Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Entertainment Inc. have filed a lawsuit against Anthem Sports, the parent company of Impact Wrestling, citing copyright and trademark infringement.
PWInsider first reported on the lawsuit earlier today, and Pro Wrestling Sheet uploaded the lawsuit, which claims that Anthem, along with their Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions company. have continued to use and profit footage from the Global Force Wrestling Amped tapings from several years ago without Jarrett’s permission.
The suit claims that both parties talked about merging back in December of 2016, and in May of 2017 signed a term sheet. The document noted that GFE would retain all rights to the Amped footage. The plans for the two companies to merge were never finalized and were dropped when Jarrett was fired from Impact Wrestling in October of that year.
Despite the non-merger, the lawsuit claims that Anthem has continued to profit off of the Amped content, which was distributed as a four part pay-per-view series, and has failed to provide any compensation towards Global Force Entertainment or Jeff Jarrett. They also said that Impact does not have a license allowing them to distribute the footage, which has been shown on the Fight Network website, Anthem’s wrestling distribution service Global Wrestling Network and is also available on Impact’s online store in DVD form.
Additionally, the lawsuit also brought up similarities between the Global Wrestling Network and Global Force Wrestling, citing the similar green colors and name.
Jarrett and GFE seek punitive or treble damages at least three times the amount of Anthem’s profits or GFE’s damages, whichever is greater, due to what they say is “the nature of the defendants wanton and willful conduct.” They also look to have all of the footage from the Amped tapings, as well as any other additional footage, destroyed and removed from Anthem’s archives, save for the original masters which GFE wants back.
Eli Drake is the new GFW Unified World Champion following tonight’s tapings in Florida.
In a 20-man gauntlet match, Drake entered as the first participant and outlasted everyone else, last eliminating Eddie Edwards to win the title. This will air on the August 24th edition of Impact.
On the episode that aired tonight, it was officially announced that former champion Alberto El Patron had been stripped of the title. Bruce Prichard first tried to award it to Bobby Lashley, but Jim Cornette returned as an on-screen authority figure and set up the gauntlet match.
The move to strip El Patron was made earlier this week following GFW’s investigation of the Orlando International Airport incident between El Patron and fiancee Paige from July. GFW released a statement saying that “While it is apparent that initial reports unfairly characterized El Patron’s involvement in the incident in the Orlando airport, we are nonetheless disappointed with the manner in which he dealt with this situation, we expect more decorum from all on the GFW roster, especially the World Champion.”
While their investigation of the incident has concluded, El Patron remains suspended.
Drake, 34, had been in NXT as Slate Randall before joining Global Force Wrestling in 2015, most recently teaming with Chris Adonis, aka Chris Masters.
Previously: LAX continued to target Alberto El Patron and his family.
Tonight: Alberto El Patron takes on LAX in a gauntlet match. Plus, Knockouts Champion Sienna battles Rosemary in a last Knockout standing match.
Show Recap —
– Earlier today, Joseph Park and Grado arrived at the Impact Zone. Grado is planning to propose to Laurel Van Ness to avoid deportation, but he’s reluctant to go through with it.
Ethan Carter III, Eli Drake & Chris Adonis defeated Eddie Edwards, Moose & Naomichi Marufuji
Buddy Dyer, the mayor of Orlando, served as the special ring announcer for this match.
The faces controlled the early part of this one. Edwards sent EC3 and Drake to the floor. He set up for a dive, but Adonis cut him off with a clothesline. The heels then isolated Edwards in their corner.
Moose got the hot tag and ran wild. EC3 tried using the Grand Championship belt. When the referee took it away, EC3 used a low blow and followed with the Ethan Carter Driver (ECD) on Moose to win the match.
– In the back, McKenzie Mitchell approached the guy who is always doing squats. His name is Richard Justice and he’s a stand-by wrestler. He needs to stay warm in case they need him to compete.
