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>In a decision upholding the right to make fun of popular culture, a federal judge in Pittsburgh this week body-slammed World Wrestling Entertainment, ruling in favor of a California company that parodied "The Rock," "Stone Cold Steve Austin" and other WWE wrestlers and story lines.
>In a 50-page opinion, U.S. District Judge David Cercone said Big Dog Holdings' caricatures of WWE figures on T-shirts and other merchandise are protected by the First Amendment and clearly meant in fun.
>"Big Dog's parodies convey a simple message that business and product images need not always be taken too seriously," the judge wrote, "and we are reminded that we are free to laugh at the images and associations linked with these icons."
>The wrestling organization, then known as World Wrestling Federation, sued Big Dog in federal court here in 2001, claiming the firm was stealing its images and siphoning off its profits by creating confusion among customers.
>The lawsuit was filed in Pittsburgh because Big Dog has a store in Grove City, Mercer County, and the WWE is represented by the Downtown law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart. But since Big Dog's shirts, mugs, bottles and other items are sold nationwide, the case could have been filed in any federal court.
>After the lawsuit was filed, Big Dog asked Cercone for summary judgment, essentially requesting that he throw out the case. That's what Cercone did in an order filed Monday.
>Jerry McDevitt, who represented the WWE, said his client is determining whether to appeal.
>"I'm disappointed the judge didn't let the case go to trial," he said. "We saw it differently [than Cercone did] and wish he would have let a jury decide."
>Jackie Criswell, a Chicago lawyer representing Big Dog, said the victory was important because it represents a continuing shift in the law toward protecting different forms of parody as free speech.
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>Previously, she said, a parody generally had to make a social or political comment to be protected. But in recent years those restrictions have been lifted in the courts.
>"It's a very significant decision," she said.
>In his opinion, Cercone noted that Big Dog doesn't just pick on WWE characters but makes fun of other cultural institutions, like the movies "Star Wars" and "The Mummy." The company's Web site shows T-shirts for sale featuring other parodies as well, like "Sponge Dog No Pants" and "Sopranodogs."
>"It is Big Dog's contention that it has always developed certain graphics as parodies of popular culture which poke fun at what is going on in the world," Cercone wrote. "Big Dog further contends that the depiction of the Big Dog character over and over in different contexts is part of a long-running joke that consumers have come to identify with the Big Dog brand."
>Big Dog attempts to "dogify" characters by giving them floppy ears, tails and other dog features while using bad dog puns to parody "overinflated aspects of our society."
>Stone Cold Steve Austin, one of the most popular wrestlers, became a dog-eared "Bone Cold Steve Pawstin," for example. "The Undertaker," another icon, was the "Underdogger."
>The company first started selling merchandise with World Wrestling Federation references in November 1998 when it launched "Live on Paw-Per-View: WBDF v. Bad Dogs of the Empire." The graphics featured parodies of "Star Wars" villains: "Emperor Pawpetine" and "Bark Maul" fighting wrestlers "Hollywood Hound Hogan" and Bone Cold Steve Pawstin.
>At the bottom of the images, Cercone noted, the company included a note saying: "Big Dog Sportswear. This is a parody."
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>In its lawsuit, the wrestling organization said Big Dog has "blatantly exploited and traded on the intellectual property owned, marketed and licensed" by the organization. One of the key arguments, common in copyright infringement cases, was that customers might confuse Big Dog merchandise with wrestling federation items.
>Cercone said that's not likely.
>"If Big Dog employs successful parody," he wrote, "the customer would not be confused, but amused."
>He also pointed out that several WWE officials and employees, including Dwayne Johnson, who plays The Rock, didn't even know about Big Dog merchandise for several years after it came on the market and hadn't seen any of it until they were deposed in the lawsuit.
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Never heard of this in my life
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Looks like SD Live on Tuesday is almost sold out
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Last Tuesday I checked and I could've bought 2 fifth row seats for $120 ea. I thought sales were poor so I could take my time. Today I was going to buy tickets and the only section available are up in the nose bleeds. I'm driving in from LA for this because I would never go see RAM considering I can't sit through an episode anymore without fast forwarding.
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Enjoy the nosebleeds and maybe you'll get a chance to find better seats during 205L.
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>>2254799
I got seats in 204 for $77 each. This was a few weeks ago though.
