- Jeff Jarrett
Infobox Wrestler
name=Jeff Jarrett
names=Jeff Jarrett
img_capt=Jarrett arriving at Lockdown onApril 15 2007 .
height=height|ft=6|in=0citeweb|url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/255/37/|accessdate=2008-08-13|title=Jeff Jarrett official TNA bio|publisher=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ]
weight=convert|230|lb|kg st|abbr=on
birth_date=birth date and age|1967|4|14citeweb|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/jeff-jarrett.html|accessdate=2008-08-13|title=Jeff Jarrett profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling]
death_date=
birth_place=Hendersonville, Tennessee ,United States
death_place=
resides=Hendersonville, Tennessee , United States
billed=Nashville, Tennessee
trainer=Jerry Jarrett Tojo Yamamoto Buddy Landel
debut=April 1986
retired=|Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born
April 14 ,1967 ) is an American professional wrestler currently signed toTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling . He is also Vice President and creative writer who founded the company with his fatherJerry Jarrett . He is well known for his time inWorld Championship Wrestling andWorld Wrestling Entertainment . Jarrett is a 10 time World Heavyweight Champion holding the WCW World Heavyweight title 4 times, the NWA World Heavyweight title 6 times and the WWA World Heavyweight Championship twice.Career
Born in
Memphis, Tennessee , Jarrett became involved with wrestling at an early age; he worked for his fatherJerry Jarrett 'sContinental Wrestling Association (CWA) and trained as a wrestler under his father andTojo Yamamoto . Jeff Jarrett made his in-ring debut at the age of 18 in April 1986 when jobber Tony Falk attempted to end his lengthy losing streak by challenging Jarrett, then a referee, to a match. Jarrett accepted the challenge, wrestling Falk to a ten-minute draw. Jarrett is a third-generation wrestler; his father wrestled, as did his maternal grandfather, Eddie Marlin, while his paternal grandmother, Christine, was employed by a wrestling promotion.cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/09/07/178950.html|author=Baines, T.|title=Double-J a hit with NWA:TNA|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer |accessdate=2007-04-13|date=2003-09-07] cite web|url=http://www.wrestleline.com/features/fishman/fishman051304.shtml|author=Fishman, S.|title=Jeff Jarrett Interview: "People Are Going to be Very Surprised"|publisher=Wrestleline.com|accessdate=2007-04-13|date=2004-05-13] cite web|url=http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=4746400E-EA49-4C48-A22B55E35067D7DA|author=Mooneyham, M.|title=Jarrett Looking For The Right Gimmick|publisher=MikeMooneyham.com|accessdate=2007-05-23|date=1998 ]In 1989, Jerry Jarrett purchased the Texas-based
World Class Championship Wrestling promotion and merged it with the CWA to create theUnited States Wrestling Association (USWA). Over the following years, Jarrett won the USWA (Southern) Heavyweight Championship on 10 occasions and theUSWA Tag Team Championship on 15 occasions.Jarrett also wrestled on the
independent circuit for seven years, appearing inJapan andPuerto Rico . In 1993, he was hired by the World Wrestling Federation.cite web|url= http://uk.sports.ign.com/articles/743/743150p1.html|author=Robinson, J.|title=Jeff Jarrett Interview|publisher=IGN.com|accessdate=2007-04-13|date=2006-11-01]World Wrestling Federation (1993-1996)
Jarrett debuted in the World Wrestling Federation under the gimmick of "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, a
country music singer who intended to elevate his singing career through his exposure as a wrestler. Jarrett's character would strut to the ring wearing flashing "Double J" hats and ring attire, and punctuated his interviews with the phrase "ain't I great?". He ended his interviews by distinctly spelling out his name ("That's J-E-Double-F, J-A Double-R, E Double-T!").cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/jarrett.html|author=Milner, J|title=Jeff Jarrett|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer |accessdate=2007-04-13]Jarrett made his
pay-per-view debut in January 1994 at the Royal Rumble. At SummerSlam, he pinned Mabel. At Survivor Series, Jarrett competed in a 10 man elimination tag match. At the 1995 Royal Rumble inTampa, Florida , Jarrett defeated Razor Ramon to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Ramon received a rematch atWrestleMania XI which Jarrett lost by disqualification. Jarrett was then joined by The Roadie, with the duo losing to Ramon in a handicap match atIn Your House 1 .On