– Bobby Lashley headed down to the ring and called out Bruce Prichard. Lashley demanded a title shot, but Prichard didn’t like everyone making demands. Matt Sydal walked past Prichard and got in Lashley’s face. Lashley shoved Sydal and attempted a spear, then Sydal caught Lashley with a knee and hit the shooting star press.
Taiji Ishimori defeated Davey Richards in a Super X Cup tournament match
Ishimori started off with a fast pace and sent Richards to the floor. Richards gained the advantage and slowed down the match. He used several different submission holds, but Ishimori made a comeback and the pace picked up again.
They traded pinfall attempts in the center of the ring. Ishimori attempted a handspring move off the ropes until Richards caught him with an ankle lock. Ishimori came back with a shining wizard and hit the 450 splash to advance. It will be Ishimori vs. ACH in the semifinals.
– Backstage, Bruce Prichard announced that Bobby Lashley and Matt Sydal will compete against each other at Destination X in three weeks. The winner will receive the title shot he desires.
Unified Knockouts Champion Sienna (w/ KM) defeated Rosemary in a last Knockout standing match to retain her title
Rosemary had the early advantage and set up a table in the corner, though Sienna pulled Rosemary’s shirt over her head to take over. Sienna set up a second table at ringside. Rosemary used a tarantula submission using the guardrail in the crowd.
Sienna used the AK 47 on the apron, sending Rosemary to the floor. Rosemary came back and gave Sienna a Red Wedding on a chair. They were both down when KM came in to help Sienna to her feet.
Rosemary climbed to the top, but KM tried to interfere. She spit the green mist into KM’s eyes, but Sienna shoved her off the top turnbuckle through the table on the floor to win the match.
Octagoncito defeated Trevor Lee by countout
Lee still has the X Division belt after stealing it from Sonjay Dutt. Dutt remains banned from the Impact Zone.
Lee was in control early until Octagoncito made an impressive comeback. He took over and sent Lee to the floor, with Lee taking the countout loss. Dutt ran down to the ring, but Lee took off through the crowd.
– At the LAX Clubhouse, Konnan went over their game plan for tonight. Homicide will start the match and they’ll expose some of Alberto El Patron’s nagging injuries.
– Grado and Joseph Park came out for the proposal, with Grado wearing a bright orange suit. Sienna tried to stop Van Ness, but it failed. Grado got down on one knee and proposed. Allie ran down and cheered them on until Braxton Sutter dragged her to the back. Grado asked again, but Kongo Kong came down and Grado and Park took off.
Alberto El Patron defeated LAX (Homicide, Ortiz, and Santana) w/ Konnan and Diamante by DQ in a gauntlet match
El Patron jumped Homicide to start the match and pinned him within minutes.
Ortiz jumped in and took over on El Patron. They fought on the top turnbuckle and El Patron hit the double foot stomp to score the win.
Santana came in immediately and beat down El Patron. LAX ganged up on El Patron on the floor, but he made a comeback, caught Diamante, and tossed her onto Homicide. El Patron locked on the cross armbreaker on Santana before Ortiz ran in for the DQ.
LAX continued to beat down El Patron after the match. They tied his hand behind his back and continued with the beatdown. Dos Caras and El Hijo de Dos Caras tried to help but were overpowered. Veterans of War ran down for the save and a huge brawl broke out.
Next Week: Grand Champion Moose defends against Ethan Carter III. Plus, Destination X is coming up in three weeks.
While most of the conversation was supposed to be about Global Force Wrestling’s post-Slammiversary plans and the company’s recent rebrand, Jeff Jarrett addressed Alberto El Patron’s suspension on a conference call with the pro wrestling media today.
GFW noted that their statement would be all they’re saying for now while requesting that questions about El Patron not be asked, but Jarrett called the situation with El Patron being investigated for domestic battery “unfortunate” and said that they’re continuing to dig into the matter.
One of the first questions asked was about whether El Patron would be edited out of upcoming episodes of Impact like TNA had to do with Hernandez when his contract with Lucha Underground prohibited him from appearing on TV. Jarrett said that the situations weren’t similar due to Hernandez not legally being allowed to be shown, then said that everyone knows that the incident happened after they taped and that he thought it would further damage their brand to edit footage out.
