WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett has shared high praise for modern-day musical Superstar, Elias. Speaking with Metro.co.uk, Jarrett stated how Elias is set for big things in WWE thanks to his charisma and aura. 

“He’s got a huge upside,” Jarrett said. “His injury last year was unfortunate, because he was really starting to get on a roll.”

He continued, “He’s got something that you can’t teach, that you can’t coach, that you can’t manufacture. He’s got a unique set of skills. He’s got an aura about him, a charisma about him that’s very unique. The fact that he can play, and sing, and wrestle, and write music, and tie it all together – it makes him a very entertaining character.”

Elias’ WrestleMania Matchup

Elias is reportedly set for a big match at this year’s WrestleMania against none other than John Cena. It’s speculated that WWE will begin to build towards a match between them when Cena returns to WWE television. He is currently scheduled to appear on the February 28th episode of SmackDown. The belief is that Elias would be able to get the rub from Cena, even in a losing effort. 

WWE presents the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 5th, 2020 in Tampa, Florida at the Raymond James Stadium that will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming months. 

Eric Bischoff recently addressed his relationship with Jeff Jarrett on an episode of “After 83 Weeks” the supplemental program to his “83 Weeks” podcast. During the show, Bischoff clarified that while he and Jarrett have since patched things up, the relationship between the two was once strained.

“We were never tight, we never clicked and that happens,” Bischoff said on the show.

“Jeff Jarrett and I for the longest period of time we’re kind of the square peg and the round hole but in TNA I think, towards the end especially, we started working more closely together and we’re fine now,” he continued.

Bischoff’s comments about Jarrett can be viewed in the player below:

Eric Bischoff On Jeff Jarrett in WCW and With The 4 Horsemen

On an episode of 83 Weeks from this October, Bischoff had the following to say on his hiring of Jeff Jarrett the brief association Jarrett had with the 4 Horsemen.

“His character wasn’t, in my opinion, the strongest. But in terms of being able to deliver a great match. And not only deliver a great match, but have a great match with a variety of different styles and sizes of talent, and experience levels. Jeff was one of the best. So he was a great addition to the roster.”

Bischoff continued to talk about why the fans never accepted Jarrett as a Horsemen and why his inclusion in the group was never made official.

“Jeff came out in that white Spandex Chippendales kind of gimmick with the long, flowing blond hair. He just didn’t have that look of a Horseman. And I don’t think the audience ever recognized him as someone who could be a part of that original group with that credibility.”

• Eric Bischoff Comments On Bret Hart In WCW

From 2004 to 2010, TNA Wrestling used a 6-sided ring. Some fans loved the unique feel to the ring but others were less enthusiastic. During WWE Network’s recent Table for 3 episode with Sting, Jeff Jarrett, and AJ Styles, the 3 former TNA stars talked about the polarizing 6-sided ring.

“Internally, that was a nightmare battle,” Jarrett said about getting the 6-sided ring approved.

“I hated it,” Sting said. “Too many years wrestling in the squared circle.”

“I told Hulk that,” Jarrett continued. “I said ‘why do you hate it?’ and he said ‘ah brother, it’s just not right.'”

“It’s the only thing that got us shelf space in the toy market,” Jarrett continued. “They didn’t care about action figures, they didn’t care about talent, ‘oh you got a 6-sided ring? That will sell, we want it.'”

“I grew to love it,” Styles said. “I thought it made us so different from anything anybody else was seeing. It was kind of like with cagefighting, it looked like that. It made it more sports-oriented being so different to that box ring. We had 6-sides and looked like MMA kind of, it was different. I loved that look to the point where when I heard we were going to lose it, I was mad.”

“You and a few others were vocal,” Jarrett said to Styles.

“I wasn’t complaining when it was gone,” Sting added.

Highlights from the Table for 3 episode can be viewed in the player below:

The former Impact Wrestling owner “Double J” Jeff Jarrett has reportedly joined the WWE creative team.

According to a new report by PWInsider, the WWE Hall of Famer joined the company full-time in an executive level role.

This is only over a month after Jarrett was signed to a producer role in the end of January, during the time when WWE hired a bunch of talents for producer roles which included Impact personalities like Abyss & Sonjay Dutt and former WWE star Shane Helms.

The report also states that Jarrett was not only involved in WWE Production meetings last week during the TV tapings, but that he also spent several days at the WWE Headquarters the past week before officially joining the creative team.

