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Jim Cornette vs Santino Marella

Jim Cornette just can’t seem to keep his name out of the headlines; some of us are starting to think it’s on purpose. Earlier today at a convention at the Cobo Center in Detroit, former WWE star Santino Marella confronted Cornette. This face off resulted in an argument between the two, and Cornette then packed up his stuff and left. The video below does have some parts with explicit language

Not surprisingly, when the news broke, Cornette took to Twitter to make light of the situation.

Sorry to anyone I missed at Cobo, some comedy midget wanted me to slap him AGAIN so he could sue since he's unemployed. Walked out instead. https://t.co/ezgCj7mqLV

— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) October 7, 2017

I am sure he will have more to say about things on his podcast in the near future.

Nattie Talks Facing Charlotte At HIAC

During a recent interview, SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya gave her thoughts on facing Charlotte at tomorrow’s WWE Hell In A Cell.

“I think about all of the incredible women I’ve competed against and I would put Charlotte Flair on top of the list of my favorite opponents. At the same time, the tables have turned. In the past, Charlotte was always the ‘bad guy’ facing me and was always the champion. Now she’s turned over a new leaf and the tables have turned. I’m the champion. It’s my house. It’s going to be interesting to see her prove to herself and to the entire WWE universe that she can hang with me. There’s probably no other women in this industry I respect more than Charlotte, but she’s going to have to show me why she’s fit to be champion.”

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Bound For Glory In Ottawa

As we reported over the weekend, Impact Wrestling let the cat out of that bag that the promotion’s biggest show of the year will be headed north of the border to Canada. Today, Impact Wrestling took to Twitter to let everyone know that this year’s big show would be held in Ottawa.

BREAKING: #BFG2017 will be held in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on Sunday, November 5th!

MORE HERE: https://t.co/AuM0qxgtpJ pic.twitter.com/7LFsBftXsb

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) September 18, 2017

Interestingly enough, in the official announcement for Bound For Glory’s location, there was no mention of Global Force Wrestling whatsoever.

Jim Cornette Leaves GFW & Impact Wrestling

Well, after being there for short amount of time and after saying that he was there as long as he was wanted, it’s being reported that Jim Cornette has parted ways with Global Force Wrestling. This appears to have something to do with Bound For Glory being held in Canada.

Cornette hasn’t been to Canada since 2010, when he was turned away at the border when they ran his record, which included a number of assaults, mostly stemming from incidents involving fights with fans who attacked him while he was a manager at matches in the 1980s. He has traveled regularly to Canada during his WWE tenure, but he never attended Ring Of Honor shows when the promotion traveled to Toronto.

Cornette has said that there is no heat on either side with his departure; it is just a matter of circumstance.

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Impact Wrestling Preview 9/14/17

Here’s a non-spoiler preview for what GFW and Impact Wrestling have in store for us tonight on POP TV.

Global Championship #1 Contender’s Match
Johnny Mundo vs Low Ki.

Bobby Lashley decides his future.

GFW Grand Champion EC3 vs El Hijo de Fantasma.

GFW Tag Team Champions LAX vs OVE.

X-Division Championship (Falls Count Anywhere)
Trevor Lee vs Sonjay Dutt.

Braxton Sutter vs Garza Jr.

Jim Cornette Talks His GFW Status

On today’s episode of Jim Cornette’s podcast, he reiterated once again that he was still with Global Force Wrestling and will continue to appear on Impact Wrestling. He added that he will be at the television tapings in November and will be at Bound For Glory. Apparently he and GFW are negotiating on how many days he will be in Florida for the tapings; he says he cannot stay down there for the entire week.

Cornette says that his role in GFW and on Impact was never meant to be a full-time, long-term deal. However, he remains open to staying involved in the company as long as they want him. Supposedly, all he was brought in to do is replace Bruce Prichard for one week since Prichard had outside conflicts for that week and couldn’t be an on-screen authority figure for the duration of the tapings.

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More drama is floating around with Anthem and Global Force Wrestling. As we’ve been reporting throughout the week, Jeff Jarrett has been “removed” from his position as Chief Creative Officer, reports have surfaced that Anthem is hemorraging money and looking to sell the company, and Anthem doesn’t actually own any of GFW’s trademarks or anything else associated with the promotion.

And, the bad news keeps coming. Last night’s episode of Impact Wrestling, which went against the NFL opener for part of the show, did 227,000 overnight viewers, way down from the 268,000 overnight viewers that they did last week. That is the second lowest watched first run episode in over a decade. Last year, Impact drew an audience of 337,000 against Thursday Night Football last year.

Jim Cornette, one of the on-air authority figures on Impact, has confirmed that he will be at Bound For Glory on November 5th.

“Just got off the phone not long ago – Sunday, Nov. 5 I will be at Bound for Glory in Orlando, Florida, the Global Force Wrestling pay-per-view. More to come… I’m not sure, I can’t be at all the TVs that week, but I may be at TV, but more to come on that. But I will be at Bound for Glory.”

Alberto El Patron spoke with Sports Illustrated about his plans on returning to Global Force Wrestling and Impact, as well.

“I’ve been in touch with Global Force Wrestling, and we’re working to bring back Alberto El Patron to the company. We’re working to find something that will please the fans. At the end of the day, I work for the fans; they are the ones I work to please. I am going to put all my heart, all my passion into making this work. I am completely focused on where I want to take the company in November, and I promise to make the company great again, and Alberto is going to be on top again.”

And, Kevin Sullivan, Global Force Wrestling Vice President Of Production, took to Twitter to blast Sports Illustrated for it’s reports of Anthem wanting to rid itself of Global Force Wrestling.

@SInow, when did it become ok to print bs? As a journalism major, I found your fact checking to be less than diligent. Will you be following up with another story with the facts? @GFWWrestling is launching the Global Wrestling Network, is launching on Pluto TV, is launching in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, via ran FIGHTING, and extended their deal on @PopTV.

@SInow “Anthem is committed to broadening Global Force Wrestling’s footprint, as we work alongside international broadcast partners, digital platforms, and professional wrestling promotions to bring our passionate fans a high-quality product that not only stands out in today’s media landscape, but continues to thrive into the future.

@SInow Uncertain future?

The fun never ends with these folks…

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Scott Dawson Undergoes Surgery

Scott Dawson, one half of The Revival, underwent surgery today to repair his torn biceps. It’s being reported that Dawson will be out of action until December with the injury and rehab. Although The Hardys are being storyline credited with the injury, it actually happened during a match between The Revival and the RAW Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro.

Jim Cornette Returns To Impact Wrestling

It’s 1985 all over again. At tonight’s Impact tapings in Orlando for Global Force Wrestling, Jim Cornette made his triumphant return to the wacky world of pro wrestling as a “corporate specialist” for Anthem.

Scoop #7: Instead of Lashley, Jim Cornette comes out pic.twitter.com/C8H6EkZZap

— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) August 17, 2017

Corny’s return happened during an angle involving Bruce Prichard trying to return the GFW World Title, which was stripped from Alberto El Patron earlier this month, to former champion Bobby Lashley. Cornette proceeded to then fire Bruce Prichard and apparently take the reins of Impact.

Maybe I’m in the minority, here, but I don’t think bringing in someone as polarizing as Jim Cornette into a promotion that’s trying to rebuild and rebrand in 2017 is the best idea. He’s not exactly mainstream, to say the least, but then again, with some of the shenanigans from Anthem, Jarrett, and their band of merry men these days, maybe good old Corny will fit right in.

Gotta feel a bit sorry for the GFW roster, though…

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