Ed Nordholm, Executive Vice President of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, sent out an email and attachment of portions of Matt Hardy’s contract related to the use of the “Broken Brilliance” creative which is sparking a potential Intellectual Property dispute between the Hardy’s and its former contractors. MMA Payout obtained a copy of the along with […]
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Who owns your gimmick?
The subject of who owns a wrestling character’s gimmick came up earlier this month when Matt and Jeff Hardy left Impact Wrestling and appeared to take their characters they developed in the organization with them. It was reported by Ryan Satin’s The Wrestling Sheet and Dave Meltzer that Impact Wrestling’s lawyers sent a cease and […]
Judge angered by WWE and Plaintiffs disregard for brief rules
A federal judge in Connecticut has issued a written smackdown of the litigation between the WWE and former wrestlers in a contentious lawsuit claiming that the company knew of information concerning a link between repeated head trauma and permanent neurological conditions that it exposed to its wrestlers. The lawsuit involves former pro wrestlers Evan Singleton […]
WWE and StubHub announce partnership
The WWE and StubHub announced a multi-year agreement making the ticket company the WWE’s exclusive ticket resale marketplace for fans in the U.S. and Canada. The agreement comes in time for the WWE’s biggest event of the year, WrestleMania. In addition to the WWE, StubHub has deals with Major League Baseball, the San Francisco Giants, […]
WWE earnings for Q4 impress Wall Street
WWE set a 52 week record for stock price as it announced its end of year earnings for 2016 this past Thursday. According to its earnings call, WWE Network subscribers grew 14% to 1.41 million paid subscribers. Revenue increased 11% to a company record $729.2 million. Per a company press release, “[T]he Company reported Net […]