Back in January, Jarrett appeared as a surprise entrant in the Men’s Royal Rumble match where he was eliminated by Elias. This started a short feud between the two and on the February 4 edition of Raw, Jarrett had his first match on the show in 19 years.

WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett made a surprise appearance at the recent ICW Square Go event. The Scottish based company held the event at SWG3, Glasgow on Sunday 24th. The main event would be the annual Square Go! bout. A rumble styled bout with weapons. Kay Lee Ray would also be taking on NXT UK Women’s Champion Toni Storm.

Jarrett appeared during the Square Go! match. The former TNA World Champion appeared at number 29 in the bout in a complete surprise to the crowd. Jarrett appeared recently for the company as part of the Fear & Loathing event in the SSE Arena, Glasgow.

The Square Go was eventually won by Rudo Lightning, who eliminated Joe Hendry last. Lightning becomes the first performer to win two Square Go bouts, he won the inaugural contest back in 2012.

Rudo entered the Royal Rumble styled match at number two. Along with Liam Thomson, who entered in the first spot, lasted over an hour. Some high profile competitors in the bout included NXT UK Superstar Wolfgang and a returning former ICW World Champion, ‘Just Justice’ Jackie Polo.

Video: Jeff Jarrett Appears at ICW Square Go

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WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett recently joined the WrestlingINC podcast to discuss his return to WWE. The former TNA and WCW World Champion talked about a variety of topics, here’s some of the highlights.

When asked about the plan for his surprise Rumble appearance Jarrett said “Some things are better left unsaid….” Jarrett stated that it was always the plan for him to square off with Elias at The Rumble and then at Raw. “Heck, I didn’t even know the plan of anything. All I knew was: show up because Double J’s in the Rumble. So, don’t ask me about a plan!”

“Sunday Night Was Special”

Jarrett also mentioned just why the Rumble was a special moment for him. “Sunday night was special for a lot of reasons, but as things were transpiring the Roadie/Road Dog and Double J had not appeared on camera in a long, long time in that set of circumstances,” stated Jarrett. “I knew that was gonna be special, and Nick, I can not tell you what an incredible moment personally and professionally it was for me and [Road Dogg] to be on stage.”

Changes to WWE

The WWE HOF Superstar also commented on the changes WWE has made since he was last in the company. “It’s amazing. Obviously, they’re publicly-traded,” stated Jarrett. “I left the day before they went public… So everything that goes with that – not that they were a small organization, by any means, in 1999. But they are an enormous operation with NXT in Orlando and one in the UK. The international business – India…My time in TNA, I was working extensively in the international side of things – India properties, the UK properties, Africa, all of that. So, I know the international business side quite well.” Jarrett elaborated further, saying “It’s amazing the footprint WWE has around the globe. When you look at the scope of the amount of live events they run, it’s mind-boggling.”

*Credit to WrestlingINC for the transcription

Jeff Jarrett made a surprise return to WWE at their recent Royal Rumble event. Double J broke a longstanding WWE record in doing so. Bar Nia Jax, Jeff was the only surprise entrant in the 2019 Rumble match. He would enter at number 2.

In an interview with Nick Hausman the WINCLY podcast, Jarrett recalled how his return came about, stating that he, “[…] got the call and I said, ‘What’s the game plan? Where are we headed?’ They said ‘Double J.’”

Jeff Jarrett has played a few iterations of his character, so the first thing he needed to clarify was which version WWE was interested in using. As we saw at Royal Rumble, it was the old school Double J from the 90s.

After locating his tights for that night, he figured out that it had been 24 years since he had last worn and portrayed that character.

“Those are the tights that I wore at WrestleMania 11 — me vs. Razor Ramon — those were the tights, so 24 years later, I dug them up and put those same tights on.”

“There Was Some Magic Made”

According to Jeff, he only found out he would be featured in the Rumble matchup days before the event itself. He claims he “didn’t have much time to prepare,” though WWE was able to provide a few missing items, including his hat.

“[…] I kid you not, that is the original blinking hat. So 24 years later, they put a new set of Duracells in there…that is the original hat with the original tights, just my body is 20 years older.”

Reflecting on the night itself, and sharing a ring with Elias, Jarrett admitted that “there was some magic made those last two nights. I’ll definitely say that.”

