Jeff Jarrett knew this one was a mistake before he hit the open road.
Jarrett recently spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard about his new role with famed video game publisher Acclaim. During the conversation, Jarrett was asked to share the silliest or most frivolous purchase he ever made after he “made it” as a pro wrestler.
Celebrities of all walks have been known to buy extravagant things (that they really don’t need) after they hit it big. Jeff Jarrett says he invested in a nice car when he started making “good picture money” in the mid-80s. However, he quickly regretted it… and probably should’ve gotten the Gold package too.
Jeff Jarrett almost instantly regretted his purchase
“With strong encouragement from my old man, God rest his soul, I bought [a car]. Now, I broke in in [1986]. And I started making ‘good picture money,’ if you will,” Jarrett explained. “I didn’t have a big house or none of this, [I was] living in a condo close to the airport. But I bought a Lincoln Town Car and, I am not kidding you, I regretted it, maybe driving it off the lot.
“I kid you not, and I had that sucker for two years. So, let me tell you this. I leased the ’88 Lincoln Town Car with a Gold package. [To which] my dad said, ‘Oh yeah, you need that…’ So yeah, that was dumb. But hey, we were all young once and do a lot of dumb things. But if that’s the dumbest thing I’ve done, which probably isn’t, [I’m doing OK],” Jeff Jarrett said.
Jarrett might regret the purchase, but at least we know his My World co-host, Conrad Thompson, would be on board with Lincoln Towncar.
Learn more about Jeff Jarrett’s role with Acclaim here, and check out our full interview below:
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