3. Don't Focus On Older Legends
Jarrett will obviously need some star power to help get his company off the ground and to help develop it into a future powerhouse. He has the connections to get many stars he has worked with in the past on board. What he needs to do is avoid focusing on the older, more legendary wrestlers he hires and build the younger wrestlers towards carrying the company in the long term. One name that keeps being linked to Jarrett is Kurt Angle. The duo are now back on good terms, despite the heat they once had over Jeff's affair with Kurt's then wife Karen. With TNA still in cost cutting mode, Angle, who is their highest paid wrestler by far, is unlikely to be offered the same deal to stay with that company. Even though he is sending subtle glances towards the WWE, most expect him to end up as the lead star for Jarrett's group. Expect some more big names to be linked as the countdown to the new promotion's launch gets closer to zero. Jarrett can learn from the WWE and their particular preference for signing legends on short term contracts. The rehiring of past superstars such as Batista put many wrestlers' noses out of joint, most noticeably CM Punk, and led to his controversial exit. Don't be surprised if some of the stars from NXT, WWE's developmental promotion, start to jump ship too. WCW were another company who had a large proportion of older stars towards the end and it didn't pan out quite as they would have hoped. Jarrett should heed the issues these two companies have experienced as a result. While it is important to have a good blend of superstars and wrestling styles, the younger stars are more likely to define the company and they should be the focus. Reports suggest that Jeff Jarrett wants to find new faces to expose to the masses, which means he's doing a lot of scouting on the independent scene. Jarrett also wrestled overseas, wrestling for Wrestle-1 in Japan and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico, so suspect him to look at international tapes from Mexico and Japan in order to scout stars. If he can bring a wide mix of young stars, he could avoid the pitfalls other companies have fallen into.