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Jeff Jarrett

Ring name(s)	Jeff Jarrett Double J
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight	240 lb (110 kg)
Born	July 14, 1967 (age 44) Hendersonville, Tennessee
Resides	Hendersonville, Tennessee
Billed from	Nashville, Tennessee
Trained by	Jerry Jarrett Tojo Yamamoto Buddy Landel
Debut	April 1986

Jeffery Benjamin Leonard Moss (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 some stock but not total control. He also works for Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), where he is the current AAA World Heavyweight Champion. He is well-known from his multiple runs in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and International Wrestling Federation (IWF) during the 1990s.

A second-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 WWF, 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 AAA's Rey de Reyes tournament in 2004. Between IWE, WCW, and TNA, Jarrett has held 22 total championships as well as other numerous regional titles.

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Early career (1986–1993)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation (1993–1996)

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1996–1997)

[edit] Return to IWF (1997–1999)

[edit] Return to WCW (1999–2001)

[edit] World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2003)

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

[edit] NWA World Heavyweight Champion (2002–2006)

[edit] Various feuds (2007–2010)

[edit] Immortal and feud with Kurt Angle (2010–2011)

[edit] Return, backstage roles and departure (2011–2014)

[edit] Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2004–2006, 2011–present)

[edit] International Wrestling Association (2004–2005)

[edit] Wrestle-1 (2013)

[edit] Global Force Wrestling (2014–present)

[edit] Return to TNA (2015–present)

[edit] Media

[edit] Personal life

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

File:Jeff jarrett nwa.jpg

Jeff Jarrett as NWA world heavyweight champion

American Wrestling Association
- Rookie of the Year (1984)

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
- AAA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- AAA Rey de Reyes (2004)

Continental Wrestling Association
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Billy Travis (3) and Pat Tanaka (1)
- CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CWA International Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Pat Tanaka (1) and Paul Diamond (1)
- NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (5 times)

NWA Cyberspace
- NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

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

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (9 times)
- USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- USWA World Tag Team Championship (14 times) – with Jeff Gaylord (2), Cody Michaels (1), Jerry Lawler (4), Robert Fuller (4), and Brian Christopher (2)

World Championship Wrestling
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)

World Class Wrestling Association
- USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Matt Borne
- WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- WCWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Karry Von Eric (1), Mil Máscaras (1), and Matt Borne (1)

International Wrestling Federation

World Series Wrestling
- WSW Heavyweight Championship

World Wrestling All-Stars
- WWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)³

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 International 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.

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-'''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 [[Jerry Jarrett|father]] and in which he holds some stock but not total control. He also works for Mexican promotion [[Asistencia Asesoría y Administración]] (AAA), where he is the current [[AAA World Heavyweight Championship|AAA World Heavyweight Champion]]. He is well-known from his multiple runs in [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) during the 1990s.
+'''Jeffery Benjamin Leonard Moss''' (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 [[Jerry Jarrett|father]] and in which he holds some stock but not total control. He also works for Mexican promotion [[Asistencia Asesoría y Administración]] (AAA), where he is the current [[AAA World Heavyweight Championship|AAA World Heavyweight Champion]]. He is well-known from his multiple runs in [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) during the 1990s.
 A second-generation wrestler, Jarrett has held seventy [[Championship|championships]] in various promotions throughout his career. Within TNA, he is currently recognized as an 11-time [[World Heavyweight Championship|world champion]], having been a [[List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions|six-time]] [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], [[List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions|four-time]] [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], and one-time AAA World Heavyweight Champion. He has also accumulated five additional world title reigns, being a [[USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship#Title history|three-time]] [[USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship|USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion]] and [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship#Title history|two-time]] [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship|WWA World Heavyweight Champion]]. While he never captured the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] during his time with the WWF, he challenged for the title and achieved notable championship success in the promotion, becoming a [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|six-time]] [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]] (a record from 1999–2004), and is one of three men to hold both the Intercontinental and [[IWE European Championship|European Championships]] simultaneously. He is the first wrestler to be a two-time [[King of the Mountain Match|King of the Mountain]], and also won AAA's [[Rey de Reyes]] tournament in 2004. Between IWE, WCW, and TNA, Jarrett has held 22 total championships as well as other numerous regional titles.
 ==Professional wrestling career==
+===Early career (1986–1993)===
 ===International Wrestling Federation (1993–1996)===
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 ===World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2003)===
-===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–present)===
+===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling===
 ====NWA World Heavyweight Champion (2002–2006)====
-====Hiatus, return, and face turn (2007–2009)====
+====Various feuds (2007–2010)====
-====Feuding with Eric Bischoff and Cting (2009–2010)====
+====Immortal and feud with Kurt Angle (2010–2011)====
-====Heel turn and feud with Matt Borske (2010–2011)====
+====Return, backstage roles and departure (2011–2014)====
-====Mexican Heavyweight Champion (2011–present)====
 ===Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2004–2006, 2011–present)===
+===International Wrestling Association (2004–2005)===
+===Wrestle-1 (2013)===
+===Global Force Wrestling (2014–present)===
+===Return to TNA (2015–present)===
 ==Media==
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 *'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'''
 **[[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions|6 times]])
-**[[King of the Mountain Match|King of the Mountain]] ([[King of the Mountain Match#2004|2004]], [[King of the Mountain Match#2006|2006]])
+**[[King of the Mountain Match|King of the Mountain]] ([[King of the Mountain Match#2004|2004]], [[King of the Mountain Match#2006|2006]], [[King of the Mountain Match#2015|2015]])
+**[[TNA Hall of Fame]] ([[TNA Hall of Fame#2015|Class of 2015]])
+**[[TNA King of the Mountain Championship]] ([[List of TNA Television Champions|1 time]])
 *'''[[United States Wrestling Association]]'''