Scott D’Amore has paid tribute to Jerry Jarrett.
Through Impact Wrestling's website, D’Amore paid tribute to Jarrett, who passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 80.
Today we mourn the loss of TNA/Impact Wrestling Co-Founder and a true legend in our business.” said IMPACT Wrestling executive vice-president Scott D’Amore. “Wrestler, promoter, entrepreneur, and visionary in our profession, Jerry Jarrett is one of the most influential individuals in the history of our sport.
Second generation before that was even a term, Jerry literally grew up in the wrestling industry. His knowledge of professional wrestling was second to none and his fingerprints are in every aspect of modern professional wrestling.
Personally Jerry was such a massive influence on my career and my life. The lessons I learned from him I still use to guide me every day in and out of the pro wrestling business.Our deepest condolences to his wife Deborah, Jeff, and the entire Jarrett family.
Let’s take a moment to mourn his loss but let’s not lose sight of the fact that Jerry let a life that deserved to be celebrated.
Impact on Twitter wrote the following: "We are saddened to hear of the passing of Jerry Jarrett, a co-founder of TNA/IMPACT. His legacy in the wrestling industry is decades-long, multi-generational, and he certainly played a key role in today’s IMPACT. Deepest condolences to Jeff Jarrett, Jerry's family and fans."
In 2002 Jarrett, along with his son Jeff, founded NWA Total Nonstop Action, which later became Impact Wrestling. He left the company in 2005. Jarrett was also the promoter for Continental Wrestling Association in Memphis, which later merged with World Class Championship Wrestling in 1989 to form the United States Wrestling Association, which ran weekly television in the Memphis area through 1997.
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