NWA Releases Statement Regarding Jim Cornette’s Controversial Comments

The National Wrestling Alliance has released a statement regarding controversial comments made by Jim Cornette. The NWA commentator makes controversial statements regularly but it was his comments making light of suicide that has drawn a response from the promotion:

Over the last few days, a situation was brought to our attention in regard to comments made by Jim Cornette that have been taken as making light on the subject of suicide.

We’ve addressed the situation internally with Mr. Cornette and made it clear that any comments in regards to this subject, joking or serious, are not endorsed by Lightning One and the National Wrestling Alliance.

Mr. Cornette understands the seriousness of this situation and with that he will remain the color commentator for NWA Powerrr.

Mental Health and Suicide Prevention are very important to the NWA President Billy Corgan and myself. If you’re ever needing help or need to speak with someone: The National Suicide Prevention Life Line is 1-800-273-8255 or online at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Sincerely,

David Lagana

VP / Lightning One & National Wrestling Alliance

Cornette’s comments regarding suicide were brought to light recently by Glenn Joseph Robinson, producer with WWE, NXT UK, and Progress. They can be viewed in the Tweets below:

Remember when Jim “a tennis racquet is a logical wrasslin’ weapon for a fat manager in an ill fitting suit” Cornetto said that my best mate should hang himself from a lightpost until he died because he didn’t wear a bow tie to ring announce?

Yeah.
I don’t forget that shit James

— Glen Joseph Robinson (@Glen_Joseph) October 29, 2019


Good, write it down & shove it up your ass so it's always close to you.

You & the disheveled-looking hobo bum ring announcer are the most sensitive butthurt people I've ever seen.

And the quote was "He should be hung in the parking lot for dressing that way." Get it straight.

— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) October 29, 2019


I didn't say he had to do it himself–it was left open that someone could do it for him.

— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) October 29, 2019

I know a lot of "average people"and none of them are butthurt pussies with their panties in a wad over getting cussed out cause they're also, you know, grown adult men and not butthurt pussies like the crybabies you're dealing with right now, AW. They can cuss back or fuck off.

— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) October 29, 2019