This is fucked up
Vince...."PUSH "TOUT" AGAIN NOWWW!!!!!!!"What a waste. I bet if ratings drop in response to this he'll change his tune
This is fucked up
I don't see how this would hold up in court, but unfortunately most of the current WWE wrestlers would be too scared to challenge Vince in court.
How the fuck you gonna tell someone they can't use their own birth name outside of WWE?
I can understand WWE banning guys from using their on-screen name elsewhere.
I legit hope these wrestlers challenge him and form a union.
Nah, it can work in Wrestling. Similar to the Screen Actors Guild and how stuntment/women are included, if they are performing onscreen, they should be able to join/form a union.a Union will never happen in wrestling or MMA imo
in order to work you'll need someone high up the food chain and who has mad enough money to say fuck Vince/Dana (someone like Connor, Reigns, etc)
those dudes up the food chain make so much money & have so much power compared to the rank & file that they arent as concerned with their issues
I think WWE has the legal standing not allow talent to use trademark names or promote themselves outside of WWE using the WWE.
I think as long as the talent use their real names and dont mention WWE they'll be straight in court if it ever came to that
But this is a way to discourage talent from creating their own identity and making money outside of the WWE. WWE wants all the power and wants to hold em by the balls. If talent doesnt comply as independent contractors WWE can fire em at any time (the indpendent contractor designation is a fucking joke)
They see things like being the Elite
They see Austin Creed doing his thing own his own
They see all the wrestling podcasts
And they want in
Hopefully someone like AJ Styles stands up to Vince.
He owns his name, he was a name before the WWE and is a legit main eventer
Vince can't have his cake and eat it too. Kayfabe is long dead, especially with a Network that has shows devoted to showing off the backstage workings of wrestler lives.I think it is that AND Vince wants to go back to a time when the persona of the wrestler was what you saw on TV. Hacksaw Jim Duggan talks about the time he and the Iron Sheik got arrested together Vince was PISSED!!! Cause they were supposed to hate each other at the time. Vince has gotta hate seeing Triple H being in Floyds entourage and not having his cast on. Having to see a guy who is supposed to be this mean heel giving birthday wishes to some Jewish kid in Long Island has to eat him up inside. "Why even work with Make A Wish for GODsake?!?!"
Vince can't have his cake and eat it too. Kayfabe is long dead, especially with a Network that has shows devoted to showing off the backstage workings of wrestler lives.
Nah, it can work in Wrestling. Similar to the Screen Actors Guild and how stuntment/women are included, if they are performing onscreen, they should be able to join/form a union.
Wrestlers are literally athletic stunt actors who are the main attraction.
MMA, probably not as easy since it is viewed as a legit (Singles) sport.
Nah, it can work in Wrestling. Similar to the Screen Actors Guild and how stuntment/women are included, if they are performing onscreen, they should be able to join/form a union.
Wrestlers are literally athletic stunt actors who are the main attraction.
MMA, probably not as easy since it is viewed as a legit (Singles) sport.
+ They should form an agreement with the stuntmen union as well.