In the latest Being the Elite, Matt and Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks sadly get rid of their “Too Sweet” merchandise after receiving an actual “cease and desist” from WWE. The video also features Marty Scurll, Cody and Brandi Rhodes.
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The Young Bucks released a “cease and desist” shirt last week with “Too Sweet” censored on the front after WWE sent them a cease & desist letter for using the “Too Sweet” branding, which WWE trademarked in 2015. Dave Meltzer noted on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that the shirt was the best selling shirt of September on Pro Wrestling Tees despite only being out for a few days.
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WWE sent a cease and desist letter to The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) this week claiming the Bucks were using intellectual property owned by the company, in specific the “too sweet” hand gesture. The letter threatend damages in the range of $150,000 per item, any profits made off the items and legal fees.
According to a report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, any merchandise with references to the term “too sweet” that the Bucks were selling through their own website (YoungBucksMerch.com) and ProWrestlingTees.com has now been in removed in response. It should be noted that Bullet Club shirts being sold at Hot Topic stores nationwide did not have any reference or drawings in question by WWE, which have sold an estimated 100,000 t-shirts the last three months according to Nick Jackson.
WWE first registered ownership of the former “too sweet” hand gesture in 2015, something the Bucks responded to at the time. While it had a rich history in the early days of the nWo in WCW, WWE hadn’t used it for many years and it had a rebirth in New Japan Pro Wrestling with the formation of The Bullet Club during Finn Balor’s time with the promotion. The Young Bucks began marketing it in 2013. Getting into a legal battle with WWE right now over the trademarks was described in the report as being very costly.
WWE sent the letter after video was taken of The Bullet Club “invading” the RAW taping this past Monday in Ontario and put it online later that day as part of the “Being The Elite” YouTube series. The group promoted a last minute appearance at a Hot Topic store close to the arena and then gathered fans to walk over to do a remake of the DX invasion of WCW back in 1998. WWE sent the letter the following day claiming intellectual property violations over any references to “too sweet” including DVD releases, t-shirts, photos and other merchandise being sold. The video remains online that you can view below.
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Videos of Bullet Club “invading” Raw have been hitting social media all day, but now this week’s Being The Elite episode chronicling the whole thing has been released … and it’s hilarious.
The episode shows the group rolling up to Raw in Ontario today in a stretch limo and then standing on the back of it to cut promos on a megaphone to air their grievances in public.
This includes Matt Jackson exclaiming that he wants to be able to say “suck it” without getting bleeped, “Hangman” Adam Page griping about being “kidnapped” and (for some reason) Cody Rhodes reciting a monologue from the movie Independence Day.
Those who’ve been keeping up with the show also get a tease at the end in regards to the ongoing saga of the WWE Stooge.
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NJPW‘s sold-out G-1 Climax Special is just a few weeks away … and to get fans hyped for the show, Bullet Club released an awesome promo video reminiscent of the NWO.
The nearly 10-minute “paid advertisement” promotes the Biz Cliz’s involvement in the July 1-2 live events from Long Beach and it’s definitely worth watching.
As we previously reported, both shows will be taped by AXS TV and night one will be broadcast live.
Cody starts things off by announcing he’ll be in action … and following his encounter with Kazuchika Okada after the Dominion pay-per-view last Saturday, he’ll be facing “The Rainmaker” for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on Night 1.
The ad then cuts to Omega and The Young Bucks selling Elite Cold Spray (which actually exists) before they join Cody. The Guerrillas of Destiny and Hangman Page were also promoted.
Stick around for the end of the advertisement to see a surprise celebrity cameo.
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The Young Bucks got $2,000 in merch money stolen this weekend in Japan after someone took Nick Jackson‘s backpack and everything in it, including his passports.
He and his brother Matt were traveling from Tokyo to Osaka when they stopped for a bite to eat a restaurant. Shortly after leaving, he realized the bag was still there. Nick says he rushed back, but it was already gone. The thief made off with a bunch of his belongings, including prescription eye glasses, electronics, his two passports and $2,ooo.
Luckily he was issued a temporary passport by the American embassy that allowed him to fly home.
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Below is a very interesting video posted by WhatCulture Wrestling about how The Young Bucks have changed professional wrestling and became so successful without going through WWE.
The Young Bucks threw a party Sunday night for the first appearance of Vanguard 1 in Ring of Honor … only problem, it was a Superkick party.
It all went down at the ROH television taping in Philadelphia after the Bucks cut a promo on Broken Matt Hardy, who will soon wrestle for the company.
The lights went out shortly after and Hardy’s famous drone made his presence known.
As you’ll see in the video below, the crowd goes crazy for Vanguard as he flies over the audience while stalking Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson.
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The Young Bucks have signed a new two-year deal that will see them work both Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling, similar to the schedule they’ve worked this year.
The deal will see the brothers receive a significant increase in pay from ROH and NJPW for 2017, then another increase in 2018. They will be allowed to maintain their own merchandise and will be able to give more creative input. The deals are exclusive to the US and Japanese markets but they are still able to work overseas dates that don’t coincide with ROH or NJPW bookings. While exclusive to the US and Japan, the brothers will still be allowed to work for PWG in the US.
It was The Bucks who set the wheels in motion for Matt Hardy’s video at Final Battle, which you can see below with a video of The Bucks signing their new deals. The Hardys vs. The Bucks is currently scheduled for April 1st in Lakeland, FL, the night before WrestleMania 33 in Orlando.
Regarding Matt’s video that aired on pay-per-view this weekend which you can watch below, it was approved by TNA. Brandi Rhodes’ appearance to introduce her husband Cody Rhodes was also approved by TNA.
Dave Meltzer notes that there is nothing to the rumors of The Bucks appearing on TNA TV for the upcoming Total Nonstop Deletion episode, and there’s nothing on paper regarding anyone from ROH working for TNA but it’s very interesting that the two promotions are cooperating.
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The Young Bucks have been offered new Ring of Honor contracts … and this time, the company wants to lock them down for a few years.
Sources close to the situation tell us Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson were recently presented with awesome new contracts to stay with ROH and they’re currently mulling it over.
The Young Bucks signed a deal with the company last year that also allowed them to work for NJPW, PWG and overseas companies that didn’t interfere with ROH.
It’s expected that the Young Bucks will make a formal announcement in the near future, but we’re told they do have other offers on the table right now. Their current deals expire December 31st.
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