Category: Global Force Wrestling

GFW Announces Partnership For Upcoming Live Shows

Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling announced a deal with Bandit Lites for their upcoming live shows. Here is the press release:

GFW TO PARTNER WITH BANDIT LITES, THE GLOBAL LEADER IN EVENT AND CONCERT LIGHTING

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When Global Force Wrestling brings i’s fresh, high-energy, fan-friendly brand to Las Vegas for their first taping of its broadcast shows on July 24 at the Orleans Arena, Bandit Lites will light the way.

Bandit, a 22-time winner of lighting company of the year is the worldwide leader in event and concert lighting. Born in the 1960s in Kingsport, Tennessee, Bandit  is headquartered in Knoxville and has offices in Nashville, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The company has done all of the lighting for Garth Brooks concerts and specials for years, as well as hundreds of other musical acts including Aerosmith, Queen, Van Halen, Jimmy Buffett, Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban. Bandit has lit special events for President Clinton, the NFL and the Make A Wish Foundation, among myriad others.

Bandit also is no stranger to combat sports, having done lighting for the UFC, WCW and WWE, including 16 WrestleManias.

“Bandit Lites is innovative, committed and the worldwide leader in its field.” said Jeff Jarrett, GFW Founder and CEO. “Those are traits that make it a perfect partner for Global Force Wrestling as it embarks in its journey to capture the hearts and imaginations of fans around the world.”

GFW’s first three shows at the Orleans Arena will take place on Friday, July 24; Friday, Aug. 21 and Friday Oct. 23.

“We’re looking forward to bringing the best production values in al of entertainment to GFW at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas,” said Michael T. Strickland, Founder and CEO of Bandit.

Wrestler’s Comment on the Tragic Passing of Perro Aguayo Jr.

Several wrestlers took to Twitter and Instagram to comment on the horrible tragic passing of El Hijo del Perro Aguayo in Mexico on Friday night. Below are some of the tweets:

 

Reportedly Jeff Jarrett Unable To Secure TV Deal For GFW

According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Jeff Jarrett has reportedly been unable to secure a paid TV deal for Global Force Wrestling to air a weekly show.

TV industry sources report that Jarrett proposed a concept to at least one network, said to be a channel without full national clearance and probably other networks. Jarrett also was unable to secure a deal for this concept. Jarrett’s idea is to do a test-run live special that would feature talents from the indies, New Japan Pro-Wrestling and AAA under the GFW banner.

It was noted earlier that PWInsider reported that Jarrett was expected to announce GFW TV tapings for Las Vegas soon.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

GFW To Announce TV Tapings Soon?

Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling is expected to announce TV tapings for Las Vegas soon. PWInsider reports that one source claims there are tapings tentatively planned for the first week of May, while another source claims that TV taping dates are for July will be announced.

 

Source: WrestlingINC.com

Possible GFW Announcements Coming Soon From Jeff Jarrett

Source: WrestlingINC.com

According to PWInsider Jeff Jarrett is reportedly preparing to make Global Force Wrestling announcements next month during WrestleMania week, that’s the same time he made GFW announcement last year. Word is that the announcement will have to do with GFW talents and live events.

PWInsider also reports that there has been discussions of doing another live pay-per-view with New Japan Pro-Wrestling this spring and bringing a AAA live pay-per-view to the United States.

 

Jeff Jarrett – Ed Boston Podcast – WK9 Recap & What’s Next

Jeff Jarrett - Ed Boston Podcast - WK9 Recap

Our friend Ed Boston will once again be talking to Jeff Jarrett on The Ed Boston Podcast this Friday, January 9, 2015 at 2:30pm Est/1:30pm C. Ed will talk with Jarrett about what happened at the Wrestle Kingdom 9 pay-per-view & what’s next for him, Global Force Wrestling & etc.

To listen to the interview CLICK HERE

Wrestle Kingdom 9 Results

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 - GFW

IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship – 4-Way Match: (C) reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) def. Forever Holligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero), Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & Kushida) & The Young Bucks

6-Man Tag: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojimo & Tomoaki Honma def. The Bullet Club (Jeff Jarrett, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi

8-Man Tag: Mikey Nicholls, Naomichi Murufuji, Shane Haste & Toru Yano def. Suzukigun (Shelton X Benjamin, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Takashi Iizuka

Match Can Only End By KO or Submission: Minoru Suzuki def. Kazushi Sakuraba by technical submission ( rear naked choke)

NEVER Openweight Championship: Togi Makabe def. (C) Tomohiro Ishii: Makabe is new NEVER Openweight Champion

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega def. (C) Ryusuke Taguchi: Omega is new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion

IWGP Tag Team Championship: Meiyu Tag (Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata) def. (C) The Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows): Meiyu Tag are the new IWGP Tag Team Champions

AJ Styles def. Tetsuya Naito

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Shinsuke Nakamura def. Kota Ibushi

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: (C) Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Kazuchika Okada

 

All You Need To Know About Wrestle Kingdom 9

  • Event Date: January 4, 2015
  • Venue: Tokyo Dome
  • Location: Tokyo, Japan

MATCH CARD

IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada

IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Kota Ibusha

AJ Styles vs. Tetsuya Naito

IWGP Tag Team Championship
Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) (c) vs. Meiyu Tag (Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata)

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Kenny Omega

NEVER Openweight Championship
Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Togi Makabe

Match Can Only End By KO Or Submission
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Minoru Suzuki

8-Man Tag
Suzukigun (Shelton X Benjamin, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr, & Takashi Iizuka) vs. Mikey Nicholls, Naomichi Marufuji, Shane Haste & Toru Yano)

Six-Man Tag
Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Jeff Jarrett & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojimo & Tomoaki Honma

Four-Way Tag Team Match
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
ReDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly) (c) vs. Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) vs. Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & Kushida) vs. The Young Bucks

Pre-Show Match
15-Man New Japan Rumble
Jushin Thunder Liger, Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask, Yuji Nagata as confirmed participants

UNITED STATES BROADCAST TIMES

2A.M. ET / 1A.M. CT (LIVE)

7P.M. ET / 8P.M. CT (REPLAY)

 

GFW Presents NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 9 PPV Full Card

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 - GFW

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: (C) Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Kazuchika Okada

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Shinsuke Nakamura VS Kota Ibushi

AJ Styles VS Tetsuya Naito

IWGP Tag Team Championship: (C) The Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) VS Meiyu Tag ( Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata)

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kenny Omega

NEVER Openweight Championship: (C) Tomohiro Ishii VS Togi Makabe

Minoru Suzuki VS Kazushi Sakuraba (Match can only end by submission, KO or referee stoppage)

8-Man Tag: Mikey Nicholls, Maomichi Marufuji, Shane Haste & Toru Yanu VS Lance Archer, Shelton X Benjamin, Takashi Iizuka & Davey Boy Smith Jr.

6-Man Tag: The Bullet Club ( Jeff Jarrett, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi) VS Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma

IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: (C) reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) VS The Time Splitters ( Alex Shelley & Kushida) VS The Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) VS The Young Bucks

(Pre-show Match) 15-Man New Japan Rumble: Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata are confirmed participants.

Jim Ross & Matt Striker on commentary

 

GFW Presents NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 9 Preshow (video)

A look at Global Force Wrestling presents New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 9 on Sunday, January 4, 2015