Jeff Jarrett
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| Jeff Jarrett | |
 Jarrett arriving at Lockdown on April 15, 2007 | |
| Details | |
| Ring name(s) | Jeff Jarrett Double J |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) |
| Born | July 14, 1967 (age 44) Hendersonville, Tennessee |
| Resides | Hendersonville, Tennessee |
| Trained by | Jerry Jarrett Tojo Yamamoto Buddy Landel |
| Debut | April 1986 |
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds minority stock. He is well-known from his multiple runs in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and International Wrestling Federation (IWF) during the 1990s.
A third-generation wrestler, Jarrett has held seventy championships in various promotions throughout his career. Within TNA, he is currently recognized as an 11-time world champion, having been a six-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, four-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and one-time AAA World Heavyweight Champion. He has also accumulated five additional world title reigns, being a three-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion and two-time WWA World Heavyweight Champion. While he never captured the IWF Championship during his time with the IWF, he challenged for the title and achieved notable championship success in the promotion, becoming a six-time Intercontinental Champion (a record from 1999–2004), and is one of three men to hold both the Intercontinental and European Championships simultaneously. He is the first wrestler to be a two-time King of the Mountain, and also won the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) tournament Rey de Reyes in 2004, currently holding the promotion's world heavyweight championship. Between WWE, WCW, and TNA, Jarrett has held 22 total championships as well as other numerous regional titles.
Professional wrestling career
International Wrestling Federation (1993–1996)
World Championship Wrestling (1996–1997)
Return to IWF (1997–1999)
Return to WCW (1999–2001)
World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2003)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–present)
NWA World Heavyweight Champion (2002–2006)
Hiatus, return, and face turn (2007–2009)
Feuding with Eric Bischoff and Cting (2009–2010)
Heel turn and feud with Kurt Angle (2010–2011)
Mexican Heavyweight Champion (2011–present)
Jarrett returned to TNA on the July 14 edition of Impact Wrestling, showing off the "Mexican Heavyweight Championship" belt, playing off the AAA World Heavyweight Championship, he had won during his stay in Mexico.
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2004–2006, 2011–present)
Media
TNA announced that on April 14, 2009 the first-ever Jeff Jarrett DVD release would be a four-disc set, including his best TNA matches and moments, a lengthy and candid interview on his life, career and TNA Wrestling, rare photos, and guest commentary, among others.
Personal life
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- American Wrestling Association
- Rookie of the Year (1984)
- Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
- AAA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- AAA Rey de Reyes (2004)1
- Continental Wrestling Association
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Billy Travis (3) and Tanaka (1)
- CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CWA International Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Tanaka (1) and Paul Diamond (1)
- NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
- Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
- PCW United States Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (1992)with Jerry Lawler vs. the Moondogs
- PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2007)
- PWI ranked him #5 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000
- PWI ranked him #141 in the PWI Years in 2003
- PWI ranked him #78 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the PWI Years in 2003 with Jerry Lawler
- World Class Wrestling Association
- USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Matt Borne<ref name="USWA World Tag Team Title history"/>
- WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>WCWA World Light Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com</ref>
- WCWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kerry Von Erich (1), Mil Máscaras (1), and Matt Borne (1)<ref>WCWA World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com</ref>
- World Series Wrestling
- WSW Heavyweight Championship
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Feud of the Year (1992) with Jerry Lawler vs. The Moondogs
- Most Overrated Wrestler (2005)
1After Asistencia Asesoría y Administración retracted their working relationship with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Jarrett's win was stricken from AAA's records. However, when the relationship was resumed in 2010, AAA once again began recognizing Jarrett as a former Rey de Reyes.
2Wins the title while working for the World Wrestling Federation as part of an angle with the National Wrestling Alliance.
3Upon winning the title for the second time, Jarrett instantly unified it with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair | X-Pac | Jeff Jarrett | New York, New York | August 30, 1998 | Hair vs. hair match at SummerSlam |
| Career | Jeff Jarrett | Mick Foley | Orlando, Florida | May 22, 2010 | Chris LeGreca and Martin McAlmond served as the special guest referees for the match |
