Jeff & Karen Jarrett Recall Dixie Carter Pushing Him Out Of TNA Over Their Relationship

Karen and Jeff Jarrett recalled on Dark Side of the Ring how their relationship have Dixie Carter a reason to push Jeff out of the company. The second part of last night’s two part episode delved into the power struggle between Jeff Jarett and Carter, and noted how the relationship between Jeff and Karen — the latter being Kurt Angle’s ex-wife — was the match that lit the powder keg which led to Jarrett being pushed out of his active role in the company.

The episode recounts how Karen had been separated from Angle but worked with the company and appeared on TV to help him during what was a dark time in his life. The two divorced in October of 2008 and Karen and Jeff connected a year later.

Jeff noted that Carter was one of the only people to not know about the relationship, with the episode noting she found out at a holiday party and was incensed over it. The news then leaked to the dirt sheets and Carter put Jeff on a leave of absence, taking deeper control of the company. You can see the highlights of the Jarrett’s comments below:

Karen On Her Marriage Being Over at That Point:

“I can assure you that Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett, Vince Russo all knew the reality of my marriage to Kurt Angle. It was over.”

Karen On Her Relationship With Jeff Developing:

“I wasn’t looking for anything; I just wanted to live. Jeff was so full of life and so happy. I loved being around him. There was just a good energy. We began to develop a friendship… this was never an affair. This was two people falling in love and bettering their lives.”

Jeff On the Relationship Progressing:

“When I knew that Kurt was seeing other people, I’m like, ‘Okay, let’s see where this goes.… I looked at it as, my personal life is my personal life and by business life is my business life. But the rumor and innuendo was so spun out of control in that the sneaky, hiding around nonsense — it was just never in the equating.

“We hid it from no one or nobody within TNA, outside of TNA, everyone knew. From Kurt to the creative team. Everyone knew. But then you know, there’s Dixie Carter. She’s the only one who didn’t know. And I think she was embarrassed when she did find out.”

Jeff On Carter Using It to Push Him Out:

“I think she’d been waiting for the moment. And when the time came and I gave her the rope, she snatched it.”

Karen On Carter’s Reaction To Learning About The Relationship:

“Jeff Jarrett, the delusional optimist that always looks at things in a positive way, thought Dixie Carter would actually be happy for him. Lost his wife, has three daughters that he has to take care of. Found love a second time; how rare is that? But instead, what did she do? She nuked his whole f**king life.”

Jeff On Being Removed From the Company:

“I was given documents sent from Panda Energy that had me removed, and said that I was no longer executive producer, no longer the Head of Creative. I get — the lawyer calls, and ‘Hey Jeff, we’re going to send you home with pay. We just have to let things subside,’ and all this kind of nonsense that I knew exactly what was going on.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Dark Side Of the Ring with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.