Jerry Jarrett on his Estrangement from Jeff Jarrett

[@stonecold313]

No business is worth a father and son relationship

[@wrestling782]

That is absolutely true

[@lemankurtz8950]

@@adetokunbooladipo7606 Now THAT is the DAD'S fault, 100%. That guy has haggled & hyped his son's playing prowess to anyone who would pick up the story.....It had the effect he was looking for, but some he did not. He really played it fast and loose with his son's career & rep.

[@MiltonEliseo-g2s]

Read what I wrote

[@IOUZIP]

I can't imagine asking my father for money and then not speaking to him. I am glad they both are on speaking terms but money should never get in the way of family. Great interview @Thehannibaltv

[@14DaveHunter]

TNA started with great potential. I understand Jerry wanting out, due to his stress. At first, Panda Energies' funding looked to help TNA grow. They just needed to let Jeff Jarrett and his team handle the wrestling side. Bringing in Christian Cage and Sting, were major steps of growth. Somoa Joe and Abyss were homegrown stars, that completed the puzzle. But, bringing in Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff killed TNA's growth. They tried becoming WCW/NWO Part 2. By that time, it was to late to fix it.

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

Then Dixie Carter ran it and her parents bought it for her. And put it directly into the ground.

[@mariC061]

Gotta give propz to stylez before anyone

[@slow71971]

@@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 Wth a giant Shovel.

[@popeyedoyle6360]

it had the potential of growing a strawberry plant in a field full of invasive species.

[@ywry]

Growing up in Nashville, and having gone to school with Jeff and his older brother, Jerry Jr., I would have thought Jeff would have pursued the other sports he Excelled at. Jr. was a photographer for some years. Not sure where he went with things after that. Jeff pursued his fathers legacy, good or bad. Memphis Wrestling created almost EVERY NAME known in the business from 1979 to 1993. True, some wrestlers ended in Memphis, but MOST made a name there and moved to bigger things. Vince could not shut down Memphis, THE LAST TRUE TERRITORY, it was his proving ground. If anyone has a question, I will give over 50 wrestlers that went through Memphis that became millionaires because of Jarrett and Lawler. Grew up with it and knew the family. Miss Lance Russell, especially!!!!

[@conniecarroll7222]

Know what you mean, I grew up in Memphis.My great Aunt had property right behind the Channel 5 building where Memphis wrestling was held every Saturday. I'd go over to her house watch the wrestler go into the building then watch the matches on TV then run back outside to watch them leave. Never met any of them, but loved it all the same.

[@dwoodstwin]

Central High School in the house

[@krepsjr]

No you didn't

[@jonsprong1842]

Jerry I'm very very glad that you got your son back. God bless!

[@PtolemyJones]

Jerry is a fun interview, I enjoy listening to him. It all seems so believable, almost no ego.

[@MrBlaineRT]

He has the Memphis Wrestling Statue!

[@lemankurtz8950]

@Nich Hodge Yeah, it's like the symbol of Greco-Roman wrestling and has been around longer than Dirt.

[@MRWINDYMETHANE]

@Nich Hodge Roman Reigns?

[@scenariomckinney]

A real fan knows what that is.

[@Snakeman612]

Is a joke​@@MRWINDYMETHANE

[@GenZod80]

When a man like him states he wants to strangle Dixie Carter, you know she turned TNA to shit.

[@nukiepie]

RIP, legend of the game. One of the final remnants of the territory days.

[@markbowman6655]

I could listen to Mr. Jarrett for hours.

[@clayp7284]

Holy Crap he's still got the statue from the Memphis Wrestling intro!

[@EricHendrickson-rm3xm]

Great Insight Interview with Jerry Jarret !

[@raidernation7427]

It's sad that business came between them but I'm glad they found a way to reconcile. TNA should've never broke away from NWA. That separation started they downfall of TNA .

