Global Force Wrestling
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| Private, limited liability company | |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | April 7, 2014 |
| Founder | Jeff Jarrett |
| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
Jeff Jarrett (CEO) Scott D'Amore (VP, International Relations) Hermie Sadler (Member of Board of Directors) |
| Owner | Jeff Jarrett |
| Website | Official website |
Global Force Wrestling (GFW) is an American professional wrestling organization founded in 2014 by Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett, the founder and former President of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), announced his intentions to create a new wrestling promotion shortly after officially leaving TNA in January 2014.
History
Formation
Though Jeff Jarrett is still a minority investor in TNA Wrestling, he debuted the branding of Global Force Wrestling, in April 2014. Since that time, he has been promoting the brand and establishing international partnerships with wrestling promotions across the world. The organization has a strategic partnership with 25/7 Productions and David Broome (creator of NBC's The Biggest Loser).[1] Broome has stated that the organization plans to create new on-air content 52 weeks per year.[1]
As of August 2014, GFW has announced working agreements with Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA),[2] Japan’s New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion,[3] multiple European promotions,[4] South African promotion World Wrestling Professionals (WWP), [5] and promotions from Australia and New Zealand.[6] As part of GFW's relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling, GFW "presented" NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome on the American pay-per-view market on January 4, 2015,[7] which featured commentary from Jim Ross and Matt Striker.[8]
The historic first Global Force Wrestling show will be held on Friday night, June 12 at The Ballpark at Jackson in Jackson, Tennessee, as part of GFW’s “Grand Slam Tour.”[9]
The home of live event tapings in the future for the company will be at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The first three events were announced and are scheduled to take place on July 24, 2015, August 21, 2015 and October 23, 2015.[10]
International partnerships
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goldberg, Lesley. "'Biggest Loser' Creator to Bring New Wrestling Venture to TV (Exclusive)". holllywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "GFW Partners With Mexico’s Top Wrestling Promotion, AAA". globalforcewrestling.com. Global Force Wrestling. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 GFW’s GFW Reaches Agreement With New Japan Pro Wrestling
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 GFW Global Partners
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 GFW Inks Partnership With South African Promotion
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 GFW Locates New Partners ‘Down Under’
- ↑ Johnson, Mike (1 October 2014). "Latest on first GFW PPV". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ↑ Caldwell, James (15 December 2014). "GFW news: Report - Jim Ross's commentary partner for Jan. 4". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "Global Force Wrestling Tours This Summer". WNW. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Global Force Wrestling Debuting on 7-24 in Las Vegas". Wrestleview. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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