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<v Speaker 1>This is a lapsed fan living dangerously two thousand special Report.

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<v Speaker 1>You should have known when we started talking about the

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<v Speaker 1>court case involving Mike Awesome in Part one that we

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<v Speaker 1>weren't going to just let that sit. What do we

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<v Speaker 1>tend to do, Boss? When there is a documentation?

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<v Speaker 2>We go to court, We go to court.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's crack open another docket as only TLF can. Because

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<v Speaker 1>you're co chairman again, and the umpteenth example of us

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<v Speaker 1>putting the money you give to us back into the cast,

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<v Speaker 1>got resourceful and pulled the entire case file out of

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<v Speaker 1>the state of New York where ECW, through its attorneys,

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<v Speaker 1>seeks to block Mike Awesome from jumping to WCW with

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<v Speaker 1>the ECW World Championship in two thousand. It's all here,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all laid bare, and it's all worth it because

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<v Speaker 1>we know that over ten years of TLF, you've demonstrated

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<v Speaker 1>an appetite for us going hardest on the smallest details.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's quite it's quite liberating, isn't it, Boss, to

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<v Speaker 1>know that if we take this kind of time to

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<v Speaker 1>pull this kind of stuff and read it into the

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<v Speaker 1>record here in the pod, that the people actually have

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<v Speaker 1>an enthusiasm for it, not just a tolerance.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's that, and also just the fact that that

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<v Speaker 2>you know that there is a there's a home for

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<v Speaker 2>this that's a little.

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<v Speaker 1>More perfectly put out there exactly. There's a home for it,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're going to surface it because we have the resources,

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<v Speaker 1>we have the know how, and we have the ability

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<v Speaker 1>to discern what it is we're looking at. And by

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<v Speaker 1>the time we're done, you will too. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>all of the all of the exhibits as well that

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<v Speaker 1>are considered relevant to making the case. We're about to

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<v Speaker 1>talk boss for the first time on TLF about our

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<v Speaker 1>first ECW contract. How does that look? I don't care

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<v Speaker 1>for a company yet, for a company notorious for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>handshake agreements and nice extremely contracted wrestling. Maybe well, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>it all starts with the memo. We just did it

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<v Speaker 1>on greed, writ Diana Myers, dashing off letters to Hogan's

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<v Speaker 1>attorney with these phony offers to appear at the last

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<v Speaker 1>pay per view so that certain provisions of the contract

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<v Speaker 1>don't kick in. And here it all starts with the

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<v Speaker 1>memo as well. This is dated April tenth, two thousand, which,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, if I'm if I have my math right,

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<v Speaker 1>the first Russo Bischoff Nitro was that date. So they're

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<v Speaker 1>just about to do their big reset. And this is

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<v Speaker 1>dashed off from the law offices and the lawyer retained

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<v Speaker 1>by Paul Hayman and ECW firmed by the name of Hoffinger, Friedland,

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<v Speaker 1>Dobrish and Stern PC. So when you see that in

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<v Speaker 1>an envelope, you tend to open it. Oh yes, indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>and who's who's it first addressed to?

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<v Speaker 2>Mister Ted Turner sending this all the way to the

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<v Speaker 2>Tool Organization Championship Wrestling.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Like the fact that the fact that he's listed as

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<v Speaker 2>like not even as a head of of of Turner network.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like they fucking he's the head of w CW.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, yeah, Vince isn't the only guy who wants

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<v Speaker 1>to pretend that Ted Turner.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been telling all that the whole time. I've been

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<v Speaker 2>telling people, you know, the ECW knows who's in charge

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<v Speaker 2>of w cw' mister Ted Turner.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, so great. So you heard Mike Assam

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<v Speaker 1>kind of describe the state.

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<v Speaker 2>It's your turn, Turner.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone's gonna make a turn. Yes, he saw Mike astome

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<v Speaker 1>describe kind of the legal quagmire he found himself in.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's dive right in to exactly how that was character right.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's the letter from ECW's lawyers to first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Ted Turner and the rest boss. Please serenade the

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<v Speaker 1>solar system with your one of a kind reading skills,

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<v Speaker 1>and please forgive and advance my interruptions which will absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>need to make appropriate inations.

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<v Speaker 2>Dear mister Turner, Now, we have written to you in

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<v Speaker 2>the recent past in with regard to WCW's potential activities

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<v Speaker 2>regarding Chris Candido, Tammy Sich, and Terry Brunk aka Saboo,

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<v Speaker 2>each of which were at the time under contract with ECW.

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<v Speaker 2>Saboo still be under contract with ECW to the extent

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<v Speaker 2>that it was learned WCW may have been seeking the

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<v Speaker 2>services or of any or all of such persons.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Saboo one I get, we met, We reference

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<v Speaker 1>that about Paul, Yeah, and he's talked about it, Paul

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<v Speaker 1>blocking him from going and beginning of two thousand, I

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<v Speaker 1>did not know that WCW is this letter indicates, made

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<v Speaker 1>a play for Candido and Sich before they came in

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<v Speaker 1>in two thousand that was similarly blocked on contractual grounds.

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<v Speaker 2>That's wild, that might be new news.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not intimately familiar with everything those two have ever

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<v Speaker 1>said on shoot interviews and the like, but apparently there's

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<v Speaker 1>a pattern of behavior even pre Saboo that this move

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<v Speaker 1>to bring in Mike Austin fits into. Now. Of course

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<v Speaker 1>they would get their way with Candida and Sunny as well,

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<v Speaker 1>that they followed Mike Austin shortly thereafter into WCW under

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<v Speaker 1>the Bischoff Russeau regime.

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<v Speaker 2>At that time. We also advise each of such persons

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<v Speaker 2>at their contracts contained exclusivity clauses precluding them from rendering

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<v Speaker 2>services WCW in any capacity while still in a contract ECW.

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<v Speaker 2>Any instance, WCW was shurt ECW that WCW would not

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<v Speaker 2>or was not going to use any of the services

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<v Speaker 2>of such persons, presumably due to the existence of valid contracts.

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<v Speaker 2>ECW has learned over the weekend this weekend of a

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<v Speaker 2>possible affiliation between WCW and Alfonso, So.

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<v Speaker 1>They only heard HI about it the weekend before. He

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<v Speaker 1>was great to show up the shofs back to his

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<v Speaker 1>old tricks man. He wants to play the Medusa thing

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<v Speaker 1>again or the Luger thing.

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<v Speaker 2>To the extent he may appear on WCW's Monday Night

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<v Speaker 2>Nitro programming to be aired in the East Coast at

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<v Speaker 2>eight pm. ECW has also learned Alfonso intends not only

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<v Speaker 2>to appear as a WCW employee or independent contractor, but

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<v Speaker 2>may use ECW's property in connection with such appearance, namely

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<v Speaker 2>ECW's Heavyweight champion belt.

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<v Speaker 1>So there it is, in black and white confirmation that Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>not only did they have reason to believe Austin was jumping,

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<v Speaker 1>but that he was going to make use of the

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<v Speaker 1>ECW Championship belt on WCWTV.

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<v Speaker 2>Accordingly, please be informed as follow. As number one, Alfonso

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<v Speaker 2>was a party to a valid independent contractual agreement entered

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<v Speaker 2>into as of September nineteenth, nineteen ninety nine, which provides

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<v Speaker 2>for interalia interalia, which that's.

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<v Speaker 1>A legal term, all right, it's like all inclusive basically.

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<v Speaker 2>Interalia performance by Alfonso of services quote exclusively for ECW,

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<v Speaker 2>yes unquote, and which states he quote shall not directly

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<v Speaker 2>or indirectly be employed by, perform services, or engage or

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<v Speaker 2>be connected in any manner with any other individual entity

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<v Speaker 2>or wrestling business unquote.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, so that's pretty clear on exclusivity now. So number nineteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen ninety nine. You know what that date is significant,

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<v Speaker 1>the date of Awesome signing the contract. No, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>date they put the ECW World title on him and

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<v Speaker 1>an archy rules.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my god.

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<v Speaker 1>So they papered the deal before they strapped him up.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>So you can see him signing that and sign this.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, Mike, we were so excited about tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>We're so excited to put the belt on you and

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<v Speaker 1>have you represent ECW. We just need to just for

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<v Speaker 1>initial real quick sign it, yeah, sign it? And hell,

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<v Speaker 1>Hogan's on the phone, right, Hogan's on the phone telling

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<v Speaker 1>Mike to jump broll.

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<v Speaker 2>Dude.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't I wouldn't believe those contracts there. They were

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<v Speaker 1>not a napkun brother, dude, how can you you know? Brother,

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<v Speaker 1>here's the thing about I mean, if the whole business

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<v Speaker 1>isn't work right exactly, how contracts have to be away

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<v Speaker 1>to come out? Shoot about Paul's gimmick contracts? Dude, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>come on with brother, Come on, dude, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>is your lawyer? It's like his dad's a lawyer or something. Brother,

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<v Speaker 1>What I love about ten h is. We heard him

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<v Speaker 1>call Rob Van Dam's radio show to do one of

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<v Speaker 1>these recruitment deals. We actually heard what it sounds like

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<v Speaker 1>when yes Ogan tries to convince someone to jump hilarious.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, brother, we're just kind of you know, we're

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<v Speaker 2>hanging and banging. Dude.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we're doing We're really excited about where things stand,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're just missing that.

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<v Speaker 2>Piece, you know, we're just kind of taking that next step.

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<v Speaker 2>You're trying to take on the next level.

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<v Speaker 1>Brother, hu Hunky, Hucky, you're on the radio, negotiate with me, Hucky.

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<v Speaker 2>We're trying to get awesome, Mike Hogan, all right, so

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<v Speaker 2>we can have the We're gonna have the whole Commania Brothers, right,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's I think where we're at.

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<v Speaker 1>Brother, that's our thing. Is going to take w CW

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<v Speaker 1>back to number one Comania Brothers hasn't been tried yet.

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<v Speaker 1>And for a reason, what's deal point two that ECW's

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<v Speaker 1>attorneys want to inform WCW haven know in certain terms.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, Alfonso has been performing under the agreement since

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<v Speaker 2>September nineteenth, nineteen ninety nine, and has been compensated thereunder

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not properly or lawfully terminated the agreement. Number three,

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<v Speaker 2>Alfonso may currently be in breach of the agreement. Number four,

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<v Speaker 2>The agreement is currently in full force and effect. Number

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<v Speaker 2>five Alfonso failed to appear at an ECW event this

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<v Speaker 2>past weekend in Buffalo, New York.

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<v Speaker 1>That as a part of the story, we did not

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<v Speaker 1>really emphasize that he no showed a couple of ECW shots,

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<v Speaker 1>which gave them the hint that something was up.

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<v Speaker 2>Bitch, No showed exactly all right. Number six Alfonso has

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<v Speaker 2>verbally advised an ECW representative from an port in in Tampa, Florida. Brother, Brother,

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<v Speaker 2>you're hanging and banging, dude. How do they know your location? Dude?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm reading the memo, Dude, did I got well? I

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<v Speaker 2>was C seed on this uh on this legal letter? Brother?

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<v Speaker 1>You know people in the clerk's office, Dude.

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<v Speaker 2>You know? Did you know I get C seed on

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<v Speaker 2>all of Ted Turner's correspondence?

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<v Speaker 1>Bro, I get see seed on everything filed in this

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<v Speaker 1>courthouse in Manhattan, even if it had nothing to do

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<v Speaker 1>with me.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you you understand brother, that I actually get C

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<v Speaker 2>seed no matter no matter the case, brother, on every

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<v Speaker 2>single uh. Uh? You know every single case that goes

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<v Speaker 2>through every single law firm. I also get seed in

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<v Speaker 2>the country. I also get C c's at the Disaster

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<v Speaker 2>one clinic. Did I get C seed in my ass something? From?

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<v Speaker 1>How do they know you were in Tampa?

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<v Speaker 2>Like?

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<v Speaker 1>Do I have to worry going forward? Brother that when

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<v Speaker 1>I kiss all you on the ciz L phone that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, every Tom, Dick and Harry in my business

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<v Speaker 1>knows I'm calling you, brother.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm brother. I just want to know exactly who it

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<v Speaker 2>is you've been TI talking to, dude, you know who

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<v Speaker 2>gets the tis brother.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly, exactly exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just sitting here wondering. You know, here I am.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Hulk Hogan. You know I'm trying to I'm saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what we need? We need awesome Mike Hogan,

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<v Speaker 2>come in, brother and part of become you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>new whole.

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<v Speaker 1>Here I am, I'm Hulk Hogan, like to Mike Assam,

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<v Speaker 1>basically a family member, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, you know, I'm just I'm sitting here down And

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<v Speaker 2>of the street he lives on.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, whatever, I'm sitting down.

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<v Speaker 2>chilling at the Tampa House. Brother. I'm I'm thinking myself,

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<v Speaker 2>is is awesome Mike Hogan? Really that awesome?

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<v Speaker 1>Right? Suddenly? You know, suddenly I found myself having to

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<v Speaker 2>It was a weird it became with the W or something.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh became of the W. Huh? I think so the

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<v Speaker 1>bel Air Estate. Oh yeah, will Adele yea love the house.

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<v Speaker 2>The dude, I'm sitting here, you know, I'm sitting at

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<v Speaker 2>the willadel House. Brother, I'm thinking, you know, what's Mike awesome? Actually?

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<v Speaker 2>What's his agenda? Dude?

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<v Speaker 1>He tells this guy, I'm hul Cogan, But he also

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<v Speaker 2>I just, you know, I just want to talk Turkey

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<v Speaker 2>with awesome Mike exactly, and see you know what the

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<v Speaker 2>diz is, brother? You know what's the diz with awesome? Miss?

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<v Speaker 2>That's funny?

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<v Speaker 1>What's it dizz with miz tis? Do you got w riz? Brother?

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<v Speaker 2>Whoa? You know? You know, I'll say what do you

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<v Speaker 2>know what? Maybe you and I brother the con doles

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<v Speaker 2>a six pack? Brother, You and I go to the

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<v Speaker 1>Dude.

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<v Speaker 2>It's called hanging back, Dude. It's gonna talk this out.

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<v Speaker 1>Brother, And it's like, by this point, you're like, talk

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<v Speaker 1>what out? I don't even remember how we got started

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<v Speaker 1>on this. It's because it says in the memo from

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<v Speaker 1>an airport in Tampa floor.

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<v Speaker 2>Think of this, think of this too, you know. You

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<v Speaker 2>know Hogan gets this, obviously gets c C these letters,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, So he gets this letter in the mail,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I picture him at like a wooden desk,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like flipping through the pages. What's this dude?

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<v Speaker 2>Hm hm hm real brother, Yeah, totally totally. I'm not sure, dude,

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<v Speaker 2>mm hmmm, I don't know what's what? Who's there?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? Is he talking to the papers?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>H Like I'm reading this thing. It sounds like your

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<v Speaker 1>contract's legit, dude. You sure there's not a clause in

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<v Speaker 1>there that says they have the right to wire tap

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<v Speaker 1>your phone? Dude, and know everyone who's calling you? Brother,

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<v Speaker 1>But I.

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<v Speaker 2>Want to know, I mean, bro, I just want to know, dude.

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<v Speaker 2>I want my address had a public record, brother, Brother,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't say here, dude, I'm just worrying. In this

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<v Speaker 2>contract that you signed with ec W, does it say

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<v Speaker 2>that by signed on this contract we're gonna wire tap

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<v Speaker 2>Hulk Hogan's phone?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that a clause? Brother?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I have to deny it, brother, haven't. How

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<v Speaker 2>can you tell me you're just kind of You're just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of sitting here, brother, just I'm talking mean, silent dude.

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<v Speaker 2>And here I'm trying to help you get to that

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<v Speaker 2>next and here, I don't know what. I think CCW

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<v Speaker 2>has tapped my phone and I think you had them

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<v Speaker 2>do it.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're not leaving this room until you've convinced me otherwise.

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<v Speaker 2>Brother. I will hold you here, brother, against your will, dude.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll do didn' contempt, dude. I don't care if I

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<v Speaker 1>go to got to go to Nitro and leave you

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<v Speaker 1>locked in this room, brother, I'll do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I will I will hold you in contempt of Hulcomnia. Brother,

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<v Speaker 2>how do you feel about that?

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<v Speaker 1>That's awesome. I've been held in contempt of Hulcomania. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a fucking shirt coming at my a million miles an hour.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So what about this at this airport?

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<v Speaker 2>According to the memo, Oh yeah, Alfonzos verbally advised an

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<v Speaker 2>ECW representative from an airport in Tampa, Florida, that he

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<v Speaker 2>is traveling to another venue and we'll be engaging in

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<v Speaker 2>services for another wrestling entity. Almost immediately, Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>You're traveling to another venue, are.

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<v Speaker 2>You, Sonal Willodell? Dude? Yeah. Number seven, Number seven a Tampa,

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<v Speaker 2>Florida radio station. Would it be a about Junta.

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<v Speaker 1>ECW veterans? Father? It says?

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<v Speaker 3>Father.

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<v Speaker 1>The buck follows.

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<v Speaker 2>A Tampa, Florida radio station broadcast at a news report

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<v Speaker 2>stating Alfonso will be appearing in WCW's April tenth Nitro programming.

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<v Speaker 1>I hadn't heard that before that they actually said it

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<v Speaker 1>on the radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Number eight. Demand has been made of Alfonso for the

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<v Speaker 2>return of e CW's property, namely the e c W

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<v Speaker 2>Champion Belt. By the way, I love it, says, Champion

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<v Speaker 2>Belt by the way number nine, Neither Alfonso nor obviously

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<v Speaker 2>W was authorized to in any manner to display air

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<v Speaker 2>or evidence of the belt on ww's programming, or in

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<v Speaker 2>any manner whatsoever.

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<v Speaker 1>So Fon, So a question for you is beginning this deposition,

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<v Speaker 1>did you have any intention on April tenth, two thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>of evidencing the ECW title on WCW television. I already

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<v Speaker 1>know what you mean by.

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<v Speaker 2>That, brother. You don't have to ask that question, dude.

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<v Speaker 2>I object to that questioning.

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<v Speaker 1>Mister Hogan, get under deposition right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Brother. I'm gonna talk about deposition dude. I'm talking about

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<v Speaker 2>snapping you it half. Brother.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking about hiding the nine back surgeries, dude, twelve

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<v Speaker 1>depending on what you count.

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<v Speaker 2>Dude, we're talking about gott't been through depositions, dude. But dude,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been depissed by every place.

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna hit you with I did that position

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<v Speaker 1>or something I don't know would have been as good

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<v Speaker 1>as that.

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<v Speaker 2>You can do the dipizzle, brother, And I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>tell you right now, depo. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know the thing about the word depositions is

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<v Speaker 1>it just doesn't work. You have to rephrase it to

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<v Speaker 1>depot scizizzle, because when you do, I just remember that

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<v Speaker 1>brilliant La law thing you cut for TNA. It's so true.

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<v Speaker 1>It's these guys walking around talking about lawyers in the

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<v Speaker 1>courts and legal games.

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<v Speaker 2>And doing walking talks in the back like a TV show.

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<v Speaker 1>Really, it's like a preface to TNAH and that this

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<v Speaker 1>is evidence of Hogan like playing little lawyer games right

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<v Speaker 1>and learning the ways of the law. The finding that

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<v Speaker 1>second half.

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<v Speaker 2>Of his life absolutely consequently, given the prior contract contacts

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<v Speaker 2>by this office on behalf of w W and the

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<v Speaker 2>events regarding ECW and the events regarding Alfonsa referred to above,

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<v Speaker 2>ECW is considering seeking a temporary restraining order and or

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<v Speaker 2>preliminary injunction for an appropriate federal court restraining not only

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<v Speaker 2>Alfonso's appearance in WW programming, but the use of the

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<v Speaker 2>belt while seeking enteralia damages for tortuous, tortious interference with

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<v Speaker 2>the contractual rights of third parties. Hey, I'm here all

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<v Speaker 2>about it? I heard third party. I'm here to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about conspiracy, breach of contract, et cetera.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, good, I'm glad you're here, Jess. I don't recall

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<v Speaker 1>inviting you, but I'm glad you're here. Did I hear

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<v Speaker 1>something about the driver rights of third parties?

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<v Speaker 2>Let me well, when anyone, when anyone says third party,

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<v Speaker 2>I end up showing up like a genie in a bottle.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyone want to talk to me about the rights of

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<v Speaker 1>third parties?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, hey, you know what we all talk about

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<v Speaker 2>contractual rights. You know, we talk about unionizing all the

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<v Speaker 2>different things that need to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>We talk about no no clue who we is, no

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<v Speaker 1>fucking idea. I mean, as a society, I have a

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<v Speaker 1>week I have a weekly meeting where people discuss the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities of contractual rights for third parties. I have a

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<v Speaker 1>weekly meeting where people discuss the opportunities for the contractual

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<v Speaker 1>rights of third parties. It's the National Third Party Rights

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<v Speaker 1>Protection Association, the NTPR. A new trumpaw Trump now TRAPAE.

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<v Speaker 1>That's something you wear a polo too with a lanyard

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<v Speaker 1>on right, Oh God, with a little son and logo.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh you like that?

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<v Speaker 1>You get like chicken tenders from the convention center kitchen

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<v Speaker 1>for you know, during the break from in between breakout sessions.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have curly fries? Big fan of curly fries?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have them.

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<v Speaker 1>I like sheez. Calm down, sir, you didn't give me

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to answer. I like them curly.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I enjoyed the spice that goes into a

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<v Speaker 2>curly fry.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh so here's the premise, right situation. You guys, at

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<v Speaker 1>some point in your hours and hours of ten years

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<v Speaker 1>of podcasting, start talking about how Jesse is a big

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<v Speaker 1>enthusiast of the spice that's put onto curly fries to

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<v Speaker 1>make them curly fries. Now, granting that as being the case,

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<v Speaker 1>the trivia question is what subject would lead you to

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<v Speaker 1>that discussion.

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<v Speaker 2>This is gonna be one of those, uh, one of

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<v Speaker 2>those moments that people are trying to find the episode

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<v Speaker 2>because they have no fucking clue where it could possibly

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<v Speaker 2>be like that.

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<v Speaker 1>To be a colisseum collection because he suited them over

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<v Speaker 1>being on the videos, it's got to be a show,

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<v Speaker 1>he commentated on in WW for WCW. No, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>episode we did where we read Mike Awesome's BCW contract

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<v Speaker 1>and it happened to be the word third party. How

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<v Speaker 1>dare they.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't they know?

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<v Speaker 1>No, they don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh god.

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<v Speaker 1>It also says what does it say after third parties?

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, conspiracy of contract kidding me, conspiracy on

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<v Speaker 1>top of.

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<v Speaker 2>It, third party conspiracy.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me ask you who's the big kahuna in this deal?

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I want to know. I want to know

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<v Speaker 2>exactly who the big cahune is, where they've been, what

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<v Speaker 2>they're doing.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, who's the big sal on this deal? Hey?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I want to know exactly who Who's

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<v Speaker 2>Who's who's feeding everybody that chalcolate? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that what that is that everyone in the locker

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<v Speaker 1>room is eating. It looks white, not brown. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>white chocolate?

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<v Speaker 2>It's white chocolate from Belgium. The foregoing continue. The foregoing

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<v Speaker 2>an neither claims our actions. The ECW takes lightly and

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<v Speaker 2>prefers to and prefers not to have to take steps

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<v Speaker 2>seeking injunctive or other expedited relief. I'm less justified. The

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<v Speaker 2>foregoing dissertation sets forth such justification unless WCW denies any

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<v Speaker 2>involvement with Alfonso and advises Alfonso it is not now

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<v Speaker 2>and will not in the immediate future, use Alfonso services

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<v Speaker 2>or the bell. Therefore, please write to the end assigned

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<v Speaker 2>for receipt no later than one pm New York Today time,

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<v Speaker 2>New York Today time, yeah, I know confirming WWA will

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<v Speaker 2>not be using Alfonso live or by tape on its programming,

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<v Speaker 2>including but not limited to Nitro, on April tenth, two thousand,

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<v Speaker 2>for any hour, any of the time.

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<v Speaker 1>You might be wondering, well, like Austin did appear in

423
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<v Speaker 1>that Nitro, so how did this go down? This is

424
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<v Speaker 1>all leading towards a confidential settlement and the terms career

425
00:24:37.160 --> 00:24:39.920
<v Speaker 1>that awesome can appear if you do. I'm sure there

426
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<v Speaker 1>was a payment, you know, I'm sure that helped Yep.

427
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<v Speaker 1>And you know you agree that he can come back

428
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<v Speaker 1>and lose the ECW title in an ECW building at

429
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<v Speaker 1>a future Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>B will not be using ECW Savyweight Champion belt live

431
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<v Speaker 2>or by tape on its programming, including but not limited

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<v Speaker 2>to Nitro, on April ten, two thousand, or at any

433
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<v Speaker 2>other time. And see it is not interfering in any

434
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<v Speaker 2>manner and in any other manner with the ECW's contractual

435
00:25:08.400 --> 00:25:09.599
<v Speaker 2>rights with Alfonso.

436
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<v Speaker 1>Longtime fans, remember where you were the afternoon of April tenth,

437
00:25:13.240 --> 00:25:15.519
<v Speaker 1>two thousand. You know you're reading the websites. You know

438
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<v Speaker 1>that this is a big relaunch Nitro with the Bischoff

439
00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:21.559
<v Speaker 1>Russo erastarting. You've you know, you've been along for the

440
00:25:21.640 --> 00:25:24.200
<v Speaker 1>ride with the hype, and that afternoon you're thinking about

441
00:25:24.200 --> 00:25:26.000
<v Speaker 1>what they're going to do tonight on Nitro and looking

442
00:25:26.039 --> 00:25:30.079
<v Speaker 1>forward to it. And meanwhile in New York State and

443
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<v Speaker 1>their lawyers are frantically because it's dated April tenth, putting

444
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<v Speaker 1>this letter together so they can rush at the courthouse

445
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<v Speaker 1>to try to stop Mike Austin from showing up that night.

446
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<v Speaker 1>Just love it so much.

447
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<v Speaker 2>Failure to receive such an absolute written confirmation will force

448
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<v Speaker 2>a CW to seek an addition to the relief referred

449
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<v Speaker 2>to above damages in excess.

450
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<v Speaker 1>He's trying to wipe out all the debt in one

451
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<v Speaker 1>legal maneuver.

452
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<v Speaker 2>Here.

453
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<v Speaker 1>It really is what's that number you see there.

454
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<v Speaker 2>In excess of one hundred million dollars?

455
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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know, I understand how they arrive at being

456
00:26:04.279 --> 00:26:06.160
<v Speaker 1>damaged to the tune of one hundred million dollars. If

457
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<v Speaker 1>Mike Austin goes on Nitro with the title have they

458
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<v Speaker 1>have they ever? I mean, what do they have that's worth?

459
00:26:13.079 --> 00:26:14.680
<v Speaker 1>Now that's a value the company?

460
00:26:15.799 --> 00:26:17.359
<v Speaker 2>Is it that much? I would have figured it's less,

461
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<v Speaker 2>But okay, I'm sure.

462
00:26:18.279 --> 00:26:20.359
<v Speaker 1>The company is worth less. My point is it's it's

463
00:26:20.400 --> 00:26:25.279
<v Speaker 1>it's that andsome. Yeah, based upon m should have told Vince,

464
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<v Speaker 1>by the way that he can get a hundred million

465
00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:29.200
<v Speaker 1>dollars for Brett going with the belt back in ninety seven.

466
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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure then it will. Oh my god, go ahead

467
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<v Speaker 2>and take the belt. See what happens. I'll justign a

468
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<v Speaker 2>new one, bring it out a Nitro pal it anyway, fucker,

469
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<v Speaker 2>among other things. A plan based upon, upon other things,

470
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<v Speaker 2>a plan, a scheme or designed by w CW and

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<v Speaker 2>or Alfonso do one tomine destroy a negatively effect ecw

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<v Speaker 2>it's organization, employees, independent contract is and like please take

473
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<v Speaker 2>the advice contained.

474
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<v Speaker 1>Here and seriously, great fucking sentence.

475
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<v Speaker 2>This is not intended to simply be a threat, but

476
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<v Speaker 2>a promise of action if an appropriate denial is not

477
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<v Speaker 2>timely received.

478
00:27:17.799 --> 00:27:20.079
<v Speaker 1>That sounds like the Paul Haman promo on TNN.

479
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<v Speaker 2>Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, this is not intended to simply be a threat,

481
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<v Speaker 1>but a promise of action if an appropriate denial is

482
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<v Speaker 1>not timely received.

483
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<v Speaker 2>This time is of the essence as a result of

484
00:27:32.240 --> 00:27:35.000
<v Speaker 2>the timing of the Nitro programming schedule to air tonight.