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>>2254830
Also, check out Seatgeek, they have some seats available that aren't nosebleeds.
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This general is dedicated to the former MMA fighter and horrible entertainer that is Brandon Shob.
Welcome lads :D
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Schaub is an idiot
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>>2254795
*Schaub is God
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>>2254798
Clean your fingers you loser
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So, do you use any wrestler entrance themes to work out?
I currently use:
Mark Henry's
The Miz's
The Game
Sky's the Limit
Jack Swagger's
Roman's theme has an almost perfect beat to it, aswell, though Mark Henry's is the best.
Also, I tried Kurt Angel, but I end up hearing "You Suck" which doesn't help me get ripped.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbLZ9lx-e5w
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>>2254779
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sig6ZL2EkUQ
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RVD'S
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This theme plays:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJjZM5zFGuA
Post YFW
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Can't wait for the neckbeard tears when he's jobbing in the midcard
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He's going to have the gimmick Roman should have had all along, the same one Shinsucker has always had - stiff hitting hard nosed bad ass that doesn't back down from a fight and likes hurting people.
Except he's less autistic than Roman, unbelievably.
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Which wrestlers always give it 100% no matter what day it is and no matter what shit creative throws at them?
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Keith Slater
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inb4 someone posts cena
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Based Titties Marie Working The Smarks
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Why is she not the face of Women's wrestling instead of those horsefaced uggos?
Trish was green as fuck when she won her first title.
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>le eva marie maymay
What is this, July? You're behind the times. Asp has moved onto Bliss now
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>>2254577
You're about 6 years too late. Wrestling has been completely and thoroughly cucked.
Eva would have been great in the RA era with Keibler, Torrie, Sable, Maria, Lita, Dawn, Trish and Candice
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>>2254577
No ass, titties look too fake.
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Which wrestlers "phone it in" the most?
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>mfw paid vacation
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>do kicks for 2-3 minutes a couple of times a week
>10-15 minutes for one night every 2-3 months
>hang out in a comfy performance centre with friends the rest of the time while ignoring the state of the art gym
Jelly
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Why does his stomach have a face like that? What kind of horrors has it seen? Does Baron fuck fatties on the reg or what?
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>>2254535
Let me see how your stomach looks like, fatty
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>>2254537
>implying I didn't make this thread just to feel better about my own stomach
Take a shower.
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>What kind of horrors has it seen?
>>2254554
TOP KEK
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I'll start.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KybuIy0wKXk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uISxplQB_FU
Match that made Finn the guy
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1.26 remains my favorite post Attitude Era WWE moment.
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>WWE introduces a new on air personality: Dan Seltzer
>he's a stuttering, stammering guy who pretends to have sources and speculates on things but rarely gets them right
>he also begins to manage all of the Japanese wrestlers, giving out 5 stars after each match
How hard do you mark? Who would you cast?
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he would become a GOAT in matter of seconds
bigger draw than the big flop, but that isn't that hard really
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The funny thing is, a "gives all the Japanese guys in WWE adulation, doesn't do so for the rest of the guys" would pretty much just be true to reality.
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i agree, he'd probably do much better than kevin owens
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If you blame the booking instead of the talent you're removing the blame from the on-screen talent, stifling their improvement, and allowing unmotivated, impassive nu-male cucks to dominate the business.
GOATs like BMJ forge their own paths.
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>If you blame the booking instead of the talent you're removing the blame from the on-screen talent,
Yes
>stifling their improvement,
No
>and allowing unmotivated, impassive nu-male cucks to dominate the business.
lol
>GOATs like BMJ forge their own paths.
lol
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/thread
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>>2254319
This
Based OP
Is he a genius or just a lucky fool?
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He's a genius.
WCW was lucky
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>>2254302
Neither, he's just confident
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I think the word genius gets thrown around a lot. Despite how much intelligence has to go into the product behind the scenes, a true genius would probably not work in professional wrestling and would be wasting their talents if they did.
Is women's """wrestling""" just a meme?
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Le Womyn's Revolution is.
She's gorgeous.
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I am go to fap hard
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No, smarks are genuinely trying to push womens rights in the vain attempt they'll get laid by an SJW
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When are the LGBT storylines going to start?Which divas do you want to see lez out?
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Just hyperbole to get media attention.
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Its a kids show man, we wont be seeing any lezzing, sorry