Jeff Jarrett isn’t holding back when it comes to Sean Waltman’s Hall of Fame status — he thinks it’s time WWE gives the man known as X-Pac his solo flowers.
Waltman is already a rare two-time WWE Hall of Famer, inducted as part of both D-Generation X and the nWo. But Jarrett believes Waltman’s solo career broke enough ground to earn him an individual spot.
Speaking on his My World podcast, Jarrett made it clear that Waltman’s early work, particularly as the Lightning Kid, changed the game for smaller wrestlers.
“It’s a no-brainer,” Jarrett said. “You look at the Lightning Kid at a young age, his matches with Jerry Lynn. You can call it the X Division, before X Division, or Junior Heavyweight, or Flyweight, or however you want to say that. But in his earliest of days, coming on the scene, he was turning heads and making headlines as, truly, a kid.”
Jarrett also highlighted Waltman’s iconic upset win over Razor Ramon as the 1-2-3 Kid — a moment that helped shift how smaller competitors were viewed in WWE.
“When you look at his entry point into the WWF as the 1-2-3 Kid, and the huge upset he had over Razor Ramon—when you kind of think of a trailblazer, someone who broke the mold, positioned it in a unique way, that 1-2-3 Kid upset can happen anywhere,” Jarrett added.
The TNA co-founder acknowledged Waltman’s personal struggles over the years but praised his resilience and contributions in both WWE and WCW, where he became a key figure in the nWo as Syxx.
“He battled some demons, like all of us do in life, but he kept rolling. You look at when he showed up on Nitro, that piece of the puzzle in the nWo, named him Syxx. He was the sixth member. Then, him going back, there is a lot of moments that he was a part of,” Jarrett explained.
For Jarrett, the math is simple — Waltman’s influence on the business is undeniable.
“So if you know your history, it is absolutely no disrespect to anybody that’s currently in the Hall of Fame, but, my gosh, without question,” he concluded.
Waltman hasn’t publicly commented on the idea of a solo induction — but with legends like Jarrett backing him, it might only be a matter of time.
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