Jeff Jarrett describes how Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, and Jerry Lawler pushed him to the limit.
WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett has been in the wrestling business for nearly four decades. Jarrett has had successful and memorable runs with WWE, WCW, and TNA/IMPACT Wrestling, and he is now featured in AEW, where he also works as the Director of Business Development. The legend has worked with countless stars over the years, but he recently pointed to a few that truly tested him.
Speaking on My World with Jeff Jarrett, Jarrett named Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle, and Jerry Lawler pushed him to the limit in different ways. He first look back on his feud with Angle.
"For different reasons, I've got to say, remove the personal side of it, Kurt Angle. Here I am still wrestling week-to-week, but when [TNA] signed Kurt... I had been a heavy force as an in-ring talent from 2002, when we launched, up until about 2006, and I went away. Kurt was there day in and day out. So I'll say this, in my mind, my best days of in-ring competition were pretty much in my rearview mirror. I'd never said I retired or nothing like that, but in 2010 when me and Kurt had our series of matches there was a competitive nature because who doesn't want to compete with an Olympic gold medalist?" Jarrett said.
As for Michaels, Jarrett noted that he loved to push himself when he was in the ring with "The Heartbreak Kid", and Michaels' athleticism wad top-notch. He also noted that Lawler's psychology is remarkable, as he is a master at the subtleties within a match. Overall, Jarrett stated that all three stars were wrestlers he wanted to compete against.
"Shawn Michaels in the 90s. Every time I don't care if it's a singles, tag team, or if I was tagging [with Shawn] or whatever. Shawn, I loved to push myself. I think his athleticism is just right up there. Then in a unique way, [Jerry] Lawler. When I was working with Lawler I wanted to -- his psychology is so good. Less is more. He's just an absolute master at the subtleties and small things that you do in a match. We did [hour-long matches] a couple of times in Tennessee. We had some matches in Memphis beyond that. So those three, I feel, are guys that I wanted to compete with and really achieve -- I'm sure I'm missing a few here and there, but those three, off the top of my head," Jarrett said.
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