Jeff Jarrett: Konnan was a ‘massive part of the success’ of WCW Nitro
Jeff Jarrett and Conrad Thompson recently spent time talking about Konnan on the latest episode of the My World podcast.
According to reports, Konnan is currently hospitalized in San Diego and recently had one of his legs amputated due to medical complications.
Jarrett said he texted Konnan after hearing the news and noted that he appeared to be in good spirits.
Jarrett said:
“I saw that headline come across. I immediately text him. I didn’t ask any details. I just said, ‘Hey dude, love you. Hope all is well.’ We text back and forth. He said some funnies like he always does and we went on about our way.”
Jarrett also spoke about the impact Konnan had on the success of WCW Nitro, noting that the luchadors brought in were a key reason why fans tuned in to the show on Mondays.
“When you look at Nitro, if you take out the lucha libre aspect of Nitro, I just don’t think you have the same… Yes, you have NWO, and I’m not trying to say that it was the end-all be-all, but I just think it was a massive part of the success of Nitro.”
“Is Rey Mysterio the legend and icon that he is today without Nitro? I personally don’t think so.”
“The day before I launched TNA, I knew that the X-Division needed to have a big part of lucha in there.”
“You remove Konnan from the history of AAA and I guarantee you it does not look the same, not even remotely close.”
“Prayers up for my man. He’ll pull through. He always does.”
Konnan has been absent from the AAA commentary table since mid-January. Dave Meltzer recently noted on an episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that while he is unsure about the details regarding Konnan’s situation, Konnan has been in and out of the hospital in recent weeks. Meltzer also noted that Konnan is expected to address the situation soon.
The full episode of My World with Jeff Jarrett and Conrad Thompson is available below. The video is queued to their comments about Konnan.
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