“Jerry Jarrett, a legendary pro wrestling promoter and the father of WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett, has died, the company announced on Tuesday. He was 80.
“Jarrett started his in-ring career in the National Wrestling Alliance Mid-America territory and won multiple tag-team championships before he hung up his boots and launched the Continental Wrestling Association with Jerry “The King” Lawler in 1977.
“About 11 years later, the promotion merged with World Class Championship Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association was formed.
“Jarrett would sell the controlling ownership to the United States Wrestling Association to Lawler in 1997. However, the promotion would become a casualty of the “Monday Night Wars” between WWE and World Championship Wrestling and fall to the wayside.”
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