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http://www.cheap-heat.com/jeff-jarrett-talks-about-global-force-wrestling-wrestlekingdom-9-pro-wrestling-in-2015-and-more/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/jeff-jarrett-talks-about-global-force-wrestling-wrestlekingdom-9-pro-wrestling-in-2015-and-more/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:45:03 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha AAA Alex Shelley AXS TV Forever Hooligans GFW Global Force Wrestling Jeff Jarrett KUSHIDA New Japan Pro Wrestling NJPW reDRagon Ring of Honor ROH Time Splitters WWE Network Young Bucks http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=8169 In an interview with Chad Dukes of CBS Radio Washington DC 106.7 The Fan and ChadDukesWrestling.com, Global Force Wrestling's Jeff Jarrett discussed the promotion, what 2015 will be like for professional wrestling, the January 4th Tokyo Dome event an more. Highlights of the interview are below: What GFW will actually be like: "Global Force will […]

In an interview with Chad Dukes of CBS Radio Washington DC 106.7 The Fan and ChadDukesWrestling.com, Global Force Wrestling's Jeff Jarrett discussed the promotion, what 2015 will be like for professional wrestling, the January 4th Tokyo Dome event an more.

Highlights of the interview are below:

What GFW will actually be like: "Global Force will be its… a standalone. I think that's a nice enough term for it. With its own roster, with its own sponsors, own venue, running shows everything that goes with a promotion. But at Global Force Wrestling we also have a fundamental philosophy that's a 180 from what's been done over the last 10-15 years. Most promotions act like they're the only promotion that exists and no other promotions…they certainly don't talk about them and if they do they don't talk about them in a negative light. We've got a different philosophy. We've recognized and partnered with the best promotions in the world, New Japan's at the very top of that list. They're obviously the best promotion in Japan. AAA, in Mexico, a red-hot promotion in Mexico. We have partnered with independent promotions around the world. Our South African partner, we're going to be making some announcements on that in the days and weeks to come. Yes, we're going to be a stand alone promotion, and that's going to roll out in 2015, but we're also going to partner and what better way to step onto the grand stage and create even more brand awareness, partnering with New Japan bringing WrestleKingdom 9."

The January 4th New Japan Tokyo Dome show: "I'll give you two matches on this show that are in my opinion, Wrestling 2015 and beyond. The first match on the show is guys that you're very familiar with, the Young Bucks, the Forever Hooligans, the Time Splitters- Alex Shelly & Kushida, and then Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions, ReDragon. That four corners tag match, I've seen bits and pieces of them on my previous trips over to Japan but those guys in a Dome atmosphere, there's no doubt in mind it is going to be a match for the ages. It will blow you away. And then the last match of the night, the main event, Tanahashi, and if you want to talk about just one guy, that's the guy. He's a rock star, he's in his mid 30?s, he's in the prime of his career and he's facing Okada, the Rainmaker. Those two guys have an awesome rivalry. It's just like a Rock-Stone Cold, a Hogan-Andre, Bret Hart-Stone Cold, whatever your feud or rivalry of a lifetime, whatever your favorite feud is, their rivalry is right on par with it."

2015 being a competitive year for pro wrestling: "I said it back in February or March, that I felt the business was so healthy and just on the cusp of a boom. Here we are rolling into 2015 and Ring of Honor has entered the pay-per-view world, you mentioned Lucha Underground, New Japan's got a deal on AXS TV, New Japan World as a digital streaming service, obviously everybody knows about the WWE Network and the massive amount of content, Global Force Wrestling is doing its rollout, it's a very healthy market. I used this analogy the other day, I got asked sort of the same question, if you've got a busy intersection with a lot of fans and a lot of people, let's just say for example you put a McDonalds hamburgers on one corner and across the street you put a Wendy's hamburgers. The people at Burger King try to do everything in their power, �how can I get on the other corner because the other two hamburger joints are doing good.'? I believe it's making all of us healthy."

The interview is available in full at this link .

http://www.cheap-heat.com/new-japan-pro-wrestling-to-air-weekly-on-axs-tv-in-united-states/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/new-japan-pro-wrestling-to-air-weekly-on-axs-tv-in-united-states/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 21:10:46 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha AXS TV New Japan Pro Wrestling NJPW http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=7769 AXS TV EXPANDS FRIDAY NIGHT LINEUP ACQUIRING �NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING' SERIES FOR 2015  13-Episode Series Premieres on U.S. Television Jan. 16, 2015 at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT Leading Into the Weekly Live AXS TV FIGHTS Broadcast Josh Barnett and Mauro Ranallo Serve As English Language Commentators LOS ANGELES – Nov. 24, 2014 […]

AXS TV EXPANDS FRIDAY NIGHT LINEUP ACQUIRING �NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING' SERIES FOR 2015

13-Episode Series Premieres on U.S. Television Jan. 16, 2015 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT Leading Into the Weekly Live AXS TV FIGHTS Broadcast

Josh Barnett and Mauro Ranallo Serve As English Language Commentators

LOS ANGELES – Nov. 24, 2014 – Building on the success of the AXS TV FIGHTS Friday night franchise, AXS TV has acquired a 13 episode series from Japan's largest professional wrestling promotion, NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (NJPW). Premiering Jan. 16, 2015 , NJPW will air on Friday nights at 9 p.m. ET /6 p.m. PT leading into the network's weekly live MMA, Muay Thai, and kickboxing broadcasts.

Airing for the first time ever in the U.S., the hour-long weekly series features the most exciting matches from NJPW's Japanese broadcasts and pay-per-view events. Former UFC Heavyweight champion and NJPW veteran Josh Barnett and famed combat sports commentator Mauro Ranallo are providing English language commentary for the series.

Founded in 1972, NJPW has established itself as the premier wrestling organization in Japan and the second largest and fastest growing wrestling promotion in the world. In recent years, NJPW has gained international recognition, winning the Wrestling Observer Newsletter "Promotion of the Year" award two years running and boasting three-year reigning "Wrestler of the Year" Hiroshi Tanahashi.

The series premiere features Tanahashi defending the promotion's prestigious IWGP Heavyweight Title against his long-time rival Kazuchika Okada in front of 29,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome.

"With this acquisition, AXS TV FIGHTS now offers one of the most diverse combat sports and sports entertainment programming line-ups on television," said AXS TV FIGHTS CEO Andrew Simon. "There is a strong relationship and influence between professional wrestling and MMA, and with the addition of Josh Barnett and Mauro Ranallo as our commentators, we're confident this new venture will be a crossover hit with wrestling and MMA fans alike."

AXS TV's NJPW episodes were produced by and purchased from TV ASAHI CORPORATION.

ABOUT AXS TV FIGHTS

AXS TV Fights presents more LIVE mixed martial arts, Muay Thai and kickboxing events than any other television network with 40+ LIVE world-class fight cards each year. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello and five-time MMA world champion Pat Miletich call all the action as champions, challengers, and top prospects take center stage every Friday night at 10pE/7pP. AXS TV Fights can be found online , on Facebook and on Twitter . AXS TV is widely distributed in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other cable, satellite and telco providers. The network is also carried in Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.