Tag: Jeff Jarrett

Jeff Jarrett Says WWE And ROH Releases Create Promoting Opportunity

Jeff Jarrett was guest yesterday on The Wrestling Inc. Daily where he spoke about the abundance of talent available today due to the recent WWE and ROH releases. The WWE Hall Of Famer revealed he’s never seen as much quality wrestlers available on the market as there is now.

“The short answer is, never seen it. I really think that from the territory days and then we’ll call it the Attitude Era, which everybody remembers. It was sort of the culmination of the territory days because guys from all over, they would learn their craft and it just sort of bottlenecked,” Jarrett claimed. “Then there were two companies, then went to one company. Then TNA started in ‘02, that couldn’t really give guys 20 days a month full-time work.

“There’s a period in our industry when you look back at it from a reflective… yeah there was independent wrestling, but it was really in its infancy stages. It used to be called outlaw wrestling in the territory days, then when it went to independents,” Jeff Jarrett said. “Guys who were in High School who had watched the Attitude Era and wanted to become a wrestler. Then as you fast forward through the years and then all of a sudden you just see the progression of the fantastic talent and we got to reap those benefits at TNA and now you fast forward into AEW.”

Jeff Jarrett believes right now, there is more chance of growing a new promotion than back in 2002 when he began. He revealed that the backlash of the Attitude Era has something to do with that.

“I think there’s much more of an opportunity, an exponential more of an opportunity. The reason I say that is, 2002, there was a bad taste. That is something that me and Conrad have gone in-depth on My World about it,” Jarrett said. “Unless you really lived it and breathed it, like me and my team did at the time, you didn’t understand the backlash that the Attitude Era caused with the decision-makers.”

Jeff Jarrett also believes that the rise in social media has made it far more accessible for pro wrestlers and promotions to create high-end content.

“Then no social media. YouTube early infancy stages, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook that really was not even thought of,” he said. “YouTube is the largest network in the world, it’s all over the world so the opportunities to create content. That’s at the core business of what the industry is, create that content, and then get it exposed. You know we are on Streamyard right now, you can click a button and go to Twitter, you can go to Facebook, you can go to YouTube, literally by the click of the button.

“We were joking around, but I am complimenting you. The product you’re putting out right now, all kidding around, it’s professional. You could slice this and go put it on Fox News or CNN or whatever it may be. So the ability to create good high-quality compelling content has never been more readily available. Then pair that with all the talent around the world that is working consistently, then yes, the opportunity is there for me and a lot of others.”

Hausman pressed Jeff Jarrett on that last statement, asking if promoting is still on his mind. He admitted that the old-school mentality within him is why he still thinks that way.

“Sure it is. I am a third-generation promoter, of course, I am,” he confessed. “But look, launching a promotion like we did in 2002 vs. the challenges but also the opportunities today, it’s really not in the same stratosphere. Like I said, MLW, NWA, and Impact, the promotions out there, there are so many of them out there. When we got in the game in 2002, we were a distant two, and I stress that, but we were a two. Now, how many is there right now that me and you could go on, right now on YouTube and watch current, content produced in the last 30 days?”

Source: from Wrestling Inc. – credit Wrestling Inc. Daily 

Jeff Jarrett Reportedly No Longer Working For WWE

WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett was reportedly released from the company a few months back along with other budget cuts.

WWE quietly released Jarrett back in April, according to a new report from WhatCulture.

Jarrett, inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018, was hired to work as a producer in January 2019, and then it was reported in March 2019 that he had been promoted to the creative team.

It was noted that Jarrett has been reaching out to other promotions for bookings, but he is said to be under a non-compete with WWE, but there is no word on the length of that clause. If true, this would be interesting because WWE non-competes usually do not go for longer than 90 days, and even if Jarrett was released on April 30, the clause would have expired by now.

It remains to be seen if WWE plans to bring Jarrett back, as they have done in similar situations with other talent.

