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Eaglesfan07 Dazzling Divas General Manager
Number of posts : 790 Location : Baltimore Registration date : 2008-10-29
| Subject: WWE lawyer comments on TNA Hardcore Justice Fri 06 Aug 2010, 9:48 pm | |
| Alfonso A. Castillo sent out the following regarding WWE Lawyer Jerry McDevitt’s comments on possible violations between TNA Wrestling and WWE, leading into this Sunday’s TNA Hardcore Justice PPV:
I just posted the following on Newsday’s Steel Cage wrestling blog at Newsday.com/steelcage
I reached out earlier to World Wrestling Entertainment attorney Jerry McDevitt to ask if WWE had already, or was considering, taking legal action against Total Nonstop Action Wrestling for TNA’s promoting of this Sunday’s “Hardcore Justice” pay per view.
The event is being hyped, in effect, as an ECW reunion, despite WWE owning the rights to the ECW name and intellectual property.
I received this reponse from McDevitt:
“The WWE is the sole owner of the ECW marks, and as with all of WWE’s intellectual property it will be vigorously protected. TNA acts at its peril if its infringes upon WWE’s rights.”
That can be taken to mean many things, but this much is apparent: TNA’s questionable usage of the ECW brand is on WWE’s legal radar. TNA could argue semantics and claim that they are not promoting an ECW reunion as much as a hardcore wrestling reunion, but that’s intellectually dishonest, at best.
TNA has done itself no favors by mentioning the E-C-W letters more than once on television in recent weeks, and featuring photos of past ECW events (photos presumably not owned by WWE.)
TNA President Dixie Carter may be excited about the buzz and small uptick in ratings that the “Hardcore Justice” concept has created. But you have to wonder how quickly that excitement will turn into terror if she is served with cease and desist papers hours before the pay per view is supposed to go live. | |
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Paul Wyatt NCD aka Name Changing Dude
Number of posts : 18569 Age : 37 Location : Inside of my own mind Job/hobbies : Self-Improving Favorite WWE Wrestler : Antonio Cesaro
Bray Wyatt
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James Storm Registration date : 2008-07-31
| Subject: Re: WWE lawyer comments on TNA Hardcore Justice Fri 06 Aug 2010, 9:57 pm | |
| Meh, both companies can take an iron pole a stick it up their corporate asses. | |
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Mia Shield Believer
Number of posts : 13322 Age : 37 Location : At the Beach Job/hobbies : zombies Favorite WWE Wrestler :
Seth Rollins
Roman Reigns
Dean Ambrose
Sami Zayn
Adrian Neville
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Dolph Ziggler
Corey Graves
Sheamus
Christian
Edge
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Favorite WWE Diva :
Paige
Emma
Michelle
Eve
Maryse
ivory
trish
lita Favorite TNA Wrestler : Roode
Aries
Bully Ray
Storm
The Wolves Favorite TNA Knockout : Brooke
Christy
Taryn
Registration date : 2008-07-03
| Subject: Re: WWE lawyer comments on TNA Hardcore Justice Sat 07 Aug 2010, 1:08 am | |
| - Quote :
- But you have to wonder how quickly that excitement will turn into terror if she is served with cease and desist papers hours before the pay per view is supposed to go live.
that would suck for her | |
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X Ultimate Opportunist
Number of posts : 8594 Age : 33 Location : Australia Favorite WWE Wrestler : ---
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AJ
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Rob Van Dam
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Tara
Christy Hemme
Gail Registration date : 2008-08-24
| Subject: Re: WWE lawyer comments on TNA Hardcore Justice Sat 07 Aug 2010, 1:10 am | |
| LOL @ "The WWE is the sole owner of ECW marks..." WWE must own most of TNA's fanbase then. | |
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VLG. The Voice
Number of posts : 3474 Age : 30 Location : Scotland Job/hobbies : Musician/Radio Presenter/Charity Worker Favorite WWE Wrestler : Daniel Bryan
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Bully Ray
Registration date : 2009-11-14
| Subject: Re: WWE lawyer comments on TNA Hardcore Justice Mon 09 Aug 2010, 8:05 pm | |
| Here's hoping WWE sues. I'm not a fan of TNA. | |
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Paul Wyatt NCD aka Name Changing Dude
Number of posts : 18569 Age : 37 Location : Inside of my own mind Job/hobbies : Self-Improving Favorite WWE Wrestler : Antonio Cesaro
Bray Wyatt
Daniel Bryan
Dolph Ziggler
Sheamus
The Shield
The Usos
Wade Barrett Favorite WWE Diva : Naomi
Natalya Favorite TNA Wrestler : Austin Aries
Bobby Roode
Bully Ray
Eric Young
James Storm Registration date : 2008-07-31
| Subject: Re: WWE lawyer comments on TNA Hardcore Justice Mon 09 Aug 2010, 8:18 pm | |
| LOL Triple X.
Vince is probably just watches as TNA foils and thinking that he doesn't have to waste hime time and energy in something like this. | |
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Darigon Opener
Number of posts : 189 Age : 31 Location : Tommy Dreamer's Hometown, New York Job/hobbies : Video Gaming, Wrestling, TV, Reading News and Noming Favorite WWE Wrestler : Alberto Del Rio
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Daniel Bryan
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Kane
The Rock
Undertaker
Wade Barret Favorite WWE Diva : Beth Phoenix
Kaitlyn
Maryse
Torrie Wilson Favorite TNA Wrestler : Aj Styles
Kurt Angle
Mr. Anderson
Ric Flair
Tommy Dreamer Favorite TNA Knockout : Tara Registration date : 2010-04-03
| Subject: Re: WWE lawyer comments on TNA Hardcore Justice Tue 10 Aug 2010, 3:53 pm | |
| It's not like Hardcore Justice was any good though | |
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