type private limited liability company industry professional wrestling genre sports entertainment founded april 7 2014 2014 04 07 founders jeff jarrett karen jarrett headquarters nashville tennessee united states area served worldwide key people jeff jarrett co founder ceo karen jarrett co founder scott d amore vp international relations hermie sadler member of board of directors owners jeff jarret karen jarrett website globalforcewrestling.com 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 . contents 1 history 1.1 formation 2 current championships 2.1 past championships used by gfw 3 gfw amped 4 partnerships 5 references 6 external links history edit formation edit with jeff jarrett out as minority investor of tna wrestling 1 he debuted the branding of global force wrestling in april 2014 . since that time he has been promoting the brand and establishing international partnerships with wrestling promotions across the world . the organization has a strategic partnership with 25 7 productions and david broome creator of nbc s the biggest loser . 2 broome has stated that the organization plans to create new on air content 52 weeks per year . 2 as of august 2014 gfw has announced working agreements with mexican promotion asistencia asesor a y administraci n aaa 3 japan s new japan pro wrestling njpw promotion 4 multiple european promotions 5 south african promotion world wrestling professionals wwp 6 and promotions from australia and new zealand . 7 as part of gfw s relationship with new japan pro wrestling gfw presented njpw s wrestle kingdom 9 at the tokyo dome on the american pay per view market on january 4 2015 8 which featured commentary from jim ross and matt striker . 9 the wrestle kingdom 9 event reportedly drew 12 000 to 15 000 buys in north america . 10 the first global force wrestling house show took place on june 12 2015 at the ballpark at jackson in jackson tennessee as part of gfw s grand slam tour which entailed holding events at minor league baseball stadiums . 11 in that show s main event bullet club members karl anderson and doc gallows defeated the new heavenly bodies . 12 the inaugural television tapings took place at the orleans arena in las vegas nevada . the first three events were taped on july 24 2015 august 21 2015 and october 23 2015 . 13 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 . 14 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 . 15 on july 9 2015 jeff jarrett announced that the name of the gfw tv show would be gfw amped . 16 on september 14 2015 gfw announced that they had signed an international tv distribution deal with boulder creek tv in the uk . 17 18 19 20 on february 18 2016 it was announced that gfw amped would air on duke tv in new zealand . 21 22 current championships edit championship current champion s reign date won days held location notes gfw global championship nick aldis 1 october 23 2015 359 las vegas nevada 23 gfw nex gen championship sonjay dutt 1 november 27 2015 324 winston salem north carolina 24 gfw women s championship christina von eerie 1 october 23 2015 359 las vegas nevada 23 gfw tag team championship the bollywood boyz gurv sihra and harv sihra 1 october 23 2015 359 las vegas nevada 23 past championships used by gfw edit promotion championship last gfw champion reign notes total nonstop action wrestling tna king of the mountain championship pj black july 27 2015 july 28 2015 25 tna world tag team championship brian myers and trevor lee july 28 2015 july 29 2015 26 gfw amped edit on july 9 2015 jeff jarrett announced that the name of the gfw s television program was amped . the inaugural television tapings took place at the orleans arena in las vegas nevada . the first three events occurred on july 24 2015 august 21 2015 and october 23 2015 . throughout may 2015 gfw announced their roster for the first tv tapings . in a december 2015 interview jeff jarrett said that they had sixteen one hour shows filmed at the las vegas tapings and that it hoped to have the shows air globally on television in the future . 27 partnerships edit promotion name location partnered on gfw events wrestlecade entertainment aml wrestling winston salem nc june 16th 2015 gfw bbt ballpark august 14 2015 . wrestlecade and showcase of champions on november 27 28 2015 . gfw vs aml wrestling may 15th 2016 asistencia asesor a y administraci n aaa 3 mexico city mexico april 29 2014 emerald wrestling promotions ewp 5 ireland july 24 2014 explosive pro wrestling epw 7 perth western australia australia august 14 2014 impact pro wrestling ipw 7 auckland new zealand august 14 2014 new generation wrestling ngw 5 hull east riding of yorkshire england july 24 2014 new japan pro wrestling njpw 4 nakano tokyo japan june 23 2014 wrestle kingdom 9 january 4 2015 maryland championship wrestling mcw 28 baltimore maryland united states april 27 2016 gfw & mcw collision course may 13 2016 omega championship wrestling omega 29 cameron north carolina united states august 14 2015 premier british wrestling pbw 5 scotland july 24 2014 preston city wrestling pcw preston lancashire pro wrestling alliance australia pwa 7 sydney new south wales australia august 14 2014 revolution pro wrestling rpw 5 southern