It’s a story that seems almost too good to be true: The intersection of pop royalty and wrestling royalty.
With the recent news of Taylor Swift‘s engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, an old tale of how a teenage Taylor Swift helped wrestling legend Jeff Jarrett and his family during one of the most difficult times in their lives is getting new life.
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Jarrett has been making the media rounds recently, sharing more incredible details about his unique connection to Swift and shedding more light on the kindness she showed his family when they needed it most.
An Impromptu Concert
Speaking with TMZ, Jarrett shared a remarkable story that took place in December 2006. His first wife, Jill, was very ill with breast cancer, and it was a tough holiday season for their family.
A friend of the then-rising local star suggested that Swift should visit Jarrett’s daughters, who were big fans.
What started as a simple visit quickly turned into something magical.
“She came over and didn’t bring her guitar in, but she actually ran back home that day because the girls wanted her to sing and play,” Jarrett recalls.
As word spread that Swift was at the Jarrett home, friends and family started to arrive.
What was meant to be a short visit to cheer up his daughters became a full-blown private concert.
“By the end of the afternoon, Taylor played about three hours,” Jarrett adds. “It ended up probably in our great room … there was probably 35, 40, 45 people who had gathered to watch the impromptu performance.”
A Sweet Gesture and a Lasting Bond
The kindness didn’t stop with the music. Jarrett also fondly remembered Swift’s simple, kind gestures, like taking his daughters to her house to bake cookies.
“I can assure you, a Taylor Swift cookie … she can cook, and she definitely … can bake a mean chocolate chip cookie,” he says.
The connection between the two families has endured over the years, with one of Jarrett’s daughters, Jaclyn, even being cast as a younger version of Swift in the music video for her song “Mine.”
An Open Invitation to AEW
With all the buzz around Swift’s engagement to Kelce, Jarrett couldn’t resist extending a professional invitation. He praised both Travis and his brother, Jason Kelce, as natural “showmen at heart.”
Looking ahead to when the NFL star decides to hang up his cleats, Jarrett made a public offer.
“I would love for Kelce to step on into an AEW ring … The door will be open at AEW,” he states, before adding a playful warning for the football player. “I got a guitar shot for Travis.”
While it remains to be seen if Kelce will ever trade the gridiron for the squared circle, the story of Taylor Swift’s kindness to the Jarrett family continues to be a touching tale of generosity and friendship.
5 Greatest Feuds in AEW History
“It’s that hatred that actually brings out the best in the product of what AEW is, in my opinion. People get uncomfortable because we pushed the line so far.”
Throughout its short lifespan, AEW has created some of the most iconic and vicious feuds in pro wrestling history. A brand that isn’t afraid to turn the violence up to sickening heights, AEW has allowed its rivalries to escalate to Tarantino levels, solidifying stars like MJF and Toni Storm in the process.
Some of these rivalries were simply to prove who exactly was the best in the world inside the ring, while others devolved into deeply personal wars based on hatred and the thirst for revenge. Regardless of intention, these are the five greatest feuds in AEW history.
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