Below is the audio from an exclusive interview Global Force Wrestling’s Jeff Jarrett granted to WrestleZone. It features Jeff talking candidly with WrestleZone Daily host Nick Hausman.
The following are excerpts from the above interview with Jeff:
NH: One of the things that Chael Sonnen has said recently, that I thought was really interesting, was that he was the heir to the throne of the “Piper’s Pit” segment. He said that Roddy Piper had given him his blessing. Is there any chance that the “Piper’s Pit” transition would have happened in GFW?
JJ: I don’t want to go so far as to say that; Chael is a lightening rod. I can confirm that there were talks. I talked to Roddy two days before his passing and we exchanged multiple texts the day before his passing. We were lining things up. He (Piper) has a movie coming out that Global Force is going to be partnering with to help them promote. So, it turned some heads when Roddy said that (about Chael). The fact of the matter is, Chael and Roddy’s son Colt were on the same team, trained together and they know each other very, very well. Obviously, they’ve had those conversations. Whether it be tongue-in-cheek or whether it not, I know that Roddy was looking forward to coming to Vegas, to Amped, to have a… I don’t know what you’d call it… how you diplomatically say that… maybe have a little short, sweet conversation with Chael and let it go where it may go.
NH: We talked a little bit earlier about where you guys might wind up distributing Amped. But, you’re currently already on TV every week on Destination America as a part of TNA Wrestling. What is the current working relationship between GFW and TNA?
JJ: Tomorrow night is taking another step and it’s a really cool thing. We talked about this at the beginning of this conversation, one of our “missions” with GFW is to work with promotions. Ironically as it may be, me going back to a company that I founded and now we’re having a “super show.” It’s playing out on Destination America tomorrow night. I just think it’s very, very cool with some very fresh match-ups. When you bring wrestlers from one promotion and they’re facing another promotion it’s a real cool set of circumstances for the wrestling fans. Next Friday at Amped we’re going to turn right around and the TNA stars like Bobby Roode and Eric Young are going to come out and be a part of the Amped taping. It’s a really cool scenario right now, in my opinion, for the wrestling fan.
NH: Do you see this as a long term relationship between GFW and TNA? Going beyond what you guys are already doing right now?
JJ: I will definitely say I’m taking it on a step by step basis. It’s got to continue to be a “win/win” for all parties involved. Have we had those discussions yet? Not really. Maybe early, early preliminary. As it stands, we are taking it on a show by show basis.
In the full interview Jeff chats candidly about the mission of GFW, what the current relationship between GFW and TNA is like, whether or not Chael Sonnen and Roddy Piper would be working together in GFW, advice his father (Jerry Jarrett) gave him about promoting, who on the GFW roster stands out, the chances of a WWE Hall of Fame induction & MORE
The full interview can be found by clicking HERE or by listening to the show in the embedded player at the top of this post.
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