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Jeff Jarrett Checks Into Rehab

It’s being reported tonight that Jeff Jarrett has checked into rehab. We’ve been reporting all week about Jarrett’s issues at a indie event where he apparently wrestled a match while inebriated and then no-showed for the same promotion the following night. He was also terminated by Impact Wrestling and Anthem on Monday, with the company cutting ties with both Jarrett and Global Force Wrestling.

According to this report, one source is saying that this is a WWE-sponsored rehab program. We can only hope that Jarrett takes full advantage of this time and this program and gets his life back on track.

Jerry Lawler On Kurt Angle’s Return To The Ring

WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry Lawler spoke about Kurt Angle’s return to a WWE ring for the first time in over 11 years on the most recent episode of his podcast.

“Kurt and I talked at-length about that [in the past], how much he wanted to still wrestle with WWE. He was happy with the contract and happy to be back with the WWE, but he was not crazy about the fact, I guess they had already told him that they didn’t think they wanted him to do things like get in the ring and wrestle. I know he was lobbying for that [to wrestle] and I know he really wanted to do that. I’m happy for Kurt.”

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Josh Mathews On Jeff Jarrett’s Impact Departure

During yet another Impact Wrestling conference call today, Josh Mathews addressed Impact cutting all ties with Jeff Jarrett.

“I’m not privy to when the decision was made. I was told when you guys were told, probably a little bit beforehand. I think if you look at it logically, and if you look at everything that was happening from when we made the original announcement about the time of being away for a while, I think a final decision had to be made before Bound For Glory, before were were going to get up to Ottawa. The decision was made when it was made, and now we can move forward with what we’re trying to do with Impact.”

We’ve been reporting on Jarrett’s issues this past weekend during an indie appearance, but whether or not that had anything to do with Anthem and Impact Wrestling finally terminating him is still up in the air. But, if I was a betting gal, I’d say that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

Kaitlyn Opens Up About Her Addiction Issues

Former WWE Diva Kaitlyn took to Instagram today to discuss her addiction issues. The former Diva’s Champion was candid about her struggles and her continuing road to recovery in her social media post.

She says, in part:

It’s been one year since I checked myself into the hospital for a medical drug detox. (I took this picture in the airport bathroom after flying into LAX.I felt so awful and disgusted with myself but I remember posting it on Instagram with some stupid caption about being happy. I was actually on the last days of the medicine to help me detox and was in a super fucked up place mentally and physically). Over the past few years I was in a terrible marriage, an addict and not true to myself. It took me so long to admit I had a problem… and then to admit how serious the problem was. I used to pretend to be and to live a certain way for social media. It’s everyone’s hi-light reel.

It's been one year since I checked myself into the hospital for a medical drug detox. (I took this picture in the airport bathroom after flying into LAX.I felt so awful and disgusted with myself but I remember posting it on Instagram with some stupid caption about being happy. I was actually on the last days of the medicine to help me detox and was in a super fucked up place mentally and physically). Over the past few years I was in a terrible marriage, an addict and not true to myself. It took me so long to admit I had a problem… and then to admit how serious the problem was. I used to pretend to be and to live a certain way for social media. It's everyone's hi-light reel. I remember getting out of the hospital feeling like death, with a medical taper plan of meds and thinking "what have I done to myself?". I celebrated my 30th birthday 5 days later and I remember wanting to die. If you've ever gone through serious drug detox, you know that you basically go through two detoxes. One from the initial drug(s) and then another one from the medicine used to help you detox. A lot of people get hooked on the medicine and remain addicts. For me, I started abusing alcohol to deal with the chemical imbalances, panic attacks and sadness/depression I was experiencing. If you know me, you know I had never done a drug in my life leading up to this (besides smoking weed once or twice and freaking the fuck out.) It's so crazy. You can have the world at your fingertips but end up destroying yourself if you're not careful. I'm fortunate enough to have pulled myself out of it all and was able rebuild my life …but I can seriously empathize with anyone who is, has been, or has a tendency to be an addict (we're all addicted to something). But it's about self awareness and humility. Never be too proud to ask for help. Be able to wake up and look at yourself in the mirror. Tag someone who needs to read this. #addiction

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As we reported this weekend, Jeff Jarrett had some major issues at an indie show in Canada over the weekend. More details have come out over what actually happened, and none of them shed a positive light on Jarrett.

