Former TNA Creative member Vince Russo has returned to the company in a creative capcity, according to a new report by PWInsider.com.

Russo is said to be working with TNA as a creative consultant, offering ideas and critiquing the product.  TNA head of creative and talent relations ‘Big’ John Gaburick strongly hinted at the possibility that Russo was on the payroll during his recent Q&A session confirming that TNA does have hired consultants in the creative process. All creative writers, Dave Lagana, Matt Conway and Christy Hemme along with Russo currently answer to John Gaburick.

For those that haven’t kept up with Jeff Jarrett’s twitter account, he has been uploading tons of pictures featuring current TNA stars and former WWE Wrestlers posing with Jeff. Most of the pictures were taken during WrestleCon which took place during Wrestlemania weekend.  Jarrett has then photoshopped in his #JoinTheForce hashtag which he has been using to promote GFW at the bottom of the pictures to plug his new promotion; Leading some wrestling fans to speculate that these talents were jumping ship to Jarrett’s new promotion. Jeff had a slew of pictures featuring Christopher Daniels, Brooke Tessmacher, Angelina Love, Velvet Sky and more. The photos with the exception of one on Karen Angle’s twitter account have now been removed.

Now comes word via the Wrestling Observer that TNA has ordered all contracted talent not to take any photos with Jeff.

Chris and Gavin of The Casual Heroes recently interviewed former TNA star AJ Styles. In the interview Styles speaks on signing with New Japan, the possiblity of joining Jeff Jarrett’s new promotion and takes special exception to comments made by TNA Executive Vice President ’Big’ John Garbrick. Below is a quick recap:

Signing With New Japan Pro Wrestling:

Well I mean I went to New Japan, the biggest pro wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the most prestigious wrestling companies in the world. A promotion I’ve been a fan of since i got into wrestling. Well, there is a faction named the Bullet Club and they don’t take crap from anybody. I figured why not join that team. I went after a guy named Okada. He was in TNA for a very short time and they didn’t use him very well but obviously he is very talented.

On TNA Executive Vice President ‘big’ John Garbrick’s statement that he offered AJ a fair deal:

Someone there was claiming that TNA was giving me a “fair deal”, well I don’t see it that way. A pay cut isn’t a fair deal. That’s not how business works. It just goes to show you that some people just don’t know what they are talking about. You can cover what you want on your show but I really need to clear that up. It makes me wonder who this is a fair deal to because it’s not fair to the guy that you are giving it to. The company was mismanaged and you could have gone another route instead of doing that. I’ve been with the company for 11 years and saying that was a slap in the face to me for saying it was a fair deal. To take a pay cut, basically half of what you were making, you gotta be real, it doesn’t make sense.
But he doesn’t know what he is talking about because he has only been there for a cup of coffee so… And I’m not bitter at TNA. I’m mad at this one guy, whoever it is that guy that is now in a hiring authority that said he gave me a fair deal.

On the possibility of seeing Styles in Jarrett’s new promotion Global Force Wrestling:

When information is available, I can tell you more but literally i know just about as much as you do on that. If Jeff has something going on, I’d definitely love to be a part of it.  I trust Jeff.

Be sure to check out the interview at http://www.thecasualheroes.net/sit-j-styles/

One of the biggest speculative stories revolving around the internet wrestling community is where former New Japan Pro Wrestling star Fergal “Prince” Devitt will be heading next. Following his resignation from New Japan pro wrestling immediately his Loser Leaves New Japan match against Ryusuke Taguchi.

Now the wrestling Observer newsletter is reporting that so far Devitt has not signed with the WWE as widely rumored and that TNA officials could be making a play for Devitt to join Total NonStop Action Wrestling.

Executive Vice President of Television Production and Director of Talent Relations Jon Gaburick posted the following on Twitter:

TNA Founder Jeff Jarrett just announced his new wrestling promotion called Global Wrestling Force. Below is the Press Release

JARRETTS UNVEIL NEW WRESTLING PROMOTION: JOIN THE FORCE!

NASHVILLE — After weeks of speculation and unprecedented internet buzz surrounding the hashtag #ItsComing … IT IS HERE!

Legendary performer and third-generation promoter Jeff Jarrett and his wife, Karen, are set to unveil Global Force Wrestling (GlobalForceWrestling.com), which promises to be the most fan-interactive and immersive wrestling experience in history.

“Because of new media, new technology and more ‘in-tune’ fans than we’ve ever had, wrestling is poised for another boom like it experienced in the mid-1980s and late 1990s,” Jeff Jarrett said. “What we’re going to deliver is a multi-platform, innovative brand that will engage fans in ways they’ve never experienced. It will provide a fresh perspective inside the business that fans have been clamoring for.”

Jarrett, the founder of TNA wrestling and a 12-time world champion who wrestled in WWE, WCW and numerous international promotions, and his wife, Karen, have been laying the foundation for GFW since January 2014.

“Jeff was born into this business,” Karen Jarrett said. “It’s his life’s passion. He saw a unique opportunity to fill a need in professional wrestling, and he has tirelessly devoted himself physically, mentally and emotionally to doing just that.”

Videos of the Jarretts previewing the new promotion attached to the hashtag #ItsComing have garnered more than a million views. Meanwhile, Jeff and Karen have been searching the United States and the international ranks in search of undiscovered talent. The response has been overwhelming, with more than 400 performers from across the globe already in the evolving GFW talent database.

“The reality is we want to build a brand in which fans are watching our wrestlers evolve from day one and are truly invested in the lives of our talent in and out of the ring,” Jarrett said.

Global Force Wrestling expects to make several more key announcements in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

The Icon Sting, who is widely rumored to be joining the WWE as early as today, has finally been removed from the Impact Wrestling Roster page.

Sting’s departure was confirmed by TNA Executive Vice President John Gaburick just days ago in his sit down interview published on YouTube. Sting has been on and off with TNA Wrestling for nearly a decade now, appearing first at Slammiversary in June of 2003. His final televised appearance for TNA was a  Title vs Career match against Magnus on the January 23, 2014 episode of Impact Wrestling.

In another note of interest, The profile for Abyss has been updated with a new picture of him still crowned as the Television Champion. This could possibly be an indication that they still have plans to re-introduce the title soon.