Alex Shelley Says Jeff Jarrett Is ‘Probably The Smartest Man’ He’s Ever Met In Wrestling

Alex Shelley has a ton of praise for Jeff Jarrett.

‘The Last Outlaw’ has seemingly held every job imaginable throughout his time in the wrestling industry. Aside from his in ring career, Jarrett has held a backstage/executive role in major promotions TNA/IMPACT Wrestling, WWE, and AEW throughout his stint in wrestling.

While playing a game of word association with Captain’s Corner, Alex Shelley praised Jeff Jarrett and said that he’s probably the smartest man in the sport of wrestling.

“He’s probably the smartest man in wrestling, right? He’s probably the smartest guy I’ve ever met in wrestling. He’s just a genius. He’s survived in so many different eras of wrestling, and he’s had so many different experiences. He’s wrestled everybody. Fuck, I’d be a genius at that point. Coming up in Memphis like that, then to transition from that to the WWF style, that’s totally different. That’s a totally different ball game. So from a wrestler standpoint, the things you were doing that worked there aren’t necessarily gonna work up north, but they did. Then to go from there to WCW at the right time, and then go back to WWF, to have a gimmick given to him that wasn’t necessarily all that great with the NWA, and then to transition that to cutting his hair off in a match with X-Pac and becoming a top-tier heel, it was just incredible. Then starting a company…. Without Jeff Jarrett, the wrestling business as we know it would be totally different. I don’t know if we would have had careers. So utmost respect for Jeff.”

Shelley recently discussed the grind that led him to his first reign with the IMPACT World Championship. Fans can learn more here.

Jeff Jarrett recently responded to Kevin Nash’s comments on LA Knight. Learn more by clicking here.

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