On Friday night, Jarrett was scheduled to compete for Real Canadian Wrestling. Promoter Steven Ewaschuk says that Jarrett showed up late to the show and appeared slightly drunk (Jarrett claimed his tardiness was due to a customs issue). Jarrett claimed he had trouble entering the company and he was only allowed in due to him promising that he would return to the airport at 6 am the following morning to clear things up.

Apparently, Jarrett continued to drink back in the locker room, ultimately passing out. He had to be woken up during intermission and then prepared for his match, even though is was rather obviously in no condition to compete. Wrestlers had to stall for time with the audience, with one even announcing that Jarrett was upstairs drinking, while waiting for Jarrett to come out for his match.

As we can see from the video, something was obviously off with Jarrett.

The promoter says he paid Jarrett, expressed his disappointment, and was rather surprised when Jarrett did not show up in Edmonton for his booking with the company on Saturday night.

Jarrett denies passing out and called Ewaschuk an amateur when asked to comment on the incident.

In a piece in The Tennessean today, Jarrett made it clear that he isn’t getting out of professional wrestling, despite his personal issues and being terminated by Impact Wrestling and Anthem yesterday.

“I’ve spent 31 years in the wrestling business. I’m not getting out of the wrestling business.”

Let’s hope that instead of looking to secure his place in pro wrestling, Jeff Jarrett uses this time to deal with his personal problems.

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Jeff Jarrett Responds To Impact Terminating Him

As we reported earlier today, Impact Wrestling has officially severed all ties with Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Wrestling. When asked for his response to the situation, Jarrett had the following to say:

“Anthem is out of money.”

In response, Anthem commented:

“That statement is inaccurate. Anthem and IMPACT Wrestling are looking forward to a successful 6-day tour in Ottawa, Nov. 5-10, and much more.”

At this point, who the hell knows what’s really going on with these people. All we know for sure is that the drama never ends with Impact Wrestling; they are the story that keeps on giving, and not in a good way.

Impact Wrestling One Night Only Spoilers

Over the weekend Impact Wrestling, in partnership with Imperial Wrestling Revolution, taped a One Night Only PPV. The show is scheduled to air sometime in January and will apparently be titled When Worlds Collide

• Malice defeated DJ Zema Ion, El Diego del Sol, & X-Division Champion Trevor Lee.
• LAX defeated The Young Guns.
• Gail Kim defeated Rebel.
• IWR Tag Team Title Match: Ross & Marshall Von Erich defeated The Arrow Club (Kyote & Kid Kash).
• Eli Drake defeated Montego Seeka to retain his Global Championship.
• Alberto El Patron defeated Bobby Lashley.
• Jake Hager (Jack Swagger) defeated Kyote.
• MVP defeated Damon Windsor to become the new IWR World Heavyweight Champion.

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In somewhat of an unsurprising move, Impact Wrestling just took to Twitter to announce that they have terminated their business relationship with Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Wrestling.

Impact Wrestling announced today that it has terminated its business relationship with Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Entertainment Inc., effective immediately.

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 23, 2017

Jarrett returned to the promotion earlier this year, serving as Creative Director when Anthem acquired Impact Wrestling from Dixie Carter. He brought back several associates from the TNA days and was working on merging his Global Force Wrestling promotion with Impact Wrestling. Unfortunately, that did not go well.

Due to numerous problems, including Alberto El Patron’s issues with a domestic violence incident over the summer and Jarrett’s on personal issues, things began to fall apart between the two parties. Jarrett was removed from his position, and it was announced that he was taking an indefinite leave of absence from the company. Then, this weekend, Jarrett no-showed an independent booking date, with the rumor being that he was in no condition to be around people at all.