A question was later posed about whether El Patron would be stripped of the GFW Unified World Championship, with Jarrett saying that it hasn’t been addressed yet because it’s far from what’s most important right now.
Elsewhere on the call, Jarrett maintained that Anthem owns the “Broken Hardys” characters and stated that there’s been no agreement for The Hardys to acquire the rights to them.
Global Force Wrestling has suspended Alberto El Patron until the investigation into him for domestic battery is resolved.
The company issued a statement today: “Global Force Wrestling has indefinitely suspended Alberto El Patron, effective immediately, until the investigation is resolved following a recent incident in Orlando, Florida.”
Prior to suspending him, GFW had noted that they were taking the incident seriously and that they would fully investigate it and cooperate with law enforcement.
El Patron was detained at the Orlando International Airport on Sunday following what one witness referred to as “an altercation” between him and Paige. TMZ later released audio of the incident, confirming that it was between El Patron and Paige after Paige had tweeted that they were the ones to get police involved after a fan threw a drink into El Patron’s face.
In posts on Facebook, Paige’s brothers both alleged that El Patron has physically abused their sister.
El Patron defeated Bobby Lashley at Slammiversary to become GFW’s Unified Champion. He was one of the focal points of the post-PPV television tapings, and Jeff Jarrett clarified on a media conference call that he won’t be edited out of upcoming shows.
The Impact TV tapings following Sunday night’s Slammiversary pay-per-view featured some notable angles, including a retirement announcement and participants being revealed for the returning Super X Cup.
Gail Kim appeared during the tapings and announced that this would be her last year wrestling, stating that she would be returning soon and would end her career on top. Kim has been wrestling since 2000, spending the vast majority of her career wrestling for WWE and Impact, winning the WWE Women’s Championship once and the Impact Knockouts title six times.
It was also announced that the Super X Cup would be making a return after a 12-year absence. The eight-man single elimination tournament will pit wrestlers from various promotions and countries against one another, with the winner most likely becoming the number one contender for the X Division title.
The eight participants in the returning Super X Cup are: Sammy Guevara (WWN, Texas independent scene), Drago (AAA/Lucha Underground), ACH (EVOLVE/indies, formerly of ROH), Andrew Everett (GFW), Taiji Ishimori (NOAH), Davey Richards (GFW), Dezmond Xavier (GFW), and Idris Abraham (GFW).
Matches held on this taping included Xavier defeating Abraham and ACH defeating Everett. The last Super X Cup was held in 2005, with Samoa Joe defeating AJ Styles in the finals.
The Impact tapings ended with a rematch from Slammiversary, pitting unified GFW/Impact Champion Alberto El Patron against Bobby Lashley. LAX came out and attacked Lashley for the DQ, with Konnan announcing that El Patron was the newest member of LAX.
El Patron left with the rest of LAX, seemingly exhausted from the match and not making any comments about his new affiliations.
Impact Wrestling returns to pay-per-view tonight with a show that will further the company’s rebrand into Global Force Wrestling.
Both Impact and GFW gold will be on the line in the main event. Impact World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley faces GFW Global Champion Alberto El Patron in a match where it’s winner-take-all. The same goes for the Impact and GFW Women’s Championships, with Knockouts Champion Rosemary facing GFW Women’s Champion Sienna.
The feud between Josh Mathews and Jeremy Borash will get physical as Mathews teams with Scott Steiner against JB & Joseph Park. In another tag team match, NFL free agent DeAngelo Williams will make his in-ring debut as he teams with Moose against Eli Drake & Chris Adonis.
Elsewhere on the show, EC3 will face James Storm in a strap match, the X Division title will be up for grabs as Sonjay Dutt defends against Low Ki in a two-out-of-three falls match, LAX defend their Impact/GFW tag titles in a four-way match, and Eddie & Alisha Edwards take on Davey Richards & Angelina Love in a Full Metal Mayhem match.
