Major League Wrestling has filed a lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment claiming the publicly-traded company violated antitrust laws in attempting to edge out competition in the wrestling landscape. MLW, based out of New Rochelle, New York, sued the Stanford, Connecticut-based WWE in federal court in the state of California. The lawsuit was not on PACER […]
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Top 10 of 2021: No. 8 Appeals Court awards Mark Hunt split decision in UFC lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s dismissal of Mark Hunt’s claims regarding Fraud and Battery sending back the lawsuit. From our post earlier this year: The appeals court heard the case approximately a week from the date of the issuance of the opinion. The Court sided with the UFC with Hunt’s […]
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Jericho files trademark for Painmaker gimmick
Chris Jericho has filed a trademark with the USPTO for his Painmaker gimmick. The last time Jericho used the gimmick was against Nick Gage in AEW this past July. The application was filed December 6th. The description of the mark states that it, “consists of a full figure design of a character comprising a fedora, […]
WWE announces NIL program
Last week, WWE announced a Name, Image and Likeness program that will help college athletes “provide a clear pathway “ to the company. NIL, as its called, allows for college athletes to be compensated through the use of their Name, Image and Likeness while maintaining their amateur status. For WWE, the program will be a […]