Never heard Jerry’s perspective on the beginning of tna, how they started it, etc. Sad what happened with Jeff and Jerry. Another great interview Hannibal all the Jarrett clips have been fucking awesome!
Stony Plain Heatbag Yeah Vince Russo is single handedly responsible for Jeff & Jerry not speaking to each other for YEARS, due to how toxic Vince Russo is.
Hannibal , to me, is the best interviewer of these wrestling 🤼♀️ personalities; 1. He does his homework. 2.He s a wrestler so he has a 1st hand understanding of the biz .3.he ax real questions not just trying to get dirt on people. 4 He’s a fan too; thus having an almost “kid in a candy store” approach & appreciation for what he’s getting to do.
"Hey Jerry, I think there's been a mistake on my check. I wrestled 12 times this week and my pay was $100." "Yeah, you're right, that's a mistake. It should have been $80. Give me $20 and we'll call it even."
Jerry Jarrett and Jim cornette could have ran TNA and it would have succeeded. Add in dutch mantel and you would have a serious competitor to WWE for years. And Jim cornette whether you love or hate him was right on the target about jerry and Jeff's falling out and they are both right about Jeff hiring a bunch of people who failed expecting a different outcome than that.
For one having those guys run things would have improved business and when they were allowed to have say the business did well. But they never would’ve been a true competitor to WWE. Wwe was just light years ahead on revenue streams to ever have been threatened by TNA. Even at their peak TNA did less than half the viewers. As for hiring people who were in companies that failed that logic doesn’t work in wrestling. You can use that as your criteria when only one company has survived. Even Jerry would be ruled out if that was the metric. Same for Corny
I will never understand why Jeff hired Vince Russo and everyone that made WCW unwatchable . He should have just hired Cornette and Dutch for creative .
He thought he was the next Vince McMahon and with JJ and Dutch and Cornette those 3 could control Russo's creative vomit and pick through and find the good parts and use those. Unfortunately there is only ONE Vince McMahon who is (so far) the only human who understands the wrestling business on one hand AND the financial business on the other. No other person has had the grasp of both aspects of the wrestling business and that's why they have all tried and failed with the exception of WWE.
Vince McMahon without the right people is nothing. He did different in the 80s and is good at making wrestling profitable.. But without the right team, he fails time and time again. Russo gave TNA and WWF it's highest ratings.. Cornett did that ever? Nope.. Dutch? Nope. You just want typical wrestling that is safe.. which is why you choose them. They aren't going to make wrestling must see. Vince McMahon hasn't helped make WWE watchable just profitable.
@@I_Am_The_Social_Reject Actually Dutch was writing the programs that were the highest rated segments on the show, Russo's were lowest. Dutch wrote Joe vs Angle, which led to their highest PPV buy rates. Russo had Dixie fire all of Jeff's boys and TNA tanked after they left. Then Hogan and Bischoff came in, tanked again. They never recovered after Road Dogg, Savio, Dutch, etc got fired. All Russo wanted to do was trash tv, and the others were writing pro wrestling.
IC champ Jeff Jarrett was not contractually oblibigated to face Chyna for the intercontinental championship because his WWF contract ran out the day before.McMahon got what he deserved on that deal.Just saying.
Maybe Jeff Jarrett should have gone to Japan and wrestled there instead of starting TNA. Easier money and less stress. The dust from the Monday Night Wars needed to settle more in order to get ready for the next generation of pro wrestling in the U.S.
Japan was no joke back then maybe he would have become a completely different person. Maybe he becomes the biggest gaijin baby face of the 90s. Think about it. none of the US wrestlers back then stayed in Japan or held a main event spot for an extended period of time. I wonder why. We're the Japanese not open to foreign talent?
It was money. The only guys making top draw in Japan were the guys Vince was sending over. They paid those guys top dollar because they didn't want to damage their relationship with Vince. Guys going to Japan as free agents were seen as desperate for work and paid accordingly, typically a lot less than the US for more strenuous matches. The work was usually steady though, so guys could work Japan five nights a week and not have to travel the country like in America, so guys like Bruiser Brody and Vader loved Japan.