[@GAME4WAR]

Vince McMahon breaking up not just territories but also families since 1980

[@bullmangotti]

Great interview with Jerry!

[@misterslats]

Really interesting segment. Hannibal has a knack for getting good stuff out of his interview subjects.

[@generalgringo9887]

Wrestling is a way of life, it's in our blood as fans and it's their blood as workers and promoters

[@denisdemey9624]

💯 %

[@tuchehstone]

All started with Vinnie Roo and the name "TNA". It's miserably sad that anyone would choose business over family like that.

[@timcunningham6932]

Jerrrys a great story teller!

[@txputangpirate629]

Those from up north...hold tight he will get to the end.

[@trapgod9672]

Jerry Jarrett brilliant business man connected from NY to Nashville

[@rockforlight]

What a physical specimen...

[@joesphcatalano1473]

rockforlight lmao

[@ZaraBarawas]

Good video & good job

[@JoseAGamez-ci9rt]

I’m just surprised WWE didn’t give Koslov a Russian mob gimmick right out of the gate.

[@denisdemey9624]

That would've been a better idea.

[@tommyhallum4207]

Jerry seems like a good man.

[@bellytorelli]

he's so right about Panda and TNA- It's like Dixie was playing EWR without having any interest in wrestling.

[@thommytsunami]

I'd like to say I could have run TNA better than Dixie but alas my own time spent playing EWR says no.

[@michaelmacdonald880]

@@thommytsunami with tna roster after wcw closed down... come on alot of us could have booked and built the up well.

[@travismarshall3089]

I look at a guy like Bruce Prichard as someone who likes to entertain. He exaggerates stories for a laugh and I ENJOY his tales, especially his stories of Jerry Jarrett. I think it's pretty obvious, though that Vince doesn't think of Jerry the way Bruce would have you believe. Otherwise Vince wouldn't have had him on board in the 90's for as long as he had and Vince wouldn't have invited him for the meeting described above.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I personally believe Bruce Prichard is nothing but a liar. I just think he completely blows smoke to try and inflate his own self. I don't know if there has ever been anyone in the business as unimportant who wants you to believe they are one of the most important people in the company.

[@crazyhayn]

Bruce Prichard is important to the history of pro wrestling because of how long he's been around since his days as an on air talent in Texas. He over exaggerates his own role in booking and in the office. And he's kinda always had an issue with Jerry Jarrett and Corny

[@crazyhayn]

@@booty121212 Bruce exaggerates his role but he was around long enough to have been in some of the creative team meetings at Titan Tower and Vince's house.

[@wyattrussell7496]

Travis Marshall n

[@nassermj7671]

He passed today. All gone this month!

[@billywilliams8753]

Jerry is looking like the emporor in Star Wars here.

[@DarksaberForce]

I wonder how he would've ran the WWF if Vince had been removed.

[@worstcommentever2805]

well, according to Bruce Pritchard "whaaa, whaaaa, whaaaa"

[@chloehyden1906]

Jerry tried to help JEFF TO THE POINT OF SACRAFICING THERE RELATIONSHIP . VINCE WOULD THIS MOMENT GIVE HIM A CONSULTANT JOB IF JEFF WOULDN'T HAVE BURNT THAT BRIDGE

[@dirtydavie1]

Jerry Jarrett is the MAN-- not only did VKM hand pick him- to step in during the Steroid trials- but he also runs the largest excavators that are made--

[@sldsnak4]

Jeff really laid on the guilt trips.

[@HeartyArtie]

How did you become estranged from your son, Jerry? "Well, you know...."

[@froggy556]

Get your nose out of Prichard's ass.

[@bawsak101]

@@froggy556 It sounds like you need some chicken salad to calm down... First you get your. Well you know your chicken. Then you well you know you chop that up. Then your grapes well you chop them up you know. Then you know you mix in your... You know your mayonnaise you know. Then you chop up your walnuts and you mix all that up you know. Then your salt and your... Your pepper you know to you know your taste. I hope the chicken salad calms you down.

[@joshkaufmann1448]

Pull up a chair and grab a snack uncle Jerry is getting ready for story time lol

[@poppiarlin5612]

Another great story from an icon.

[@Cameron_611]

You know a video is gonna be great when there's 138 comments in over a day here!

[@josephdelledonne2098]

Jeff Jarrett made it huge in wrestling when he pushed himself, or when his dad was pushing him hard in the USWA as a top face. Jeff Jarrett's physique changed over the years as well, take a look online, he's a lot thicker than people make like. His arms were huge, I don't think he was natural. He probably felt he needed to be bigger to make it in the big promotions. I heard Bruce say Jarrett was smaller than he expected, and I think it had to do more with height than anything, and this is a pretty thick Jarrett, like I said.

[@danielsalinas6683]

I dont know what Bruce prichard was talking about, jerry Jarrett seems like a nice man.

[@katlynklassen809]

I don't know man. Like Bruce was pretty hard on him but I can see where it is from. He perhaps has some depth of worth but it is under a layer of shit on him an inch thick.

[@Pillar5770]

It appears the critics are correct: Jeff Jarrett can't make it in pro wrestling without his father's assistance.

[@dawnymae6456]

Michael Shaw II STFU

[@allenfranklin6896]

Jeff Cockmann fake so called wrestling fan expert you can't run a wrestling show either.

[@danielescanaba596]

Damn. That's heavy.

[@Horatio.Mantooth]

Seems like a really cool laid back guy

[@timmylongstroke7812]

I remember seeing Jeff Jarrett getting his Memphis stomp in as a referee. 🍻

[@ec5018]

0:12 lmao says it all on Russo right there

[@QuantumGamingUploads]

Bret Hart was right lol saying Vince Russo aint nothing but a magazine writer that knows nothing about wrestling and same for Cornette that has said everyting about him.

[@JayceeGenocide]

Well You Know

[@ryanl.9341]

This guy is the supreme worker of 'em all. Everything he said put himself over or was a nod to his gravitas in the wrestling biz. Like, where about did the Brighton Beach Russians get in contact with with guy? IDK, but great interview, and i like the guy anyways.

[@traquib515]

Jarrett was definitely on the WWE site with Oleg Prudius who ended up becoming Vladimir Kozlov

[@drmgiverdrmgiver5335]

Where is his neck???

[@TheSands83]

Now this is a amazing physical specimen 🤣

[@terrymasters837]

I think he was one of the smartest men in wrestling, no doubt!

[@jorisweyen7934]

Don't fully understand his story. What exactly did he do in New York that causes TNA such (bad) publicity aside from offering a wrestler that they didn't want to WWE?

[@DarklyDisturbing]

You should've asked Jerry to write down his secretes and all the people he wouldn't name and keep the info until he passes away and then let it all come out. That would've been awesome. Haha.

[@stephensullivan1879]

I love me some Jeff jarett

[@TheHannibalTV]

He's doing well these days probably making more money than ever between AAA and AEW

[@heey_im_mike]

I had no idea that oleg Jerry was talking about was vladamir kozlov 😅

[@hughjanus8908]

Hannibal is one of the most professional and inspirational guys on earth, everyone here in England love him and respect him so much.

[@wrestling782]

Vladimir Kozlov is who he is talking about

[@disciple2742]

I 100% agree with him. Vince Russo hates wrestling, he likes jerry springer. Russo is a p.o.s

[@terrymasters837]

In fact he's 10 times the man his son is!

[@TheGreenGaze]

Wasn't Jerry a conman at the highest level of conning

[@kingofkings69ner]

I'm pretty sure that Russian is Vladimir Koslov or however you spell his last name

[@MiltonEliseo-g2s]

Ok .these is what I got. Jerry Jarrett is the godfather of wrestling. he advised bishops to go head to head with the WWF but he won't admit it since he was loyal to the WWF . Another thing he lost a lot of most of his money in tna. He invested most of his money and lost all of his money in tna which is why he can't stand Dixie and was angry at his son for bringing him in to tna.he was smart until the end. But vince am sured helped him out until the end. These old guy helped vince in the fincance department he said in these interview and he did something positive since vince offerd him a generous contract to stay.

