It all came down to a soured working relationship with the man who founded Impact (née, Total Nonstop Action) in 2002 and GFW more than a decade later, Tyrus revealed.
“When Jeff Jarrett came along — because him and I have an uncomfortable history — I just wasn’t comfortable with the management,” he finally admitted.
Jarrett wanted him for the company’s Amped television tapings and house shows scheduled later that year. However, given bad blood at the time between Impact and Jarrett -– forced out of the organization he built by an ownership change -– the company pushed back.
“They didn’t want me working for Jeff,” confirmed Tyrus, who “didn’t think it was fair” to be in the middle of a “personal thing” between Jarrett and Impact. "Basically, it came down to either stay with Impact or I could go with Global,” explained Tyrus. “I was making more with Impact, and Global didn’t have the resources to pay me what I was making.”
When Tyrus told Jarrett about the situation, Jarrett urged him to jump ship.
“He was basically saying it was better for me to come to Global, because Impact was about to fold,” detailed Tyrus. “He was very adamant about that.Two weeks later, at the TV tapings, guess whose ass is there working the shows? Jeff Jarrett,” Tyrus said in a jaw-dropping revelation. “I was like, ‘Bitch, [are] you crazy?!?’ Who does that? Unless [Jarrett] and I were going to have a sit down, which just wasn’t going to happen, I knew this was not going to be a spot for me,” he said. “I just wasn’t comfortable with it.”
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