In an Instagram post on Thursday, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson paid his respects to Jerry Jarrett.
Jarrett passed away at 80 years old on Tuesday while undergoing treatment for cancer of the esophagus. He was a Hall of Fame booker and promoter, running one of the hottest territories in the country in Memphis. Jarrett was a full-time wrestler early in his career and later co-founded TNA Wrestling.
Johnson thanked Jarrett for everything he did for his family, including giving Rocky Johnson a job when he was going through a hard time in the late 1980s. Johnson also thanked Jarrett for helping him during his own career when he was starting out in wrestling.
"Memphis wrestling in the late 70s, early 80s, had such a strong influence on my career," Johnson said. "How I worked the microphone, how I worked in my matches, the storytelling that I would put in my matches, how I decided that I wanted to become a ring general -- there was so much of Memphis wrestling that influenced my style. And that was all because of Jerry Jarrett."
Johnson ended the video by sending his condolences to Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett, and the Jarrett family as they grieve Jerry's death.
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