Global Force Wrestling’s invasion of TNA is currently slated to kick off on the July 22nd edition of Impact Wrestling, which will air on a slight tape delay. The invasion will continue through the first Global Force TV tapings from Las Vegas on July 24th, which will see the crowning of GFW’s first World Champion and Women’s Champions.

Eric Young, Bobby Roode and several other TNA stars will be taking part in the first GFW TV tapings as part of the invasion angle. Young will be appearing at this weekend’s GFW live events to confront Jeff Jarrett.

GFW stars confirmed for the GFW tapings include Nick Aldis (Magnus), Chris Sabin, PJ Black (Justin Gabriel), Sonjay Dutt, IWGP Jr. Champion Kushida, Chris Mordetsky (Chris Masters), Sanada, Mickie James and Lei’D Tapa.

Country music star Toby Keith, who is a longtime friend of Jarrett’s and has had talks in recent years about buying into TNA, is said to be helping Jarrett finance Global Force Wrestling, but it’s not an open checkbook. There is apparently a specific benchmark Keith is pushing Jarrett to reach, which is likely a TV deal.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Jeff Jarrett’s new Global Force Wrestling promotion reportedly had plans to use the six-sided ring, an idea that makes sense as it was Jarrett’s idea to use the same ring while he was in TNA. Some within TNA feel that one of the reasons they decided to bring back the six-sided ring was to “beat Jarrett to the punch.”

As far as GFW is concerned, the company is reportedly “in the middle of negotiations” for a television deal, but no specifics are known at this point.

Speaking of GFW, one source close to the company claims that the rumors that Toby Keith is no longer financially involved with the promotion are untrue.

The belief among many, and this is just locker room talk, is that Jeff Jarrett’s new promotion will start in January and CMT would be their cable television home.

The CMT rumors come from the fact that Toby Keith, who is rumored to be a big part of the financial backing of the company, has close connections with that network.

The rumors going around TNA is that Kurt Angle could likely be the lead star of Jarrett’s new promotion. While Angle and Jarrett have obviously had their issues in the past, the two are said to be on good terms right now.

Angle’s contract with TNA is set to expire in the fall. Because of what happened with other high-paying contracts in TNA, such as Hulk Hogan, Sting and AJ Styles, many feel that Angle staying without taking a dramatic pay cut is unlikely.

One of the key ideas of Jarrett’s new promotion is to introduce a lot of new faces to the U.S. national scene. Jarrett has been doing a lot of talent scouting at independent wrestling events, as well as looking at videos of guys that people are recommending to him, including a lot of international talent.

Finally, there is talk that the promotion would open with a Jeff and Karen Jarrett reality show, a vehicle designed to build to the launch of their television show and the promotion itself a few months later.

– A correction on our Randy Orton WWE Championship milestone report from Sunday night, the 1,000 days would comprise of all of his title reigns in WWE, not just the world title reigns. Orton will hit 1,000 days combined as a world champion on March 10th.

– WWE Hall Of Fame Jesse “The Body” Ventura is scheduled to do a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session on Tuesday at 2pm E.T.

– The Toby Keith business announcement ended up having nothing to do with wrestling. The announcement had something to do with Keith contributing to a Doobie Brothers tribute CD.

Apparently Toby Keith will be making a major business announcement on Monday. There is no word yet as to whether or not it is wrestling related or not.

As previously reported, Keith is expected to be one of the key financial backers of Jeff Jarrett’s new pro wrestling promotion, a project that Jarrett has been teasing for months.

The latest regarding Jeff Jarrett’s new pro wrestling promotion is that it will be financed by a group of partners, and not just country music star Toby Keith. It should be noted that Keith is worth $500 million himself, which is a considerable amount more than what Vince McMahon was worth before the WWE stock went through the roof.

Also, regarding the promotion’s financial backing, when the group was looking at possibly buying TNA, they were always described as “Nashville music investors.”

Speaking of Jarrett, he appeared at a sports convention in Nashville on February 22nd. While he didn’t say much about the new promotion, he did confirm that it was “a go,” and also spoke about the idea of doing a weekly Tuesday night television show.

Apparently one of the reasons that Jeff Jarrett and Toby Keith did not purchase TNA was because Bob Carter wanted Dixie Carter to be kept around as a behind-the-scenes executive, as well as an on-air performer.

As far as Bob and Janice Carter are concerned, the word going around is that Janice is more of a “dollars and cents” type-person, while Bob is considered to be more “living a dream” oriented.

While rumors continue to make the rounds on the internet that TNA founder and longtime pro wrestling star Jeff Jarrett is working on a potential new pro wrestling promotion, Jarrett continues to remain tight-lipped regarding actual specifics.

“Double J” noted via his official Twitter account a couple of weeks ago that he spent three days in Los Angeles to take a number of business-related meetings. When Jarrett returned home from the L.A. trip, he tweeted, “Back in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Great three days in Hollywood. Time to analyze, digest all the info, and make some decisions.”

We noted a week ago that Jarrett was reportedly scouting talent for the potential project, a fact Jarrett confirmed with a tweet on January 23rd that read, “Spent the morning doing one of the things I really love about this business. Watching good independent talent. There is a LOT out there.”

That same day, Jarrett’s wife Karen noted on her verified Twitter account, “First thing tomorrow looking for office space. I am so excited!”

Jarrett himself continues to post tweets on his official Twitter account regarding talent scouting, including one where he re-tweeted Smith Hart, the oldest son of wrestling legend Stu Hart, and brother to WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart, which stated, “Jeff Jarrett will be doing a talent evaluation seminar with @3AWrestling in March. Opportunities like this are rare.”

