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Post by SirLucas on May 30, 2019 18:49:50 GMT -5
How was he able to use "Billy Gunn" on their PPV? Isn't that a WWE trademark, if so, when did they gain the rights to it?
When he was in TNA, he was never Billy Gunn. He was either Kip James or The Outlaw.
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Post by Mozenrath on May 30, 2019 18:55:02 GMT -5
He bought the trademark a few years ago when WWE's rights ran out on it.
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Post by SirLucas on May 30, 2019 19:02:21 GMT -5
SO what's the deal with Cody? Do you think he will ever be able to come with a deal with his last name?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 30, 2019 19:29:33 GMT -5
SO what's the deal with Cody? Do you think he will ever be able to come with a deal with his last name? They say Cody Rhodes, at this point just a matter of whatever the legal stuff is He doesn't trademark or introduce himself as Cody Rhodes, everyone else does |
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Post by jason1980s on May 30, 2019 19:52:03 GMT -5
It's disgusting how WWE won't let Cody use the Rhodes name. Obviously WWE only cared about Dusty when they could use him, bring him out for some silly skit or segment. I get WWE owns a ton of wrestling companies and names and rights but Dusty Rhodes is Dusty Rhodes, a legend that WWF didn't not make and his son deserves the rights he can get. If, big if of course, his son's company knocks WWE down a peg or two it will definitely be them getting just deserts.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on May 30, 2019 19:54:56 GMT -5
He bought the trademark a few years ago when WWE's rights ran out on it. Man Vince has so much money that he probably forgets a lot about certain copyright expiring. |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on May 30, 2019 19:56:06 GMT -5
SO what's the deal with Cody? Do you think he will ever be able to come with a deal with his last name? Didn’t he changed his name to Rhodes? |
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Post by Mayonnaise on May 30, 2019 19:59:52 GMT -5
SO what's the deal with Cody? Do you think he will ever be able to come with a deal with his last name? Didn’t he changed his name to Rhodes? The legal paperwork for his trademarks have all been "Cody Runnels" so if he has, it hasn't been approved yet. |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on May 30, 2019 20:07:47 GMT -5
Didn’t he changed his name to Rhodes? The legal paperwork for his trademarks have all been "Cody Runnels" so if he has, it hasn't been approved yet. Oh ok, for some reason I thought he changed his name. |
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Post by Dub H on May 30, 2019 20:10:01 GMT -5
The legal paperwork for his trademarks have all been "Cody Runnels" so if he has, it hasn't been approved yet. Oh ok, for some reason I thought he changed his name. You are thinking of Ryback. Ryback legally changed his name to well...Ryback |
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Post by Mayonnaise on May 30, 2019 20:16:40 GMT -5
The legal paperwork for his trademarks have all been "Cody Runnels" so if he has, it hasn't been approved yet. Oh ok, for some reason I thought he changed his name. He has said that he did, at 15 changing it to "Runnels Rhodes" but wants to simply be "Cody". I'd link to the tweet but he called someone a f***face. |
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Post by Mozenrath on May 30, 2019 20:31:55 GMT -5
It's disgusting how WWE won't let Cody use the Rhodes name. Obviously WWE only cared about Dusty when they could use him, bring him out for some silly skit or segment. I get WWE owns a ton of wrestling companies and names and rights but Dusty Rhodes is Dusty Rhodes, a legend that WWF didn't not make and his son deserves the rights he can get. If, big if of course, his son's company knocks WWE down a peg or two it will definitely be them getting just deserts. I remember reading the rights will be up for sale for the merch rights to "Cody Rhodes", which is probably the final hurdle, anyway, later this year. Guessing he buys it then and that'll be that. I'm sure WWE could attempt to renew it, but given they would not do anything with it, and couldn't use his likeness just because they had the name, I don't think they'd do it even for the spite, especially if they would be tempting getting slapped on squatting on the rights. That is probably a thread they don't want tugging on for the potential precedent it could set if they were challenged on it. |
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on May 30, 2019 20:34:43 GMT -5
The legal paperwork for his trademarks have all been "Cody Runnels" so if he has, it hasn't been approved yet. Oh ok, for some reason I thought he changed his name. They did something clever at Double or Nothing that might have made you think that. Justin Roberts introduced him as Cody w/ Brandi Rhodes but said it in a way to sound like Cody "with Brandi" Rhodes. |
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Post by thegatewaydrug on May 31, 2019 0:48:50 GMT -5
During Cody's initial "indy checklist" run after leaving the fed, weren't he and the Mrs. smartly billed as "Cody & Brandi Rhodes" (as opposed to Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes, I suppose) since she never went by that name in WWE and scooped by the TM / IP?
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Post by jimmyjames on May 31, 2019 4:07:16 GMT -5
Oh ok, for some reason I thought he changed his name. He has said that he did, at 15 changing it to "Runnels Rhodes" but wants to simply be "Cody". I'd link to the tweet but he called someone a f***face. Was it Billy Ripken? |
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Post by 4real on May 31, 2019 4:33:42 GMT -5
During Cody's initial "indy checklist" run after leaving the fed, weren't he and the Mrs. smartly billed as "Cody & Brandi Rhodes" (as opposed to Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes, I suppose) since she never went by that name in WWE and scooped by the TM / IP? They kind of did the same thing at DoN if I remember rightly “Cody with Brandi....Rhodes!!!!!”” |
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Post by clifford on May 31, 2019 4:43:05 GMT -5
Oh ok, for some reason I thought he changed his name. They did something clever at Double or Nothing that might have made you think that. Justin Roberts introduced him as Cody w/ Brandi Rhodes but said it in a way to sound like Cody "with Brandi" Rhodes. Yeah I noticed that. |
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on May 31, 2019 4:58:47 GMT -5
It's disgusting how WWE won't let Cody use the Rhodes name. Obviously WWE only cared about Dusty when they could use him, bring him out for some silly skit or segment. I get WWE owns a ton of wrestling companies and names and rights but Dusty Rhodes is Dusty Rhodes, a legend that WWF didn't not make and his son deserves the rights he can get. If, big if of course, his son's company knocks WWE down a peg or two it will definitely be them getting just deserts. I remember reading the rights will be up for sale for the merch rights to "Cody Rhodes", which is probably the final hurdle, anyway, later this year. Guessing he buys it then and that'll be that. I'm sure WWE could attempt to renew it, but given they would not do anything with it, and couldn't use his likeness just because they had the name, I don't think they'd do it even for the spite, especially if they would be tempting getting slapped on squatting on the rights. That is probably a thread they don't want tugging on for the potential precedent it could set if they were challenged on it. I don’t think this’ll age well. |
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Post by Mozenrath on May 31, 2019 14:14:15 GMT -5
I remember reading the rights will be up for sale for the merch rights to "Cody Rhodes", which is probably the final hurdle, anyway, later this year. Guessing he buys it then and that'll be that. I'm sure WWE could attempt to renew it, but given they would not do anything with it, and couldn't use his likeness just because they had the name, I don't think they'd do it even for the spite, especially if they would be tempting getting slapped on squatting on the rights. That is probably a thread they don't want tugging on for the potential precedent it could set if they were challenged on it. I don’t think this’ll age well. Maybe, but like I pointed out, they *could* do it out of spite, then get spanked in court. WWE tends to only pick legal battles they have a prayer of winning, though. |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2019 14:27:48 GMT -5
If he doesn't want to use the Rhodes name, that's fine...but "The American Nightmare" Cody is one of the worst wrestling names I've ever heard.
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