485
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<v Speaker 2>Very truly yours, Stephen R. Stern.

486
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<v Speaker 1>It was dictated apparently, and C seed is Paul Hayman,

487
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<v Speaker 1>Steve Corell Carroll. They pronounce it Carol and I say

488
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<v Speaker 1>Steve Corell is the actor.

489
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<v Speaker 2>But oh yeah, of course.

490
00:27:49.559 --> 00:27:50.799
<v Speaker 1>But that was a guy who was sort of like

491
00:27:50.839 --> 00:27:53.279
<v Speaker 1>a shadowy figure around ECW. I remember one time Just

492
00:27:53.359 --> 00:27:56.240
<v Speaker 1>Incredible did a k Fabe commentary's documentary and he was like,

493
00:27:56.240 --> 00:27:57.839
<v Speaker 1>as far as I know, this guy was mob like.

494
00:27:58.400 --> 00:28:00.839
<v Speaker 1>He would just be around and like, you know, I

495
00:28:00.880 --> 00:28:03.319
<v Speaker 1>think Just Incredible's wife for time work the ACW merchandise

496
00:28:03.359 --> 00:28:05.079
<v Speaker 1>tables at the show had a job doing that, and

497
00:28:05.319 --> 00:28:06.759
<v Speaker 1>he would called it, you know, a couple of times

498
00:28:06.839 --> 00:28:08.799
<v Speaker 1>or at least once where the words just like, just

499
00:28:08.839 --> 00:28:11.240
<v Speaker 1>give Steve Carroll all the money, Just give it all

500
00:28:11.319 --> 00:28:13.319
<v Speaker 1>to him, all the money that you collect for all

501
00:28:13.359 --> 00:28:15.039
<v Speaker 1>the T shirts. Just put it in his hand.

502
00:28:15.480 --> 00:28:20.200
<v Speaker 2>Sounds like chas pulmonary and in bullets over Broadway.

503
00:28:20.240 --> 00:28:21.839
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it does it? What he does that he collects

504
00:28:21.839 --> 00:28:22.519
<v Speaker 1>T shirt money?

505
00:28:22.759 --> 00:28:24.559
<v Speaker 2>Well, No, he's basically just a guy standing in the

506
00:28:24.640 --> 00:28:27.279
<v Speaker 2>I mean he he's a guy standing in the corner,

507
00:28:27.920 --> 00:28:30.960
<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of watching things go down, right, and

508
00:28:31.079 --> 00:28:33.200
<v Speaker 2>then involves himself when necessary.

509
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<v Speaker 1>It's the kind of thing you do, like that sight

510
00:28:35.640 --> 00:28:38.559
<v Speaker 1>unseen without accounting for it. It's just that's what you

511
00:28:38.640 --> 00:28:40.960
<v Speaker 1>do when you owe the person that's collecting more than

512
00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:43.160
<v Speaker 1>way more than this in the envelope.

513
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<v Speaker 3>You know.

514
00:28:43.680 --> 00:28:45.640
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, we're just we're just trying to keep the

515
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<v Speaker 1>floodwaters at bay. Here's the loan shark. I don't know.

516
00:28:49.319 --> 00:28:51.359
<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm not trying to say that, you know,

517
00:28:51.440 --> 00:28:54.720
<v Speaker 1>it's it's at all settled fact that Steve Carroll did that.

518
00:28:54.799 --> 00:28:56.640
<v Speaker 1>I'm just saying when Justin Credible said that, I thought

519
00:28:56.680 --> 00:29:00.160
<v Speaker 1>that was really interesting, seem naming it and also Ccedan

520
00:29:00.279 --> 00:29:05.000
<v Speaker 1>Tcherikowski Esquire. Now Jean Tcherikowski is funny because when guys

521
00:29:05.000 --> 00:29:07.759
<v Speaker 1>stopped getting paid towards the end of VCW, they would

522
00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:10.720
<v Speaker 1>often get bounced around between Haym and his assistant I

523
00:29:10.720 --> 00:29:13.400
<v Speaker 1>think her name is Debbie and this guy and like

524
00:29:13.519 --> 00:29:16.039
<v Speaker 1>he was people didn't know who he was, Jean Cherikowski.

525
00:29:16.119 --> 00:29:18.039
<v Speaker 1>It's not like he'd go to the shows and people

526
00:29:18.079 --> 00:29:21.559
<v Speaker 1>actually started to wonder, is there a Jeene Tcherikowski? Like Wow,

527
00:29:21.599 --> 00:29:23.640
<v Speaker 1>does this guy even exists? This guy they keeps wow,

528
00:29:24.039 --> 00:29:25.880
<v Speaker 1>telling me has the answers on where my money is,

529
00:29:26.319 --> 00:29:28.519
<v Speaker 1>but I don't know, you're not seeing him on legal

530
00:29:28.559 --> 00:29:30.759
<v Speaker 1>correspondence like this that you don't really intend for the

531
00:29:30.799 --> 00:29:33.039
<v Speaker 1>public to see if he doesn't exist.

532
00:29:33.160 --> 00:29:36.440
<v Speaker 2>So I guess, oh maybe maybe, well maybe they're trying

533
00:29:36.440 --> 00:29:42.319
<v Speaker 2>to keep it, you know, keep it h I don't know,

534
00:29:42.599 --> 00:29:45.000
<v Speaker 2>keep it, keep it real in a way, keep it real. Yes,

535
00:29:45.039 --> 00:29:46.680
<v Speaker 2>it's completely it's completely bullshit.

536
00:29:48.599 --> 00:29:50.799
<v Speaker 1>So there had been a letter as well on April eighth,

537
00:29:50.839 --> 00:29:53.599
<v Speaker 1>two days before that, one to w CW, this one

538
00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:58.799
<v Speaker 1>to UH to Mike ast him himself, and it's address

539
00:29:58.880 --> 00:30:02.079
<v Speaker 1>now you know, it's intimated there in that letter that

540
00:30:02.119 --> 00:30:05.359
<v Speaker 1>there had already been, you know, an understanding that this

541
00:30:05.720 --> 00:30:07.759
<v Speaker 1>was happening, and they were in contact with Mike Austome

542
00:30:07.839 --> 00:30:09.400
<v Speaker 1>trying to figure out what the fuck he's planning to

543
00:30:09.480 --> 00:30:13.440
<v Speaker 1>do by missing these shows. And two days before they

544
00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:17.160
<v Speaker 1>sent to a memo that says, you know, we've reviewed

545
00:30:17.160 --> 00:30:19.880
<v Speaker 1>the agreement. Don't forget that that exists. And you were

546
00:30:19.920 --> 00:30:23.839
<v Speaker 1>supposed to appear on April six, two thousand in Cleveland,

547
00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:26.400
<v Speaker 1>in April seven, two thousand and War in Ohio, and

548
00:30:26.440 --> 00:30:29.119
<v Speaker 1>April eighth and Buffalo, which was a TV taping, and

549
00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:32.440
<v Speaker 1>so they they highlight the pertinent parts of the contract

550
00:30:33.440 --> 00:30:35.880
<v Speaker 1>that they say, you know makes you exclusive to us.

551
00:30:36.240 --> 00:30:39.160
<v Speaker 1>They say, in and a telephone conversation with Steve Carroll,

552
00:30:40.359 --> 00:30:42.160
<v Speaker 1>you stated you did not intend to appear at the

553
00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:45.039
<v Speaker 1>Buffalo event ECW Buffalo event, and that other things are

554
00:30:45.079 --> 00:30:47.519
<v Speaker 1>going to happen. So this, this note sort of signed

555
00:30:47.559 --> 00:30:50.160
<v Speaker 1>by Eugene Trakowski by the way, who was alone with them,

556
00:30:51.440 --> 00:30:53.279
<v Speaker 1>kind of lays out like the fact pattern of we

557
00:30:53.519 --> 00:30:55.119
<v Speaker 1>talked to you, and this is what you told us,

558
00:30:55.200 --> 00:30:57.519
<v Speaker 1>and this is why we have reason to file suit

559
00:30:57.559 --> 00:31:00.359
<v Speaker 1>because we documented what you said back and forth. Here's

560
00:31:00.359 --> 00:31:02.599
<v Speaker 1>the exclusivity clause, all the rest. Now this will be

561
00:31:03.400 --> 00:31:05.079
<v Speaker 1>we'll get into that a bit more detail, because they're

562
00:31:05.079 --> 00:31:10.359
<v Speaker 1>affidats filed by Carol by Paul Hayman and others in

563
00:31:10.400 --> 00:31:13.039
<v Speaker 1>the lawsuit. That's just the letter like kind of threatening

564
00:31:13.079 --> 00:31:16.079
<v Speaker 1>the lawsuit. But there's reference made to this contract. And

565
00:31:16.480 --> 00:31:18.400
<v Speaker 1>I never thought we'd see one of these babies. But

566
00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:21.559
<v Speaker 1>it's funny because one thing that happened in the middle

567
00:31:21.559 --> 00:31:24.160
<v Speaker 1>of all this, not this particular episode, but this time

568
00:31:24.200 --> 00:31:28.039
<v Speaker 1>period in ECW was Steve Corino's contract. His ECW contract

569
00:31:28.079 --> 00:31:32.079
<v Speaker 1>somehow got leaked to the newsletters. Really, yeah, Yeah, he

570
00:31:32.160 --> 00:31:34.079
<v Speaker 1>talks about it on its our video shoot interview. I

571
00:31:34.119 --> 00:31:35.839
<v Speaker 1>don't remember it happening at the time. I think it

572
00:31:35.920 --> 00:31:39.240
<v Speaker 1>was it was referenced on Meltzer had a hot line

573
00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:41.559
<v Speaker 1>back then, and the discussion makes me think it was

574
00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:45.279
<v Speaker 1>on the hotline, but not necessarily in the print newsletter. Nonetheless,

575
00:31:45.559 --> 00:31:47.400
<v Speaker 1>you know he viewed it Karino to hear him talk

576
00:31:47.440 --> 00:31:49.440
<v Speaker 1>about it as kind of a game to kind of,

577
00:31:50.559 --> 00:31:53.400
<v Speaker 1>you know, establish some kind of leverage. You know, you

578
00:31:53.839 --> 00:31:56.359
<v Speaker 1>usually leak contract details when you feel like someone's getting

579
00:31:56.400 --> 00:31:59.079
<v Speaker 1>too big for their breeches or you want the public

580
00:31:59.119 --> 00:32:01.519
<v Speaker 1>to kind of turn on them by being realizing what

581
00:32:01.640 --> 00:32:04.039
<v Speaker 1>it is they're getting, you know, And he was like

582
00:32:04.160 --> 00:32:07.440
<v Speaker 1>pretty pretty appalled. Just one day everybody knew the details

583
00:32:07.480 --> 00:32:10.440
<v Speaker 1>of his contract. Paul of course swore to Steve Corino's

584
00:32:10.440 --> 00:32:12.119
<v Speaker 1>face that he did not give it to anybody. So

585
00:32:13.000 --> 00:32:14.720
<v Speaker 1>maybe it was Gene Tcherkowski, who knows.

586
00:32:17.039 --> 00:32:17.799
<v Speaker 2>It'd be amazing.

587
00:32:17.960 --> 00:32:21.079
<v Speaker 1>But here is the independent contractor agreement. In the spirit

588
00:32:21.160 --> 00:32:23.480
<v Speaker 1>of you know, our Saturday Nights Made event Night ninety

589
00:32:23.480 --> 00:32:26.319
<v Speaker 1>two episode where we read Ultimate Warriors contract. Yes, let's

590
00:32:26.400 --> 00:32:29.160
<v Speaker 1>keep that up. Let let's add to the TLF contract

591
00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:32.640
<v Speaker 1>database and understanding of the the eyes and no's and

592
00:32:32.680 --> 00:32:34.880
<v Speaker 1>the ex's nose, I should say, of wrestling contracts at

593
00:32:34.880 --> 00:32:37.599
<v Speaker 1>the end of time period, independent contract or agreement.

594
00:32:37.640 --> 00:32:38.000
<v Speaker 2>Do you have it?

595
00:32:38.079 --> 00:32:40.559
<v Speaker 1>There were page twelve of our.

596
00:32:40.559 --> 00:32:42.720
<v Speaker 2>Document, page twelve. All right, so this is what they

597
00:32:42.799 --> 00:32:43.079
<v Speaker 2>look like.

598
00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:45.200
<v Speaker 1>This is what Mike Austin signed the Day of Anarchy

599
00:32:45.319 --> 00:32:46.880
<v Speaker 1>Rules nineteen ninety nine.

600
00:32:47.160 --> 00:33:20.440
<v Speaker 2>So generic contract number one, the hold on one second, sorry, okay,

601
00:33:23.759 --> 00:33:30.759
<v Speaker 2>independent contractor agreement. This independent contractor agreement be quote agreement

602
00:33:31.240 --> 00:33:35.200
<v Speaker 2>unquote is made and entered into as of September nineteen,

603
00:33:35.240 --> 00:33:39.559
<v Speaker 2>nineteen ninety nine by in between h HG Corp, a

604
00:33:39.640 --> 00:33:42.680
<v Speaker 2>New York corporation located at sex as Elia Court.

605
00:33:42.759 --> 00:33:45.079
<v Speaker 1>Well let's not yeah, let's leak, right, So this is

606
00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:49.079
<v Speaker 1>uh hhd is the corporation that was foreign to you know,

607
00:33:49.240 --> 00:33:50.839
<v Speaker 1>run ECWS.

608
00:33:50.839 --> 00:33:58.200
<v Speaker 2>Me, the uh the horrible Hayman Group maybe figure trying

609
00:33:58.200 --> 00:33:58.720
<v Speaker 2>to guess something.

610
00:33:58.759 --> 00:34:01.000
<v Speaker 1>I remember if someone ever's it's got to be one

611
00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:03.240
<v Speaker 1>of the books what that stood for. But all of

612
00:34:03.240 --> 00:34:05.799
<v Speaker 1>a sudden, people started getting contract checks that instead of

613
00:34:05.839 --> 00:34:08.239
<v Speaker 1>saying extreme damge of wrestling and said AHHG Corp. And

614
00:34:08.280 --> 00:34:09.880
<v Speaker 1>they were like, what the fuck is going on? Here,

615
00:34:10.679 --> 00:34:13.119
<v Speaker 1>just cash it and call it a day. Well, if

616
00:34:13.159 --> 00:34:15.280
<v Speaker 1>it bounced, that was the problem, they'd be glad to

617
00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:15.760
<v Speaker 1>gash him.

618
00:34:16.519 --> 00:34:22.360
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and Michael Alfonso professionally known as Mike Awesome, whose

619
00:34:22.400 --> 00:34:27.480
<v Speaker 2>address is redacted, for an inconsideration of the mutual promises

620
00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:30.440
<v Speaker 2>and agreements contained here in another good and valuable consideration,

621
00:34:30.800 --> 00:34:34.119
<v Speaker 2>the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledge, The

622
00:34:34.199 --> 00:34:40.960
<v Speaker 2>parties hereby agree as follows one services letter a ECW

623
00:34:41.159 --> 00:34:43.679
<v Speaker 2>grease to retain the services of wrestler As stated in

624
00:34:43.719 --> 00:34:47.400
<v Speaker 2>this agreement, Wrestler Grease provide the following services the quote

625
00:34:47.440 --> 00:34:51.559
<v Speaker 2>services unquote number one up here and perform as a professional.

626
00:34:55.280 --> 00:34:56.039
<v Speaker 1>What is he to do?

627
00:34:58.679 --> 00:35:03.880
<v Speaker 2>Appear and perform as professional wrestler at events, including, without limitation,

628
00:35:04.079 --> 00:35:07.239
<v Speaker 2>live and tape television shows, pay per view telecasts, live

629
00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:10.519
<v Speaker 2>arena shows, and any other promotional events as may be

630
00:35:10.639 --> 00:35:13.679
<v Speaker 2>determined in ECW's soul discretion.

631
00:35:14.119 --> 00:35:17.159
<v Speaker 1>That's such a rich phrase. Appear as a professional wrestler.

632
00:35:17.480 --> 00:35:22.519
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, dimensions don't actually be ar wrestler, not real you

633
00:35:22.760 --> 00:35:26.079
<v Speaker 2>The peer is one number two. Appear at all events,

634
00:35:26.159 --> 00:35:28.679
<v Speaker 2>at time and place as designated by ECW.

635
00:35:29.039 --> 00:35:31.280
<v Speaker 1>This is interesting. This is listed but crossed out, which

636
00:35:31.400 --> 00:35:33.960
<v Speaker 1>means that I guess he you know, took a look

637
00:35:34.000 --> 00:35:37.400
<v Speaker 1>at the deal and and uh redline did a bit

638
00:35:38.199 --> 00:35:38.639
<v Speaker 1>but ride.

639
00:35:38.719 --> 00:35:42.920
<v Speaker 2>Number three provide all wardrobe, props and makeup necessary for

640
00:35:43.039 --> 00:35:46.800
<v Speaker 2>his performance at any event, provided, however, all such items

641
00:35:46.920 --> 00:35:49.599
<v Speaker 2>shall be subject to approval by ECW prior to their

642
00:35:49.719 --> 00:35:52.079
<v Speaker 2>use in an event. That sounds like an ECW redline

643
00:35:52.119 --> 00:35:55.000
<v Speaker 2>because it takes out an obligation away from them. So

644
00:35:55.960 --> 00:35:58.679
<v Speaker 2>cooperate with and assist in activities not to be counted

645
00:35:58.719 --> 00:36:02.199
<v Speaker 2>as events intended to public, size, advertise, and promote events,

646
00:36:02.239 --> 00:36:05.719
<v Speaker 2>including but not limited to, media interviews and other publicity

647
00:36:05.719 --> 00:36:10.320
<v Speaker 2>appearances as determined by ECW in its sole discretion. Number

648
00:36:10.400 --> 00:36:14.480
<v Speaker 2>five perform such other services as may be reasonably requested

649
00:36:14.519 --> 00:36:18.000
<v Speaker 2>by ECW. Wrestler agrees to use his best efforts to

650
00:36:18.039 --> 00:36:21.159
<v Speaker 2>perform the services in a manner consistent with the customs

651
00:36:21.239 --> 00:36:25.000
<v Speaker 2>of the professional wrestling industry and consistent with the discret

652
00:36:25.400 --> 00:36:29.599
<v Speaker 2>directions and advice of ECW. Wrestler shall perform such services

653
00:36:29.679 --> 00:36:33.159
<v Speaker 2>as and when requested orally or in writing by ECW

654
00:36:33.679 --> 00:36:34.639
<v Speaker 2>from time to time.

655
00:36:36.480 --> 00:36:38.760
<v Speaker 1>I have to say from time to time. So that's

656
00:36:38.880 --> 00:36:40.039
<v Speaker 1>bizarre when requested.

657
00:36:41.519 --> 00:36:44.280
<v Speaker 2>Wrestler agrees that ECW shall have the soul right in

658
00:36:44.360 --> 00:36:47.679
<v Speaker 2>its exclusive dirtch discretion to levy a fine against wrestler

659
00:36:47.760 --> 00:36:51.480
<v Speaker 2>as an offset to payment for services due if wrestler

660
00:36:51.599 --> 00:36:55.320
<v Speaker 2>is tardy, fails to appear at an appointed time, or

661
00:36:55.360 --> 00:36:56.960
<v Speaker 2>appears but is under the influence of.

662
00:36:56.920 --> 00:37:01.559
<v Speaker 1>Alcohol or Samman didn't sign this yeah right, or drugs,

663
00:37:01.599 --> 00:37:04.599
<v Speaker 1>and is unable to properly perform his duties under this agreement.

664
00:37:04.679 --> 00:37:06.880
<v Speaker 1>To quick a couple of notes. So, first of all,

665
00:37:07.400 --> 00:37:09.880
<v Speaker 1>ten nine bitch, Yeah, we're very much there.

666
00:37:11.280 --> 00:37:11.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

667
00:37:11.639 --> 00:37:13.199
<v Speaker 1>No, I don't work for you. A Are you gonna

668
00:37:13.199 --> 00:37:15.840
<v Speaker 1>play my employment taxes? Am I title to health insurance?

669
00:37:15.880 --> 00:37:18.760
<v Speaker 1>You're gonna pay the Social Security for me? Well, can't

670
00:37:18.800 --> 00:37:21.840
<v Speaker 1>be putting all these requirements on me. I'm a independent contractor.

671
00:37:21.880 --> 00:37:23.920
<v Speaker 1>I come and I do my job as I the

672
00:37:24.000 --> 00:37:24.880
<v Speaker 1>best way I'll see.

673
00:37:24.960 --> 00:37:28.360
<v Speaker 2>Listen, you're not fucking tell me when to be there, right, Jesus,

674
00:37:29.800 --> 00:37:33.679
<v Speaker 2>that's ridiculous, fucking independent contractor ten ninety nine.

675
00:37:33.679 --> 00:37:35.840
<v Speaker 1>That's what I'll write on your time sheet. That's what

676
00:37:35.960 --> 00:37:38.679
<v Speaker 1>he wrote on the TNA time sheet, because they wanted

677
00:37:38.719 --> 00:37:40.320
<v Speaker 1>guys to write down when they got to the building,

678
00:37:40.480 --> 00:37:43.280
<v Speaker 1>like clock in he wrote ten, Yeah, I mean this

679
00:37:43.440 --> 00:37:46.199
<v Speaker 1>fucking unbelievable.

680
00:37:47.559 --> 00:37:52.039
<v Speaker 2>The brass Cahones that's so true, said he lives for

681
00:37:52.119 --> 00:37:54.800
<v Speaker 2>a fight, like he would much rather fight about that

682
00:37:54.960 --> 00:37:56.559
<v Speaker 2>than actually do the job.

683
00:37:56.760 --> 00:37:58.559
<v Speaker 1>You know, he's one of those guys, you know.

684
00:37:58.679 --> 00:38:00.639
<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, he much rather be in like a.

685
00:38:02.679 --> 00:38:04.679
<v Speaker 1>You know, he'd much rather be in like a grievance

686
00:38:04.800 --> 00:38:06.840
<v Speaker 1>meeting than actually be on the floor doing the work,

687
00:38:06.960 --> 00:38:10.239
<v Speaker 1>you know. Yeap, So we have we have a couple

688
00:38:10.280 --> 00:38:13.440
<v Speaker 1>of things. One, it's funny when Vince talked about how

689
00:38:13.480 --> 00:38:15.920
<v Speaker 1>you'd be paid in the Warrior contract, remember in in

690
00:38:16.639 --> 00:38:20.360
<v Speaker 1>in accordance with the customs of the wrestling industry. Yes, like,

691
00:38:20.440 --> 00:38:24.199
<v Speaker 1>there's like this formula that all these exactly exactly. So

692
00:38:24.280 --> 00:38:26.280
<v Speaker 1>this kind of shows up again a manner consistent with

693
00:38:26.360 --> 00:38:29.639
<v Speaker 1>the customs of wrestling. It's not in regards to payment,

694
00:38:30.159 --> 00:38:33.519
<v Speaker 1>but it's in regards to sort of what services a

695
00:38:33.639 --> 00:38:37.639
<v Speaker 1>promoter can reasonably expect of a pro wrestler, in addition to,

696
00:38:37.679 --> 00:38:39.920
<v Speaker 1>you know, with things such as media appearances and non

697
00:38:40.000 --> 00:38:43.960
<v Speaker 1>ring appearances. Now, while that's all crossed out. Point three

698
00:38:43.960 --> 00:38:48.239
<v Speaker 1>about the wardrobes, there is something It says that there

699
00:38:48.280 --> 00:38:50.719
<v Speaker 1>are a handwritten notes at the bottom of this page. Yes,

700
00:38:51.159 --> 00:38:53.239
<v Speaker 1>one is you know, the Roman numeral three was much

701
00:38:53.280 --> 00:38:56.079
<v Speaker 1>be that cross through and it says out omitted and

702
00:38:56.519 --> 00:39:00.000
<v Speaker 1>it's initial pH which has to be Paul Hayman.

703
00:39:00.320 --> 00:39:02.679
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and it appears to be and m A as well,

704
00:39:02.800 --> 00:39:03.360
<v Speaker 2>Mike Awesome.

705
00:39:04.400 --> 00:39:07.280
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Michael Fonzo probably good call, excellent, Yeah, right, showing

706
00:39:07.280 --> 00:39:10.199
<v Speaker 1>they both agree. And FORER point four, which is the

707
00:39:10.280 --> 00:39:13.400
<v Speaker 1>one where it talks about how he'd have to participate

708
00:39:13.480 --> 00:39:17.480
<v Speaker 1>in interviews and publicity appearances, they wrote for a dendum

709
00:39:17.599 --> 00:39:21.920
<v Speaker 1>limit four days per week. And it's signed by pH

710
00:39:22.039 --> 00:39:25.119
<v Speaker 1>and Mike Austome. So apparently they couldn't require them to

711
00:39:25.159 --> 00:39:26.840
<v Speaker 1>do that kind of stuff more than four days a week.

712
00:39:27.400 --> 00:39:32.400
<v Speaker 2>Okay, all right, Moving on, Wrestler agrees at ECW shall

713
00:39:32.440 --> 00:39:35.920
<v Speaker 2>have the Soul Ride in its exclusive discretion to levy

714
00:39:36.039 --> 00:39:40.400
<v Speaker 2>fine against you. I said that one already b in

715
00:39:40.480 --> 00:39:44.320
<v Speaker 2>connection with Wrestler's performance of the services, Wrestler grants ECW

716
00:39:44.480 --> 00:39:49.480
<v Speaker 2>the following exclusive world wide rights one to arrange Wrestler's

717
00:39:49.519 --> 00:39:56.480
<v Speaker 2>performance or appearance at events, arrange arrange number two to

718
00:39:56.639 --> 00:40:01.360
<v Speaker 2>sell or distribute admission tickets for all events yea. And

719
00:40:01.400 --> 00:40:03.960
<v Speaker 2>this has to be in the contract. Yeah great, if

720
00:40:04.000 --> 00:40:05.599
<v Speaker 2>you fucking sell the tickets, I'm not going to do that.

721
00:40:06.440 --> 00:40:12.440
<v Speaker 2>Good job. Number three to publish, distribute, broadcast, photograph, film, tape,

722
00:40:12.519 --> 00:40:15.960
<v Speaker 2>or otherwise record or authorize others to do so in

723
00:40:16.039 --> 00:40:19.559
<v Speaker 2>any and all available media, any or all of the events.

724
00:40:20.039 --> 00:40:22.440
<v Speaker 2>Any such recording of an event shall be referred to

725
00:40:22.559 --> 00:40:28.760
<v Speaker 2>as a program. And Number four to use, exhibit, license,

726
00:40:28.840 --> 00:40:32.400
<v Speaker 2>and distribute in perpetuity any or all of the program

727
00:40:32.920 --> 00:40:36.960
<v Speaker 2>or any part of a program. ECW and Wrestler acknowledge

728
00:40:36.960 --> 00:40:40.159
<v Speaker 2>and agree that they have entered into that certain merchandising

729
00:40:40.239 --> 00:40:48.400
<v Speaker 2>agreement of even date herewith, of even date herewith that means,

730
00:40:48.519 --> 00:40:55.119
<v Speaker 2>with respect to certain specified merchandising activities, Wrestler expressly acknowledges

731
00:40:55.159 --> 00:40:57.519
<v Speaker 2>and agrees that the rights granted to ECW in section

732
00:40:57.719 --> 00:41:01.599
<v Speaker 2>one B four shall continue in effect after the termination,

733
00:41:01.840 --> 00:41:04.480
<v Speaker 2>expiration or non renewal of this agreement.

734
00:41:05.360 --> 00:41:08.639
<v Speaker 1>That means, you know, when when this contract expires, we

735
00:41:08.719 --> 00:41:10.800
<v Speaker 1>still have the right to exhibit, you know, all the

736
00:41:10.840 --> 00:41:11.639
<v Speaker 1>tapes of what you did.

737
00:41:12.000 --> 00:41:16.800
<v Speaker 2>Yep. Number two independent contractor.

738
00:41:16.880 --> 00:41:20.159
<v Speaker 1>Let's read this closely. Hey, you know they wone have

739
00:41:20.239 --> 00:41:21.239
<v Speaker 1>a monocle.

740
00:41:21.960 --> 00:41:25.199
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, let me get my fucking magnifying glass for this

741
00:41:25.320 --> 00:41:28.159
<v Speaker 2>one wrestler, in the performance of the services agreed to

742
00:41:29.199 --> 00:41:33.199
<v Speaker 2>and this agreement is an independent contractor, all right, now

743
00:41:33.360 --> 00:41:36.119
<v Speaker 2>the performance Yeah, all right, I'm thinking that I get it.

