Loki Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 There's more to the story than that, though. It wasn't something that the World Wildlife Fund themselves were particularly fussed about, IIRC, but they had at the time an incredibly ambitious and litigious legal subdivision based in the US that decided to go after the WWF (rasslers) and make a name for themselves. Â I remember reading a really in-depth look at the whole case, but for the life of me I can't remember where. Mainstream press though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) Aye, they can't be that fussed. wwf.com just goes to some kind of search/holding page with a photo of Tamina doing Sheamus' new finisher to Natalya in a lumberjack match. Did the panda WWF ever even use that address to redirect to their site? Edited March 5, 2012 by King Pitcos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Nope! As i said, it seems like it was one huge fishing expedition, with the recently floated WWF as the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted March 5, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) The website element of the argument was because the original deal made in 1994 was that the wildlife group wouldn't push the issue any further, but the wrestling group would do everything reasonable to keep its use of the initials to a minimum and wouldn't, for example, expand its international use. Going on to launch the website was seen as pretty much a perfect example of expanding its international use. Â The key to the case is that the wildlife group only ever got a court order to say the wrestling group had to stick to the 1994 agreement that it voluntarily made -- the case was never about who "deserved" the initials in the first place. Â IIRC, the case actually wound up in the European courts as an argument about legal principles, with the wrestling group saying "you can't hold us to this agreement, it restrains our legal rights to use our trademarks" and the court ruling "well tough shit, you shouldn't have signed it then." Edited March 5, 2012 by JNLister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Gunn Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Anybody know who does the voiceover for the Hall of Fame inductee videos? It's a cracking voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonworden Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) From what I gather as well, according to RD Reynolds books. even in 2002 if the WWF had offered to pay the wildlife fund a decent donation yearly they would have let the whole thing go. But the WWF was too stubborn to just roll over and do so. No idea on the legitimacy of that story although it is worth noting the World Wildlife Fund wasnt even there main brand name at the time it was something more on the lines of the world wide fund for nature i think. Â Quick question in relation to the above on WM 17 and editing out limpbizkit for royalty purposes. Do all WWE wrestler past get payments when a DVD sells with them on it, or is it only those that have agreed terms etc. And do undercard guys today sign anything like royalty waivers etc for the video market. I know they still get them for merch and figures etc Edited March 6, 2012 by simonworden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Fox Piss Posted March 6, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 Why and when did Piper leave WWF in 1996? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwo Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Why and when did Piper leave WWF in 1996? Â WCW and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Can anyone find that article posted here a few months back about the three stages of being a wrestling fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWM Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Can anyone find that article posted here a few months back about the three stages of being a wrestling fan? Â Here's my impression of Ronnie. Look what I've found: Â http://ukff.com/index.php?showtopic=124578...t&p=2494673 Â Hopefully that's the right one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Cheers NEWM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceOfWands Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 A bit of a relative question here, but did Mick Foley have any good matches during his TNA run? Â I can't remember if he did or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWM Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 A bit of a relative question here, but did Mick Foley have any good matches during his TNA run? I can't remember if he did or not.  Fin Martin and other cunts slag it off but his match with Ric Flair was a hoot. Probably Flair's last great match unless he comes back to WWE and somebody unlocks a bloody miracle. It was a No Holds Barred deal on an Impact. Hard hitting, shitloads of blood, and some good panto thrown in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 6, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 He had a decent match with Sting at Lockdown and a good match with Jeff Jarrett on a live Monday Night Impact as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members CleetusVanDamme Posted March 6, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Big Sexy carried him through a really good street fight at Hard Justice 2009. Edited March 6, 2012 by CleetusVanDamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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