Jerry Winston Jarrett was an American businessman, professional wrestler, and promoter who lived from September 4, 1942, to February 14, 2023. Jarrett played a significant role in the development of professional wrestling in the Mid-Southern region of the United States along with his longtime business partner Jerry Lawler. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2009 and was called a “wrestling genius.”
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.
Jerry Jarrett Obituary
The father of current AEW star Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Jarrett was one of the best wrestling promoters in history. At 80 years old, he was. During his career, Jerry held multiple regional National Wrestling Alliance belts while working as a wrestler and referee in the 1960s and 1970s.
Jerry left the NWA in 1977 and started the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) in Memphis, where he became famous alongside Jerry Lawler.
Jerry and Lawler were quite the team. They had success together and eventually persuaded NWA Mid-America to sell Jarrett their territory.