Josh Barnett Says He’s Shopping Bloodsport Around, ‘We’ve Had Some Good Bites From People With A Lot Of Interest’

Josh Barnett comments on the future of Bloodsport.

At the tail end of Bloodsport XV in April, Barnett revealed that the promotion was going on hiatus for the foreseeable future. At the time, Josh explained the situation in plain terms, saying that he wanted to find more capital for the show to work with.

Now, just a few months later, Bloodsport appears to have more life than it did back in the spring.

“We have been shopping it around a bit, trying to find some investing.” Josh Barnett told Ariel Helwani in a new interview. “We’ve had some good bites from people with a lot of interest in it. We’ll see what we can put together. The thing is, it’s not an insanely expensive project to put together when you look at putting together produced content for streaming or media. But still, you need somebody to give you that money. If we can find that investor or that group that wants to get with us, we’ll get going full speed and we’ll get to work on putting all the essentials in place for how we’ll produce it.”

Barnett clarified that he doesn’t want the product to be dead. At the same time, he would rather keep it hidden than compromise or dilute his vision.

“Well, it’s not running at the moment. No I don’t [want it to be dead], if I can help it. But, I would rather it sit buried than do anything less than what I’m trying to do. Otherwise, it’s not going to work, it’s not going to be the product that it should be. I’m not gonna let it be cannibalized or ruined by those that are not capable or as invested in it as I am. Not to say that that’s an issue, I’m just saying for me, if I can’t make it the way it needs to be, then I don’t want it to diminish. I don’t want it to go out on a bad note. In fact, I want it to rise to where it can be and should be.”

As it turns out, Barnett had plans to bring in Bill Goldberg for a show in Japan.

“Of course. I didn’t put all this energy and effort into this thing to see it run for a series and be done with it. I had big plans. I potentially had me versus Bill Goldberg in Japan and Mike O’Hearn in a tournament. It’s like, alright, awesome, I can make these things happen. Most people cannot. That’s not like, oh, Josh Barnett is the smartest and greatest guy in the world, but I have a lot of great connections and good ideas. I understand what it takes to make a show like that. As many people that have tried to emulate our process, nobody has succeeded. Many have made some of the worst professional wrestling products you will ever see. This is not something that can just be laid in the hands of anybody.”

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