I think the biggest mistake TNA made was breaking away from NWA. Once that happened, you could start seeing the decline of the product itself. When the Carter's got involved, everything went downhill & that never would've happened if NWA was involved.
RaIdErNaTiOn 74 thing is they(tna) we’re not following regulations especially when it came to the championships they were switching champions without the nwa board approval. After awhile the nwa got feed up and had enough first they let them keep the belts but by 2007 they took the belts back forcing tna to create their own championships.
The Carter’s bought their stake in October 2002. The company was founded in June 2002. The Carter’s were involved basically the entire time. And without the Carter’s it would’ve ranked within the first year.
Not sure why @THEVinceRusso would catch crap over this. I had a great time working with that guy. I had some crazy out of box ideas and never once did he bat an eyelash. He’d always say, “fuck yeah let’s do it”. And we did. And we killed. Always fun! -The Rock. If you're a fan of the WWE attitude era, then like it or not, whether you want to admit it to yourself or not, you ARE a Vince Russo guy! Pro wrestling and WWE, not to mention my career wouldn't be the same without him. -Mick Foley. Dude, you were a huge part, huge and irreplaceable part of the attitude era. - Steve Austin. When Vince Russo came in he unleashed something in me and Hunter , I shudder to think what it would have been had I not had that outlet. - Shawn Michaels.
They are crap now as impact wrestling. If it was left for the jarretts to run and Dixie just stayed as a silent investor they would probably be a decent option to wwe and not the poor product it is now
The TNA story is so sad they just seemed doomed from the beginning with that name. I think on PPV it made sense but once they went to FOX Sports Net and later Spike it just seemed silly but in fairness they did draw a good rating with “TNA” during the Spike run.
Luke McCardle I don't blame you. First time I read about her in PWI way back when that deal happened, there was no picture of her n I was like, "Wtf? Julia from Designing Women?" Shit was confusing lol
I have been watching pro wrestling since 1979,,Jerry Jarrett was just a business man, he wrestled in the 60/70,,but had no charisma,was small ,could work,,the fargos,the king, and jeff, are legends of memphis,,not jerry , he did not pay the talent ,,and was no good in general his son is now a future legend ,with flair,hogan, etc but not jerry thankfully he is out of wresting now
RIP Jerry Jarrett.
A very intelligent man he knew when to get out of the wrestling business!!
Much like Jim Cornette after him!
Never heard Jerry’s perspective on the beginning of tna, how they started it, etc. Sad what happened with Jeff and Jerry. Another great interview Hannibal all the Jarrett clips have been fucking awesome!
Stony Plain Heatbag Yeah Vince Russo is single handedly responsible for Jeff & Jerry not speaking to each other for YEARS, due to how toxic Vince Russo is.
I think Jerry Jarrett is a very interesting individual. I hope you do more with him in the future hell of a lot to learn from him. Great job Hannibal.
Hannibal , to me, is the best interviewer of these wrestling 🤼♀️ personalities; 1. He does his homework. 2.He s a wrestler so he has a 1st hand understanding of the biz .3.he ax real questions not just trying to get dirt on people. 4 He’s a fan too; thus having an almost “kid in a candy store” approach & appreciation for what he’s getting to do.
he also lets the person speak and doesn't interrupt them
Ax
best watched on 1.5 speed folks
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As time went on, Dixie went on a massive Ego Trip not just on TV but off it too.
Jerry is a stand up dad to his son
The Jarrett series is unreal, one of my favorites
I get that he is taking him is time with questions but honestly I don't mind hearing him talk, he seems like a smart man and decent to.
jerry jarret is a legend
watching this I can't help but think of Jackie Fargo cutting promos from his couch.
jerry jarret seems like he would have been a cool boss
until pay day
"Hey Jerry, I think there's been a mistake on my check. I wrestled 12 times this week and my pay was $100."
"Yeah, you're right, that's a mistake. It should have been $80. Give me $20 and we'll call it even."
Austin was eating boiled potatoes 🥔 while working for JJ he said lol.