April 26 ,1995 , the WWF Intercontinental Championship was declared vacant after a controversial ending to a match between Jarrett andBob Holly . They had a rematch later that evening where Jarrett reclaimed the title. OnMay 19 , Ramon regained the title from Jarrett inMontreal, Quebec , but Jarrett won it back two nights later inTrois-Rivieres ,Quebec , making him a three time Intercontinental Champion.At on
July 23 ,1995 , Jarrett andSawyer Brown performed the song "With My Baby Tonight". Later that evening, Jarrett lost the WWF Intercontinental Championship toShawn Michaels . Following the event, Jarrett left the WWF for several months and returned to the United States Wrestling Association.Jarrett returned to the WWF in late 1995, feuding with Ahmed Johnson. Jarrett lost to Johnson by disqualification at the 1996 Royal Rumble and left the WWF shortly thereafter due to a contract dispute. Later that year, The Roadie revealed that he had in fact sung "With My Baby Tonight" and that Jarrett had been
lip sync hing.World Championship Wrestling (1996-1997)
In October 1996, Jarrett was hired by
World Championship Wrestling (WCW), signing a one year contract. Upon debuting in WCW, Jarrett became a "free agent" in the rivalry between the Four Horsemen and the New World Order. After defeatingChris Benoit at Starrcade 1996, Jarrett was inducted into the Four Horsemen. OnJune 9 1997 , Jarrett defeatedDean Malenko to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/jarrett_interview.html|author =Powell, J.|title=No double-talk from Double J|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer |accessdate=2007-04-13|year=1998] cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/unitedstates/|title=History of the United States Championship|publisher=WWE.com|accessdate= 2007-04-13]In mid-1997, Jarrett left the Four Horsemen and began feuding with Four Horsemen member
Steve McMichael . Despite aligning himself with McMichael's ex-wife, Debra McMichael, Jarrett lost the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship to McMichael onAugust 21 . In October, Jarrett's contract expired and he opted to return to the World Wrestling Federation, despite the dominance of WCW in the ongoingMonday Night Wars .cite web| url=http://www.wrestleline.com/features/fishman/fishman051304.shtml|author=Fishman, S.|title=Jeff Jarrett Interview: "People Are Going to be Very Surprised"|publisher=Wrestleline.com|accessdate=2007-04-13|date=2004-05-13] cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/unitedstates/|title=History of the United States Championship|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-04-13]World Wrestling Federation (1997-1999)
Jarrett returned to the World Wrestling Federation on the
October 20 1997 episode of "Monday Night Raw", delivering a speech in which he criticized both WCW PresidentEric Bischoff and WWF ChairmanVince McMahon . After briefly feuding withThe Undertaker , Jarrett defeatedBarry Windham to win the vacantNWA North American Heavyweight Championship . In early 1998, Jarrett joined forces withJim Cornette and his stable of "invading"National Wrestling Alliance wrestlers, and began defending the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship on WWF television. In March, Jarrett left Cornette's stable, and Cornette stripped him of the title and awarded it to Windham. cite web|url= http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/jarrett.html|title=Jeff Jarrett|publisher=Accelerator3359.com|accessdate=2007-04-13]Jarrett went on to reprise his country music singer gimmick, introducing Tennessee Lee as his manager and the tag team Southern Justice as his bodyguards. He re-developed his habit of breaking an acoustic guitar over the heads of his opponents. At Unforgiven, Jarrett once again sang alongside Sawyer Brown. In August, Jarrett abandoned his country singer gimmick and dismissed Lee. He and Southern Justice began feuding with
D-Generation X , with Jarrett losing to D-X member X-Pac in a hair versus hair match at SummerSlam. Jarrett's long hair was subsequently cut short by D-X andring announcer Howard Finkel , who had himself been shaved bald by Jarrett and Southern Justice shortly before SummerSlam. Jarrett and Southern Justice were defeated by D-X at in September, and the trio separated shortly thereafter.Jarrett briefly feuded with
