Alberto El Patron Stripped Of GFW Championship; GFW Update On His Status
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GFW Title Vacated, Still Suspended
Following an internal investigation, Global Force Wrestling (GFW) has stripped Alberto El Patron of the company’s Unified GFW World Heavyweight Championship. In early July, GFW announced El Patron was “indefinitely suspended” after reports surfaced of an alleged domestic violence incident between himself and WWE superstar, and girlfriend, Paige. In a statement last month, GFW confirmed El Patron was suspended and would not appear at its live events until the company finalized its independent inquiry.
On Monday night, GFW revealed the Unified GFW World Heavyweight Championship will now be vacant, but they also took a swipe at how reports characterized El Patron’s connection in the alleged domestic incident.
GFW’s full statement:
“GFW has concluded its internal consideration of the events surrounding the suspension of Alberto El Patron. While it is apparent that initial reports unfairly characterized El Patron’s involvement in the incident in the Orlando airport, we are nonetheless disappointed with the manor in which he dealt with this situation; we expect more decorum from all on the GFW roster, especially the World Champion.”
“We have communicated with El Patron our decision to strip him of his championship title. No decision has been taken as to the date on which he will be reinstated to the roster, the conditions of which are a private matter between the company and El Patron.”
What’s Next?
GFW has yet to reveal how they’ll determine the next Unified GFW World Heavyweight Champion, but the next GFW broadcast of Impact Wrestling this Thursday is a live episode for its “Destination X” special.
Former champion Booby Lashley, however was quick to tweet he wants the title back.
@IMPACTWRESTLING I want my title back!
— Bobby Lashley (@fightbobby) August 14, 2017
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