ZitatAlles anzeigenReby Hardy Says Agreement Made For Hardys To Use 'Broken' Character, Claims Jeff Jarrett Is Lying
As we reported earlier, I asked Jeff Jarrett on a media call today if the Hardy Boyz had acquired the "Broken" gimmick. Jarrett said that they hadn't, despite the Hardys teasing the character more than usual on RAW this past Monday night.
Matt Hardy's wife, Reby, quickly took to Twitter to blast Jarrett's claim. She said that Jarrett was lying, and that they came to terms on an agreement for the gimmick last week. She noted that the agreement included a disparagement clause where they would have to pay Anthem $5000 for anytime she tweets something about GFW.
You can check out her tweets below:
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THE BACKSTORY ON WHAT LED TO GFW VS. HARDYS WAR OF WORDS
As Rebecca "Reby" Hardy stated this afternoon on Twitter, there has been a deal in place between Anthem Media and The Hardys that would allow the Hardys to utilize the "Broken Hardy" gimmick going forward.
In seeking to confirm Hardy's social media claims, PWInsider.com spoke with several sources who, under condition of anonymity, stated that all sides agreed to a deal in principle.
In a deal that it is believed Billy Corgan helped mediate, PWInsider.com has been told that all sides would have released a statement wishing each other well and would have agreed to no longer comment on each other publicly. The Hardys would have been able to utilize the "Broken" gimmick and (one would assume) Anthem Media would have received some sort of payment in exchange.
WWE was not involved in the deal, according to multiple sources.
The deal was then drafted by the Hardys' lawyers and sent to Anthem Media's Ed Nordholm to sign off on, but for whatever reason, several weeks have gone by without a response from Nordholm or any indication that the agreement was actually going to be signed.
One source stated that when Nordholm received the agreement in writing, he claimed that it wasn't what the two sides agreed upon, but confirmed that since that point, there had been no additional communication with the Hardys' side.
The drafted agreement led to Matt Hardy's comments on Twitter that they were close to a resolution on the situation. At the time, Impact sources remained steadfast that the two sides were as far apart as ever.
While Nordholm could still technically sign off on the agreement, Jeff Jarrett's comments during his media conference call today where he explicitly stated that there has been no changes regarding the situation and that Anthem, as producers of Impact Wrestling, hold ownership of the gimmick sparked Rebecca Hardy's latest social media comments.
A number of sources we spoke with today believed that unless Nordholm signs off on the agreement, the Hardys will have no last recourse but to file a lawsuit seeking ownership of the gimmick. We spoke with one source today who believes that decisions made by the company during the time period Dixie Carter owned Impact Wrestling were technically breaches of the Hardys' contracts, which appears to be the strategy the family would use as their strategy.
So, while it appeared last week that things were finally calming down between the two sides, it appears yet another volcano may explode due to Nordholm not signing off on the agreement. Whether the Hardys decide to go on the offensive and actually sue remains to be seen, but it appears that after all attempts at negotiating and all the back and forth sniping on social media, the stage has indeed been set for a legal showdown.
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Anthem make outrageous demand to let WWE use Broken gimmick
Anthem fire back with a ridiculous set of demands that they couldn't possibly expect the Hardys to agree to.
It’s been a newsworthy week in the ongoing saga for the rights to the Hardys’ “Broken” gimmick. And apparently, it still isn’t over yet. Sports Illustrated (SI) is now reporting on some frankly outrageous demands being made by Anthem in their negotiations with the Hardys. The company have allegedly been seeking a deal that would see them pocket “50 percent of all Hardy revenue, including Jeff Hardy’s art and music, which was viewed by the Hardys as a monumental heist and money-grab.”
Reby Sky recently revealed on Twitter that a deal had at one point been in place – a deal that would have seen the Hardys granted the rights to use the “Broken” gimmick.However, PWInsider then reported that while Ed Nordholm, Executive Vice President of Anthem, had been presented with the agreement, he was yet to officially sign off on it. Judging by this latest twist, Anthem’s plans to make these ludicrous demands may well have been the reason behind Nordholm’s stalling.
