Josh Barnett Says He’s Been ‘Shopping’ Bloodsport Around & Seeking Investing

Josh Barnett is looking to find the investing that he needs to continue his Bloodsport series, revealing the news in a new interview. Barnett appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show and during the conversation, he noted that he’s been shopping the event series around looking to get the proper backing he needs to bring it back.

Barnett announced in April at the end of Bloodsport XV that he was putting the series on hiatus because he wanted to find more capital to do the concept justice. You can see highlights from his conversation with Helwani about the topic below (per Fightful):

On Shopping Bloodsport Around:

“We have been shopping it around a bit, trying to find some investing. 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.”

On Its Current Status:

“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.”

On Having Had Plans For a Goldberg Appearance:

“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.”