744
00:41:36.440 --> 00:41:39.360
<v Speaker 2>I get it. You don't want any fucking responsibility, all right,

745
00:41:40.239 --> 00:41:44.559
<v Speaker 2>And the performance of disagreement, Both ECW and wrestler shall

746
00:41:44.599 --> 00:41:50.360
<v Speaker 2>be acting in their own separate capacities and not as agents, employees, partners,

747
00:41:50.519 --> 00:41:53.599
<v Speaker 2>joint ventures, or associates of one another.

748
00:41:54.199 --> 00:41:56.639
<v Speaker 1>I'm not your employee, I'm not your agent, I'm not

749
00:41:56.840 --> 00:41:58.199
<v Speaker 1>your joint venturer.

750
00:41:58.920 --> 00:42:00.519
<v Speaker 2>All right, you're a claw. Ain't for me?

751
00:42:00.840 --> 00:42:00.960
<v Speaker 4>Right?

752
00:42:01.039 --> 00:42:03.559
<v Speaker 1>And this was the next sentence is crossed out but

753
00:42:03.719 --> 00:42:04.079
<v Speaker 1>is listed.

754
00:42:04.199 --> 00:42:08.280
<v Speaker 2>Yes, wrestler is responsible for all of his expenses, including

755
00:42:08.360 --> 00:42:14.800
<v Speaker 2>without limitation, medical expenses, training expenses, props, wardrobe, makeup, and

756
00:42:14.880 --> 00:42:17.960
<v Speaker 2>other expenses necessary to perform services under this agreement.

757
00:42:18.079 --> 00:42:21.880
<v Speaker 1>So yeah, making the wrestler responsible for you know, expenses

758
00:42:22.519 --> 00:42:25.159
<v Speaker 1>is of course part of the tradition of wrestling as well.

759
00:42:25.199 --> 00:42:27.280
<v Speaker 1>Fascinating that it's crossed out and initial by Hayman and

760
00:42:27.320 --> 00:42:29.639
<v Speaker 1>Mike Awesome. I wonder how many guys that thought they

761
00:42:29.679 --> 00:42:32.480
<v Speaker 1>were top guys at East Stubby didn't have that cost out. Yep,

762
00:42:33.599 --> 00:42:34.679
<v Speaker 1>I bet he was the only one.

763
00:42:35.159 --> 00:42:40.320
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure he was. Without limiting the generality of the

764
00:42:40.440 --> 00:42:46.639
<v Speaker 2>foregoing wrestler acknowledges that as between ECW and wrestler, wrestler

765
00:42:46.719 --> 00:42:50.800
<v Speaker 2>shall be solely responsible and liable for the payment of

766
00:42:50.880 --> 00:42:55.039
<v Speaker 2>any and all withholding or other tax levied assessed to

767
00:42:55.280 --> 00:42:57.920
<v Speaker 2>do as a result of the services which are performed

768
00:42:57.920 --> 00:42:59.400
<v Speaker 2>by wrestler under this agreement.

769
00:43:00.119 --> 00:43:01.519
<v Speaker 1>Tell me where I have to be and when?

770
00:43:01.599 --> 00:43:05.360
<v Speaker 2>And you're not even offering with holding services I mean ship, dude,

771
00:43:05.639 --> 00:43:11.559
<v Speaker 2>you know fucking W four my ass. He would have

772
00:43:11.559 --> 00:43:14.880
<v Speaker 2>been a great manager for IRS. Oh my god, can

773
00:43:14.920 --> 00:43:22.320
<v Speaker 2>you imagine? Oh shit, dude, you're an independent contractor? Yeah,

774
00:43:23.000 --> 00:43:28.400
<v Speaker 2>I can't fucking just yeah whatever, I'm not paying your

775
00:43:28.480 --> 00:43:29.599
<v Speaker 2>fucking taxi dude.

776
00:43:30.960 --> 00:43:35.280
<v Speaker 1>What is uh? What is Kevin Nash's favorite Japanese fight promotion?

777
00:43:38.320 --> 00:43:48.199
<v Speaker 2>What? K one? My fucking schedule K one? Baby?

778
00:43:49.440 --> 00:43:55.880
<v Speaker 1>Fuck yeah, I'll be there. You had a schedule K

779
00:43:56.000 --> 00:43:57.880
<v Speaker 1>one and then you had the K one schedule. What

780
00:43:58.079 --> 00:44:01.320
<v Speaker 1>was the show where they said VI Nash's favorite Japanese

781
00:44:01.360 --> 00:44:05.960
<v Speaker 1>promotion is K one must have been like New Blood

782
00:44:06.000 --> 00:44:08.360
<v Speaker 1>Rising two thousand. Let me tell you it's certainly not

783
00:44:08.519 --> 00:44:10.159
<v Speaker 1>the K one show. Fucking did.

784
00:44:11.559 --> 00:44:12.519
<v Speaker 2>No I know.

785
00:44:14.280 --> 00:44:18.840
<v Speaker 1>The prime suspect. No, that's also the mic Awesome contract episode.

786
00:44:19.480 --> 00:44:24.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah uh. Compensation as full and completed compensation for the

787
00:44:25.000 --> 00:44:28.880
<v Speaker 2>services ECUW shall pay to wrestler, and wrestler shall accept

788
00:44:29.159 --> 00:44:33.079
<v Speaker 2>the payments subscribed on Exhibit A attached here too and

789
00:44:33.159 --> 00:44:37.599
<v Speaker 2>incorporated herein by reference number four.

790
00:44:37.719 --> 00:44:41.480
<v Speaker 1>Ownership of work product, ownership of human being, or how

791
00:44:41.480 --> 00:44:43.880
<v Speaker 1>about ownership of worked product? How about that.

792
00:44:45.800 --> 00:44:52.119
<v Speaker 2>All work product themes, routines, characters, storylines, property, data, documentation,

793
00:44:52.239 --> 00:44:55.800
<v Speaker 2>or information or materials conceived, discovered, developed, or created by

794
00:44:55.840 --> 00:44:59.360
<v Speaker 2>wrestler pursuing to his To this agreement, including without limitation,

795
00:44:59.480 --> 00:45:03.320
<v Speaker 2>the program ms collectively, the work product shall be owned

796
00:45:03.360 --> 00:45:06.840
<v Speaker 2>exclusively by ECW to the great to the greatest extent possible.

797
00:45:08.440 --> 00:45:11.760
<v Speaker 2>Any work we can't go that fast.

798
00:45:11.800 --> 00:45:12.840
<v Speaker 1>This one's good to keep going.

799
00:45:13.360 --> 00:45:15.480
<v Speaker 2>Any work products shall be deemed to be a.

800
00:45:17.480 --> 00:45:18.360
<v Speaker 1>Here's a T shirt.

801
00:45:18.519 --> 00:45:21.639
<v Speaker 3>Fire up the kiln, baby, we're cooking with gas on this.

802
00:45:22.960 --> 00:45:27.320
<v Speaker 3>What does it say, work made for higher? Put a

803
00:45:27.440 --> 00:45:31.199
<v Speaker 3>ring on the shirt, work made. I gotta, I mean,

804
00:45:31.239 --> 00:45:33.440
<v Speaker 3>I gotta write these down already. I mean the ship

805
00:45:33.920 --> 00:45:38.079
<v Speaker 3>work made for higher, interaction made for higher wrestling contract.

806
00:45:38.199 --> 00:45:41.320
<v Speaker 1>I would, oh my god, talk about four words. I

807
00:45:41.360 --> 00:45:46.000
<v Speaker 1>would never think to arrange in that order. And and

808
00:45:46.159 --> 00:45:48.840
<v Speaker 1>just how deep, how deep with double and triple on

809
00:45:48.920 --> 00:45:50.719
<v Speaker 1>tendres it is when you're talking about pro wrestling. I

810
00:45:52.239 --> 00:45:55.360
<v Speaker 1>like how they have rights to all routines, not just

811
00:45:55.440 --> 00:45:59.519
<v Speaker 1>product deams, characters and storylines routines. So I wonder if

812
00:45:59.559 --> 00:46:03.000
<v Speaker 1>they could like claimed dominion over like, you know, a

813
00:46:03.079 --> 00:46:05.079
<v Speaker 1>series of moves that Mike Awsam would do, or a

814
00:46:05.119 --> 00:46:06.559
<v Speaker 1>series of gestures he would make.

815
00:46:07.239 --> 00:46:09.960
<v Speaker 2>What was the other one? Oh no, there was in

816
00:46:10.079 --> 00:46:13.039
<v Speaker 2>contempt of full Commania? What was it? I find you

817
00:46:13.119 --> 00:46:14.400
<v Speaker 2>in contempt of full Commania.

818
00:46:19.480 --> 00:46:20.559
<v Speaker 1>That's a good one, brother.

819
00:46:21.400 --> 00:46:28.119
<v Speaker 2>Oh shit, okay, all right? Uh work made for hire

820
00:46:28.239 --> 00:46:30.840
<v Speaker 2>s to find. In the Copyright Act seventeen USCA one

821
00:46:30.880 --> 00:46:38.559
<v Speaker 2>oh one, esquire sequence Stupid has m ended and owned

822
00:46:38.599 --> 00:46:45.960
<v Speaker 2>exclusively by e CW Wrestler hereby unconditionally and irrevocably transferms

823
00:46:46.360 --> 00:46:50.320
<v Speaker 2>and assigns to ACW all right title and interest in

824
00:46:50.719 --> 00:46:57.719
<v Speaker 2>or to any quirk product, including, without limitation, all patents, copyrights,

825
00:46:57.920 --> 00:47:04.519
<v Speaker 2>trade secrets, trademarks, service marks, audience marks.

826
00:47:04.800 --> 00:47:06.039
<v Speaker 1>I was gonna say, that's another one.

827
00:47:06.880 --> 00:47:11.960
<v Speaker 2>And other intellectual property right therein. Wrestler agrees to execute

828
00:47:12.000 --> 00:47:16.400
<v Speaker 2>and deliver to ECW any transfers assignments of documents. I

829
00:47:16.480 --> 00:47:16.960
<v Speaker 2>have to do this.

830
00:47:19.079 --> 00:47:21.639
<v Speaker 1>When they used to do tribute to the troop shows. Yes,

831
00:47:22.800 --> 00:47:24.519
<v Speaker 1>what's a word you could use for the audience?

832
00:47:27.159 --> 00:47:31.840
<v Speaker 2>M Uh marksman, that's good one.

833
00:47:32.960 --> 00:47:33.719
<v Speaker 1>Now you just read it.

834
00:47:34.159 --> 00:47:47.679
<v Speaker 4>Service marks, service marks, Oh God, service marks, fucking idiots?

835
00:47:49.719 --> 00:47:53.480
<v Speaker 2>Uh, documents or other instruments which ECW may deem necessary

836
00:47:53.559 --> 00:47:57.840
<v Speaker 2>or appropriate from time to time to vast complete title

837
00:47:57.960 --> 00:48:03.760
<v Speaker 2>and ownership of any work product and all associated intellectual

838
00:48:03.800 --> 00:48:07.800
<v Speaker 2>property and other rights exclusively to ECW during the performance

839
00:48:07.880 --> 00:48:12.199
<v Speaker 2>of the services. Wrestler shall be responsible for any loss

840
00:48:12.360 --> 00:48:16.039
<v Speaker 2>or damage to any pork product while in the possession

841
00:48:16.280 --> 00:48:21.239
<v Speaker 2>of wrestler. Wait, Wrestler shall be responsible for any loss

842
00:48:21.280 --> 00:48:24.559
<v Speaker 2>or damaged any work product while in the possession of wrestler.

843
00:48:26.519 --> 00:48:29.159
<v Speaker 1>What is that any I guess anything that like, if

844
00:48:29.159 --> 00:48:31.400
<v Speaker 1>he has a tape, or if he has a prop

845
00:48:31.519 --> 00:48:34.800
<v Speaker 1>or if he has a title belt or something and

846
00:48:34.880 --> 00:48:37.920
<v Speaker 1>he damages it and it's damaged, whil's in his possession,

847
00:48:37.960 --> 00:48:42.519
<v Speaker 1>he's responsible. I wonder if that was a Chris Jericho's

848
00:48:42.519 --> 00:48:44.840
<v Speaker 1>contract when he left the fucking aw title in the

849
00:48:45.199 --> 00:48:47.079
<v Speaker 1>parking lot at the Apple Berria, whatever it was.

850
00:48:47.159 --> 00:48:51.119
<v Speaker 2>There, you go and they'd stole it, and any loss

851
00:48:51.199 --> 00:48:55.239
<v Speaker 2>or damage there too shall be restored at wrestler's expense.

852
00:48:55.920 --> 00:48:59.199
<v Speaker 2>ECW shall have full immediate and unrestricted access to all

853
00:48:59.480 --> 00:49:01.880
<v Speaker 2>pork product during the term of this agreement.

854
00:49:02.079 --> 00:49:04.320
<v Speaker 1>Here's a handwritten note four A. So that's in Denver.

855
00:49:04.440 --> 00:49:08.679
<v Speaker 1>The section it's handwritten, ECW acknowledges Alfonso's ownership ownership of

856
00:49:10.079 --> 00:49:13.360
<v Speaker 1>what do you think that says? O name likeness, name,

857
00:49:13.840 --> 00:49:16.960
<v Speaker 1>name and likeness. That's the name and likeness at all

858
00:49:17.079 --> 00:49:19.599
<v Speaker 1>of Mike Awesome at all of Mike Awesome Wow. So

859
00:49:19.679 --> 00:49:21.920
<v Speaker 1>he can take the name. They're not claiming he was

860
00:49:21.960 --> 00:49:23.159
<v Speaker 1>Mike Awesome before this.

861
00:49:23.360 --> 00:49:31.239
<v Speaker 2>So five Compliance with laws, rules and regulations. A wrestler

862
00:49:31.239 --> 00:49:35.239
<v Speaker 2>agrees to comply with all applicable, applicable policies, rules, procedures,

863
00:49:35.280 --> 00:49:39.840
<v Speaker 2>and regulations adopted from time to time by ECW time

864
00:49:40.159 --> 00:49:42.239
<v Speaker 2>eleven time will adopt. It seems to be an important clause.

865
00:49:42.320 --> 00:49:45.039
<v Speaker 2>I guess I don't know that's there. If they like

866
00:49:45.360 --> 00:49:47.639
<v Speaker 2>try to impose something every two hours, you know there's

867
00:49:47.679 --> 00:49:52.000
<v Speaker 2>a certain limitation too, and all other applicable federal, state,

868
00:49:52.079 --> 00:50:00.760
<v Speaker 2>and local laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances. Six gurgitations. What

869
00:50:00.920 --> 00:50:01.039
<v Speaker 2>is it?

870
00:50:01.639 --> 00:50:04.639
<v Speaker 1>I think that's says. I don't know what that says.

871
00:50:05.159 --> 00:50:08.679
<v Speaker 1>Something in warranties. Maybe representations and warranty.

872
00:50:08.880 --> 00:50:17.599
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, representations and warranties. Wrestler hereby represents and warrants

873
00:50:17.639 --> 00:50:21.519
<v Speaker 2>to ECW. As follows, a wrestler has the full power, authority, ability,

874
00:50:21.599 --> 00:50:24.719
<v Speaker 2>and legal right to execute and deliver this agreement and

875
00:50:24.840 --> 00:50:29.199
<v Speaker 2>to perform his obligations here under b wrestler has all

876
00:50:29.360 --> 00:50:32.440
<v Speaker 2>legal rights, power, authority, and ability to convey the work

877
00:50:32.559 --> 00:50:33.920
<v Speaker 2>product to ECW.

878
00:50:34.280 --> 00:50:39.159
<v Speaker 1>So, you know, some call it working, some call it performing,

879
00:50:39.639 --> 00:50:44.599
<v Speaker 1>some call it competing, some call it entertaining. ECW contracts

880
00:50:44.679 --> 00:50:46.800
<v Speaker 1>call it conveying.

881
00:50:46.440 --> 00:50:49.679
<v Speaker 2>The work product. That's right of all of all the

882
00:50:49.800 --> 00:50:53.000
<v Speaker 2>things that extreme, you know, extreme mpsy dressling. You should

883
00:50:53.000 --> 00:50:54.960
<v Speaker 2>not be talking about it as a work product.

884
00:50:55.119 --> 00:50:59.840
<v Speaker 1>Unbelievable, best conveyance of work product of the year, YESSO

885
00:51:00.280 --> 00:51:00.880
<v Speaker 1>match of the year.

886
00:51:01.199 --> 00:51:04.760
<v Speaker 2>Yes, indeed, who conveyed the best work product.

887
00:51:06.480 --> 00:51:07.559
<v Speaker 1>Promotion of the year.

888
00:51:09.400 --> 00:51:13.440
<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, this agreement constitutes the legal, valid and fully binding

889
00:51:13.480 --> 00:51:16.960
<v Speaker 2>obligation of wrestler and is enforceable in accordance with its

890
00:51:17.119 --> 00:51:23.199
<v Speaker 2>terms D. The execution, delivery, and performance of this agreement

891
00:51:23.280 --> 00:51:27.320
<v Speaker 2>have been consented to and authorized by all individuals or

892
00:51:27.440 --> 00:51:31.639
<v Speaker 2>entities required to consent to and authorize the same. Will

893
00:51:31.719 --> 00:51:37.159
<v Speaker 2>not contravene any law, regulation, judgment, or decree applicable to wrestler,

894
00:51:37.480 --> 00:51:40.000
<v Speaker 2>and will not cause or result in a breach or

895
00:51:41.280 --> 00:51:46.280
<v Speaker 2>of or default under any other agreement, contract or understanding

896
00:51:46.360 --> 00:51:50.440
<v Speaker 2>to which wrestler is a party. E. There are no

897
00:51:50.639 --> 00:51:54.159
<v Speaker 2>pending claims or litigation which would or might interfere with

898
00:51:54.239 --> 00:51:59.320
<v Speaker 2>the performance of Wrestler's obligations or the enjoyment of ECW's

899
00:51:59.400 --> 00:52:00.400
<v Speaker 2>rights under this agreement.

900
00:52:00.679 --> 00:52:03.800
<v Speaker 1>This one's fascinating indemnification. It's there, but it is crossed

901
00:52:03.840 --> 00:52:05.119
<v Speaker 1>out in its entirety.

902
00:52:06.519 --> 00:52:12.760
<v Speaker 2>Yep uh indemnification. Wrestler agrees to him, demnify, defend, and

903
00:52:12.880 --> 00:52:18.199
<v Speaker 2>hold harmless easy w it's directors or officers going for that. Yeah,

904
00:52:18.280 --> 00:52:21.519
<v Speaker 2>no way, and their respective agents, officers, and employees against

905
00:52:21.559 --> 00:52:25.960
<v Speaker 2>any and all suits, damages, expenses, including without limitation, court costs,

906
00:52:26.000 --> 00:52:31.360
<v Speaker 2>attorney fees, and aligable costs of in house council of

907
00:52:31.519 --> 00:52:32.679
<v Speaker 2>in your house council.

908
00:52:32.800 --> 00:52:34.920
<v Speaker 1>Right, I was going to say before it talked about

909
00:52:34.960 --> 00:52:38.039
<v Speaker 1>the execution, delivery and performance of this agreement. Bredheart's contract

910
00:52:38.119 --> 00:52:39.920
<v Speaker 1>said the excellent execution delivery.

911
00:52:40.320 --> 00:52:42.960
<v Speaker 2>Damn right it did. Now I wonder if a new.

912
00:52:42.960 --> 00:52:46.559
<v Speaker 1>Jack's indemnification clause was also crossed out. Something tells me

913
00:52:46.639 --> 00:52:51.519
<v Speaker 1>it wasn't. Yeah, tells me he wouldn't be successful if

914
00:52:51.519 --> 00:52:53.559
<v Speaker 1>you try to sue e w if he could never

915
00:52:53.679 --> 00:52:56.199
<v Speaker 1>walk again after living dangerously two thousand.

916
00:52:58.440 --> 00:53:01.119
<v Speaker 2>Loss his liabilities and claims any kind caused by or

917
00:53:01.239 --> 00:53:03.880
<v Speaker 2>resulting from any breach of this agreement or any other

918
00:53:04.119 --> 00:53:08.840
<v Speaker 2>acts or omission of wrestler, whether the same maybe the

919
00:53:09.840 --> 00:53:13.679
<v Speaker 2>result of negligence will full act responsibility under strict liability

920
00:53:13.719 --> 00:53:17.599
<v Speaker 2>standards and the other substandard conduct or otherwise.

921
00:53:17.239 --> 00:53:21.840
<v Speaker 1>A huge thing for him to delete. For Mike awesome, Yeah,

922
00:53:21.920 --> 00:53:27.159
<v Speaker 1>I'll say, I just know it being dated in anarchy

923
00:53:27.239 --> 00:53:28.639
<v Speaker 1>rules the day they put the belt on him. That

924
00:53:28.719 --> 00:53:30.559
<v Speaker 1>just tells me like they're in a scramble, you know.

925
00:53:33.679 --> 00:53:35.599
<v Speaker 2>And almost agreeing to whatever the fuck he wants.

926
00:53:35.639 --> 00:53:37.800
<v Speaker 1>Pretty much. Yeah, like any little thing who's gonna quibble

927
00:53:37.800 --> 00:53:40.400
<v Speaker 1>about they would they would just cross it out.

928
00:53:42.840 --> 00:53:48.880
<v Speaker 2>Eight terms and termination a unless sooner terminated in accordance

929
00:53:48.920 --> 00:53:50.800
<v Speaker 2>with the provisions of this agreement. The term of this

930
00:53:50.880 --> 00:53:54.360
<v Speaker 2>agreement shall be described as an in shall be as

931
00:53:54.400 --> 00:53:57.599
<v Speaker 2>described in Exhibit A attached here to and incorporated herein

932
00:53:57.719 --> 00:54:02.159
<v Speaker 2>by reference B. Wrestler may terminate this agreement upon the

933
00:54:02.199 --> 00:54:06.239
<v Speaker 2>occurrence of any material breach of any provision here up

934
00:54:06.320 --> 00:54:10.599
<v Speaker 2>by ECW which remains uncured for a period of ninety

935
00:54:10.840 --> 00:54:13.159
<v Speaker 2>scratch that, thirty consecutive days.

936
00:54:13.320 --> 00:54:15.480
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and that's huge because when they were to go

937
00:54:15.559 --> 00:54:17.960
<v Speaker 1>to the mat with like Saboo and stuff over the contracts,

938
00:54:18.360 --> 00:54:20.199
<v Speaker 1>they would try to make the case the wrestler would

939
00:54:20.239 --> 00:54:22.679
<v Speaker 1>that you already breached the contract and the amount of

940
00:54:22.719 --> 00:54:24.920
<v Speaker 1>time passed that you didn't cure the breach, so I

941
00:54:25.079 --> 00:54:26.480
<v Speaker 1>was free to go and pretend that I didn't have

942
00:54:26.519 --> 00:54:28.480
<v Speaker 1>a contract. That's like the game you play. Hogan did

943
00:54:28.519 --> 00:54:31.400
<v Speaker 1>the same thing. You remember he did the same thing

944
00:54:31.440 --> 00:54:33.559
<v Speaker 1>in the Vince Russo lawsuit where he was like, Yep,

945
00:54:33.800 --> 00:54:36.599
<v Speaker 1>contract isn't valid. I'll cash I'll cash millions of dollars

946
00:54:36.679 --> 00:54:38.320
<v Speaker 1>of checks that are only being sent to me because

947
00:54:38.360 --> 00:54:41.159
<v Speaker 1>of the contract. Yeah, but it's been it's been breached.

948
00:54:42.239 --> 00:54:44.280
<v Speaker 1>I'll totally and I'll still cash the checks after the breach.

949
00:54:44.320 --> 00:54:46.440
<v Speaker 1>It's an effect for that, but it's not an effect

950
00:54:46.480 --> 00:54:51.280
<v Speaker 1>for the purposes of uh yeah, you know, of controlling

951
00:54:51.360 --> 00:54:53.440
<v Speaker 1>me and so yeah, like you said, it says ninety

952
00:54:53.519 --> 00:54:56.440
<v Speaker 1>days to cure, but this crossed out and says thirty

953
00:54:56.719 --> 00:54:59.400
<v Speaker 1>initial Paul Hayman might assume Michael Fonso.

954
00:55:02.760 --> 00:55:08.039
<v Speaker 2>See this agreement shall terminate automatically upon the death or

955
00:55:08.119 --> 00:55:10.840
<v Speaker 2>incapacity mixed that of wrestler.

956
00:55:10.880 --> 00:55:12.079
<v Speaker 1>How fucking ECW is that?

957
00:55:13.840 --> 00:55:14.000
<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

958
00:55:14.000 --> 00:55:16.239
<v Speaker 1>I mean if you're going to like put a clause

959
00:55:16.280 --> 00:55:18.599
<v Speaker 1>in an ECW contract that negates the whole thing if

960
00:55:18.639 --> 00:55:21.880
<v Speaker 1>someone's incapacitated, like you're gonna have me go out there

961
00:55:21.920 --> 00:55:26.159
<v Speaker 1>and try to incapacitate myself every every single night and

962
00:55:26.280 --> 00:55:27.079
<v Speaker 1>not be protected.

963
00:55:27.239 --> 00:55:27.400
<v Speaker 2>You know.

964
00:55:27.519 --> 00:55:28.760
<v Speaker 1>Some Mike got that crossed out.

965
00:55:29.239 --> 00:55:29.440
<v Speaker 2>Yep.

966
00:55:31.079 --> 00:55:33.079
<v Speaker 1>Hey, that's good to know. Like maybe new Jack's agreement,

967
00:55:33.760 --> 00:55:36.679
<v Speaker 1>you know, had that crossed out because it terminates if

968
00:55:36.679 --> 00:55:39.280
<v Speaker 1>he dies anyway, Yeah, right, it's fucking crazy.

969
00:55:40.559 --> 00:55:43.880
<v Speaker 2>The ECW may immediately terminate this agreement upon the occurrence

970
00:55:43.920 --> 00:55:47.519
<v Speaker 2>of any material breach of any provision to hearo by wrestler.

971
00:55:47.639 --> 00:55:49.800
<v Speaker 1>That's what everybody to know that in four years or

972
00:55:49.840 --> 00:55:53.199
<v Speaker 1>two years, when people start talking conversationally, like did you

973
00:55:53.280 --> 00:55:56.639
<v Speaker 1>know that ECW contracts terminated upon the death of the wrestler,

974
00:55:57.960 --> 00:55:59.719
<v Speaker 1>and they use that as a laugh line and that

975
00:56:00.079 --> 00:56:00.960
<v Speaker 1>everyone always knew that.

976
00:56:01.880 --> 00:56:04.239
<v Speaker 2>You just know that it was started here. It started here.

977
00:56:04.599 --> 00:56:06.039
<v Speaker 1>We're not going to be we're not going to say

978
00:56:06.079 --> 00:56:08.559
<v Speaker 1>more about it than that. But people within the sound

979
00:56:08.599 --> 00:56:11.360
<v Speaker 1>of my voice know the significance is what I'm saying.

980
00:56:11.400 --> 00:56:16.719
<v Speaker 2>You know, you know they know d ECW may immediately

981
00:56:16.800 --> 00:56:20.440
<v Speaker 2>terminate this agreement upon me a currents of any material e.

982
00:56:21.079 --> 00:56:23.559
<v Speaker 2>During the term of this agreement, wrestler shall perform the

983
00:56:23.599 --> 00:56:27.760
<v Speaker 2>services exclusively for ECW, and shall not directly or indirectly

984
00:56:27.800 --> 00:56:31.159
<v Speaker 2>be employed by, perform services for, or engage or be

985
00:56:31.239 --> 00:56:36.159
<v Speaker 2>connected in any manner with any other individual entity or

986
00:56:37.079 --> 00:56:38.039
<v Speaker 2>wrestling business.

987
00:56:38.800 --> 00:56:42.159
<v Speaker 1>Okay, so it says or business and they wrote in

988
00:56:42.800 --> 00:56:45.000
<v Speaker 1>with a little mark wrestling business.

989
00:56:46.159 --> 00:56:48.880
<v Speaker 2>So signed pH Yeah, because without.

990
00:56:48.679 --> 00:56:50.599
<v Speaker 1>Wrestling in there, it could be like, you can't appear,

991
00:56:50.679 --> 00:56:52.920
<v Speaker 1>you know, you can't make money running a hot dog stand,

992
00:56:52.960 --> 00:56:53.159
<v Speaker 1>you know.

993
00:56:53.559 --> 00:56:56.400
<v Speaker 2>Right, you can't. Yeah, exactly, you can't make money, you know,

994
00:56:56.559 --> 00:56:58.079
<v Speaker 2>flashing your dick around on the corner.

995
00:56:58.800 --> 00:56:59.199
<v Speaker 1>Sandman.