Jarrett first announced his “My World” podcast back on April 9, and the premiere episode was released in May.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jeff Jarrett Posts Tribute To His Grandfather Eddie Marlin

Memphis wrestling legend Eddie Marlin died at age 89 this past week. Marlin was the grandfather of WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett and father-in-law of Jerry Jarrett.

Jeff Jarrett shared a touching tribute to his late grandfather on Saturday evening by posting a photo of the pair in a match together. At the time of the photo, Jarrett was 19 and Marlin was 56.

Along with the photo, Jarrett wrote, “Today we laid to rest my grandfather, Eddie Marlin. Grandfathers n grandsons often work together; but, in professional wrestling, it’s rare to actually have a match where your partner is your grandfather. I was 19 and Pops was 56 when we tagged at the Fairgrounds! Love ya Pops!”

Below is the tribute:

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jeff Jarrett Asks For Extension In Lawsuit Against Anthem

PWInsider reports that Jeff Jarrett and his legal team have filed a motion asking for an extension that will give them until April 12 to submit an update on where things stand with the lawsuit Jarrett and Global Wrestling Entertainment have filed against Impact Wrestling’s parent company Anthem. Anthem’s attorneys have agreed to the request, which is due to Jarrett’s travel schedule, responsibilities his legal team has unrelated to the suit and international travel required from Anthem’s attorneys. All of the issues prevent all of the parties from meeting for a conference. They are currently figuring out a time to meet.

Jarrett and GWE are suing Anthem and Impact for Anthem allegedly violating state and federal trademark infringements in relation to GWE and violating Jarrett’s exclusive property rights to his own name, photograph, and other likeness. Jarrett says that Anthem prevented him from filing copyrights for the Amped footage, so he had to provide footage in order to do so and Impact/Anthem deleted all of the master recordings. Anthem admitted that they had had the footage in their possession and deleted all of it in the “normal course of business” so that they could “free up storage space.”

Source: 411Mania

Backstage Talk On Jeff Jarrett’s WWE Future Behind-The-Scenes

As noted, WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett recently joined the WWE creative team and is now working under a full-time executive-level role.

There’s a feeling within WWE that Jarrett will end up being very influential behind-the-scenes, or at least become a key member of the creative team, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

One source close to the situation noted to the Observer that based on watching how Jarrett plays the game, they believe he will be the most influential guy in the company before too long, aside from Triple H and key writers like Dave Kapoor, Brian “BG” James, WWE Hall of Famer Michael “PS” Hayes and perhaps Paul Heyman, who is very influential right now due to his ties to RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.

It was also noted that Jarrett is well-known for being very charming if you work with him, and he has the ability to quickly make you feel like he’s a friend. Jarrett also has some authority when talking to talents that a non-wrestler isn’t going to have because a lot of the current WWE talents grew up watching him perform and they know he ran his own companies.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Hall Of Famer Jeff Jarrett Added To The WWE Creative Team

WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett has officially joined the WWE creative team, according to PWInsider.

Jarrett’s new role with the writing team is said to be a full-time executive-level role.

WWE continues to make moves that will strengthen the creative team. Bruce Prichard was brought back as a Senior Vice President a few weeks back and Paul Heyman has taken on a more prominent role with the team, becoming more intimately involved in writing & producing the WrestleMania 35 storylines for WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey.

Jarrett returned to WWE in January for a men’s Royal Rumble Match appearance, and was then hired as a backstage Producer. He was involved in last week’s RAW and SmackDown production meetings, and then spent several days last week at WWE HQ in Stamford, CT before officially being added to the writing team.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jeff Jarrett Wants A Judge To Give Him Back The Rights To His Name

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As part of an ongoing legal battle, Jeff Jarrett is trying to win back the rights to his own name and likeness from Anthem Sports & Entertainment — the parent company of IMPACT.

According to PWInsider, Jarrett and Global Force Entertainment filed an amended lawsuit on February 22 against Anthem. Jarrett and GFE had initially filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Anthem in August ’18 over the use of Global Force Wrestling’s Amped series, which was acquired by the company when they took ownership of Impact Wrestling from Dixie Carter.

