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.