Official Wrestling Talk Thread

[Big Bid'Ness]

Man that pop for Nattie tho lol. Dead silent

 

[Pugz]

Man that pop for Nattie tho lol. Dead silent

almost as bad as emzo

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

almost as bad as emzo

 
Next Cruiserweight champ lol.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

 
Global Force has announced Jeff Jarrett is taking an indefinite leave of absence from his role as Chief Creative Officer while he deals with "personal matters"

 
Ummmmmm

 

[Pugz]

 
Next Cruiserweight champ lol.

only to lose it to neville again. neville has been great. its the rest of the "division" they neglect.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

lol the Re-debut of Ziggler

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

only to lose it to neville again. neville has been great. its the rest of the "division" they neglect.

 
If Neville even loses to him that's like a slap to the rest of the cruiserweights in the back

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Dolph Ziggler the gimmick killer!!!!

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Creative must hate Sami Zayn lol

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Amazing, now we have 2 shows with no commissioners lol

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

How did they allow a KO's a bitch sign to get on TV lmao.

 

[Pugz]

barons theme doesnt suit him at all

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

barons theme doesnt suit him at all

 
True, i miss his old theme and set entrance.

 

[Pugz]

 
True, i miss his old theme and set entrance.

his old entrance was awesome. fit him well tok

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Big Cass about to beat Ellsworth with a crutch lol.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

 
As noted, GFW announced today that Jeff Jarrett is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the company to focus on personal matters. It was noted in the announcement that Jarrett will be available to the company on a consultative basis as needed.
 
We also noted how the decision on Jarrett taking time off was made just a few hours before GFW posted the announcement on their website, and how Jarrett posted an optimistic early morning tweet that indicated he knew nothing of the leave that was to be announced. PWInsider reports that Anthem's Ed Nordholm made the decision today and that he personally met with Jarrett in Nashville, Tennessee this afternoon. Jarrett was set to host a NFL Fantasy Draft with members of the GFW staff this evening but that was nixed and the staffers are hosting the draft at the GFW offices instead.
 
Regarding what led to the leave, the feeling is that unhappiness with Jarrett involving his "erratic behavior" was a driving factor in Nordholm's decision. It appears they were not unhappy with the company's creative direction with Jarrett as Chief Creative Officer. The situation had been building for months and the final tipping point was AAA's TripleMania event in Mexico in late August. Jarrett, who recently put on weight, was not in the best of shape for that event and apparently stumbled down the ring steps right before wrestling in a battle royal for just a few minutes. He also took a while getting to the ring. Jarrett represented GFW in the match, along with Moose and Bobby Lashley, and was reportedly heckling fans and throwing tortillas into the crowd, which actually somewhat fit his gimmick in Mexico but still had people talking.
 
Jarrett's condition at TripleMania led to a lot of people wondering if he needed time off. Nordholm witnessed the behavior as he was in attendance for the show. There was also an incident at a GFW TV taping several months back where Jarrett was yelling at Bob Ryder and that incident is said to be the beginning of the problems that led to Nordholm's decision. One source noted to PWInsider that the situation is "far uglier" than anyone realizes.
 
Another source noted to PWInsider that Jarrett was "not blameless" but that there was also "blame to be thrown in all directions" of the company. The same source claimed that a lot of things Jarrett had been publicly criticized for were just him towing the company line and following "marching orders" out of loyalty to Anthem after they brought him back into the company, including when he defended Anthem in the beef with The Hardys. There's been a feeling among some that Jarrett had been trying hard to step in between Nordholm and the wrestling side of the company due to the belief among many that Nordholm didn't "get" the business. One source pointed to how the company put effort into bringing Alberto El Patron in as a surprise for his debut, only for Nordholm to tweet a photo of Patron before he came out, spoiling the surprise. The source admitted that Jarrett needed a break but noted that Jarrett had been "bending over backward" to try and balance things between Anthem and GFW, adding that Jarrett "desperately wanted his company back and wanted to prove to everyone he was right all along with his vision."
 
We noted before that the company was working to determine who would tend to Jarrett's duties while he's gone. PWInsider adds that no decision has been made regarding creative changes and the writing team, which Jarrett put together, still includes Scott D'Amore and Dutch Mantel. Jim Cornette is also still with the company as of this evening. There was speculation that "Big" John Gaburick, who still works with the company as a consultant, was retained as a back-up plan in case the Jarrett regime did not work out.
 
