GLOBAL FORCE WRESTLING verpflichtet Jim Ross als Kommentator / Aktuelle Matchcard von „GFW presents: NJPW „Wrestle Kingdom 9“ am 04.01.2015

– Nachdem Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling (GFW) in der vergangenen Woche offiziell bestätigt hat, dass die Company den New Japan Pro Wrestling Event „Wrestle Kingdom 9“ am Sonntag, den 04. Januar 2015 in den USA als Pay-Per-View präsentieren bzw. promoten wird, gab man nun in einer offiziellen Pressemitteilung bekannt, dass man für den besagten US-Kommentar des Pay-Per-Views WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross als Kommentator verpflichten konnte, der am besagten Abend im Tokyo Dome in Japan live am Ring die In-Ring Action kommentieren wird. Aktuell soll sich die GFW noch auf der Suche nach einem namhaften „Broadcaster“ Kollegen für Jim Ross befinden, dessen Namen zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt bekannt gegeben werden soll:

JIM ROSS SIGNS ON TO CALL GLOBAL FORCE WRESTLING’S PRESENTATION OF NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING’S “WRESTLE KINGDOM 9” ON JAN. 4

NASHVILLE — Jim Ross, the preeminent voice of professional wrestling for the past four decades, has agreed to provide the play-by-play for Global Force Wrestling’s presentation of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Wrestle Kingdom 9” live on pay per view in North America on Jan. 4, 2015.

The Hall of Famer has called more pro wrestling PPV events than any broadcaster and is regarded as the greatest, play-by-play announcer in wrestling history. He will be returning to the mic at one of the biggest events in the world. This is the 24th year of NJPW’s annual extravaganza at the Tokyo Dome, where more than 40,000 fans from around the world are expected to attend.

“I am truly honored and excited to have been asked to be a part of this historic event,” Ross said. “To be able to return to my roots and to provide play by play for an amazing, pro wrestling product will be special. I never thought I’d ever return to ringside for a wrestling event but this opportunity was just too special to turn down.”

GFW founder and CEO Jeff Jarrett said he had been working on lining up Ross for weeks.

“When you think of the great events in wrestling over the past 30 years one of the things they have in common is the man behind the microphone. And that man is Jim Ross,” Jarrett said. “I’m excited for this event, and I’m excited for good ol’ JR to be a part of it. GFW fans wanted him, and from day one we have said we’re going to give our fans what they want.”

The show, which will air live at 2 a.m. ET (11 p.m. PT) and re-air in prime time at 7 p.m. ET (4 PT) is available on DirecTV, Dish, AT&T U-verse, Comcast, Verizon Fios and all cable systems in the United States, and in Canada on Bell ExpressVu TV, Rogers, Shaw, Sasktel and Telus. Check your local listings for availability. The show also will be available on the “Flipps” app on iTunes and Android.

This year’s card is headlined by an IGWP heavyweight title match between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada. The Bullet Club, of which Jarrett is a member along with AJ Styles and IWGP tag team champions Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, will appear as well.

The show will be available in English and in Japanese via the second audio program (SAP) button on your TV.

– Die aktuelle Matchcard von „GFW presents: NJPW „Wrestle Kingdom 9“ liest sich wie folgt:

*IWGP champion Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada.

*IWGP Intercontinental champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi.

*Minoru Suzuki vs. Kazushi Sakuraba under „UWF“ rules, playing off the old shoot-style promotion.

*NEVER Open Weight Champion Tomohiro Ishii vs. Togi Makabe.

*IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion Ryusuke Taguchi vs. The Bullet Club’s Kenny Omega.

*IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champions ReDragon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) vs. The Bullet Club’s Young Bucks vs. The Time-Splitters (Alex Shelley & Kushida) vs. The Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov).

*Jeff Jarrett & Bad Luck Fale vs. Tomoaki Honma & Yoshitatsu.

*AJ Styles vs. Tetsuya Naito.

(Quelle: LoP / PWInsider)