As you all are aware by now, GFW Impact co-owner; Jeff Jarrett, was recently a part of a media conference call. The following highlights below, are a few questions that were asked of Jarrett & his responses to them.
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SportsKeeda – Asked Jarrett About Samoa Joe & AJ Styles’s Success In The WWE:
Jarrett: “Personally I couldn’t be happier for Joe, AJ, Bobby Roode, Eric Young; for those guys. In one sense, we were definitely promoting the right guys. They’ve got on, obviously, on a grander and bigger stage. Samoa Joe, this past Sunday night; what really sets Joe apart from a promoter’s standpoint is his tenacity. When you drill it down and you look at his face, he is a tenacious individual. AJ Styles’ athletic ability was truly phenomenal, very happy for those guys. You know AJ was with us thirteen years, I wasn’t here when he departed, neither was I with Joe. But those guys, they contributed immensely to the success of this organization.”
Jeff Jarrett Comments On Alberto El Patron’s Suspension:
“The attorneys would rather I not say anything, but I do want to comment on the Alberto situation. Obviously, it is very unfortunate; over the last 24-36 hours Global Force Wrestling Officials, Anthem and a host of others, both part of our team and outside are digging into this matter and continue to dig into this matter. At the end of the day, it’s on a case by case basis when you’re dealing with athletes and entertainers and public figures. As well as, there’s never an absolutely correct decision to make and there’s never an absolutely wrong decision.”
1Wrestling.com – Will GFW Impact Be Delivering A More Non-PG Product?:
Jarrett: “Well, you know; being a part of the Attitude Era, pushing the edge can mean multiple things, both positive and negative. The most productive story-lines, if you can call them story-lines, are always reality based. Whether it was Stone Cold versus Vince McMahon, the nWo, the WWE invading WCW, Lawler and Dundee, a rivalry that existed for many years based on their true personal hatred for one another. So quite frankly, when you say push the edge, not in a negative, or language, or smut if you will, but reality-based programs have always been the most successful in pro wrestling. In 2017, going into 2018, you can’t focus on the male 25-34 demo. It has to be much broader to be successful.”
WrestlingINC – Why James Storm Was Not A Part Of The GFW Impact Post-Slammiversary TV Tapings:
Jarrett: “Well, at the post-Slammiversary Impact Tapings, James had a head injury. He said it’s not bad, but you know, that’s James. James will always be James, but the doctors had different opinions.”
WrestleZone – The Dispute Between The Hardyz & Anthem:
“Me and Jeff Hardy’s friendship goes back 20 years. Our families have vacationed together. I’ve had a healthy exchange of texts with Jeff over the last couple of weeks; we wished each other Happy Father’s Day. So the IP Situation is strictly a…you know the IP language used in our contract is almost identical to the language used in the WWE contract and back in the day, the WCW contract. Intellectual property law is very cut and dry. You have the publisher, then you have the writers and you have another element, you have the performance. Vince McMahon owned the name ‘The Rock’ until The Rock bought it back. Same with Razor, same with Diesel. You know The Big Boss Man was never ‘The Big Boss Man’ in WCW but quite frankly, there’ll only be one Big Boss Man. It goes without saying. Matt’s performance, there’ll only be one Broken Matt, he did that and it transcended The Hardy Boyz or Matt Hardy. There’ll only be one Brother Nero, ownership always lies with the publisher and that’s not new to this industry or in effect, intellectual property law.”
