best ever. |
| 9 | 20.05.2026 | wheezpuffs | 9.0 | Cornette will be remembered as one of the greatest wrestling managers of all time. For the work he did in wrestling, it could be argued that nobody did it better. In my estimation, having listened to him speak for a reasonable number of hours, he seems like a decent human being. He also wields the English language like a pistol and is one of the greatest talkers the wrestling business has ever seen. I don't think Cornette's opinions carry as much weight as people think. I think he is merely a reflection of the portion of wrestling fans who don't fully buy into either of the two major companies running in the US. He also reflects the oversaturation of wrestling social media. If Jim's opinions affect you at all, that's 100% more than they affect the actual business of wrestling. I mean absolutely no disrespect toward any members of this community. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. Most importantly, you are entitled to like whatever wrestling you like--free of the opinions of Jim Cornette! Bottom line, Corny is Corny. He's an entertainer. He's not a prophet. He's not the messiah. Just stop taking him seriously and he will stop meaing anything to you. I don't know man. I like to keep it positive. I listen to Corny like I listen to my dad--fully aware that this is the ramblings of an old fart. Every once in a while there's a good point or a funny joke, and I laugh accordingly. What's cool about Cornette is he's one of the greatest fucking managers of all time. Like he knows soooo much shit about wrestling. He has witnessed enough of the evolution of wrestling to become weary of constant enshitification. Show me an opinion of Corny's that's out of touch, and I'll show you a guy that's not too far off from dimentia that basically makes a living off stirring up shit on YouTube in a way Maven never could. Please don't ban me again, I love this website. <3 |
| 10 | 18.05.2026 | middlerope | 9.0 | One of the great wrestling minds, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of professional wrestling history. Also just so happens to be one of the best managers of all time. While Cornette gets a bad rap for pointing out how choreographed and phony a lot of modern wrestling looks, he still champions many modern wrestlers who do it right: GUNTHER, CM Punk, FTR, Rhea Ripley, Bron Breakker and Charlotte Flair, just to name a few. |
| 11 | 20.04.2026 | Rodycaz II | 9.0 | As as human being, he's an asshole. Having said, he's clearly one of the greatest personalities in the history of the business. Easily one of the all-time great promos. One-third of the Holy Trinity of wrestling managers alongside Heenan and Heyman. |
| 12 | 08.04.2026 | Bigoxshacker | 10.0 | One of the best promos in the business and the second greatest manager of all time just behind Bobby heanan. People down voting because he shares his unfiltered opinion on wrestling when his had years of experience as a booker and been on the creative team are wrong you can respectfully disagree with his takes on wrestling and tell give him the respect he deserves as a manager at a minimum |
| 13 | 08.04.2026 | killpretty | 8.0 | |
| 14 | 05.04.2026 | Zuha Salt | 0.0 | Jim Cornette has always been a plague in wrestling. Jim has always liked to hate; he even likes to hate wrestling itself. He has no problem hating female wrestlers, foreign wrestlers, and any form of wrestling that does not meet old wrestling standards. A clear example of this is the 'Outlaw Mudshow': a derogatory term (popularized by Jim Cornette) to refer to small Deathmatch wrestling companies, places with a lack of professionalism, and low-quality companies (but let's be honest, this term is almost always used to discredit Deathmatch). Imagine the level of hatred and misanthropy Jim must have to spread a term against a sector of wrestling. In his time, Jim Cornette was a small-time figure who was a manager, promoter, 'wrestler, ' writer, and all possible roles that exist in wrestling. I know Jim was formed in an era where wrestling was very rigid and traditional, but that is no excuse for his improper behavior or his bad actions. But people love him because he could give a promo and for being the SMW promoter. I'm Zuha Salt, and that's my opinion. |
| 15 | 18.03.2026 | katiee | 5.0 | I go back and forth on Jim so much. Obviously he has a history of bigotry. He has said and defended the N-word, excused racist jokes and ribs, and regularly makes sexist comments to disparage women he doesn't like. I will not defend these actions because they are inexcusable. Putting that aside, however. He is very close-minded when it comes to the wrestling business. Although the more you listen to him you start to realise he's a bit more nuanced than you'd think. Despite what many may think, he doesn't just hate every wrestler who's ever done a swanton or a moonsault, he's actually a big fan of Je'Von Evans, for example. I generally agree with him on how wrestling should be presented, but with certain things it sometimes feels like he just refuses to accept change. I love hearing him talk about wrestling. He is such a good storyteller, his voice and cadence are so alluring, and he's witty like you wouldn't believe. When his anger is justified it can be so fun listening to him rage. Hearing him insult Vince Russo is always a treat. But he is also capable of giving constructive critisism, and even when I don't agree with it I love hearing him explain his thoughts on things. He also is surprisingly progressive for a southern man born in 1961, despite his afformentioned bigotry. I appreciate his willingness to speak out against right-wing politics, even if he is in some aspects fairly conservative. I'm a fan of Jim Cornette's podcast, I like a lot of things about Jim Cornette, but I don't consider myself a fan of Jim Cornette the man. |
| 16 | 09.03.2026 | ThirdStrike | 9.0 | |
| 17 | 04.02.2026 | LaothFrius | 7.0 | |
| 18 | 29.01.2026 | Jonoabbo | 0.0 | Any man who actively wishes for a wrestler to break their neck or split their head open has no business in the industry. His claims that certain wrestlers are podophiles, with absolutely no basis for it other than a dislike for their in-ring work or the company that they work for, should be considered dangerous. That is all without mentioning the homophobia, sexism, and blatant bigotry. Considering the positions he has been in and the level of influence he has, the wishes for violence or the rumours he spreads have the ability to cause actual harm, which it seems he is aware of and wields as a weapon. Bitterness and tribalism are always going to exist, as much as I wish they didn't, but anybody who takes it to this extreme is just reckless and shameful. |
