Vince McMahon's 20 Biggest Real-Life Feuds

15. Jim Cornette

Like many others on this list, Jim Cornette is a former employee of Vince McMahon. Cornette joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1993 as an on-screen manager and color commentator while still acting as the promoter of Smoky Mountain Wrestling in Tennessee. Eventually, Cornette would be phased off WWE television and transition into a front office position as a member of the booking committee and later as a talent scout and developer. As a booker, Cornette often disagreed with Vince's decisions but it wasn't until Jim began running Ohio Valley Wrestling where things began to turn truly sour. Cornette has claimed Vince would leave him high and dry as OVW's promoter when McMahon would pluck talent for WWE programming without any notice and without providing suitable replacements for OVW's shows. The constantly changing cards and unhappiness with Vince lead to Cornette selling his share of the company before ultimately getting let go from WWE due to several backstage conflicts. Since his release, Cornette has been rather outspoken regarding his time working for Vince McMahon. The two seem to have diametrically opposed ideas for what makes professional wrestling work that it often begs the question how did the two men work together for as long as they did.