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JEFF JARRETT
Jeff Jarrett is the son of
legendary Tennessee promoter Jerry Jarrett. He
was born on 4/14/67 in Nashville and made his
debut in 1986. In 2002, he co-founded TNA and is
still a minority shareholder and Vice-President
of the company.
Pre WWF:
Jeff started his career working in his dad's
Memphis territory which later included the
Dallas territory. The combined company was
renamed the USWA. In 1992, this territory was
used by the WWF for developmental purposes. In
addition, Jerry Jarrett was in line to take over
for Vince McMahon if he had to go to jail on
steroid distribution charges.
WWF - Country singer
J-E-doubleF-J-A-doubleR-E-doubleT:
Jeff entered the WWF in late 93 as an
arrogant country singer that would spell his
name out whenever he spoke about himself. A year
later, he brought in a new sidekick to be his
roadie. Jeff soon became I-C champion and was
feuding with the top stars in the company like
Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels. He would then
feud with his Roadie when it came out that it
was The Roadie that was the singer of Jeff's hit
song.
WCW (Summer of 96 -
October 97) :
Jeff went to the WCW in 96 and became a
member of the 4 Horsemen in their feud against
the NWO. Jeff would later get in a feud with
fellow Horseman Steve McMichael (85 Bears
lineman)over the managerial services of Steve's
wife Debra. Debra joined up with Jeff before he
left in 97 to rejoin the WWF.
WWF Part (10/97 -
10/99):
Jeff joined the WWF and was placed in an
angle involving the NWA that went nowhere. He
then feuded with X-Pac & lost his hair in a
match. He was later rejoined with Debra and
started a successful team with Owen Hart that
lasted until Owen's tragic death. He then got in
a feud with Chyna. The day before the big match,
his WWF contract expired. He wrestled the match
but left the WWF on very bad terms.
WCW part 2 (11/99 -
3/01):
Jeff finally became a world champ when he
beat Dallas Page in April 2000. Jeff would
become involved in 2 angles that helped lead to
the death of WCW. The first was his involvement
in the match that made DAVID ARQUETTE world
champ. A few months later, in Hulk Hogan's final
WCW match, Jeff laid down and let Hogan pin him
in the advertised main event. With the death of
WCW & no chance of returning to the WWF, Jeff
started his own promotion.
TNA:
In 2002, Jeff co-founded TNA. He has been
one of the constants of the promotion that has
seen many changes both on and off the screen. As
an owner of the promotion, Jeff's place in TNA
is very secure and is hopeful that his company
can one day be viewed as a real competitor to
the WWE.
Title Victories:
WWF
Intercontinental Title
1/22/95 Royal Rumble - Razor Ramon
4/26/95 Raw - Bob Holly
5/21/95 Raw - Razor Ramon
5/31/99 Raw - The Godfather
7/25/99 Fully Loaded - Edge
8/22/99 SummerSlam- D-Lo Brown
Sources: PWI Almanac &
Obsessed with Wrestling.com
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