| 19 | 12.01.2026 | Jonny Dubya | 10.0 | The best manager alive today, only because Bobby Heenan has since passed away, (RIP Brain). If there was a Mount Rushmore of Managers, Corny would be number 2 behind Bobby Heenan. Cornette has managed a who's who of this business. |
| 20 | 11.01.2026 | JediSaiyanMaster1203 | 10.0 | At one point, Jim Cornette was one of the best mind for the business, a man who was highly respected in the industry that any company that had him on the booking committee were lucky to have (as long as they didn't piss him off). He's easily in the top 3 best managers of all time along with Paul Heyman and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, a truly unique character in the wrestling business who was a true heat magnet that made anyone instantly more hated by just having him as their manager. His promo work is also some of the best you'll find in professional wrestling, he was a fast talker who came at you with a 100 insults in a mile and only stopped to breath, making him even easier to hate and making the audience wanting to punch him even more. So much, that Cornette has pissed off enough fans to get them to actually assault him at wrestling shows. While Jim may have burned bridges in his time and has screwed himself out of having any job due to his stubbornness and finding ways to rub people the wrong way in some form of matter such as engaging in the bad faith grifter podcaster persona (which I absolutely can't stand, especially when he borders on racism and misogyny), he still has his place in the history books as among the very best managers and talkers in the business. Just a shame he's putting dent marks on his legacy. |
| 21 | 02.01.2026 | StringsRollins | 0.0 | Yeah, no. I barely follow any modern wrestling promotion at the moment for a variety of reasons so I'm pretty disconnected from the biases of being a fan of AEW or WWE or whatever, but Cornette has created such a toxic online fandom that I can't help but give him the worst possible score. A long history of racism, xenophobia, and sexism on top of his disregard for how wrestling has evolved or changed over the years completely cancels out whatever (very little, honestly) good he did in the past. He has a couple salient points every so often about how wrestlers need to maximize the little things they're doing instead of going all out all the time and such, I'll grant him that. But again, the sheer toxic discourse he's helped foster and actively encourages make it impossible for me to even really give him credit for things that other, non-shitty people have already said before anyways in a way that doesn't make the online wrestling fandom a worse place. It's also very hard to avoid even the spectre of his presence due to the sheer fantacism of his followers parroting his awful opinions basically everywhere wrestling is talked about. I wouldn't even bother rating him at all if it wasn't for that as I feel he's otherwise extremely irrelevant beyond a very small period of time in the wrestling world that he actually did anything that sort of mattered over twenty years ago. If we're getting on Russo and Bischoff for being completely irrelevant to contributing anything positive to wrestling in over two decades now- and believe me, they fucking suck too- then why are we making an exception for Cornette? He's the embodiment of the worst parts of internet discourse for me. The deeply hypocritical "if we say the quiet part out loud we'll radicalize people into antagonizing others in the shittiest possible way" level alt-right bullshit he proclaims to be against politically. I really hope we can finally kill the past (proverbially) and leave this fucking cancerous jackass behind in 2026 like he should have been over a decade ago. |
| 22 | 25.12.2025 | agent-k | 7.0 | I think he has a great vision of what wrestling should be, but he is too dogmatic about it. As a commentator he is like an excitable puppy, albeit that he comes out with some cracking lines. I'd like to hear him discussing wrestling history more than constantly putting down modern wrestlers and promoters. |
| 23 | 13.12.2025 | teakay | | |
| 24 | 04.12.2025 | Hatef | 0.0 | I can't find a single redeeming quality about this guy right now! absolutely zero redeeming qualities! he's just bitter and toxic, and his podcast is basically a nonstop assault on AEW, deliberately attacking their wrestlers, calling the company amateurish, and expressing his drama-fueled like they're gospel. he spends almost entire platform sowing division and tribalism in the wrestling world, and pitting fans against each other. why would he encourages this us-vs-them mentality like a retard? and also who the hell told this guy that he is funny? also this guy is one of the reasons that the IWC is as toxic as it is today! |
| 25 | 03.12.2025 | jaletta | 6.0 | |
| 26 | 02.11.2025 | OnAPole | 9.0 | Only reason I'm not giving him 10 is because of his overly negative view towards modern wrestling that seems forced sometimes, although usually mixed with rightful criticism, and rather undefendable things he said in the past. But, no one in this world can deny, that Cornette is probably most passionate and devoted guy that wrestling has ever seen. There is a reason his middle name is Mark. Lengths that this man has gone to defend what he believes wrestling should be are insane. Top 10 talker of all time, and top 2 manager of all time, for sure. Unlike guys like Heyman and a lot of modern managers, he actually actively participated in the matches, and him and Midnight usually felt like 3 man team instead of 2 guys and a manager. They wrestled, and did it excellently, and he talked even better than they wrestled, just perfect chemistry. I haven't seen too much of his work in Memphis, unfortunately. In Mid-South and in their first few years in NWA/WCW, Midnight and Jim were on another level. I hate that people go today and say that FTR/Bucks or Usos/New Day is greatest tag feud of all time, which is hilarious because R'n'R/Midnight feud is right there. Cornette and SMW was a nice throwback tale of, I can't say last, but one of last true territories of wrestling. SMW was an oldschool product