Our coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET.
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Pre-Show Match
Braxton Sutter, Mahabali Shera & Allie defeated KM, Kongo Kong and Laurel Van Ness
Van Ness slapped Sutter before the match and Allie tackled her to the ground. Shera tagged in and had the brief advantage but the heels took over. Allie got the hot tag and ran wild on Van Ness. KM backed Allie in the corner but Sutter nailed him with a forearm. Allie hit the Allie driver on KM and Sutter followed up with the BS Express to win the match.
– Slammiversary kicks off with an owl flying to the ring. Robert Flores and Don West open up the show.
Impact/GFW Tag Champions LAX (w/ Konnan, Homicide & Diamanté) defeated Laredo Kid & Garza Jr. (The Crash), Drago & El Hijo del Fantasma (AAA), Naomichi Marufuji & Taiji Ishimori (NOAH)
Before the match, all four of the heads of each promotion were introduced. The match is being fought under Lucha rules.
This is was a fast paced match with a ton of insane moves. Marufuji and Santana traded stiff chops in the middle of the ring. Drago and Fantasma hit an insane tornado DDT for a close near fall. Ishimori hit a suicide dive to the floor.
Diamanté attempted a hurricanrana on Garza but he caught her and tossed her onto LAX. Homicide gave Garza the Gringo Killer on the apron. Lardeo Kid scored a very close near fall. LAX made a comeback and hit their powerbomb combination for the win.
After the match, Konnan took the mic and announced LAX is expanding. He promised a new member.
-In the back, Joseph Park informed Jeremy Borash that tonight’s match is No Disqualification. J.B. freaked out but Park said to rely on old friends.
DeAngelo Williams & Moose defeated Eli Drake & Chris Adonis
Moose and Adonis started off the match with some brief action. Drake tagged in and demanded Williams. They did some basic back and forth moves but Williams looked really good. Williams hit a cannonball in the corner on Drake. The heels isolated Moose in their corner.
Williams hit a Samoan drop and standing moonsault for a near fall. Moose slid a table in the ring but the heels took back over. Moose made a comeback and placed Adonis on the table. Williams hit a frog splash to win the match but over shot and the table didn’t break.
After the match, Williams and Moose dragged Drake back to the ring and power bombed him through the table.
Ethan Carter III defeated James Storm in a Strap Match
EC3 gained the advantage and choked Storm with the strap. EC3 pulled out a pair of handcuffs from underneath the ring. He tried to handcuff Storm to the corner but Storm countered and handcuffed EC3 instead. Storm viciously whipped EC3 32 times.
The referee freed EC3 from the handcuffs. EC3 took the strap off and went to the floor. EC3 pulled on the strap and drove Storm face first into the corner. Storm made a comeback and hit the superkick but collapsed due to hitting the corner. EC3 hit a modified pedigree to win the match.
After the match, Storm didn’t move and medical staff ran out to check on him.
-In the back, Karen Jarrett and Dutch Mantel searched for Bruce Prichard. They haven’t seen him all day.
Jeremy Borash & Joseph Park defeated Josh Matthews & Scott Steiner in a No Disqualifcation Match
The Pope joined Robert Flores and Don West on commentary for the match. J.B. came in but Matthews tagged out to Steiner right away. Steiner and Matthews chased Park and J.B. to the back.
In the back, the heels chased the faces in a golf cart until they sprayed them with a fire extinguisher. Later, the heels chased the faces down the street in a truck.
J.B. back dropped Matthews into a pool and dove in after him. Steiner tossed Park through a door. Back in the pool, Shark Boy showed up and attacked Matthews. Father James Mitchel approached Park with an Abyss mask.
The heels chased J.B. back into the ring. Matthews locked on the Steiner Recliner on J.B. Shark Boy ran down for the save but Steiner took him out with a belly-to-belly. Steiner locked on the Steiner Recliner on J.B.
