Jeff Jarrett Explains His Shot At Braun Strowman’s ‘Tone Deaf’ Comments

Jeff Jarrett already made a major impression in AEW after laying out Darby Allin with a guitar on the November 2nd episode of AEW Dynamite. One week later, Jarrett issued the AEW Full Gear challenge to Sting and Darby Allin, which was accepted. While complimenting Satnam Singh for his size and ability, Jarrett took a jab at Braun Strowman.

WWE Hall of Famer and AEW talent Jeff Jarrett’s opinions were featured on a recent edition of his My World podcast. On AEW Dynamite, he addressed his recent comments where he took shots at Triple H, Braun Strowman, and WWE.

When it comes to the ‘flippy flop’ stuff, Jeff Jarrett thinks Braun is “naive.” He also stated that, while Braun has received some accolades, he is not an NBA player.

I love the industry because if you’re not into social media, that’s The Last Outlaw just kind of taking a dig at a blanket statement of big men in wrestling and red skinny jeans, just an outfit and a circus and all that. Here is a legitimate megastar from India. In my mind is, ‘How am I going to put this guy over,’ but also, you call it old school heat, get a reaction, be the antagonist, and put this guy over.

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I had no idea about Braun and showing up late. I didn’t know any of that, but I was aware of him being kind of, I don’t know if it’s naive or whatever you want to call it, when he takes a shot at the ‘flippy flop’ stuff. It’s almost tone-deaf. In 2022, when you look at the landscape of all of pro wrestling, you want to resonate with your audience. Hats off, I think Corey Graves made a great statement that Braun is happy that him and Omos had a great match.

At the same time, he didn’t put just one, he put both feet in his mouth and is knocking ‘flippy flop,’ which I take offense to because this industry, whether it’s the X-Division or Lucha Libre or whatever, if we don’t have a diversity of genres and styles of wrestling, it’s a different appetite. For him to take a shot at it, I thought, ‘here’s a perfect opportunity to draw an analogy, and Braun, whether he’s a former softball player or strongman, he’s got some accolades, but he’s certainly not a NBA player.

Double J also explained how he made the comments to put his guys over. He referred to himself as The Last Outlaw and an antagonist. Sonjay has a high IQ, according to Jeff, and he has always had a close relationship with him. He expressed pride in his team and referred to Satnam as a giant.

I’m the antagonist, The Last Outlaw, so I’m putting my guy over. If you look at the four of us, Jay Lethal, when he flips the switch, in-ring, he’s really good. Sonjay legit has a high IQ, which I put over. He’s one of the only guys, when I started TNA, ‘Hey, I can’t make the Wednesday show.’ ‘Why not?’ ‘I have to go to class.’ That put him in a different category for me, from day one. We’ve always had a close relationship, I’ve worked with him for years. Satnam goes without say. I’m proud of our unit and I wanted to lay it out like that. Satnam is a legit giant.

Jeff Jarrett again called himself The Last Outlaw, which may have some heat with Dustin Rhodes. Let’s see what Jeff has in store for us next in AEW. To get the latest updates, keep an eye on Ringside News.

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