Global Wrestling Federation
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| Acronym | GWF |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Defunct | 1994 |
| Style | American Wrestling |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas |
| Founder(s) | Max Andrews Joe Pedicino |
| Owner(s) | Max Andrews (1991-1994) Joe Pedicino (1991-1992) Northstar Promotions (1992-1994) |
Global Wrestling Federation was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas. It started in June 1991 and folded in September 1994. At one time its shows were presented on the ESPN television network. On many weeks, the promotion provided programming five days a week airing at 4 p.m. Eastern with current matches.
The GWF was the last pro wrestling promotion to be seen on ESPN regularly. Beginning in the mid-1990s, the network began to emphasize talk shows in the mid-afternoon hours, supplanting pro wrestling.
It was announced that ESPN Classic would start showing re-runs on August 5, 2013.
Max Andrews and Joe Pedicino were the original GWF promoters. The organization was a mix of established names and newcomers, many of whom would launch their national careers after appearances on the daily ESPN show. The original stars included the Patriot (Del Wilkes), Scott Levy (Raven of ECW, WCW, WWE and TNA), the Handsome Stranger (Marcus Bagwell of WCW) and Cactus Jack. In late 1991, "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert entered the promotion and took over much of the creative direction of the show introducing The Dark Patriot (an evil version of the Patriot played by his brother, Doug Gilbert), John Hawk (John Bradshaw Layfield), Jerry Lynn, and the Winner Barry Horowitz (a character created by Gilbert and announcer Craig Johnson.) Booker T and Stevie Ray also wrestled in the promotion as did the Lightning Kid (later known as the 1-2-3 Kid, Syxx, and X-Pac in WCW and WWE)
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