Wrestling Past And Present: 07/06/19

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Mat Memory- DUSTY RHODES VS JIMMY VALIANT (WWF At MSG)

From October 22,1979 [ Madison Square Garden ]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeJkoE6R3Qg

WLW-TV FREE MATCH SATURDAY | Episode #38

On this TV Episode of WLW-TV, you'll see Jon Webb defend the #WLW #Heavyweight #Championship against rising star Camaro Jackson!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPM_uQHygyM

Australian Wrestling - Ringside Addiction July 7 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLcw0COqB2M

Tessa Blanchard is Ready to Make History Her Own Way | IMPACT Wrestling Documentary

Tessa Blanchard opens up about blazing her own trail in Pro Wrestling and the path that's lead her to where she is today in this exclusive documentary!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG5GkSjiBYs

Jon Moxley Talks Speaking Out Against WWE Creative

Since leaving WWE, Jon Moxley has already claimed the IWGP United States title, entered into the G1 tournament and become a major player in AEW. Moxley took time to sit down with the Store Horseman and discussed his thoughts on WWE and the catharsis he felt speaking about those problems.

"The only problem I really had with anybody was Vince," Moxley stated. "That's not even an actual problem, if he called me and asked what I'm doing and how it's going, I'd be like what's up man, it would be cool, we have never had a conversation that didn't involve wrestling. It's just creatively we stopped speaking the same language. Creative problems are not life and death problems."

Moxley detailed his problems with WWE creative last month on Chris Jericho's podcast, Talk Is Jericho. Despite Moxley being cool with WWE, he understands that some talent may not feel that way. His former Shield partner Seth Rollins recently said that it was a "little presumptuous" of Moxley to bash the company that "gave him such an opportunity." Regardless, Moxley feels it was healing for him to address the issues.

"I'm sure I'm persona non grata there," Moxley guessed. "For me, the fog is continuously being lifted, I realize how unhappy I was, how much it affected me. I found pro wrestling again, even when I did the podcast, it had been months of me being silent. People telling me about my career, it was frustrating hearing everyone talk about you when they don't know what the f--k they are talking about. I could never replicate that podcast."

Moxley said the down feelings were feelings he did not even recognize he had while in WWE. He also offered advice for people going through a similar situation.

"It's all in hindsight," said Moxley "In the moment it just felt good to get out. It wasn't even real to me. I was just like everything is good, punching the clock, working 9 to 5, living the dream. Once I said it out loud, it became real, but it is all good now. My advice for anyone is if you can identify that, don't be afraid to identify that and don't be afraid to be just honest with the situation. It can only get better from there. Keeping it to yourself just exasperates the problem."

The full interview is here. https://youtu.be/r2oDBqIbobA

JARRET, GLOBAL FORCE (Meaning Just Jeff Jarrett), SEEKING APPEAL OF DISMISSED COPYRIGHT CLAIMS,

Yes, this lame shit is STILL going on..

Global Force Entertainment and Jeff Jarrett (Which is just basically Jeff Jarrett) filed a motion seeking an interlocutory appeal, which allows a lawsuit to move forward while a certain aspect of it is being appealed.

GFE and Jarrett are asking that the court reconsider their decision to dismiss their copyright infringement claim against Anthem, the parent company of Impact Wrestling. Anthem had argued that since GWE and Jarrett failed to copyright and trademark their GFW Amped! TV tapes and since Jarrett provided a license for Anthem to use the tapes, there can be no infringement. Anthem also argued that by law, Jarrett & GWE should have filed their copyrights or have been refused registration in order to claim copyright infringement in court. Since neither has happened – as Jarrett did not have physical possession of the GFW master tapes, which Impact has already admitted they deleted – Anthem argued that the infringement claim could not go forward in court.

In a motion filed on 7/3, Jarrett’s attorneys noted that the Court ruled “Plaintiffs have no rights under the Copyright Act, and their copyright claim will be dismissed” because GFE did not complete the registration process.”

Jarrett’s side argued, “It did not matter to the Court the reason the registration process could not be completed—namely, the infringers destroyed the only copy of the works-at-issue. They noted that the current law does not consider a situation where the entity infringing on the copyright “destroyed the only copy of a work before application for registration and, therefore, making registration, or refusal thereof an impossibility because no deposit copy of the original work is available through no fault of the copyright owner.”

Jarrett’s attorneys argued, “The dismissal of Plaintiff’s copyright claim presents an important public policy issue regarding the deprivation of rights endowed to creators of the arts under Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the Constitution. The Court’s Order, and basis for the Order, signals future infringers that they may act with no fear of penalty under the Copyright Act if they destroy the only copy of the work before a copyright owner’s filing an application for registration. This is akin to giving a free pass to criminals solely because they destroy the evidence of their crimes. Second, and respectfully, the Court’s Order and Memorandum Opinion incorrectly applied the Supreme Court’s decision in Fourth Estate by holding that a lack of a registration extinguishes a copyright owners rights under the Copyright Act. The Court’s Order stated in pertinent part, “Plaintiffs have no rights under the Copyright Act, and their copyright claim will be dismissed.” Memorandum Opinion, This is incorrect because ownership and existence of a copyright are separate from an ability to sue. Under the Copyright Act, the author of an original work has exclusive rights from the moment of creation of the work. Registration of a work is purely an administrative requirement before suing to enforce those rights. “

Basically, Jarrett is arguing his claim was dismissed because he and GWE did not complete the copyright process of the GFW AMPED! master tapes, but those tapes could not be copyrighted because Impact deleted the masters. So, since they are at fault for that not taking place, his attorneys are arguing that should not let them off the hook.

Back in April, a motion from Jarrett and GWE noted, "This case presents a unique issue. In anticipation of a merger that ultimately failed, Defendants came into possession of the only copies of master recordings of the sixteen (16) one-hour episodes (the “Episodes”) of Global Force Wrestling (“GFW”) AMPED content (the “Masters”) at issue. There is and can be no dispute that Defendants (1) had the only copy of the Masters and (2) destroyed the Masters. Plaintiffs have alleged each one-hour episode in the Masters is worth up to $300,000."

Jarrett’s side is requesting the interlocutory appeal now because waiting for the end of the legal process could require going back to another round of discovery and additional depositions as well as a second trial to determine the copyright claim.

Appalachian Mountain Wrestling- AMW-TV Episode 148: July 6, 2019

As we went off the air last week John Noble returned to action after months and months of not being able to get his wrestling license. He made a timely last minute appearance teaming with Ryan Dookie to defeat the HEATSEEKERS for the AMW Tag Team Championships. In this episode President Scott Diamond has an important message for the new tag team champions. Newcomer Ace Jackson finally gets his shot at the AMW Heavyweight Championship as he takes on Sexy Stan Sierra, in one of the most exciting matches that you will see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xk8zZBFaFs