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Jim Cornette isn't particularly fond of Vince Russo.

That much became harrowingly clear when some disturbing email correspondence between the Louisville Lip and Terry Taylor was leaked in 2010, in which Cornette stated: "I am trying to quell the burning in my heart - I hate Vince Russo. I despise Vince Russo. I want Vince Russo to die. If I could figure out a way to murder him without going to prison, I would consider it the greatest accomplishment of my life."

Cornette was subsequently accused by TNA of terrorism. Seven years later, he has implied that he wants to bludgeon Russo to death with his bare hands in a spectacularly vitriolic rant - even by his standards. Cornette requested from Russo a date, a time and a place to squash their beef once and for all. He even put up five thousand dollars to tempt Russo, on account of his being an "unemployed f*ck" who lives in his "mother in law's basement".

The rules were set out as follows: "No guns, no cops and no knives." This went some way towards easing concerns that Cornette wanted to murder him, again, until he outright confirmed that "nobody was going to hear from Russo anymore," afterwards. He also clarified the rules. "Besides, it's not even gonna be hand to hand. I said no guns, no knives, but I got a bat. I could find a stick. I don't give a f*ck."

Cornette is a living wrestling institution, and as uncomfortable as it was, this promo was probably the best heard in wrestling all year. Never will you hear a more venomous deployment of the phrase "shut the f*ck up."

Here's hoping, for Cornette's sanity, that Russo agrees to this Empty Arena match. If only he'd offered to place that five grand atop a pole. There's no way Russo could resist that.