If you dont like Money sure
Jerry Jarrett and Jim cornette could have ran TNA and it would have succeeded. Add in dutch mantel and you would have a serious competitor to WWE for years. And Jim cornette whether you love or hate him was right on the target about jerry and Jeff's falling out and they are both right about Jeff hiring a bunch of people who failed expecting a different outcome than that.
Cornette has never achieved anything, how's SMW doing?
For one having those guys run things would have improved business and when they were allowed to have say the business did well. But they never would’ve been a true competitor to WWE. Wwe was just light years ahead on revenue streams to ever have been threatened by TNA. Even at their peak TNA did less than half the viewers.
As for hiring people who were in companies that failed that logic doesn’t work in wrestling. You can use that as your criteria when only one company has survived. Even Jerry would be ruled out if that was the metric. Same for Corny
I will never understand why Jeff hired Vince Russo and everyone that made WCW unwatchable . He should have just hired Cornette and Dutch for creative .
He thought he was the next Vince McMahon and with JJ and Dutch and Cornette those 3 could control Russo's creative vomit and pick through and find the good parts and use those. Unfortunately there is only ONE Vince McMahon who is (so far) the only human who understands the wrestling business on one hand AND the financial business on the other. No other person has had the grasp of both aspects of the wrestling business and that's why they have all tried and failed with the exception of WWE.
Vince McMahon without the right people is nothing. He did different in the 80s and is good at making wrestling profitable.. But without the right team, he fails time and time again. Russo gave TNA and WWF it's highest ratings.. Cornett did that ever? Nope.. Dutch? Nope. You just want typical wrestling that is safe.. which is why you choose them. They aren't going to make wrestling must see. Vince McMahon hasn't helped make WWE watchable just profitable.
@@I_Am_The_Social_Reject Actually Dutch was writing the programs that were the highest rated segments on the show, Russo's were lowest. Dutch wrote Joe vs Angle, which led to their highest PPV buy rates. Russo had Dixie fire all of Jeff's boys and TNA tanked after they left. Then Hogan and Bischoff came in, tanked again. They never recovered after Road Dogg, Savio, Dutch, etc got fired. All Russo wanted to do was trash tv, and the others were writing pro wrestling.
Cornette is rubbish too
I like how he starts a story then realizes he bout to expose and or incriminate himself then says "well you know"
IC champ Jeff Jarrett was not contractually oblibigated to face Chyna for the intercontinental championship because his WWF contract ran out the day before.McMahon got what he deserved on that deal.Just saying.
Going to assume Jerry knows more about situation than you do
what an honest smart man who has been made the bad guy by dubious people
Maybe Jeff Jarrett should have gone to Japan and wrestled there instead of starting TNA. Easier money and less stress. The dust from the Monday Night Wars needed to settle more in order to get ready for the next generation of pro wrestling in the U.S.
maybe he should have went to work for dad at his company and forgot about wrestling few few yrs
Japan was no joke back then maybe he would have become a completely different person. Maybe he becomes the biggest gaijin baby face of the 90s. Think about it. none of the US wrestlers back then stayed in Japan or held a main event spot for an extended period of time. I wonder why. We're the Japanese not open to foreign talent?
It was money. The only guys making top draw in Japan were the guys Vince was sending over. They paid those guys top dollar because they didn't want to damage their relationship with Vince. Guys going to Japan as free agents were seen as desperate for work and paid accordingly, typically a lot less than the US for more strenuous matches. The work was usually steady though, so guys could work Japan five nights a week and not have to travel the country like in America, so guys like Bruiser Brody and Vader loved Japan.
Jerry is on the devils lettuce in this clip!
It’s hard to follow the story because he talks so fast
He reminds me of Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.
@Danny Isambard 1.25?? 1.5 at least
And Look at WWE now; the Most of Them where TNA Top Stars or where at WWE and got Over in TNA and Back to WWE
USMC love listening too Mr Jarrett really awesome more of him please
how this guy pronounces "process" gives me the chills
The ratings pal. The ratings!!!!!!
