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Post by thetimekeeper on Oct 26, 2007 20:55:43 GMT -5
Capital Sports Corporation
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Oct 26, 2007 21:22:16 GMT -5
I don't know why Vince ever signed that agreement in 1994. It was silly. It's hard to believe WWE lawyers agreed to it. The very concept of this whole thing was idiotic to me. Only a fool would have been confused between a wrestling company and a wildlife organisation that just happened to share the same initials. The "retrospective" blurring of logos and so forth was crazy. no it happens. It's intellectual property. Imagine if some company out there called themselves Excellent Championship Wrestling or Wild Crazy Wrestling. WWe would be all over their ass about the initials. The fact that they are completely different htings ould make things more annoying. Imagine you're an organization with some noble cause trying to save the world, and some sleazy ass company ups and uses a name that'll get other people confused, or makes themselves more synonymous with your name. Really it had to do with the domain name and international marketn... if they just called it worldwrestlingfederation.com or something, or used the whole name instead of the logo on the merchandice over seas, or events, we wouldn't have this problem |
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Post by MiLB Fan on Oct 27, 2007 9:41:28 GMT -5
I don't know why Vince ever signed that agreement in 1994. It was silly. It's hard to believe WWE lawyers agreed to it. The very concept of this whole thing was idiotic to me. Only a fool would have been confused between a wrestling company and a wildlife organisation that just happened to share the same initials. The "retrospective" blurring of logos and so forth was crazy. What exactly was the agreement from 1994? I've accepted "WWE" as the company's name, but part of me will always wish that the two sides will someday come to an agreement regarding the use of the initials in classic footage. A great man once told us that everyone has a price; I'm willing to bet the Fund is no different.  What really irks me is that even after the wrestling company changed its name and eliminated all mention of "WWF" the Fund still went after them for damages. Now I will readily admit that this whole thing was Vince's fault. He signed a valid agreement and chose to ignore it. But this is just getting silly now. When I'm discussing something pre-name change, I'll say "WWF." No panda will stop me! If the Fund is still worried about confusion in the marketplace, I don't see why WWE couldn't put some sort of message at the beginning of DVDs that include matches from the WWF era. It could go something like this: All references to "the WWF" in this disc refer to the company formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation. This disc is not endorsed by or affiliated with the World Wide Fund for Nature Problem solved! |
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Post by default on Oct 27, 2007 9:50:44 GMT -5
Tomato... tomahto... it's still Slam Bang Western Style Wrestling to me.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Oct 27, 2007 10:16:46 GMT -5
WWF sounds the best. WWWF has too many w's, and w's take three syllables each to say, while all other letters take up just one. WWE doesn't sound to bad, but I hate hearing "World Wrestling Entertainment."
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Oct 27, 2007 11:41:21 GMT -5
World Wrestling Consortium Of Jobbers And Spot Junkies Amalgam.
WWCOJASJA
Quite the monogram.
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Oct 27, 2007 12:02:59 GMT -5
WWF sounds the best. WWWF has too many w's, and w's take three syllables each to say, while all other letters take up just one. WWE doesn't sound to bad, but I hate hearing "World Wrestling Entertainment." What I hate is referring to current titleholder Randy Orton as "World Wrestling Entertainment" champion. I'm indifferent on the guy - and I haven't watched a full episode of anything wrestling-related since about two weeks before the Benoit incident - but referring to someone as an "Entertainment champion" just sounds really, really stupid. |
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Post by vinnie245 on Oct 27, 2007 12:04:17 GMT -5
WWF,The names better and the attitude era was the best era in WWF/WWE history
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Post by The OP on Oct 27, 2007 12:04:40 GMT -5
WWF sounds the best. WWWF has too many w's, and w's take three syllables each to say, while all other letters take up just one. WWE doesn't sound to bad, but I hate hearing "World Wrestling Entertainment." What I hate is referring to current titleholder Randy Orton as "World Wrestling Entertainment" champion. I'm indifferent on the guy - and I haven't watched a full episode of anything wrestling-related since about two weeks before the Benoit incident - but referring to someone as an "Entertainment champion" just sounds really, really stupid. I agree with that, now that you mention it. I'm used to WWE now so I don't care about that and I'm sure I wouldn't think anything of hearing "WWE champion". However, you have a good point about when they spell the whole thing out. |
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Post by royboy8 on Oct 27, 2007 12:35:28 GMT -5
I like saying "The E". A few years ago I would have never thought i'd be saying this, but I choose WWE over WWF.
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Post by VRM: LET'S GO BLUESHIRTS!! on Oct 27, 2007 13:13:39 GMT -5
WWF...stupid pandas....
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Post by GaTechGrad on Oct 27, 2007 14:00:23 GMT -5
Titan Sports
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Post by bubbles on Oct 27, 2007 14:05:33 GMT -5
The phrase 'World Wrestling Enertainment Champion' doesn't really sound right neither does 'THE World Wrestling Entertainment'. Change the E to F and it works though.
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Post by no2humanorchid on Oct 27, 2007 15:11:45 GMT -5
WWF all the way
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Post by HRH The KING on Oct 27, 2007 18:16:20 GMT -5
What exactly was the agreement from 1994? I've accepted "WWE" as the company's name, but part of me will always wish that the two sides will someday come to an agreement regarding the use of the initials in classic footage. A great man once told us that everyone has a price; I'm willing to bet the Fund is no different. What really irks me is that even after the wrestling company changed its name and eliminated all mention of "WWF" the Fund still went after them for damages. Now I will readily admit that this whole thing was Vince's fault. He signed a valid agreement and chose to ignore it. But this is just getting silly now. When I'm discussing something pre-name change, I'll say "WWF." No panda will stop me! If the Fund is still worried about confusion in the marketplace, I don't see why WWE couldn't put some sort of message at the beginning of DVDs that include matches from the WWF era. It could go something like this: All references to "the WWF" in this disc refer to the company formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation. This disc is not endorsed by or affiliated with the World Wide Fund for Nature Problem solved! Agreed. That would have solved the matter. |
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What really irks me is that even after the wrestling company changed its name and eliminated all mention of "WWF" the Fund still went after them for damages. Now I will readily admit that this whole thing was Vince's fault. He signed a valid agreement and chose to ignore it. But this is just getting silly now. When I'm discussing something pre-name change, I'll say "WWF." No panda will stop me!