Jarrett’s substance abuse issues are one of wrestling’s worst kept secrets, so this move from Anthem and Impact Wrestling was just a matter of if, not when. They are trying to rebrand and relaunch, and with Jarrett drawing extremely negative attention, it’s only surprising that it took them this long to sever their ties with him. Hopefully, Jarrett can get the help he needs and move forward with his life.

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Jeff Jarrett was scheduled to appear on Saturday night for RCW Wrestling’s Rise of Legends: War Games show, but even though he was in Edmonton, he wasn’t on the show or his scheduled meet and greet. Jarrett apparently left for “personal reasons” but when you dig a little deeper, the situation gets a bit more odd.

The promoter for the event issued the following statement on Twitter about Jarrett’s missing the event.

@RealJeffJarrett will not be appearing tonight at RCW rise of Legends due to unforseen circumstances. @DBSmithjr will still be appearing and defending the stu hart heritage title,

— RCW Wrestling (@rcw_wrestle) October 21, 2017

Someone then pointed out that Jarrett had flown in for the show.

Very true

— RCW Wrestling (@rcw_wrestle) October 22, 2017

There have been rumors floating around for some time about Jeff Jarrett having a drinking problem. And, reportedly, that problem led to his being ousted from Anthem and Impact Wrestling during the summer after a less-than-professional showing at AAA’s TripleMania event and problems backstage at Impact with Anthem officials.

RCW also posted the following on Facebook explaining the situation further.

“RCW has the unfortunate news to report that Jeff Jarrett will be not appearing at tonight’s event in Edmonton due to reasons beyond the company’s control as Jeff Jarrett has boarded a plane and left the country on his own accord this morning. Jeff Jarrett did appear last night in Calgary at the RCW event but again has chosen to leave the country due to his own issues.”

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In a move that shocked many, Global Force Wrestling announced earlier today that Jeff Jarrett will be taking an indefinite leave of absence from the company and stepping down as the promotion’s Chief Creative Officer. It was originally cited that the absence was for personal reasons on Jarrett’s part.

Effective immediately, Jeff Jarrett is taking an indefinite leave of absence from his position as Chief Creative Officer to focus on personal matters. Jeff will be available on a consultative basis as needed.

Jarrett had been scheduled to wrestle Alberto El Patron at Bound For Glory, but obviously now, those plans have been nixed…at least for the time being.

As the day has worn on, though, more has come out about this story.

It’s being reported now that Ed Nordholm was unhappy with Jarrett’s “erratic behavior” as of late and that was the leading factor in the decision to basically remove Jarrett from his position. One instance in particular was at last weekend’s AAA TripleMania, where Jarrett did not look his best, stumbled to the ring, and acted unprofessionally by throwing tortilla chips at the audience.

Jarrett throwing tortillas to the crowd at #TriplemaniaXXV.

https://t.co/OFW8GUUCJx pic.twitter.com/3C1AmylsLc

— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) August 27, 2017

Backstage incidents with Jarrett at Impact tapings, including a shouting match with Bob Ryder, also played a part in the decision. It’s said things have been escalating for months.

There’s no word now as to who will be stepping into Jarrett’s role. Also, reportedly, the GFW/Anthem merger is nowhere near complete, so if Jarrett doesn’t return to the company, we could see the Global Force Wrestling titles, name, logo, etc. disappear from Impact Wrestling, especially since Jarrett and GFW own licenses and trademarks associated with the promotion.

We will keep everyone updated on this situation as more information comes to light.

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Matt Hardy’s wife Reby Hardy took to Twitter to react to the news of Jeff Jarrett taking a leave of absence from Global Force Wrestling. She sent out the following tweets:

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— Reby Hardy (@RebyHardy) September 5, 2017

Yall trippin if you think imma be anything BUT laughing at the misfortune of someone who went SO OUT OF THEIR WAY to fck w my family. FOH.