Here’s a few interesting details from the amended lawsuit:

  • The lawsuit included a response from Anthem dated 11/30/18 in which they claim “the sixteen one-hour Episodes of Global Force Wrestling Amped content sought in this question no longer exist. It was deleted in the normal course of business, long prior to the onset of this litigation, in order to free up storage space on Anthem Wrestling’s systems.”
  • In a declaration, Anthem’s Executive Vice President Ed Nordholm explains “Anthem Wrestling was formed in order to acquire the assets of an entity called TNA Entertainment LLC, when Fight Media foreclosed on certain loans to that entity.”
  • Jarrett is now requesting a ruling that will cancel IMPACT’s trademark on his name and hand the rights back to him. Jarrett was recently hired to work as a backstage producer for WWE, so this ruling would make it easier for them to manufacture Jeff Jarrett action figures and include his likeness in video games/other media.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Jeff Jarrett’s New WWE Deal

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WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett has signed a new deal with WWE to work behind-the-scenes as a producer, according to PWInsider. Jarrett will also be appearing as an on-camera talent.

Jarrett returned to WWE TV as a surprise entrant in Sundau night’s 30-man Royal Rumble match and he appeared last night on RAW in a segment with Elias and Road Dogg.

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Anthem Responds To Jeff Jarrett’s GFW Lawsuit

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Anthem Wrestling is asking a judge to dismiss Jeff Jarrett‘s copyright infringement lawsuit for several reasons, according to new documents.

As reported by PWInsider, Anthem filed motions last week with the United States District Court of Tennessee attempting to have the recently amended lawsuit dismissed.

While Jarrett alleges copyright infringement in regards to Impact airing GFW content as pay-per-views, the motion states no copyrights had been filed on the content prior to Jeff filing a lawsuit. They also claim to have aired all but one of the specials while he was employed by the company.

The filing goes on to explain the nature of the GFW/Anthem merger, stating that “Jarrett’s company would merge into Anthem Wrestling in exchange for an officer-level position with a large salary, a job for Jarrett’s wife, and an equity interest in Anthem Wrestling.” The filing then claims that, as Chief Creative Officer, it was actually Jarrett himself that would oversee the release of the GFW content.

The document notes, “Remarkably, Mr. Jarrett is suing over the very conduct that he oversaw and conducted as an officer of Anthem Wrestling.”

The company also disputes Jarrett’s claim that Anthem “violated [his] exclusive property rights to his own name, photograph, and other likeness,” arguing that they took over a trademark on the name “Jeff Jarrett” after acquiring Impact Ventures, LLC from Dixie Carter.

In response to Jeff’s claims of state and federal trademark infringements, Anthem argues Global Force Wrestling LLC’s trademark filing for “GFW” actually featured the cover art of Impact’s GFW Amped! DVD release. This would imply that Jarrett himself provided proof of Impact’s existing permission to use the GFW logo and name.

A second motion filed by Anthem explains that Anthem Sports is a holding company based in Canada, and as such would not be subject to the jurisdiction of the District Court of Tennessee.

Anthem additionally alleges that when Jeff Jarrett came in as Chief Creative Officer for Anthem, part of his non-disclosure agreement included a clause stipulating any legal issues that may arise would be subject to New York law. Thus, Anthem could not be sued in Tennessee.

The motions filed by Anthem also make reference to a declaration from Ed Nordholm, Executive VP of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, in which Nordholm explains that “Anthem Wrestling was formed in order to acquire the assets of an entity called TNA Entertainment LLC, when Fight Media foreclosed on certain loans to that entity.”

This basically means Dixie Carter was unable to repay the loan given to Impact after Billy Corgan stopped funding the company in October 2016, allowing Anthem to foreclose and claim ownership.

The ball is now in the court of Jarrett and GWE, who will have to respond to Anthem’s motions before the court issues its rulings on whether or not the case will proceed.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet