Jeff Jarrett: “[TNA] Was a Black-Eye on the Industry”

Jeff Jarrett recently spoke with Newsweek magazine and discussed being back in control of TNA. He covered a number of topics, and let the world know his vision for the future.

One of Jarrett’s first orders of business was to meet with Anthem Sports & Entertainment, now owns the company that TNA. He said that the first meeting between the two parties went extremely well.

“From the very first meeting I had with them, it was very apparent to me how sound business-wise and structurally [they were] and where they wanted to go with things aligned with my thoughts,” Jarrett tells Newsweek. “It was a pretty quick realization that we should work together.”

From the legal battles with Billy Corgan, to the mishandling of finances by Dixie Carter, TNA was a complete disaster in 2016. Jarrett acknowledged this and was honest about the state of the company during that time.

“It was a black-eye on the industry,” says Jarrett of Impact’s struggles in 2016. “It wasn’t fruitful for anyone—whether you’re a fan of, a wrestler, an employee. It was a really ugly, unfortunate situation. It wasn’t good for the industry.”

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One of Jarrett’s goals is to expand the TNA brand, and begin partnerships with other wrestling organizations around the world.

“WWE is the leader of the marketplace. But it’s only in the last three months did they start recognizing other wrestling promotions. For years I’ve been saying that.”

“Just recently we struck up a relationship with [Japan’s] Pro Wrestling Noah,” Jarrett explains. “It’s obvious with [independent tag team] The Young Bucks and [Impact’s] The Hardys, there’s some unique stuff being developed—that’s another extension of promotions working together. Part of the vision is to work within the wrestling community. That’s what fans want—dream match-ups.”

They also discussed expanding to the UK among other things.

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