— Reby Hardy (@RebyHardy) September 5, 2017

Not gonna get a fake response out of me. You'd be doing the saaaame thing if you were in my shoes.

— Reby Hardy (@RebyHardy) September 5, 2017

Many are speculating that Reby knew of the announcement before it was made, as she sent out the following tweet hours before hand:

*SCREAMING* ?

— Reby Hardy (@RebyHardy) September 5, 2017

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Jeff Jarrett claimed that there was no deal between The Hardy Boyz and Antheme over useage of the “BROKEN” gimmick during today’s GFW conference call. Reby Hardy took to her Twitter account after word got out of Jeff’s remarks and posted a series of tweets:

“I’m going to have to start ‘clarifying’ things by recording phone calls, apparently. Everything out of this loser’s mouth is BS.

Why tho ?

We had agreement terms as of LAST WEEK. Included non-disparagement clause to the tune of 5k every time I tweet something about TNA…

…but according to @RealJeffJarrett, there is nothing ? OKAY ! Who’s up for another run of #f***ThatOwl shirts ? They’ll be up by 2mor.

I haven’t said anything FOR WEEKS. Meanwhile, Jeff, Dutch & Ed all can’t seem to be able to keep us out of their mouths. Snakes.

‘Jeff Jarrett says…’
‘Jeff Jarrett says…’

OK, I’m seeing what he says, but what does he DO ? Well, make Del Rio champion, for one…

…I promise you, he knew exactly what was going on there. Meanwhile he’s worried about how WE’RE making $ ? #priorities #makeimpactgreatLOL”

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During a conference call today, Jeff Jarrett talked about many issues facing Anthem and Global Force Wrestling. The first item on the agenda was addressing the Alberto El Patron situation, and basically, the PR person on the call said that no questions on that matter would be taken and if anyone dared to ask one during the call (and Jarrett started to answer), they were immediately cut off.

Jarrett did say that Anthem’s lawyers did not want him to comment on the matter, but they will do what is best for GFW and its employees. Later in the call, he said that they would not be editing El Patron out of Impact episodes, because that would harm the brand further. He also said he had been in constant contact with El Patron and his attorneys.

Jarrett was also asked about the Hardys situation, and according to him, the IP situation is still ongoing. He said that his personal relationship with the Hardys was good and that the family has not asked about purchasing their IP rights from GFW.

As you can imagine, as soon as that came out, Reby Hardy took to Twitter to give her side of the story.

I am going to have to start “clarifying” things by recording phone calls, apparently. Everything out of this loser’s mouth is BS. Why you lying, @RealJeffJarrett?

We had agreement terms as of LAST WEEK. Included non-disparagement clause to the tune of 5K every time I tweet something about TNA, but according to @RealJeffJarrett, there is nothing? OKAY! Who’s up for another run of #F*ckThatOwl shirst? They’ll be up by 2mor.

I haven’t said anything FOR WEEKS. Meanwhile, Jeff, Dutch, and Ed all can’t seem to be able to keep us out of their mouths. Snakes.

Ok, I’m seeing what he says, but what does he DO? Well, make Del Rio champion, for one. I promise you, he knew exactly what was going on there. Meanwhile, he’s worried about how WE’RE making $? #priorities #makeimpactgreatLOL

Jarrett also talked about the release of 8 producers and agents, saying it was simply a financial decision. They were too much for a 2 hour program, and there is no ill will. He also said that there were no plans to hire new producers.

As soon as that came out, Shane Helms, one of the released agents, took to Twitter to refute that statement.

Jeff Jarrett would rather climb a tree to tell a lie than stay on the ground and tell the truth. #Carney https://t.co/2UL7GeLi5V

— Gregory Shane Helms (@ShaneHelmsCom) July 12, 2017

Needless to say, some of the content of the call wasn’t all that well received.

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