Global Force Wrestling

Global Force Wrestling LLC
Private, limited liability company
Industry Professional wrestling
Founded April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
Founders Jeff Jarrett
Karen Jarrett
Headquarters Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Jeff Jarrett
(Co-founder/CEO)
Karen Jarrett
(Co-founder)
Scott D'Amore
(VP – International Relations)
Hermie Sadler
(Member of Board of Directors)
Owner Jeff & Karen Jarrett
Website Official website

Global Force Wrestling (GFW) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by Jeff Jarrett, the founder and former President of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

History

Formation

With Jeff Jarrett out as minority investor of TNA Wrestling,[1] 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).[2] Broome has stated that the organization plans to create new on-air content 52 weeks per year.[2]

As of August 2014, GFW has announced working agreements with Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA),[3] Japan’s New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion,[4] multiple European promotions,[5] South African promotion World Wrestling Professionals (WWP),[6] and promotions from Australia and New Zealand.[7] As part of GFW's relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling, GFW "presented" NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 9 at the Tokyo Dome on the American pay-per-view market on January 4, 2015,[8] which featured commentary from Jim Ross and Matt Striker.[9] The "Wrestle Kingdom 9" event reportedly drew 12,000 to 15,000 buys in North America.[10]

The first Global Force Wrestling house show took place on June 12, 2015, at The Ballpark at Jackson in Jackson, Tennessee, as part of GFW’s "Grand Slam Tour", which entailed holding events at minor league baseball stadiums.[11] In that show's main event, Bullet Club members Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows defeated the New Heavenly Bodies.[12]

The inaugural television tapings took place at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first three events were taped on July 24, 2015, August 21, 2015, and October 23, 2015.[13]

On May 6, 2015, Jarrett announced talent for their upcoming TV tapings, which include Bullet Club members Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, the Killer Elite Squad, and Chael Sonnen as an expert analyst.[14] On May 11, 2015, GFW announced the rest of their roster. The next day, GFW announced that four champions (Global, NEX*GEN, Tag Team and Women's Champion) will be crowned at the July 24 tapings in Las Vegas.[15] On July 9, 2015, Jeff Jarrett announced that the name of the GFW TV show will be called GFW Amped.[16]

On September 14, 2015, GFW announced that they signed an international TV distribution deal with Boulder Creek TV in the UK.[17][18][19][20]

Six-sided ring

GFW uses a hexagonal wrestling ring, similar to TNA, Lucha Libre USA and the Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración[21]

Roster

Championships

Championship Current champion(s) Date won Days
held		 Location Notes
GFW Global Championship Nick Aldis October 23, 2015 116 Las Vegas, Nevada [22]
GFW Women's Championship Christina Von Eerie October 23, 2015 116 Las Vegas, Nevada [22]
GFW Tag Team Championship The Bollywood Boyz
(Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra)		 October 23, 2015 116 Las Vegas, Nevada [22]
GFW NEX*GEN Championship Sonjay Dutt November 27, 2015 81 Winston-Salem, North Carolina [23]

GFW Amped

The inaugural television tapings the company had took place at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first three events occurred on July 24, 2015, August 21, 2015 and October 23, 2015. Throughout May 2015, GFW announced their roster for the first TV tapings. On July 9, 2015, Jeff Jarrett announced that the name of the GFW's television program was "Amped".

On an interview, Jeff Jarrett said that they had sixteen 1-hour shows filmed at the Las Vegas tapings and that it was hopeful to have the shows air globally on television in the future.[24]

Partnerships

Promotion name Location Partnered on GFW events
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA)[3] Mexico City, Mexico April 29, 2014
Emerald Wrestling Promotions (EWP)[5] Ireland July 24, 2014
Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW)[7] Perth, Western Australia, Australia August 14, 2014
Impact Pro Wrestling (IPW)[7] Auckland, New Zealand August 14, 2014
New Generation Wrestling (NGW)[5] Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England July 24, 2014
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)[4] Nakano, Tokyo, Japan June 23, 2014 Wrestle Kingdom 9 (January 4, 2015)
OMEGA Championship Wrestling (OMEGA)[25] Cameron, North Carolina, United States August 14, 2015
Premier British Wrestling (PBW)[5] Scotland July 24, 2014
Pro Wrestling Alliance Australia (PWA)[7] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia August 14, 2014
Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW)[5] Southern England, England July 24, 2014
Riot City Wrestling (RCW)[7] Adelaide, South Australia, Australia August 14, 2014
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) Nashville, Tennessee, United States June 24, 2015 TNA v/s GFW Supershow (August 12, 2015)
Westside Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany July 24, 2014
World Wrestling Professionals (WWP)[6] Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa August 5, 2014 WrestleMonster (July 18, 2015)
WrestleClash (WC)[7] Melbourne, Victoria, Australia August 14, 2014

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Mike. "Jeff Jarrett Out as Minority Owner of TNA Wrestling". PWInsider. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Goldberg, Lesley. "'Biggest Loser' Creator to Bring New Wrestling Venture to TV (Exclusive)". holllywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "GFW Partners With Mexico’s Top Wrestling Promotion, AAA". globalforcewrestling.com. Global Force Wrestling. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 GFW’s GFW Reaches Agreement With New Japan Pro Wrestling
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 GFW Global Partners
  6. 1 2 GFW Inks Partnership With South African Promotion
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 GFW Locates New Partners ‘Down Under’
  8. ↑ Johnson, Mike (1 October 2014). "Latest on first GFW PPV". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Caldwell, James (15 December 2014). "GFW news: Report – Jim Ross's commentary partner for Jan. 4". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Lee, Joseph (12 March 2015). "GFW news: NJPW News: Update On Wrestle Kingdom 9 Buyrate". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Global Force Wrestling Tours This Summer". WNW. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  12. ↑ 6/12 GFW Results: Jackson, Tennessee (Debut live event) at Wrestleview.com
  13. ↑ "Global Force Wrestling Debuting on 7-24 in Las Vegas". Wrestleview. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "The GFW Roster Reveal Begins; Chael Sonnen Named GFW Analyst". Global Force Wrestling. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Global Force Wrestling to Crown Four Champions".
  16. ↑ http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/gfwnews/article_86119.shtml
  17. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewkulha/2015/09/14/jeff-jarretts-global-force-wrestling-goes-international-with-new-deal/
  18. ↑ http://globalforcewrestling.com/press-release-global-force-wrestling-partners-with-boulder-creek-international-to-distribute-tv/
  19. ↑ http://home.bouldercreekinternational.com/global-force-wrestling-ties-with-bci/
  20. ↑ http://home.bouldercreekinternational.com/global-force-wrestling/
  21. ↑ Global Force Wrestling Using 6 Sided Ring for Tonight’s Live Event
  22. 1 2 3 Alvarez, Bryan (24 October 2015). "New champions crowned at Global Force Wrestling TV tapings". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  23. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (2015-11-28). "Global Force Wrestling sees one of its titles change hands". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  24. ↑ "Under the Mat Radio: Afternoon with Jeff Jarrett - Dec 9, 2015". BlogTalkRadio. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  25. ↑ Caldwell, James. "News: Global Force & OMEGA starting a working relationship, title match added to Friday's Global Force show in N.C.". Pro Wrestling Torch. PWTorch.com. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

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