IMPACT rarely gets any credit. The company fka TNA has been declared dead so many times but is still kicking. Now under the ownership of Canadian sports media company Anthem, the scrappy brand is looking to build new stars and get their feet set underneath them. But not so fast. It looks like Impact is heading towards trouble once again. This time, it doesn't seem entirely self-inflicted. Jeff Jarrett, the founder and former owner of IMPACT, filed a lawsuit against Anthem for trademark and IP infringement of his new wrestling/gold company Global Force Entertainment.
This seems to stem from the controversy last year over Jarrett's attempted sale/merger of GFW with IMPACT. The failed agreement included 16 hours of Global Force's "AMPED" TV tapings that Anthem would later broadcast. Anthem would fire Jarrett over creative differences and Jarrett's substance abuse.
Does Jeff Jarrett Have A Case?
IMPACT sells Global Force DVDs and GFW content on their YouTube Page.
I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know if Jarrett's suit has any merit. However, I don't know what the value of these Global Force tapings and content. Perhaps, this is just due diligence on Jarrett's part to protect his Global Force copyright. Or maybe Global Force is continuing to struggle and is looking for some way to recoup funds lost.
Either way, we will keep you updated.