James Mitchell distracted the heels and Abyss appeared behind them. Abyss spread thumbtacks in the ring and gave Matthews the black hole slam in the tacks. J.B. hit a splash on Matthews in the tacks and Abyss scored the pin for the win.
Eddie Edwards & Alisha defeated Davey Richards & Angelina Love in Full Metal Mayhem
Edwards and Alisha jumped the heels as they were making their way to the ring. Edwards trapped the heels in a trashcan and they hit the can with kendo sticks. Edwards power bombed Alisha onto Richards. Love brought in a can of thumbtacks and poured them into Edwards mouth. Richards then super kicked Edwards in the mouth.
Edwards placed Richards on a table and climbed a ladder. Love tried to stop him but Alisha power bombed her through a table. Edwards and Richards fought at the top of the ladder and Edwards flipped over Richards, power bombing him through the table for the win.
Sonjay Dutt defeated Low Ki to retain the X Division Championship in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match
The match started off them trading submissions and mat wrestling. Dutt hit a springboard hurricanrana from the top but Low Ki rolled through and hit the Warrior’s Way to win the first fall.
Low Ki went for a second Warrior’s Way but Dutt moved and Low Ki injured his ankle. The referee checked on Low Ki but he was just faking and nailed Dutt with a kick. Low Ki attempted a Warrior’s Way on the steps but Dutt moved and Low Ki really injured the ankle. Low Ki tried to apply the Dragon Sleeper but Dutt rolled him up to win the second fall.
They traded stiff shots in the middle of the ring and Low Ki injured his hand. Low Ki put Dutt in the tree of woe and climbed up the corner but Dutt pulled Low Ki off the top. Dutt hit the moonsault into a double foot stomp to retain the title.
GFW Women’s Champion Sienna defeated Knockouts Champion Rosemary in a Unification Match
Before the match, Hall of Famer Gail Kim held up the titles. Sienna refused to shake hands with Kim. As the match started, KM and Laurel Van Ness came down to ringside. Van Ness pulled down the ropes and Sienna fell to the floor. Sienna sent KM and Van Ness to the back.
Rosemary hit the Red Wedding but Van Ness ran back and pulled Earl Hebner out of the ring. Allie ran out with a kendo stick and chased Van Ness to the back. Sienna nailed Rosemary with the belt for a near fall. Rosemary tried to spit the mist but Sienna covered her mouth and then rubbed the mist into Rosemary’s eyes. Sienna locked on a submission to win the match and unify the titles.
GFW Global Champion Alberto El Patron (w/ Dos Caras) defeated Impact World Champion Bobby Lashley (w/ King Mo) in a Unification Match
El Patron was briefly in control until Lashley took over after an uppercut. King Mo attacked El Patron and Dos Caras nailed him with a chop. Lashley power slammed El Patron on the steps. El Patron made a comeback and hit the back cracker for a two count. El Patron missed a suicide dive and went head first into the floor.
El Patron locked on the cross arm breaker but Lashley countered into a power bomb. El Patron and King Mo shoved each other at ringside. El Patron tackled Lashley through the ropes to the floor. King Mo tired to pick up El Patron but Dos Caras gave him a low blow. Lashley shoved Caras up the ramp. Lashley tired to re-enter the ring but El Patron hit the double foot stomp to win the match and unify the titles.
Jeff Jarrett, Ed Nordholm, Karen Jarrett and some of the roster came out to celebrate Alberto El Patron’s big win to end the show.
When it was announced earlier this week that Impact Wrestling’s parent company had officially acquired Global Force Wrestling, it wasn’t entirely clear if that would result in any noticeable change in operations.
Now, it appears that Impact Wrestling is rebranding as Global Force Wrestling. A report from The Tennessean noted that today, with it saying that the move is to distance the company from the financial trouble and legal drama that had surrounded it under previous ownership.
The report said that the company’s weekly TV show will still be called Impact and their offices will remain in Nashville.
The Impact Wrestling Twitter account also shared The Tennessean’s story.