that still opened the doors for some modern, at that time progressive performers like Jericho and Storm and few others. Cornette was the mastermind behind all qualities and flaws of SMW. Around that time he started in WWE, where, while not as legendary as his Midnight Express run, he reached arguably top of business, managed WWE champion, WrestleMania main eventer, led a main event heel faction, was on booking team, cut some of best shoots ever and after Attitude Era helped run OVW, and was crucial in development of some of greatest wrestlers of all time. Fuck, his ROH run usually gets overlooked or overhated. Once out of business, he became top heel in it again when he refused to accept the change and took on role of old man yelling into the clouds. He usually gets a lot of stuff wrong about modern wrestling, but in between of spicy tirades and insults, he always throws in obscenity laced advice that people never pay attention to. Honestly, if he thought Cena, Lesnar, Orton and Batista a thing or two, maybe he happens to know something. His hate for joshi wrestling I can't understand or approve. Still, he is a living wrestling encyclopedia and even if you don't agree with him on anything, you could still find something entertaining in his 40 minute rants on people and events of present or long gone by. I found myself laughing at his rants on Rotten's or Herd's of this world, so for entertainment value, I will always have huge respect for Corny. And no, I don't think he is racist or sexist or anything people offended by his opinion claim that he is. Try to look beyond cussing and insults, and you'll see wisdom for wrestling. P.S. I take his promise regarding Russo's gravestone seriously |
| 27 | 28.10.2025 | MattHoffman7 | 9.0 | |
| 28 | 22.10.2025 | TigetMask15 | 10.0 | This guy knows what to do he know wrestling and it's hard to hate him man I enjoy his promos his thing around the ring I remember the elbow he had on Kevin Nash and I enjoy listening to him talking one of the best managers of all time even as a commentator was good |
| 29 | 02.10.2025 | Luj | 8.0 | |
| 30 | 13.09.2025 | Osowo | 9.0 | |
| 31 | 06.09.2025 | ExplodingBarbedWire | 8.0 | I do think a lot of his views on modern wrestling are really dated and have unfortunately contributed to a lot of toxicity in the wrestling community. However, I can't deny his genius when it comes to booking and his managerial work. A great mic worker and an insane heat magnet, he brings a lot of credibility as a kind of "been there, done that" figure to his podcasts (which I find a great source of entertainment, even as someone who enjoys so-called "outlaw mudshows"). |
| 32 | 13.08.2025 | Chosen One | 6.0 | Seine NWA-Fraktion samt Championship-Titel bei RAW im Jahre 1998 (? ) hat deutlich gezeigt, wie altmodisch und aus der Zeit gefallen der Mann schon lange ist. Sein Tennisschläger, Look und generelle Art als Manager waren auch nicht so mein Ding. Als Talker aber einer der besten aller Zeiten (auch wenn ich selbst da seinen Stil persönlich wenig mag). Sein Hass auf Vince Russo ist einfach nur seltsam. |
| 33 | 11.08.2025 | Kingerty | 10.0 | Look most of these under 10 scores come from people that just here Corny's views on wrestling or just AEW and has nothing to do with his booking or career as a manager, there is a lot of Corny's views I disagree with, his views on AEW, Women's wrestling especially Joshi, Kenny Omega and Okada the list goes on. But he is undoubtably the greatest manager since Freddie Blassie. He is also an outstanding booker but most importantly the man is probably the greatest living pro wrestling historian. If you rate him anything other then a 10 the man clearly got under your skin and worked you. |
| 34 | 26.07.2025 | jumtackthack | 9.0 | |
| 35 | 21.06.2025 | AlexClark314 | 3.0 | regardless of how good and entertaining he was back in the good old days as he would probably call them. He has become the living embodiment of the old man yells at cloud meme, he does not seem to understand that the taste of fans change throughout time. Probably why no one has actually hired the old bastard in about 15 years, also one of the biggest reason for bullshit tribalism in wrestling discourse at the moments. I will still give him a 3 because sometimes his podcast does give me a small chuckle other wise it time wrestling moves on from this old bastard who thinks how he likes wrestling is the be all and end of it which makes him critical of everything which is not slow working big muscular men which if the rumours about him in the 2000s are correct isn't shocking. |
| 36 | 01.06.2025 | AttitudeAggression | 9.0 | One of the greatest minds for wrestling ever, but has some really dated opinions, but actually gives some good reasons. A lot of the time when he gives an example about what would work better instead is really eye opening to what parts of wrestling are missing. Besides his opinions on wrestling, he is an incredible promo and one of the best managers of all time. A lot of his promos are amazing and he played a really good commissioner in TNA. He should really be a consultant for a wrestling company and give his ideas while he is here. A great mind for the business and a great performer and phenomenal manager. |
| 37 | 01.06.2025 | bherbert1980 | 2.0 | Jim Cornette was once an incredibly sharp wrestling mind with a true passion for the business. His managerial work and early booking contributions were genuinely impactful. However, in recent years his relevance has dwindled, overshadowed by a toxic attitude and outdated views. His inability to adapt to modern wrestling trends makes him sound bitter and out of touch. While his historical knowledge is vast, his constant negativity and abrasive commentary often do more harm than good. At this point, his presence is more of a liability than an asset to the industry. |
| 38 | 05.05.2025 | Filip Silva | 9.0 | |
| 39 | 04.05.2025 | ChuongNguyen | 8.0 | Jim Cornette is one with his in-ring persona: an irritable heel who can piss everybody off with his frequent tongue lashings. Now that he's out of the ring, he is still capable of rabble-rousing through his podcasts. He has the temperament of Eric Cartman, the politics of Michael Moore, and the vocabulary of Howard Stern. Perhaps it is good to remember not to take his opinions too seriously, but respect the way he maintains his persona over the decades. |
| 40 | 02.05.2025 | onionknight | 6.0 | |
| 41 | 13.04.2025 | Lerds | 6.0 | |
