Wrestle Kingdom 9

> JIM ROSS RETURNS TO COMMENTARY FOR GFW/NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 9

- WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was announced today by Global Force Wrestling

as the play-by-play man for GFW’s presentation of New Japan Pro

Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 9 live on pay per view in North America on

Jan. 4, 2015. “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 will air live at 2AM EST and re-air in prime time at 7PM EST and

will be 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.