Jerry Jarrett, the legendary father of wrestler Jeff Jarrett, has died, the WWE announced. He was 80. Jarrett was a legendary promoter who helped create several companies.

Jerry Jarrett was as important as anyone else in the business in tightening wrestling’s hold on Memphis and the nation. He died Tuesday at age 80.

The referee, 18 year old Jeff Jarrett — Jerry's son — tries to intervene, only to get attacked for his trouble. This leads to Jerry, the promoter, running in to make the save.

Jerry Jarrett, seen here with his son Jeff on an episode of VICE TV's Tales From The Territories, passed away at 80. Image courtesy of VICE TV.

Legendary wrestling promoter Jerry Jarrett died at the age of 80, WWE announced Tuesday. Jarrett's impact on the wrestling industry was immense and continues to be felt today in direct and ...

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Jerry Jarrett was a proud native of Nashville’s 22nd Avenue and would eventually reside in Hendersonville, but his name is synonymous with Memphis, where he founded and operated the Continental ...

Jerry and son Jeff Jarrett, a former NWA and WCW world champion and WWE Hall of Famer, launched the Nashville-based TNA (later known as Impact Wrestling), which grew from the ashes of WCW, in 2002.

Jerry Jarrett, a profressional wrestler-turned-promoter who founded the Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association in 1977, died Tuesday. He was 80. Jarrett, the father of WWE Hall of Famer ...