Jeff Jarrett Breaks WWE Record

It turns out that WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett made some history while he was back in action once he took on Elias in a singles match on Monday’s episode of RAW in Portland, OR at the Moda Center with Road Dog at ringside. Elias ended up winning the match.

In a recent post on Twitter, WWE noted that Jarrett set a WWE record for the longest time in between matches on RAW as his last match on RAW was 19 years and 4 months ago. He surpassed Zeb Colter, who competed in matches that were 16 years apart.

Longest gap between competing in matches on #RAW:

– Old Record: 16 years, 3 months, 23 days by Zeb Colter

– New Record: 19 years, 4 months, 8 days by @WWE Hall of Famer @RealJeffJarrett

Double J sets the new record in a match against @IAmEliasWWE tonight on #Raw.

— Wrestling Stats & Info (@WWEStats) February 5, 2019

EC3 Responds To Dean Ambrose

Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion EC3 made his in-ring debut on Monday’s RAW where he beat Dean Ambrose. Prior to the contest, Ambrose cut a promo about the former NXT star asking where C1 and EC2 were and being a fan of the rock group, Creed. This led to him responding to Ambrose with an official post on his Twitter account.

EC3 wrote, “For those inquiring minds… #ec2 watched my debut #victory from the comfort of his leather chair #Betsy at home, and #ec1 watched from the comfort of his leather chair #Bernie in heaven. Thanks for asking Dean.#raw #toponepercent #victoryaftervictory”

WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett worked his first match on the flagship show of the company, Monday Night RAW, since 1999.

Jarrett was back in action as he shared the squared circle under the WWE banner on this week’s show in Portland, OR on the USA Network as he battled it out with Elias in a singles match with Road Dog at ringside. Elias ended up winning the match.

Or maybe it doesn't…@RealJeffJarrett & @WWERoadDogg just played a different kind of tune across the BACK of @IAmEliasWWE on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/x1fAzrSAdb

— WWE (@WWE) February 5, 2019

And @RealJeffJarrett's first match on #RAW in nearly 20 years is officially UNDERWAY! pic.twitter.com/4HJQ8LqzHH

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 5, 2019

#DoubleJ @RealJeffJarrett hasn't felt THIS in quite some time…#RAW @IAmEliasWWE pic.twitter.com/RpjNysNBrb

— WWE (@WWE) February 5, 2019

This comes after Jarrett worked the Men’s Royal Rumble Match and then last week on RAW, had a scuffle with Elias in the ring after a promo exchange.

The last match on RAW that he worked prior to this contest came back on the September 27th edition where he teamed up with Tom Prichard to lose to Debra and Chyna.

Before signing with WCW, Jarrett worked the last match of that run with WWE at the No Mercy pay-per-view event at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio where he lost the Intercontinental Title to Chyna in a Good Housekeeping.

As noted, Jarrett is now in a new role with the company as he’s signed a contract that will see him work behind-the-scenes as a producer. This comes after WWE made a series of new hires for new producers including former Impact Wrestling stars Abyss and Sonjay Dutt as well as former WWE star Shane Helms.

WWE is loading up next week’s episode of RAW as two matches as well as a segment has been confirmed.

On Saturday morning, the company revealed that Finn Balor would battle WWE Intercontinental Champion Bobby Lashley in a singles match, Stephanie McMahon has invited former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch to the red brand. This is done in order to further hype her upcoming championship match against WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey.

Lynch appeared on last week’s episode in order to set up her match against Rousey at WrestleMania 35 in April.

Finally, WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett will be in action as he takes on Elias in a singles match. This marks the first match that Jarrett has worked on the flagship show of the company since Attitude Era. This comes after Jarrett worked the Men’s Royal Rumble Match and then last week on RAW, had a scuffle with Elias in the ring after a promo exchange. 

WWE holds Monday’s episode of RAW in Portland, OR at the Moda Center. The company has already confirmed that WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle would be appearing in order to address his future after some recent struggles as an in-ring competitor.

WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett is now in a new role with the company as he’s signed a contract that will see him work behind-the-scenes as a producer, according to PWInsider. Per the report, he’ll also be appearing as on-camera talent.

This comes after WWE made a series of new hires for new producers including former Impact Wrestling stars Abyss and Sonjay Dutt as well as former WWE star Shane Helms.

It should be noted that Jarrett and Dutt had their first day with the company at Monday’s WWE RAW TV taping in Phoenix, AZ.

