Seiya Sanada
On 6 May 2015, Global Force Wrestling (GFW) announced PJ Black as part of their roster On 24 July 2015, Black entered the GFW NEX*GEN Championship Tournament to crown the inaugural champion, he defeated Seiya Sanada in the first round of the tournament. On 23 October 2015 Black defeated Jigsaw, TJ Perkins and Virgil Flynn in a four way. match to become the first ever GFW NEX*GEN Champion. On 27 November 2015, Black lost the NEX*GEN Championship to Sonjay Dutt. It was later announced that Black dropped the title because he was departing to Lucha Underground.