Post by andrew8798 on Jan 23, 2013 16:05:21 GMT -5
The TNA lawsuit against WWE was settled last week officially. There is no word on whether WWE paid a settlement or TNA agreed to simply drop the case. WWE didn’t comment on the settlement. WWE didn’t seem concerned about it since November given that they opened up talks at that point to bring Flair back. Until that time, WWE had strict orders from its top officials to not have any contact, even social, with anyone under a TNA contract or even Flair, who had not been under a TNA deal. Flair’s non-compete had ended in September. It was so strict that Gerald Brisco was told to not have contact with Wes Brisco, his son, once Wes signed with TNA, until things were starting to get smoothed over.
There was nothing that barred WWE from hiring people who were formerly under contract with TNA. TNA had tried to get an injunction which would ban WWE from doing so. In a legal response to the attempt, WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt stated that WWE had no interest in Flair, or anyone under TNA contract. Because of that, the judge ruled against the injunction. It would have made WWE look very bad in court to then hire Flair or anyone who was with TNA at the time the suit was filed. By the time they were talking with Flair about bringing him in, the feeling was TNA was doing nothing on the case and it was no longer anything to worry about.
Whether that will open WWE up to offering Flair a contract, as he was working on a per-event basis, isn’t known. It also could be that Flair wouldn’t want to be limited by a WWE contract since that would limit what he could do. Everything, like his autograph shows, appearances and any business deals would have to be approved by WWE, which would slow up deal making. Plus, there are things, like lotteries, that WWE does not want its talent associated. Flair has had deals as a lottery spokesperson inthe past and was in negotiations at least as of a few months ago in one or two states regarding new potential deals.
There was nothing that barred WWE from hiring people who were formerly under contract with TNA. TNA had tried to get an injunction which would ban WWE from doing so. In a legal response to the attempt, WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt stated that WWE had no interest in Flair, or anyone under TNA contract. Because of that, the judge ruled against the injunction. It would have made WWE look very bad in court to then hire Flair or anyone who was with TNA at the time the suit was filed. By the time they were talking with Flair about bringing him in, the feeling was TNA was doing nothing on the case and it was no longer anything to worry about.
Whether that will open WWE up to offering Flair a contract, as he was working on a per-event basis, isn’t known. It also could be that Flair wouldn’t want to be limited by a WWE contract since that would limit what he could do. Everything, like his autograph shows, appearances and any business deals would have to be approved by WWE, which would slow up deal making. Plus, there are things, like lotteries, that WWE does not want its talent associated. Flair has had deals as a lottery spokesperson inthe past and was in negotiations at least as of a few months ago in one or two states regarding new potential deals.
The plan for right now is 90 second entrances for the Rumble, but as usual, there is really no set time, in the sense they will change based on how much time is left in the show.
This isn’t confirmed, nor, obviously, will it be until he’s seen in Phoenix, but the word within wrestling is that Morrison will be in the Rumble as a surprise, and that’s why Morrison is only working the first night of the three Dragon Gate shows in California.
This isn’t confirmed, nor, obviously, will it be until he’s seen in Phoenix, but the word within wrestling is that Morrison will be in the Rumble as a surprise, and that’s why Morrison is only working the first night of the three Dragon Gate shows in California.
There has been a lot of talk that they would induct DX, and they may.
A match that was talked about for Mania right now is Del Rio vs. Ziggler If they go in that direction, that would seem to indicate Show vs. Ryback and Orton vs. Sheamus, which were both talked about, look stronger as happening.
Mysterio worked the 1/18 house show in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. We had heard he was scheduled for the Rumble and the TV’s after the Rumble, or at least the Smackdown tapings after the Rumble in San Diego, but WWE officials say that there is no date when he’s scheduled back full-time at this point.
On Raw, the three guys who played the police officers were Dave Dutra from All Pro Wrestling who had the main speaking role and was the one who said he had the extra ticket, J.R. Kratos from Supreme Pro Wrestling in the middle, and Julio Pedrosa of Pro Wrestling Revolution in San Jose was the third guy.
-WON
