A brand new business move for Jeff Jarrett has been announced.
In a press release from Arena Football One, the Nashville-based league revealed that the Nashville Kats have brought Jarrett on board as a co-owner and managing partner.
You possibly can take a look at the official announcement below:
KATS ADD JEFF JARRETT TO OWNERSHIP GROUP / MANAGEMENT TEAM
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville Kats President and Partner Jeff Fisher has announced that WWE Hall of Famer and skilled wrestling promoter Jeff Jarrett is now Managing Partner and Co-Owner for the Arena Football One team.
Jarrett is signed with All Elite Wrestling that airs weekly across Warner Brothers Discovery networks including TBS, TNT and pay-per-view events on HBO Max. AEW programming also airs in over 130 countries.
“We’re so excited to have Jeff Jarrett play a lead role in our franchise management team on quite a lot of levels,” Fisher said. “Obviously, he’s amongst the very best in any business at promotions and marketing and all of the components that include that. Jeff’s impact on the Kats will likely be immeasurable, and his leadership and experiences are invaluable resources.”
For Jarrett’s countless contributions to the skilled wrestling world, he was inducted into the TNA/Impact Hall of Fame in 2015 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018. He has collected over 80 championships in promotions across the globe.
“The legacy and leadership abilities of Jeff Fisher make it an honor to be his business partner with the Kats,” Jarrett said. “I’m a third-generation promoter with 40 years within the industry. I’m honored to be called by Coach Fisher to assist him and the Kats create excitement each on and off the sector.”
“Double J” also created and founded two wrestling corporations – TNA Total Nonstop Motion (TNA) and Global Force Wrestling (GFW).
“Coach Fisher’s desire to make the Kats the preeminent franchise in Arena Football is real and exciting,” Jarrett said. “I’m so excited to be a part of the Kats and their longstanding footprint on this area. I can’t wait for opening night and stay up for seeing everyone come out and support the Kats and be a part of something special.”
The Kats compete in Arena Football One (AF1) and can play all seven regular-season home games plus playoff home games at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tenn. The season opens at home on Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. versus the Michigan Arsenal.
Returning to Kats franchise leadership are Greg Pogue, Chief Operating Officer and Partner; Arena Football hall-of-famer Darren Arbet, Head Coach and General Manager; Paul “Hoss” Noska, Equipment Manager; and Laverne Brown, Lady Kats dance team Executive Director. Clint Gumm has been named President of Football Operations.
“We’ve got assembled a robust leadership group that brings an in depth number of experiences and skill sets to the Nashville Kats,” Fisher said. “While that is Yr 3 of this version of the Kats and Yr 2 of AF1, we’re still very much a brand new business that desires to grow right into a viable a part of the Clarksville, Montgomery County and viable parts of middle Tennessee and western Kentucky sports and entertainment landscape for a few years to come back.”
A multiple hall-of-famer including the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame and owner of Pogue Media Inc., Pogue returns to the management team and ownership group after being named AF1 Executive of the Yr in 2025. Just 12 wins shy of becoming the all-time winningest coach in indoor football history, Arbet brings greater than three a long time of championship coaching experience, including 21 years within the Arena Football League (AFL) and 17 seasons as head coach of the San Jose SaberCats.
Last season, the Kats went 7-5 and advanced to the AF1 Arena Crown championship game before falling 60-57 to the Albany Firebirds. AF1 returns for its second season with the next franchises – Nashville Kats, Michigan Arsenal, Albany Firebirds, Kentucky Barrels, Beaumont Renegades, Washington Wolfpack, Oceanside Bombers, Oregon Lightning and Minnesota Monsters. Fisher also serves as Commissioner of AF1.
“We fielded a really competitive and winning team last season and plan to achieve this this season,” Fisher said. “And positively, the response of the fans to the Kats and the indoor game has been amazing. It’s going to be one other fun season, especially with all our homes games now being played in Clarksville.”
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