996
00:56:59.280 --> 00:57:04.639
<v Speaker 2>Try further in the event that at the end of

997
00:57:04.679 --> 00:57:08.159
<v Speaker 2>any term as provided here in ECW desires to enter

998
00:57:08.239 --> 00:57:11.239
<v Speaker 2>into an agreement for any further term, but wrestler does

999
00:57:11.280 --> 00:57:13.800
<v Speaker 2>not wish to do so because he has received an

1000
00:57:13.840 --> 00:57:21.400
<v Speaker 2>offer from a competing wrestling slash sports entertainment organization or entity.

1001
00:57:21.519 --> 00:57:24.000
<v Speaker 1>I got an offer from WWF. My contract is says

1002
00:57:24.039 --> 00:57:26.000
<v Speaker 1>I can't go to work for any other wrestling company.

1003
00:57:26.079 --> 00:57:29.400
<v Speaker 2>That's right, that's right. We're an entertainment company.

1004
00:57:29.440 --> 00:57:30.239
<v Speaker 1>I have to worry about that.

1005
00:57:30.320 --> 00:57:30.480
<v Speaker 2>Pal.

1006
00:57:30.800 --> 00:57:32.199
<v Speaker 1>I had Jerem McDavid look it over.

1007
00:57:32.880 --> 00:57:33.199
<v Speaker 2>And we do.

1008
00:57:33.400 --> 00:57:33.599
<v Speaker 5>We do.

1009
00:57:34.199 --> 00:57:37.519
<v Speaker 2>They're athletically induce entertainment induced.

1010
00:57:39.039 --> 00:57:41.199
<v Speaker 1>Imagine if all these years that was the real reason

1011
00:57:41.280 --> 00:57:43.880
<v Speaker 1>that he insisted on calling it sports entertainment so we

1012
00:57:43.920 --> 00:57:47.159
<v Speaker 1>could get around clauses that restricted but wrestling companies could do.

1013
00:57:47.519 --> 00:57:50.000
<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't doubt it. I wouldn't doubt it at all.

1014
00:57:51.639 --> 00:57:54.639
<v Speaker 2>You know, we we we we inject a little athleticism

1015
00:57:54.719 --> 00:57:57.840
<v Speaker 2>in our entertainment, but we are not a wrestling organization.

1016
00:57:57.960 --> 00:57:59.119
<v Speaker 2>We are entertainment.

1017
00:57:59.320 --> 00:58:01.119
<v Speaker 1>Wrestling is a opponent, of course, of what we do.

1018
00:58:01.239 --> 00:58:03.719
<v Speaker 1>But that's like saying, you know, a Hollywood studio is

1019
00:58:03.760 --> 00:58:08.000
<v Speaker 1>actually in the the movie camera business, right, you.

1020
00:58:08.039 --> 00:58:11.199
<v Speaker 2>Know, I mean cameras are used to make motion picture

1021
00:58:11.360 --> 00:58:13.840
<v Speaker 2>wrestling is used to make sports entertainments, used to make

1022
00:58:14.159 --> 00:58:16.960
<v Speaker 2>entertainment of a sports or athletic nature.

1023
00:58:18.800 --> 00:58:23.320
<v Speaker 1>I think we win sports or athletic nature. You tell

1024
00:58:23.400 --> 00:58:29.239
<v Speaker 1>me why athletic had to be added there. I just

1025
00:58:29.320 --> 00:58:31.199
<v Speaker 1>love this stuff, man, this is so fascinating. You know,

1026
00:58:31.559 --> 00:58:34.280
<v Speaker 1>can I say TLFX like this is exactly what? Yeah,

1027
00:58:34.480 --> 00:58:36.400
<v Speaker 1>this is the kind of shit you know you sat

1028
00:58:36.480 --> 00:58:41.480
<v Speaker 1>me down before the podcast existed. I would want to

1029
00:58:41.639 --> 00:58:44.719
<v Speaker 1>find this and read this and understand this and absorb this.

1030
00:58:44.880 --> 00:58:46.960
<v Speaker 1>But I never would have done would no, of course not.

1031
00:58:47.119 --> 00:58:51.480
<v Speaker 1>There never would have been a reasonable justifiable reason to

1032
00:58:51.559 --> 00:58:53.960
<v Speaker 1>sync that much time and resource into something. And that

1033
00:58:54.079 --> 00:58:56.199
<v Speaker 1>goes for just about every wrestling book I've ever read,

1034
00:58:56.440 --> 00:58:58.840
<v Speaker 1>That goes for every wrestling shoot interview I've ever watched,

1035
00:58:59.079 --> 00:59:01.519
<v Speaker 1>That goes for so much wrestling archive that I've watched

1036
00:59:01.559 --> 00:59:04.639
<v Speaker 1>and become familiar with. That's the magic because we know

1037
00:59:04.840 --> 00:59:06.840
<v Speaker 1>that on the other side of the microphone are people

1038
00:59:06.920 --> 00:59:09.800
<v Speaker 1>that are like, do it, do it, do it, do it,

1039
00:59:10.039 --> 00:59:12.159
<v Speaker 1>and here are the money that proves that we want

1040
00:59:12.199 --> 00:59:12.639
<v Speaker 1>you to do it.

1041
00:59:13.280 --> 00:59:14.960
<v Speaker 2>I have bought and read more books.

1042
00:59:15.119 --> 00:59:16.920
<v Speaker 1>Oh dude, yeah, what about cinematic Exactly like.

1043
00:59:17.119 --> 00:59:18.639
<v Speaker 2>If you go, if you look, and not even like

1044
00:59:18.760 --> 00:59:22.199
<v Speaker 2>obviously entire books. But I've learned so much information from

1045
00:59:22.239 --> 00:59:23.320
<v Speaker 2>all these fucking things.

1046
00:59:23.360 --> 00:59:25.360
<v Speaker 1>I mean, like you are the wind at our sales

1047
00:59:25.519 --> 00:59:28.639
<v Speaker 1>solar system. Yeah yeah, yeah, you know what I mean,

1048
00:59:28.880 --> 00:59:31.079
<v Speaker 1>and you just happened. You happen to bet on the

1049
00:59:31.159 --> 00:59:32.719
<v Speaker 1>horses that fucking do it.

1050
00:59:33.440 --> 00:59:38.320
<v Speaker 2>I would never I mean I would never know nearly

1051
00:59:38.400 --> 00:59:43.360
<v Speaker 2>as much stuff. I mean, listen, I mean I would

1052
00:59:43.519 --> 00:59:47.960
<v Speaker 2>never have sat through you know, I'll think of something

1053
00:59:48.000 --> 00:59:51.440
<v Speaker 2>that I actually enjoyed. I would never have sat through

1054
00:59:51.480 --> 00:59:54.960
<v Speaker 2>all the war games shows great example, you know. I

1055
00:59:55.000 --> 00:59:55.800
<v Speaker 2>would have never done that.

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00:59:55.880 --> 00:59:58.559
<v Speaker 1>I would have never gone through world classes systematically as

1057
00:59:58.599 --> 00:59:58.719
<v Speaker 1>we do.

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00:59:59.039 --> 01:00:02.000
<v Speaker 2>Never never, ever, Nope, I would have I don't think.

1059
01:00:02.039 --> 01:00:04.440
<v Speaker 2>I mean I knew it was there and the excited

1060
01:00:04.480 --> 01:00:05.760
<v Speaker 2>me before we did it, but I was like, I

1061
01:00:05.760 --> 01:00:06.320
<v Speaker 2>would never.

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01:00:06.239 --> 01:00:09.039
<v Speaker 1>Really you'd watch like two or three and you drift away,

1063
01:00:09.159 --> 01:00:11.679
<v Speaker 1>you know, yeah, yeah, there wouldn't be like this this

1064
01:00:12.039 --> 01:00:14.760
<v Speaker 1>use to put it to that's what you need. Creative

1065
01:00:14.800 --> 01:00:17.079
<v Speaker 1>people need that they if they're gonna do work, it

1066
01:00:17.159 --> 01:00:18.639
<v Speaker 1>has to be in further into.

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01:00:18.480 --> 01:00:20.599
<v Speaker 2>An outright right right.

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01:00:22.280 --> 01:00:27.679
<v Speaker 1>Fuck it tremendous long mad indeed, and.

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01:00:27.719 --> 01:00:32.000
<v Speaker 2>Then then uh further in the event that at the

1070
01:00:32.119 --> 01:00:35.440
<v Speaker 2>end of any term and I said that already agreement

1071
01:00:35.480 --> 01:00:38.360
<v Speaker 2>for any further term wrestling sports entertainment services to a

1072
01:00:38.480 --> 01:00:42.960
<v Speaker 2>social competing he must indicate or entity. He must indicate

1073
01:00:43.039 --> 01:00:46.719
<v Speaker 2>the same in his written notice of non rollover to ECW,

1074
01:00:46.920 --> 01:00:50.480
<v Speaker 2>and further not provide or agreed to provide professional wrestling

1075
01:00:50.559 --> 01:00:52.079
<v Speaker 2>slash sports entertainment services.

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01:00:52.280 --> 01:00:54.000
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, this is exactly what he tried to do. This

1077
01:00:54.159 --> 01:00:56.400
<v Speaker 1>is this, This clause is exactly on the nose.

1078
01:00:56.840 --> 01:01:00.920
<v Speaker 2>To such either competing wrestling organization or entity. Uh. If

1079
01:01:00.960 --> 01:01:04.599
<v Speaker 2>you got sports entertainment there, that's hey.

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01:01:04.639 --> 01:01:07.159
<v Speaker 1>I did notice that Shavanni was saying sports entertainment every time.

1081
01:01:07.199 --> 01:01:10.639
<v Speaker 1>When Russo took over, they started calling themselves sports entertainment

1082
01:01:10.639 --> 01:01:11.280
<v Speaker 1>all the time.

1083
01:01:12.079 --> 01:01:15.079
<v Speaker 2>UH, or entity without first providing ECW with the opportunity

1084
01:01:15.159 --> 01:01:18.360
<v Speaker 2>to enter into an agreement for such services or substantially

1085
01:01:18.440 --> 01:01:22.800
<v Speaker 2>similar terms as provided in Exhibit A here of so.

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01:01:22.960 --> 01:01:25.639
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, if so, it's saying like, if a wrestler doesn't

1087
01:01:25.920 --> 01:01:29.480
<v Speaker 1>want to extend the agreement because specifically they got an

1088
01:01:29.519 --> 01:01:32.320
<v Speaker 1>offer from a competing organization, you must say in your

1089
01:01:32.360 --> 01:01:37.000
<v Speaker 1>written notice to ECW that fact, and then you have

1090
01:01:37.199 --> 01:01:41.519
<v Speaker 1>to not provide any wrestling services to those competing organizations

1091
01:01:41.639 --> 01:01:47.119
<v Speaker 1>without first providing ECW the chance to batch it, basically,

1092
01:01:47.400 --> 01:01:49.360
<v Speaker 1>and he's not offering any such thing. He's just saying,

1093
01:01:49.360 --> 01:01:51.960
<v Speaker 1>I'm leaving. And you know, of course he's saying, I'm

1094
01:01:52.000 --> 01:01:54.679
<v Speaker 1>leaving because you already breached my contract for whatever fucking reason.

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01:01:54.760 --> 01:01:57.719
<v Speaker 1>You know you have to Well, was he not paid? Yeah,

1096
01:01:57.760 --> 01:01:59.920
<v Speaker 1>that'd be a good one. That'd be a really good one.

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01:02:01.400 --> 01:02:03.800
<v Speaker 1>That to men even gotten to the payment terms. Yet

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01:02:03.800 --> 01:02:05.880
<v Speaker 1>I'm only thinking of the clauses we've read. That's a

1099
01:02:05.920 --> 01:02:06.519
<v Speaker 1>real good point.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine Notices. All notices and agreements provided for or required

1101
01:02:12.800 --> 01:02:15.639
<v Speaker 2>by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be

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01:02:15.840 --> 01:02:19.119
<v Speaker 2>delivered personally to the other designated party, or mailed by

1103
01:02:19.920 --> 01:02:24.639
<v Speaker 2>by certified or registered mailturn receipt requested or delivered by

1104
01:02:24.760 --> 01:02:29.000
<v Speaker 2>a recognized national overnight courier service to the respective addresses

1105
01:02:29.639 --> 01:02:33.039
<v Speaker 2>first set forth above, or as any or as such

1106
01:02:33.119 --> 01:02:38.039
<v Speaker 2>any party may otherwise designate, in accordance herewith the date

1107
01:02:38.119 --> 01:02:42.920
<v Speaker 2>of redate of mailing or of personal delivery, as the

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01:02:43.000 --> 01:02:45.320
<v Speaker 2>case may be, shall be deemed to constitute the date

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01:02:45.840 --> 01:02:53.960
<v Speaker 2>of service of such notice. Number ten miscellaneous A. The

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01:02:54.039 --> 01:02:57.960
<v Speaker 2>Agreement of the documents referenced herein contained the entire agreement

1111
01:02:58.039 --> 01:03:01.800
<v Speaker 2>in understanding concerning the subject matter or hereof between the

1112
01:03:02.480 --> 01:03:06.880
<v Speaker 2>parties here too. No waiver, termination, or discharge of this agreement,

1113
01:03:07.000 --> 01:03:10.159
<v Speaker 2>or any of the terms of or provisions hereof, shall

1114
01:03:10.199 --> 01:03:14.480
<v Speaker 2>be binding upon either party here too, unless confine confirmed

1115
01:03:14.639 --> 01:03:18.679
<v Speaker 2>in writing. This agreement may not be modified or a mended,

1116
01:03:18.760 --> 01:03:24.599
<v Speaker 2>except by a writing executed by both parties. No waivery

1117
01:03:24.920 --> 01:03:28.719
<v Speaker 2>by either party of any term or provision of this agreement,

1118
01:03:29.159 --> 01:03:32.960
<v Speaker 2>or of any default here under, shall affect such parties'

1119
01:03:33.079 --> 01:03:37.000
<v Speaker 2>rights thereafter to enforce such term or provision, or to

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01:03:37.119 --> 01:03:39.920
<v Speaker 2>exercise any right or remedy in the event of any

1121
01:03:39.960 --> 01:03:45.039
<v Speaker 2>other default, whether or not similar. That's a fucking sentence,

1122
01:03:45.039 --> 01:03:49.760
<v Speaker 2>and a half sure is let her be. This agreement

1123
01:03:49.800 --> 01:03:53.000
<v Speaker 2>shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the

1124
01:03:53.079 --> 01:03:56.119
<v Speaker 2>laws of the State of New York, and any cause

1125
01:03:56.280 --> 01:03:58.960
<v Speaker 2>of action a rising here under must be brought in

1126
01:03:59.079 --> 01:04:03.039
<v Speaker 2>a state or federal court located in Westchester County, New York.

1127
01:04:03.519 --> 01:04:08.199
<v Speaker 2>Wrestler hereby ir irrevocably waves, to the fullest extent permitted

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01:04:08.239 --> 01:04:12.360
<v Speaker 2>by law, any objection which he may now or hereafter

1129
01:04:12.880 --> 01:04:16.360
<v Speaker 2>have to the venue of any proceeding which is brought

1130
01:04:16.480 --> 01:04:17.199
<v Speaker 2>in such a court.

1131
01:04:17.320 --> 01:04:20.039
<v Speaker 1>Got It answers the question of why this is filed

1132
01:04:20.079 --> 01:04:21.760
<v Speaker 1>in the New York Court, of all courts like it

1133
01:04:21.840 --> 01:04:23.639
<v Speaker 1>has nothing to do with New York, and that's because

1134
01:04:23.679 --> 01:04:26.719
<v Speaker 1>the contract calls for anything pursue into the contract to

1135
01:04:26.840 --> 01:04:28.119
<v Speaker 1>be litigated in New York.

1136
01:04:28.239 --> 01:04:34.679
<v Speaker 2>Gotcham. The parties further agree, notwithstanding, yes, I agree, notwithstanding

1137
01:04:34.920 --> 01:04:38.280
<v Speaker 2>you're right, sound of that the Royal the Royal the

1138
01:04:38.360 --> 01:04:41.400
<v Speaker 2>Royalty provided for above. Because of the special, unique and

1139
01:04:41.519 --> 01:04:44.960
<v Speaker 2>extraordinary nature of the services here under, and of the

1140
01:04:45.119 --> 01:04:48.000
<v Speaker 2>rights and licenses which are the subject matter of this agreement,

1141
01:04:48.079 --> 01:04:53.119
<v Speaker 2>ECW shall be entitled to injunctive and or and other

1142
01:04:53.280 --> 01:04:57.960
<v Speaker 2>equitable relief to permanent to prevent any breach or default

1143
01:04:58.039 --> 01:05:01.679
<v Speaker 2>by wrestler here, under which relief shall be without president

1144
01:05:01.760 --> 01:05:05.119
<v Speaker 2>prejudice to any other rights or remedies of ECW, as

1145
01:05:05.199 --> 01:05:06.519
<v Speaker 2>maybe provided by law.

1146
01:05:07.000 --> 01:05:10.320
<v Speaker 1>Here is a clause concluded but completely xed.

1147
01:05:10.280 --> 01:05:18.039
<v Speaker 2>Out yep see. ECW may hereby assign it rights, may

1148
01:05:18.079 --> 01:05:21.559
<v Speaker 2>assign it rights, and delegates rights its rights, and delegate

1149
01:05:21.639 --> 01:05:27.679
<v Speaker 2>its obligations under this agreement. And if such a signee

1150
01:05:27.840 --> 01:05:31.639
<v Speaker 2>shall assume ECW's obligations in writing ECW shall have no

1151
01:05:31.800 --> 01:05:33.239
<v Speaker 2>further obligations to Wrestler.

1152
01:05:33.400 --> 01:05:37.360
<v Speaker 1>So Wrestler by crossing this out, it basically is Mike

1153
01:05:37.400 --> 01:05:40.400
<v Speaker 1>Awesome saying, you know, you can't just give my contract

1154
01:05:40.440 --> 01:05:44.239
<v Speaker 1>to another organization and force me to perform for who

1155
01:05:44.280 --> 01:05:44.920
<v Speaker 1>you assign it to.

1156
01:05:45.679 --> 01:05:50.320
<v Speaker 2>MMM. Wrestler may not assign this agreement in whole or

1157
01:05:50.360 --> 01:05:52.679
<v Speaker 2>in part without the prior written consent of ECW, and

1158
01:05:52.880 --> 01:05:56.960
<v Speaker 2>any attempted assignment not in accordance herewith shall be null

1159
01:05:57.079 --> 01:06:02.679
<v Speaker 2>and void and of no force or effect. D This

1160
01:06:02.840 --> 01:06:06.440
<v Speaker 2>is this agreement shall be binding on Wrestler and his successors,

1161
01:06:06.960 --> 01:06:14.880
<v Speaker 2>and permitted as signs. E. The headings contained herein are

1162
01:06:14.920 --> 01:06:16.920
<v Speaker 2>for the convenience of the parties only, and shall not

1163
01:06:17.079 --> 01:06:20.199
<v Speaker 2>be interpreted or limit, or to limit or effect in

1164
01:06:20.320 --> 01:06:23.400
<v Speaker 2>any way the meaning of the language contained in this agreement.

1165
01:06:24.320 --> 01:06:28.159
<v Speaker 2>If this agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,

1166
01:06:28.199 --> 01:06:30.719
<v Speaker 2>each of which shall be deemed to be an original,

1167
01:06:30.920 --> 01:06:34.320
<v Speaker 2>but all of which together shall constitute the same agreement.

1168
01:06:34.880 --> 01:06:40.679
<v Speaker 2>Any signature page of any such counterpart, or any electronic.

1169
01:06:40.559 --> 01:06:46.079
<v Speaker 1>Fect facsimile that's what fat Oh my god, I.

1170
01:06:46.239 --> 01:06:50.599
<v Speaker 2>Just never fucking I always think fasten Meal faximized it's

1171
01:06:50.719 --> 01:06:57.239
<v Speaker 2>it's sloppy, it's awful, yeah, or electron trying to facsimile

1172
01:06:57.280 --> 01:07:00.639
<v Speaker 2>thereof may be attached or appended to any their counterpart

1173
01:07:00.719 --> 01:07:03.840
<v Speaker 2>to complete a fully executed counterpart of this agreement, and

1174
01:07:03.960 --> 01:07:08.000
<v Speaker 2>any telecopy or other facsimile transmission of any signature shall

1175
01:07:08.039 --> 01:07:12.519
<v Speaker 2>be deemed an original and shall bind such party. G.

1176
01:07:13.159 --> 01:07:18.840
<v Speaker 2>If any provision of this agreement shall be held void, voidable, invalid, inoperative,

1177
01:07:19.079 --> 01:07:22.400
<v Speaker 2>no other provision of this agreement shall be affected as

1178
01:07:22.480 --> 01:07:25.960
<v Speaker 2>a result thereof, and accordingly, the remaining provisions of this

1179
01:07:26.039 --> 01:07:29.239
<v Speaker 2>Agreement shall remain in full force in effect, as though

1180
01:07:29.440 --> 01:07:34.159
<v Speaker 2>such void, voidable, invalid, or inoperative provision had not been

1181
01:07:34.280 --> 01:07:38.360
<v Speaker 2>contained Herein h upon the request of ECW, wrestler agrees

1182
01:07:38.400 --> 01:07:41.800
<v Speaker 2>to take any in all actions, including without limitation, the

1183
01:07:41.880 --> 01:07:47.239
<v Speaker 2>execution of certificates, documents, or instruments, necessary or appropriate, to

1184
01:07:47.360 --> 01:07:49.800
<v Speaker 2>give effect in the terms and conditions set forth in

1185
01:07:49.960 --> 01:07:55.800
<v Speaker 2>this agreement. In witness whereof the parties here too have executed,

1186
01:07:56.000 --> 01:08:00.679
<v Speaker 2>is it or execured, looks like execured, execute or caused,

1187
01:08:00.679 --> 01:08:04.159
<v Speaker 2>They're duly authorized representatives to execute this agreement to be

1188
01:08:04.199 --> 01:08:07.519
<v Speaker 2>effective as of the day and year first above written.

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01:08:08.199 --> 01:08:11.039
<v Speaker 1>HHG Corp. And Michel Fonso. Now let's get to the

1190
01:08:11.079 --> 01:08:14.280
<v Speaker 1>good stuff. It's always the exhibit payment terms, ladies and

1191
01:08:14.320 --> 01:08:18.159
<v Speaker 1>general and how much Mike Awsom was making as ECW champion.

1192
01:08:18.399 --> 01:08:21.479
<v Speaker 1>And because they took a standard contract and crossed things

1193
01:08:21.520 --> 01:08:23.840
<v Speaker 1>out and wrote in the Mike Awsom specific stuffs, I

1194
01:08:23.960 --> 01:08:27.760
<v Speaker 1>believe we also have the base ECW contract that is

1195
01:08:28.600 --> 01:08:31.079
<v Speaker 1>handed out to everybody and what they were paid.

1196
01:08:35.079 --> 01:08:41.079
<v Speaker 2>Independent contractor agreement exhibit A compensation in consideration of wrestler's

1197
01:08:41.119 --> 01:08:44.520
<v Speaker 2>grant of the rights, license and services here under and

1198
01:08:44.600 --> 01:08:48.439
<v Speaker 2>provided wrestler faithfully and fully performs all of his obligational

1199
01:08:48.880 --> 01:08:54.720
<v Speaker 2>obligations here under ecwslpay wrestler three thousand dollars per week.

1200
01:08:54.760 --> 01:08:57.920
<v Speaker 1>And that's the standard contract language. Above that in handwriting

1201
01:08:58.319 --> 01:09:00.760
<v Speaker 1>is what Mike Awesome got paid initial by Hayman and

1202
01:09:00.840 --> 01:09:02.720
<v Speaker 1>Awesome that amount boss.

1203
01:09:03.399 --> 01:09:06.479
<v Speaker 2>One hundred and fifty six thousand dollars minimum annual.

1204
01:09:06.880 --> 01:09:08.680
<v Speaker 1>There you go like Awesome is making one hundred and

1205
01:09:08.720 --> 01:09:09.600
<v Speaker 1>fifty six grand.

1206
01:09:10.600 --> 01:09:18.119
<v Speaker 2>I'm just curious though, what so three thousand times fifty

1207
01:09:18.239 --> 01:09:20.560
<v Speaker 2>two is the same thing?

1208
01:09:21.600 --> 01:09:24.520
<v Speaker 1>Oh, three per week is one fifty six annual? Yeah,

1209
01:09:24.680 --> 01:09:27.920
<v Speaker 1>I wonder why they'd write it in then Yeah, okay,

1210
01:09:27.960 --> 01:09:29.720
<v Speaker 1>so I take everything back I said about this being

1211
01:09:29.760 --> 01:09:31.960
<v Speaker 1>a standard. I thought it was three thousand, like per

1212
01:09:32.039 --> 01:09:32.920
<v Speaker 1>appearance or.

1213
01:09:32.960 --> 01:09:36.560
<v Speaker 2>Per now per week guaranteed minimum. Yeah, for the first

1214
01:09:36.640 --> 01:09:40.279
<v Speaker 2>year of this agreement, weird. Okay, Well they did the

1215
01:09:40.319 --> 01:09:43.439
<v Speaker 2>math for us, that's nice. Yeah. Yeah. After the completion

1216
01:09:43.560 --> 01:09:45.960
<v Speaker 2>of the first year this agreement, wrestler's compensation will increase

1217
01:09:46.039 --> 01:09:49.720
<v Speaker 2>two four thousand, four thousand dollars per week two hundred

1218
01:09:49.760 --> 01:09:54.439
<v Speaker 2>and eight thousand dollars minimum annually. One year thereafter, wrestler's

1219
01:09:54.439 --> 01:09:57.560
<v Speaker 2>compensation will increase two five thousand dollars per week two

1220
01:09:57.640 --> 01:09:59.439
<v Speaker 2>hundred and fifty thousand dollars minimum annually.

1221
01:10:00.319 --> 01:10:02.359
<v Speaker 1>There he is again falling for the old crocket deal.

1222
01:10:02.399 --> 01:10:04.600
<v Speaker 1>You know. It's like, you make these promises you can't

1223
01:10:04.600 --> 01:10:07.319
<v Speaker 1>pay year one. It's like by the time you get

1224
01:10:07.359 --> 01:10:09.439
<v Speaker 1>to the bloated year foward, like God, it's any thing

1225
01:10:09.439 --> 01:10:12.720
<v Speaker 1>happen to WCW. God forbid, the revenues go down instead

1226
01:10:12.720 --> 01:10:15.319
<v Speaker 1>of up, up, up, up up. You kidd it. You

1227
01:10:15.439 --> 01:10:19.159
<v Speaker 1>have these bloated contracts for guys whose shelf life is

1228
01:10:19.159 --> 01:10:19.920
<v Speaker 1>already expired.

1229
01:10:20.520 --> 01:10:24.000
<v Speaker 2>It's crazy, it's so bizarre.

1230
01:10:23.880 --> 01:10:26.119
<v Speaker 1>So wild. How like wrestlers like Goldberg and stuff made

1231
01:10:26.159 --> 01:10:27.960
<v Speaker 1>the most money of their career as far as a

1232
01:10:28.039 --> 01:10:30.159
<v Speaker 1>year earning in the year where they meant them the

1233
01:10:30.279 --> 01:10:31.079
<v Speaker 1>least to business.

1234
01:10:31.800 --> 01:10:32.439
<v Speaker 2>Yep, yep.

1235
01:10:32.600 --> 01:10:34.399
<v Speaker 1>And you know you already will pay you in the

1236
01:10:34.560 --> 01:10:36.479
<v Speaker 1>end in a big bulk payment, and you put it off,

1237
01:10:36.560 --> 01:10:39.520
<v Speaker 1>you defer, and Jesus, you know, if he's missing payments

1238
01:10:39.560 --> 01:10:41.399
<v Speaker 1>on year one and the promise of one hundred and

1239
01:10:41.399 --> 01:10:43.640
<v Speaker 1>fifty six grand, how seriously has he taken the two

1240
01:10:43.720 --> 01:10:44.600
<v Speaker 1>hundred and fifty.

1241
01:10:44.840 --> 01:10:49.520
<v Speaker 2>Oh not at all, Not at all. I'm I'm sure

1242
01:10:49.600 --> 01:10:52.239
<v Speaker 2>there's some part of them that's just hoping, like, let's

1243
01:10:52.239 --> 01:10:55.880
<v Speaker 2>see if let's see if like the excitement, lets this

1244
01:10:56.000 --> 01:11:00.279
<v Speaker 2>guy go for you don't go forward? Oh yeah, totally. Yeah.

