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What the hell happens next?
This poll is closed.
They literally set fire to the ring by accident 2 2.22%
They literally set fire to the ring on purpose 6 6.67%
Film 6 months of content accidentally using WWE prop belts 6 6.67%
Rehire Jeff Jarrett 23 25.56%
Start splicing in archival footage of AJ Styles and pretending it's current 23 25.56%
Accidentally switch the live Pop TV feed to the WWE Network 6 6.67%
Lose the keys to the production truck, film 6 months of content in the parking lot with a Samsung 7 7.78%
Sue a fan who flips the bird on air, lose all company rights to said fan 13 14.44%
Somehow everything gets good and they start making money (Comedy Option) 4 4.44%
Total: 90 votes
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Strawberry Panda
Nov 4, 2007

Breakfast Defecting, Slow Dick Touching, Root Beer Barreling SwagVP
I thought Pop didn't pay Impact anything for the broadcast.

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corn in the bible
Jun 5, 2004

Oh no oh god it's all true!
I don't know if that is still true but yes, the original deal was that they produced the show in exchange for a cut of the ad revenue. That's not literally free from an accountancy standpoint, as a regular show would have some cost but provide full ad revenue, but it is risk free. Attractive prospect for a channel where they can't guarantee any viewers at all will tune in

El Gallinero Gros
Mar 17, 2010
the game show channel shows Impact as well, does Impact get anything for that?

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

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El Gallinero Gros posted:

the game show channel shows Impact as well, does Impact get anything for that?

They get.... a NEW CAR!!

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13tnjh3dZw4

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


We just need Mike Elgin

Marmaduke!
May 19, 2009

Why would it do that!?
I remember Daniels' and Kaz's team getting called that all the time by confused commentators

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


https://twitter.com/TNADixie/status/1029163850602565637

lmao

Gonzo McFee
Jun 19, 2010
How the gently caress is that real.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


someone find the screenshot of him in TNA with the 6 pack somehow over his enormous gut

DarkstarIV
Apr 6, 2010

OFFICIAL RACIST
So....

Global Force Wrestling is suing Impact over copyright infringement. :laffo:

quote:

Impact Wrestling founder Jeff Jarrett and his company, Global Force Entertainment LLC filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Impact Wrestling owner Anthem Sports & Entertainment on 8/10 in the United States District Court of Tennessee.

The 26-page lawsuit alleges that Anthem has:

*Violated state and federal trademark infringements in relation to GFE.

*Violated Jeff Jarrett’s exclusive property rights to his own name, photograph, and other likeness.

*That Anthem has used “a reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of the GLOBAL FORCE WRESTLING and GFW trademarks” in commerce, therefore they are in violation of the Lanham Act, which prohibits trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false advertising.

*The lawsuit also claims violation of the Lanham Act through alleged “acts of unfair competition” that were done “with the intent to deceive the public into believing that goods and services offered or sold by Defendants are made by, approved by, sponsored by, or affiliated with GFE.”

*That Anthem has "caused products and/or services to enter interstate commerce designated with variations" of the Global Force Wrestling and GFW trademarks. The filing claimed, "Defendants’ use of said designation and other representations constitute a false designation of origin which is likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, and to deceive as to the affiliation, connection, or association of Defendants with GFE and as to the origin, sponsorship, or approval of such goods and services by GFE." This allegation would be an alleged violation of the Lanham Act.

*That Anthem was involved in “Unfair Competition in Violation of Tennessee Common Law”, alleging, “GFE and Defendants compete for a common pool of customers. As alleged herein, Defendants have engaged in unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent conduct, which is likely to cause, if it has not already, customer confusion in violation of Tennessee common law.”

The lawsuit also claims that Anthem has unjustly enriched themselves through their actions and violated the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, claiming, “Defendants have violated and, upon information and belief, continue to violate GFE’s exclusive rights in the GFW Amped content and the 16 associated copyrights, including, but not limited to, the right to reproduce, right to prepare and sell derivative works, and right to vend by copying, publishing, distributing, and publicly displaying in the marketplace in this District, and in all marketplaces reached by the Internet, videos that were copied or otherwise derived from the GFW Amped content.”