This comes after Jarrett made his return to the company last year to be inducted into the Hall of Fame class alongside stars such as Bill Goldberg,  Ivory, The Dudley Boyz, and HillBilly Jim in New Orleans, Louisiana over WrestleMania 34 weekend.

His most recent appearance on WWE programming came when he took part in the 30-man Royal Rumble match at Sunday’s pay-per-view event where he made his entry at #2 while doing a promo segment with Elias where he was hit with a guitar shot to start off the match that lasted nearly an hour.

Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) recently announced a huge International match for their Fear & Loathing XI event. Former TNA World Champion James Storm will be taking on Grado.

An extra stipulation has now been added to the much anticipated bout. WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett will be the Special Guest referee when the two former IMPACT stars collide. Grado made some interesting comments recently on his Fear & Loathing opponent, you can check these out here.

Fear & Loathing XII will be taking place on December 2nd at the SSE Hydro. If you’re an ICW fan you know that the ‘Loathing event is ICW’s biggest in the calendar year and last year’s iteration featured Rey Mysterio, Kevin Nash and Rob Van Dam amongst the homegrown talent.

Insane Championship Wrestling has also announced that British Strong Style will be heading to ‘Fear & Loathing XII.’ This will be first time that the BSS stable has appeared as a unit in ICW. Trent Seven is a former ICW World Champion. More interesting is that Pete Dunne actually defended his WWE United Kingdom Championship in the company previously. British Strong Style are arguably the most popular stars from the thriving UK scene. All three are featured heavily on the WWE UK brands and NXT television.

ICW has also announced a huge Women’s Championship match for their Fear & Loathing XI event. Women’s Champion Viper will be facing challenger Kay Lee Ray. Both stars are considered to be amongst the World’s best and have been a featured part of the weekly WoS programme on ITV/STV.

Tickets are available to purchase via Ticketmaster now.

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Anthem Sports and Entertainment filed a motion on Thursday to have Jeff Jarrett’s lawsuit against the company dismissed. Jarrett filed the lawsuit against the company in August.

Jarrett’s suit claims Anthem “reproduced, distributed, publicly displayed, offered for sale, and sold the GFW Amped content without providing any compensation or royalties to GFE or Mr. Jarrett.” This stemming from the failed merger between Impact and Global Force Wrestling last year.

Anthem Responds To Jeff Jarett’s Lawsuit

Anthem’s response is that Jarrett himself was the one who authorized Anthem’s use of GFW content. They provided their own records of trademark filings as well as a non-disclosure agreement signed by Jarrett.

“There can be no doubt that Jarrett provided the content at the request of Defendant Anthem Wrestling and that he intended that Anthem Wrestling use and distribute the content, using Plaintiffs’ trademarks,” Anthem’s response reads. “Moreover, because Plaintiff Jarrett granted this license in exchange for his salary and the promise of the anticipated merger, it is supported by consideration and is irrevocable.”

In a nutshell, Anthem’s response is that Jarrett sold his content in exchange for a salary and job.

“As often happens, the parties’ merger plans did not work out as expected,” Anthem’s response continued. “Mr. Jarrett was terminated near the end of October 2017. The sale and marketing of the Amped Content was not successful and did not turn a profit.”

Jeff Jarrett is now bald. The former AAA Mega Champion dropped a Hair vs Hair match to Rey Wagner at Heroes Immortales XII last night. The event was held in the Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.

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Blue Demon Jr. was in Rey Wagner’s corner for the match. Demon also said he wants to challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in Mexico recently. He made the comments at the NWA 70th Anniversary show held on October 21st, 2018.

In response to the match result, Jarrett simply Tweeted out a quote. “You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.” ~ Paulo Coelho

Jeff Jarrett Loses Hair In Mexico

Jarrett returned to AAA Lucha Libre earlier this year. He is now a 2x AAA Mega Champion. Additionally, Jarrett won the Rey De Reyes tournament for the promotion in 2014. Jarrett is still continuing with his Global Force Wrestling promotion. The GFW co-promoted the NWA Anniversary show recently and has also filed a lawsuit against Impact Wrestling regarding their intellectual property.

Additionally, Jarrett was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. He had previously not been associated with the promotion since leaving in 2000.