Al Snow before reuniting with Debra McMichael, who had left WCW for the WWF, and forming a tag team withOwen Hart . Jarrett and Hart won the WWF Tag Team Championship fromKen Shamrock and Big Boss Man, successfully defending the titles atWrestleMania XV before losing to Kane and X-Pac. Eight days after Hart was killed in a stunt that went wrong at Over the Edge 1999, Jarrett defeated The Godfather using Hart's signature hold, the sharpshooter. A memorable moment as when he was handed the title he yelled Owen's name in tribute to his friend. In mid-1999, Jarrett won and lost the WWF Intercontinental Championship on two more occasions.In the months that followed, Jarrett became increasingly abusive towards Debra. At SummerSlam, Jarrett challenged D'Lo Brown for both the WWF European and Intercontinental Championships, with Debra accompanying Brown to the ring following an argument with Jarrett. Brown lost the bout after both
Mark Henry and Debra turned on him, making Jarrett the second ever "Euro-Continental Champion". On the following episode of "RAW", Jarrett rewarded Debra and Henry by giving Debra an assistant, Miss Kitty, and Henry the European Championship. cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/|title=History of the European Championship|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-04-13]In late 1999, Jarrett began feuding with
Chyna over the Intercontinental Championship.Laurer, Joanie. "If They Only Knew", 308.] In the course of the feud, Jarrett became somewhat misogynistic, attacking numerous females, including both wrestlers and actressCindy Margolis , and executing the figure four leglock on them. Jarrett eventually abandoned Debra in favor of Miss Kitty after he and Debra were defeated byStephanie McMahon and Test in a mixed tag team match. He later also turned on Miss Kitty after she lost a match that Jarrett had inserted her into in his place.Jarrett left the WWF in October 1999, right after WWF head writer
Vince Russo resigned from the WWF in order to join WCW. [Laurer, Joanie. "If They Only Knew", 311.] Jarrett's contract expired onOctober 16 1999 , one day before his scheduled bout with Chyna at No Mercy.Laurer, Joanie. "If They Only Knew", 314–315.] Jarrett wrestled at No Mercy nonetheless, losing the Intercontinental Championship to Chyna. [Laurer, Joanie. "If They Only Knew", 322–323.] Chyna later alleged that Jarrett and Russo had colluded in order to delay Jarrett's title defense until after Jarrett's contract had expired, and that Jarrett had subsequentlyblackmail ed WWF Chairman Vince McMahon for $300,000 USD in order to wrestle without a contract. In 2006, Jarrett asserted that he had been paid only what he was owed by the WWF.cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/oct17_jarrett.html|author =Molinaro, J.|title=Jeff Jarrett leaves WWF for WCW|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer |accessdate=2007-04-13|date=1999-10-17] cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingReviews/jan30_chyna-can.html|author=Powell, J.| title=Chyna's book for fans only|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer |accessdate=2007-04-13|date=2001-01-30] cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2006/1163540444.shtml|author=Martin, A.|title=Jeff Jarrett Conference Call Recap|publisher=Wrestleview.com|accessdate=2007-04-13|date=2006-11-14]World Championship Wrestling (1999-2001)
Jarrett returned to WCW on the
October 18 ,1999 episode of "WCW Monday Nitro ", attackingBuff Bagwell and proclaiming himself the "Chosen One" of WCW. Jarrett took part in a tournament for the vacantWCW World Heavyweight Championship , winning his first three matches with the assistance of Creative Control. At Mayhem, he was eliminated from the tournament after losing his semi-final match to Chris Benoit following interference fromDustin Rhodes . At Starrcade, Jarrett defeated Rhodes in a bunkhouse brawl, then unsuccessfully challenged Benoit for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship in aladder match . On the following episode of "Monday Nitro", Jarrett defeated Benoit in a rematch. In the same evening, Jarrett reformed the New World Order withBret Hart ,Kevin Nash , andScott Hall , with the foursome calling themselves the "nWo 2000".In early 2000, Jarrett feuded with WCW Commissioner