Our friends at Newsday.com sent word that while Jarrett declined an interview request from them this week, he did note in an e-mail to them, “I can tell you I’m making good progress, so, stay tuned!”

Elaine Schock, who is the publicist of country music star Toby Keith, who is rumored to be involved with the project, noted to Newsday, “I still have not heard anything that I can confirm.”

Keith is a longtime pro wrestling fan who has appeared for TNA Wrestling in the past, and was even rumored to be meeting with TNA officials late last year in regards to possibly buying the promotion.

According to one source, Jeff Jarrett won’t be hinting at or officially launching his new pro wrestling project until the hype from WrestleMania XXX dies down.

Jarrett has reportedly been acting very coy with people who have asked him about it, but has also been involved in a number of meetings regarding the project. Additionally, Jarrett and others have been scouting potential talent.

As noted in the past, the belief remains that country music star Toby Keith is involved in some form or fashion.

TNA founder Jeff Jarrett has reportedly met with a number of different potential investors for his new wrestling project. In addition to Toby Keith, Hermie Sadler is said to be another celebrity involved with the project.

Jarrett was said to be “blown away” by how many people that are interested in joining him.

As of right now, there is no set timetable in place for an official announcement on the new wrestling project from Jarrett.

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross’ has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com:

Ross commented on rumors that he’s in talks with Jeff Jarrett and Toby Keith about starting a new wrestling promotion, saying that it’s simply not true. He said that he’s not spoken to Jeff Jarrett since the day he left WWE back in 1999, which he called “a day that doesn’t rank too high on my list of fun days at work.”

He did mention having dinner with Toby Keith when both men were attending the Sugar Bowl college football game. “We did talk the wrestling biz some but that’s not unusual for me in any conversation after a 40 year career within the genre,” he said. “We also talked country music, business investments, OU football and we spent the afternoon together with ESPN’s Brad Nessler who’s another wrestling fan. Yes, TNA came up a time or two but that was really a non issue in our conversations.”

As for whether he would be interested in returning to the wrestling business on a daily basis, he said it would take a “mighty healthy offer” for him to consider it.

“The politics and paranoia that go along with today’s rasslin business isn’t healthy for me to be around on a full time basis especially at this stage of my life. Plus, I have a specific philosophy regarding how the business should be presented that doesn’t seem to be in fashion these days. ”

Konnan Says Jeff Jarrett Will Be Launching A New Promotion With Toby Keith

There’s much more to this blog, including JR’s thoughts on tonight’s Old School RAW and much more.

– As previously reported, Jeff Jarrett is reportedly starting a new wrestling promotion with financial backing from country music star Toby Keith. According to one source, Jarrett recently contacted several people in the wrestling business and told them when he’s able to talk about this new project, everyone will be shocked.

– TNA’s “Lockdown” pay-per-view will be taking place on Sunday, March 9th. The location for the event is expected to be announced at the TNA “Genesis” special edition of Impact Wrestling.

– Brooke Tessmacher recently noted in a new tweet on her official Twitter account that she will not be taking part in TNA’s upcoming U.K. tour.

Konnan said on the latest MLW podcast that he spoke to Jeff Jarrett over the weekend and Jarrett told him he’s planning to make a big announcement this week (Monday or Tuesday) about the formation of a new wrestling promotion. Granted, it’s coming from Konnan, but it’s something to look out for.

Konnan said Jarrett hinted that country music star Toby Keith would be the majority investor in the project, but stopped short of naming Keith directly. He also said Jarrett told him that TNA is in bad shape, which is not surprising, considering TNA’s recent issues and Jarrett’s abrupt departure from the company he founded over a decade ago.

With Jim Ross’ being a free agent and tweeting that he recently met with Toby Keith, it should be interesting to see what comes of this.

Again, we’re working with a lot of speculation here, so take this one as a rumor.

Jim Ross Talks About Meeting With Toby Keith Last Week

The following are highlights from the latest online blog by WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross:

On Old School RAW: “Been asked many times on Twitter @JRsBBQ and via Q&A’s here whether I will be a part of this Monday’s Old School Raw in Baltimore. I will not. I do plan on trying to watch it on TV but I will not be a part of the broadcast. There’s really no viable role for me to fill and it’s much too far to fly in for a backstage ‘cameo.’ Raw certainly doesn’t need a fourth voice at the broadcast table partaking in ‘witty repartee.’ Nonetheless I hope that Raw is entertaining and is respectful to the returning ‘Old Schoolers.'”

On hanging with country music star Toby Keith: “Enjoyed visiting with my Okie friend Toby Keith in NOLA as we stayed at the same hotel for the Sugar Bowl and had dinner together Wednesday night. We talked a little pro wrestling business and philosophy as Toby is a fan and a very successful business man to go along with his amazing singing career.”

On Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania XXX: “No…I still don’t believe Hulk Hogan NEEDS to have a single’s match at WM30 to help contribute to the event’s success. However, if he does wrestle,I’ll be interested in watching it. I’d say the issue of Hulk wrestling at a WrestleMania is a now or never matter considering Mother Nature’s contributions to his health and age. I hope that @HulkHogan gets one more ‘moment.'”

Check out the complete blog online at JRsBarBQ.com.

According to one source, country music star Toby Keith was the lead man in a group that was looking to purchase TNA Wrestling recently.

Had the sale with Keith’s group gone through, TNA founder Jeff Jarrett was expected to be a key management figure in the company moving forward due to his relationship with Keith.