Trivia

President of TNA Wrestling (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling)

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Father of Jeff Jarrett.

Graduated from Peabody College.

In 2001, Jarrett put together proposals for an acquisition of WCW, calculating that he could return the company to profitability by aggressively cutting costs. The company was acquired by the WWF after its programming on TBS and TNT was cancelled.

Jarrett founded the Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association in 1977. In 1989, he merged it with the Dallas-based promotion World Class Championship Wrestling, creating the United States Wrestling Association which he sold to Lawler in 1997.

Described as a "wrestling genius", he was inducted into the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2009.

He wrestled his first match in Hayti, Missouri in 1965. After debuting, Jarrett formed a tag team with Yamamoto.

After stepping back from promoting, Jarrett worked as a consultant for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the WWF.[.

In 1985, Jarrett briefly wrestled under a mask as "The Hawaiian Flash", and formally retired in 1988, although he came out of retirement in the mid-1990s to wrestle on a number of occasions for his United States Wrestling Association.

Jarrett contributed to 2004's "The Story of the Development of NWATNA: A New Concept in Pay-Per-View Programming" and released the autobiographical "The Best of Times" in 2011.

In October 2005, he introduced professional wrestler Oleg Prudius to WWE, where he became Vladimir Kozlov.

After stepping away from professional wrestling, Jarrett operated a construction company and an international television distribution company.

After graduating in 1963, Jarrett worked four years for the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company as a purchasing agent before deciding to pursue a career in professional wrestling.

His parents divorced when he was three years old. To support Jerry Jarrett and his sister, Christine began working as a ticket vendor at the Nashville Hippodrome for Nick Gulas and Roy Welch, the promoters of NWA Mid-America. Over time Christine Jarrett was given more responsibility by Gulas and Welch, and by the early-1970s she was promoting shows on their behalf in Indiana and Kentucky. At the age of seven, Jerry Jarrett began selling programs for Gulas and Welch.

After receiving a hardship driving license at the age of 14, Jarrett began promoting professional wrestling events: renting buildings, advertising shows, constructing the ring, selling tickets, and stocking refreshments.

He was an American businessman, professional wrestling promoter, and professional wrestler.

While working as a referee in the 1960s, Jarrett decided to become a professional wrestler. He was trained by his friend Tojo Yamamoto and veteran wrestler Sailor Moran.

In 2002, he co-founded NWA:TNA in Nashville with his son Jeff Jarrett, selling his controlling interest to Panda Energy International later that year.

In 1984, Jarrett entered into a talent exchange with Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling promotion. Jarrett and Lawler advised Watts to bring more young performers into his territory to attract a younger generation of fans; especially females since they would often bring their boyfriends to the shows.