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RICKY SAINTS NOT KEEPING THE STARKS NAME, THE ROCK-CODY SEGMENT, JAKE SOMETHING AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2025-02-27 10:00:00

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Why did Ricky Starks not get to keep his ring name in WWE? Since it's his legal name like Jade Cargill is her legal name, should there not have been a trademark issue?

The easy answer is WWE wanted to trademark a ring name themselves.

Does TNA not cover their talents' medical expenses like WWE and AEW? If so, then why is Jake Something putting up a GoFundMe for fans to assist him with his medical bills for his torn bicep surgery?

It may be they are covering it but the GoFundMe is to assist Something with additional cost of living while he recovers.  Something launched the campaign, so if TNA doesn't plug it, they look like they are ignoring it.  They had to plug it.

With AEW's annual Revolution ppv coming up in a few weeks,has there been any news on how Max will be charging for live ppv's?

No official word yet.  The last time I asked Tony Khan about this on a media call, he stated they were waiting for Max, on their end, to get the PPV capability set up.  The last we heard is it would be a discounted price vs. the standard PPV price elsewhere.

So I was watching the Rock Cody Segment on Smackdown and all I can think is that this is Rock trying to do a 2025 version of Austin McMahon feud because he might feel that now he's the boss he has to do this because it worked before even though it been done to death since then. Am I crazy for thinking this?

That could be where this is going, but I'll be honest, I don't know and Rock's performance on Smackdown didn't make it any easier to figure it out.  As I noted in PWInsiderElite audio, it felt like he wasn't sure what his role really was and he was figuring it out in real time as he was cutting the promo.  We will see if they can make this make any sense and whether the story gets interesting, because beyond overshadowing the Elimination Chamber match, I am not sure what they were doing.  That's why I was so down on the segment.  It really stood out in a bad way compared to how the company creative really feels.

Did I see that Nick Khan has to approve tickets for talents, staff, etc. for EVERY WWE event?

Yes, that is the story we have heard passed around by many in the company over the last few months.  It all flows through his office now.  Heavy lies the crown!

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