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|writer =
Jeremy Borash <br> Mark LaMonaco <br> Court Bauer <br> Hunter Johnson
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|founder = Jeff Jarrett & Karen Jarrett
|founder = Jeff Jarrett & Karen Jarrett
|website = http://www.gfwrestling.blogspot.com
|website = http://www.gfwrestling.blogspot.com
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'''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. On
October
2nd 2016
,
Jarrett signed a deal to take over as sole owner of TNA and on October 9th
2016
, Jarrett signed a deal to merge the two companies into one with it going through officially November 1, 2016 and the first
GFW
Amped
will
air
live November 3rd, 2016. On October 8th at the same
press conference
where he acknowledged the end of TNA a surprise guest made an announcement
to
.
Cary
Silkin,
former ROH Owner and Sinclair ambassador made an announcement that ROH Final Battle 2016 would be the final show from ROH as they too would be merging into GFW. Lastly Jarrett introduced his new head of Talent Relations and the two newest signees to GFW, Jim Ross, Alberto El Patron and Zach Sabre Jr. On January 1,
2017
GFW will present GFW New Year's Revolution where all the titles will be merged
.
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'''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. On
December
16th
, 2016 GFW will
hold
a
press conference to
announce
plans
for
2017.
==History==
==History==
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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. 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) would be crowned at the July 24 tapings in Las Vegas. On July 9, 2015, Jeff Jarrett announced that the name of the GFW TV show would be GFW Amped.
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. 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) would be crowned at the July 24 tapings in Las Vegas. On July 9, 2015, Jeff Jarrett announced that the name of the GFW TV show would be GFW Amped.
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On September 14, 2015, GFW announced that they had signed an international TV distribution deal with Boulder Creek TV in the UK. On February 18, 2016 it was announced that GFW Amped would air on Duke TV in New Zealand
. On October 9th, 2016 GFW announced that it would honor TNA's contract with POP TV in the U.S. before moving Amped to Fox Sports 1 come 2017. GFW will then move Xplosion to Fox Sports 2 also in January
.
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On September 14, 2015, GFW announced that they had signed an international TV distribution deal with Boulder Creek TV in the UK. On February 18, 2016 it was announced that GFW Amped would air on Duke TV in New Zealand.
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==Programming==
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===Weekly===
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GFW will began airing Amped on November 3rd, 2016 on Pop TV. The promotion broadcasts each two-hour show every Thursday evening at 9pm ET/ 8pm CT. The broadcast team of Amped includes Joey Styles and Cyrus Fees as the show's commentating duo.
==International Partnerships==
==International Partnerships==
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GFW currently has interpromotional relationships with Japan's
New Japan Pro Wrestling
(
NJPW
), South Africa's World Wrestling Professionals (WWP), Mexico's Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA
) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL
), Germany's Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), Great Britain's Preston City Wrestling (PCW) and Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) and American promotions OMEGA Championship Wrestling (OMEGA), Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW), and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG)
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GFW currently has interpromotional relationships with Japan's
Wrestle-1
(
W-1
), South Africa's World Wrestling Professionals (WWP), Mexico's Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), Germany's Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), Great Britain's Preston City Wrestling (PCW) and Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) and American promotions OMEGA Championship Wrestling (OMEGA), Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW),
AML Wrestling (AML)
and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG)
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==Features==
==Features==
===Six sided ring===
===Six sided ring===
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===GFW contracts===
===GFW contracts===
GFW wrestlers are forbidden by contract from working for other companies with televised wrestling shows, but are free to perform non-televised work for any other independent wrestling promotions, domestic or international, as well as televised events held by foreign promotions that GFW has a working relationship with. Many GFW wrestlers perform regularly for various promotions on the independent circuit in addition to GFW's weekly shows. The top GFW stars have guaranteed contracts but the majority of GFW wrestlers are paid on a per appearance basis. GFW wrestlers are classified as independent contractors and are not entitled to form workers' unions or employer health coverage.
GFW wrestlers are forbidden by contract from working for other companies with televised wrestling shows, but are free to perform non-televised work for any other independent wrestling promotions, domestic or international, as well as televised events held by foreign promotions that GFW has a working relationship with. Many GFW wrestlers perform regularly for various promotions on the independent circuit in addition to GFW's weekly shows. The top GFW stars have guaranteed contracts but the majority of GFW wrestlers are paid on a per appearance basis. GFW wrestlers are classified as independent contractors and are not entitled to form workers' unions or employer health coverage.
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====List Of GFW Personnel====
====List Of GFW Personnel====
{{Main|List Of GFW Personnel}}
{{Main|List Of GFW Personnel}}
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[GFW Nex*Gen Championship]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[GFW Nex*Gen Championship]]
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''Vacant''
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|style="text-align: center;"|
Cody Rhodes
|style="text-align: center;"|1
|style="text-align: center;"|1
|style="text-align: center;"|Sonjay Dutt
|style="text-align: center;"|Sonjay Dutt
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|style="text-align: center;"|
Nashville
,
Tennessee
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|style="text-align: center;"|
Winston-Salem
,
North Carolina
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[GFW Tag Team Championship]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[GFW Tag Team Championship]]
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|style="text-align: center;"|''Vacant''
|style="text-align: center;"|''Vacant''
|style="text-align: center;"|Las Vegas, Nevada
|style="text-align: center;"|Las Vegas, Nevada
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===Other Accomplishments===
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The following accomplishments in GFW allows for the winner of a featured competition (e.g. tournament, battle royal, etc.) to be awarded a championship match in the future. The '''Feast or Fired Match''' is a ladder match held at '''New Year's Revolution''' where twelve competitors vie for 4 contracts that guarantees a title shot at the title they win the briefcase for anytime over the next year for three of the cases. The fourth case contains a pink slip with the person who wins that briefcase is fired. The '''BFG Series Playoffs''' is an annual tournament held over the course of September to determine who recieves a GFW Global Championship opportunity at Bound For Glory.
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Accomplishment
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Latest winner(s)
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|style="text-align: center;"|Feast Or Fired Match
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|style="text-align: center;"|(World Heavyweight)
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|style="text-align: center;"|(King Of The Mountain)
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|style="text-align: center;"|(Tag Team)
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|style="text-align: center;"|(Pink Slip)
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|style="text-align: center;"|BFG Series Playoffs
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