The filing claims that Anthem approached Jarrett and GFE in October 2016 to initial discussions about merging Jarrett’s company with Anthem Sports “in exchange for membership and equity in Anthem Sports” that would also have included hiring Jarrett as Chief Creative Officer. The two sides signed a non-disclosure agreement on 12/9/16.

Jarrett signed a consultant deal with Anthem in January 2017 and at that point “Mr. Jarrett provided the only set of masters for the 16 one-hour episodes of GFW Amped content to Defendants”, who the lawsuit claims still have the only copy of the masters.

Jarrett and Anthem signed a deal in May 2017 regarding Jarrett coming on officially as the Chief Creative Officer of Anthem Wrestling as well as an agreement regarding a merger for Anthem to acquire GFE, including ownership of the GFW Amped content. That merger was publicly announced by Anthem at that time.

As has been well documented, Jarrett took a leave of absence from the company in September 2017, followed by the public announcement that Anthem had let him go the following month. All of that was in the wake of personal problems that led to Jarrett going into rehab with the assistance of WWE. Jarrett was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame earlier this year.

In the lawsuit, Jarrett alleges that after he was terminated by Anthem, the announced merger between GFE and Anthem never went through and that “despite Anthem Wrestling’s acknowledgement of GFE’s ownership of all GFW Amped content, Defendants reproduced, distributed, publicly displayed, offered for sale, and sold the GFW Amped content without providing any compensation or royalties to GFE or Mr. Jarrett.”

The lawsuit points out that Anthem promoted several PPVs under the GFW Amped name (utilizing content that was originally designed to be a GFW weekly TV series that had been taped in Las Vegas), airing them from July 2017 through December 2017.

The lawsuit also alleges., “Upon information and belief, Defendants continue to monetize the GFW Amped content as pay-per-view, premium television, streaming, and other viewing options on a worldwide scale,” specifically mentioning the Global Wrestling App and DVDs sold via the Impact Wrestling website.

The lawsuit claims that Anthem does not have a license to use the GFW Amped content, GFE's trademarks or Jeff Jarrett's name or image "in connection to GFW Amped content."

The lawsuit also claims that Jeff Jarrett and GFE have each suffered "irreparable harm and loss of goodwill", which cannot be "completely remedied" in part because "given the nature of the advertising and promoting the loss of identifiable consumers is not readily obtainable."

GFE and Jarrett are seeking an injunction that would prevent Anthem from copying, distributing, offering for sale, selling, and displaying the GFW Amped content. The injunction, if it is issued, would also prevent Anthem from using the Global Force Wrestling and GFW words and logo and anything similar, including “but not limited to, Global Wrestling Network, GWN, and the GWN logo” – which means that if Jarrett and GFE are successful, Anthem would have to immediately suspend the operations of thei streaming subscription service under its current Global Wrestling Network name.

The lawsuit also asks the court to order Anthem and anyone associated with them to delete or destroy any copies of the GFW content, with the exception of the masters, which are to be returned to GFE.

GFE is seeking “an award of punitive and/or treble damages for at least three times the amount of Defendants’ profits or GFE’s damages, whichever is greater, due to the nature of Defendants’ wanton and willful conduct.”

Jarrett and GFE have requested a jury trial.

PWInsider.com has reached out to Impact Wrestling officials and Jeff Jarrett for comment, but as of this writing, have not heard back.

Jarrett must be running low on global force gold.

Pope Corky the IX
Dec 18, 2006


🎵 I'm blue
Yeah I'm a blue Shrek, guy
Step a foot in my swamp
And you're gonna die 🎵

I like that she just started tagging everyone that works for the company.

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

STOP DOING HEROIN
Dixie is thirsty as gently caress for that WWE Legends paycheck

dsriggs
May 28, 2012

MONEY FALLS...

...FROM THE SKY...

...WHENEVER HE POSTS!

