Global Force Wrestling

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Global Force Wrestling LLC
Private, limited liability company
Industry Professional wrestling
Genre Sports entertainment
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

Global Force Wrestling (GFW) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by Jeff Jarrett, the co-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] On February 18, 2016 it was announced that GFW Amped would air on Duke TV in New Zealand.[21][22]

Current championships

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Main article: List of current champions in Global Force Wrestling
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes
GFW Global Championship Nick Aldis 1 October 23, 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Las Vegas, Nevada [23]
GFW NEX*GEN Championship Sonjay Dutt 1 November 27, 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Winston-Salem, North Carolina [24]
GFW Women's Championship Christina Von Eerie 1 October 23, 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Las Vegas, Nevada [23]
GFW Tag Team Championship The Bollywood Boyz
(Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra)		 1 October 23, 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Las Vegas, Nevada [23]

Past championships used by GFW

Promotion Championship Last GFW Champion Reign Notes
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA King of the Mountain Championship PJ Black June 28, 2015 – July 28, 2015 [25]
TNA World Tag Team Championship Brian Myers and Trevor Lee July 28, 2015 – July 29, 2015 [26]

GFW Amped

On July 9, 2015, Jeff Jarrett announced that the name of the GFW's television program was "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 an interview, Jeff Jarrett said that they had sixteen one-hour shows filmed at the Las Vegas tapings and that it was hopeful to have the shows air globally on television in the future.[27]

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)
Maryland Championship Wrestling Baltimore, Maryland
OMEGA Championship Wrestling (OMEGA)[28] Cameron, North Carolina, United States August 14, 2015
Premier British Wrestling (PBW)[5] Scotland July 24, 2014
Preston City Wrestling Preston, Lancashire
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 Superstars of Wrestling 2016 (April 22 & April 23, 2016)
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
Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW)[29] Baltimore, Maryland, United States April 27, 2016 GFW & MCW Collision Course (May 13, 2016)

References

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External links

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