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[GordyM]

13 hours ago, Your Fight Site said:

So does any one know why she did it? As it seems there was no prior heat or anything. Is she just bat shit crazy and Rosemary was the unfortunate soul to be in the ring with her?

Supposedly there was genuine hate between her and Lady Shani and they started shooting on each other during the match (I haven't seen any confirmation of who started it). Some reports are saying that Hamada got pissed off and started working stiff too. Why Sexy Star fucked up Rosemary is a big question mark. Some conjecture that, after Hamada started stiffing her too, SS maybe thought she was in the middle of a screw job (revenge for the Lucha Underground situation?) and they were all out to get her. Even if there's any truth to her getting paranoid it doesn't justify for one second what she did to Rosemary, who according to all reports I've seen remained a pro the whole time, never stiffed SS and went into the planned finish with no resistance.

[wooly]

During the match LadyShanni and Sexy Star appeared to start shooting in the match on each other. And sadly for Rosamary she got the brunt of the anger.

After the match and SEXY STAR went backstage Ladyshanni followed her and the pair got into really serious argument backstage where the mood was really tense. Vamp Reportedly got Sexy Star to and apologize to the GWF star before leaving. The good news is Rosemary should be back in action in a couple of weeks.

[garynysmon]

On 8/29/2017 at 0:56 PM, PowerButchi said:

The biggest disgrace of all is that she's called Sexy Star. Wrong on several levels.

That's what I was thinking too. I realise Mexico is a country where English is very much a second language, but fuck me, its a terrible ring name.

[ColinBollocks]

Is Jeff Wrestling any good, these days?

I only just noticed Cornette is back on the telly and they've punted Del Rio.

[Buzz Lightyear]

On 8/30/2017 at 2:07 PM, ColinBollocks said:

Is Jeff Wrestling any good, these days?

I only just noticed Cornette is back on the telly and they've punted Del Rio.

Del Rio will be back at Bound for Glory in November.

[Ambulance Chaser]

This Richard Justice guy is brilliant!!! The Stand By Wrestler

 

[Jazzy G]

Corny reckons Rosemary got the brunt of it because if Sexy Star had tried any of those shenanigans with LadyShanni during the match it would have ended badly.

[sick love song]

On 29/08/2017 at 9:57 PM, wooly said:

During the match LadyShanni and Sexy Star appeared to start shooting in the match on each other. And sadly for Rosamary she got the brunt of the anger.

After the match and SEXY STAR went backstage Ladyshanni followed her and the pair got into really serious argument backstage where the mood was really tense. Vamp Reportedly got Sexy Star to and apologize to the GWF star before leaving. The good news is Rosemary should be back in action in a couple of weeks.

Are you the three eyed raven? You seem to know everything as if you were there..

[Snitsky's back acne]

Sexy Star has posted about the incident basically saying that 'the foreigner' she wrestled was not injured and is slandering her.

https://www.fightful.com/sexy-star-writes-letter-detailing-what-happened-triplemania-english-translation

[Buzz Lightyear]

Jarrett taking a leave of absence from GFW. 

http://impactwrestling.com/gfw-update/

Listed as personal reasons. 

Was posting on Twitter this morning. 

 

Edited September 5, 2017 by Buzz Lightyear

[Thunderplex]

Just read that about Jarrett on PWI.  Seems very strange.  I was under the impression it was his company?  

[Buzz Lightyear]

2 minutes ago, Thunderplex said:

Just read that about Jarrett on PWI.  Seems very strange.  I was under the impression it was his company?  

Anthem own it. He's basically running the day to day stuff. 

Yet again, things starting to steady and something pops up. 

[unfitfinlay]

8 hours ago, Snitsky's back acne said:

Sexy Star has posted about the incident basically saying that 'the foreigner' she wrestled was not injured and is slandering her.

https://www.fightful.com/sexy-star-writes-letter-detailing-what-happened-triplemania-english-translation

Wow. That is just dripping with bullshit. She just completely ignores that the video shows her releasing the hold THEN reapplying it and the "she walked out under her own power" and "she wasn't sitting down" seems to just ignore the fact that it was a fucking arm injury. Besides surely if you were told you'd injured someone, you'd actually go up and ask if they were okay?

