I’m 2/3rds the way through the season opener. I was never a fan of TNA until recently watching some of the old stuff on their new 24/7 streaming service.
My respect for Jeff Jarrett has risen slowly since his HOF induction. I think especially his 96-7 run in WCW was one of those things you can consider a warning of what was to come, the way his and Mongo’s feud got people to change channels.
The idea of him taking the reins of a company felt typical of what now we’d refer to as a nepo baby, but clearly not his case even with the legacy his name was left behind. And I can appreciate the lengths went to by some interviewed to express their fondness for Jeff as a friend although not expressly spelled out.
Entirely more than that the fact of his mounting losses including the thing he created with his father, has taken its own toll although he’s maybe as sharp as ever on the mic.