In an interview with Akhilesh Gannavarapu of Wrestling INC, IMPACT Wrestling’s Jeff Jarrett discussed his time in India during the recent tapings, the merger between Global Force Wrestling and IMPACT Wrestling plus much more.

Highlights of the interview are below:

On his time in India: “Obviously the traffic and the driving is a little bit unique, but it’s all good. I’m used to it. But it’s Film City, and Bollywood – it’s a fantastic place, and we’ve partnered with great entertainment folks. Our partners, obviously, Sony SIX – they’ve been absolutely fantastic to work with. So far it has been a very, very successful tour.”

On the GFW-IMPACT Wrestling merger: “Yes, it’s a part of the merger. As things come together, and the fans will see on television – like you just said, I launched Global Force Wrestling (GFW) in April 2014. The days, and months, and now the years, as they roll by, and as they become one (Impact Wrestling and GFW), I think it’s going to be an interesting situation for the fans, and something we’re all excited about. Which is a part of the rebranding.”

On working with Dutch Mantel and Scott Steiner: “I’m a big believer in vision. As a promotion, you got to believe in vision and know where you’re going. And so to speak, everyone has to roll in the same direction, and that’s something we’re striving to do daily. It doesn’t happen overnight. Impact had some unfortunate times over the last 24 months – 36 months, and that’s something that we all as a team are looking to – to roll in the same direction, and just looking to grow this brand. As I said earlier, we’re going to start the live events, and re-energize the merchandise, our licensing programming. Our digital assets have exploded over the last 100 days. We just want to continue to grow in all facets of the business. We’re looking at starting our live events in August.”

The interview is available in full at this link.