{"id":7705,"date":"2016-01-08T01:04:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T07:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=7705"},"modified":"2016-01-08T11:51:10","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T17:51:10","slug":"gfw-promoted-masked-saint-with-roddy-piper-in-theaters-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/08\/gfw-promoted-masked-saint-with-roddy-piper-in-theaters-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"GFW-promoted &#8220;Masked Saint&#8221; with Piper in theaters this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2368447678\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/themaskedsaint.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Masked Saint<\/a>,&#8221; the movie featuring Roddy Piper that was filmed before Piper&#8217;s death last summer, is scheduled for theatrical release this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The movie, which is scheduled for release in <a href=\"http:\/\/themaskedsaint.com\/find-your-theater\/\" target=\"_blank\">480 theaters<\/a>,\u00a0is getting\u00a0a big push from Jeff Jarrett&#8217;s Global Force Wrestling. In 2015,\u00a0GFW entered into a joint promotional agreement with\u00a0the production company,\u00a0Ridgerock Entertainment Group.<\/p>\n<p>Jarrett went on a big media tour this week promoting the movie, which includes Roddy Piper playing a supporting role in the faith &amp; family movie &#8220;inspired by true events.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are honored to be working with the filmmakers of The Masked Saint,\u201d said Jarrett in 2015. \u201cWrestling fans around the nation will enjoy this movie not only for its action-packed content, but also for the \u2018fighting for justice\u2019 message it portrays. We can\u2019t wait to introduce them to this great movie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Saint<\/em>\u00a0tells the story of a pro wrestler who retires to be a local pastor and help a community with its &#8220;rampant problems.&#8221; The wrestler-turned-pastor becomes a &#8220;masked vigilante&#8221; using wrestling as the\u00a0means to improve his community.<\/p>\n<p>The lead character is played by Brett Granstaff, who talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/life\/2016\/01\/04\/wrestling-faith-tn-native-stars-masked-saint\/77748120\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Tennessean<\/a>\u00a0publication about being intrigued by the idea of a pro wrestler who becomes a pastor. But, the physical requirement of the starring role was more than he expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cEverybody gets banged up.\u00a0I was completely bruised top to bottom, and they had to put makeup on my back after the first day of wrestling,&#8221; said Granstaff. &#8220;(I learned) just commit.\u00a0If you\u2019re gonna get slammed, just take it. Make it big and go for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Masked Saint (2016) - Trailer #1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cRUclOVZsfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeff Jarrett and Brett Granstaff on The Masked Saint, Roddy Piper, TNA\/GFW and more\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_fej5B-IPEY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2205187864\"><div id=\"pwtor-2148196811\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>&#8220;The Masked Saint,&#8221; the movie featuring Roddy Piper that was filmed before Piper&#8217;s death last summer, is scheduled for theatrical release this weekend. 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