Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Jim Cornette And His Wife

This does not sound good. Thursday saw a host of major wrestling names being accused of either sexual assault or sexual harassment as wrestling’s version of the MeToo movement seemed to begin. This is a story that is going to be going around for a good while to come and that should be the case. There are a lot of names included, and one of the biggest is receiving more details than almost anyone else.

Jim Cornette is one of the more controversial figures in all of wrestling. While he is one of the more knowledgeable names in the industry, some of his comments and statements have gone a good bit over the line. Couple that with Cornette’s very brash demeanor and it is no surprise that he is not going to be well received by some people. There are now allegations against him as well and they are not likely to go well either.

On Thursday, former Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW, of which Cornette owned a piece and was an on air performer) performer Phil Earley said that Cornette’s wife Stacey (also an OVW performer named Synn) attempted to groom him early in his wrestling career. This included sending him unrequested nude photos and messages. Early also claims that he and other wrestlers were required to perform sex acts on Stacey while Jim watched.

Stacey is also accused of slashing a wrestler’s tired and threatening to cost him his job and apartment for trying to get away from everything, while also threatening to use influence with the Kentucky athletic commission to end a wrestler’s career. Various other OVW wrestlers and performers have responded, backing up Earley’s claims. Stacey responded to Earley on Twitter, denying the claims and calling Earley a liar.

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Opinion: This is a situation that doesn’t sound like it is going to end well and I’m not sure what it is going to mean for everyone. Jim isn’t someone who can be fired from a promotion at the moment because he works on his own, though his podcasts might be in some serious jeopardy. These allegations don’t sound good and his reaction is going to mean a lot in the whole situation.

How bad does this make Cornette sound? What will happen as a result? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books. Get the latest and greatest in professional wrestling news by signing up for our daily email newsletter. Just look below for “GET EXCLUSIVE UPDATES” to sign up. Thank you for reading!