WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett spoke with Adam Bernard at WrestleCon for The Sportster. They discussed various topics, including the key message about him from the TNA episodes on Dark Side of the Ring.
Jarrett said, “Oh man, that’s a good question. You know, I’ve been asked a lot since they’ve come out, you know, ‘What didn’t make it? What did you want in there that didn’t get in there? What’s the message?’ It really is — I think everybody took away from it, because here we are at the convention. There’s the little nuggets, I guess you could say, that people have had different things. I think at the end of the day, and I tell this to my kids: a story of perseverance. You know, in a lot of ways, I probably shouldn’t be here talking to you. By the grace of God I am. But the perseverance and — you know, I think Scott Steiner, God bless him, he said a line in there. ‘Really, it’s not how many times you get knocked down, how many times you get up.’ think that is such an old adage and maybe an old saying, but old sayings don’t get to become old sayings unless they’re true. And so I think more than anything, that’s an overwhelming part of the feedback, and it was a journey. It really was.”
On the similarities between his TNA roster and AEW’s current roster:
“You know what? Every roster, no matter how you slice and dice it, ends up kind of being different. But one thing that I will say about the AEW roster, it’s super diverse. And there’s a lot of folks that are coming of age and that you get to witness week in week out, that before AEW started, you might not know this guy. Same thing with TNA. You know, before TNA started, there was no X-Division, there was no AJ Styles. You could fill in the blank, and all that kind of stuff. But, the old definition of luck: preparation meets opportunity. Guys that have been prepared, they get the opportunity at a TNA or AEW or whatever it may be. Cream always rises to the top. So, you know, there are similarities there. But man, when you look at the — to me, the AEW, diverse roster, the global aspect is very impressive.”
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(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