| 42 | 11.04.2025 | Jmacfie48 | 5.0 | 9 as a manager. Easily one of the greatest ever. Also think he's a talented podcaster and quite funny. You see why he was so successful in wrestling based off his podcast. The guy can talk. Sucks he's such a shitty human in real life. That kind of stuff has to lower his rating. You just can't ignore it. Especially when he makes it his whole personality. Whatever pays the bills I guess. |
| 43 | 04.04.2025 | RuffWebber | 8.0 | Ich bewerte hier nur die Rolle des Managers, welchen Jim Cornette in der WWE, in den Mid 90er Jahren verkörperte und ich dank dem WWE Network sehen konnte. Alles andere, wie er privat drauf ist oder wie er sich entwickelt hat oder dass er möglicherweise seinen Wrestling Gimmick zu seine wahre Persönlichkeit umformte, kann ich nicht werten, weil ich von all dem nichts mitbekommen habe oder hörte. Die Managerrolle, welchen Jim Cornette wiedergegeben hatte, wirkte auf mich wie das Anzug tragende verbitterte Muttersöhnchen, der es als eine Pflicht sieht sich und seine Klienten, als das absolute Meisterwerk vorzustellen und immer die Chance haben ganz oben mitzuspielen. Die einzig wahren World Champions. Seine Promos fand ich oft nervig, weil er jedesmal rumschrie, als ging es um sein Leben aber weil es zum Look passte (Muttersöhnchen will sich rechtfertigen und beweisen), ist es wiederum ziemlich gut gewesen. Als er dann 1998 mit dem Gejammer von echten puren Wrestling kam und Männer aus der NWA als Hauptattraktion bei der WWE vor die Nase setzte (Storyline, war sicherlich so gedacht) fragte ich mich, was ist das für ein fest gefahrener Typ? In-Ring Performance alleine machen dich heute nicht zum Champion in einem Mainstream Sports Entertainment Promotion. Zugleich waren es Wrestler, die aussahen, als würden sie in naher Zukunft ihre Stiefel an die Wand hängen und den Ruhestand geniesen wollen. Das ist zunächst alles, was ich bis jetzt von Cornette sah und werten konnte. Den Muttersöhnchen Manager sehr stark verkörpert. Sollte er dieses Gimmick tatsächlich in das wahre Leben vermischt haben, dann tut mir dieser Mann eher leid. (Der Mensch hasst nur das Verhalten eines anderen Menschen, nie diesen Menschen an sich) |
| 44 | 01.04.2025 | Shainy | 9.0 | |
| 45 | 22.03.2025 | ICtheFourthColour | 10.0 | There MAY be a few that can contend with Jim Cornette on a microphone but NONE surpass. Well read and extremely controversial. Encyclopedic. Key player in the last territory stages as well as through the Attitude Era. Few can explain the bread & butter of the industry as masterful as one James Cornette. |
| 46 | 11.03.2025 | lukasmgc | 10.0 | I mean, I enjoy listening to him. I like his views on wrestling and when he does rant, you always find something to be like "I didn't look at it like that" or "very informative." He's always a fun listening, always funny, and you always get something from it. I tried to look for racism and the transphobia stuff I heard about and eh, I couldn't find anything. That might upset some people but I did my own research. The stuff about wishing death on wrestlers though, unacceptable but again, I really find it hard to hate Corney with the amount of knowledge and passion he has for wrestling. |
| 47 | 29.01.2025 | wrestlingswiftie | 8.0 | Great promo, one hell of a manager. Even though his wrestling philosophy is a little outdated, a lot of what he says still holds up today. Whatever political views or outside factors downgrade your opinion on Cornette, just know that you're pretty much killing the entire point of this website's rating system. So he gets an 8. But speaking of outside factors, let's talk about his podcast -- It's all a work. Seriously, the fact that fans haven't grasped the idea that an old-school worker wouldn't use a modern platform to take advantage of your gullibleness is actually hilarious. He came up during a time where you quite literally had to "make them believe" or you made no money. He even preaches it as advice to wrestlers, for crying out loud! So, what do you think he's doing? He's talking crap about the Elite and Omega, he's talking crap about AEW because it's the hip new "babyface promotion" that smarks in America love to support over WWE. And guess what? He's stayed relevant, even long after being done with the business, because of it. He's working you, folks (and always remember he once told the Young Bucks "we have the only rivalry anyone actually still believes in.") |
| 48 | 24.01.2025 | DankyKangBundy | | 10/10 Did it great and did it everywhere. For other and for himself. A mount rushmore manager who continues to play to the fans. |
| 49 | 14.01.2025 | Alons8hasaBrokenBack | 6.0 | |
| 50 | 12.01.2025 | dizzied | 5.0 | As a wrestling manager he was an 8 or 9. Very sad how bitter and jaded he has become. Also racist, which doesn't help me in giving him a better rating. How many times will you butcher an Asian wrestlers name? Was he always this much of an a**hole? He doesnt seem to get with the times and has a very tunnel vision. It's as if wrestling has evolved and he forgot to evolve with it.....Podcast gets humorous for a few minutes but then it just gets annoying. |
| 51 | 01.01.2025 | nothingleftinside | 8.0 | One of the best managers of all time, Jim Cornette is a controversial figure in the wrestling world. While he is a great historian, razor sharp creative mind, and all-time promo, he also has said some truly bad shit over the years and his opinions on things like women's wrestling for instance are stuck in the dark ages. That being said, he's worth listening to when it comes to booking, presenting characters, and running a wrestling show in general. It's hard to excuse some of the truly bad shit he's said, especially against muslims, japanese women, and Kenny Omega, but how many other greats in wrestling have shitty conservative views that they *don't* share with the world? I'm thinking of guys like Undertaker, Chris Jericho, Young Bucks. There are a lot more trump voters in the wrestling world than some of us would like to admit. Also, a lot of the stuff he has gotten criticized for is overblown and not as bad as is portrayed. It aggregates though, so I appreciate this criticism of him. He definitely loses some points for this bullshit, and he hasn't contributed much of anything to the business since he left ROH. His voice in the podcast space is unmatched, but it's hard to consider it much more than bluster and opinion, as no one booking anything or contributing to creative at any wrestling company anywhere seems to be listening to him or any other podcaster really. Definitely a Top 3 manager, top 10 promo, very good producer/agent, and decent booker/creative, but like I said he has said some bad shit that is not good for the discourse and hasn't contributed anything actually substantive since like 2012. He absolutely loses some points for that. Those who only know his podcast shouldn't be rating him, good or bad, since the podcast doesn't impact what we see at shows. He's certainly not worthy of a 10 or 0 rating on here. |
