10 Things We Learned From Jeff Jarrett On Stone Cold’s Broken Skull Sessions Podcast
10. There’s No Heat There
Disappointed? Don't be.
Austin broached the subject of "perceived heat" between he and Jeff straight away. In short, there is none, and there never really has been; much of these rumours stem from stories about Jeff's dad Jerry paying Steve peanuts in the old Memphis territory.
Backstage, Jarrett passed a disgruntled Austin (who was staring at a smaller-than-expected pay check) and said: "It ain't gonna get any bigger by looking at it, boy!". Steve found that pretty funny, and said Jerry was always fair with him when confronted on those lower payoffs.
Taking ownership of a d*ck move, Jeff said he only spat out that line in the first place because he'd heard somebody else say it and he thought it sounded cool. He was the "young punk promoter's kid" at the time. In reality, he and Austin have always been good friends.
Heat? Yeah, that's something born from rumour and conjecture rather than fact.