Jerry Jarrett

Jerry Jarrett
Born	Jerry Winston Jarrett (1942-09-04)September 4, 1942[1] Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Died	February 14, 2023(2023-02-14) (aged 80) Tennessee, U.S.
Education	Peabody College
Occupations	Promoter professional wrestler
Organizations	Continental Wrestling Association (1977–1989) United States Wrestling Association (1989–1997) NWA:TNA (2002–2005)
Spouse	Deborah Marlin ​ (m. 1960)​ [2]
Children	4, including Jeff[2]
Parent	Christine Jarrett[3]
Relatives	Eddie Marlin (father-in-law) Karen Jarrett (daughter-in-law)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Hawaiian Flash Jerry Jarrett
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[4]
Billed weight	227 lb (103 kg)[4]
Trained by	Sailor Moran[4] Tojo Yamamoto[4]
Debut	1965[4]
Retired	1988[4]

Jerry Winston Jarrett (September 4, 1942 – February 14, 2023) was an American businessman, professional wrestling promoter, and professional wrestler. Along with his long-term business partner Jerry Lawler, he was a key figure in the history of professional wrestling in the Mid-Southern United States.^[4] Described as a "wrestling genius", he was inducted into the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2009.^[5]

Jarrett founded the Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association in 1977. In 1989, he merged the CWA with the Dallas-based promotion World Class Championship Wrestling, creating the United States Wrestling Association which he sold to Lawler in 1997. In 2002, he co-founded NWA:TNA in Nashville with his son Jeff Jarrett, selling his controlling interest to Panda Energy International later in the same year.