| 52 | 30.10.2024 | Phrygo | 9.0 | |
| 53 | 07.10.2024 | animxst | 8.0 | In my opinion, one of the best voices of reason in this day and age of wrestling. Once you watch a few of his promos from the 90's he becomes even more of an understandable voice of reason than he is right now. |
| 54 | 21.09.2024 | A Lex | 7.0 | |
| 55 | 05.09.2024 | DXTF | 10.0 | One of the best the business has seen. He's basically been everywhere and (nearly) done it all - he's been a manager, a commentator, a wrestler (from time to time), and on-screen authority figure, a promoter, a booker. People giving him a "0" rating are pretty pathetic, ignoring everything he's done over the years because he's hurt their feelings with something he's said is laughable. Nowadays he can be found on his shows with Brian Last, The Drive Thru and The Experience, where he talks about various subjects both about wrestling and outside of the business. He can get political at times, which may upset some people, and when he's hot about something, his rants can be straight up savage, however that's just the way he is - I find it very hard to believe that he's going to change at this point in his life. I love listening to Jim talk wrestling, especially when he talks about the territories, as I find I learn so much about this great business and his passion is infectious. Jim is like Marmite, you either love him or you hate him, but regardless of where you stand, his knowledge of the business, his love of the business, the hard work he's put into the business over the years should be respected. |
| 56 | 30.08.2024 | Juelzzz91 | | Ich werde diesen Mann jetzt nicht anhand seiner Arbeit als Manager bewerten oder als Promoter, weil seine aktive Zeit weit vor meiner Wrestling Fan Zeit liegt und ich nur einzelne Fragmente davon kenne. Ich werde generell daher keine Wertung geben weil ich auch finde, die Worker auf dieser Plattform sollten nach Ihrer Arbeit bewertet werden. Nicht nach dem Persönlichen. Aber nach was ich dem Mann bewerte ist seine aktuelle Arbeit als Podcaster und Rage Baiter für eine mittlerweile durch Tribalismus vergiftete Fankultur. Jim Cornette kam mir das erste mal unter als ich TNA geguckt hab, als er dort On Screen als Authority Figure zu sehen war. Da ich da aber sehr jung war (14 oder so) und auch nicht smart, kann ich zu seiner Arbeit da wenig sagen, weil mich GMs damals immer nur genervt haben. Danach war er für mich nicht mehr existent bis ich durch Botchamania auf seine Shoot Interviews gekommen bin. Und zugegebenermaßen, ich hab die gerne geguckt. Corny war schon damals jemand der mit Tiraden aufgekommen sind die herzlichst unterhaltsam waren. Ob es über Hardcore Wrestling war, über Arbeitskollegen, seine Zeit in irgendwelchen Ligen. Cornette hat das Internet relativ früh als Plattform erkannt und seine Rants als Ware für potenzielle Kunden. Was daraus aber resultierte ist allerdings mittlerweile nur noch Peinlich. Ich kann mir Cornys Drive Through nicht geben, ich kann nicht verstehen wie es als Geschäftsmodell wirklich funktionieren kann Schmierenkampagnen und Hasstiraden am laufendem Band loszulassen. Ich kann auch Fans nicht verstehen die das für Voll nehmen. Gut ja is mal ganz witzig wenn er sich über irgendwelche Dinge aufregt wie zuletzt Ospreays Entrance mit dem Assassins Creed Ezio Cameo (und er sich damit eigentlich selbst exposed, dass er vom modernem Mainstream keinen Plan hat), oder diese dämlichen Nicknames die er Wrestlern wie Omega gibt. Das is ja ulkig aber bei solchen Sachen bleibt es ja nicht. Persönliche Attacken die selten nicht unter die Gürtellinie gehen sonder darüber hinaus, Todeswünsche und Morddrohungen sind da schon die harmlosesten Dinge. Regelmäßig ausufernde Tiraden über moderne Talente die nicht selten, über das kritisieren von unnötig anneinanderreihenden Spots hinausgehen, Respektlosigkeit über ausländische Wrestler aus Mexiko oder Japan weil ihm der Stil nicht passt. Ich bin keiner aus der SJW this is Racist bubble und aufgrund Cornys politischer Einstellung glaube ich auch nicht dass man ihm da diesen Vorwurf machen kann aber ein übertriebener Bias ist da definitiv vorhanden. Das alles wäre halb so wild, wenn du nicht immer irgendwelche Mitläufer hättest die Online (aber auch IRL ohne scheiß, schon erlebt) den Typen wirklich für Voll nehmen und wollen dass er das Booking bei der WWE übernimmt oder so... ja sicher. Es macht mich teilweise wahnsinnig wenn ich in irgendwelchen Kommentaren von ner Wrestlingshow ob es AEW ist oder ner Indyshow, wo sich Leute den Arsch aufreißen, irgendeiner daherkommt und unironisch von einer"Outlaw Mudshow" labert. Da weißte doch was geschlagen hat. Was aber noch ätzender ist, ist das dieses Modell sich mittlerweile so etabliert hat, dass andere auf dem Zug mit aufgesprungen. Eric Bishoff, Al Snow, Vince Russo of all people und er labert zum Teil einfach den selben Müll wie Corny nur mit Yankee Akzent und mindestens 3 Bros in jedem Satz. Es gibt da mittlerweile so viele und es ist so ermüdent wenn du einfach nur mal bisschen Wrestling Podcasts hören willst und es ist einfach der nächste Corny Rage Bait Knockoff. Stevie Richards Analysen vielleicht noch aber dann wars das. Ich will da jetzt auch nicht sagen, dass er nicht auch berechtigte kritik hat. Die hat er ja häufig. Und ich brauch die auch nicht im Kuschelmodus aber gerade jetzt wo wir durch den Tribalismus der die Fanbase durchzieht ohnehin schon keine Diskussion im Wrestling starten kann ohne dass die Fetzen fliegen sind Leute wie er einfach die absolute Pest für mich. |
| 57 | 25.08.2024 | AlexInTheBooth | 7.0 | Separating today from the territory days. Cornette is one of the greatest talkers in the history of the business. Cornette knew how to drive a story with his words, and played the greasy, grimy heel manager better than most anyone has ever. The stereotypical "above all of you" character that just makes you want to punch him in the face. Now, you just want to punch him in the face anyway. Cornette was successful in every facet except for his own promotion. Cornette's ideas built what the WWF would drill on for the foreseeable future. A man that every wrestling fan should have some sort of respect for, even if he is a piece of human garbage today. |
