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Post by tardis99 on May 14, 2006 19:33:10 GMT -5
An American court would have done exactly the same thing because McMahon broke an agreement he signed with WWF over use of the initials. Completely closing down overseas ventures would have been disasterous for WWE and it wouldnt have started a trade embargo because nobody gives a toss about wrestling in the grand scheme of things. It's like not broadcasting Ren & Stimpy to Australia. I hardly think John Howard would be making speeches in parliament on it. Really, an American court would do the same thing, then why was not McMahon sued in America? Answer is the case was flimsy in a Brittish court and did not exist in an American court. McMahon owned all trademarks on the initials WWF every place on Earth. The Wildlife Fund For Nature ceased to be the WWF in the early 1980's thus abandoning all claims to the WWF trademark. Well throwing ideas out in the open but how about this... He wasnt sued in an American court because a) WWF aren't an American company and b) the decision would not have affected business in the United States of America. And WWF still use the WWF initials as their badge has on it WWF. I think thats a slight hint that the initials are still in use |
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Post by Luca on May 14, 2006 19:35:51 GMT -5
WWe doesn't flow like WWF, personaly I feal wCw or ecw flows more and sounds right. Even the full name doesn't sound right; world wrestling entertainment? World wrestling league or their first name, capital wrestling corporation sounds better. So yes, I voted for I'm pissed now!
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on May 14, 2006 19:36:09 GMT -5
I'm used to WWE, but I'm pissed that they changed their name. luving Pandas. They could've changed their name to World Wrestling Organization or World Wrestling League. Anyway, WWE is a much better name than TNA. I'm with R.D.; everytime I say "TNA" I feel like I'm talking about porn. TNA should change their name to the International Organized Wrestling Association. Or IOWA. Ha, Ha! Get it! IOWA! I slay myself!
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Post by mrobert21 on May 14, 2006 19:41:01 GMT -5
I'm used to WWE, but I'm pissed that they changed their name. luving Pandas. Anyway, WWE is a much better name than TNA. I'm with R.D.; everytime I say "TNA" I feel like I'm talking about porn. TNA should change their name to the International Organized Wrestling Association. Or IOWA. Ha, Ha! Get it! IOWA! I slay myself! Actually, the porn connotation was the original idea Jerry Jarrett had for the league. Any one else remember the skanks dancing in cages? I say name TNA, Orlando Championship Wrestling or OCW. Since they only perform in front of 300 free fans in Orlando and are a WCW rip off it is a good name fit. |
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Post by lester on May 14, 2006 19:43:26 GMT -5
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Post by shemmy86 on May 14, 2006 19:56:42 GMT -5
and the door's locked too!
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on May 14, 2006 20:01:07 GMT -5
I usually try to say "WWF" up to the point where they actually changed their name. So it wouldn't be "When the nWo came to the WWE" becasue when the nWo came to the WWE it was the "WWF" still. However "When Goldberg came to the WWF" would be innocrect because it was indeed the "WWE" by the time he showed up. All in all I'm used to calling it the WWE though.
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Post by -Lithium- on May 14, 2006 20:02:33 GMT -5
Im used to it I guess...
But Vince really should have paid the World Wildlife Foundation some money to allow him to show the WWF logo on old clips...or ATLEAST the damn Wrestlemania Anthology...he also shoulda got a deal with the bands that performed past songs for the WM Anthology too...
Spend all that money on that damn box set and I cant even hear the best Mania song ever on Wrestlemania 17? And everythings all blurred out and crap...? What a load of barnacles...
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Post by shemmy86 on May 14, 2006 20:21:25 GMT -5
What did those panda huggers have their panties in a knot about, they were getting free airtime every second that scratch logo was on the screen by their thoery
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Post by BD Punk AKA SUSPENDED! on May 14, 2006 21:03:55 GMT -5
I'm used to WWE, but World Wrestling Entertainment Champion sounds crappy. Somehow they should go back to the WWF. World Wrestling Federation Champion sounds much better
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Post by Scree is SCIENCE! ENERGY! on May 14, 2006 21:14:40 GMT -5
I guess I'm used to it. I say WWE pretty consistently, but it still doesn't really sound right. And BD Punk is right, being the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion really comes off as weak.
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Post by amsiraK on May 14, 2006 21:33:51 GMT -5
What did those panda huggers have their panties in a knot about, they were getting free airtime every second that scratch logo was on the screen by their thoery I guess they thought that SOMEHOW someone might mistakenly send their donations to Vince McMahon or something. *cut to Vince laughing evilly in his Stamford mansion over Old Lady Tigerlover's ten dollar check* He should have paid them. He should also have paid Jesse Ventura. Now so many DVDs will contain crapped up commentary and blurred logos. And in regards to the copyright, the World Wildlife Foundation could change their name to Bernie's Gas-n-Gulp and it wouldn't matter. If they hold the copyright, it's theirs. |
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on May 14, 2006 21:45:32 GMT -5
I miss WWF but I'm used to WWE
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Post by mrobert21 on May 14, 2006 22:11:33 GMT -5
What did those panda huggers have their panties in a knot about, they were getting free airtime every second that scratch logo was on the screen by their thoery I guess they thought that SOMEHOW someone might mistakenly send their donations to Vince McMahon or something. *cut to Vince laughing evilly in his Stamford mansion over Old Lady Tigerlover's ten dollar check* He should have paid them. He should also have paid Jesse Ventura. Now so many DVDs will contain crapped up commentary and blurred logos. And in regards to the copyright, the World Wildlife Foundation could change their name to Bernie's Gas-n-Gulp and it wouldn't matter. If they hold the copyright, it's theirs. I am not picking on any 1 person in general , but I read a lot of people saying pay this person this or that. You know that money he pays these people with is the money that the performers deserve not a bunch of tree huggers or a former governor of Minnesota. You know that that money is coming out of our pockets to support these tree huggers and rich musicians. As much as I loathe the name change, if it kept McMahon from paying the tree huggers 1 penny, then I support it (not acknowledge it, but support it). People on these boards do not know the insane amounts McMahon has to pay a Ventura or a musician for a song. If it is going to reduce company profits then I am against it. I love the Demolition theme song, but will it really sell more Wrestlemania box sets (no) or will having Ventura's commentary on a DVD sell more copies (no), so I say do not hurt the company and certainly do not raise prices on us. As far as the tree huggers go, if McMahon stood up to them earlier he would not have changed the WWF, so I am for him standing up to them belatedly and to the other roaches who would crawl out if he did pay them off. |
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