“We’re a global brand,” Jeff Jarrett said. “We have partnerships in Mexico, Japan, other places. Collectively coming together, we’ve combined forces and basically the rebrand final touches happen at Slammiversary.”
Anthem Executive Vice President Ed Nordholm claimed that the rebrand was necessary due to the double entendre of the old TNA name and because of negative media coverage that the promotion received.
Impact Wrestling and Global Force Wrestling had become increasingly intertwined since Jeff Jarrett returned and took charge of creative after Anthem purchased TNA. GFW titles also began appearing on Impact, with them set to merge with Impact’s belts at Slammiversary on Sunday.
Among other items from the article, it was mentioned that the new GFW is developing an on-demand streaming app for North America to make use of TNA’s video library and that they’re further working on finding their place in India and the United Kingdom.
Previously: Alberto El Patron defeated Eli Drake to earn a shot at the GFW Global Champion.
Tonight: GFW Global Champion Magnus defends against Alberto El Patron.
Show Recap —
Andrew Everett defeated Dezmond Xavier, Caleb Konley, and Matt Sydal
All four guys traded hurricanranas and pinfall attempts to start the match. Konley scored a close near fall with a moonsault. Xavier was on the top turnbuckle when Sydal jumped up and caught him with a hurricanrana, but Xavier was able to land on his feet. Everett then hit the Frankendriver on Xavier to win the match.
– Jeremy Borash was once again in the crowd and harassing Josh Mathews on commentary.
– KM was at his hotel when he stole a pizza claiming to be “Billy.” KM ate the pizza and then refused to pay for it. He yelled at the delivery man and intimidated him.
– James Storm’s music hit but instead Ethan Carter III came out dressed as a cowboy. EC3 mocked Storm and sang him a country song. Storm’s music interrupted and the real James Storm ran out.
They brawled until EC3 managed to handcuff Storm to the ropes. EC3 took off his belt and viciously whipped Storm until his back turned bright red. EC3 tripped over a utility worker and whipped him too.
Laredo Kid & Garza Jr. defeated Idris Abraham & Hakim Zane in a first round GFW Global Tag Team Championship tournament match
A tournament will take place over the next few weeks to crown new GFW Global Tag Team Champions. The finish came when Garza Jr. hit a moonsault onto Abraham on the floor while Laredo Kid simultaneously hit a 450 splash on Zane to score the win and advance in the tournament.
Laurel Van Ness (w/ Kongo Kong) defeated Ava Storie
Laurel Van Ness is still wearing her wedding dress and is a horrible mess. Storie had the early advantage until Van Ness snapped. Van Ness used a curb stomp to the back to win the match.
– Another Rockstar Spud video aired of him rehabbing after the attack by Swoggle.
– LAX held a funeral for Decay. Santana, Ortiz, Diamante, and Homicide had their faces painted white. Santana and Ortiz each held an urn representing Abyss and Crazzy Steve. They came out to funeral music. Konnan pretended to be sad until he ordered LAX to spill the ashes. Rosemary watched from the rafters.
Konnan announced that LAX will enter the GFW tag tournament. Konnan ripped Impact and America. He got upset with a fan that was waving the American flag and pushed him down. The Veterans of War came out and brawled with LAX.
Impact Grand Champion Moose defeated Marshe Rockett to retain his title
All three judges gave the first round to Moose. Moose then used the Go to Hell to win the match in the second round.
After the match, Eli Drake and Tyrus jumped Moose. Chris Adonis ran out and joined in on the beatdown.
– McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Dutch Mantell in the back. He announced that next week the Ultimate X match makes its return.
Alisha Edwards (w/ Eddie Edwards) defeated Angelina Love (w/ Davey Richards) by DQ
Eddie Edwards had minor surgery on his knee so he was on crutches. Alisha used the Future Shock DDT, but Richards jumped on the apron. Alisha kicked the middle rope, which hit him low. Love attacked Alisha with a chain to cause the DQ and Richards attacked Edwards’ knee with the crutch after the match.