Both Nick Aldis and Cody were accompanied to the ring by “fight teams” at All In. In Cody’s corner was Diamond Dallas Page, Brandi, Pharoah and a few others. There was one face which jumped off the screen in the corner for Nick Aldis, however. Jeff Jarrett, who had a public falling out with Aldis not long ago, helped walk Aldis to the ring for the match. Today, Aldis released a statement on his decision to have Jarrett in his corner.

Some of you may have been surprised or even bothered by seeing @RealJeffJarrett at #ALLIN. Before you rush to judgment, please take a moment to read this… pic.twitter.com/pftAB5P6lF

— Nick Aldis (@RealNickAldis) September 3, 2018

In the statement, Aldis admitted he and Jarrett have had a falling out. Aldis also said he believes in second chances, however, and decided to give one to the man who gave him his first chance to be a World Champion.

Aldis has won both the Impact World Championship and the Global Force Wrestling World Championship as well.

Early morning flight home from Monterey, Mexico…wonderful world of professional wrestling….thanks—@Starrcast18 @ALL_IN_2018 @nwa @luchalibreaaa

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@FiteTV

— Jeff Jarrett (@RealJeffJarrett) September 3, 2018

Nick Aldis and Jeff Jarrett

Jarrett and Aldis had a falling out as it concerns Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling. Aldis opted not to sign a new contract with the promotion in 2017 as Jarrett was asking for 10% of all money GFW talent earned on the independent scene. Jarrett was looking for similar deals from Impact Wrestling talents when he was briefly in charge of the company again last year.

Aldis agreed to lose the GFW World Championship to Alberto El Patron last summer. He wrestled in one other match for the promotion and then left. Jarrett would eventually lose his position with Impact Wrestling and has since filed a lawsuit against the company. Jarrett is primarily wrestling for AAA in Mexico these days where he recently lost the AAA Mega Championship to Fenix.

Jeff Jarrett is currently hosting a TNA themed panel at Starrcast alongside Don West and Karen Jarrett. You can check out the full Starrcast event via FITE TV.

Jarrett was joined by Gail Kim and Velvet Sky during the panel. The discussion eventually turned to the success of the Knockouts division. The height of the division saw Awesome Kong and Gail Kim feud for the TNA Knockouts title. This secured the highest quarterly ratings for the IMPACT programme at the time. One of the more intriguing aspects of the discussion focused around a huge mainstream media campaign for the Knockouts division in MAXIM magazine.

Jarrett claimed that “Spike TV wanted to do a campaign in 2007-08 and the executive wanted to do a cover for MAXIM magazine.” Karen Jarrett then took the microphone and stated that “A certain owner canned it because she wasn’t on the cover.” After not specifically saying who this was (Dixie Carter) Karen went to say that “she chose not to renew AJ Styles’ contract, which was a really dumb move.”

Gail Kim and Velvet Sky seemed to mirror Jarrett’s sentiments before the discussion quickly moved on to the Ultimate X match, MMA Jarrett and Fox Sports.

WWE Hall Of Famer Jeff Jarrett was interviewed on the Pancakes and Powerslams Show and discussed several professional wrestling topics.

During their conversation, Jarrett was asked who on WWE’s current roster he’d like to see in the main event scene. Jarrett named Monday Night RAW star Elias as a talent he has been impressed with as of late:

“I think Elias is a true main-event rivalry away from breaking to a completely different level,” said Jarrett.

“Not to say that [Elias isn’t already] a main-eventer, but when they have that real rivalry, because if you look back and look at Stone Cold and Rock, Stone Cold and Vince McMahon, Hogan and Savage, Hogan and Warrior, you can just go all the way down that line.

“You gotta look at where Lex Luger was at [in WWE] and when he jumped to WCW. Overnight, he became Sting’s ally, and Sting was on the fence in the nWo storyline.

“And so, all of a sudden, Lex was that personified WCW face that name his name there, and he really helped nWo a lot more than people give him credit for. Because, again, it was another rivalry made. Lex Luger against nWo, Sting against nWo. And I think Seth and Elias are right in that.”

SmackDown Live General Manager?

Currently, SmackDown Live’s General Manager is Paige. The Englishwoman is unable to perform as an in-ring talent for WWE right now due to medical concerns. It’s unlikely she wrestlers for WWE ever again.

The same thing was once said about Daniel Bryan, however, and he now wrestlers regularly on Tuesday nights. With that being said, there’s a possibility the SDL General Manager role could become available in the future.

