Vince McMahon bans all WWE talent from using their likeness on third parties such as Twitch, Cameo..

[MenacingMonk]

Typical markkks exposing themselves.

 

[reigun]

Well.... WWE does arguably have a right to a cut of the profits since they are going by and profiting from their WWE names. I highly doubt they’ll be making as much going by their legal names.

Idk about all that. Woods has said on more than one occasion that a lot of people who watch UUDD don't watch WWE at all. Their WWE names give them an initial boost, sure, but for a bunch of people who literally talk to audiences for a living, you got to imagine they have a pretty high ceiling on platforms like Twitch and Youtube.

Especially the women. I don't doubt for a second that a lot of Paige's and Zelina's subs haven't watched a minute of WWE content this year. They probably saw a cute girl playing Smash Bros. or some shyt and decided to follow along. Sasha Banks could start a twitch tomorrow under "Mercedes Plays" or some shyt and have an audience beyond the WWE fans she starts out with in no time.

 

[dh86]

What about wrestlers who had their ring names before coming to WWE like AJ Styles or Shinsuke Nakamura? Does WWE own that name now too or is it free for AJ to use because it precedes WWE?

They sign over the merch rights under those names for the time of the contract, and they get it back when contract is up

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Idk about all that. Woods has said on more than one occasion that a lot of people who watch UUDD don't watch WWE at all. Their WWE names give them an initial boost, sure, but for a bunch of people who literally talk to audiences for a living, you got to imagine they have a pretty high ceiling on platforms like Twitch and Youtube.

Especially the women. I don't doubt for a second that a lot of Paige's and Zelina's subs haven't watched a minute of WWE content this year. They probably saw a cute girl playing Smash Bros. or some shyt and decided to follow along. Sasha Banks could start a twitch tomorrow under "Mercedes Plays" or some shyt and have an audience beyond the WWE fans she starts out with in no time.

I’m more so referring to Cameo and other third party deals compared to YouTube/streaming. That’s where they benefit from their WWE name the most compared to if you had to search and find them by their legal name.

The Lana situation is the perfect example of that.

 

[Starboy52]

Yeahhh, this seems less like this was the rule all along and more like Vince heard the backlash and the "U" word get thrown around, before doing an about-face.

 

[Cole Cash]

phil a fool

 

[R=G]

In an interview with Wrestling Inc, former presidential candidate Andrew Yang spoke about WWE’s third party policy and his belief that AEW has a different attitude to talent than WWE. Here are highlights:
On AEW’s view of talent: “I think AEW has been a leader in terms of being talent friendly, and you can see it with the fact that several wrestlers were integral to the formation of AEW. When I’ve talked to folks who work for AEW, they really like the fact that they can perform for other promotions, which obviously you know is not something that’s happening at WWE. So I do think that AEW has a very different attitude towards its talent, and AEW is an up-and-coming promotion that is doing the right thing by talent in part because they know that that’s going to be a way they can compete and be successful. The WWE is in a very different position where they are a quasi-monopoly, and they’re plugging wrestlers into a machine that they feel like they built and they feel like any wrestler is lucky to be there and they need to keep their mouths shut. It seems like a very different approach to talent because the companies are in very different places and have different cultures.”
On wrestlers joining SAG: “I think that’s one approach that could really work wonders, and if you were to ask professional wrestlers, ‘how many of you would like to be part of the Screen Actors Guild?’ I have a feeling you’d see every single hand go up because SAG affords tremendous protections to other actors and actresses who are on screen every day and every week. The parallels are almost 100% where if you’re a professional wrestler, you are inhabiting a character, you are given storylines and plots, in some cases you’re given actual lines, you rehearse [and] you perform in front of a televised audience. So they should be members of SAG, and that would be transformative for the industry. Wrestling has been in the dark in terms of it being included in things like SAG because of its roots, but if you look up at the reality now, I mean you’re talking about hours and hours of scripted TV programming every week, and the wrestlers are the talent. So by right, they should be considered for SAG membership and all of its protections.”
On Vince McMahon getting away with how he treats his wrestlers: “What I said in another conversation is that Vince has been getting away with exploitation of his performers for decades and the bill is coming due, and I plan on being one of the people that presents him that bill and get some to pay it.”

 

[Him]

I feel like AJ Styles been miserable in WWE ever since Gallows and Anderson left. He might want out lol.

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

Escape Goat

ay man, she Russian give her a break

 

[HipHopStan]

phil a fool

That convo was weird.

 

[Vice Queen]

Exclusive: WWE Taking Over Talents' Twitch Accounts In Four Weeks - Wrestling Inc.

Wrestling Inc. has learned that Vince McMahon sent an email to talent this week reminding them that they have until this Friday, October 2nd, to sever any unauthorized business relationships with third parties. It was noted that talent who fail to comply could be fined, suspended or terminated.

As Wrestling Inc. first exclusively reported in September, McMahon issued an edict instructing talent that they can no longer engage with third parties. The company later clarified the edict, stating that talent could maintain Twitch and YouTube accounts under their real names, however they would still need to inform the company of those accounts.

Wrestling Inc. has also learned that talent were told this week that the company will be taking control of their Twitch accounts in four weeks. WWE will own those accounts, however talent will receive a percentage of the revenue, which counts against their downside guarantees.

Former Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang openly criticized the edict when it was first revealed last month, and said that he would take action if Joe Biden were to be elected President. Yang spoke with Wrestling Inc. recently about why he feels that WWE has been able to get away with some of their labor practices.

"A lot of it is that wrestlers are afraid to speak out, and I've had wrestlers past and present reach out to me and say that Vince has been getting away with exploitation of wrestlers calling them independent contractors while controlling their activities for years and years," Yang said. "A lot of it is just that they are a quasi-monopoly, and wrestlers fear that if they do try and unionize or organize in any way that Vince doesn't like, that it will never work again."

We have reached out to WWE and will provide any updates, and will provide updates if we receive any.

 

[Scholar]

Exclusive: WWE Taking Over Talents' Twitch Accounts In Four Weeks - Wrestling Inc.

Wait wait wait. EVEN IF they use their real names they still want a percentage? What. If so, someone has to sue that is crazy

Imagine your 9-5 employer saying they want a % of your twitch revenue wtf

 

[Rout3r2035]

This old Irish bytch needs to go down, SOMEONE gotta sue

 

[jwinfield]

Imagine your 9-5 employer saying they want a % of your twitch revenue wtf

Imagine your "employer" calling you an independent contractor, not giving you health insurance and saying they want a % of your twitch revenue.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

I’d shut my account down...