1245
01:11:00.279 --> 01:11:03.279
<v Speaker 1>If it's one, you know, it doesn't mean nothing that

1246
01:11:03.359 --> 01:11:06.159
<v Speaker 1>you're willing to commit in writing to that number. But

1247
01:11:06.520 --> 01:11:09.840
<v Speaker 1>you know, you're also totally ignorant of how the revenue

1248
01:11:09.920 --> 01:11:12.720
<v Speaker 1>is actually you know, dispersed, and how much is going

1249
01:11:12.840 --> 01:11:14.199
<v Speaker 1>right out the door as soon as it comes in.

1250
01:11:14.880 --> 01:11:21.039
<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Additionally, wrestler shall be paid a discretionary bonus on

1251
01:11:21.239 --> 01:11:25.920
<v Speaker 2>pay per view attendance, live gate attendance, video game sales,

1252
01:11:26.039 --> 01:11:29.399
<v Speaker 2>and clothing sales with with wrestler's likeness.

1253
01:11:29.439 --> 01:11:30.760
<v Speaker 1>So there you have it. For as far as Mike

1254
01:11:30.800 --> 01:11:32.880
<v Speaker 1>Awesome is concerned, he doesn't get paid on the buys.

1255
01:11:32.960 --> 01:11:35.720
<v Speaker 1>He gets paid on the amount of people who attend

1256
01:11:35.880 --> 01:11:36.520
<v Speaker 1>the pay per view.

1257
01:11:37.880 --> 01:11:40.840
<v Speaker 2>Well, dude, And regarding clothing, you know, I just want

1258
01:11:40.840 --> 01:11:42.840
<v Speaker 2>to make sure my you know, my name's on that, dude.

1259
01:11:44.119 --> 01:11:44.720
<v Speaker 1>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you imagine hul Cogan getting his name like, you know,

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01:11:49.319 --> 01:11:52.359
<v Speaker 2>you ring up a mic Awesome? Sure, this says hul Cogan.

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<v Speaker 1>On it, the long arm of the Hulkster even other company,

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01:11:54.520 --> 01:11:56.439
<v Speaker 1>right right, Yeah, I'm might have to retract what I

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<v Speaker 1>said because I'm reading this this is pay per view

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01:11:58.000 --> 01:12:01.399
<v Speaker 1>attendants live Gate attendance. So what's the difference what Live

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01:12:01.479 --> 01:12:03.720
<v Speaker 1>Gate attendance and pay per view attendance? What does that mean?

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01:12:04.000 --> 01:12:04.439
<v Speaker 1>It must well?

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01:12:04.439 --> 01:12:07.800
<v Speaker 2>Well to me, live gate attendants would I it makes

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01:12:07.880 --> 01:12:09.359
<v Speaker 2>me think that it's not like a not like a

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01:12:09.439 --> 01:12:13.279
<v Speaker 2>house show or regular But that doesn't make sense unless.

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01:12:13.279 --> 01:12:15.479
<v Speaker 1>I don't know why live Gate would just denote house

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01:12:15.520 --> 01:12:17.520
<v Speaker 1>show and not include pay per views. Those are the

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01:12:17.560 --> 01:12:20.359
<v Speaker 1>biggest gates they do, So maybe pay per view attendance

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01:12:20.479 --> 01:12:22.720
<v Speaker 1>is just like an artful way of saying pay per

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01:12:22.800 --> 01:12:25.560
<v Speaker 1>view revenue. Maybe maybe he's cutting everyone.

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01:12:25.640 --> 01:12:25.960
<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

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01:12:28.079 --> 01:12:30.119
<v Speaker 1>If the bonus is discretionary, you know, it's that that

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01:12:30.239 --> 01:12:32.640
<v Speaker 1>means that they just they give them an extra slug

1279
01:12:32.680 --> 01:12:34.359
<v Speaker 1>of money if the house looks really good, and if

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01:12:34.399 --> 01:12:36.439
<v Speaker 1>you know, Vince does the same thing. But it's discretionary,

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01:12:36.479 --> 01:12:38.720
<v Speaker 1>so you can never you can never like be like, god,

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01:12:38.800 --> 01:12:40.439
<v Speaker 1>damn it, how'd you arrive at this number? It's like

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01:12:40.520 --> 01:12:42.520
<v Speaker 1>I just felt like it. That's how. That's the answer.

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01:12:43.119 --> 01:12:49.000
<v Speaker 2>Right, All compensation, including but not limited to any discretionary

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01:12:49.039 --> 01:12:51.239
<v Speaker 2>pay per view bonus, will be on a quote full

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01:12:51.479 --> 01:12:52.439
<v Speaker 2>right buyout.

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01:12:54.279 --> 01:12:57.800
<v Speaker 1>I do need to know what that means. I don't know.

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01:12:57.880 --> 01:13:01.560
<v Speaker 2>I mean, you know, I only know buyout from my

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01:13:03.439 --> 01:13:05.720
<v Speaker 2>uh commercial work from back in the day, and a

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01:13:05.800 --> 01:13:12.000
<v Speaker 2>buyout was basically for that. It was like you just

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01:13:12.079 --> 01:13:14.079
<v Speaker 2>get your one time. It means you can't make a

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01:13:14.159 --> 01:13:17.479
<v Speaker 2>claim in the future. Right, I didn't get I didn't

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01:13:17.479 --> 01:13:18.399
<v Speaker 2>get any residuals.

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01:13:18.479 --> 01:13:19.399
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, got it makes sense.

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01:13:19.560 --> 01:13:21.239
<v Speaker 2>I only the only time I ever made more money

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01:13:21.359 --> 01:13:22.800
<v Speaker 2>was if the commercial was renewed.

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01:13:23.520 --> 01:13:25.079
<v Speaker 1>So we're saying you get paid on pay per view,

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01:13:25.079 --> 01:13:27.159
<v Speaker 1>attendants and live get attendance, but you don't get paid

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01:13:27.199 --> 01:13:29.079
<v Speaker 1>on money we make on this forever.

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01:13:29.239 --> 01:13:34.640
<v Speaker 2>It's just yeah, right right right, like I guess not no,

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01:13:34.880 --> 01:13:37.640
<v Speaker 2>and that's not even included up there either. Videotape sales, yeah,

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01:13:37.680 --> 01:13:40.199
<v Speaker 2>that did in saye thing it's is video game sales, yeah,

1303
01:13:40.319 --> 01:13:44.920
<v Speaker 2>video game sales, but no interesting home video stuff or anything.

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01:13:47.159 --> 01:13:50.439
<v Speaker 2>ECW agrees to evaluate wrestler's performance and merchandise sales, as

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01:13:50.479 --> 01:13:54.720
<v Speaker 2>well as ECW's profitability, to allocate further compensation increases and

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01:13:54.800 --> 01:13:58.920
<v Speaker 2>bonus to wrestler. Such increases or bonus shall be in

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01:13:59.159 --> 01:14:03.279
<v Speaker 2>such amount and at such times and under such conditions

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01:14:03.319 --> 01:14:08.800
<v Speaker 2>as to be as maybe de de determined determined by

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01:14:08.840 --> 01:14:12.520
<v Speaker 2>ECW in the soul and absolute discretion of the Executive

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01:14:12.520 --> 01:14:19.199
<v Speaker 2>producer of ECW Events. Term this agreement shall command so

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01:14:19.520 --> 01:14:22.279
<v Speaker 2>as of September nineteenth, nineteen ninety nine, and shall continue

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01:14:22.319 --> 01:14:27.720
<v Speaker 2>until September eighteenth, two thousand and two. The initial term.

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01:14:28.680 --> 01:14:31.640
<v Speaker 2>Therefore thereafter, this agreement shall automatically renew at the option

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01:14:31.720 --> 01:14:34.439
<v Speaker 2>of ECW for an additional term of two years the

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01:14:34.680 --> 01:14:38.560
<v Speaker 2>quote renewal term unless ECW shall serve written notice to

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01:14:38.600 --> 01:14:41.479
<v Speaker 2>the other party at least one hundred and twenty days

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01:14:41.640 --> 01:14:46.680
<v Speaker 2>prior to the end of the initial g that's four months. Wow, Yeah,

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01:14:46.720 --> 01:14:48.479
<v Speaker 2>that seems kind of long. That was quite.

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01:14:51.520 --> 01:14:53.800
<v Speaker 1>I don't remember any notice in the Warrior contract, but

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01:14:54.199 --> 01:14:56.880
<v Speaker 1>maybe you just don't remember of.

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01:14:56.960 --> 01:14:59.720
<v Speaker 2>This agreement of ECW's decision terminates this agreement at the

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01:14:59.800 --> 01:15:04.079
<v Speaker 2>end the initial term reference herein to the term hereof

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01:15:04.239 --> 01:15:08.520
<v Speaker 2>means the initial term and any such renewal term and.

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01:15:08.560 --> 01:15:11.039
<v Speaker 1>Here comes now with bracketed deleted stuff here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, notwithstanding anything herein before stated regarding the term of

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01:15:15.600 --> 01:15:18.760
<v Speaker 2>this agreement, ECW shall have the right to review that

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01:15:18.840 --> 01:15:21.680
<v Speaker 2>can the continuation of this agreement six months from the

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01:15:21.760 --> 01:15:25.039
<v Speaker 2>initial date of this agreement and every six months thereafter.

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01:15:25.479 --> 01:15:27.319
<v Speaker 1>So he got that taken out where they could every

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01:15:27.359 --> 01:15:30.680
<v Speaker 1>six months say actually it's not working out, like yeah, no, sorry,

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01:15:30.720 --> 01:15:32.760
<v Speaker 1>pale Evince's favorites yep.

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01:15:33.239 --> 01:15:36.279
<v Speaker 2>ECW and its sole discretion shall determine after such review

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01:15:36.319 --> 01:15:39.319
<v Speaker 2>whether this agreement will continue for the balance of its

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01:15:39.359 --> 01:15:43.560
<v Speaker 2>initial term or any renewal thereof. In the event ECW

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01:15:44.159 --> 01:15:46.720
<v Speaker 2>determines that the agreement shall not be continued for its

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01:15:46.760 --> 01:15:51.880
<v Speaker 2>initial term or for the renewal term, or any portions thereof,

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01:15:52.000 --> 01:15:55.319
<v Speaker 2>then this agreement shall terminate thirty days after notice of

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01:15:55.399 --> 01:16:02.239
<v Speaker 2>such termination is given to Wrestler deleted. Deleted, indeed it

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01:16:02.399 --> 01:16:07.039
<v Speaker 2>was full. Oh here we get full rights buyout. Full

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01:16:07.119 --> 01:16:10.439
<v Speaker 2>rights buyout is defined as ECW's unlimited right to use

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01:16:10.520 --> 01:16:15.199
<v Speaker 2>Wrestler's name and all logos, trademarks, copyrights, and other proprietary

1342
01:16:15.319 --> 01:16:22.159
<v Speaker 2>rights related there too, collectively as collectively the intellectual property

1343
01:16:25.239 --> 01:16:29.359
<v Speaker 2>Wrestler consensed, ECW's exclusive views of the of the intellectual

1344
01:16:29.439 --> 01:16:32.520
<v Speaker 2>property in any manner whatsoever during the term and as

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01:16:32.560 --> 01:16:35.359
<v Speaker 2>otherwise provided in this agreement. As a part of the

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01:16:35.520 --> 01:16:38.600
<v Speaker 2>grant of the license, ECW shall also have the exclusive

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01:16:38.680 --> 01:16:55.520
<v Speaker 2>right to use the intellectual property in connection with the manufacture, production, reproduction, reissuance, manipulation, reconfiguration, broadcast, rebroadcast, distribution, sale,

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01:16:55.880 --> 01:17:00.159
<v Speaker 2>and other commercial exploitation in any manner now known or

1349
01:17:00.479 --> 01:17:09.000
<v Speaker 2>here in after discovered, or any and all material goods, materials, goods, merchandise,

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01:17:09.319 --> 01:17:13.239
<v Speaker 2>and other items incorporating the intellectual property. As to all

1351
01:17:13.359 --> 01:17:17.640
<v Speaker 2>such materials, goods, merchandise, or items created, developed, produced, and

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01:17:17.840 --> 01:17:21.479
<v Speaker 2>or distributed using the intellectual property, ECW shall have the

1353
01:17:21.560 --> 01:17:26.039
<v Speaker 2>exclusive right to sell and exploit such materials, goods, and

1354
01:17:26.359 --> 01:17:32.399
<v Speaker 2>merchandise until the sell off of same by way of

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01:17:32.520 --> 01:17:39.640
<v Speaker 2>example and not of limitation. Such items include t shirts, posters, photos, dolls, books, biographies,

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01:17:40.159 --> 01:17:46.039
<v Speaker 2>articles and stories, articles and.

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01:17:47.760 --> 01:17:53.800
<v Speaker 1>What is that man? I would say? Stories?

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01:17:53.840 --> 01:17:55.439
<v Speaker 2>I don't know, this is going to be a story,

1359
01:17:57.199 --> 01:18:07.039
<v Speaker 2>and any other looks like snob and any other other such,

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01:18:07.800 --> 01:18:11.920
<v Speaker 2>any other such Jesus, such material goods, merchandise, or items

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01:18:11.960 --> 01:18:15.239
<v Speaker 2>relating to the intellectual property. ECW shall also have the

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01:18:15.319 --> 01:18:18.880
<v Speaker 2>exclusive right to photograph, record, or otherwise embody the performance

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01:18:18.920 --> 01:18:24.159
<v Speaker 2>of wrestler utilizing the intellectual property in any manner, whatsoever footage,

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01:18:25.600 --> 01:18:29.159
<v Speaker 2>and to utilize and incorporate the footage in whole or

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01:18:29.199 --> 01:18:32.279
<v Speaker 2>in part in conjunction with other photographs and or footage,

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01:18:32.640 --> 01:18:35.840
<v Speaker 2>And to include the footage in any program relating to

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01:18:35.880 --> 01:18:40.079
<v Speaker 2>ECW events, including but not limited to, radio, television, motion picture,

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01:18:40.199 --> 01:18:45.439
<v Speaker 2>or sound recordings, and other Internet quote programs. At such

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01:18:45.520 --> 01:18:48.079
<v Speaker 2>time and in any manner, ECW may elect throughout the

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01:18:48.159 --> 01:18:51.600
<v Speaker 2>world to and to broadcast, exhibit, and or exploit the

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01:18:51.720 --> 01:18:55.520
<v Speaker 2>same in all in any and all media, whether now

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01:18:55.760 --> 01:18:59.840
<v Speaker 2>or hereafter known or devised, without limiting the foregoing ECW

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01:19:00.000 --> 01:19:02.880
<v Speaker 2>you shall have the right and perpetuity to use the

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01:19:02.920 --> 01:19:07.800
<v Speaker 2>intellectual property name, voice, likeness, and or biographical information collectively

1375
01:19:08.399 --> 01:19:11.479
<v Speaker 2>likeness in connection with the promotion of ECW events and

1376
01:19:11.640 --> 01:19:15.479
<v Speaker 2>or broadcasts of the footage and ECW events, and or

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01:19:15.600 --> 01:19:18.640
<v Speaker 2>any programs related there too that relate to ECW events,

1378
01:19:18.680 --> 01:19:22.119
<v Speaker 2>including but not limited to, pome video cassettes and broadcast,

1379
01:19:22.279 --> 01:19:26.680
<v Speaker 2>cable or other special programs about ECW events. Notwithstanding the

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01:19:27.279 --> 01:19:30.760
<v Speaker 2>expiration of the term. Wrestler further acknowledges that this license

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01:19:30.880 --> 01:19:35.479
<v Speaker 2>shall continue to allow ECW in perpetuity the right to merchandise.

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01:19:38.079 --> 01:19:40.359
<v Speaker 1>Purchase a purchase, produce, sorry.

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01:19:40.199 --> 01:19:43.880
<v Speaker 2>Produce, produce right, oh yeah, to merchandise, produce, programming, or

1384
01:19:43.920 --> 01:19:47.680
<v Speaker 2>any other such ECW products created and recorded during the term,

1385
01:19:48.119 --> 01:19:52.039
<v Speaker 2>but soul distributed and or other exploited thereafter, and any

1386
01:19:52.119 --> 01:19:55.760
<v Speaker 2>and all media now or herein after discovered by signing

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01:19:55.800 --> 01:20:00.359
<v Speaker 2>the agreement and this exhibit. Wrestler hereby special specifically agrees

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01:20:00.399 --> 01:20:03.319
<v Speaker 2>to the terms of the full rights buyout as defined above.

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01:20:03.800 --> 01:20:06.680
<v Speaker 2>The rights granted by to ECW by the full rights

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01:20:06.680 --> 01:20:10.640
<v Speaker 2>buyout shall survive the expiration and termination of this agreement

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01:20:10.840 --> 01:20:12.600
<v Speaker 2>as a continuing license.

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01:20:12.279 --> 01:20:16.279
<v Speaker 1>To e se tremendous. So there you go. You're exactly

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01:20:16.359 --> 01:20:19.319
<v Speaker 1>right about what's meant by rights buyout. I didn't even know.

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01:20:19.439 --> 01:20:20.960
<v Speaker 1>We were just about to define the term.

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01:20:21.920 --> 01:20:23.760
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's funny. That was really funny to think.

1396
01:20:23.640 --> 01:20:25.960
<v Speaker 1>When this renegade company that's flying by the seat of

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01:20:26.039 --> 01:20:28.640
<v Speaker 1>its pants and breaking all the rules and you know,

1398
01:20:28.800 --> 01:20:33.560
<v Speaker 1>conforming to none of the conventions of the wrestling business

1399
01:20:33.840 --> 01:20:35.640
<v Speaker 1>got to a point where they had to paper it

1400
01:20:35.800 --> 01:20:37.680
<v Speaker 1>like this, where they had to have a page and

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01:20:37.720 --> 01:20:40.000
<v Speaker 1>a half definition of full rights buyout.

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01:20:40.039 --> 01:20:42.880
<v Speaker 2>It's just it's kind of crazy, it is. It's hilarious.

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01:20:43.000 --> 01:20:45.359
<v Speaker 2>Like you do you think of this being a fucking

1404
01:20:45.640 --> 01:20:49.760
<v Speaker 2>you know, backyard, yep, you know whatever, But here they

1405
01:20:49.800 --> 01:20:52.720
<v Speaker 2>are trying to you know, they actually have to have

1406
01:20:52.760 --> 01:21:00.920
<v Speaker 2>all this legal shit contracts and rights and un rights and.

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01:21:01.399 --> 01:21:02.760
<v Speaker 1>Lefts as well lefts.

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01:21:02.920 --> 01:21:03.319
<v Speaker 2>That's right.

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01:21:04.600 --> 01:21:08.840
<v Speaker 1>So the complaint is filed and we'll talk about it

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01:21:08.920 --> 01:21:11.000
<v Speaker 1>now if we can go to the beginning of the document, boss,

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01:21:12.239 --> 01:21:14.600
<v Speaker 1>What was filed in court to make the case after

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01:21:14.680 --> 01:21:17.159
<v Speaker 1>all of these exhibits are taken into consideration. Well, we

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01:21:17.319 --> 01:21:21.199
<v Speaker 1>have United States just a court Southern District, and we

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01:21:21.319 --> 01:21:24.560
<v Speaker 1>know that district, well don't we, Yes, we do. HHG

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01:21:24.720 --> 01:21:27.760
<v Speaker 1>Corp aka c W plaintiff against Michael Alfonso a ka

1416
01:21:27.920 --> 01:21:31.359
<v Speaker 1>Mike Ausome World Championhip Wrestling, Inc. Ak W CW defendants

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01:21:32.199 --> 01:21:32.720
<v Speaker 1>take it away.

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01:21:35.000 --> 01:21:39.239
<v Speaker 2>The plaintiff HHC Corp aka c W, by and through

1419
01:21:39.359 --> 01:21:44.560
<v Speaker 2>their attorneys Hoffinger, Friedland, Dubrish and Stern PC respectively show

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01:21:45.079 --> 01:21:52.960
<v Speaker 2>respectfully showing the following the parties. Number One, the plaintiff

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01:21:53.079 --> 01:21:56.479
<v Speaker 2>h G Corp. Aka e c W is a corporation

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01:21:56.640 --> 01:21:59.920
<v Speaker 2>duly organized and existing under the laws of the State

1423
01:22:00.079 --> 01:22:02.720
<v Speaker 2>of New York, with offices located in the County of Westchester,

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01:22:02.880 --> 01:22:06.199
<v Speaker 2>State of New York. Two upon information and belief, the

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01:22:06.239 --> 01:22:11.359
<v Speaker 2>defendant Michael Alfonso aka Mike off Awesome is an individual

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01:22:11.399 --> 01:22:13.800
<v Speaker 2>who currently resides in the state of Florida.

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01:22:16.000 --> 01:22:22.800
<v Speaker 1>That is all, who's currently standing in the state of Florida, who.

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01:22:22.760 --> 01:22:27.000
<v Speaker 2>Is currently floating on a cloud somewhere above the state

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01:22:27.079 --> 01:22:31.880
<v Speaker 2>of Florida. It's right. Three Upon information and belief, the

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01:22:31.960 --> 01:22:37.720
<v Speaker 2>defendant World Championship Wrestling Incorporated AKAWCW is a corporation duly

1431
01:22:37.840 --> 01:22:40.319
<v Speaker 2>organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia,

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01:22:40.680 --> 01:22:45.239
<v Speaker 2>with a place of business located in Atlanta, Georgia jurisdiction.

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01:22:46.399 --> 01:22:48.720
<v Speaker 2>The jurisdiction of this Court is based upon the diverse

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01:22:48.880 --> 01:22:52.159
<v Speaker 2>citizenship of the parties entitled twenty eight USC. Section one

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01:22:52.239 --> 01:22:54.680
<v Speaker 2>two three to two, and the provisions of the written

1436
01:22:54.680 --> 01:22:57.640
<v Speaker 2>agreement preferred to in this complaint by in between ECW

1437
01:22:57.880 --> 01:23:02.279
<v Speaker 2>and Alfonso. The matter in controversy exceeds the sum of

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01:23:02.399 --> 01:23:05.399
<v Speaker 2>seventy five thousand dollars exclusive of interests and cost.

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01:23:05.439 --> 01:23:07.600
<v Speaker 1>Really does, it's actually one hundred million dollars.

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01:23:07.920 --> 01:23:12.359
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, right, the agreement on or about April nineteenth, nineteen

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01:23:12.399 --> 01:23:15.479
<v Speaker 2>ninety nine, earlier date. Yeah, so there was a pre

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01:23:15.640 --> 01:23:18.319
<v Speaker 2>existing contract to the one we just read. Yeah, five

1443
01:23:18.399 --> 01:23:22.439
<v Speaker 2>months earlier to the day ECW and Alfonso entered into

1444
01:23:22.479 --> 01:23:27.479
<v Speaker 2>a certain independent contractor agreement. The agreement, A true, complete,

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01:23:27.520 --> 01:23:29.640
<v Speaker 2>and accurate copy of the agreement is attached here to

1446
01:23:29.920 --> 01:23:35.319
<v Speaker 2>and incorporated herein by this reference as exhibit A. Exhibit

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01:23:35.359 --> 01:23:38.520
<v Speaker 2>A is not an April nineteenth, nineteen ninety nine contract.

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01:23:39.720 --> 01:23:42.840
<v Speaker 2>It is September nineteenth. Yeah, And if they made that mistake,

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01:23:42.920 --> 01:23:46.560
<v Speaker 2>shame on them. It is April nineteenth when they're working

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01:23:46.600 --> 01:23:49.520
<v Speaker 2>on this letter of two thousand. I think that's a

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01:23:49.560 --> 01:23:52.720
<v Speaker 2>typo on their behalf. It's a big typo, though.

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01:23:53.720 --> 01:23:56.399
<v Speaker 1>It's a big typo. It is, Yes, but they're rushing,

1453
01:23:56.560 --> 01:23:59.600
<v Speaker 1>you know, Yeah, but you don't say, Exhibit A shows

1454
01:23:59.600 --> 01:24:02.039
<v Speaker 1>an April nineteenth, nineteen ninety nine contract, and you look

1455
01:24:02.039 --> 01:24:04.359
<v Speaker 1>at the contract and at least to September on it.

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01:24:04.600 --> 01:24:08.680
<v Speaker 2>So, yeah, the agreement provides, among other things, that paragraph

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01:24:08.800 --> 01:24:11.479
<v Speaker 2>eight that quote during the disagreement.

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01:24:11.960 --> 01:24:14.199
<v Speaker 1>Oh, that's an eleveny okay, I'll just say, is that

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01:24:14.279 --> 01:24:14.800
<v Speaker 1>another one?

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01:24:14.880 --> 01:24:20.680
<v Speaker 2>Oh, that'd be fucking crazy. During this term of this agreement,

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01:24:20.680 --> 01:24:23.800
<v Speaker 2>Wrestler Alfonso shall perform the services as defined in the

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01:24:23.840 --> 01:24:27.760
<v Speaker 2>agreement exclusively for ECW, and shall not directly or indirectly

1463
01:24:27.800 --> 01:24:30.960
<v Speaker 2>be employed by, perform services for, or engage in any

1464
01:24:31.000 --> 01:24:35.600
<v Speaker 2>manner with any other individual entity or wrestling business unquote.

1465
01:24:36.479 --> 01:24:39.600
<v Speaker 2>The agreement provides, among other things, that it shall commence

1466
01:24:39.760 --> 01:24:43.119
<v Speaker 2>as of September nineteen, nineteen ninety nine, and shall continue

1467
01:24:43.199 --> 01:24:46.479
<v Speaker 2>until September eighteenth, two thousand and two, and shall automatically

1468
01:24:46.560 --> 01:24:49.640
<v Speaker 2>renew at the option of ECW for an additional term

1469
01:24:49.960 --> 01:24:50.880
<v Speaker 2>of two years.

1470
01:24:51.119 --> 01:24:54.880
<v Speaker 1>That's that's the difference between going bankrupt and not with WCW. Yeah,

1471
01:24:55.199 --> 01:24:57.239
<v Speaker 1>you know, WWIF didn't pick up the contracts, but they

1472
01:24:57.359 --> 01:25:00.960
<v Speaker 1>because ww existed on paper and had been bought, but

1473
01:25:01.079 --> 01:25:03.760
<v Speaker 1>existed on paper as Universal Wrestling Corporations separate from what

1474
01:25:03.960 --> 01:25:06.199
<v Speaker 1>WWF bought. These guys still got paid.

1475
01:25:06.760 --> 01:25:06.920
<v Speaker 2>You know.

1476
01:25:07.319 --> 01:25:09.479
<v Speaker 1>I love like the guys who they had contracts through

1477
01:25:09.479 --> 01:25:12.000
<v Speaker 1>twenty oh two and WIB closed in two thousand and one,

1478
01:25:12.119 --> 01:25:13.920
<v Speaker 1>you still got to pay me. Yeah yeah, Whereas if

1479
01:25:13.960 --> 01:25:16.720
<v Speaker 1>they had bankrupt these guys, these guys their contracts even

1480
01:25:16.760 --> 01:25:19.199
<v Speaker 1>though Mike Austin's lasted until September of two thousand and two,

1481
01:25:19.680 --> 01:25:20.800
<v Speaker 1>could not claim any money.

1482
01:25:22.600 --> 01:25:26.279
<v Speaker 2>Alfonso has not given ECW notification of termination of the agreement.

1483
01:25:26.880 --> 01:25:31.039
<v Speaker 2>ECW has not terminated the agreement. ECW has performed all

1484
01:25:31.079 --> 01:25:36.279
<v Speaker 2>of its obligations under the agreement. The acts of Alfonso

1485
01:25:36.479 --> 01:25:41.560
<v Speaker 2>constitute anticipatory breach and or breach of the agreement. So

1486
01:25:42.720 --> 01:25:46.039
<v Speaker 2>what's the difference between breach and or breach is what

1487
01:25:46.119 --> 01:25:46.640
<v Speaker 2>I want to know.

1488
01:25:46.760 --> 01:25:50.399
<v Speaker 1>Anticipatory breach is your plan to do it, which is

1489
01:25:50.520 --> 01:25:51.720
<v Speaker 1>just as bad as actually doing it.

1490
01:25:52.159 --> 01:25:56.000
<v Speaker 2>I think Alfonso has rendered services to ECW under the

1491
01:25:56.079 --> 01:25:59.319
<v Speaker 2>agreement since September nineteenth, nineteen ninety nine, and has received

1492
01:25:59.359 --> 01:26:04.159
<v Speaker 2>compensation during the same period of time. Likewise, during the

1493
01:26:04.239 --> 01:26:07.760
<v Speaker 2>same period of time, consistent with the agreement, Alfonso loaned

1494
01:26:07.800 --> 01:26:10.960
<v Speaker 2>his name, likeness and persona to ECW for use with

1495
01:26:16.199 --> 01:26:20.560
<v Speaker 2>Acclaim Entertainment spelled a kk lail.

