BoboBrazil 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2004 02.10.04 | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JEFF JARRETT TNA'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT TALKS ABOUT HOGAN, PIPER, NASH, HALL AND MORE! This past Monday night, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett stepped out of the wrestling spotlight and into his daily role as TNA Executive Vice President to speak with "Wrestling News Live" about a number of TNA topics and rumors currently making rounds on the internet. The hosts spoke to the TNA leader on topics such as Hulk Hogan, Sting, Randy Savage, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and other current and future opportunities for the company. Jarrett addressed each issue openly and candidly, and gave fans a true insight into TNA. Each week, NWATNA.com receives hundreds of emails concerning many of these rumors, and the Executive Vice President answered them with some surprising comments. NWATNA.com would like to thank the crew at wrestlingnewslive.com for supporting TNA, as well as Adam Martin at wrestleview.com for transcribing the interview. JEFF JARRETT ON: THE RUMORS OF HULK HOGAN APPEARING AT BOUND FOR GLORY Jarrett said it's TBD...to be determined. He mentioned how the events involving Hogan coming to TNA got really hot and heavy during the months of October and November, but unfortunately the relationship never fully blossomed as they would have hoped. He said never say never when it comes to Hogan coming to TNA. STING'S STATUS WITH TNA Jarrett said there is an ongoing relationship between Sting and TNA about possible appearances with the company in the future. He said that Sting has his priorities on several different things at the moment, but noted how he is definitely back on the wrestling scene in terms of making appearances for TNA. A TYPICAL DAY AT THE TNA OFFICE Jarrett said it all depends on what day he is speaking of. He said if it's on Wednesday, it starts around 8 a.m. and doesn't get done until about 11 p.m. because a lot of careful planning takes place on the day of the show. He said the thing he enjoys the most about the business is the in-ring performance and is always on top of that part on a weekly basis. Jarrett mentions how Monday and Tuesday are mostly the creative and production days for the company. Jarrett said Thursday and Friday are mostly the business days that have to do with advertising, internet and other important things to the company. He mentioned how last Friday he ended up doing two business meetings and ended up wrestling in Mississippi the same night. Jarrett said that day started at four in the morning on Friday and ended sometime on Saturday morning. THE RUMORS OF RANDY SAVAGE AND TNA Jarrett said Savage has always marched to the beat of his own drummer and knows how focused he is at this time on his music career. He mentioned how the icon word has been thrown around loosely as of late with other wrestlers, but feels Savage deserves that title just as much as anybody else that has been around as long as he has. Jarrett said he would love to retire Savage just like how he retired Hulk Hogan and said he would leave it at that. TNA GETTING A TELEVISION DEAL Jarrett said that the only way a TV deal would go down for TNA is if it was right for both parties involved. He said a new player has just stepped up in the last two weeks that has shown interest in the TNA product. Jarrett said nothing has been finalized as of yet, but did say negotiations have started back up in a big way in the last two to three months. He mentioned how a lot of things go into finalizing a TV deal and said how they are still in the organizing stages of that at the moment if a TV deal does end up taking place. JONNY FAIRPLAY IN TNA Jarrett said people either love the Fairplay character or just plain hate him. He said Jonny has some background in the wrestling industry and feels that his longevity with the company will soon be proved in the coming months. Jarrett mentions how Fairplay has great charisma and relates his character to the legendary type managers such as Jimmy Hart, Jim Cornette and Freddie Blassie. He said he can't wait for the debut of Fairplay's new show, titled Playing Fair with Jonny, that will debut on TNA on February 18th. WHEN WILL WE SEE PIPER NEXT? Jarrett brought up how Piper made a statement the last time he was at TNA, saying how he fought a lot of battles for himself to get the name of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and mentioned how he has one big fight left in him still. He mentioned how Piper wants to pay a tribute to the guy that got him started in the business, the NWA. Jarrett said Piper would no doubt be back with the company very soon. ON RUMORS OF KEN SHAMROCK, KEVIN NASH AND SCOTT HALL APPEARING AT BOUND FOR GLORY Jarrett said TNA will be releasing a statement regarding the event very soon with a full rundown of the talent roster expected to be at the event. He mentioned how there have been others rumored to be at the show besides Shamrock and The Outsiders and is hoping to clear everything up very soon once the statement is released. ON RAVEN GETTING ANOTHER TITLE SHOT Jarrett said Raven would definitely be getting a shot in the near future, but mentioned how he defended the title against him last year and was able to still walk away the champion. nwatna.com Sounds good:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
