Jerry Jarrett | |
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| Born | Jerry Winston Jarrett September 4, 1942[1] Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1] |
| Died | February 14, 2023 (aged 80) Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | Peabody College |
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Deborah Marlin (m. 1960) |
| Children | 4, including Jeff[2] |
| Parent | Christine Jarrett[3] |
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| Ring name(s) | Hawaiian Flash Jerry Jarrett |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[4] |
| Billed weight | 227 lb (103 kg)[4] |
| Trained by | Sailor Moran[4] Tojo Yamamoto[4] |
| Debut | 1965[4] |
| Retired | 1988[4] |
Jerry Winston Jarrett (September 4, 1942 – February 14, 2023) was an American businessman, professional wrestling promoter, and professional wrestler. Along with his long-term business partner Jerry Lawler, he was a key figure in the history of professional wrestling in the Mid-Southern United States.[4] Described as a "wrestling genius", he was inducted into the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2009.[5]
Jarrett founded the Memphis, Tennessee–based Continental Wrestling Association in 1977. In 1989, he merged the CWA with the Dallas–based promotion World Class Championship Wrestling, creating the United States Wrestling Association which he sold to Lawler in 1997. In 2002, he co-founded NWA:TNA in Nashville with his son Jeff Jarrett, selling his controlling interest to Panda Energy International later in the same year.
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- ^ Pope, Kristian (August 28, 2005). Tuff Stuff Professional Wrestling Field Guide: Legend and Lore. Krause Publications. p. 244. ISBN 0-89689-267-0.