American professional wrestling promoter (1923-1998)
Christine Jarrett (12 January 1923 – 19 November 1998), also known as "Teeny Jarrett" was an American professional wrestlingpromoter.[1] She is known for her work with promotersNick Gulas andRoy Welch in theMid-Southern United States.[2][3]
She began working in ticket sales, promoting local events inTennessee and also worked at the Nashville Hippodrome forNWA Mid-America.[4][5]
When her sonJerry Jarrett opened up his own promotionContinental Wrestling Association in 1977, she became his partner.
She was posthumously awarded by theCauliflower Alley Club in 2022.[6]
Jarrett was the mother of promoterJerry Jarrett (1942–2023), and the grandmother of professional wrestler and promoterJeff Jarrett.[7][8]
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]- ^"411MANIA".Book on Memphis Wrestling Promoter Christine Jarrett Released. Retrieved2025-05-22.
- ^Nation, Ryan (2006-05-14)."Mother's Day special: Remembering Christine Jarrett".Slam Wrestling. Retrieved2025-05-22.
- ^Blattberg, Eric (2023-04-25)."A History Of Female Wrestling Promoters, Explained".TheSportster. Retrieved2025-05-22.
- ^Greenberg, Keith Elliot (2025-03-25).BIGGER! BETTER! BADDER!: WRESTLEMANIA III and the Year It All Changed. ECW Press.ISBN 978-1-77852-371-7.
- ^Martin, Brennon (2017-02-22).Teeny: Professional Wrestling's Grand Dame. Lulu Press, Incorporated.ISBN 978-1-365-69555-1.
- ^"CAULIFLOWER ALLEY CLUB TO HONOR CHRISTINE JARRETT, STEVE JOHNSON THIS SEPTEMBER | PWInsider.com".www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved2025-05-22.
- ^Rau, Nate."With GFW, Jarrett wrestling tradition continues".The Tennessean. Retrieved2025-05-22.
- ^Wrestling, Slam (1900-10-14)."Jarrett family story archive - Jerry, Jeff, Christine".Slam Wrestling. Retrieved2025-05-22.
- ^https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=160424
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