Jeff Jarrett Wants The Rock in GFW, NXT Star He Likes

Yesterday, a bogus transcript of a recent Jeff Jarrett interview was posted online, and we erroneously posted the transcript and subsequently pulled the article.

Below is the correct transcript, as sent to us by NOEntertainment:

Chad Porto and Alex Swisher interviewed Jeff Jarrett last Wednesday and aired the interview earlier this week on the NOE Wrestling Live! podcast, which is hosted by Porto and Zach Duncan on NOEentertainment.com.

What’s the latest on GFW?

“Well, obviously we just wrapped and the end of January, basically a month long promotion. WrestleKingdom 9 obviously happened on January 4th and in today’s world of OnDemand viewing, Direct Tv, on Demand and scheduled replays, so we really just wrapped (promoting) that. And there was a lot of tying up loose ends business wise, not a lot of fun stuff, boring stuff, but stuff that had to be done. That sort of came to an end at the end of January, but during that time I’ve been working on everything that, in my opinion, if you’re interested in and curious about Global Force Wrestling, I’ve been working many long hours about the things you’re asking about. I’ve been having multiple discussions with talent, I’ve got several opportunities with sponsorships that have literally developed in the last 14 days. Talking to different venues, live event plans, it’s coming together. More international companies have discussed with me about bringing their product to the North American market via ppv. I’m just not quiet ready to release details but I am- I can tell you this, I am very excited. I’ll call it – I hate to put timelines cus you miss them, and Murphy’s Law takes effect and that’s how it always is, but you know I think by WrestleMania season, by the end of the season there’s going to be some very exciting announcements about Global Force Wrestling.”

Will GFW Produce a AAA ppv? And will GFW work with Lucha Underground?

“That stuff I’d like to not discuss but what I can tell you is discussions are going on with AAA in Mexico. They (L-U/AAA) are really two separate entities, although the Roldan family is owners in both of them. They (L-U) have different partners in the states. Great group of folks, from Mark Burnett, all the way down. But it really is a different entity. I haven’t had any discussions with that group (L-U). But I continue with my 10 or 15 year relationship with AAA down in Mexico.”

How difficult is it to go from TNA and start a brand new company all over again?

“It’s so exciting. It’s, for lack of a better term, really refreshing. I said this on my media rounds heading into Wrestle Kingdom 9, I haven’t been this excited about the wrestling business in a long-long time, and it really really excites me. I think the timing is right for a number of reasons (next wrestling boom), at the very top of that list is the talent pool that’s out there. It’s red hot, the free agent market is as healthy as it’s ever been. Obviously the New Japan organization is top notch, and now they’re working with (pro wrestling) NOAH; well they’ve been working with NOAH but now they’re taking it to a whole other level. The wrestling business is really fun to be in right now in my opinion.”

Will the Bullet Club be in GFW?

“My quick answer to that is: ‘Stay tuned.'”

What “inactive/retired” wrestler would you like to build GFW around if they were active?

“In my opinion this is a no brainer. When you have a guy that is 3rd generation, knows the business inside and out and comes up and becomes the hottest box office attraction in the world; The Rock. I mean he’s on a completely different level. He’s a movie star, a great athlete and a great wrestler. I think you’d have to absolutely start with him. Then you go back a couple generations and look at the great wrestlers like Buddy Rodgers, Jerry Lawler…The Von Erichs; but you’d have to go Rock. Then you know, Hulk Hogan. His record speaks for itself. He had Hulkamnia and then was right back on top 15 years later with the nWo.”