| 58 | 15.08.2024 | HWilliams7 | 8.0 | |
| 59 | 02.08.2024 | BigMeatyMan | 8.0 | |
| 60 | 14.07.2024 | HV85106 | 8.0 | |
| 61 | 08.07.2024 | ultravioletshiroi | 3.0 | Jim Cornette is recognized as one of the best minds in traditional pro wrestling. He has excelled as a booker, manager, and commentator and has been instrumental in the development of some of the most renowned professional wrestlers. Despite these contributions, Cornette has a fervent bias against Japanese wrestlers, smaller wrestlers, high flyers, and women wrestlers. His disdain for these wrestlers often leads him to dismiss their abilities, make crude irrelevant comments and intentionally mispronounce names. While he provides valuable insights into what makes wrestling popular with general audiences, his inability to appreciate different styles of wrestling and his disrespect for non-traditional wrestling make him seem out of touch, bitter and overly hostile. This bias often overshadows the valid points he makes in his podcast and makes him appear incredibly biased and hateful. In summary, Cornette is a wrestling expert with significant contributions to the business while at the same time displays a sheer lack of respect and consideration for some of the sport's most technically gifted athletes simply because they do not conform to his standards, and in a way I would liken him to being the Simon Cowell of professional wrestling regarding their narrow, hardheaded and traditional approach to what makes their preferred art medium "good". In other words you can't be a "good" artist unless you follow a very specific and rigid format perfectly down to a tee, which is a mindset that overshadows genuine talent and innovation and prevents art from evolving. |
| 62 | 07.07.2024 | docphantoms | 5.0 | Infamous wrestling podcaster who speaks on modern wrestling through the lens of a fossil that cannot perceive the passing of time. He and his cohost mine outrage and refuse to move on from their glory days. As a result, they embolden and give a modicum of legitimacy to their grognard fandom that so worships their ideas that they are called the Cult of Cornette. Outside of being a toxic influence on modern fandom, Cornette had some good promos and runs in various promotions. He also wooed controversy by not thinking some things through and doing some reprehensible things. Currently the embodiment of Old Man Yells At Cloud, Cornette has continued to tarnish what was once a respectable legacy. |
| 63 | 06.06.2024 | Anthony Leone | 6.0 | |
| 64 | 26.05.2024 | WrestlingGuru | 8.0 | |
| 65 | 10.05.2024 | ngeyoungboy | 0.0 | Has done unimaginable damage to online wrestling discourse. I have no issues with being extremely biased and having specific styles that you gravitate towards, and in theory an old-school anchor to work as a foil to modern wrestling cliches could be a beneficial source of criticism, but unfortunately, his opinions on women wrestlers, foreign wrestlers, wrestlers who don't speak english, (or god forbid, all three) immediately catapult any idea that he or his fans are arguing in good faith. Would say he's the joe rogan of wrestling, but at least joe rogan is capable of good takes on occasion. Has said and done disgusting things that has gotten countless others in the business rightfully cancelled, but unfortunately will always have vocal and aggressive supporters. (this was written before the swerve thumbnail, for what it's worth.) |
| 66 | 09.05.2024 | Reccaswinth | 7.0 | The arch-reactionary of Professional Wrestling. As a kayfabe personality and as a Historian of Wrestling he is one of the best. He was profoundly effective as a sniveling heel manager and as an apologist for Old School Rasslin' against the emergent Sports Entertainment of the late 80's and 90's (and detractors of Professional Wrestling in general). However, as a critic of the Industry in the modern day - don't bother. His takes are almost always designed to be inflammatory and add nothing to the conversation. To get a perspective from a seasoned veteran, there's a lot more out there than a person who is still working an angle to get heat. |
| 67 | 06.05.2024 | andytuga86 | 7.0 | |
| 68 | 05.05.2024 | grant2011 | 9.0 | |
| 69 | 02.05.2024 | Ruthless Attitude | 10.0 | I don't agree with a lot of his views, but there's no doubt that as a promoter and as a manager, he's one of the very best and he cut some amazing promos. Most of the lower ratings come from his toxicity when he expresses his views online and this has made things especially toxic amongst the wrestling community and I get it. |
| 70 | 27.04.2024 | chaqudemus | 6.0 | |
| 71 | 16.04.2024 | MZ009 | 8.0 | |
| 72 | 10.04.2024 | 2pt0EcoBoostFusion | 8.0 | Rating him solely as a manager in wrestling and NOT his podcast or influence today in wrestling, although his podcast seem to be quite popular with a certain group of wrestling fans today. As a manager, Jim Cornette is hands down top 5 in the history of Professional Wrestling, his promos during segments were fun to watch and he certainly made teams and wrestlers more interesting. I feel as though Jim Cornette could have managed for a few more years which would have built his legacy up more and solidified himself as a definite top 3 manager of all time. I believe Jim Cornette should be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame, but I believe that due to his controversial commentary on his podcast, and the vitriol he is currently receiving from certain fans of wrestling, WWE isn't willing to induct him just yet, I do believe he should go in eventually. |
| 73 | 10.04.2024 | LordSodaPop | 7.0 | |
