Pro Wrestling: 10 Greatest Managers of All-Time | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Jim Cornette has an almost uniquely creative wrestling brain and has contributed endless positives to the sport.

His work in OVW and the developmental territories has been instrumental in finding new WWE stars with the likes of Batista, John Cena and Randy Orton passing through Cornette's tutelage.

His Smoky Mountain Wrestling promotion also produced many stars, with Chris Jericho and Kane enjoying stints with Cornette's brainchild.

His booking ability and his uncanny knack for recognizing new talent helped get TNA off the ground, and it was a big mistake for Dixie Carter to let him go.

He has now established Ring of Honor as the third wrestling company, and they continue to go from strength to strength under his direction.

But in a managerial position, he was able to establish so many great talents.

"Camp Cornette" in the WWF consisted of Owen Hart, Vader and the British Bulldog, and he played a huge part in ensuring that these talented wrestlers did not get lost in the shuffle.

It would have been a crying shame if the likes of Hart and Smith, with their supreme wrestling skills, were to get released based on a lack of promo ability.

But Cornette's most famous managerial position was with the Midnight Express in the old NWA.

Cornette was the mouthpiece of Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey's rise to serious tag team success in Mid South and World Class Championship Wrestling.

However, their most famous run was in WCW where they were multiple-time tag team champions.

There were many different incarnations of the Midnight Express over the years, but the duos that boasted Cornette as the frontman were always more memorable.