Terry Funk , who forced him to wrestle three veterans -George Steele ,Tito Santana , andJimmy Snuka - in a single night. Jarrett was stripped of the United States Heavyweight Championship after suffering aconcussion during his bout with Snuka, but the title was returned to him by Kevin Nash after Nash became WCW Commissioner. In order to help him retain the title, Jarrett drafted theHarris Brothers into the nWo 2000. In the following months, Jarrett repeatedly challenged Sid Vicious for theWCW World Heavyweight Championship , in the process clashing with Nash and winning the position of WCW Commissioner for himself. Following the retirement of Hart, the New World Order quietly disbanded. In April, WCW was "rebooted" by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo, with all titles vacated as a result. Bischoff and Russo also created theNew Blood , a stable of younger wrestlers who feuded with theMillionaires Club , made up of the older members of the WCW roster. Jarrett joined the New Blood, and at Spring Stampede onApril 16 , he defeated Millionaires Club memberDiamond Dallas Page to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Page regained the title onApril 24 , and onApril 25 , the title was contested in a tag team bout pitting Jarrett and Bischoff against Page andactor David Arquette . Arquette won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship after pinning Bischoff (despite neither of the two being the legal men in the ring- Jarrett hit Page with the championship belt while special refereeKimberly Page 's back was to the action; WCW official Mickie Jay counted Bischoff out while Jarrett had Page pinned.At Slamboree on
May 7 , Jarrett defeated Page and Arquette in a three way triple cage match to win his second WCW World Heavyweight Championship.In May, Jarrett won and lost the World Championship on two further occasions, regaining the title from
Ric Flair both times. Jarrett feuded with Nash andHulk Hogan throughout June 2000, and onJuly 9 at Bash at the Beach, he faced Hogan with the World Championship on the line. The match ended swiftly after Jarrett immediately laid down, allowing Hogan to rest a boot on his chest and win the title, with Hogan commenting, "That's why this company is in the damn shape it's in - because of bullshit like this." Vince Russo subsequently came to the ring delivered an interview in which he accused Hogan of politicking and claimed that Hogan had used his creative control to refuse to lose to Jarrett. Russo then stated that, while Hogan was free to keep the title belt he had just won (the "Hulk Hogan Memorial Belt"), Jarrett would wrestle Booker T for the official WCW World Heavyweight Championship later that night. Booker T won the resultant match, and Hogan did not appear with WCW again. It is disputed whether the situation was a shoot, a work, or some combination of the two. cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20000716/ai_n13870868| author=Brown, B.|title=No more Hulkamania? No way|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |accessdate=2007-10-16|date=2000-07-16]In the following months, Jarrett briefly feuded with Booker T,
Mike Awesome , Sting,Buff Bagwell , and Ric Flair. In late 2000, he joined forces with the Harris Brothers once more, with the trio defeating theFilthy Animals at Starrcade onDecember 17 . In the same evening, Jarrett aligned himself with World ChampionScott Steiner by helping Steiner defeat Sid. In 2001, Jarrett and Steiner became members of the Magnificent Seven, a large stable headed by Flair. Flair and Jarrett feuded with Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes until March, when WCW was purchased by the WWF. His contract was not picked up by the WWF.World Wrestling All-Stars (2001-2003)
In late 2001, Jarrett wrestled in
World Wrestling All-Stars inAustralia andEurope . Jarrett won the first WWA World Heavyweight Championship, but was later stripped of the title. Jarrett returned to the WWA during his firstNWA World Heavyweight Championship reign; he defeated Sting for theWWA World Heavyweight Championship at the final WWA event onMay 25 2003 , unifying the two titles.Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002-Present)
2002-2006
In
June 2002 , Jarrett and his father created alimited liability company , J Sports and Entertainment, and opened a new professional wrestling promotion,Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). TNA aired in a weeklypay-per-view format untilMay 2004 , when the promotion negotiated a television deal withFox Sports Net and began broadcasting "TNA Impact! ". InNovember 2004 , TNA began airing monthly pay-per-views instead of weekly pay-per-views, and inOctober 2005 "Impact!" moved to Spike TV. Panda Energy acquired a controlling interest in TNA in 2002, although Jarrett remained a minority owner.cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2003560001-2005460041,00.html|author=Lilsboy, R. and Lilsboy, S.|title='I'm reinventing wrestling'|publisher=The Sun|accessdate=2007-04-13|month=October | year=2005] cite web|url=http://www.wesh.com/entertainment/4081534/detail.html|title=Professor Wrestling: The Jeff Jarrett Interview|publisher=WESH.com|accessdate=2007-04-13|date=2005-01-14] cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/10/22/1274035.html|author=Oliver, G. and Kapur, B.|title=TNA's rise has Jarrett excited|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer |accessdate=2007-04-13|date=2005-10-22]On the inaugural TNA pay-per-view on
