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Post by ayumidah on Sept 4, 2020 16:03:22 GMT -5
Vince McMahon issued an edict this past week that talent can no longer "engage with outside third parties," which would presumably include platforms like Cameo and Twitch.
McMahon held a call with talent last Sunday regarding the reinvention of the product. During the call, McMahon said that WWE owns the real names of talent, not just their character names.
McMahon followed up the call by sending a letter on Thursday. McMahon wrote that it was imperative that they promote and protect the brand in every conceivable way, and that talent have 30 days to stop engaging with third parties.
"Some of you are engaged with outside third parties using your name and likeness in ways that are detrimental to our company," McMahon wrote. "It is imperative that these activities be terminated within the next 30 days (by Friday October 2). Continued violations will result in fines, suspension, or termination at WWE's discretion."
McMahon wrote that the these actions are necessary as part of WWE's rebuilding process as they "enter the next phase of growth at WWE."
-wrestlinginc.com
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Sept 4, 2020 16:06:15 GMT -5
I swear, if this means the end of Creed doing stuff with newLEGACYinc....
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Sept 4, 2020 16:06:50 GMT -5
There's no way this is gonna go over well. Xavier Woods has built an entire platform online with gaming both on Youtube and streaming with several WWE superstars. Duke, Baszlor and Yim stream all the time and love it.
WWE's playing with some dangerous fire here and they don't even know it. They're basically taking away peoples ability to have fun and make side hobbies, and that's NOT the way to help people want to yknow, stay with you?
If Youtube is avoided in this whole statement, then it might lessen the blow, but even still, this isn't gonna end to well with certain wrestlers.
Edit: It wasn't, this is gonna lead to disaster.
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Post by CeilingFan on Sept 4, 2020 16:07:50 GMT -5
Vince owns their real names? Is that even legal?
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Sept 4, 2020 16:08:28 GMT -5
I swear, if this means the end of Creed doing stuff with newLEGACYinc.... At this point, WWE needs Creed more than he needs WWE. He has been making a franchise for almost a year now with his gaming platform, while not wrestling. If they tamper with that or mess with that in any way, I do not see it ending well.
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Post by Dub H on Sept 4, 2020 16:09:14 GMT -5
Didn't Big E make bunch of money out of Cameo?
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ayumidah
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Post by ayumidah on Sept 4, 2020 16:09:19 GMT -5
Vince owns their real names? Is that even legal? it shouldn't be. That's why a lot of them revert back to their real names when they leave, like Zack Ryder did.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Sept 4, 2020 16:09:53 GMT -5
Vince owns their real names? Is that even legal? When I saw that I questioned the same thing. How the hell can a guy own the real name of an INDEPENDANT CONTRACTOR? This dude comes off more like Satan with Souls each passing day.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Sept 4, 2020 16:10:06 GMT -5
"Independent contractors."
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Sept 4, 2020 16:11:08 GMT -5
Didn't Big E make bunch of money out of Cameo? Yeah, because I guess Vince decided pissing off two members of The New Day, a group who at this point, does not need WWE as much as WWE needs them, was a fine idea today.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Sept 4, 2020 16:11:20 GMT -5
I assume appearing on streams with AEW talent probably pissed Vince off like the little insecure man-baby he is.
Claiming they own their real names is a bold move.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Sept 4, 2020 16:11:35 GMT -5
Didn't Big E make bunch of money out of Cameo? I'd assume so. He says he's really active on it on the New Day podcast and always putting his Cameo over.
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Post by Bo Rida on Sept 4, 2020 16:14:06 GMT -5
Wtf? That's pretty broad isn't it? YouTube, Instagram, music, acting, public speaking...
I don't see how he can stop them providing they're not using their gimmicks or doing anything that would upset the sponsors (no porn).
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Post by ayumidah on Sept 4, 2020 16:14:20 GMT -5
I assume appearing on streams with AEW talent probably pissed Vince off like the little insecure man-baby he is. Claiming they own their real names is a bold move. someone did say that AJ Styles talked about testing positive for COVID on twitch recently, and that might've had a hand in it but man, I hadn't thought about that, Xavier has been doing that more often between the NL Fighting Back stream and some stuff I've seen him playing with Shawn Spears. Ugh. Dammit, Vince.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Sept 4, 2020 16:14:38 GMT -5
The flying f*** is this bullshit?!
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Post by Error on Sept 4, 2020 16:15:02 GMT -5
Vince owns their real names? Is that even legal? No but I think they have them trademark or whatever during their time in WWE.
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Post by Pushed to the Moon on Sept 4, 2020 16:15:27 GMT -5
Didn't Big E make bunch of money out of Cameo? He still is. He's done over 500 at over 100 bones a pop. That's 50 grand just from saying hello to people from your house.
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Post by darbus alan on Sept 4, 2020 16:17:43 GMT -5
Is this real? Because this seems too totalitarian even for Vince.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2020 16:18:43 GMT -5
I don't know how WWE still manages to find ways to disgust me.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Sept 4, 2020 16:19:18 GMT -5
This company really makes it hard for me to feel comfortable supporting them in anyway.
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