Jim Cornette, former WWE figure and a well-known pro wrestling podcaster, made a sizable donation to a GoFundMe for TJ Sabula, a suspended Ford plant worker who was flipped off by Donald Trump after calling the president a “pedophile protector.”
The “TJ Sabula is a patriot!!” fundraiser has raised $480,920 so far, including a $5,000 donation from Cornette, a vocal critic of Trump.
“If anyone knows TJ Sabula I have a thank-you, a handshake and a check for $5,000 ready for him,” Cornette wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
“We’re hearing the worker got suspended or fired,” he added, “If anyone can hook me up with the REAL Ford worker I have $5,000 for him as a thank-you.”
The GoFundMe campaign was launched shortly after video surfaced showing Trump flipping off Sabula during a visit to Ford’s Michigan plant. Cornette and his wife, Stacey, are listed on the fundraiser page as contributors.
Sabula later said he had “no regrets” about heckling the president.
Trump was visiting the Dearborn Ford factory, where he observed Ford F-150 trucks — the top-selling domestic vehicle in the U.S. — at different points in production.
Cornette, 64, has long been outspoken in his opposition to Trump, often using profanity on social media.
He recently praised WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley, who announced he was leaving WWE over the company’s association with Trump.
“I wish all the boys had his backbone and, more importantly, his morals,” Cornette wrote. “I don’t think Mick Foley’s on Twitter or I’d tag him but I want to state publicly that while I’ve always liked him, he has just become my favorite person in the world.”
He also shared video of former wrestler and Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura criticizing Trump as a “draft-dodging coward” who has “destroyed the Constitution.”
Ventura was furious over the killing of a U.S. citizen, Renee Nicole Good, by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
“Freedom is not arresting people without warrants. We have a system here. It’s called a Constitution,” Ventura said.
Cornette is widely regarded as one of pro wrestling’s most influential managers and personalities. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment, owned Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and performed for WCW, Mid-South Wrestling, TNA, and Ring of Honor.
He currently hosts the podcasts “Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru” and “The Jim Cornette Experience.”