June 19 2002 , Jarrett took part in aGauntlet for the Gold with theNWA World Heavyweight Championship on the line, but was eliminated by country music singerToby Keith . In the following months, Jarrett feuded withScott Hall ,Brian Lawler and BG James. OnNovember 20 ,2002 , Jarrett defeated Ken Shamrock to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with the assistance of Vince Russo. After Jarrett refused to join Russo'sSports Entertainment Xtreme (SEX) stable, Russo directed the members of SEX, including the debuting Raven, against Jarrett. The rivalry continued untilFebruary 2003 , when Russo lost interest in SEX. In the following months, Jarrett feuded with the remaining members of SEX, then began feuding with Raven and The Gathering. OnJune 11 2003 , Jarrett faced Raven andA.J. Styles in a three-way match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. After Raven was eliminated from the match after being attacked by the debutingShane Douglas , Styles pinned Jarrett to win the title after the returning Vince Russo struck Jarrett with a guitar. Jarrett regained the title from Styles onOctober 22 2003 , at which time he turned heel while Styles turned face. Despite Jarrett's planning he was unable to escape Styles, losing the title back to him onApril 21 2004 in a steel cage after Russo - who had returned as the new TNA Director of Authority - chose Styles to replace the injured Chris Harris. But Jarrett would get revenge onMay 19 2004 when a guitar shot on Styles enabled Ron Killings to win the title. Jarrett then defeated Killings, Styles and Harris in a King of the Mountain Match onJune 2 2004 to win his third NWA World Heavyweight Championship.In early 2005, Jarrett formed a dominant stable known as
Planet Jarrett withMonty Brown , The Outlaw, and, later, Rhino. Jarrett also uses the phrase "Planet Jarrett" to refer to TNA as a whole, reflecting his real-life stake in the company and his prominent role within the promotion. Despite his efforts to hold on to the title, however, he lost it back to long-time rival Styles onMay 15 2005 .Jarrett won his fourth NWA World Heavyweight Championship on
September 15 2005 , defeating Raven at aBorder City Wrestling event. He lost the title to Rhino at Bound For Glory onOctober 23 , but regained it on theNovember 3 episode of "Impact!". Jarrett's reign lasted until Against All Odds onFebruary 12 ,2006 , when he was defeated by Christian Cage. In the following months, Jarrett feuded with Sting, who had declared that Jarrett was a "cancer " on TNA. In the course of the feud, Scott Steiner debuted in TNA as an ally of Jarrett.cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/09/16/1219959.html|author=|title=Jarrett reclaims NWA World title|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer |accessdate=2007-04-13|date=2005-09-16]At Slammiversary 2006 on
June 18 , Jarrett won his sixth NWA World Heavyweight Championship in aKing of the Mountain match when refereeEarl Hebner tipped over a ladder that Christian Cage and Sting were simultaneously climbing. He retained the title in a bout with Sting at Hard Justice 2006 after Christian Cage turned on Sting, hitting him with one of Jarrett's guitars. After apolygraph proved that Jarrett had cheated to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, Director of Authority Jim Cornette forced Jarrett to wrestleSamoa Joe in a "fan's revenge" lumberjack match at No Surrender 2006, with Joe winning the match. At Bound for Glory 2006 onOctober 22 , Sting defeated Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship after Jarrett was forced to submit to Sting's signature finisher, the Scorpion Death Lock. On the following episode of "iMPACT!", Jarrett announced in a pre-taped interview that he was leaving TNA indefinitely. For the following six months, Jarrett did not appear on TNA television, instead focusing on his role as Vice President of TNA Entertainment.2007-current
Jarrett temporarily returned to TNA television on the
April 12 ,2007 episode of "iMPACT!", aligning himself with several of his former enemies by helping Samoa Joe defeat A.J. Styles. OnApril 15 , 2007 at Lockdown, Jarrett and the rest of Team Angle defeated Team Cage in a Lethal Lockdown match. He then entered into a feud with Robert Roode, losing a match to him at Sacrifice. On theComcast On Demand preview for Sacrifice 2008, this match is referred to as "Jarrett's last appearance in the six-sided ring". This might because he had to take care of his wife who was diagnosed with cancer, and eventually died days after his "last appearance", Jarrett was then scheluded to take on AJ Styles winner to be n the King of the Mountain match but couldnt compete due to "Personal Issues".In