DarkstarIV posted:

So....

Global Force Wrestling is suing Impact over copyright infringement. :laffo:
Ain't he great?

Psychepath
Apr 30, 2003

DarkstarIV posted:

So....

Global Force Wrestling is suing Impact over copyright infringement. :laffo:


Jarrett must be running low on global force gold.

Somehow this will end once again with Jarrett getting part ownership of Impact, and yet another Global Force takeover that lasts 3 months until Jarrett falls off the wagon.

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

Jeff and Dixie straight up competing in the desperation games.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Show more respect to the AAA world champ

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


JJ's company suing JJ's other company for using JJ's likeness.



dsriggs posted:

Ain't he great?

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

man, sober Jeff Jarrett is kind of a dick.

TV Zombie
Sep 6, 2011

Burying all the trauma from past nights
Burying my anger in the past

Chris James 2 posted:

We just need Mike Elgin


Isn't that Elgin under Tessa or am I missing the joke?

OctoberCountry
Oct 9, 2012
So Jeff Jarrett is suing Anthem for being stupid enough to hire Jeff Jarrett?

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

yes

DarkstarIV posted:

So....

Global Force Wrestling is suing Impact over copyright infringement. :laffo:


Jarrett must be running low on global force gold.

Yesssssssssssssssssssss

TheCool69
Sep 23, 2011
Am i reading that Dixie tweet correctly?

- somebody made that graphic and tagged all those persons in a tweet. Including Dixie.

- she sees the notification and the picture and retweets it manually with natalie tagged?

FunMerrania
Mar 3, 2013

Blast Processing

TheCool69 posted:

Am i reading that Dixie tweet correctly?

- somebody made that graphic and tagged all those persons in a tweet. Including Dixie.

- she sees the notification and the picture and retweets it manually with natalie tagged?

Yes.

" CKASH6ONE7
@CKASH6ONE7

INDY WRESTLER KNOWN AS CHRISTIAN KASH/PARANORMAL INVRSTAGTOR/ACTOR/COMPUTER TEC/COMEDIAN/slave at gogo stop"

:perfect:

Orange Carlisle
Jul 14, 2007

He's gonna get fired from gogo stop once they see that!

Flight Bisque
Feb 23, 2008

There is, surprisingly, always hope.

Pope Corky the IX posted:

I like that she just started tagging everyone that works for the company.

She even tagged herself.

Max Coveri
Dec 23, 2015

by Athanatos

DJExile posted:

someone find the screenshot of him in TNA with the 6 pack somehow over his enormous gut

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

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DJExile posted:

someone find the screenshot of him in TNA with the 6 pack somehow over his enormous gut

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003




This is horrifying

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS


Why do you have a pic of my first mom’s 14th boyfriend? He was a dick.

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

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I spread the glory of Big Lenny wherever I go

Truther Vandross
Jun 17, 2008


Ryback looking like poo poo these days

rare Magic card l00k
Jan 3, 2011


This is a lady who got banned from Twitter for imitating herself.

zetamind2000
Nov 6, 2007

I'm an alien.


What's Lenny Big doing in the Impact Zone?!

Orange Carlisle
Jul 14, 2007


lol were those shaved into his hair

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

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Mr. Carlisle posted:

lol were those shaved into his hair

didnt paul burchill do that once

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

Mr. Carlisle posted:

lol were those shaved into his hair

My mind can't resolve the physics required for it to be anything but this.

So Jarrett is going for a settlement right? No one is subscribed to GWN and I think they aired all the Amped footage last year (remember promoting Bobby Roode getting a TNA/GFW title shot after being in WWE for like a year?) so what could he actually get from this other than that?

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

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I mean Jarrett does kind of have a case since TNA went like two months with their world title being the GFW title with just a sticker over the front

davidbix
Jun 14, 2016

Wow, Bix. First K.Rool, then Steve and now SEPHIROTH? Your dream game is real!

Chris James 2 posted:

Show more respect to the AAA world champ
https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1029573674825859074

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OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

aint he great

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