england england july 24 2014 riot city wrestling rcw 7 adelaide south australia australia august 14 2014 total nonstop action wrestling tna nashville tennessee united states june 24 2015 tna vs. gfw supershow august 12 2015 westside xtreme wrestling wxw oberhausen north rhine westphalia germany july 24 2014 superstars of wrestling 2016 april 22 & april 23 2016 world wrestling professionals wwp 6 port elizabeth eastern cape south africa august 5 2014 wrestlemonster july 18 2015 wrestleclash wc 7 melbourne victoria australia august 14 2014 references edit johnson mike . jeff jarrett out as minority owner of tna wrestling . pwinsider . retrieved 16 september 2015 . a b goldberg lesley . biggest loser creator to bring new wrestling venture to tv exclusive . holllywoodreporter.com . the hollywood reporter . retrieved 15 april 2014 . a b gfw partners with mexico s top wrestling promotion aaa . globalforcewrestling.com . global force wrestling . retrieved 30 april 2014 . a b gfw reaches agreement with new japan pro wrestling . global force wrestling . a b c d e gfw reaches agreements with european promotions . global force wrestling . a b gfw inks partnership with south african promotion . global force wrestling . a b c d e f gfw locates new partners down under global force wrestling . global force wrestling . johnson mike 1 october 2014 . latest on first gfw ppv . pro wrestling insider . retrieved 1 october 2014 . caldwell james 15 december 2014 . gfw news report jim ross s commentary partner for jan. 4 . pro wrestling torch . retrieved 16 december 2014 . lee joseph 12 march 2015 . gfw news njpw news update on wrestle kingdom 9 buyrate . wrestling observer newsletter . retrieved 26 may 2015 . global force wrestling tours this summer . wnw . 20 april 2015 . retrieved 20 april 2015 . 6 12 gfw results jackson tennessee debut live event at wrestleview.com global force wrestling debuting on 7 24 in las vegas . wrestleview . 30 march 2015 . retrieved 30 march 2015 . the gfw roster reveal begins ; chael sonnen named gfw analyst . global force wrestling . 6 may 2015 . retrieved 6 may 2015 . dead link global force wrestling to crown four champions . pwtorch.com gfw news jeff jarrett reveals name of gfw s tv show . andrew kulha 14 september 2015 . jeff jarrett s global force wrestling goes international with new 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retrieved 28 july 2015 . johnson mike 2015 07 28 . another big tna spoiler . pro wrestling insider . retrieved 2015 07 29 . under the mat radio afternoon with jeff jarrett . blogtalkradio . dec 9 2015 . retrieved december 14 2015 . joppa md presented by gfw and mcw . caldwell james . news global force & omega starting a working relationship title match added to friday s global force show in n.c. . pro wrestling torch . pwtorch.com . retrieved 14 august 2015 . external links edit official website v t e total nonstop action wrestling championships world world heavyweight reigns secondary impact grand reigns x division reigns tag team division world tag team reigns women s division knockouts reigns accomplishments king of the mountain bound for glory series feast or fired gauntlet for the gold option c other tournaments hall of fame triple crown grand slam former championships talent roster teams and stables x division knockouts alumni current champions programming impact wrestling xplosion global impact gut check today epics reaction british boot camp one night only other programming pay per views merchandise albums video games subsidiaries tna home video tna knockout music see also history celebrities popular culture affiliated promotions current asistencia asesor a y administraci n former consejo mundial de lucha libre evolve global force wrestling inoki genome federation national wrestling alliance new japan pro wrestling ohio valley wrestling ring ka king wrestle 1 v t e asistencia asesor a y administraci n miscellaneous roster hall of fame alas de oro copa antonio pe a rey de reyes lucha libre world cup merchandise lucha libre aaa h roes del ring partnerships global force wrestling international wrestling syndicate lucha underground pro wrestling noah total nonstop action wrestling v t e new japan pro wrestling championships active heavyweight iwgp heavyweight reigns iwgp intercontinental reigns iwgp tag team reigns junior heavyweight iwgp junior heavyweight reigns iwgp junior heavyweight tag team reigns never never openweight reigns never openweight 6 man tag team reigns inactive iwgp u 30 openweight reigns iwgp third belt reigns nwa international junior heavyweight reigns nwa world junior heavyweight reigns nwf heavyweight reigns nwf north american heavyweight reigns nwa north american tag team reigns uwa world junior light heavyweight reigns wwf international heavyweight reigns wwf international tag team reigns wwf junior heavyweight reigns wwf north american heavyweight reigns wwf world martial arts heavyweight reigns tournaments active best of the super juniors g1 climax new japan cup super j cup super jr. tag tournament world tag league inactive young lion cup 1985 2005 miscellaneous bushiroad new japan pro wrestling world current champions personnel partnerships consejo mundial de