10 Backstage Stories We Learned From Jim Cornette

5. Sable Was Simply The Worst

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvINzmotsgI

Cornette knew what Vince McMahon didn't — that the Sable situation was going to turn out very, very badly. In an expletive-ridden, crude shoot promo, Cornette laid out was was obvious to even the casual observer; Sable had no business being in the ring, and she all but buried Marc Mero's fledgling career.

What was her talent? Looking good, apparently. Vince was fixated upon her looks, and that pushed the woman all the way to the top — that is, until everything went wrong, and Sable sued the WWE for sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions.

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