10 Classic Jeff Jarrett Matches You Need To See
2. Vs Kurt Angle (TNA Genesis 2009)
An impossibly brilliant battle consider the personal ramifications at play as well as the known physical limitations of both, Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett's bloody war afforded TNA some unusually captivating scenes on a decidedly ordinary Impact Zone pay-per-view.
Jarrett had made a remarkable comeback as a sympathetic babyface following the tragic passing of his wife Jill in 2007. A controversial reveal of a new relationship with Kurt's ex-wife Karen had yet to be woven quite so deeply into storylines as it would be in years to come, but the understandable tensions generated a superlative contest between the two.
Overmatched as a self-styled old guard in the organisation, Jarrett succumbed to the fierce technique of the 'Wrestling Machine' for much of the battle, until an exquisitely executed Angle Slam from the stage generated the incredible visual of the two men crawling slowly on their hands and knees back to the ring to reconvene. The shared desperation for both to place the figurative thumb on each other's forehead was real...damn real.
'TNA' chants greeted the final third in celebration of both the Founder and the company's biggest star, before the shattered Angle snared the equally exhausted Jarrett with a match-winning pinfall reversal.