This is something Jarrett wouldn’t rule out if it was offered to him:

“You would have to be a moron not to say [no],” Jarrett said.

“Absolutely! Do I think it’s gonna happen? No. But, would it sure be intriguing? Multiple ways to go and, as a famous promoter has once said, ‘never say never.’”

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Wrestling have filed a lawsuit against Impact Wrestling’s parent company, Anthem Sports & Entertainment.

Jarrett has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit stating that Anthem has been making money off of GFW content since the merger between the two sides fell apart last year.

The lawsuit alleges that Anthem “reproduced, distributed, publicly displayed, offered for sale, and sold the GFW Amped content without providing any compensation or royalties to GFE or Mr. Jarrett.”

Jarrett’s lawyers are also alleging the Global Wrestling Network, stating it is too similar to GFW’s intellectual property.

Lawyers for Jarrett released the following statement to media:

“Mr. Jarrett does not have a comment on this case but we look forward to our day in court before the jury.”

It is mentioned in the lawsuit that they are seeking a trial by jury.

Jeff Jarrett in 2018

Jarrett was fired from his position with Impact Wrestling last October. He subsequently entered a rehab program and has returned to in-ring competition this year.

Jarrett won the AAA World Heavyweight title in June last year. He defeated Rey Wagner and Rey Mysterio Jr in a triple threat match at Verano De Escandalo. He is expected to defend the title against Fenix in the near future.

With the Officials reviving the Starrcade brand name for a show last year and the report of a number of WWE PPVs being rebranded with the names used by WCW, many have started wondering if WWE Officials could ever revive WCW as a separate brand.

During a recent interview with Lock Up podcast, WWE Hall Of Famer and TNA Founder Jeff Jarrett talked about this topic among other things.

After being inducted into the Hall Of Fame earlier this year, Jarrett made his in-ring return for AAA in Mexico and he even won the Mega Championship there.

Talking about his in-ring return at the age of 51, the former Impact Star said that he is in good physical health, crediting DDP Yoga as a big motivator.

While discussing a possible WCW revival, the former World Champion said that the WWE Officials will take bits and pieces from WCW’s legacy to monetize it, instead of bringing it back as a brand.

Continuing on the topic, he gave the example of how NXT has succeeded as a brand and claimed that it makes sense to invest in a new brand instead of an older one.

Do you think WWE should revive WCW as a brand? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section. You can check out the full interview of Jeff Jarrett at this link.

WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett has given his take on intergender matches in pro wrestling.

In an interview with SportsKeeda to promote his upcoming ‘Ain’t He Great’ UK tour which kicks off in London on July 23rd, the former WWE Intercontinental Champion spoke about intergender matches, which he thinks should be special and booked on a case-by-case basis as he pointed out the example of his program with Chyna in the WWE in 1999.

“I think this is a very very specific case to case basis because I don’t think it’s fair if it was the world’s best female basketball player against Lebron James, that’s really not competitive. At the time of me and Chyna, Chyna was built so strong that the timing was right. [If you had] Intergender matches on a consistent basis I believe the specialty of that would diminish, but on occasion, I think it’s a good opportunity.”

Jarrett also talked about former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey making the transition from being a pro-MMA fighter to the land of pro wrestling.

He gave her high praise for being a unique and once in a lifetime talent as she is the first female in the UFC Hall of Fame, which he believes should make people stop right there and realize what a special talent she is and they just don’t come around that often.

What are your thoughts on Jarrett’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.

Jeff Jarrett has reflected on the passing of Owen Hart.

The WWE Hall of Famer appeared on Prime Time with Sean Mooney and spoke about his late friend. While talking about the late great performer, Jarrett was asked about what his perspective was like at that Over the Edge PPV where Owen fell from the rafters during a stunt that tragically cut his life short.

Jarrett brought up how the two stars would dress together and how he as quickly called for his segment after being told about the incident. The former Intercontinental Champion stated that he was going through the motions as strictly instinct because it was a small building with wrestlers and production crates filling up the backstage area of the arena which led to them having a small locker room.

“I can remember him walking out of the dressing room and I was on after him. I knew that I had a good 15-20 minutes and it was literally minutes I hear someone screaming, ‘You’re up! You’re up!’ and I’m like, ‘No, I’m not.’ and they’re like, ‘yeah!’ I was essentially ready and I had no idea, I remember walking down the hall and they said he had an accident. Nothing in your wildest dreams, it’s a blown out knee or whatever, something so trivial.”

