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| - Global Force Wrestling was founded by Shane McMahon on the 1st of June 2012. 2 weeks later he announced GFW's first ever event would take place live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on the 7th of October 2012 and would be called GFW Arrival - airing live on GFW's YouTube channel. On the 14th of August 2012, Shane McMahon announced a unique deal in place with Ring of Honor (ROH), which would allow ROH Talents to compete under the GFW banner. On the 7th of September 2012, ROH officially announced that the ROH World Champion - Kevin Steen, the ROH World Television Champion - Adam Cole and the ROH World Tag Team Champions - The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) would all be wrestling at the GFW Arrival event.
- With Jeff Jarrett out as minority investor of TNA Wrestling, 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). Broome has stated that the organization plans to create new on-air content 52 weeks per year.
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| - Global Force Wrestling was founded by Shane McMahon on the 1st of June 2012. 2 weeks later he announced GFW's first ever event would take place live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on the 7th of October 2012 and would be called GFW Arrival - airing live on GFW's YouTube channel. On the 14th of August 2012, Shane McMahon announced a unique deal in place with Ring of Honor (ROH), which would allow ROH Talents to compete under the GFW banner. On the 7th of September 2012, ROH officially announced that the ROH World Champion - Kevin Steen, the ROH World Television Champion - Adam Cole and the ROH World Tag Team Champions - The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) would all be wrestling at the GFW Arrival event.
- With Jeff Jarrett out as minority investor of TNA Wrestling, 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). Broome has stated that the organization plans to create new on-air content 52 weeks per year. As of August 2014, GFW has announced working agreements with Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA),Japan’s New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion,\ multiple European promotions, South African promotion World Wrestling Professionals (WWP), and promotions from Australia and New Zealand. 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, which featured commentary from Jim Ross and Matt Striker. The first Global Force Wrestling 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. In that show's main event, Bullet Club members Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows defeated the New Heavenly Bodies. The inaugural television tapings took place at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first three events are scheduled to take place on July 24, 2015, August 21, 2015 and October 23, 2015. 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. 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) will be crowned at the July 24 tapings in Las Vegas. On July 9, 2015, Jeff Jarrett announced that the name of the GFW TV show will be called GFW Amped. On September 14, 2015, GFW announced that they signed an international TV distribution deal with Boulder Creek TV in the UK which will make their GFW's Amped" programs available for viewing starting through November 2015.
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