1496
01:26:20.680 --> 01:26:22.199
<v Speaker 1>Are you sure that's not how it was spelled.

1497
01:26:22.800 --> 01:26:25.000
<v Speaker 2>That's not how it's spelled. It's acc. I'm pretty sure

1498
01:26:25.119 --> 01:26:25.439
<v Speaker 2>I saw it.

1499
01:26:25.479 --> 01:26:28.600
<v Speaker 1>Spelled that way on logos. But I also remember when

1500
01:26:28.640 --> 01:26:30.039
<v Speaker 1>I was a kid at being acc.

1501
01:26:31.319 --> 01:26:31.920
<v Speaker 2>So I don't know.

1502
01:26:32.000 --> 01:26:32.880
<v Speaker 1>I don't know which is right.

1503
01:26:35.159 --> 01:26:39.920
<v Speaker 2>I need to know. I need to look. I mean,

1504
01:26:40.560 --> 01:26:49.239
<v Speaker 2>let's see here. Well, okay, so no, it was never

1505
01:26:53.640 --> 01:26:55.079
<v Speaker 2>it was never done that. But if you look at

1506
01:26:55.119 --> 01:26:59.279
<v Speaker 2>the logo, it could be. It could. It looks like ks.

1507
01:27:00.000 --> 01:27:02.560
<v Speaker 2>Oh really, I see look at the low do you

1508
01:27:02.600 --> 01:27:03.039
<v Speaker 2>have the logo?

1509
01:27:03.239 --> 01:27:05.600
<v Speaker 1>I'm trying to find it here because that's why I thought.

1510
01:27:05.439 --> 01:27:09.000
<v Speaker 2>It was on the Wikipedia. Look at the Wikipedia, and

1511
01:27:09.119 --> 01:27:12.960
<v Speaker 2>then Nasdaq actually has it as aklm O. Interesting, but

1512
01:27:13.079 --> 01:27:13.439
<v Speaker 2>it doesn't.

1513
01:27:13.760 --> 01:27:16.239
<v Speaker 1>It does look like two ks, you know, it does.

1514
01:27:16.439 --> 01:27:18.319
<v Speaker 2>It never is like that. Those are two SE's, but

1515
01:27:18.439 --> 01:27:19.279
<v Speaker 2>they just look weird.

1516
01:27:19.399 --> 01:27:22.439
<v Speaker 1>And when they styled it in that ECW barbed wire

1517
01:27:22.520 --> 01:27:24.680
<v Speaker 1>font for the video game, it looks even more like

1518
01:27:24.720 --> 01:27:27.319
<v Speaker 1>a couple of k's. Actually, yeah, yeah, fascinating.

1519
01:27:29.760 --> 01:27:32.319
<v Speaker 2>So I knew it's not.

1520
01:27:32.479 --> 01:27:35.600
<v Speaker 1>I mean, they have the contracts, you know, like doubt,

1521
01:27:35.600 --> 01:27:37.760
<v Speaker 1>they're just spelling it based on a logo. I'm sure

1522
01:27:37.800 --> 01:27:42.680
<v Speaker 1>they're spelling based on what's written down anyway to appear

1523
01:27:42.800 --> 01:27:45.880
<v Speaker 1>in an ECW video game. During the period April sixth

1524
01:27:45.960 --> 01:27:49.680
<v Speaker 1>through April eighth, two thousand, Alfonso failed to appear as

1525
01:27:49.720 --> 01:27:53.239
<v Speaker 1>scheduled at ECW events on April sixth and Cleveland, Ohio.

1526
01:27:53.640 --> 01:27:57.239
<v Speaker 1>On April seventh and Warren, Ohio, and April eighth in Buffalo,

1527
01:27:57.399 --> 01:28:02.079
<v Speaker 1>New York without justification or explanation. I mean, honestly, Mike,

1528
01:28:02.119 --> 01:28:05.359
<v Speaker 1>if you're gonna do this, you know, in the cloak

1529
01:28:05.399 --> 01:28:07.159
<v Speaker 1>of darkness, why why missshots?

1530
01:28:07.279 --> 01:28:07.319
<v Speaker 2>Like?

1531
01:28:08.199 --> 01:28:10.159
<v Speaker 1>Why don't just make the shots? Like Lex Luger didn't

1532
01:28:10.159 --> 01:28:12.159
<v Speaker 1>show up on Monday? Right, what are you doing?

1533
01:28:13.720 --> 01:28:16.000
<v Speaker 2>I mean? Even more to that, I mean, I don't know.

1534
01:28:16.039 --> 01:28:18.000
<v Speaker 2>Why does he just fucking tell Paul he wants out?

1535
01:28:19.039 --> 01:28:22.239
<v Speaker 1>Well, that's I'm sure what he did. But by that

1536
01:28:22.279 --> 01:28:25.479
<v Speaker 1>point it's too late to make this Nitro. They want

1537
01:28:25.600 --> 01:28:28.840
<v Speaker 1>him in part to deliver, you know, a Nitro esque

1538
01:28:28.880 --> 01:28:31.000
<v Speaker 1>ship jump on this big night one. I'm sure. I'm

1539
01:28:31.000 --> 01:28:33.560
<v Speaker 1>sure after that they would still like to use him,

1540
01:28:33.600 --> 01:28:35.760
<v Speaker 1>but the enthusiasm would be dampened, you know.

1541
01:28:36.319 --> 01:28:41.439
<v Speaker 2>Yeah. On April eighth, two thousand, Alfonso was put on

1542
01:28:41.560 --> 01:28:44.039
<v Speaker 2>written notice by a CWV four did I say that

1543
01:28:44.720 --> 01:28:47.279
<v Speaker 2>of the the foregoing failures to appear in a letter

1544
01:28:47.359 --> 01:28:51.359
<v Speaker 2>form from the law firm of Buffer Chalgian at all,

1545
01:28:52.920 --> 01:28:55.319
<v Speaker 2>A true, accurat and complete copy of the April eighth,

1546
01:28:55.359 --> 01:28:58.279
<v Speaker 2>two thousand letter is attached here to and incorporated herein

1547
01:28:58.840 --> 01:29:02.399
<v Speaker 2>by this reference as a B. In the April eight,

1548
01:29:02.439 --> 01:29:05.319
<v Speaker 2>two thousand letter, Alfonso was advised that a lawsuit could

1549
01:29:05.359 --> 01:29:08.680
<v Speaker 2>be commenced against him, and that ECW could file an

1550
01:29:08.720 --> 01:29:12.680
<v Speaker 2>injunction precluding him from rendering services to any other individual

1551
01:29:12.880 --> 01:29:17.680
<v Speaker 2>entity or wrestling business, either directly or indirectly. A telephone

1552
01:29:17.680 --> 01:29:27.600
<v Speaker 2>conversation with Steve Carell Carrel, how about of acting K

1553
01:29:28.359 --> 01:29:30.479
<v Speaker 2>and I don't mean act I N G by the way,

1554
01:29:31.039 --> 01:29:36.720
<v Speaker 2>A K T O N A C, A representative of ACW,

1555
01:29:36.920 --> 01:29:40.760
<v Speaker 2>conducted on April eight, two thousand, Alfonso stated he did

1556
01:29:40.840 --> 01:29:43.760
<v Speaker 2>not intend to appear at the ECW Buffalo event and

1557
01:29:43.880 --> 01:29:47.119
<v Speaker 2>that other things were going to happen. Other things Alfonso

1558
01:29:47.239 --> 01:29:48.720
<v Speaker 2>was unwilling to discuss.

1559
01:29:49.479 --> 01:29:52.039
<v Speaker 1>Picks up the phone, it says other things that just

1560
01:29:52.159 --> 01:29:54.560
<v Speaker 1>k faving the phone calls. You know, I got other

1561
01:29:54.720 --> 01:29:58.199
<v Speaker 1>things going on, like what Mike, Oh, you know other things.

1562
01:29:58.199 --> 01:29:58.840
<v Speaker 1>I gotta listen.

1563
01:29:58.880 --> 01:30:01.479
<v Speaker 2>I gotta go. Then I gotta go, I gotta, I gotta,

1564
01:30:01.520 --> 01:30:05.039
<v Speaker 2>I gotta take a ship right now. It's hard. It's

1565
01:30:05.079 --> 01:30:05.600
<v Speaker 2>real hard.

1566
01:30:05.640 --> 01:30:07.359
<v Speaker 1>I guess I'm thinking it through. If you just totally

1567
01:30:07.399 --> 01:30:09.239
<v Speaker 1>favor the calls, they could like call police and be

1568
01:30:09.319 --> 01:30:10.279
<v Speaker 1>like we're worried about him.

1569
01:30:10.359 --> 01:30:14.640
<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Yeah. It has been widely reported in the wrestling

1570
01:30:14.720 --> 01:30:17.399
<v Speaker 2>media that and on the Internet that Alfonso would be

1571
01:30:17.439 --> 01:30:21.199
<v Speaker 2>appearing on a live WCW Wrestling broadcast on April tenth,

1572
01:30:21.279 --> 01:30:26.159
<v Speaker 2>two thousand. Specifically, yeah, specifically. This appearance was reported on

1573
01:30:26.239 --> 01:30:29.079
<v Speaker 2>Friday morning, April seventh, two thousand, on a radio show

1574
01:30:29.239 --> 01:30:33.479
<v Speaker 2>we Go originating from Tampa, Florida, upon Information and Belief

1575
01:30:33.680 --> 01:30:36.079
<v Speaker 2>and titled give it to Me.

1576
01:30:36.439 --> 01:30:41.399
<v Speaker 1>Sobody's Saba, the Hot Saba, the Boots, daddling Cock come

1577
01:30:41.600 --> 01:30:47.800
<v Speaker 1>and sat so by by the Lave Splanch Show. So

1578
01:30:47.960 --> 01:30:50.319
<v Speaker 1>Hogan's not only yo, bro, you need to come over

1579
01:30:50.399 --> 01:30:53.239
<v Speaker 1>here and you know, make some real money. Stop playing

1580
01:30:53.279 --> 01:30:56.399
<v Speaker 1>in the playpen those extremists. Dude, He's going on Bubba's show,

1581
01:30:57.399 --> 01:31:00.239
<v Speaker 1>probably like you know, on paid rollers and talking about it.

1582
01:31:00.439 --> 01:31:02.039
<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you, dude, you gotta come on. I'm just

1583
01:31:02.079 --> 01:31:04.479
<v Speaker 2>gonna go on. I'm gonna go on, Bubba the list biz, dude,

1584
01:31:04.520 --> 01:31:05.319
<v Speaker 2>We're going to talk it out.

1585
01:31:05.359 --> 01:31:09.000
<v Speaker 1>Brother, Could you even cover pro wrestling in ninety nine

1586
01:31:09.079 --> 01:31:11.159
<v Speaker 1>in two thousand without living in Tampa? Like all the

1587
01:31:11.199 --> 01:31:13.720
<v Speaker 1>news is on Tampa radio and it's not like you

1588
01:31:13.800 --> 01:31:20.600
<v Speaker 1>could stream it fucking Tampa what hoody up? We had

1589
01:31:20.680 --> 01:31:24.399
<v Speaker 1>Nitro tonight, hoodie, and you can anything and tell us

1590
01:31:24.439 --> 01:31:25.279
<v Speaker 1>about what's going to happen.

1591
01:31:25.359 --> 01:31:28.000
<v Speaker 2>Now, well, brother, I'll tell you right now, dude. I'll

1592
01:31:28.000 --> 01:31:30.359
<v Speaker 2>tell you. I can guarantee you this. Dude. I don't

1593
01:31:30.359 --> 01:31:31.760
<v Speaker 2>want to say too much. I don't want to, like,

1594
01:31:31.880 --> 01:31:34.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, I don't want to, you know, put it

1595
01:31:34.039 --> 01:31:36.039
<v Speaker 2>all out there. Brother, I want to keep some surprising.

1596
01:31:36.079 --> 01:31:37.920
<v Speaker 2>But I can tell you right now, dude, it is

1597
01:31:38.039 --> 01:31:39.279
<v Speaker 2>going to be an awesome show.

1598
01:31:40.640 --> 01:31:42.159
<v Speaker 1>Extremely awesome, one might say.

1599
01:31:45.520 --> 01:31:47.399
<v Speaker 2>In fact, you might say that Mike Awesome is going

1600
01:31:47.439 --> 01:31:50.960
<v Speaker 2>to be on this show. Oh dude, he goes.

1601
01:31:51.560 --> 01:31:53.680
<v Speaker 1>I can't say too much, brother, I can't be too specific,

1602
01:31:53.720 --> 01:31:55.000
<v Speaker 1>but I think it's safe to say it's going to

1603
01:31:55.039 --> 01:31:57.479
<v Speaker 1>be an awesome show. It's going to be an extremely

1604
01:31:57.680 --> 01:32:01.560
<v Speaker 1>awesome show. Mike is going to be on Nitro tonight.

1605
01:32:04.520 --> 01:32:06.319
<v Speaker 1>Why you did it? Beat around the bush exactly in

1606
01:32:06.359 --> 01:32:12.000
<v Speaker 1>the first place, I was beating around the bill bush, dude, Hey,

1607
01:32:12.039 --> 01:32:15.720
<v Speaker 1>what do we have here? Additional factors regarding Alfonso's breach.

1608
01:32:16.239 --> 01:32:26.560
<v Speaker 2>MM Additional factors regarding Alfonso's breach and or anticipatory breach

1609
01:32:26.640 --> 01:32:30.000
<v Speaker 2>of the agreement. On April ten, two thousand, the letter

1610
01:32:30.079 --> 01:32:32.880
<v Speaker 2>was forwarded by Affecsimile to WCW from the offices of

1611
01:32:33.199 --> 01:32:37.039
<v Speaker 2>Hoffinger Friedland at all a true.

1612
01:32:38.520 --> 01:32:40.720
<v Speaker 1>I love how drawyers can make the faxing of a

1613
01:32:40.800 --> 01:32:43.760
<v Speaker 1>piece of paper. This like event, I know, I know right,

1614
01:32:43.840 --> 01:32:46.439
<v Speaker 1>Like it's a fucking thing. There was life before the facts,

1615
01:32:46.520 --> 01:32:49.279
<v Speaker 1>and now there's everything is different after this fact.

1616
01:32:49.399 --> 01:32:52.119
<v Speaker 2>It's like, think about think about life, what life is

1617
01:32:52.239 --> 01:32:55.000
<v Speaker 2>like in any office where there was a fax machine,

1618
01:32:55.479 --> 01:32:57.960
<v Speaker 2>and it's like nobody gives a shit, you know, It's

1619
01:32:57.960 --> 01:32:59.319
<v Speaker 2>like it's a simple fucking Hey.

1620
01:32:59.279 --> 01:33:00.800
<v Speaker 1>He facts his thing for me, but not in a

1621
01:33:00.920 --> 01:33:03.720
<v Speaker 1>law fund to a lawyer that proof of delivery is

1622
01:33:03.760 --> 01:33:04.359
<v Speaker 1>all they need.

1623
01:33:05.279 --> 01:33:10.359
<v Speaker 2>Forwarded by fic Simile. A true, complete and accurate copy

1624
01:33:10.520 --> 01:33:13.039
<v Speaker 2>copy of the April ten, two thousand letter directed to

1625
01:33:13.279 --> 01:33:16.960
<v Speaker 2>WCW is attached here too and incorporated herewith by this

1626
01:33:17.159 --> 01:33:21.520
<v Speaker 2>reference as Exhibit C. Among other things, the April ten,

1627
01:33:21.560 --> 01:33:24.640
<v Speaker 2>two thousand letter directed to WCW makes reference to the

1628
01:33:24.720 --> 01:33:29.600
<v Speaker 2>actions of WCW regarding ECW wrestlers and performers, and of

1629
01:33:29.680 --> 01:33:34.840
<v Speaker 2>Alfonso's possible appearance on WCW's wrestling broadcast schedule for the

1630
01:33:34.960 --> 01:33:39.239
<v Speaker 2>evening of April tenth, two thousand. The full and complete

1631
01:33:39.319 --> 01:33:42.520
<v Speaker 2>content of the April ten, two thousand letter is incorporated

1632
01:33:42.600 --> 01:33:46.680
<v Speaker 2>herein by this reference. Additionally, the April ten, two thousand

1633
01:33:46.800 --> 01:33:50.359
<v Speaker 2>letter addressed to WCW advised ECW would seek a temporary

1634
01:33:50.439 --> 01:33:55.039
<v Speaker 2>restraining order or preliminary injunction precluding Alfonso from appearing on

1635
01:33:55.319 --> 01:34:01.119
<v Speaker 2>WCW's wrestling broadcast on April tenth, two thousand, emanating from Denver, Colorado,

1636
01:34:01.560 --> 01:34:05.760
<v Speaker 2>and from using the ECW Heavyweight Championship Belt in any

1637
01:34:05.920 --> 01:34:09.399
<v Speaker 2>manner if WCW failed to provide ECW the written notice

1638
01:34:09.640 --> 01:34:13.800
<v Speaker 2>by one pm Eastern Standard Time on April tenth, two

1639
01:34:13.920 --> 01:34:17.600
<v Speaker 2>thousand that WCW would not be using Alfonso or the

1640
01:34:17.680 --> 01:34:22.640
<v Speaker 2>ECW Heavyweight Champion Belt on the program. ECW has received

1641
01:34:22.680 --> 01:34:26.479
<v Speaker 2>no written denial from WCW or confirmation from WCW regarding

1642
01:34:26.520 --> 01:34:32.560
<v Speaker 2>the non appearance of Alfonso. As and for a first

1643
01:34:32.720 --> 01:34:36.199
<v Speaker 2>claim that sounds like the title of like a chapter

1644
01:34:36.279 --> 01:34:41.560
<v Speaker 2>of a bad book. ECW repeats, reiterates, and realleges the

1645
01:34:41.600 --> 01:34:46.159
<v Speaker 2>allegations contained in paragraphs one through twenty above, as if

1646
01:34:46.279 --> 01:34:50.359
<v Speaker 2>more fully set forth hereat at length by virtue of

1647
01:34:50.399 --> 01:34:54.439
<v Speaker 2>the foregoing Alfonso is in breach of the agreement. As

1648
01:34:54.479 --> 01:34:57.760
<v Speaker 2>a result of the foregoing breach, ECW has been damaged

1649
01:34:58.119 --> 01:35:01.159
<v Speaker 2>in an amount not presently ascert ti, but in excess

1650
01:35:01.880 --> 01:35:08.840
<v Speaker 2>of seventy five thousand dollars. As and for a second

1651
01:35:08.920 --> 01:35:09.920
<v Speaker 2>claim chapter.

1652
01:35:09.720 --> 01:35:11.439
<v Speaker 1>Two, Just quickly, do you know why they would say

1653
01:35:11.479 --> 01:35:14.159
<v Speaker 1>seventy five thousand like that of all numbers? No, because

1654
01:35:14.159 --> 01:35:16.199
<v Speaker 1>if it is less than it should be in a

1655
01:35:16.239 --> 01:35:23.920
<v Speaker 1>different court. I see anyway, Okay, that makes sense. ECW repeats, reiterates,

1656
01:35:23.960 --> 01:35:26.760
<v Speaker 1>and realleges. The allegation is contained in paragraphs one through

1657
01:35:26.840 --> 01:35:29.960
<v Speaker 1>twenty three above, as if more fully set forth here

1658
01:35:30.159 --> 01:35:33.680
<v Speaker 1>at at length by virtue of the foregoing WCW has

1659
01:35:33.720 --> 01:35:36.560
<v Speaker 1>acknowledged has knowledge of the existence of a valid agreement

1660
01:35:36.880 --> 01:35:42.119
<v Speaker 1>and business relationship by and between ECW and Alfonso. Notwithstanding

1661
01:35:42.279 --> 01:35:45.800
<v Speaker 1>WCW's actual knowledge of the existence of the agreement WCW

1662
01:35:46.039 --> 01:35:50.159
<v Speaker 1>has set upon a plan, scheme, or design to tortiously

1663
01:35:50.279 --> 01:35:56.199
<v Speaker 1>interfere with ECW's contractual relationship and business relationship with alphonsphasis

1664
01:35:56.279 --> 01:36:00.359
<v Speaker 1>on scheme of course. Of course, that's their scheme of things.

1665
01:36:00.439 --> 01:36:00.800
<v Speaker 1>This part.

1666
01:36:00.960 --> 01:36:05.000
<v Speaker 2>Yes, as a result of the foregoing breach, ECW has

1667
01:36:05.079 --> 01:36:08.199
<v Speaker 2>been damaged in an amount not presently ascertainable, but in

1668
01:36:08.319 --> 01:36:12.359
<v Speaker 2>excess of seventy five thousand dollars.

1669
01:36:12.399 --> 01:36:14.920
<v Speaker 1>Expectfully, if it's not ascertainable, how do you know it's

1670
01:36:15.399 --> 01:36:18.279
<v Speaker 1>not less than seventy five? That sounds ascertaining. I can't

1671
01:36:18.279 --> 01:36:18.520
<v Speaker 1>tell you.

1672
01:36:18.920 --> 01:36:20.520
<v Speaker 2>I can tell you this, all right. We don't know

1673
01:36:20.680 --> 01:36:23.359
<v Speaker 2>the exact number right now, but it is way above

1674
01:36:23.479 --> 01:36:24.920
<v Speaker 2>seventy five grande okay.

1675
01:36:25.319 --> 01:36:27.720
<v Speaker 1>Sounds like the guy who I can guarantee you that

1676
01:36:28.479 --> 01:36:31.760
<v Speaker 1>the guy who the girl buys the train ticket from.

1677
01:36:31.840 --> 01:36:35.960
<v Speaker 1>And Frosty are Bori Alice.

1678
01:36:41.239 --> 01:36:45.640
<v Speaker 2>ECW repeats, reiterates, and re alleges the allegations contained in paragraphs.

1679
01:36:45.800 --> 01:36:47.000
<v Speaker 2>I hate then they fucking do this.

1680
01:36:47.319 --> 01:36:49.479
<v Speaker 1>Me too, I hate it so much. Why do they

1681
01:36:49.560 --> 01:36:51.880
<v Speaker 1>do this because they're different?

1682
01:36:51.920 --> 01:36:53.600
<v Speaker 2>Why do they need to like let us know that?

1683
01:36:53.720 --> 01:36:55.920
<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, different claims? So you see a third claim?

1684
01:36:55.960 --> 01:36:59.840
<v Speaker 1>Fourth claim and you have to include everything that's relevant

1685
01:36:59.880 --> 01:37:03.640
<v Speaker 1>to the claim each time. But by just making reference

1686
01:37:03.680 --> 01:37:05.399
<v Speaker 1>to it instead of repeating every single line of it,

1687
01:37:05.479 --> 01:37:07.239
<v Speaker 1>it's a way to keep it brief. But you don't

1688
01:37:07.279 --> 01:37:09.680
<v Speaker 1>want someone to come around and say, hey, on your

1689
01:37:09.720 --> 01:37:12.520
<v Speaker 1>third claim, which is the only claim the judge cares about.

1690
01:37:12.920 --> 01:37:15.800
<v Speaker 1>As it turns out, as this plays out, all those

1691
01:37:15.840 --> 01:37:18.079
<v Speaker 1>other clauses, you didn't state that that's part of this claim.

1692
01:37:19.319 --> 01:37:21.159
<v Speaker 1>I mean, you have to do it, and we have

1693
01:37:21.239 --> 01:37:22.279
<v Speaker 1>to read it. And that's life.

1694
01:37:22.800 --> 01:37:26.520
<v Speaker 2>It's like I just say, from here, from the top

1695
01:37:26.560 --> 01:37:28.319
<v Speaker 2>of this page to the bottom of this page, to

1696
01:37:28.399 --> 01:37:31.199
<v Speaker 2>the bottom of the from the top of this complaint

1697
01:37:31.239 --> 01:37:33.680
<v Speaker 2>to the bottom of the complaint, everything counts.

1698
01:37:34.039 --> 01:37:35.800
<v Speaker 1>Everything counts, I know. Can you just put a clause

1699
01:37:35.880 --> 01:37:36.359
<v Speaker 1>like that in there?

1700
01:37:36.479 --> 01:37:36.600
<v Speaker 2>Now?

1701
01:37:36.640 --> 01:37:38.600
<v Speaker 1>You have to state enumerated clause.

1702
01:37:38.840 --> 01:37:43.039
<v Speaker 2>Yes. ECW repeats, reiterates, and real edges. The allegation is

1703
01:37:43.079 --> 01:37:46.840
<v Speaker 2>contained in paragraphs one through twenty seven. Is above as

1704
01:37:46.880 --> 01:37:50.920
<v Speaker 2>if more fully set forth here at at length, by

1705
01:37:51.039 --> 01:37:55.960
<v Speaker 2>virtue of the foregoing and the acts jointly or severe severe.

1706
01:37:57.520 --> 01:37:59.039
<v Speaker 1>Severally severally.

1707
01:38:00.600 --> 01:38:04.479
<v Speaker 2>Of W. CW and Alfonso, the good will, name and

1708
01:38:04.600 --> 01:38:07.680
<v Speaker 2>representation of E. C W has been and continues to

1709
01:38:07.800 --> 01:38:10.800
<v Speaker 2>be damaged.

1710
01:38:11.199 --> 01:38:16.560
<v Speaker 1>Goodwill, good name, good name, the good name of w Yeah,

1711
01:38:16.720 --> 01:38:20.079
<v Speaker 1>please joke and can they spell Alfonso any more ways

1712
01:38:20.119 --> 01:38:24.119
<v Speaker 1>than they do? Jesus, You guys have the contract in

1713
01:38:24.159 --> 01:38:26.199
<v Speaker 1>front of you. You got his like documentation? Is it

1714
01:38:26.239 --> 01:38:27.760
<v Speaker 1>a z or an as? For Christ's sake?

1715
01:38:27.880 --> 01:38:30.520
<v Speaker 2>Next next it will be E L P H O

1716
01:38:30.800 --> 01:38:33.479
<v Speaker 2>N T S O Alfonso.

1717
01:38:34.640 --> 01:38:36.119
<v Speaker 1>I don't know what. I don't know what I expect

1718
01:38:37.359 --> 01:38:39.600
<v Speaker 1>from a cracked team that fucking got the data the

1719
01:38:39.640 --> 01:38:41.840
<v Speaker 1>contract wrong in the first sent I'll tell.

1720
01:38:41.680 --> 01:38:43.880
<v Speaker 2>You what you got the you said it right there.

1721
01:38:43.960 --> 01:38:44.760
<v Speaker 2>The crack team.

1722
01:38:45.199 --> 01:38:47.039
<v Speaker 1>My god, I know you got the fucking fifth ab

1723
01:38:47.159 --> 01:38:48.760
<v Speaker 1>in the address or whatever the fuck it is. But

1724
01:38:48.840 --> 01:38:55.279
<v Speaker 1>I'm not the best. And these lawyers the first one

1725
01:38:55.319 --> 01:38:57.039
<v Speaker 1>to pick up the phone and scream at a reporter

1726
01:38:57.119 --> 01:38:59.159
<v Speaker 1>for getting a little small fact wrong. By the way,

1727
01:38:59.399 --> 01:39:05.800
<v Speaker 1>could I have a crock team, I mean, your honor.

1728
01:39:05.800 --> 01:39:07.960
<v Speaker 1>He didn't even spell the defendants name right in the article?

1729
01:39:08.000 --> 01:39:09.880
<v Speaker 1>Well you didn't either, counselor I.

1730
01:39:09.960 --> 01:39:12.399
<v Speaker 2>Got two or three? Can I can we can we

1731
01:39:12.479 --> 01:39:16.479
<v Speaker 2>clarify one thing? The last name of the is it

1732
01:39:16.560 --> 01:39:19.920
<v Speaker 2>Alfonso or is it awesome? Can we get clarification, please,

1733
01:39:19.920 --> 01:39:24.039
<v Speaker 2>because I don't understand. I'm just well, you give them

1734
01:39:24.119 --> 01:39:26.279
<v Speaker 2>fake named in wrestling, is it? I don't get it?

1735
01:39:27.479 --> 01:39:30.520
<v Speaker 2>Name is hul Cogan, He's not. So what's his name?

1736
01:39:31.000 --> 01:39:35.680
<v Speaker 1>Terry Boles? What's There's no way.

1737
01:39:36.359 --> 01:39:38.840
<v Speaker 2>It's absolutely insane. There's no way that that that a

1738
01:39:38.920 --> 01:39:42.319
<v Speaker 2>guy at that size is named Terry. Okay, it's not

1739
01:39:42.479 --> 01:39:45.800
<v Speaker 2>fucking possible. Can we please? What is you know? What

1740
01:39:45.920 --> 01:39:48.600
<v Speaker 2>is wrong with your business? What is wrong with your business?

