Jeff Jarrett Weighs In On Reaction to Dark Side of the Ring Episodes

Jeff Jarrett wouldn’t call telling his story on Dark Side of the Ring therapeutic, but he has been uplifted by the reaction to it. The final part of the three-episode arc on Jarrett and TNA aired last night, telling Jarrett and the promotion’s stories and how they intersected.

Jarrett told many previously-undiscussed elements of his story in the episodes, and he appeared on the Chase and Big Joe Show for an interview where he talked about telling his story. He noted that while he wouldn’t call being able to tell his story as therapeutic, it has resulted in a lot of support from fans online which he appreciates. You can see the highlights below:

In Whether It’s Been Therapeutic For Him:

“You know, it’d be hard for me to call it therapeutic, but I understand where you’re coming from. On the one hand, yeah absolutely. The people — and people may or may not know this, Dixie Carter who is obviously a big part of this entire story. I reached out to her and tried to get her to come on the air and tell her side, if you will. But me and my father, when we reconciled, and people that are in my inner circle that lived through this. And there’s some folks that are on the — I mean, Cornette lived it, all these folks lived it.

“But I’ve known the truth; I just haven’t spoke publicly about it. The biggest deal, and you know this — kids are involved. And when kids are involved, they didn’t sign up to have a public life and I’ve always been very respectful of that. I’ve been on the other side of that as the son of a wrestler, and the good and the bad of that.”

On the Reaction He’s Received On the Episodes:

“But yes, it has definitely — I do believe that man, from the texts and emails and direct messages and all that kind of stuff through social media, there are some folks that are kind of blown away. They’re like, ‘I had no idea. I thought I knew the story, but boy oh boy, was I wrong.’ And so that that — you know, as a lifetime in this business, I just have to nod my head and say, ‘That’s, in a way, kind of par for the course.'”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit The Chase & Big Joe Show with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.