Brush with Fame

It was 1992, at an isolated truck stop in the middle of no where. I was driving late at night, and stopped off for some caffeine to keep me awake. The food mart was empty, other than me and the disinterested cashier. In walked two men, chatting. As I turned a corner, suddenly in front of me was a very handsome man with long blond hair. It took me just half a second to realize that it was Jeff Jarrett, at that time wrestling for a regional wrestling company. He was shorter than I expected (NOT the 6′ he’s billed as). As recognition must have washed across my face, he quickly looked down and walked by me, up the candy aisle. It was shortly after that that I saw this somewhat bizarre, yet oddly hot performance-art piece of Jarrett and Mantel wrestling with percussion accompaniment. His eventual heel turn in the WWF was never convincing for me, as I always pictured that handsome man walking in the store, shyly avoiding making eye contact. Glad to see he’s got a video out about his career.

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