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LOOKING AT THE LAUNCH OF GFW
By Brad Shepard on 5/11/2015 11:54 AM
Failure to Launch – The Story of Jeff Jarrett’s Generally Forgettable Wrestling
Ever since the demise of WCW, hardcore pro wrestling fans like myself have been clamoring for someone to create legitimate competition for Vince McMahon, who seems to be running WWE on auto- pilot these days.
Enter Global Force Wrestling (GFW), an American professional wrestling organization founded by wrestling superstar Jeff Jarrett. That’s J-E-DOUBLE F J-A-DOUBLE R-E-DOUBLE T. Jarrett first launched Global Force Wrestling in April of 2014, and you can watch it every week on…..oh, wait. You actually can’t watch it on television at all. You see, Jeff Jarrett launched what was touted as a major professional wrestling organization without even having so much as a television deal. In fact, the first GFW show is June 12, 2015, well over one year after he initially launched the GFW brand. It’s being described by Jarrett as a “television taping.” I guess that’s in case a television network actually does decide to pick up the show.
What exactly has Jarrett been doing over the past year you ask? Well, the first thing he did was build a website…with official GFW merchandise. Nothing says ‘I love pro wrestling’ like wearing a t-shirt or hat that carries the name of a wrestling brand that only exists on paper. The website literally could not be more boring or generic. Next Jarrett announced working agreements with several pro wrestling organizations outside of the U.S. for his paper promotion, and GFW ‘presented’ Wrestle Kingdom 9 on American pay-per-view, whatever that is supposed to mean. None of this has benefitted his organization in the slightest.
On May 6th, over one year after launching GFW, Jarrett finally announced his talent roster, at a press conference in Las Vegas. A press conference that he completely failed to promote, televise, or stream in any way, shape, or form. It was truly an epic fail. Attending the press conference with Jarrett was controversial MMA star Chael Sonnen, who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs last year. Jarrett announced Chael as an “expert analyst,” leaving his role unclear. In spite of Jarrett’s blunders, some fans were still interested to see who would sign with GFW. The rumor mill had everyone from Bully Ray to Samoa Joe being a possibility. Instead we were left the most underwhelming roster reveal of a major promotion in professional wrestling history. I could hardly contain my enthusiasm as I read that they signed top name superstars such as D.H. Smith, Justin Gabriel, Chris Masters, Doc Gallows, and Lance Hoyt. With a roster like that, you have to ask yourself who could possibly be the face of this organization. It was another swing and a miss by Jarrett.
Speaking of a swing and a miss, GFW’s first television taping, as part of what is being dubbed the ‘”Grand Slam Tour,” will be held in a ballpark in Tennessee, at the home of Double A baseball’s own Jackson Generals. The ballpark has a seating capacity of 6,000 seats, but I wish Jarrett the best of luck trying to fill even close to that amount. Wrestling shows in ballparks have long been hit or miss, mostly
Thus far Jarrett has made virtually every mistake possible as a promoter. He’ll need to do a whole lot better for GFW to be successful. Based on what I’ve seen I’m not optimistic. Sooner than later whistlin’ Dixie may be getting a visit on her doorstep in Nashville from a humbled, southern gentleman asking for his job back…that’s J-E-DOUBLE F J-A-DOUBLE R-E-DOUBLE T.
LOOKING AT THE LAUNCH OF GFW
By Brad Shepard on 5/11/2015 11:54 AM
Failure to Launch – The Story of Jeff Jarrett’s Generally Forgettable Wrestling
Ever since the demise of WCW, hardcore pro wrestling fans like myself have been clamoring for someone to create legitimate competition for Vince McMahon, who seems to be running WWE on auto- pilot these days.
Enter Global Force Wrestling (GFW), an American professional wrestling organization founded by wrestling superstar Jeff Jarrett. That’s J-E-DOUBLE F J-A-DOUBLE R-E-DOUBLE T. Jarrett first launched Global Force Wrestling in April of 2014, and you can watch it every week on…..oh, wait. You actually can’t watch it on television at all. You see, Jeff Jarrett launched what was touted as a major professional wrestling organization without even having so much as a television deal. In fact, the first GFW show is June 12, 2015, well over one year after he initially launched the GFW brand. It’s being described by Jarrett as a “television taping.” I guess that’s in case a television network actually does decide to pick up the show.
What exactly has Jarrett been doing over the past year you ask? Well, the first thing he did was build a website…with official GFW merchandise. Nothing says ‘I love pro wrestling’ like wearing a t-shirt or hat that carries the name of a wrestling brand that only exists on paper. The website literally could not be more boring or generic. Next Jarrett announced working agreements with several pro wrestling organizations outside of the U.S. for his paper promotion, and GFW ‘presented’ Wrestle Kingdom 9 on American pay-per-view, whatever that is supposed to mean. None of this has benefitted his organization in the slightest.
On May 6th, over one year after launching GFW, Jarrett finally announced his talent roster, at a press conference in Las Vegas. A press conference that he completely failed to promote, televise, or stream in any way, shape, or form. It was truly an epic fail. Attending the press conference with Jarrett was controversial MMA star Chael Sonnen, who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs last year. Jarrett announced Chael as an “expert analyst,” leaving his role unclear. In spite of Jarrett’s blunders, some fans were still interested to see who would sign with GFW. The rumor mill had everyone from Bully Ray to Samoa Joe being a possibility. Instead we were left the most underwhelming roster reveal of a major promotion in professional wrestling history. I could hardly contain my enthusiasm as I read that they signed top name superstars such as D.H. Smith, Justin Gabriel, Chris Masters, Doc Gallows, and Lance Hoyt. With a roster like that, you have to ask yourself who could possibly be the face of this organization. It was another swing and a miss by Jarrett.
Speaking of a swing and a miss, GFW’s first television taping, as part of what is being dubbed the ‘”Grand Slam Tour,” will be held in a ballpark in Tennessee, at the home of Double A baseball’s own Jackson Generals. The ballpark has a seating capacity of 6,000 seats, but I wish Jarrett the best of luck trying to fill even close to that amount. Wrestling shows in ballparks have long been hit or miss, mostly
Thus far Jarrett has made virtually every mistake possible as a promoter. He’ll need to do a whole lot better for GFW to be successful. Based on what I’ve seen I’m not optimistic. Sooner than later whistlin’ Dixie may be getting a visit on her doorstep in Nashville from a humbled, southern gentleman asking for his job back…that’s J-E-DOUBLE F J-A-DOUBLE R-E-DOUBLE T.