Jerry Winston Jarrett, an American entrepreneur, promoter, and professional wrestler, lived from September 4, 1942, to February 14, 2023.
In the Mid-Southern region of the United States, together with his longstanding business partner Jerry Lawler, Jarrett made a substantial contribution to the growth of professional wrestling. A “wrestling genius,” he was enshrined in the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2009.
Jeff Jarrett Wife: Who Is Deborah Jarrett?
Jerry Jr., Jeff, Jason, and Jennifer were among the four children Jarrett had with Deborah, Eddie Marlin’s daughter. After disagreements over how to operate NWA:TNA, Jeff and Jarrett fell out in 2005; they made up in 2015.
In 1977, Jarrett established the Continental Wrestling Association in Memphis, Tennessee. The United States Wrestling Association was founded in 1989 when Jarrett combined his company with World Class Championship Wrestling, which had its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. In 1997, Jarrett sold the organization to Lawler.