On a related note, a source reported to PWInsider that the GFW - Anthem merger was "nowhere near as completed" as they have touted publicly. Trademarks for Global Force Wrestling and GFW are still under the ownership of the Global Force Wrestling LLC that Jarrett launched in 2014. It's possible that the GFW letters will disappear from Impact Wrestling if Jarrett doesn't return to the company for some reason.
 
It was also reported that Alberto El Patron's status with the company is up in the air as Nordholm was willing to let him go after the Orlando airport incident with Paige in July. Jarrett was hands-on in calming the situation and now that Jarrett is gone, and Patron reportedly has less than a year left on his deal, the planned return at the next set of tapings may be off. We noted before that Jarrett vs. Patron had been discussed for the Bound For Glory pay-per-view in November but that match is probably not happening now.
Shane Helms, who had recent issues with Jarrett, took to Twitter and wrote the following reaction to the news:
 

K-A-Double R-M-Double A
— Hurricane Helms (@ShaneHelmsCom) September 5, 2017

Shafted by ya own company again looool

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Wait, there is moreeee lol
 

 

REPORT: ANTHEM 'HEMORRHAGING FUNDS', WANTS OUT OF GFW
 
Justin Barrasso of Sports Ilustrated is reporting that Global Force Wrestling, under Anthem Media's ownership, has been "hemorrhaging funds" and that "sources close to the situation have confirmed that Anthem is ready to withdraw itself from the wrestling industry and sell GFW."
 
It was obvious based on the last set of TV tapings that there had been cutbacks with a number of talents not brought in and others only used for certain tapings before being flown home, as opposed to remaining for the entire run of tapings.  
 
Since purchasing what at the time was known as TNA Impact Wrestling, Anthem has had to catch the company up and get it out of several legal predicaments including the Billy Corgan situation and a lawsuit brought against the company by its former production company, Virginia's Audience of One Productions.  The ownership came with Impact Wrestling deeply, deeply in the red.  Although there have been several new TV deals made, there have been relatively few new revenue streams brought into the company and partnerships forged with different international companies, including AAA, Crash Lucha Libre and Pro Wrestling NOAH. 
 
Since Anthem purchased the company, controversy continued to follow, including the "Broken Hardys" situation, the suspension of then-reigning GFW champion Alberto el Patron and now, the departure of Jeff Jarrett, who is taking an "indefinite leave of absence" as Chief Creative Officer following a meeting yesterday in Nashville, TN with Ed Nordholm.
Prior to Anthem taking ownership of Impact from Dixie Carter and Impact Ventures LLC, World Wrestling Entertainment, ROH parent company Sinclair Broadcast Group and Billy Corgan (who went on to purchase the National Wrestling Alliance instead) all looked into potentially acquiring the brand - and in the case of Corgan began that process before ending up suing the very company he was, at the time, President of.
 
PWInsider.com can confirm that there were multiple meetings yesterday afternoon and early evening regarding plans for the company going forward   We can also confirm that calls were being made yesterday to members of the roster to assure them that everything was fine following the Jarrett announcement.
 
 Anthem Media is also the parent company of the Fight Network, which airs pro wrestling programming regularly.  It has begun putting much of the TNA/Impact/GFW library to use on the network since acquiring ownership.

 

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WWE announced earlier this week that Vince McMahon will make a rare television appearance next week on SmackDown Live. Mr. McMahon will address the situation between Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon, including Shane’s suspension.
 
During the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer speculated that Vince will announce the long-rumored match between Owens and Shane for the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
 
While it’s still uncertain if Shane and Kevin Owens’ match will have a stipulation, Jinder Mahal’s WWE Championship defense against Shinsuke Nakamura is not expected to take place inside the Hell in a Cell structure. As a result, expect the clash between Owens and the ‘indefinitely suspended’ SmackDown commissioner to take place inside the demonic structure.
 
WWE Hell in a Cell takes place on Sunday, October 8th from Detroit, Michigan.

 
When your championship match is not even in the Cell lol.

 

[Pugz]

i may get to see shane do something cool live

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

i may get to see shane do something cool live

 
Jump off the jumbotron lol