Jeff Jarrett Admits There Are Similarities Between TNA And AEW

Jeff Jarrett discusses the similarities between TNA and AEW, praising AEW for it’s diverse roster of talent.

After WWE purchased WCW at the end of the Monday Night Wars, there was a space opened up for the second biggest wrestling company in the United States, which would quickly be filled by TNA and later, AEW when it was created in 2019.

While speaking to The Sportster’s Adam Barnard in a new interview, Jeff Jarrett spoke about the similarities between TNA and AEW, while praising AEW for it’s diverse roster.

“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, before TNA started, there was no X Division. There was no AJ Styles. You could fill in the blanks 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, yeah, there are similarities there. But, man, when you look at, to me, the AEW diverse roster, the global aspect is very impressive.”

Elsewhere in another recent interview, Jeff shared how Tony Khan probably remembers more Memphis TV than he does. You can read more about that here.

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