The SI article goes on to reference the fact that Impact – now under Anthem ownership – never actually paid for any of the “Broken” shoots at the Hardy compound. Nor did they fund the Final Deletion special, so it seems that the Hardys hold the upper hand.The piece also mentions that Anthem, and in particular Jeff Jarrett, are currently looking to stall for time in the hopes of dissuading the Hardys from pursuing the matter any further. Based on Reby Hardy’s persistence on Twitter though, that’s looking like a bold – and likely misguided – strategy from Jarrett and co.
Anthem’s demands are so ridiculous that the Hardys aren’t even going to entertain the idea, so SI’s theory about stalling for time is starting to look like the most plausible explanation here.
Still, the Hardy’s have previously suggested that they’re fully prepared to seek further legal action, so all of this time-wasting on Anthem’s part will probably prove futile. Don’t be surprised to see a full-blown lawsuit levelled Anthem’s way—a lawsuit that the Hardys seem very confident about.
To be honest this all seems a little petulant on Anthem’s part. If terms really were so close to being agreed, coming back with these crazy demands is just a waste of time for everybody involved. Of course, that may well be the intention of all this, but it hardly does the company’s reputation any favours.And remember, this comes at a time when they’re already in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, having recently been forced to suspend their reigning GFW Champion, Alberto El Patron, off the back of his much-publicised domestic battery charges.Add in the fact that WWE is also teasing more “broken” references, and that suggests that they’re just as confident as the Hardys are about how this one’s going to end up. Maybe Anthem would be better off just settling up before the waters, and their name, get muddied even further.
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GFW's Attempt to Trademark "Broken" & Other Terms Initially Denied
All four Broken Universe-related trademarks that TNA Entertainment (now Global Force Wrestling) filed for registration have been given an initial refusal by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The "Broken Matt" trademark was refused for various reasons. The primary reason given was likely confusion with Matt Hardy's own filing for a 'Broken Matt Hardy' trademark, which Hardy filed first. TNA Entertainment will have to provide valid arguments to show there is no potential conflict between the two. Once that argument is filed, action on the application will be suspended, pending the USPTO decision on Matt's application, which would take precedence since he filed first. GFW would also need to indicate whether "Broken Matt" identifies a living person and if it does, they would then need Matt's consent. Given the estrangement between the two sides, that would place all involved in quite the interesting predicament.
The "Brother Nero" trademark was refused because GFW needed to indicate whether it identifies a living person, and if it does they would need Jeff Hardy's consent. Nero is Jeff Hardy's legitimate middle name.
The "Broken Brillance'" trademark was refused because GFW must specify whether "Broken Brillance" has any significance in professional wrestling or whether it's just a "term of art" in the wrestling industry.
The trademark for "Vanguard1" was refused due to likely confusion with a non wrestling-related trademark.
It was also noted that all four trademarks were also refused because it was ruled that the wordings used for identification and classification of goods and services in the initial filing were too broad, thus the USPTO ruled those filings needed additional clarification.
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Matt Hardy Says He Feels ‘Woken’ Following Monday Night Raw (VIDEO)
The Broken Universe may have become “woken” following Monday Night Raw … as Matt Hardy came the closest he’s been to his Broken persona in WWE during a backstage interview.
Hardy was featured in a Fallout video and said he felt “woken” after he and Jeff Hardy brawled with The Revival, using the same accent and crazy facial expressions from his days as Broken Matt.
As we previously reported, Reby Hardy said in an interview with The Sheet Podcast last week that negotiations with Global Force Wrestling over the Broken gimmick had stalled … but that hasn’t stopped Matt and Jeff from using familiar phrases like “obsolete mule.”
Matt posted the video on Twitter with the caption, “@WWEUniverse, IT’S HAPPENING. #BROKEN”
Could “Woken” Matt Hardy be the compromise that finally allows something like the Broken Universe in WWE? Check out the clip below:
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