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GFW TORONTO BOUND OR NOT?, WWE PRODUCERS DOING OUTSIDE BOOKINGS, JARRETT AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2017-09-08 10:00:00

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Dave Meltzer is reporting Anthem is moving GFW to Nashville.  You report that isn't the case.  One of you is lying.  Who is it?

No one is lying and it's silly for you to think someone is.  Meltzer reported what his sources told him.  I reported what sources told me Ed Nordholm stated when he was specifically asked about it.  If there's a plan to move the company there (and it makes a lot of sense to do so), they are going to keep people in the dark for as long as possible until things are set in stone.  That's how the corporate world works sadly.  

I would be shocked if the company wasn't moved to Toronto, but honestly, where it is located is the least of their problems.  They need to figure out how the company is going to actually make revenue in 2018 or else continuing to run is a pointless exercise.

What's next for Jeff Jarrett?  Is he done in wrestling?

Of course he's not done.  Jarrett has been involved in pro wrestling since he was a teenager and isn't going to walk away from what's been his family's legacy for generations.  What I hope is next for him is for Jeff to take time off, concentrate on his family and his personal well being and then come back at 100% mentally and physically for whatever his next move is - a return to GFW, working elsewhere, whatever.  I wouldn't even put a WWE return out of the question, not when you look at the list of people who have returned - Kurt Angle, Bruno Sammartino, Ultimate Warrior, etc. for different events and roles.

How can Dean Malenko and Arn Anderson be doing wrestling seminars if they are under WWE contracts?

WWE producers have the ability to do outside appearances as long as it doesn't conflict with their duties.  WWE doesn't mind the seminars because it's another way for their producers to keep an eye out for talents who might not yet be on their radar.

What's your favorite piece of wrestling merchandise that you own?

I have two I will share - a poster from the Broadway wrestling flop Teaneck Tanzai starring Andy Kaufman and Debbie Harry and an ECW championship belt replica that my friends purchased for me when I was hospitalized after a car wreck.    The latter is a sentimental piece.  The former is a cool, unique piece that bridges my old job working with Broadway talents, my current job covering pro wrestling and hell, it's Andy Kaufman-related and everythinf Kaufman-related is awesome.

Why doesn't PWInsider.com do live coverage of the PWG BOLA shows?

I would be happy to fly out and cover them (and have covered live PWG shows in the past) but that venue in Reseda doesn't have the physical room for me to set up and do live coverage on my laptop.   It's a tiny venue that sits 400 people and is beyond jacked.  

 

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