He noted that he got on set and all of a sudden a mass of people come through with a man doing CPR and compressions on Owen, which made him know that there was something wrong.

He brought up that they had a cop car set up for him where they would drive him to the hospital and once he got there, there was an ER person who came up to him when he arrived to tell him the news. Jarrett stated that it was a complete tragedy in many ways but he likes to remember Owen on the fond days and the good days.

Jarrett would continue on by talking about the difficult decision WWE Chairman Vince McMahon had to make about continuing the show and how he felt about it. He noted that he believes that it rests squarely on McMahon’s shoulders as he had to make the decision that was wrong.

“Knowing Vince, he knew that. That’s tough, but he took it and it got into a litigated part of life, but he put his best foot forward and ‘kept on keepin’ on.’ My hats off to him and his family, because it’s truly a tragedy.”

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcribed quotes.

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What are your thoughts on Jarrett’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.

Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) has announced that WWE Hall of Famer and founder of TNA/GFW Jeff Jarrett will be heading to the company for a special one off appearance this July.

‘Double J’ will be making a special appearance as part of ‘Shug’s Hoose Party 5’ acting as the Commissioner for one night only. This isn’t the first time that WWE affiliated talents have acted as Commissioner for the Scottish based company; Former WCW/WWE Superstar Kevin Nash and Mick Foley have appeared at previous ‘Fear & Loathing’ pay per view shows in the same capacity.

This appearance will coincide with Jarrett’s UK speaking tour ‘Ain’t He Great?’ which starts July 23rd and heads to the following cities:

• London – 23rd July
• Edinburgh – 24th July
• Sheffield – 25th July
• Cardiff – 26th July

Tickets for these shows can be found via the tweet below:

London, Edinburgh, Sheffield, & Cardiff! @RealJeffJarrett is coming to the UK, July 23 – July 26. #GFW has teamed up with @HO_Wrestling to present the #AIntHeGreat UK Tour! Info and tickets are available now: https://t.co/oKTXvV4HZg pic.twitter.com/cinLKeYRgz

— My World with Jeff Jarrett (@MyWorldPod) May 10, 2018

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FITE TV has announced a new partnership with WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett.

On Thursday, May 24, 2018, it was officially revealed through a press release that FITE and Jarrett’s Global Force Entertainment (GFE) have come to an agreement that will see GFE develop sports and entertainment programming for the combat sports platform, which is a digital network for live streaming of combat sports on a global basis.

It was noted in the press release that was sent out to members of the media that GFE will also be developing and acquiring wrestling events for the platform.

The final note of this release was the fact that Jarrett’s company is working with Flipps Media Inc (FITE’s parent company) to develop non-combat sports programming for a to-be-determined digital platform.

“FITE has a long standing relationship with Jeff Jarrett dating back to the first ever live PPV event on the digital platform, NJPW WrestleKingdom 9,” said Michael Weber, FITE COO. “Currently we are working with Jeff on some very exciting programming for FITE that we will be announcing over the summer that help us to continue to be the number one digital platform for combat sports.”

“Currently FITE airs programming originating from over 30 different countries in the world for over 300 different live event promotions,” said Global Force Entertainment CEO, Jeff Jarrett. “FITE TV is the future of how fans will be watching their favorite combat sports programming. This is the right place for GFE programming.”

What are your thoughts on this agreement? Sound off in the comment section below.

Road Dogg inducted Jeff Jarrett into the 2018 class of the WWE Hall of Fame. Road Dogg stated that he met Jarrett 25 years ago and that they were both hungry 2nd generation performers. He was told that day that he was going to be Jeff Jarrett’s roadie. Road Dogg said that he would tell a bunch of stories about Jarrett in the 90s, but he doesn’t remember them. He added “don’t do drugs” and then said all kidding aside, he has a handful of really special relationships in his life and Jarrett is one of them. Road Dogg then introduced Jeff Jarrett to the stage.

OH, YOU DIDN'T KNOW @WWERoadDogg was inducting @RealJeffJarrett into the 2018 #WWEHOF, you better TWEET SOMEBODY!!!! @WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/BqyABGHRII

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 7, 2018

Jarrett came onto the stage with his own microphone and Road Dogg took it away and said that this isn’t 1995. Road Dogg then took Jarrett’s cowboy hat. Jarrett walked up to the podium and became emotional. Jarrett stated that he is never going to make it through this damn speech and the crowd laughed.