Alberto El Patron defeated Magnus to win the GFW Global Championship
Alberto El Patron and Magnus fought on the top turnbuckle and both crashed hard to the floor. El Patron missed a superkick and Magnus hit the Michinoku driver. He followed up with a big elbow for a close near fall.
El Patron made a comeback by hitting a backcracker and locked on the cross armbreaker. Magnus made it to the ropes to break the hold. Magnus locked on the cloverleaf submission, though El Patron made it to the ropes.
El Patron attempted the cross armbreaker again until Magnus took out his leg. El Patron attempted the double stomp but missed and landed on the bad leg. El Patron made another comeback and locked on the cross armbreaker to win the title.
Next Week: X Division Champion Low Ki defends against Andrew Everett and Trevor Lee in Ultimate X. Plus, James Storm vs. Ethan Carter III.
While we await the debut of GFW Amped and an announcement of new Global Force Wrestling shows, the promotion already has a new titleholder as Sonjay Dutt defeated P.J. Black (the former Justin Gabriel) to become the Nex*Gen champion Friday night, their version of the X Division or cruiserweight champion.
Black had won a tournament for the title on 10/23 in Las Vegas in a four-way final match with TJP, Jigsaw, and Virgil Flynn. On that same night, Nick “Magnus” Aldis beat Bobby Roode for the GFW title while Christina Von Eerie downed Amber Gallows for their women’s title.
A former mainstay in TNA and plenty of indies, the 33-year-old Dutt has been part of the promotion’s roster since May.
The match was part of WrestleCade, a weekend event in Winston-Salem, NC, that is built around the Thanksgiving wrestling tradition that existed for so long in the Greensboro/Winston-Salem metropolitan area. Another show is scheduled for Saturday, headlined by Jeff Jarrett vs. Matt Hardy.
Show started with a promo with Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett and Chael Sonnen where Sonnen made fun of Karen leaving Kurt Angle for Jeff. She slapped him and screamed he wouldn’t be in GFW if not for her husband. This promo went absolutely nowhere and no one believed for a minute that Chael Sonnen couldn’t wipe the ring up with both Jarretts in seconds.
NEX*GEN Championship Finals PJ Black vs. Virgil Flynn vs. Jigsaw vs. TJP. PJ Black wins the Title in the Main Event of the show. It was good for the spotfest it was.
NEX*GEN Contenders match Sonjay Dutt vs. Seiya Sanada. Dutt won, but they stole the show. Best match by far.
Women’s Championship Final Christina Von Eerie vs. Amber Gallows. Von Eerie wins the title cleanly.
Tag Team Championship semifinal Reno Scum vs. Teaze N Sleaze. Jacob Austin Young substituted for Kenny King. Reno Scum still won.
Tag Team Championship semifinal Bollywood Boyz vs. Whirlwind Gentlemen. Bollywood Boyz won, and the audience didn’t care much.
Global Championship contenders match Brian Myers vs. Kongo Kong (w/Henry Maxwell) vs. Kevin Kross. Kongo Kong won with a Top Rope Splash. Myers and Kross worked their asses off to get Kong over.
Nick Aldis beat Bobby Roode for the GFW Title, then got a beatdown from Chris Morteszky which he got hardway busted open bad from, so bad they stopped the show to replace the canvas bad. Aldis was a bloody mess and they rushed him to the back.
The Bollywood Boyz beat Reno Scum for the GFW Tag Team Belts which went over like a brick.
The Masked Saint beat Joey Ryan. The crowd did not care except for the plants. There was an angle where Jeff Jarrett announced the movie was released to rave reviews (it has not been) and brought Brett Grandstaff out who got a beat down from Young and Ryan that got no heat and he basically no sold seconds later. It was bad on many levels.
A group of very obvious plants were at ringside with posters for “The Masked Saint” and it was very obvious to the point of “Stunt Granny” bad.
This show had a few good moments, but really looked like any indy show and not a show trying to be the #2 company in America, and right now they’re not even remotely close.
