strummer 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2004 The following is a press release sent to PWTorch.com today from Pushing the Lope Entertainment stating they are suing WWE over the Raw Diva Search idea. The exclamation points in their name is not a typo. The question is who should be suing whom at this point... SANTA MONICA, Ca. – 07/21/2004 – Push!ng The Lope Entertainment ® along with John Piermarini and Frank Murgia are filing a lawsuit against the World Wrestling Entertainment. Push!ng The Lope claim to be the creator of the WWE 2004 Raw Diva Search and is ready to go to court to prove it. Push!ng The Lope gave WWE one month to respond to their attempt to resolve their issue with the wrestling company but received no response. WWE announced its $250,000 Raw Diva Search on Monday Night Raw on Spike TV on Monday May 24, 2004. Push!ng The Lope says the idea was there’s and was presented, with help from WWE superstar Trish Stratus, directly to WWE Executive Producer Kevin Dunn, who then took the idea directly to Vince McMahon and Jim Ross. John Piermarini, co-creator of the show had the following statement: “We met with Kevin Dunn backstage on December 8, 2004 with (WWE superstar) Trish Stratus to present the idea directly to Kevin Dunn who told us he loved the idea and thought it was very original and gave us the green light to continue developing the idea and present it to him when it was completed. The completed show was presented on January 7, 2004. Kevin then said Vince McMahon was very impressed with the idea but wanted to put it on hold until after WrestleMania 20 where he would meet again with Kevin Dunn and Jim Ross to discuss using the idea. That was the last we heard from anyone from WWE, as all phone calls and messages were ignored. Then right after WrestleMania we see Vince McMahon steal our idea live on television. There isn’t one original WWE idea in this show concept. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery; theft is the lowest form of creativity. I now know where WWE lies.” The search consists of nationwide casting events, a television casting special, competitions between the finalists, fan voting, and a culmination to reveal the winner. All of which Push!ng The Lope says was presented to WWE. Push!ng The Lope also stated that Trish Stratus was witness to all communication between WWE and Push!ng The Lope. Push!ng The Lope also claims to have written and verbal proof that Kevin Dunn agreed to send a letter of intent on behalf of WWE to be partners with John Piermarini and Frank Murgia on the Diva Search project. Push!ng The Lope has a written letter of agreement with Trish Stratus, who was also a creator of the project. Credit: Torch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Staravenger Report post Posted July 20, 2004 December 8, 2004 has yet to happen, unless they traveled to the future. Anyway, I'll just say bullshit because 99% of the time, these lawsuits are thrown out of court. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mandarin 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2004 Trish Stratus to present the idea directly to Kevin Dunn who told us he loved the idea and thought it was very original and gave us the green light to continue developing the idea and present it to him when it was completed. Yes, because strutting bimbos out in their swimsuits without even getting a general idea of who these people are is very original. It's one part Miss America, one part American Idol and no parts wrestling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TigerDriver91 Report post Posted July 20, 2004 Wow. Trish helps out with the diva search and gets handed the women's title, which in turn murdered another wrestler's push. Welcome to WWE, folks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sturgis Report post Posted July 20, 2004 Triple H would be proud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dazed Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Push!ng The Lope says the idea was there’s How professional. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Staravenger Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Wouldn't "Their" be the proper way to spell it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mandarin 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Wouldn't "Their" be the proper way to spell it? Unless the idea was they are's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TigerDriver91 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Wouldn't "Their" be the proper way to spell it? You are correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Staravenger Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Wouldn't "Their" be the proper way to spell it? You are correct. Whoever wrote this article really needs to take a trip back to 4th grade I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GreatOne Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Wow. Trish helps out with the diva search and gets handed the women's title, which in turn murdered another wrestler's push. Welcome to WWE, folks. I thought Trish was still somewhat popular around here...................... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Gee, Kevin Dunn was behind this as well. Really shocking, hm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TigerDriver91 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Wow. Trish helps out with the diva search and gets handed the women's title, which in turn murdered another wrestler's push. Welcome to WWE, folks. I thought Trish was still somewhat popular around here...................... I am a big fan of Trish Stratus, but it won't stop me from pointing out reality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GreatOne Report post Posted July 21, 2004 So how long until the TrisHHH references? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 This trainwreck needs to be aborted before they get too deep into it. Seriously, it's one problem after another. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Staravenger Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Like it matters....everyone has held the womens title just about, and it hasn't changed the division at all except making it worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TigerDriver91 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 So how long until the TrisHHH references? Welcome, kids, to Backstage Politics 101 with your special guest teachers for the week - Trish Stratus and Triple H. Today you will learn how to murder pushes for other wrestlers and convince the company that horrible diva searches equal a good investment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted July 21, 2004 This is great. I am so happy this is blowing up in their face....and they are the ones that thought this was a GOOD idea.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JerichosHi-Lite Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Never would've figured Trish was behind this. As for the politics/Trish thing, she would have been an awesome heel Women's champ if she hadn't wrecked her hand. It's funny, though (and by funny I mean not even slightly amusing), the divas all bitched about it and are "unhappy" with it, yet Trish was behind it? It was probably before she knew how much they'd be earning in one year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TigerDriver91 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 How do we even know that press release is true anyway? For all we know it could be a big load of bullshit and totally false. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 I'm trying to figure out the relevance of this entire situation. Why is the Divas Contest getting so much lip service around here? It's dumb. Who cares if someone is suing WWE or if it was or wasn't Trish's idea. Until it leads to Trish's firing, this thread is moot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shanghai Kid 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 4.0 rating for the segment on Raw....maybe it wasn't a bad idea? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TigerDriver91 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 4.0 rating for the segment on Raw....maybe it wasn't a bad idea? The rating was only that high because of Chris Jericho Anyway, I completely agree with Dangerous A's comments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dazed Report post Posted July 21, 2004 What is strange... Your search - "Pushing the Lope" - did not match any documents. Your search - "Push!ng the Lope" - did not match any documents. John Piermarini seems to have no links to TV at all, and the same is true for Frank Murgia. Most strange. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Welcome, kids, to Backstage Politics 101 with your special guest teachers for the week - Trish Stratus and Triple H. Today you will learn how to murder pushes for other wrestlers and convince the company that horrible diva searches equal a good investment. I don't get the Trish bashing. She helped present it because she (wrongly) thought it would be good for the company. It still had to fly w/ Dunn & Vince, it's not like Trish single-handedly made the decision. She murdered someone's push? Please. You can criticize her for thinking it would be a good idea, but anything past that is really reaching. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exslade ZX 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 4.0 rating for the segment on Raw....maybe it wasn't a bad idea? The rating was only that high because of Chris Jericho Anyway, I completely agree with Dangerous A's comments. I have to say I disagree with that. Well sort of..after it got started, Jericho probaly was the only thing entertaining about it..but most people who were going to watch it were going to watch it anyways. Sort of like watching a bad match just to see how bad it will be. It was even said in the RAW thread by a few people they didn't really pay attention to the matches..they were somewhat bored by Kane/Jericho for instance..but they did watch the Diva Search..just to see what would happen. Or to laugh. And that may end up being bad because it's gonna get high ratings every time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TigerDriver91 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 I would rather fire a bullet into my head then subject myself to any further diva search segments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 I would rather fire a bullet into my head then subject myself to any further diva search segments. Ditto. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karc 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Wow. Trish helps out with the diva search and gets handed the women's title, which in turn murdered another wrestler's push. Welcome to WWE, folks. I thought Trish was still somewhat popular around here...................... I am a big fan of Trish Stratus, but it won't stop me from pointing out reality. Exactly, it's not that she is unlikable, but she is starting to get those rather nasty HHH tendencies, like holding on to a title despite being obviously injured, jobbing out worthy competitors in under 60 seconds, having the higher-ups basically take everyone of her ideas as gold, while others just "don't have anything planned." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Except not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
