Ed Nordholm Discusses GFW Network, Sale Rumors

Global Force Wrestling President Ed Nordholm recently appeared on Wrestling Observer Radio and discussed several topics concerning GFW.

Regarding the upcoming GFW Network, Nordholm says that it will be launched some time next week. Free subscribers will have access to Impact Wrestling episodes 10 days after they originally air on television. A paid subscription will cost $7.99 a month and will give subscribers access to somewhere between 800 to 950 hours of GFW/TNA footage, at least at the launch of the Network. Overall, the company has over 3,000 hours of footage in their video library.

Nordholm also said that they will try to contact other wrestling promotions about joining the GFW Network as well:

“We do expect in the very near future to be bringing in our partners as well. It’s not branded an Impact app. We want it to be a generic place for AAA, NOAH, if we can persuade New Japan or anybody. We’ll have a plan, an efficient place for an aggregation of wrestling content that isn’t related to WWE.

“Most of the product will be in the pay tier. It’s hard to make the business work in the digital world off an ad-based product. There will be stuff available on the free tier, but you’ll have to go to the pay tier for the archives.”

When asked about the recent rumors that Anthem is looking to sell GFW, Nordholm said the following:

“We’re invested in this company. We’re growing it. We know it’s not going to turn around tomorrow.”

When asked about possible interest from WWE, specifically for purchasing the GFW video library, Nordholm said:

“I know full well how the WWE Network would monetize the content and what they could pay for the library. It makes no sense for me to sell it for that kind of price. I’d rather keep it, put it up on the app, and monetize it myself.”