June 2008 , Jarrett was featured in the promotion of TNA'sJanuary 2009 "Maximum Impact!" tour of theUnited Kingdom .cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/article1328876.ece|author=Rothstein, S.|title=TNA Wrestling announce the full line-up for their 2009 UK tour which will see Jeff Jarrett return to the British ring|publisher=The Sun |accessdate=2008-06-25|date=2008-06-23]At TNA Hard Justice 2008,
Samoa Joe defeated Booker T using the Acoustic Equalizer (smashing a guitar over the opponents head), the trademark move of Jeff Jarrett, setting up for his return to in-ring action, as quoted by the website, "Obviously, we all know who used a guitar in the past!" referring indirectly to Jarrett.After numerous weeks of Jeff Jarrett's theme song playing and his guitar appearing on TNA, Jarrett returned to TNA iMPACT! on
September 11 ,2008 . At No Surrender, he would help Samoa Joe defeat Kurt Angle and Christian Cage and retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship by hitting Angle with a guitar. The next Thursday, onTNA iMPACT! , Jarrett cut his first promo since Slammiversary 2007, claiming that the current respect angle that Sting was involved in was actually a matter of the veterans refusing to pass the torch to the young guys. Kurt Angle came out and challenged Jarrett to a match atBound for Glory IV , but Jarrett refused, saying he had nothing left to prove, and instead pointed to the screen to reveal the debutingMick Foley . On the next edition of Impact, Jarrett accepted the match against Kurt Angle at Bound For Glory.In wrestling
*Finishing and signature moves
**"Acoustic Equalizer" / "El Kabong" (Jarrett breaks a guitar over his opponent's head)
**Figure four leglock
**Running DDT – 1993–1994
**"Stroke" (Forward Russian legsweep, sometimes from the second rope or the ring apron)
**Dropkick *Managers:
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Nickname s
**The Chosen One
**Double J
**The King of the Mountain
**Simply IrresistibleChampionships and accomplishments
*
American Wrestling Association
**AWA Rookie of the Year (1986)*Continental Wrestling Association | Championship Wrestling Association
**AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Billy Travis (3) andPat Tanaka (1) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-t.html NWA Mid-America/AWA Southern Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/cwa-h.html CWA Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**CWA International Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Pat Tanaka (1) andPaul Diamond (1) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/cwa-int-t.html CWA International Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (5 times) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/midam-h.html NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]*NWA Cyberspace
**NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/nj/nwa/cswf-h.html NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]*
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**PWI Feud of the Year (1987) [citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwifoty.htm|accessdate=2008-09-12|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Feud of the Year |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive] withJerry Lawler vs. theMoondogs
**PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year [citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiinsp.htm|accessdate=2008-08-10|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Inspirational Wrestler of the Year|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive] (2007)
**PWI ranked him #5 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000 [citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50000.htm|accessdate=2008-08-13|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2000|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive]*
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
**NWA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**King of the Mountain (2004 and 2006)*
United States Wrestling Association
**USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-h.html USWA Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (9 times) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-s-h.html USWA Southern Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**USWA World Tag Team Championship (14 times) – with Jeff Gaylord (2),Cody Michaels (1),Jerry Lawler (4),Robert Fuller (4), and Brian Christopher (2) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-t.html USWA World Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]*
World Championship Wrestling
**WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (3 times) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4 times) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]*World Class Wrestling Association
**USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Matt Borne [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-t.html USWA World Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wcwa/wcwa-lh.html WCWA World Light Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**WCWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – withKerry Von Erich (1),Mil Máscaras (1), and Matt Borne (1) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wcwa/wcwa-t.html WCWA World Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]*World Wrestling Federation
**NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)1 [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/others/na-h.html NWA North American Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**WWF European Championship (1 time) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-eu-h.html WWF/WWE European Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**WWF Intercontinental Championship (6 times) [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWF/WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]
**WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – withOwen Hart [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-t.html WWWF/WWF/WWE World Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com]*World Series Wrestling
**WSW Heavyweight Championship [citeweb|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htwsw.html|accessdate=2008-07-03|last=Pulsone|first=Mario|title=WSW - WORLD SERIES WRESTLING WSW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY|publisher=Solie]*
World Wrestling All-Stars
**WWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)2 (Shortest reign)*
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
**Feud of the Year (1992) with Jerry Lawler vs. The Moondogs
**Most Overrated Wrestler (2005)1Wins the title while working for the World Wrestling Federation on December 30, 1997 on Monday Night Raw as part of an angle with theNational Wrestling Alliance .2Upon winning the title for the second time, Jarrett instantly unified it with the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship .Personal life
Jarrett was married to his "high school sweetheart" Jill Jarrett, née Jill Gregory, with whom he had three daughters.cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=23061|author=Fritz, B.|title=Jeff Jarrett talks the state of the union of TNA|publisher=WrestlingObserver.com|accessdate=2008-06-06|date=2008-06-05] cite web|url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/v2/wi/stc/nws/2007/5/19/23873.shtml|author=Clark, R.|title=TNA Star Wants A Release, Announcer Quits, Jarrett Update, More|publisher=WrestlingInc.com|accessdate=2007-05-23|date=2007-05-19] cite web|url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=1367|author=Sahadi, D.|authorlink=David Sahadi|title=A New "Spirit Of Wrestling" Column: JILL|publisher=
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |accessdate=2007-05-26|date=2007-05-25] Jill was diagnosed withbreast cancer in the late 1990s, and died onMay 23 2007 at the age of 37. cite web|url= http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=19646|author=Dave Meltzer |title=Jill Jarrett passes away|publisher=Wrestling Observer|accessdate=2007-05-23|date=2007-05-23] cite web|url= http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007706280413|author=Biddle, J.|title=Pain fills wrestler's life script| publisher=The Tennessean |accessdate=2007-06-30|date=2007-06-28] cite web|url= http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=jarrett&GScid=1972272&GRid=19525763&|title=Jill Jarrett|publisher=The Tennessean |accessdate=2007-11-26|date=2007-05-25]Notes
References
*cite book|title=If They Only Knew|author=Laurer, Joanie|publisher=ReaganBooks|year=2001|isbn=0061098957
External links
* [http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/255/37/ TNA Profile]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/jeff-jarrett.html Online World of Wrestling Profile]
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