| 74 | 10.04.2024 | dysboat | 9.0 | The idea that Cornette is some kind of human trash is a reaction that people only have because he talks trash about their favorite wrestlers. Cornette, in his career, was arguably the greatest manager in the history of wrestling, who could run his mouth for days and always knew just how to ramp up the heat in any match or angle. As a booker, he was always the type to make the most out of the least, with a great mind for putting together angles and finishes and for getting wrestlers and feuds over. He made the very most out of the least in SMW and OVW, taking regional territories and making them worth seeking out. Not every on-screen role of his has been outstanding, his WWF tenure was hit and miss and in TNA he was involved in some questionable material, but whatever. Oh, and before I forget, I know this is a touchy subject, but his commentary is actually really good as far as getting an issue over and characterizing a matchup. All this is to say, his understanding and application of the fundamental elements of pro wrestling set him apart from everybody. The only reason that he's a controversial figure amid all the crazy people who've worked and been stars in the world of wrestling is because people are upset that he lambasts modern wrestling and cuts heel promos on the fans of same on his podcasts. |
| 75 | 28.03.2024 | eetasa2 | 9.0 | |
| 76 | 27.03.2024 | Pantaman | 2.0 | Jim Cornette hasn't provided anything substantial in wrestling for a long ass time and only contributes bigoted, dated ass thoughts for his die hard fan-base of wrestling incels to piggy back off of. Just a lot of weird old manisms that existed during his time when he ran smokey mountain and should've been let go a long time ago. He also has the emotional maturity of an infant which makes for a lot of his meltdowns over stupid stuff like Santino not pretending to be scared of the Boogeyman as an audience member or him theorizing nobody in the AEW locker room tried to have sex with the broom girls? Just very creepy, weird behaviour from him. |
| 77 | 26.03.2024 | Pigeon Scratch | 1.0 | I used to like him a ton, but he's really fallen off and is just a massive fucking joke these days. A great manager and promoter who was fantastic on the mic has turned onto an immature bigoted asshole who just hates on pretty much anything because he's so focused on the old days. I totally get the perspective of trying to keep some form of realism in professional wrestling, but to cry bloody murder because of comedy wrestling or wrestling these days has more high flying and whatnot is just absurd. Not only that, he's misogynistic and a massive racist. Comments about Joshi wrestling is the biggest example in terms of the latter. The most recent heinous thing he has done is his comments about the Janel Grant allegations and lawsuit from earlier this year. Regardless of it being confirmed or not, you don't fucking make jokes about that shit. |
| 78 | 23.03.2024 | sarahlicity | 0.0 | He was a good manager, once upon a time, forty years ago. And ol' Jimmy has decided that's his meal ticket and has shown no evolution in either his booking style or his opinions since then. It's 2024, Jim, things have moved on. And just like Brazil don't play a 4-2-4 nor Pittsburgh playing the ol' Curtain defence, so too do the philosophies of the 1980s stay stagnant in this industry. McMahon and Bischoff saw the writing on the wall and tried to evolve for the tastes of Gen X and beyond, but Cornette never did, and SMW feels quaint and outdated even from a 90s perspective. And that was thirty years ago! As every year ticks on, Cornette becomes more and more like Abe Simpson being the old man yelling at a cloud. Maybe that's why he had that sojourn with NWA recently; Corgan really loves his nostalgia throwbacks, and what's more nostalgic than Jimmy? But said sojourn exposed a deep rotten personal core about Cornette. Because yes, while some people on the centre-left praised him for being a Democrat in the South, the fact remains is that he is, well, a Democrat in the South. And that definitely shows throughout his career. I mean, seriously, who, even in the mid-1990s, would think for one second that a man wearing the Confederate flag should be wrestling as a face! ? And yet, he booked it that way. And as the years have gone by, his curmudgeonliness has only exacerbated. Like many people in the industry who have refocused themselves as, to excuse my Irish, professional gobshites, there is a distinct sense of nastiness and jealousy that neither Tony Khan nor Triple H will give him a paycheck for existing, and it manifests in misogyny and racism as deep as his bones. Seriously, just listen to him talk about any joshi talent, despite the fact they could run circles around his presentation any day of the week. But you could almost excuse that if it wasn't for the cult of personality the man has. An army of sycophants as deeply unpleasant as him with no indication of independent thought, spreading like a cancer through the IWC. I could never hear from or of Cornette and it'd be too soon. |
| 79 | 11.03.2024 | hawntt | 9.0 | |
| 80 | 02.02.2024 | Burtch9937 | 10.0 | Without a doubt one of the greatest minds and managers to ever step foot in the wrestling business his longetivty and promos were absolutley perfect from word to word his mind for the buisness impeccable other than bobby the brain heenan Jim cornette maybe the greatest manager in the history of the proffessional wrestling buisness in my opinion. |
| 81 | 24.01.2024 | CMFunk007 | 10.0 | Outside of Bobby Heenan, there was no manager that could generate near as much heat as Jim Cornette. I hated this guy as a kid, so he was good at his job. His ideas are antiquated now and he seems to be stuck in the past, but that doesn't taint his legacy at all. From his early days managing the Midnight Express to his later years with Yokozuna, Vader, Owen Hart, and the British Bulldog, he was always running his mouth at someone and it was glorious. |
| 82 | 22.01.2024 | Beneyriey | 8.0 | I agree with what user 'Arrancar' has to say about Cornette. Initially, I was put off by his personality. Putting that aside, it's hard to overlook the fact that he was one of the greatest managers of all time with the Midnight Express. His opinions/insights on professional wrestling is also logical, and definitely worth listening to. EDIT: People will also rate Cornette lower because of tribalism. These things hppen. Though we should be rating him purely as a wrestling manager, and during the 1980s he was one of the best. |
| 83 | 13.01.2024 | Tony Khan | | Cornette is the greatest wrestling historian ever. I have watched him since the 80's and now enjoy his podcasts. He is in the top 5 wrestling managers all time. |
| 84 | 13.01.2024 | gloaming | | During my childhood I HATED Cornette! With maturity (and nolonger being a mark) I came to adore his microphone skills. I'm here for the heels ! |
