Proving that anything can happen in the world of wrestling, Jeff Jarrett once considered persona non-grata in WWE due to how his move from the company to WCW went down in 1999 was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Thanks to rehab funded by the company, Jarrett had managed to turn his life around and would repair his relationship with WWE and go on to become a backstage producer and even made a surprise appearance during the 2019 Royal Rumble match. Now though it has been reported by Andy H. Murray of What Culture that as part of WWE’s ongoing cost-cutting measures, the TNA founder was quietly let go.
WWE has made no official announcement, and Jarrett hasn’t commented on when this occurred. However, the clues were there with toymaker Zombie Sailor recently started taking pre-orders for a 90s Hasbro-style action figure of the former Intercontinental Champion, which likely wouldn’t have happened had he still been with WWE. Additionally, it’s understood that Jarrett has been reaching out to promotions looking for booking. The belief is he still considers himself an active wrestler and last wrestled in April 2019 when he faced Dr. Wagner Jr. at an indie show in California.
Just four months ago, the third-generation wrestler achieved a remarkable career milestone reaching 35 years as a wrestler, having wrestled his first match on April 6th, 1986. That match took place in Memphis, Tennessee, for Continental Wrestling Association, a promotion run by his father, Jerry Jarrett. Young Jeff would wrestle Tony Falk, who had challenged the then referee in an attempt to end his losing streak. Instead, the match would end in a ten-minute draw and lead to more than 2000 career matches for the multiple-time world champion.
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