The Mizard of Oz
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This is my first topic, and I wasn't really sure where to put it. It really has nothing to do with TNA, so I think this forum is as good a place as any.
Let me start by saying that I'm not a mark for Jeff Jarrett. However, I have always found him enjoyable. The thing I don't understand is that a great deal of the IWC seems to view Jarrett as a mid-card guy that only got a run at the top because a.) It was in Vince Russo's WCW, and b.) He created his own company.
The problem I have with this is that it's long been said that his problems with the WWF began when Steve Austin refused to work with him, due to some bad blood stemming from their independent days. So, at the HEIGHT of the Attitude Era, the WWF wanted to do a program between Jarrett and BIGGEST WRESTLING STAR IN THE WORLD. But, he was destined to be mid card for life? There seem to be some serious flaws in logic there.
Without TNA, I definitely don't think Jarrett's run as a "top guy" would have lasted nearly as long as it did. But to brand him as a mid-carder that was in the right place at the right time is just wrong. Jarrett was a great worker, IMO, especially in the late-90's, and was solid on the mic. I don't have much doubt that if there were no hard feelings between he and Austin, Jarrett would have gotten a title run or two during the Attitude Era.
Let me start by saying that I'm not a mark for Jeff Jarrett. However, I have always found him enjoyable. The thing I don't understand is that a great deal of the IWC seems to view Jarrett as a mid-card guy that only got a run at the top because a.) It was in Vince Russo's WCW, and b.) He created his own company.
The problem I have with this is that it's long been said that his problems with the WWF began when Steve Austin refused to work with him, due to some bad blood stemming from their independent days. So, at the HEIGHT of the Attitude Era, the WWF wanted to do a program between Jarrett and BIGGEST WRESTLING STAR IN THE WORLD. But, he was destined to be mid card for life? There seem to be some serious flaws in logic there.
Without TNA, I definitely don't think Jarrett's run as a "top guy" would have lasted nearly as long as it did. But to brand him as a mid-carder that was in the right place at the right time is just wrong. Jarrett was a great worker, IMO, especially in the late-90's, and was solid on the mic. I don't have much doubt that if there were no hard feelings between he and Austin, Jarrett would have gotten a title run or two during the Attitude Era.