| 85 | 13.01.2024 | Wllfriedzaha | 9.0 | |
| 86 | 10.01.2024 | cosmik debris | 9.0 | |
| 87 | 28.12.2023 | XXDoubleHHXX | 4.0 | The character of Jim Cornette is iconic. He's a over the top cowardly heel that has a recognizable look and voice. As much as love the character, the booker and overall person is not very good. He has booked questionable storylines and moments, some of which he has very much called out for being stupid when other promotors do it. He's only better than Russo because he actually wants Wrestling but quality is the issue. |
| 88 | 24.12.2023 | CMgab | 9.0 | |
| 89 | 12.12.2023 | Gold Fists | 0.0 | Good Lord, Cornette is an absolute parasite. How can you give this bastard a 10 when he contributes to a majority of the reasons to why the IWC is as dogshit as it is? From being racist just because he doesn't like Japanese wrestling to threatening to murder Vince Russo, this fool is bottom of the barrel retarded. I don't usually rate people based on stuff outside of what they did on TV, but any of this guy's work as a manager is overshadowed by being an embarrassingly terrible human. There's nothing wrong with not being invested in certain genres of modern wrestling (in his case, basically any match that Kenny Omega is involved in), but Cornette thinks he's living in the 90s and there's nothing anyone can do to make him think he's wrong. He is the elder god to all of the other ass kissing marks on the planet. The sooner that this ugly SOB is six feet under, the easier I can go to sleep at night. |
| 90 | 12.11.2023 | InsertFunnyNameHere | 10.0 | Jim Cornette is something else entirely. Nobody in wrestling outside of maybe CM Punk is as controversial as him. You may have your opinions, but 3 things about him are undeniable. He is one of the greatest managers, he is one of the greatest promo guys of all time, and he might be the smartest person alive when it comes to wrestling history and culture. Those 3 things are enough to easily warrant a 10. |
| 91 | 07.11.2023 | Dntbamark | 9.0 | Jim Cornette's rating shows the double standards that exist within fans of the business. As a manager, Cornette is easily one of the greats behind Bobby Heenan. He got tremendous heat and pissed people off enough to where riots where started and Cornette had to be jailed for assault. Cornette is one of the business's greatest minds but people trash him because he doesn't like your choreographed in-ring gymnastics routines that don't draw money. His wrestling knowledge and storytelling capabilities are almost second to none, I remember being in college and spending hours upon hours with my headphones in listening to his shoot interviews and commentaries on the business. Cornette tells it like it is, he doesn't care if you like him or not, he's not out there simping to try and get a booking job with either one of these promotions that he often criticizes. Sometimes, I'll admit that he goes too far and says something outlandish but you can't deny Cornette's decades of knowledge and experience in the business whether that be behind the camera or in front of it. The fact that people shit on Cornette but then make excuses for Heyman, despite his numerous crimes against the business is downright appalling. |
| 92 | 03.11.2023 | joaosousa20 | 8.0 | |
| 93 | 01.11.2023 | gargoylesmain | 0.0 | Just stopping by to edit my score down to a zero. The sooner this man is out of the wrestling sphere, the better. He turned into a gross, bitter old cunt that says a lot of problematic shit, and feeds into the growing toxicity of the internet wrestling landscape just so he can make a couple bucks. People say he's some genius mind at wrestling, when the truth is he only knows a specific time and area of wrestling. He's completely ignorant on Japanese wrestling for instance and talks out of his ass about the Joshi, openly racist and sexist towards them. He's said gross shit about Sonny Kiss, Jade, Moxley, Riho, Becky Lynch, Penelope Ford, and has damn near called Omega everything from gay (nothing wrong with being gay, but parts of his fanbase certainly thinks there is), to a predator of the Joshi, to a pedophile. Fuck this dude. As a manager he was good, as a promoter he was mediocre, and as a podcaster he's just sad and pathetic. |
| 94 | 31.10.2023 | jonsnoe | 9.0 | |
| 95 | 27.10.2023 | Rami | 0.0 | The biggest piece of crap in all of wrestling, cornette absolutely nuked his entire legacy when he decided that he'll be the figure head of all the worst wrestling "fans" on the planet, the poster child of the stubborn, hypocrite, childish, refuse to learn mark that think they're always right and feel untitled to ridicule true wrestling fans and wrestlers who have more talent in their little finger than in his old fat ass, being the carny that he is, je found a braindead fanbase and is serving them the crap that they like, cuntnette was behind the times in the 90s, nevermind 2023, his careers as a promoter ended by his fault one way or the other, he's the worst of the worst, and wrestling would absolutely be a better, less tribalistic place without him and his toxic fanbase |
| 96 | 26.10.2023 | No One | 8.0 | |
| 97 | 14.10.2023 | AidanArcher | 9.0 | |
| 98 | 13.10.2023 | djones06 | 0.0 | The single greatest contributor to negativity and online hatred that current wrestling and current wrestlers receive as human beings. His awful hateful rhetoric is spewed back at current wrestlers like a cult. He wishes crippling injury on people actively working in the industry he claims to love . He also straight up lies about wrestlers and makes up some really nasty stuff, like when he shockingly walked back his garbage claim that the bucks had jealously kept the briscoes out of aew. Too bad the Bucks had already been hit with tons of gross comments on Twitter calling them all kinds of awful stuff after Jay's death BEFORE cornette walked it back. Doesnt matter if he is 'exaggerating' for views. Any contribution he had in the 80s he has taken a giant shit on. He says racist nonsense about the joshi who are the hardest working women in the industry. He coins idiotic childish names that his followers eat up and proudly regurgitate. He failed as a booker in multiple promotions. Maybe he has some ok takes on wrestling but who could possibly wade through all that negativity and racism and grossness to possibly care. |
| 99 | 13.10.2023 | Akatsuki | 8.0 | |
| 100 | 13.10.2023 | MrRaider959 | 9.0 | |
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