Jim Cornette Returns to Impact at Destination X

Jim Cornette officially returned to Impact/GFW at tonight’s Destination X special Impact episode.

Bruce Prichard came into the ring to address the GFW Championship situation. With Alberto El Patron being stripped of the title, Prichard began to announce that he would award the title to former champion Bobby Lashley. However, Prichard was interrupted by Jim Cornette, who said GFW hired him. Bruce Prichard ordered security to take Cornette away, but instead, Cornette fired Prichard. Cornette will seemingly take over Prichard’s role as the on-air “authority figure.”

Cornette then announced a 20 man “gauntlet match” for next week’s episode (which will likely be taped tonight.) In GFW, a gauntlet match is more like a Royal Rumble, with wrestlers entering at specific intervals and being eliminated by being thrown over the top rope. Once there are two wrestlers remaining, they typically have a regular match that is won by pinfall or submission.

"He hasn't been relevant in 25 years!"

— Joshua #IMPACTonPOP #DestX pic.twitter.com/BbXnkwU1V0

— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) August 18, 2017

#GauntletForTheGold is NEXT WEEK.

20 men. 1 gauntlet. Epic match.#DestX pic.twitter.com/4SoeIKb9V0

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2017

GFW posted this video of Cornette:

.@TheJimCornette is back at IMPACT and he gives his thoughts on #GauntletForTheGold and @bruceprichard.#LastWord pic.twitter.com/ibGcXm2pJT

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2017

From an earlier story today:

Cornette had an on-air “authority figure” role in TNA from 2006 to 2009, but was released because he claimed that he had creative differences with TNA’s creative team, namely Vince Russo.

Cornette has put himself in the news lately with his angry rants against what he calls “comedy wrestling,” rants against Kenny Omega, Mick Foley, and a feud with Vince Russo.