In this situation, I have to side with Russo (
) of all people. Russo should be shook, because Cornette is a legit nut, who in the past has admitted to leaving threatening voicemails for Russo and even once implied what he might do if he comes down with terminal cancer. The guy is famously non religious so he'd have nothing to lose. There have also been incidents in the past involving Cornette that could be cause for concern.
Ever heard of KC O'Connor? He used to work for Cornette back in SMW. He quit because he thought Cornette owed him money. He refused to return a camera until Cornette paid him. Cornette went to his house, pulled out a baseball bat and told him if he didn't come out with the camera he would smash his car. KC refused, and Cornette proceeded to smash his car from bumper to bumper. Cornette fled the scene (he actually left the state to avoid state police). He spent the night in a hotel, called his lawyer, and turned himself in the next day.
Ever heard of Terry Landell? Cornette talked about getting into a dispute with him in Knoxville, TN on his podcast, and admitted that he wanted and even attempted to run him over with a car. His then wife was also in the car with him. He once again fled the scene, called his lawyer, and turned himself in a few months later.
There was another story he told about a former SMW employee who was so scared of him she had her husband (a cop) go with her to work because she was afraid of the threats he made (he never showed up at her work).
The point is: He's nuttier than a fruit cake. I know he's got a fanbase who loves him because he can tell a good story, and come up with an interesting way to say a curse word, but the guy is a legit psycho when he loses his temper. It must drive him nuts that Russo, in some form or another, was apart of one of the most successful periods in wrestling history.
I think this whole thing is silly and childish nearly 20 years after the fact, but like I said, fukkery.