WWE Rumor Roundup: Hall of Famer fired, When The Fiend will win the title again and more - 11th September 2020

How WWE are making money off John Cena's name

WWE have asked all their Superstars to end third-party deals by the end of the month. That has led to to a lot of controversies and the WWE Universe is confused about the main reasoning.

One important question raised regarding the 'intellectual property' claims was what happens when a Superstar is using his real name inside the ring as well. Tom Colohue addressed this on the latest episode of Dropkick DiSKussions and highlighted John Cena as an example. He said:

“To cite an example, the WWE owns the name John Cena and that is John Cena’s actual name. That means whenever John Cena is filming, whenever he is credited in a film, the WWE gets a pay cut. They get a cut of the profits. There are some people currently working for the WWE whose names are owned by the WWE. I don’t know who, I don’t have a distinctive list. I haven’t read everybody’s contract but those people know who they are.”

Paige was using his ring name on his Twitch profile but has now changed it to Saraya, her original name. Similarly, other starts who have streams are likely to make the changes soon.