She seems to have a right case of the "Bret Harts" as well. Totally up her own arse. Imagine dedicating a letter to your wrestling character. Fucking hell.

[PowerButchi]

RE: Jeff. Drinking?

[WyattSheepMask]

Some more info on Jeff's gardening leave:

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GFW announced today that Jeff Jarrett is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the company to focus on personal matters. It was noted in the announcement that Jarrett will be available to the company on a consultative basis as needed.

We also noted how the decision on Jarrett taking time off was made just a few hours before GFW posted the announcement on their website, and how Jarrett posted an optimistic tweet that he knew nothing of the leave that was to be announced. PWInsider reports that Anthem's Ed Nordholm made the decision today and that he personally met with Jarrett in Nashville, Tennessee this afternoon. Jarrett was set to host a NFL Fantasy Draft with members of the GFW staff this evening but that was nixed and the staffers are hosting the draft at the GFW offices instead.

Regarding what led to the leave, the feeling is that unhappiness with Jarrett involving his "erratic behavior" was a driving factor in Nordholm's decision. It appears they were not unhappy with the company's creative direction with Jarrett as Chief Creative Officer. The situation had been building for months and the final tipping point was AAA's TripleMania event in late August. Jarrett, who recently put on weight, was not in the best of shape for that event and apparently stumbled down the ring steps right before wrestling in a battle royal for just a few minutes. He also took a while getting to the ring. Jarrett represented GFW in the match, along with Moose and Bobby Lashley, and was reportedly heckling fans and throwing tortillas into the crowd, which actually somewhat fit his gimmick in Mexico but still had people talking.

Jarrett's condition at TripleMania led to a lot of people wondering if he needed time off. Nordholm witnessed the behavior as he was in attendance for the show. There was also an incident at a GFW TV taping several months back where Jarrett was yelling at Bob Ryder and that incident is said to be the beginning of the problems that led to Nordholm's decision. One source noted to PWInsider that the situation is "far uglier" than anyone realizes.

Another source noted to PWInsider that Jarrett was "not blameless" but that there was also "blame to be thrown in all directions" of the company. The same source claimed that a lot of things Jarrett had been publicly criticized for were just him towing the company line and following "marching orders" out of the blue to Anthem after they brought him back into the company, including when he defended Anthem in the beef with The Hardys. There's been a feeling among some that Jarrett had been trying hard to step in between Nordholm and the wrestling side of the company due to the belief among many that Nordholm didn't "get" the business. One source pointed to how the company put effort into bringing Alberto El Patron in as a surprise for his debut, only for Nordholm to tweet a photo of Patron before he came out, spoiling the surprise. The source admitted that Jarrett needed a break but noted that Jarrett had been "bending over backward" to try and balance things between Anthem and GFW, adding that Jarrett "desperately wanted his company back and wanted to prove to everyone he was right all along with his vision."

We noted before that the company was working to determine who would tend to Jarrett's duties while he's gone. PWInsider adds that no decision has been made regarding creative changes and the writing team, which Jarrett put together, still includes Scott D'Amore and Dutch Mantell. Jim Cornette is also still with the company as of this evening. There was speculation that "Big" John Gaburick, who still works with the company as a consultant, was retained as a back-up plan in case the Jarrett regime did not work out.

On a related note, a source reported to PWInsider that the GFW - Anthem merger was "nowhere near as completed" as they have touted publicly. Trademarks for Global Force Wrestling and GFW are still under the ownership of the Global Force Wrestling LLC that Jarrett launched in 2014. It's possible that the GFW letters will disappear from the company if Jarrett doesn't return to the company for some reason. 

It was also reported that Alberto El Patron's status with the company is up in the air as Nordholm was willing to let him go after the Orlando airport incident with Paige in July. Jarrett was hands-on in calming the situation and now that Jarrett is gone, and Patron reportedly has less than a year left on his deal, the planned return at the next set of tapings may be off. We noted before that Jarrett vs. Patron had been discussed for the Bound For Glory pay-per-view in November but that match is probably not happening now

Edited September 6, 2017 by WyattSheepMask