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Post by celticjobber on Dec 14, 2011 19:17:46 GMT -5
WWE wants names that they can own the rights to, so that when a wrestler leaves for TNA they can't use their WWE name anymore.
If a wrestler is willing to sign over the rights to their name, then I'm guessing they can keep using it.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Dec 14, 2011 19:27:54 GMT -5
A few years ago, the WWE weren't Nazis about name copyrights.
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Post by kyromax on Dec 14, 2011 20:08:55 GMT -5
Punk lost merchandise rights to his name if he leaves the WWE. So he did have to give something to keep it.
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Post by Alex Shelley on Dec 14, 2011 20:37:33 GMT -5
Errr, I seriously don't believe the "long winded" idea for Danielson... Michael McGillicutty is way more long winded than that.
It's 100% that WWE wants to own every single name ever these days. That's the only reason.
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Post by giffyjames on Dec 14, 2011 22:22:27 GMT -5
Punk lost merchandise rights to his name if he leaves the WWE. So he did have to give something to keep it. thats just stupid. nice going wwe.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2011 22:24:43 GMT -5
Punk lost merchandise rights to his name if he leaves the WWE. So he did have to give something to keep it. thats just stupid. nice going wwe. Stupid for who?
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Post by SAJ Forth on Dec 14, 2011 22:50:40 GMT -5
I'm not sure if the new names were because of the new developmental league, or just something that happened to happen at the same time.
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Post by Rave on Dec 14, 2011 23:17:54 GMT -5
Now, if you want a weird name change, Atlas Ortiz just saying one week, "Hey, call me Ricky now." Not so weird if you remember they'd rehired Tony Atlas at the same time Ortiz was called up.
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Post by Ragnal on Dec 14, 2011 23:20:07 GMT -5
Now, if you want a weird name change, Atlas Ortiz just saying one week, "Hey, call me Ricky now." Not so weird if you remember they'd rehired Tony Atlas at the same time Ortiz was called up. Ah yeah, forgot that's why they did it. ...In fact, I forgot who the heck Ortiz was until just now. The frack ever happened to that guy?
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Dec 15, 2011 16:05:49 GMT -5
Look at the ones who have been renamed Wade went through 2-3 names before settling on Wade, the same with Drew anyone remember when he was Galloway
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Dec 15, 2011 16:27:36 GMT -5
WWE wants names that they can own the rights to, so that when a wrestler leaves for TNA they can't use their WWE name anymore. And they hilariously accomplish this by creating soap opera-esque names so stupid and unmarketable that said renamed person 9/10 times won't get over with it. Why would anyone want to own rights to and waste a patent on "Gunner Scott" or "Michael McGillicutty"? They're worthless and will never draw a dime. At least create some nicknames to go with it. I miss them. These days, the average call up looks like an underwear model who was named by a clueless first-time mother trying in vain to come up with something 'original' for the mere sake of it. "Graydon Fox! "Demetrius Killdare!" "Dicky Handmeat!" Ok, maybe not the last one.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Dec 15, 2011 16:39:07 GMT -5
Punk lost merchandise rights to his name if he leaves the WWE. So he did have to give something to keep it. I heard he only licensed his name to wwe like RVD did while he was there.
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Post by Burst on Dec 15, 2011 16:42:32 GMT -5
At least create some nicknames to go with it. I miss them. These days, the average call up looks like an underwear model who was named by a clueless first-time mother trying in vain to come up with something 'original' for the mere sake of it. Kind of off-topic, but why does seemingly every wrestler these days get called an underwear model? Wrestling's a lot more athletic nowadays than it ever was, and I have a lot easier time believing that these 'underwear models' can be believable athletes than the "Shirtless Dad" look a lot of guys from the 80's and earlier embodied. Yeah, if you're judging in terms of "looking tough" then the last generation wins more often than not, but if you're judging in terms of "looking like an athlete", this generation wins by a country mile. But I digress. It's just a pet peeve of mine.
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Post by Super Nintenjoe KBD on Dec 15, 2011 17:17:49 GMT -5
I think a bit of variation is needed though, this isnt MMA where every guy has to be athleticly built and in shorts.
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Post by TGM on Dec 15, 2011 17:37:44 GMT -5
At least create some nicknames to go with it. I miss them. These days, the average call up looks like an underwear model who was named by a clueless first-time mother trying in vain to come up with something 'original' for the mere sake of it. Kind of off-topic, but why does seemingly every wrestler these days get called an underwear model? Wrestling's a lot more athletic nowadays than it ever was, and I have a lot easier time believing that these 'underwear models' can be believable athletes than the "Shirtless Dad" look a lot of guys from the 80's and earlier embodied. Yeah, if you're judging in terms of "looking tough" then the last generation wins more often than not, but if you're judging in terms of "looking like an athlete", this generation wins by a country mile. But I digress. It's just a pet peeve of mine. I wouldn't tangle with a guy with a build like Cena, but wrestlers like Mike Knox and Bradshaw always seemed tougher to me. Like they spend more time kicking ass instead of at the gym.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2011 17:47:53 GMT -5
I've always been surprised that they just let Cena use his real name. It's so unspectacular.
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Post by Hit Girl on Dec 15, 2011 19:58:16 GMT -5
WWE names are almost universally bad these days.
For example "The American Dragon" Daniel Bryan sounds cool, marketable, lends itself to merchandising possibilities and would make the wrestler stand out, with the right attire and entrance music (if of course WWE wouldn't have their lead announcer verbally destroy the guy making him sound like he's not worth watching every time he appears).
"Daniel Bryan" alone just sounds so banal and dull. Sounds like a name of a kid introducing himself on the first day of school.
It goes on.....Damien Sandow, Seth Rollins, Antonio Cesaro, Brad Maddox, Derrick Bateman, Eli Cottonwood, Husky Harris....just awful.
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Post by celticjobber on Dec 15, 2011 20:12:10 GMT -5
At least create some nicknames to go with it. I miss them. These days, the average call up looks like an underwear model who was named by a clueless first-time mother trying in vain to come up with something 'original' for the mere sake of it. Kind of off-topic, but why does seemingly every wrestler these days get called an underwear model? Wrestling's a lot more athletic nowadays than it ever was, and I have a lot easier time believing that these 'underwear models' can be believable athletes than the "Shirtless Dad" look a lot of guys from the 80's and earlier embodied. Maybe it has something to do with Justin Gabriel? He actually was an underwear model. Or maybe an off-shoot of the "all Divas are talentless swimsuit models" mantra.
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Dec 15, 2011 21:18:13 GMT -5
At least create some nicknames to go with it. I miss them. These days, the average call up looks like an underwear model who was named by a clueless first-time mother trying in vain to come up with something 'original' for the mere sake of it. Kind of off-topic, but why does seemingly every wrestler these days get called an underwear model? Wrestling's a lot more athletic nowadays than it ever was, and I have a lot easier time believing that these 'underwear models' can be believable athletes than the "Shirtless Dad" look a lot of guys from the 80's and earlier embodied. Yeah, if you're judging in terms of "looking tough" then the last generation wins more often than not, but if you're judging in terms of "looking like an athlete", this generation wins by a country mile. But I digress. It's just a pet peeve of mine. It's not the look, it's the sheer numbers of them that are the problem. Wrestlers should be all shapes and sizes, not just one. It shouldn't look like an assembly line no matter what the build is. It's like one day someone there decided what a wrestler prototype *should* be, and then created a boring CAW template for Johnny Ace to hire. They at least seem to be getting a bit away from that this last year, though.
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Post by Mac on Dec 15, 2011 21:24:36 GMT -5
CM Punk should have been renamed Garrison Punk
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