He said that April 6th, 1986 was his first match and 32 years later to the day he is being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. The crowd chanted “you deserve it!”. Jarrett talked a bit about his career and how he turned his character into a smart ass punk kid that thought he was a country singer. Jeff said that his best match was with Shawn Michaels in July of 1995. Jarrett called Shawn Michaels the greatest of all-time and that their has never been anyone close to his athleticism and timing. Michaels was shown in the crowd as Jarrett thanked him for what he has done for this industry. Jeff brought up teaming up with Shawn and facing Razor Ramon and Diesel. Jarrett acknowleged The Miz in the crowd and stated that he was making the Intercontinental Championship proud.

"@mikethemiz, I see you out here, and you're making the #ICTitle proud!" Huge props from @RealJeffJarrett. #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/2QDe6WLSDk

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 7, 2018

Jarrett said that he has been blessed and cursed throughout his career. He was a Four Horsemen, in the NWO and inducted to a certain club in Japan at one time. He has been Superkicked by Chuck Norris, gave the Figure Four to Ben Stiller and has hit countless people with his guitar. Jarrett noted that he lost to Stephanie McMahon in her first match and then wished Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle luck in their tag match on Sunday.

Sounds like 2018 #WWEHOF Inductee @RealJeffJarrett is #TeamRousey at #WrestleMania! @StephMcMahon @RondaRousey pic.twitter.com/aVpe5ygKxC

— WWE (@WWE) April 7, 2018

Jeff got emotional again and brought up Road Dogg and said that he loved him more than words can say. Jarrett said Owen Hart’s name and the crowd immediately started chanted it. He said that he is asked about all the time and that he takes every opportunity to talk about Owen as a human being. He called him a man’s man with a tender heart and that we lost him far too early. Jarrett shared a story that Owen Hart called Hacksaw Jim Duggan pretending to be a pizza delivery driver. Owen told Duggan that he needed to get down to the hotel lobby right now or there is going to a fight. Hacksaw came down to the lobby in his boxers and a 2×4 ready to fight. He shared another rib by Owen in San Jose. It was a house show and there was a guy running sound and Owen got to him. During Ahmed Johnson’s match, Johnson and his opponent were both down in the ring. Owen got on the headset and said to play Ahmed Johnson’s music. Owen did that three times during the match.

Jarrett brought up Owen’s final rib in Chicago and that he and Owen were set to face Edge and Christian. Owen explained an elaborate rib to Jarrett and the executed it in front of a sold out crowd. Edge and Christian were hitting ten punches in the corner at the same time and stopped at 9 to look back each other with a smile. When they looked back down, Owen and Jarrett had big red clown noses on and Edge & Christian lost it. The entire building is laughing their asses off. Edge and Christian throw them into each other and their noses pop off. Edge and Christian came out from backstage and put a clown nose on Jarrett.

.@EdgeRatedR & @Christian4Peeps NOSE a good joke when they see one… #WWEHOF @RealJeffJarrett pic.twitter.com/Kc0eAaPTcx

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 7, 2018

Jeff then thanked his family and closed his speech out with a poem he read on Memphis Wrestling TV when he was 18-years-old. Road Dogg comes out and with a couple of cowboy hats and they started singing “With My Baby Tonight”. Jarrett joins his family in the crowd to sing along. He returned to the stage with Road Dogg to finish the performance.

Sing along, @WWEUniverse!#WWEHOF #WithMyBabyTonight @RealJeffJarrett @WWERoadDogg pic.twitter.com/ZZuzbmFviw

— WWE (@WWE) April 7, 2018

– Below is another new WrestleMania 34 Diary video with 2018 WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett and his family traveling from Nashville to New Orleans for the big weekend. Jarrett greets various WWE Superstars before being asked to spell his name at check-in for a throwback moment.

– WWE Shop has released new t-shirts for Nia Jax, Triple H, WWE Champion AJ Styles, Carmella, Finn Balor and Matt Hardy, just in time for WrestleMania 34. Remember to visit WWE Shop via this link to save on your purchases.

– WWE veteran Goldust tweeted the following praise for the current locker room this week:

https://twitter.com/Goldust/status/981704194984955914