Guest crandamaniac Report post Posted June 27, 2002 McMahon's plan to revert back to WWF initials According to Dave Meltzer, had WWE won it's legal tussle with the World Wildlife Fund last Monday, Vince McMahon had plans to revert back to the WWF initials. A High Court judge in London ruled last year that the environmental pressure group was entitled to a court order banning the US wrestling promoter from breaching an agreement reached between the two organizations in January 1994. The environmentalists said the use of the initials WWF by the wrestling group could confuse environmentally concerned Internet surfers who might find themselves presented with viewing images of grapplers instead of pandas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest §uperÛnknown Report post Posted June 27, 2002 Get the F back in! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted June 27, 2002 Um, that was in case they had won the appeal, which they didn't. The F is out and has left town. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly Report post Posted June 27, 2002 How does this help Vince use WWF as the name for his company again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted June 27, 2002 It doesn't. The news item was misread by Crandamaniac and SuperUnknown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted June 27, 2002 I say, call it the WWE like I do! Get the F back in and make the e little. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Army Eye Report post Posted June 27, 2002 it's ok to actually read the article guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alfdogg Report post Posted June 27, 2002 The environmentalists said the use of the initials WWF by the wrestling group could confuse environmentally concerned Internet surfers who might find themselves presented with viewing images of grapplers instead of pandas. THAT's what this whole thing is about? Why couldn't they have just changed their site name to "www.worldwrestlingfederation.com"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cynicalprofit Report post Posted June 27, 2002 In america ive seen 20 years of wwf, yet never a mention of the wwf pandas? I find that very strange taht all this legal shit is going on over seas. I just have to ask, why cant they let him use it alteast in america, where they've spent BILLIONS to hype the name wwf, yet the panda people, I NEVER HEARD OF UNTILL THE LAWUIT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrEvil Report post Posted June 27, 2002 I read that the WWE lost this final appeal and the case was closed that the WWF initials belonged to the WWPandas with no further course of action available to the WWE. Don't ask me, all this high court bullshit just gives me a headache. I've found the most ridiculous thing about this whole case is that the WWPandas don't even use WWF anymore since they changed their name to The World Fund for Nature or something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jester Report post Posted June 27, 2002 The World Wildlife Fund has been around for a very long time and does have an international reputation. My understanding is that the WWF and what is now called the WWE actually had a deal in place. The deal was that the WWE could use the initials "WWF" in North America, but they couldn't market them in Europe. They did anyway, so they violated an existing agreement. Hence the suit. If true, don't blame the pandas, blame Vince. jester Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FakeRazor Report post Posted June 27, 2002 I'm surprised Vince hasn't made a heel stable of guys dressed as endangered species yet to mock the WWF. Ya know, like he did with the RTC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Austin3164life Report post Posted June 27, 2002 Then, the now WWF could then tune Vince's ass up in the courtrooms I believe...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nostril king Report post Posted June 27, 2002 I love panda bears, and pretty much any animal out there - but everyone in the World Wildlife Fund should be shot to death RIGHT THE FUCK NOW Don't damn the pandas - SHOOT THE FUCKING ENVIRONMENTALISTS you tink I give a damn if I breathe smog 24 hours a day? fuck no Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted June 27, 2002 are we going to get an RTC type angle involving panda bears now? i bet flair vs. a panda bear could be ***1/2 to **** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest -Cutthroat- Report post Posted June 27, 2002 F streets back, ALRIGHT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Zero_Cool Report post Posted June 27, 2002 Not only does Flair carry the panda to a ***1/2 match, but he does a .6 Muta after he is hit in the head with a stick of bamboo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Prince Paul Report post Posted June 27, 2002 Now if Flair can carry a panda to a **** match, then he should just retire, as he can do no more. When I think of WWF, I think of pandas....yeah baby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