1741
01:39:48.720 --> 01:39:51.840
<v Speaker 2>You gotta you gotta sign these asinine names. Look, I'm

1742
01:39:51.840 --> 01:39:56.159
<v Speaker 2>reading I'm reading here. You know the the transcript of

1743
01:39:56.399 --> 01:39:58.159
<v Speaker 2>Vince mcmhon's trial on some of the paperwork there for

1744
01:39:58.279 --> 01:40:00.439
<v Speaker 2>the Pat Patterson one hundred times times.

1745
01:40:00.840 --> 01:40:03.800
<v Speaker 1>That's his real name right right now? Actually that's not

1746
01:40:03.880 --> 01:40:04.399
<v Speaker 1>his real name.

1747
01:40:04.840 --> 01:40:05.760
<v Speaker 2>What's his name?

1748
01:40:06.159 --> 01:40:08.439
<v Speaker 1>So you're gonna tell me that we have to put

1749
01:40:08.520 --> 01:40:11.880
<v Speaker 1>Alfonso in our ship instead of awesome, But you can

1750
01:40:12.000 --> 01:40:14.319
<v Speaker 1>list his fake name all over every legal document in

1751
01:40:14.359 --> 01:40:16.640
<v Speaker 1>the world, and you can call Seawan Michaels Shawn Michaels

1752
01:40:16.680 --> 01:40:19.560
<v Speaker 1>in every document of the world. And that's honestly, So, yeah,

1753
01:40:19.560 --> 01:40:20.720
<v Speaker 1>what does it deal with?

1754
01:40:21.239 --> 01:40:24.680
<v Speaker 2>I mean, who the fuck are these people? Now? I

1755
01:40:24.840 --> 01:40:27.600
<v Speaker 2>just I woke up this morning. I didn't realize that

1756
01:40:27.680 --> 01:40:28.760
<v Speaker 2>this was what this is all about.

1757
01:40:29.920 --> 01:40:33.439
<v Speaker 1>And it's great, that's a great line. They're just like

1758
01:40:33.560 --> 01:40:36.880
<v Speaker 1>this run of the mill litigator who like doesn't want

1759
01:40:36.920 --> 01:40:38.920
<v Speaker 1>to like this is not the case that he wanted

1760
01:40:38.960 --> 01:40:39.760
<v Speaker 1>to land on his desk.

1761
01:40:40.439 --> 01:40:44.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, And you know what, if.

1762
01:40:44.880 --> 01:40:47.920
<v Speaker 1>Fucking Jim hadn't been on vacation this week, which he

1763
01:40:47.920 --> 01:40:49.960
<v Speaker 1>didn't even give enough notice to the office that he's

1764
01:40:50.000 --> 01:40:51.800
<v Speaker 1>going to take this time off, he would have been

1765
01:40:51.840 --> 01:40:53.800
<v Speaker 1>next in Q and he would have gotten this fucking case.

1766
01:40:54.119 --> 01:40:56.279
<v Speaker 1>So I'm doubly pissed because that fucking asshole is in

1767
01:40:56.359 --> 01:40:59.119
<v Speaker 1>Bermuda again. How many times can one guy go to Bermuda,

1768
01:40:59.199 --> 01:41:00.600
<v Speaker 1>by the way, let's say it, Leven, tell you this

1769
01:41:00.680 --> 01:41:01.520
<v Speaker 1>all the same ship.

1770
01:41:01.920 --> 01:41:04.279
<v Speaker 2>Every time ship like this comes up. He's always in BERMEI.

1771
01:41:04.399 --> 01:41:06.880
<v Speaker 2>He goes every times, like he fucking knows. But one

1772
01:41:06.880 --> 01:41:08.359
<v Speaker 2>of these cases is gonna come up, and and then

1773
01:41:08.359 --> 01:41:10.159
<v Speaker 2>I get stuck with it and I gotta listen to

1774
01:41:10.199 --> 01:41:10.840
<v Speaker 2>assholes like you.

1775
01:41:11.680 --> 01:41:13.680
<v Speaker 1>I gotta figure out if your last name is Awesome

1776
01:41:13.880 --> 01:41:17.000
<v Speaker 1>or Alfonso, and I'll tell you what, just I'll give

1777
01:41:17.000 --> 01:41:20.920
<v Speaker 1>you another a ford Awful. Right, You're Mike, awful, all right,

1778
01:41:21.000 --> 01:41:23.920
<v Speaker 1>you fucking suck, and you what is this fucking suck?

1779
01:41:24.359 --> 01:41:28.319
<v Speaker 1>The lawyer frees, Debby tells Mike, awesome, he fucking sucks. Awesome, Well,

1780
01:41:30.680 --> 01:41:33.079
<v Speaker 1>you fucking suck, he says to him. The lawyer says

1781
01:41:33.119 --> 01:41:36.880
<v Speaker 1>that that's awesome. He doesn't even know this guy. He

1782
01:41:36.960 --> 01:41:39.439
<v Speaker 1>doesn't know this guy, he doesn't no wrestling, but he says,

1783
01:41:39.479 --> 01:41:44.760
<v Speaker 1>you fucking suck. And Mike just stands there with his

1784
01:41:44.840 --> 01:41:45.600
<v Speaker 1>mullet and takes it.

1785
01:41:46.399 --> 01:41:48.439
<v Speaker 2>He's this fucking championship belt. I mean, you don't even

1786
01:41:48.520 --> 01:41:50.439
<v Speaker 2>what are you about? You're gonna tell me this is

1787
01:41:50.439 --> 01:41:51.960
<v Speaker 2>a big deal of this case. I gotta put this

1788
01:41:52.039 --> 01:41:53.960
<v Speaker 2>in the complaint, that they're gonna have this fucking phone.

1789
01:41:55.279 --> 01:41:56.960
<v Speaker 2>I gotta talk. I gotta put in this complaint that

1790
01:41:57.159 --> 01:41:59.439
<v Speaker 2>that that this at this stupid belt, that you didn't

1791
01:41:59.439 --> 01:42:02.560
<v Speaker 2>even win, that you were given right, he was giving it.

1792
01:42:02.640 --> 01:42:04.560
<v Speaker 2>He didn't fucking do anything. You didn't compete to win it.

1793
01:42:04.800 --> 01:42:06.239
<v Speaker 1>You want me to put it in this complaint that

1794
01:42:06.359 --> 01:42:11.239
<v Speaker 1>ECW is gonna suffer real harm if this pretend trophy

1795
01:42:11.319 --> 01:42:13.840
<v Speaker 1>shows up on another wrestling TV show. That's what you're

1796
01:42:13.840 --> 01:42:14.359
<v Speaker 1>trying to tell me.

1797
01:42:14.880 --> 01:42:17.439
<v Speaker 2>I mean, who who fucking gives a shit?

1798
01:42:17.640 --> 01:42:18.920
<v Speaker 1>I mean, you just had this thing made like a

1799
01:42:19.000 --> 01:42:21.600
<v Speaker 1>year ago, right, it's not even the original design, and

1800
01:42:21.800 --> 01:42:23.880
<v Speaker 1>and you decided that he was gonna win it, right, Paul,

1801
01:42:24.119 --> 01:42:25.479
<v Speaker 1>you just said one day, Hey, you're gonna win.

1802
01:42:25.640 --> 01:42:28.800
<v Speaker 2>You said, you said, Hey, you're gonna Mike, Mike dipshit

1803
01:42:28.880 --> 01:42:30.239
<v Speaker 2>over here. You're gonna fucking win the belt.

1804
01:42:30.760 --> 01:42:32.800
<v Speaker 1>So this, this trinket that I hold in my hand,

1805
01:42:32.880 --> 01:42:35.239
<v Speaker 1>represents no actual accomplishment, does it?

1806
01:42:35.880 --> 01:42:38.119
<v Speaker 2>What if I? What if I? Right now? I mean,

1807
01:42:38.239 --> 01:42:39.600
<v Speaker 2>let me tell you this. You're talking about how you

1808
01:42:39.640 --> 01:42:41.520
<v Speaker 2>brought it on TV, and all of a sudden it's

1809
01:42:41.640 --> 01:42:44.520
<v Speaker 2>it's worthless and in effect that damages your fucking stupid company.

1810
01:42:45.479 --> 01:42:48.119
<v Speaker 1>All right, Oh, this guy's gonna represent Paul real well,

1811
01:42:48.640 --> 01:42:51.960
<v Speaker 1>there's definitely not gonna be an emotion for a new

1812
01:42:51.960 --> 01:42:52.880
<v Speaker 1>attorney in this case.

1813
01:42:53.439 --> 01:42:55.159
<v Speaker 2>What happens if I take the belt right now out

1814
01:42:55.199 --> 01:42:56.960
<v Speaker 2>of your hand, I put on the floor.

1815
01:42:56.760 --> 01:43:00.199
<v Speaker 1>And I sh exactly exactly.

1816
01:43:00.239 --> 01:43:01.960
<v Speaker 2>What kind of damage we're talking about that you're gonna

1817
01:43:01.960 --> 01:43:03.439
<v Speaker 2>fucking sue me over a fake belt.

1818
01:43:03.600 --> 01:43:06.680
<v Speaker 1>This guy did not want this case. He's trying actively

1819
01:43:06.760 --> 01:43:08.600
<v Speaker 1>to get thrown off the case. Now I just I

1820
01:43:08.760 --> 01:43:11.199
<v Speaker 1>just exactly said, you don't look it's not your fault,

1821
01:43:11.239 --> 01:43:14.880
<v Speaker 1>but it's just been an awful year. Listen, Paul, I

1822
01:43:14.960 --> 01:43:16.880
<v Speaker 1>thought i'd be a lot further along than I am.

1823
01:43:18.359 --> 01:43:20.960
<v Speaker 2>Do you understand you understand how much paperwork this whole

1824
01:43:20.960 --> 01:43:23.840
<v Speaker 2>thing is gonna be for me understanding exactly what I

1825
01:43:23.880 --> 01:43:26.079
<v Speaker 2>have to go through to get through this kind of.

1826
01:43:26.039 --> 01:43:29.039
<v Speaker 1>A ship and of all the things that I could

1827
01:43:29.079 --> 01:43:32.119
<v Speaker 1>have ever imagined on my bucket listed when I became

1828
01:43:32.119 --> 01:43:35.159
<v Speaker 1>a lawyer, was arguing to a judge of the United

1829
01:43:35.199 --> 01:43:39.239
<v Speaker 1>States Federal Court System that this title belt represents actual

1830
01:43:39.359 --> 01:43:41.800
<v Speaker 1>value when it's a completely made up accomplishment.

1831
01:43:42.600 --> 01:43:47.399
<v Speaker 2>Listen, Paul, I hate I hate wrestling, I do, all right.

1832
01:43:47.439 --> 01:43:52.359
<v Speaker 2>I hate this draw. I think it's a fucking joke, exactly,

1833
01:43:52.439 --> 01:43:55.000
<v Speaker 2>all right. It's like a it's a complete fucking it's

1834
01:43:55.119 --> 01:43:58.039
<v Speaker 2>it's it's a it's a loony to the literally, Paul,

1835
01:43:58.079 --> 01:44:00.800
<v Speaker 2>I have a reaction like I cannot believe either in

1836
01:44:00.880 --> 01:44:05.520
<v Speaker 2>this audience. Paul, I get hives, all right. I get

1837
01:44:05.600 --> 01:44:09.000
<v Speaker 2>hives on my arm, on my legs. Sometimes I'm my genitals.

1838
01:44:09.159 --> 01:44:10.920
<v Speaker 2>And I'm not not to degrade you guys. Do I'm

1839
01:44:10.920 --> 01:44:13.399
<v Speaker 2>sure you work hard. It's just not my cup of tea,

1840
01:44:13.479 --> 01:44:15.479
<v Speaker 2>and so, you know, help, but let that be known.

1841
01:44:16.119 --> 01:44:20.880
<v Speaker 2>I do degrade. I degrade. I degrade because you know,

1842
01:44:21.399 --> 01:44:24.039
<v Speaker 2>it's actually an embarrassment for the whole country.

1843
01:44:24.079 --> 01:44:26.439
<v Speaker 1>I went to law school for this. I mean, I

1844
01:44:26.479 --> 01:44:29.800
<v Speaker 1>didn't that that little toy over there is actually worth something.

1845
01:44:30.399 --> 01:44:34.840
<v Speaker 1>I didn't go to law school to represent frauds. It's

1846
01:44:34.880 --> 01:44:40.720
<v Speaker 1>that simple, in clowns, all right, Like, I went to

1847
01:44:41.119 --> 01:44:43.159
<v Speaker 1>make a fucking difference in the world, and now I

1848
01:44:43.199 --> 01:44:47.199
<v Speaker 1>gotta represent you, you and your fucking damages you've suffered

1849
01:44:47.199 --> 01:44:49.000
<v Speaker 1>because this guy with the mullet is going to bring

1850
01:44:49.119 --> 01:44:53.880
<v Speaker 1>this fucking, this children's toy onto another TV show.

1851
01:44:54.119 --> 01:44:57.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, my neighbors kids have this fucking exactly. You know,

1852
01:44:58.239 --> 01:45:00.880
<v Speaker 2>you fucking piss on it and shove it in the mouths.

1853
01:45:01.000 --> 01:45:02.800
<v Speaker 2>After that, Well, let me ask you a question. Do

1854
01:45:02.840 --> 01:45:05.079
<v Speaker 2>you have permission to use the lights and songs on

1855
01:45:05.159 --> 01:45:07.840
<v Speaker 2>all your broadcasts? Yeah? I don't think about that.

1856
01:45:08.039 --> 01:45:11.359
<v Speaker 1>Actually, let me say, yeah, so in this case, unless

1857
01:45:11.359 --> 01:45:14.119
<v Speaker 1>we find a way to part weighs amicably, I might

1858
01:45:14.199 --> 01:45:16.479
<v Speaker 1>have to file a little motion myself. So what you're

1859
01:45:16.479 --> 01:45:18.760
<v Speaker 1>saying here, Paul, you don't have enough. You don't have

1860
01:45:18.880 --> 01:45:20.880
<v Speaker 1>enough money to fucking pay these guys. And you don't

1861
01:45:21.239 --> 01:45:23.920
<v Speaker 1>pay for your royalties. What do you pay for? Exactly?

1862
01:45:24.119 --> 01:45:26.520
<v Speaker 2>Exactly where's the money going, Paul? You know, what is

1863
01:45:26.520 --> 01:45:29.319
<v Speaker 2>it doing is go in your pocket? Huh.

1864
01:45:30.159 --> 01:45:32.640
<v Speaker 1>I need to know about Steve Carroll. Paul, you're getting

1865
01:45:33.119 --> 01:45:35.600
<v Speaker 1>known from the neighborhood that what you're doing getting whos

1866
01:45:37.000 --> 01:45:46.840
<v Speaker 1>huhn's getting cores Paul, exactly. Silence, Hey, hey, hey, like

1867
01:45:46.920 --> 01:45:50.079
<v Speaker 1>you're asleep or what your eyes open? You fucking this

1868
01:45:50.159 --> 01:45:54.880
<v Speaker 1>is serious business. You're going down. Wow, And I'm gonna even.

1869
01:45:55.279 --> 01:45:58.560
<v Speaker 1>What I love about every lapped character like this, because

1870
01:45:58.560 --> 01:46:03.520
<v Speaker 1>it's a type, is that they never wait for the

1871
01:46:03.600 --> 01:46:08.560
<v Speaker 1>person to respond before escalating. You notice that it just

1872
01:46:08.600 --> 01:46:11.680
<v Speaker 1>gets more and more and more crazy, and the person's

1873
01:46:11.680 --> 01:46:16.000
<v Speaker 1>sitting there silent the entire time, and the other one

1874
01:46:16.000 --> 01:46:18.880
<v Speaker 1>is act like it's a conversation exactly right, like he's

1875
01:46:19.039 --> 01:46:22.520
<v Speaker 1>justified and getting more angry. It's a complete verbal attack.

1876
01:46:23.000 --> 01:46:26.960
<v Speaker 1>So it's good to get to know that guy. I

1877
01:46:27.000 --> 01:46:29.199
<v Speaker 1>think he belongs on the bench for sure. The last

1878
01:46:29.319 --> 01:46:30.199
<v Speaker 1>character bench.

1879
01:46:32.960 --> 01:46:38.680
<v Speaker 2>Oh god, oh yeah, I guess that came from Goodwill

1880
01:46:38.800 --> 01:46:45.520
<v Speaker 2>name representation severally too. Rise they come against Oh God,

1881
01:46:46.000 --> 01:46:50.000
<v Speaker 2>the acts of the acts of WCW and Alfonso jointly

1882
01:46:50.079 --> 01:46:53.359
<v Speaker 2>and severally rise to the level of conspiracy. Hey, there

1883
01:46:53.520 --> 01:46:54.159
<v Speaker 2>is that word again.

1884
01:46:54.159 --> 01:46:55.079
<v Speaker 1>Oh my goodness, it does.

1885
01:46:55.399 --> 01:46:58.680
<v Speaker 2>Hey, I heard that. I believe that w c W. Hey,

1886
01:46:58.760 --> 01:47:00.800
<v Speaker 2>you know what, I worked there, my shoal, I was

1887
01:47:00.920 --> 01:47:04.359
<v Speaker 2>under contract to WCW. I worked for Ted Turner. I

1888
01:47:04.560 --> 01:47:08.560
<v Speaker 2>can guarantee there is conspiracy going on in the High Office.

1889
01:47:08.720 --> 01:47:13.239
<v Speaker 1>Our ECW's attorney's about to argue that WCW is conspiring

1890
01:47:13.319 --> 01:47:18.439
<v Speaker 1>to defraud the FDA like someone else I could mention.

1891
01:47:22.880 --> 01:47:26.760
<v Speaker 2>Leve look conspiracy and in the furtherance of a plan, scheme,

1892
01:47:27.039 --> 01:47:30.520
<v Speaker 2>or design of WCW to seek to raid ECW and

1893
01:47:30.640 --> 01:47:33.640
<v Speaker 2>steal the talent of ECW and steal the talent of

1894
01:47:33.720 --> 01:47:37.880
<v Speaker 2>ECW by exhibiting a pattern of interference, an indifference with

1895
01:47:38.399 --> 01:47:42.399
<v Speaker 2>and of ECW in its relationship with its wrestlers. As

1896
01:47:42.399 --> 01:47:45.359
<v Speaker 2>a result of the foregoing breach, ECW has damaged in

1897
01:47:45.399 --> 01:47:50.720
<v Speaker 2>an amount not presently ascertainable, but in excess of seventy

1898
01:47:50.800 --> 01:47:59.920
<v Speaker 2>five thousand dollars. As for the fourth claim, ECW repeats, reiterate,

1899
01:48:00.079 --> 01:48:04.039
<v Speaker 2>and re alleges the alleges the allegations contained in paragraphs

1900
01:48:04.079 --> 01:48:06.399
<v Speaker 2>one through thirty one above, as if more fully set

1901
01:48:06.760 --> 01:48:11.159
<v Speaker 2>fourth here at at length upon information and believe w

1902
01:48:11.279 --> 01:48:15.640
<v Speaker 2>CWN Alfonso's use of vcw's heavyweight Champion belt, which is

1903
01:48:15.720 --> 01:48:20.239
<v Speaker 2>the soul an exclusive property of VCW, constitutes misappropriation of

1904
01:48:20.479 --> 01:48:24.760
<v Speaker 2>w CW's property, ECW's property in the wrestling industry, and

1905
01:48:24.840 --> 01:48:29.960
<v Speaker 2>the organization's champion belt is an indicia of achievement. And

1906
01:48:30.079 --> 01:48:34.000
<v Speaker 2>it's the objection right there, right, objection, what is this?

1907
01:48:34.159 --> 01:48:35.680
<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to write that in the complaint. You

1908
01:48:35.760 --> 01:48:37.159
<v Speaker 1>can write. I'm not going to write that.

1909
01:48:37.399 --> 01:48:39.600
<v Speaker 2>What I can't. I can't fucking sit here and.

1910
01:48:40.039 --> 01:48:44.960
<v Speaker 1>An indicia of achievement, this thing and you decided he's

1911
01:48:45.000 --> 01:48:46.159
<v Speaker 1>going to get you.

1912
01:48:46.760 --> 01:48:48.880
<v Speaker 2>He had nothing to do with Listen, listen. He didn't

1913
01:48:48.880 --> 01:48:51.960
<v Speaker 2>achieve anything. It was decided that something was given to

1914
01:48:52.039 --> 01:48:52.399
<v Speaker 2>the thing.

1915
01:48:52.439 --> 01:48:54.960
<v Speaker 1>I achieved something because my mom decided to name me Bill.

1916
01:48:55.199 --> 01:48:58.680
<v Speaker 2>Like, let me saying this is I This is no

1917
01:48:58.800 --> 01:49:01.000
<v Speaker 2>different than telling you idiots that they're gonna get fucking

1918
01:49:01.000 --> 01:49:05.359
<v Speaker 2>presents from Santa Claus because they behaved. Well, it's your choice.

1919
01:49:05.439 --> 01:49:08.800
<v Speaker 2>A miracle on thirty fourth Street here, right, You know,

1920
01:49:09.680 --> 01:49:11.840
<v Speaker 2>I don't have fucking time for Santa Claus and clowns.

1921
01:49:11.880 --> 01:49:15.560
<v Speaker 1>My wife's on me, the kids. I'm not doing well

1922
01:49:15.680 --> 01:49:16.560
<v Speaker 1>right now in school.

1923
01:49:17.000 --> 01:49:21.000
<v Speaker 2>Look, I could have my wife needs me, and instead

1924
01:49:21.039 --> 01:49:22.479
<v Speaker 2>I got to give twenty four to seven to this

1925
01:49:22.640 --> 01:49:30.079
<v Speaker 2>fucking bullshit. You know this is this is a problem

1926
01:49:30.119 --> 01:49:35.039
<v Speaker 2>with America right here, all right. The Constitution states that

1927
01:49:35.159 --> 01:49:39.760
<v Speaker 2>you are deserving of the best, you know, defense or

1928
01:49:40.159 --> 01:49:44.520
<v Speaker 2>of defense at least entitled to something. Get not entitled

1929
01:49:44.600 --> 01:49:47.159
<v Speaker 2>anything with this fucking horsesh. This guy is not entitled.

1930
01:49:47.319 --> 01:49:49.039
<v Speaker 2>This is not a real time. Now listen, I'm gonna

1931
01:49:49.039 --> 01:49:50.840
<v Speaker 2>tell you something. I'm gonna tell I have a cousin

1932
01:49:51.319 --> 01:49:55.680
<v Speaker 2>who works for a newspaper. Okay, I almost went there,

1933
01:49:58.119 --> 01:50:00.560
<v Speaker 2>and I'll tell you this guy he knows what you're

1934
01:50:00.560 --> 01:50:02.680
<v Speaker 2>all about. He calls you guys. He says, you're deceived.

1935
01:50:02.720 --> 01:50:04.119
<v Speaker 2>In the public of the United States of America.

1936
01:50:04.279 --> 01:50:06.600
<v Speaker 1>Facts comes in, Facts comes into the newsroom. All it

1937
01:50:06.800 --> 01:50:10.520
<v Speaker 1>is is the the docket, like the number of the case.

1938
01:50:10.640 --> 01:50:15.439
<v Speaker 1>And this clause highlighted. In the wrestling industry, any organization's

1939
01:50:15.560 --> 01:50:19.159
<v Speaker 1>champion belt is an indissia of achievement and is coveted

1940
01:50:19.600 --> 01:50:23.039
<v Speaker 1>and is coveted honor to represent a particular wrestling franchise.

1941
01:50:24.920 --> 01:50:25.960
<v Speaker 2>Somebody get over.

1942
01:50:25.840 --> 01:50:26.479
<v Speaker 1>Here right now.

1943
01:50:27.960 --> 01:50:30.920
<v Speaker 2>I need somebody get down a fucking courthouse and cover

1944
01:50:31.079 --> 01:50:34.399
<v Speaker 2>this ship. My cousin's there, he's representing a piece of boat.

1945
01:50:34.479 --> 01:50:35.840
<v Speaker 1>What is that, boss? What does that say on that

1946
01:50:35.880 --> 01:50:37.399
<v Speaker 1>piece of paper? It says that a.

1947
01:50:39.000 --> 01:50:43.760
<v Speaker 2>Belt. It says that a fucking bullshit wrestling organization's belt

1948
01:50:44.319 --> 01:50:46.119
<v Speaker 2>is an indissia of achievement.

1949
01:50:46.119 --> 01:50:47.439
<v Speaker 1>And that's fucking kid me.

1950
01:50:50.399 --> 01:50:54.479
<v Speaker 2>Down, Shut the funk down, all right. What we've been

1951
01:50:54.520 --> 01:50:56.600
<v Speaker 2>waiting for. This is a big day and I'm rolling

1952
01:50:56.600 --> 01:50:59.199
<v Speaker 2>on my sleeves right now. I'm gonna tell you right now,

1953
01:50:59.319 --> 01:51:01.600
<v Speaker 2>all right, I want you to get down. I want

1954
01:51:01.600 --> 01:51:03.479
<v Speaker 2>you to get down to the courthouse. Okay, you get

1955
01:51:03.560 --> 01:51:07.079
<v Speaker 2>down there right now, all right, and I'll need you.

1956
01:51:07.119 --> 01:51:08.880
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna call my cousin.

1957
01:51:09.319 --> 01:51:11.800
<v Speaker 2>All right, I'm gonna have them. You're gonna get up

1958
01:51:11.800 --> 01:51:13.880
<v Speaker 2>on the stand and just declare that wrestling is a fraud.

1959
01:51:16.359 --> 01:51:17.760
<v Speaker 2>Witness the stand.

1960
01:51:19.359 --> 01:51:21.840
<v Speaker 1>This reporter is going to insert himself into this such

1961
01:51:21.920 --> 01:51:22.960
<v Speaker 1>that he takes the stand.

1962
01:51:24.720 --> 01:51:27.840
<v Speaker 2>I'm you're gonna be admitted as a witness, all right.

1963
01:51:27.880 --> 01:51:29.520
<v Speaker 2>You're gonna get up there, and you're gonna fucking say

1964
01:51:30.439 --> 01:51:35.000
<v Speaker 2>all this is bullshit. Wrestling is a fraud achievement, all right,

1965
01:51:35.079 --> 01:51:37.720
<v Speaker 2>This is not indiss of achievement. This is not fucking

1966
01:51:37.960 --> 01:51:41.199
<v Speaker 2>a coveted on coveted all right? Are you fucking kidding me?

1967
01:51:41.840 --> 01:51:43.720
<v Speaker 2>And I'll tell you what. If they don't let you

1968
01:51:43.800 --> 01:51:46.079
<v Speaker 2>on the fucking stand, I'm gonna go down there. How

1969
01:51:46.119 --> 01:51:48.039
<v Speaker 2>can it be a coveted honor if it's not real, Jim,

1970
01:51:48.640 --> 01:51:52.279
<v Speaker 2>I'll shoot my fucking ways exactly, all right, I'm gonna

1971
01:51:52.600 --> 01:51:57.119
<v Speaker 2>met they got metal, you know what they got. I

1972
01:51:57.159 --> 01:51:59.920
<v Speaker 2>don't give a ship. Throw my gun right at that

1973
01:52:00.039 --> 01:52:05.359
<v Speaker 2>fucking face. This ends today, coveted honor. That's the last straw.

1974
01:52:07.039 --> 01:52:08.760
<v Speaker 1>I have set for ye.

1975
01:52:09.000 --> 01:52:13.199
<v Speaker 2>Yes, And I have watched these these pieces of shit,

1976
01:52:13.279 --> 01:52:20.119
<v Speaker 2>these these low level insects. I have watched them infiltrate.

1977
01:52:21.119 --> 01:52:25.680
<v Speaker 1>I have watched them inject our country with poison, falsity,

1978
01:52:26.439 --> 01:52:29.119
<v Speaker 1>pulling the wool of everybody's eyes, convincing, And this is real,

1979
01:52:29.199 --> 01:52:30.680
<v Speaker 1>and this is worthy of respect.

1980
01:52:31.359 --> 01:52:36.680
<v Speaker 5>I am tired of being blind. I am tired of

1981
01:52:36.840 --> 01:52:42.279
<v Speaker 5>this fucking country playing blind. If it means I gotta

1982
01:52:42.399 --> 01:52:46.560
<v Speaker 5>go down and choke every single motherfucking.

1983
01:52:46.039 --> 01:52:46.399
<v Speaker 2>One of them.

1984
01:52:46.439 --> 01:52:49.159
<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna do it because tonight you're gonna write the

1985
01:52:49.199 --> 01:52:53.319
<v Speaker 1>fucking story because tonight we see.

