So Jeff Jarrett is starting a new promotion backed by Toby Keith with Kurt Angle as the Star!

[The Great One]

While rumors continue to make the rounds on the internet that TNA founder and longtime pro wrestling star Jeff Jarrett is working on a potential new pro wrestling promotion, Jarrett continues to remain tight-lipped regarding actual specifics.

"Double J" noted via his official Twitter account a couple of weeks ago that he spent three days in Los Angeles to take a number of business-related meetings. When Jarrett returned home from the L.A. trip, he tweeted, "Back in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Great three days in Hollywood. Time to analyze, digest all the info, and make some decisions."

We noted a week ago that Jarrett was reportedly scouting talent for the potential project, a fact Jarrett confirmed with a tweet on January 23rd that read, "Spent the morning doing one of the things I really love about this business. Watching good independent talent. There is a LOT out there."

That same day, Jarrett's wife Karen noted on her verified Twitter account, "First thing tomorrow looking for office space. I am so excited!"

Jarrett himself continues to post tweets on his official Twitter account regarding talent scouting, including one where he re-tweeted Smith Hart, the oldest son of wrestling legend Stu Hart, and brother to WWE Hall Of Famer Bret "The Hitman" Hart, which stated, "Jeff Jarrett will be doing a talent evaluation seminar with @3AWrestling in March. Opportunities like this are rare."

Our friends at Newsday.com sent word that while Jarrett declined an interview request from them this week, he did note in an e-mail to them, “I can tell you I'm making good progress, so, stay tuned!”

Elaine Schock, who is the publicist of country music star Toby Keith, who is rumored to be involved with the project, noted to Newsday, "I still have not heard anything that I can confirm."

Keith is a longtime pro wrestling fan who has appeared for TNA Wrestling in the past, and was even rumored to be meeting with TNA officials late last year in regards to possibly buying the promotion.

New updates almost everyday

Karen's sexy ass got herself an office

Double J talent evaluation seminars

Smith Hart

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

I'm legit excited for this shyt

 

[The Great One]

Click it, Instagram.

It's coming

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

What up with all the hip-hop on Jarrett's page?

 

[The Great One]

Based J Double so inspiring

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Who would have though Jeff Jarrett would be poised to save the wrestling business in 2014 Save.usJeff

 

[Bryan Danielson]

i'm calling bullshyt on Konnan, of all people why would he tell Konnan who's known to start shyt

Na.... It's true.... To give it credibility.... He name dropped and bashed TNA. And everyone knows everything bad about TNA that comes from the Dirtsheets is ALWAYS true.


Believe in Konnan brehs!

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Who would have though Jeff Jarrett would be poised to save the wrestling business in 2014 Save.usJeff

why couldn't he with TNA?????????????????????

 

[Reality Check]

why couldn't he with TNA?????????????????????

Hopefully he learned his lesson and won't be anointing himself champion over and over and hot-shotting people that leave WWE into title matches over homegrown talent.

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Hopefully he learned his lesson and won't be anointing himself champion over and over and hot-shotting people that leave WWE into title matches over homegrown talent.

he's jeff fukkin jarrett....DONT fool yourself.

First main event of the new fed will be Jeff Jarrett vs. Nick Nemneth for the JWF title

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

I really hopes this works for him. We need something fresh out there and with Hulu and streaming being mainstream now it shouldn't be terribly hard to get his product out there to an immediate fanbase

 

[K-Apps]

Jarrett almost bought TNA, Dixie got in the way

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The expected wrestling promotion with Jeff Jarrett and country music starToby Keith is said to be a long way from happening. The partnership came together when TNA was for sale and Jarrett went through his Nashville music industry connections trying to put together a bid to buy the company. The deal was reportedly very close at one point.
Bob Carter came to Keith to finalize the deal and the two sides were close on a price, although they were not quite there. The belief is they were going to hash it out but Carter only had one request in selling, which was that Dixie Carter would remain with her title, have some power in the company and remain a TV character.

Keith said he wasn't going to buy the company with any creative limitations so the deal actually fell apart because Bob Carter in the end was going to protect his daughter. Someone in TNA close to the situation said, "That's why we all are still here," noting if it was about business, TNA would have never survived after the big move to primetime TV and the Hulk Hogan debacle failed to stop the company from losing money. At that point, the feeling was from Keith and Jarrett that they didn't need to buy the company as they could start their own.

When this story got out within TNA, those who believed Janice Carter's memo about not selling realized they had been had.

Regarding Jarrett and Keith's promotion, one person with knowledge described it as being in step 1 of a 10 step project and that it would likely be late this year at the earliest before it's off the ground.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

why couldn't he with TNA?????????????????????

Youre not gonna act like Dixie wasnt a huge part of that? He should have learned from the mistakes from before plus it seems like he has a plan

 

[dh86]

What tv network wants the #3 pro wrestling though? ROH was on HDNet and didn't last. CMT looks like the perfect spot but Jarrett has to do Tuesday or Saturday (unless smackdown goes to Tuesday the it's Friday). Jarrett may have to buy time indefinitely for TNA to go out of business

 

[El Cocodrilo]

What tv network wants the #3 pro wrestling though? ROH was on HDNet and didn't last. CMT looks like the perfect spot but Jarrett has to do Tuesday or Saturday (unless smackdown goes to Tuesday the it's Friday). Jarrett may have to buy time indefinitely for TNA to go out of business

Depending on how they play their cards they might rise to #2 above TNA's efforts.

If I was Jeff and Toby I wouldn't be afraid of going head to head with tired ass Smackdown, though