[@mmsmith61894]

All I can think of is Steve Martin in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. “Here’s a good idea. When you tell a story, have a point. Makes it so much more interesting for the listener!” Good God he meanders.

[@Manzanadedulce]

Well you know, you get the chicken, and the meyonaze, and the grapes, well you know.

[@Matt-cr4vv]

Can’t help but laugh that the Russian mob was considered the less stressful alternative than working in TNA with Dixie 😂 Not the most solid logic

[@mikeperry7335]

i remeber seeing kozlov on the wire it was weird

[@billgates1332]

Life’s too short for that. 4 or 5 years, that’s sad.

[@Mr.Majestic77]

This was when Vince Russo got in Jeff Jarrett's head and eventually even Jeff was thrown under the bus by Vince.

[@wrongwayranger4736]

Doctor told him he’s an amazing physical specimen 😂

[@rockforlight]

8:26 Leonidas? Laryngitis?

[@crazyhayn]

Larrynightus

[@poppiarlin5612]

Painintheassitis!

[@LL-fd7xn]

Johnny Ace!

[@secondpower993]

Kozlov wasn't 6"10.

[@aaronkendrick462]

Well, you know.

[@piratesmurf4251]

who this russian wrestler jerry got wwf signed up

[@NJ973201]

Oleg Prudius aka Vladimir Kozlov He signed with them in January 2006 and they even acknowledged that Jerry brought him in, even posting comments from Jerry about him in the same article about his signing on their own website.

[@piratesmurf4251]

@@NJ973201 thanks for that info 🙂

[@morgan_drui]

Who was the Russian wrestler?

[@andrewmachado6988]

Anyone know whatever happened to the Russian wrestler he's talking about?

[@masterfulsky]

vladimir kozlov en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Kozlov

[@TheHannibalTV]

He's doing very well in the movie business now

[@Marcelg13]

well he has a good chiken salad recipe

[@JohnDoe-ym5ly]

lol, the Russian mob almost ran TNA

[@takerdust]

Yakuza ran NJPW

[@JohnDoe-ym5ly]

@@VictorNewman201 True

[@Aznar245]

Russian Mafia is a JOKE.. Cause once kozlov was fired they would have come after vince

[@williamdavies391]

Wonder who the Russian guy was or if he ever wrestled .

[@williamdavies391]

@@micahpickering1806 thank you 👍.

[@ancientdavidman]

jerry is a great guy but in case you don't know... he is talking about vladimir kozlov 😶

[@handsolo1209]

Vince Russo is 100% WWWF/WWF Sports Entertainment. For that product he is one of the greatest writers/bookers ever. His ideas do not work well in places that have traditional "rasslin'" as their product. Fans don't want it and most of the wrestlers don't want it in those companies. He's great at what he does in it's proper setting, but not good at all in the wrong setting.

[@jbelton1989]

Damn he talks slow

[@andybunn5780]

I am from West Tennessee, and a lot of guys his age have that slow drawl.

[@davidbramos]

its relaxing, I am going to try

[@BeeBumper]

Well, you know.....

[@chrismemphis8062]

turn it to 1.5x speed

[@adriansmith1153]

Lol

[@smusse091]

I’m confused isn’t Jeff’s mother Deborah according to google his mom name is Deborah so what is he taking about him and Jeff mother were married just 9 years and divorced and him and Deborah are married for 47 years, confused 😐 Jeff has a different mother from his siblings?

[@hermanbooger5431]

Damn Jerry Dixie is that awful huh 😕

[@TheHannibalTV]

Oh he gets more onto the subject of Dixie than this in this interview.

[@DarksaberForce]

You should hear Jim Cornette and other TNA wrestlers shoot on Dixie. She is perhaps the single reason TNA never reached it's full potential. Hell she's the reason Billy Corgan left the company after putting in his own money to save them.

[@shanewebb7537]

Interesting

[@AES09]

It’s bearable at 1.5x playback speed

[@sukerAndre]

IT was Vladimir Koslov.Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius

[@Rob-nh5sj]

Jeff Jarrett could have any wrestling organization and would find a way to bury it in the ground.

[@robertsutton8802]

Great, father,, how, even,,try,,it,,hard,,be,, something,that, ain't,,you, human

[@josephdelledonne2098]

I don't really like this guy, I don't believe him about payments. He is known for being notoriously cheap and wrestlers were starving in his territory. Read Bob Holly's book, while everyone was starving Jeff was living high on the hog.

[@thommytsunami]

Bob Holly was only in Memphis briefly and has spent his career acting like a tough guy to cover up for the fact he's a footnote in wrestling history. If he didn't make much money in Memphis, it might be because no one was paying to see him.

[@justcallum7210]

Well well ya know

[@CalvinTennessee]

ok the stuff about his heart was total bullshit. why is it everyone that is involved with professional wrestling has such imaginations?

[@MRWINDYMETHANE]

From what I've heard, the reason why Jeff & Jerry didn't speak to each other for years is because of the toxic incarnate known as Vince Russo.

[@TheHannibalTV]

Jeff has a lot of substance abuse issues

[@MRWINDYMETHANE]

@@TheHannibalTV Well yeah, that too.

[@nostalgiaman6816]

@@TheHannibalTV o wow I didn’t know that. Xanax is my problem

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Dont worry. Jeff broke 6000 guitars never drew a dime..

[@JayReaction530]

Neither did Mike Graham who said that lol

[@austinha11]

Russo is a joke

[@MegaLazygamer]

Chicken salad!

[@robferguson2525]

To b honest I never cared for Jeff Jarrett as a wrestler

[@philipclarke9696]

Jerry didn’t want him in the business. Jeff fancied himself as the second coming of Tommy Rich,same hometown,look,etc. Fans always saw him as a kid born on third base thinking he had hit a triple. Not a bad wrestler but bland as hell and that’s being kind.

[@Skibbitypappappa]

I liked his double J gimmick in wwe, was annoying as hell but that's the whole point of a great heel

[@nostalgiaman6816]

@@Skibbitypappappa My thoughts exactly. I loved his run when we won the IC title from Razor Ramon at Royal Rumble 94.

[@nostalgiaman6816]

@@philipclarke9696 Wasn’t Jeff a basketball stud?

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Who cares slap nuts !!🤣

[@jamesdarwinsmithii7039]

Where would TNA be without Dixie? It was about to die before she came in and sorry to break it to the Russo haters but the old TNA you miss.. well he had a huge part of being in creative for it.

[@tgblanke]

Tna had fans??

[@davidfrederick1971]

WHO THE F tells you to leave your family if they are causing you stress?!!? THATS LIFE get used to it

[@swarren925]

David Frederick you may not believe it but doctors will tell you to do that if stress is the cause of your illness. I had to quit my job because of the stress it caused. It was quit or die. Why do you think people get divorced and cut their kids off? It happens every day.

I don't blame the doc. He's giving MEDICAL advice, not family advice. If he was their family therapist he'd probably not say that. Or maybe even if he was their pastor giving advice. But as a medical doctor? You bet they're going to say that. Medical doctors are in the business of doing what's best for your body, not for your 'soul'.

[@jerrymorganjr]

Well...........................You know.

[@JackieAprileJr]

I had a lot of respect for my faddah

[@cappy2282]

Russo no doubt dislikes wrestling

[@mattbeckley9483]

Geez somone dosent like russo very much just call him jerry cornette