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Jeff Jarrett on TNA: “The writing is on the wall and it’s in super glue”

Posted: Jun 24th 2026 By: Jake Scudder

TNA founder Jeff Jarrett recently discussed (on his My World podcast) the much reported “first right of refusal” clause that WWE apparently has when it comes to TNA Wrestling. What that means is if another business puts in an offer to purchase TNA, then WWE has the right to match that offer and buy it themselves.

As reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter back in August, Dave Meltzer learned that the option is a similar situation to when WWE had contracts with several European indies like wXw, OTT and PROGRESS years ago. That specific arrangement was for content for the then-WWE Network in exchange for European talent being allowed to work on those promotion’s events in addition to the option to buy them. RevPro was offered the same deal, but declined it.

Jarrett, who isn’t 100% sure himself if that deal is actually in place, seemed to be left dumbfounded by the idea that TNA executives would even consider putting that on the table:

“If that’s true, boy, oh boy. ‘Hey man, let’s give them this talent, let’s give them this talent. Let’s get them on that WWE train and get the audience of TNA and WWE and NXT, and let’s marry them up. Hey, let’s even do a TNA/NXT kind of storyline battle. Okay. Yep. We’re rolling along.’

“Oh boy. If that’s really the truth, first right of refusal? IF it’s there, then the writing is on the wall, and it’s in super glue.”

Jeff Jarrett on WWE potentially buying TNA

Jarrett would also ask what Anthem is even potentially getting from this deal, saying:

“Why would you do that? I’m asking, [why offer] first right of refusal? Like what, what did Anthem get out of that? And I honestly mean that, let’s play both sides of this and have the conversation. What does Anthem get out of giving them that clause?”