In a recent episode of his My World With Jeff Jarrett podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett discussed several topics, including why Monty Brown never became a World Champion in TNA Wrestling.

“Had we made him the Champion, we would be having a different conversation, he was in main events all the way until he left, if he was not in the main event, he was in the semi main event, he never was jerking the curtain once he got going. I was a big believer that once you make Monty the Champion, the chase is over and then he’s going to be a two-time or three-time Champion.

When we got into contract negotiations and he knew he wanted to see if the grass was greener, the time wasn’t right, I was working with Sting and there were different storylines that revolved around that belt. We were always super high on Monty and always protected him. There was a time frame, I don’t want to say it 2006, maybe it was 2005, you better learn how to lose before you learn how to win, Monty learned how to do that. That move, the pounce was over, his verbal skills were over, he had all the tools in the toolbox and we were going with him, it’s not like we didn’t go with him, he just didn’t become the Champion.

We didn’t feel the time was right, me and Monty sat on a bench for a couple of hours one night, I basically did everything in my power to get him to re-sign, including telling him Monty, you know when the time is right, you’re going to be Champion. That’s kind of irrelevant, we’re not talking titles, wins and losses, we’re talking from a financial perspective, you have to believe that although you may not make as much money here in your next calendar year, or maybe even in your next calendar year, it’s best for your long-term growth. Monty didn’t want to hear that, but again, Monty had an NFL career, he wanted to see if the grass was going to be greener and you couldn’t blame him for that either.”

The full interview is available at this link.