Magnus Officially Signs With Global Force Wrestling

It was first reported by Dave Meltzer in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Magnus was set to finish his run with the company at “Slammiversary” on June 28 against James Storm.

That appears to be the case, as Global Force Wrestling is now confirming that Magnus will be a part of their roster.

Welcome to The Force, @MagnusOfficial http://t.co/iE4EccNgNM pic.twitter.com/KoWzME35fc

— GlobalForceWrestling (@GFWWrestling) June 29, 2015

Per Global Force:

Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion and UK superstar, Nick Aldis, formerly known as Magnus at TNA Wrestling, has signed on with Global Force Wrestling and will be part of their next GFW Grand Slam Tour live events on July 9 in Wisconsin, July 10 in Pennsylvania, and July 11 in Ohio. He will also be headlining the first ever world television taping on July 24th, in Las Vegas.

“I’m ready to explore opportunities as a free agent that haven’t been open to me before. Jeff Jarrett has been instrumental in my career development and I have always respected him as a performer and promoter. As soon as I heard about GFW I knew that one way or another I would play a part. I’m very excited about that.,” said Aldis.

GFW Founder and CEO could not be happier that Magnus has decided to join the force. “Nick is one of the brightest stars in professional wrestling today and I could not be more excited to have him front and center promoting GFW. His star power in the UK will help give Global Force Wrestling the brand exposure we are looking for.”

Aldis also appeared on the United Kingdom revival of Gladiators, where he was known by the name Oblivion.

“Aldis star power transcends pro wrestling and he is someone that we have had our eye on for months,” said Karen Jarrett Co Founder of Global Force Wrestling.

Editor’s Note

I’m not sure how big a deal this is, as GFW and TNA seem to be having some sort of working relationship. We’ll see where this goes.

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