Jerry W. Jarrett (born September 4, 1942 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American promoter and professional wrestler, and the father of wrestler Jeff Jarrett. He is the founder and former part-owner of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Like World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman Vince McMahon, Jarrett was initially a promoter and became a wrestler later in life. September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... The Nashville skyline Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that performs regular shows involving professional wrestling for monetary gain. ... Bruno Sammartino puts the pressure on Stan The Man Stasiak. ... Jeffrey Leonard (Jeff) Jarrett (born April 14, 1967, in Knoxville, Tennessee), is an American professional wrestler. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002, and now owned by Panda Energy International. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Vince McMahon Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24, 1945 in Pinehurst, North Carolina), is an American professional wrestling promoter. ...

Career

Born into poverty, Jerry Jarrett was exposed to the wrestling business at a very early age. His mother worked as a ticket vendor, and Jarrett began selling programmes for a promotion owned by Roy Welch and Nick Gulas at the age of seven. After receiving his driving license at fourteen, he became a wrestling promoter, renting buildings, advertising shows, constructing the ring, selling tickets, and stocking refreshments. He worked as a promoter until he left Nashville to attend college. Upon graduating, Jarrett worked for Welch and Gulas as an office assistant, and became a referee by default after a referee no-showed. He soon returned to promoting, working his way up from local promotions to regional, then federal promotions.

While working as a referee, Jarrett decided to become a wrestler, and was trained by his friend and future tag team partner Tojo Yamamoto and veteran wrestler Sailor Moran, and wrestled his first match in Haiti in 1965. A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

Jarrett became a successful wrestler in the South, particularly in his home state of Tennesseee, forming tag teams with Jackie Fargo and Tojo Yamamoto. At one point he participated in the extremely hazardous Scaffold Match. The U.S. Southern states or the South, also known colloquially as Dixie, constitute a distinctive region covering a large portion of the United States, with its own unique heritage, historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ... This is currently being reorganized. ...

Jarrett operated multiple wrestling promotions throughout his career, including Mid-Southern Wrestling, the Continental Wrestling Association, the United States Wrestling Association, World Class Championship Wrestling and, most recently, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Jarrett was often the business partner of Jerry Lawler. In the 1970s, Jarrett began televising his shows. The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Memphis, Tennessee. ... World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), also called the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was a popular regional professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002, and now owned by Panda Energy International. ... Jerry The King Lawler Jerry ONeil (The King) Lawler (born November 29, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is a professional wrestler and wrestling commentator. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

In 2002, Jarrett was engaged in running a construction company when his son Jeff convinced him to open another wrestling promotion. J. Sports and Entertainment, a limited company with Jerry Jarrett as Chief Executive Officer and Jeff Jarrett as President, announced on May 10, 2002 that they had formed Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in conjunction with the National Wrestling Alliance. In October 2002 Jarrett sold his controlling interest (71%) in TNA to Panda Energy International, and J. Sports and Entertainment was effectively replaced by TNA Entertainment, a company owned and operated by Panda Energy. Jarrett was still a shareholder, but no longer the owner of TNA. 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...

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Jarrett's old school approach to wrestling has led to disagreements with then-booker Vince Russo. In particular, Jarrett was unhappy with Russo's promos containing profanity and his edgy storylines. He was understood to have preferred Russo's replacement as TNA Booker, Dusty Rhodes. Until April 2003, Jarrett was personally involved in the booking of the promotion. Old school, variously spelled old skool, oldschool or oldskool, is a slang term referring to old ways of thinking or acting, and to old objects in general, within the context of newer, more modern times. ... A booker as the term is used in professional wrestling is one who puts the matches together, but also determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match, in other words... Vince Russo is one of the most controversial figures in modern North American professional wrestling. ... In professional wrestling, a promo is slang for promotional interview, a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. ... Virgil Runnels, Jr. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On June 18, 2003 Jarrett made an infrequent onscreen appearance when he was interviewed by commentator Mike Tenay in the course of the first TNA Anniversary Show. June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mike Tenay (born 1956 in California) is the play-by-play announcer for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ...

When TNA moved its headquarters to Orlando, Florida, Jarrett remained in Tennessee, and later began working with Bert Prentice’s USA Championship Wrestling promotion. Skyline of Orlando at night, from across Lake Eola The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. ...

On May 19, 2004 Jarrett was hospitalised with severe chest pains. He was given a triple bypass on May 23 and appeared to make a full recovery. However, on September 25 Jarrett was again hospitalised, this time with an irregular heartbeat. He was later fitted with a pacemaker, and given a clean bill of health. May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In medicine, chest pain is a symptom of a number of serious conditions and is generally considered a medical emergency, unless the patient is a known angina pectoris sufferer and the symptoms are familiar (appearing at exertion and resolving at rest, known as stable angina). // Causes Cardiopulmonary Important cardiovascular and... Coronary artery bypass surgery Image showing a tube leading into the heart as well as the chest spreaders used to keep the chest cavity open. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... Cardiac arrhythmia is a group of conditions in which the muscle contraction of the heart is irregular or is faster or slower than normal. ... This article is about a medical device which electrically stimulates the heart. ...

On June 19, 2005 Jarrett appeared at the third TNA anniversary show, Slammiversary. He admonished his son Jeff when he struck a fan during a brawl, but then tried (unsuccessfully) to persuade the police not to arrest Jeff. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Slammiversary was the eighth monthly professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action, and commemorated the third anniversary of TNAs existence. ...

On October 28, 2005, to the surprise of many, Jarrett was reported to be at WWE's headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. According to WWE's official website, Jarrett was accompanied by WWE prospect Oleg Prudius. October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... City motto: The City that Works State  - County Connecticut Fairfield Mayor Dannell Malloy Area  - % water 139 km² (52. ...

Profile

• Height: 5 ft. 7 in. (170.2 cm)
• Competitive weight: 189lb (85.7 kg)
• Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
• Resides: Hendersonville, Tennessee
• Trained by: Sailor Moran and Tojo Yamamoto
• Professional debut: 1965
• Previous identities: Hawaiian Flash
• Finishing and signature Move(s): Lou Thesz Press

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Championships and accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Mid-America version) (with Jackie Fargo)
• 10-time NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (6-time with Tojo Yamamoto, 3-time with Jackie Fargo, 1-time with Johnny Marlin)

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American Wrestling Association

• 3-time AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (2-time with Tojo Yamamoto, 1-time with Jackie Fargo)

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Continental Wrestling Association

• 1-time CWA Tag Team Champion (with Tojo Yamamoto)

Books

• Jarrett, Jerry (2004) The Story of the Development of NWA-TNA: A New Concept in Pay-Per-View Programming

External links

• Interview with Jerry Jarrett covering his years as a promoter