I think the biggest mistake TNA made was breaking away from NWA. Once that happened, you could start seeing the decline of the product itself. When the Carter's got involved, everything went downhill & that never would've happened if NWA was involved.
RaIdErNaTiOn 74 thing is they(tna) we’re not following regulations especially when it came to the championships they were switching champions without the nwa board approval. After awhile the nwa got feed up and had enough first they let them keep the belts but by 2007 they took the belts back forcing tna to create their own championships.
Russo dixie carter and hulk hogan the 3 dumbass to kill tna
The Carter’s bought their stake in October 2002. The company was founded in June 2002. The Carter’s were involved basically the entire time. And without the Carter’s it would’ve ranked within the first year.
And here we are, they still haven’t gone under
I have Never heard One Positive Thing about Russo..
Not sure why @THEVinceRusso would catch crap over this. I had a great time working with that guy. I had some crazy out of box ideas and never once did he bat an eyelash. He’d always say, “fuck yeah let’s do it”. And we did. And we killed. Always fun! -The Rock.
If you're a fan of the WWE attitude era, then like it or not, whether you want to admit it to yourself or not, you ARE a Vince Russo guy! Pro wrestling and WWE, not to mention my career wouldn't be the same without him. -Mick Foley.
Dude, you were a huge part, huge and irreplaceable part of the attitude era. - Steve Austin.
When Vince Russo came in he unleashed something in me and Hunter , I shudder to think what it would have been had I not had that outlet. - Shawn Michaels.
is he implying that Jeff banged Dixie? because that would make sense
Yes it would
It's probably true, Scott Hall stated in a "shoot" interview that various wrestlers hooked up with Dixie.
@@Paul-wu7xd Scott was probably referring to Kevin Nash as well
@@TheHannibalTV to be fair, id think a lot of guys would love banging dixie carter.
Kurt Shastany stood right next to her years back, and YEAH, most men would.....
Well ya know
I'm sure the all the chicken salads gave him that massive double chin
notice how he says "losers" when he speaks about the wcw people jeff hired? no anger or hatred, just stating facts
Dixie ruined TNA and Jeff was nuts for selling it......
Some people fail because who was leading them as a writer , booker and so on making the good guys , bad guys
Well... you know
They are crap now as impact wrestling. If it was left for the jarretts to run and Dixie just stayed as a silent investor they would probably be a decent option to wwe and not the poor product it is now
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@@TobeyStarburst I LUUUVVVVVV YOOOOOOUUUU!!
Tna would of worked if it had just been the jarretts and jimmy cornette
No without money from outside it would not have worked, because the expected PPV revenue did not occur.
Tna would of stay great if it wasn't for russo,dixie carter and hulk hogan
Like smw which is still running... er
The TNA story is so sad they just seemed doomed from the beginning with that name. I think on PPV it made sense but once they went to FOX Sports Net and later Spike it just seemed silly but in fairness they did draw a good rating with “TNA” during the Spike run.
They did better with the name tna rather than impact
0:57 he said it
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@@tkbass01 HUH????!!!!!
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Is that the Dixie Carter from the T.V. show in the 80s?
Luke McCardle. Lol no
@@tehfawkinman oh ok I didn't know lol
Luke McCardle I don't blame you. First time I read about her in PWI way back when that deal happened, there was no picture of her n I was like, "Wtf? Julia from Designing Women?" Shit was confusing lol
Where can the entire interview be heard? Hannibal must know this is a hit, only droplets come out! lol
how did you not steal the infamous memphis wrestling statue
That would look good on my desk now that you mention it!
What's the story on that statue?
He didnt fire jeff in the ring his contract wasn't included in the purchase of wcw
This was difficult to watch.
Well.......you know XD
Who ia that man that he talked about who made them get into those ads and lose money
Well you know
I have been watching pro wrestling since 1979,,Jerry Jarrett was just a business man, he wrestled in the 60/70,,but had no charisma,was small ,could work,,the fargos,the king, and jeff, are legends of memphis,,not jerry , he did not pay the talent ,,and was no good in general his son is now a future legend ,with flair,hogan, etc but not jerry thankfully he is out of wresting now
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