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MassRafTer posted:None of those titles were during either companies peaks. In fact they were at the opposite end of the spectrum! Sid couldn't have done a better job of missing the hottest periods of both WWF and WCW if he tried. It was incredible.
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ChrisBTY posted:Sid couldn't have done a better job of missing the hottest periods of both WWF and WCW if he tried. It was incredible. It's true he got out of his WCW deal to go to the WWF right after the Hulkamania boom had truly ended, then leaves WWF right before business turns around and comes back to WCW a few months after they completely fall apart.
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How are you a prominent wrestling star in the late 80's/early 90's and miss Hulkamania, the Attitude Era, and the rise and fall of the NWO?
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Y'all are forgetting about Sid's first run in the WWF when Hulkamania was approaching its nadir. Hell he even feuded with the guy!
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As MRT said the Hulkamania boom was truly over at that point as seen by the fact the Rumble crowd turned hard on Hogan at the end. Sid getting cheered while Hogan watches on will never not be amusing as Hogan wonders why it happens (It's a mixture of Sid's charisma and Flair almost being turned Face by his Rumble run).
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Gorilla: LOOK AT THAT DASTARDLY SID HELPING TO ELIMINATE THE HULKSTER! (dubbed in boos)
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Sid got a god pop when he turned up in ECW, and those crowds were trained to ferociously hate anything WCW related
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Better Than You posted:Y'all are forgetting about Sid's first run in the WWF when Hulkamania was approaching its nadir. Hell he even feuded with the guy! He got his release from WCW right after WrestleMania 7 which is pretty much the latest you can place the end point for the boom. They didn't even sell out the Sports Arena!
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I think we need to look at the massive Softball gates before we judge Sid too harshly
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22?! https://youtu.be/BN9fHMY76io
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SID https://twitter.com/gifapalooza/status/1323454721596837890?s=20
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I can't stop staring at that poor mans neck snap... and Sid's penis
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I have friends that aren't super into wrestling and show them clips of Sid and he leaves an impression. We still use, "I don't know poo poo, crybaby!" as a reference to this day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxCDDlSw9-A&t=158s
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TheKingslayer posted:I have friends that aren't super into wrestling and show them clips of Sid and he leaves an impression. That's over of my all time favorite Sid lines (and one I also reference regularly in real life) made better by this being one of my all time favorite RAW moments with Bret losing his poo poo.
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I guess there’s a really good interview with Jim Herd online now from Conrad. https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1326391886542753797?s=20 https://twitter.com/HeyHeyItsConrad/status/1322171336656064519?s=20
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Luigi Thirty posted:I guess there’s a really good interview with Jim Herd online now from Conrad. Jim Herd was always very entertaining on WOL and has absolutely no ego.
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oh man I need to check that out
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There are so many great things about that.
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this is legal
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I'm going to sue them for calling me bald.
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Truly the Real Monday Night Wars can begin again. Time is cyclical. Actually, can you own an acronym? Or just the words that go with it? Could World Challenger Wrestling exist and call themselves WCW without getting sued*? I'm guessing a court would rule that they're similar enough. *I'm sure they would be sued regardless of legality.
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Ask the World Wildlife Fund.
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IIRC there was a World Championship Wrestling before Turner used it, but it was in I wanna say Australia, and who knows how relevant that would have been to a US company
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Looks like something a bird left on my car
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I personally look forward to many future greatest nights in the history of our sport.
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Sandman McMahon posted:I personally look forward to many future greatest nights in the history of our sport.
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It's legit, Vince accidentally left the rights to WCW's IP at an Outback Steakhouse
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I disagree. It's way better with the lovely logo.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Truly the Real Monday Night Wars can begin again. Trademarks are to avoid confusion, and courts tend to use an "idiot in a hurry" standard. Prior art is a defense so the Australian company might be okay, but this is obviously trying to hook on to the known WCW property so you're infringing. (Even if they weren't using one of their logos.) Someone might be able to open a heating & plumbing company called Waterworks Contractors of Waukeegan and call it WCW and that's in an entirely different realm (though again WWE might try.) If you're in the same business as another company, though, you absolutely have to make sure to avoid any confusion.
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The servicemark registration for that particular logo is dead, though WWE has active trademarks on "World Championship Wrestling" (as a company name), the "classic" WCW logo, as well as for using "WCW' for any sort of apparel, "paper and cardboard" items (including gift wrap, comic books, posters, books, etc.) video games and television/film, and professional wrestling events. WWE doesn't have the trademark for "WCW" if it's in the fields of welding (that's claimed by WCW Inc.) or hard cider (that's claimed by Willamette Cider Works). You've also got Watershed Car Wash, Wilmington Compliance Week, and Werner Cycle Works with "WCW" trademarks in the obvious fields. The best thing to come of this search (and I secretly hope part of the above mentioned Twitter account) is this filing from just over a month ago: 
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Better Than You posted:I'm mildly disappointed that Tony hasn't been ribbed about that on Dynamite yet They’re saving it for next week when Kenny drops the belt to Jericho in The Fingerpoke of Doom Pt. 2
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Edge & Christian posted:The servicemark registration for that particular logo is dead, though WWE has active trademarks on "World Championship Wrestling" (as a company name), the "classic" WCW logo, as well as for using "WCW' for any sort of apparel, "paper and cardboard" items (including gift wrap, comic books, posters, books, etc.) video games and television/film, and professional wrestling events. Does the World Wildlife Fund hold professional wrestling events?
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El Gallinero Gros posted:IIRC there was a World Championship Wrestling before Turner used it, but it was in I wanna say Australia, and who knows how relevant that would have been to a US company Australian WCW was basically the Australian NWA territory. Jim Barnett helped establish it, and I think used the name when he started at Georgia Championship Wrestling??
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mexican willie posted:Does the World Wildlife Fund hold professional wrestling events? Both companies got to use their distinct logos with the initialization worldwide and were allowed to 'casually' mention the initials (i.e. a US fundraising letter from the World Wildlife Foundation could say "with your help WWF has saved over twenty endangered marsh bird species", Vince McMahon could say "the newest WWF champion" on commentary on a UK VHS tape of Summerslam) but otherwise they had to spell out their name in the other WWF's stated territory. (CLARIFICATION: Re-reading the agreement I think the Fund could use WWF wherever they wanted, since they existed for decades longer) Things like registering wwf.com on the world wide web called into question just how careful the World Wrestling Federation was being about not using the initials outside of the United States, which led to a second legal complaint, which Titan Sports lost conclusively. Actually Bix wrote this all up earlier in the year better than I'm going to, but Vince signed an agreement and then decided after a few years that the agreement didn't count, and eventually was told in international court that it did. And then Vince decided to GET THE F OUT. But that has nothing to do (directly) with trademark filings. Edge & Christian fucked around with this message at 03:59 on Dec 2, 2020 |
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