Jeff Jarrett Says The Style Of Wrestling Is Not Going In Reverse, ‘Tony Khan Treats It Like A Sports Team, We Have Five To Seven Trainers At The Show’

William Regal delivered a warning to wrestlers on Sunday, posting about the risks of being dropped on your head and how it could lead to future neck problems.

Regal’s comments were back up by the likes of Arn Anderson, Adam Pearce, Piper Niven, and more, all of whom have dealt with neck problems in their careers.

Speaking on his My World podcast, Jeff Jarrett was asked about Regal’s comments.

“Take a real step back and look at this form of sport and entertainment. Look at the game of football and how that has evolved, not just from all the different equipment and head gear and the offense and different rules, ‘You can’t touch a quarterback.’ The sport has evolved. Basketball, you have the three-point shot, you can take four or five steps and it’s not a travel. That’s evolved,” he said.

Jarrett noted that athlete training has also evolved and that athletes are spending more money than ever on their training and bodies.

“The industry is not going in reverse. It goes without saying. The Will Ospreays of today, and he’s told me this story, ‘I watched the X-Division as a kid and I watched the Unbreakable main event, and I said that I wanted to be that guy.’ That’s the nature. There are kids today watching Will and Ricochet, fill in anybody in WWE, CMLL, New Japan, All Japan, and they are going to emulate. Athletes today, the evolution, they are bigger, faster, stronger. The style of wrestling is not going in reverse. The cadence, speed, ‘Just slow down, kid.’ My generation, it was different. We worked seven days a week and that’s how it was. House shows are going away. We’re not going in reverse. When I was ‘running the show’ in TNA, the doctor we had, Dr. Tim, was an applied kinesiologist, which is multiple layers up for a chiropractor. I went to see him when I first started my career and I give him a boatload of credit. The difference in today’s athlete or pro wrestler, versus in an Arn era or Regal era is, we worked a lot more shows, but in that working the shows, I worked more shows without a trainer than I did with one. At AEW, there is no less than seven at a show. That’s just show day. The reality of this is, (Kyle) Fletcher might be a little sore, or whoever the guys are taking the dangerous bumps. For me, this is what I did in TNA, I implored them, I made sure someone was there, I told Dr. Tim, ‘After every match, when they come through the curtain, I want you to lay into them. How are you? Let’s fix it.’ Our body is our money. You have to have, not just reactive, you have to be preventive,” he said.

Jarrett said that he would take preventive measures by stretching, preparing his body, and getting his body checked and re-aligned when something felt off.

“You aren’t putting the toothpaste back in the tube. There is no chance in hell that any of these guys are going to say, ‘No, I’m not going to do that because of long-term (health issues).’ We didn’t do it when we were their age. Tony Khan does a great job and treats it like a sports team. Five to seven trainers at every show. When you come through the curtain, they are there with a little hydration bottle. ‘How are you? How do you feel?’ It’s up to you to say, ‘I need work,'” he said.

Fans were concerned after AEW Worlds End when Kyle Fletcher landed on the top of his head after a top rope dragon suplex from Jon Moxley.

Fans can find results from AEW Worlds End here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.

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