1986
01:52:57.000 --> 01:53:06.520
<v Speaker 2>Tonight a rise opened, the blind does go off, and

1987
01:53:06.680 --> 01:53:08.199
<v Speaker 2>we piss on fraudulents.

1988
01:53:10.960 --> 01:53:15.960
<v Speaker 1>Well, there's an early bid for the TLFX tournament. Jesus Christ.

1989
01:53:16.359 --> 01:53:19.880
<v Speaker 1>This guy's getting his reps in good luck on the

1990
01:53:19.920 --> 01:53:23.000
<v Speaker 1>promo battle stage, my friend. That's right.

1991
01:53:27.000 --> 01:53:30.800
<v Speaker 2>Is an indicia of achievement is coveted honor to represent

1992
01:53:31.000 --> 01:53:36.680
<v Speaker 2>a particular wrestling franchise. WCW's and Alfonso's use of the

1993
01:53:36.720 --> 01:53:40.960
<v Speaker 2>ECW Heavyweight Champion Belt and their renunciation jointly and severally

1994
01:53:41.039 --> 01:53:43.760
<v Speaker 2>in any manner of ECW or the wise disrespect OFVCW

1995
01:53:43.960 --> 01:53:46.960
<v Speaker 2>and the belt is without permission, consent, or approval of

1996
01:53:47.039 --> 01:53:50.039
<v Speaker 2>ECW and the specific notice afforded to each of them,

1997
01:53:50.119 --> 01:53:53.479
<v Speaker 2>as set forth an exhibit c the April tenth, two

1998
01:53:53.520 --> 01:53:57.239
<v Speaker 2>thousand letter to WCW. As a result of the foregoing breach,

1999
01:53:57.720 --> 01:54:00.800
<v Speaker 2>ECW has been damaged in an amount not presently ascertainable,

2000
01:54:00.880 --> 01:54:05.520
<v Speaker 2>but in excess of seventy five thousand dollars.

2001
01:54:05.720 --> 01:54:06.720
<v Speaker 1>Two more claims to go.

2002
01:54:08.520 --> 01:54:12.600
<v Speaker 2>As and for a fifth claim ECW or piece reiterates

2003
01:54:12.600 --> 01:54:15.840
<v Speaker 2>and realleges the allegations contained in paragraphs one through thirty

2004
01:54:15.880 --> 01:54:19.359
<v Speaker 2>six above, as if more fully set forth here at

2005
01:54:19.600 --> 01:54:25.199
<v Speaker 2>at length, ECW owns the registered trademarks Extreme Championship Wrestling

2006
01:54:25.239 --> 01:54:29.479
<v Speaker 2>and ECW Wrestling. The last one is redundant. Among others,

2007
01:54:30.239 --> 01:54:33.479
<v Speaker 2>use of any ECW registered trademark and or of the

2008
01:54:33.560 --> 01:54:37.800
<v Speaker 2>ECW Heavyweight Champion built by Alfonso and or WCW is

2009
01:54:37.880 --> 01:54:40.840
<v Speaker 2>unlawful and without the permission of ECW, and in direct

2010
01:54:40.960 --> 01:54:45.600
<v Speaker 2>contravention of the written notice to WCW. ECW has gone

2011
01:54:45.600 --> 01:54:48.279
<v Speaker 2>to great lengths to publicize its name, using its valuable

2012
01:54:48.359 --> 01:54:51.000
<v Speaker 2>property in its trademark, to the wrestling industry and to

2013
01:54:51.119 --> 01:54:55.319
<v Speaker 2>the public. By virtue of the foregoing Alfonso and WCW

2014
01:54:55.479 --> 01:54:59.680
<v Speaker 2>have infringed upon and misappropriated the trade name and service

2015
01:54:59.800 --> 01:55:03.600
<v Speaker 2>more ark of ECW. As a result of the foregoing breach,

2016
01:55:03.680 --> 01:55:07.119
<v Speaker 2>ECW has been damaged in an amount not presently ascertainable,

2017
01:55:07.159 --> 01:55:11.720
<v Speaker 2>but in excess of seventy five thousand dollars. As and

2018
01:55:11.920 --> 01:55:17.680
<v Speaker 2>for a sixth claim, ECW repeats, reiterates, and re alleges

2019
01:55:17.720 --> 01:55:21.239
<v Speaker 2>the allegations contained in paragraphs one through forty two above,

2020
01:55:21.680 --> 01:55:26.239
<v Speaker 2>as if more fully set forth. Hereat at length ECW

2021
01:55:26.399 --> 01:55:30.079
<v Speaker 2>will be, has been, and continues to be irreparably harmed

2022
01:55:30.159 --> 01:55:34.880
<v Speaker 2>by virtue of the foregoing ECW has no adequate remedy law.

2023
01:55:35.319 --> 01:55:39.199
<v Speaker 2>ECW is entitled to an injunction and joining Alfonso from

2024
01:55:39.239 --> 01:55:44.119
<v Speaker 2>performing service for WCW, in joining WCW from continuing its plan,

2025
01:55:44.920 --> 01:55:49.359
<v Speaker 2>design or scheme to raid ECW's talent, and joining Alfonso

2026
01:55:49.479 --> 01:55:53.439
<v Speaker 2>from using the ECW Heavyweight Champion Belt in any event

2027
01:55:53.840 --> 01:55:59.760
<v Speaker 2>not approved by or sanctioned by ECW. Wherefore, ECW demands

2028
01:56:00.319 --> 01:56:03.399
<v Speaker 2>with the following relief on the first, second, third, fourth,

2029
01:56:03.520 --> 01:56:05.880
<v Speaker 2>and fifth claims of relief in a sum not presently

2030
01:56:05.920 --> 01:56:11.359
<v Speaker 2>ascertainable but in excess of seventy five thousand dollars each,

2031
01:56:12.560 --> 01:56:17.079
<v Speaker 2>and a preliminary injunction as a as a force stated

2032
01:56:17.159 --> 01:56:20.760
<v Speaker 2>and reasonable attorney's fees, and such other and further relief

2033
01:56:21.079 --> 01:56:26.319
<v Speaker 2>as the Court deems just and proper just incredible. That's right.

2034
01:56:28.439 --> 01:56:31.079
<v Speaker 1>April tenth, two thousand, New York. There is a complaint

2035
01:56:32.079 --> 01:56:34.600
<v Speaker 1>attempt to stop Mike Ausam from appearing on Nitro, And

2036
01:56:34.680 --> 01:56:37.880
<v Speaker 1>of course you got to file affidavits the people who

2037
01:56:38.039 --> 01:56:40.279
<v Speaker 1>can swear to what happened and brought us to this point,

2038
01:56:41.119 --> 01:56:43.640
<v Speaker 1>have to make representations before the court about what they

2039
01:56:43.720 --> 01:56:46.920
<v Speaker 1>knew and when there's always money there. I mean, it's

2040
01:56:46.960 --> 01:56:49.359
<v Speaker 1>not quite a transcript, but it's it's the next best

2041
01:56:49.439 --> 01:56:53.279
<v Speaker 1>and closest thing, and we'll get into those here in

2042
01:56:53.359 --> 01:56:58.640
<v Speaker 1>a moment. If you can bring your attention down to

2043
01:56:59.159 --> 01:57:07.319
<v Speaker 1>page let's see thirty six thirty seven of the document.

2044
01:57:07.920 --> 01:57:17.439
<v Speaker 1>This first up, Steve Carell. Steve Carroll introduces this affidavit,

2045
01:57:17.479 --> 01:57:20.439
<v Speaker 1>this sworn affidavit to the court. I am a representative

2046
01:57:20.439 --> 01:57:24.600
<v Speaker 1>of the plaintiff HHG Group AKAE c W. On April eight,

2047
01:57:24.680 --> 01:57:27.920
<v Speaker 1>two thousand, I had a telephone call at approximately three

2048
01:57:28.039 --> 01:57:32.039
<v Speaker 1>pm with the defendant, Michael Alfonso aka Mike Awesome. Prior

2049
01:57:32.039 --> 01:57:34.359
<v Speaker 1>to the conversation, I left one telephone message at his

2050
01:57:34.399 --> 01:57:37.720
<v Speaker 1>home and one message on his mobile telephone. I stated

2051
01:57:37.840 --> 01:57:39.840
<v Speaker 1>that he had already failed to appear on April six,

2052
01:57:39.920 --> 01:57:42.800
<v Speaker 1>two thousand, at Warren, Ohio, and on April seventh, two

2053
01:57:42.840 --> 01:57:45.760
<v Speaker 1>thousand at Cleveland, Ohio ECW shows, each of which non

2054
01:57:45.800 --> 01:57:48.520
<v Speaker 1>appearances constituted breaches of the agreements to find in the

2055
01:57:48.520 --> 01:57:51.039
<v Speaker 1>complaint he were in. I also asked him whether he

2056
01:57:51.039 --> 01:57:53.039
<v Speaker 1>would appear in Buffalo, New York in April eight, two thousand.

2057
01:57:53.119 --> 01:57:55.199
<v Speaker 1>He responded that he would not be appearing in Buffalo.

2058
01:57:56.319 --> 01:57:58.600
<v Speaker 1>Alfonso stated other things were in the works and that

2059
01:57:58.640 --> 01:58:02.720
<v Speaker 1>would be hearing from his peace. I requested that Alfonso

2060
01:58:03.279 --> 01:58:07.399
<v Speaker 1>return the ECW Championship belt, advising him it was ECW property,

2061
01:58:07.439 --> 01:58:09.880
<v Speaker 1>and offered to send a messenger to pick up the belt.

2062
01:58:10.680 --> 01:58:13.239
<v Speaker 1>Alfonso advised that he was at an airport in Florida

2063
01:58:13.279 --> 01:58:18.520
<v Speaker 1>and that a pickup was not possible. Why not, You

2064
01:58:18.600 --> 01:58:22.000
<v Speaker 1>can't get into the airport. I'm sorry, No, I'm actually

2065
01:58:22.079 --> 01:58:25.079
<v Speaker 1>in a completely enclosed area of the airport right now.

2066
01:58:25.079 --> 01:58:28.199
<v Speaker 1>They won't let anybody in. Yeah, I advised we could

2067
01:58:28.279 --> 01:58:30.600
<v Speaker 1>arrange this Prety nine to eleven too, is the security

2068
01:58:30.640 --> 01:58:33.119
<v Speaker 1>I arrive in there? I advised we could arrange for

2069
01:58:33.159 --> 01:58:36.279
<v Speaker 1>pickup at any place. Alfonso advised he would call me

2070
01:58:36.359 --> 01:58:39.079
<v Speaker 1>upon arrival at his next destination, which was not identified.

2071
01:58:39.600 --> 01:58:41.600
<v Speaker 1>On April nine, two thousand, not hearing from him, I

2072
01:58:41.680 --> 01:58:43.960
<v Speaker 1>left messages on both his home telephone message machine and

2073
01:58:44.039 --> 01:58:46.960
<v Speaker 1>his mobile telephone message machine stating that the belt could

2074
01:58:46.960 --> 01:58:49.439
<v Speaker 1>be picked up at any location as to the date

2075
01:58:49.479 --> 01:58:51.800
<v Speaker 1>of this affidavit, that is, April tenth, two thousand. I

2076
01:58:51.880 --> 01:58:56.000
<v Speaker 1>have not heard from him, signed Steve Carroll. Next before

2077
01:58:56.039 --> 01:59:02.600
<v Speaker 1>the court, Paul Hayman. I am the president and majority

2078
01:59:02.760 --> 01:59:07.920
<v Speaker 1>shareholder of the plaintiff group HHG CORP AKAC double Q.

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01:59:08.760 --> 01:59:11.960
<v Speaker 1>I am the founder of ECW. I negotiated the agreement,

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01:59:12.000 --> 01:59:13.680
<v Speaker 1>as to find in the complaint in this action, with

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01:59:13.760 --> 01:59:17.720
<v Speaker 1>Alfonso and witnessed Alfonso initially the pages and changes in

2082
01:59:17.800 --> 01:59:21.960
<v Speaker 1>the agreement. I am aware of an interview by Jason Powell,

2083
01:59:22.079 --> 01:59:25.000
<v Speaker 1>torch assistant. Oh here we go. He's reading the torch

2084
01:59:25.079 --> 01:59:27.840
<v Speaker 1>and putting in his fucking complaints. Oh my god, torch

2085
01:59:27.880 --> 01:59:31.279
<v Speaker 1>assistant editor, which took place on February twenty fourth, two thousand,

2086
01:59:31.359 --> 01:59:35.119
<v Speaker 1>with Alfonso, during which interview Alfonso stated, I think I

2087
01:59:35.239 --> 01:59:37.560
<v Speaker 1>signed it the agreement. This pasted October, so that will

2088
01:59:37.640 --> 01:59:40.039
<v Speaker 1>keep me here at ECW until two thousand and two.

2089
01:59:40.279 --> 01:59:44.239
<v Speaker 1>So there is Alfonso saying the contract is from the

2090
01:59:44.319 --> 01:59:47.520
<v Speaker 1>fall of ninety nine and not April. This quote refers

2091
01:59:47.560 --> 01:59:50.359
<v Speaker 1>to the agreement in Alfonso's commitment to ECW until two

2092
01:59:50.359 --> 01:59:54.039
<v Speaker 1>thousand and two. A copy of the transcript of the

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01:59:54.119 --> 01:59:57.439
<v Speaker 1>interview is attached here too, and incorporated herein by this

2094
01:59:57.640 --> 02:00:02.359
<v Speaker 1>reference as Exhibit one. Attached here to and incorporated here

2095
02:00:02.439 --> 02:00:05.399
<v Speaker 1>in by this references. Exhibit too is an article authored

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02:00:05.439 --> 02:00:09.359
<v Speaker 1>by Bert Woodard which appeared on Wrestling dot Com and

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02:00:09.680 --> 02:00:11.840
<v Speaker 1>I think he means one wrestling dot Com. That could

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02:00:11.880 --> 02:00:14.119
<v Speaker 1>be wrong, and among other things, that attempts were made

2099
02:00:14.159 --> 02:00:16.920
<v Speaker 1>to contact Alfonso this past weekend and were not successful.

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02:00:17.039 --> 02:00:19.720
<v Speaker 1>I wonder who dropped the dime with that information. I

2101
02:00:19.800 --> 02:00:22.600
<v Speaker 1>wonder who told them about that. That Alfonso has signed

2102
02:00:22.640 --> 02:00:25.960
<v Speaker 1>a valid ECW contract, that Alfonso has confirmed the existence

2103
02:00:26.000 --> 02:00:29.159
<v Speaker 1>of a long term contract with the CUB and that

2104
02:00:29.279 --> 02:00:33.680
<v Speaker 1>Alfonso has the ECW World Title belt with him. ECW

2105
02:00:33.920 --> 02:00:37.479
<v Speaker 1>has performed all its obligations under the agreement. Moreover, not

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02:00:37.600 --> 02:00:40.760
<v Speaker 1>only did I witness Alfonso initially and modifying the text

2107
02:00:40.840 --> 02:00:44.520
<v Speaker 1>of the agreement in my presence, but I also signed

2108
02:00:44.520 --> 02:00:48.359
<v Speaker 1>the agreement in the presence of Alfonso. I believe these

2109
02:00:48.600 --> 02:00:53.880
<v Speaker 1>WCW has launched a plan design scheme my God to

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02:00:54.079 --> 02:00:57.840
<v Speaker 1>rate ECW of its talent and to interfere with ECW's talent.

2111
02:00:58.520 --> 02:01:00.520
<v Speaker 1>The acts and actions of w c d W have

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02:01:00.640 --> 02:01:04.920
<v Speaker 1>damaged and continue to damage the name of ECW, and

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02:01:05.000 --> 02:01:09.119
<v Speaker 1>if Alfonso appears on any WCW programming, ECW will suffer

2114
02:01:09.239 --> 02:01:12.800
<v Speaker 1>damages which are not presently ascertainable. I am aware of

2115
02:01:12.840 --> 02:01:15.319
<v Speaker 1>the full and complete content of the affidavit of Steve

2116
02:01:15.439 --> 02:01:18.840
<v Speaker 1>Carroll submitted with the papers in support of East CW's

2117
02:01:18.880 --> 02:01:22.960
<v Speaker 1>application for preliminary relief, and confirm that Alfonso failed to

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02:01:23.039 --> 02:01:26.720
<v Speaker 1>appear at scheduled DCW appearances, including April sixth, two thousand,

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02:01:26.960 --> 02:01:30.199
<v Speaker 1>at the Agora Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio, April seventh at

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02:01:30.239 --> 02:01:32.960
<v Speaker 1>the Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio, and on April

2121
02:01:33.000 --> 02:01:35.399
<v Speaker 1>eighth at the Burt Flickiner Center in Buffalo, New York.

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02:01:36.119 --> 02:01:39.319
<v Speaker 1>In addition, Alfonso is supplied with prepaid airline tickets for

2123
02:01:39.399 --> 02:01:42.800
<v Speaker 1>air transportation from his residence in Tampa, Florida to attend

2124
02:01:42.840 --> 02:01:45.920
<v Speaker 1>these events. I attempted to but was unable to contact

2125
02:01:46.000 --> 02:01:48.359
<v Speaker 1>Alfonso to determine the reason he did not appear on

2126
02:01:48.399 --> 02:01:51.479
<v Speaker 1>April sixth and seventh. I requested others to try to

2127
02:01:51.560 --> 02:01:54.960
<v Speaker 1>contact him, but they were also unsuccessful. On April eighth,

2128
02:01:55.000 --> 02:01:58.600
<v Speaker 1>when Alfonso was contacted by Steve Carroll, Alfonso advised that

2129
02:01:58.600 --> 02:02:01.359
<v Speaker 1>he would not appear at the Buffalo, New York ECW event.

2130
02:02:02.159 --> 02:02:03.920
<v Speaker 1>This is their champion, by the way, I'm not going

2131
02:02:03.960 --> 02:02:07.960
<v Speaker 1>to be there y fuck it. Mister Carroll advised Alfonso

2132
02:02:08.119 --> 02:02:11.159
<v Speaker 1>of the reports of Alfonso appearing on a live WCW

2133
02:02:11.279 --> 02:02:15.560
<v Speaker 1>program Nitro on April tenth, schedule to take place in Denver, Colorado,

2134
02:02:15.560 --> 02:02:17.439
<v Speaker 1>would pose a threat to and be a breach of

2135
02:02:17.520 --> 02:02:21.479
<v Speaker 1>his agreement with the c W. I believe these actions

2136
02:02:21.520 --> 02:02:23.960
<v Speaker 1>and the references and the complaints admitted here with evidence

2137
02:02:24.000 --> 02:02:26.720
<v Speaker 1>a continued plan or scheme on the part of WCW

2138
02:02:27.199 --> 02:02:31.399
<v Speaker 1>to interfere with ECW's business relationships. By virtue of the foregoing,

2139
02:02:31.479 --> 02:02:35.680
<v Speaker 1>ECW has been and continues to be irreparably harmed. That'd

2140
02:02:35.680 --> 02:02:40.279
<v Speaker 1>be a good pay per view name for them. Irreparable harm, ECW,

2141
02:02:40.640 --> 02:02:45.079
<v Speaker 1>irreparable harm, ECW, irreparable hard by the actions of WCW

2142
02:02:45.319 --> 02:02:49.079
<v Speaker 1>and Alfonso sworn to before me this tenth day of

2143
02:02:49.119 --> 02:02:53.520
<v Speaker 1>April two thousand, Paul Hayman. And they actually include something

2144
02:02:53.560 --> 02:02:55.920
<v Speaker 1>from the Pro Wresting Torch website, which was an interview

2145
02:02:56.319 --> 02:02:58.239
<v Speaker 1>than Mike Austin did in February of two thousand.

2146
02:02:58.239 --> 02:02:59.079
<v Speaker 2>Oh my god.

2147
02:02:59.239 --> 02:03:01.720
<v Speaker 1>As referenced, he talks about having signed the contract. So

2148
02:03:01.800 --> 02:03:05.439
<v Speaker 1>it was like, you know, here's public, here's not only

2149
02:03:05.520 --> 02:03:08.119
<v Speaker 1>you know, here's not only evidence in public that the

2150
02:03:08.199 --> 02:03:11.640
<v Speaker 1>contract exists. But here's Mike Awesome talking about understanding the

2151
02:03:11.760 --> 02:03:14.239
<v Speaker 1>terms of the contract and knowing full well and yeah,

2152
02:03:14.279 --> 02:03:16.039
<v Speaker 1>this looks like one Wrestling dot Com. Now I love

2153
02:03:16.119 --> 02:03:18.439
<v Speaker 1>this exhibit. Do you see the next thing here at

2154
02:03:18.439 --> 02:03:21.359
<v Speaker 1>ECW news by Buck Woodward? Yes, yes, you see what

2155
02:03:21.479 --> 02:03:23.479
<v Speaker 1>it is. What's written in that right margin there.

2156
02:03:24.800 --> 02:03:29.119
<v Speaker 2>See, this has been sent to Brad Seagell. He reads

2157
02:03:30.840 --> 02:03:34.960
<v Speaker 2>One Wrestling regularly.

2158
02:03:35.079 --> 02:03:39.079
<v Speaker 1>The Brad SEAgel that never really got involved in the

2159
02:03:39.159 --> 02:03:43.239
<v Speaker 1>minutia of the wrestling business. That you know, he, by

2160
02:03:43.279 --> 02:03:45.880
<v Speaker 1>his own admission on the death of w CW, never

2161
02:03:45.960 --> 02:03:49.119
<v Speaker 1>really got involved in the machinations and the actual mechanics

2162
02:03:49.199 --> 02:03:52.800
<v Speaker 1>of writing wrestling stories and putting together wrestling and and

2163
02:03:52.960 --> 02:03:56.760
<v Speaker 1>and and considering himself above the pathological lying lot that

2164
02:03:57.039 --> 02:04:00.399
<v Speaker 1>was the talent and actors and operators in the wrestling business.

2165
02:04:00.479 --> 02:04:04.600
<v Speaker 1>He's reading One Wrestling dot Com, Yes he is. I

2166
02:04:04.720 --> 02:04:07.079
<v Speaker 1>don't know. That doesn't sound to me like someone who

2167
02:04:07.199 --> 02:04:13.520
<v Speaker 1>was hands off and puppeteering World Championship Wrestling. I saw that.

2168
02:04:13.600 --> 02:04:16.000
<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh my god, what's going on?

2169
02:04:16.239 --> 02:04:16.520
<v Speaker 3>Brad?

2170
02:04:17.920 --> 02:04:20.039
<v Speaker 1>Brad, Brad, do you want to know what's on One

2171
02:04:20.079 --> 02:04:23.079
<v Speaker 1>Wrestling dot com. Really is this not also the website

2172
02:04:23.119 --> 02:04:26.399
<v Speaker 1>that Bob Ryder ran who turned around and wrote that

2173
02:04:26.479 --> 02:04:31.039
<v Speaker 1>famous blog post about Stu Snyder and Brad Siegel working.

2174
02:04:31.119 --> 02:04:33.319
<v Speaker 2>Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah.

2175
02:04:33.159 --> 02:04:36.640
<v Speaker 1>To effectuate a heavily discounted sale of WCW. Do the WWF.

2176
02:04:38.079 --> 02:04:41.680
<v Speaker 1>I love it very much. So now this is a

2177
02:04:41.760 --> 02:04:45.079
<v Speaker 1>letter from April tenth from a Tom Steele, who I

2178
02:04:45.119 --> 02:04:48.840
<v Speaker 1>believe is the attorney. It is dressed to Tom Steele

2179
02:04:49.039 --> 02:04:51.920
<v Speaker 1>from ECW's attorneys, and Tom Steele is my gossam's attorney.

2180
02:04:52.600 --> 02:04:55.640
<v Speaker 1>This will confirm our telephone conversation of approximately two twenty

2181
02:04:55.840 --> 02:05:00.359
<v Speaker 1>pm this afternoon the day of apparently that Nitro where

2182
02:05:00.399 --> 02:05:02.840
<v Speaker 1>in the following occurred one you telephone me and advised

2183
02:05:02.920 --> 02:05:05.039
<v Speaker 1>you represented Alfonso. So there was a phone call from

2184
02:05:05.039 --> 02:05:08.199
<v Speaker 1>Alfonso's lawyer to ECW, which he has referenced sort of

2185
02:05:08.279 --> 02:05:10.680
<v Speaker 1>intimated when they reached him that weekend that my people

2186
02:05:10.680 --> 02:05:13.880
<v Speaker 1>will be calling you. And apparently according to ECW's lawyers,

2187
02:05:13.920 --> 02:05:16.920
<v Speaker 1>this is what Austome's lawyer said. You telephoned me and

2188
02:05:17.000 --> 02:05:20.479
<v Speaker 1>advised me you represented Alfonso. You advised that whether Alfonso

2189
02:05:20.479 --> 02:05:23.119
<v Speaker 1>appeared on behalf of WCW on tonight's Nitro show was

2190
02:05:23.159 --> 02:05:26.159
<v Speaker 1>solely within the purview of w CW, and that you

2191
02:05:26.479 --> 02:05:29.279
<v Speaker 1>had not instructed your client to appear or not to appear,

2192
02:05:29.399 --> 02:05:33.279
<v Speaker 1>covering his ass. Tom Steel, Ladies and gentlemen, absolutely nerves

2193
02:05:33.319 --> 02:05:33.800
<v Speaker 1>of steel.

2194
02:05:33.920 --> 02:05:36.000
<v Speaker 2>Not quite. He's in for the steel.

2195
02:05:37.800 --> 02:05:38.600
<v Speaker 1>Stop the steel.

2196
02:05:39.239 --> 02:05:41.760
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, look at that fucking Tampa, Florida address. By the way.

2197
02:05:41.840 --> 02:05:42.239
<v Speaker 1>Stop this.

2198
02:05:42.600 --> 02:05:48.039
<v Speaker 2>Oh geez, brother, I got a guy, dude, he's the

2199
02:05:48.079 --> 02:05:50.840
<v Speaker 2>strongest metal brother. I want to give you this Tom Steel, dude,

2200
02:05:50.840 --> 02:05:51.479
<v Speaker 2>He'll help you out.

2201
02:05:51.760 --> 02:05:55.439
<v Speaker 1>Perfect. That's exactly what happened. Three. You advised you had

2202
02:05:55.479 --> 02:05:58.680
<v Speaker 1>initiated a lawsuit in Tampa, Florida against ECW on behalf

2203
02:05:58.720 --> 02:06:01.159
<v Speaker 1>of Alfonso. No yet, we don't have any access to that.

2204
02:06:01.279 --> 02:06:03.960
<v Speaker 1>That was probably filed in a local court, and ECW

2205
02:06:04.119 --> 02:06:07.479
<v Speaker 1>turned around and filed it here in federal court, resting

2206
02:06:07.560 --> 02:06:11.319
<v Speaker 1>on that seventy five thousand or greater, which probably makes

2207
02:06:11.359 --> 02:06:14.640
<v Speaker 1>it federal and jurisdiction. I'm not sure, but thankfully for us,

2208
02:06:14.760 --> 02:06:17.159
<v Speaker 1>it was a federal complaint because that those are always

2209
02:06:17.159 --> 02:06:21.079
<v Speaker 1>easier to access. You requested a copy of Alfonso ECW contract.

2210
02:06:21.159 --> 02:06:23.840
<v Speaker 1>I took your request under advisement. I notified you that

2211
02:06:23.920 --> 02:06:28.319
<v Speaker 1>ECW would be seeking a temporary restraining order in preliminary injunction. Today.

2212
02:06:28.720 --> 02:06:30.880
<v Speaker 1>You advised you have retained New York Council, but did

2213
02:06:30.960 --> 02:06:33.520
<v Speaker 1>not identify them. You requested that I forward a copy

2214
02:06:33.560 --> 02:06:36.479
<v Speaker 1>of today's letter to WCW to your office. You advised

2215
02:06:36.479 --> 02:06:38.520
<v Speaker 1>you and forward by facts immediately a copy of the

2216
02:06:38.560 --> 02:06:41.600
<v Speaker 1>Florida lawsuit you commenced. You asked to be contacted by

2217
02:06:41.600 --> 02:06:43.399
<v Speaker 1>the judge, and I appeared in court today seeking the

2218
02:06:43.479 --> 02:06:45.920
<v Speaker 1>tro et cetera, and attached to a copy of the

2219
02:06:46.000 --> 02:06:48.399
<v Speaker 1>letter you have requested. And so that's the letter we

2220
02:06:48.560 --> 02:06:51.239
<v Speaker 1>read in which ECW's lawyers lay out the case to

2221
02:06:51.479 --> 02:06:55.520
<v Speaker 1>Ted Turner, Diana Meyers, Georgia Davidson, who is talent business

2222
02:06:55.520 --> 02:07:00.399
<v Speaker 1>manager for WCW, as well all the circumstances that led

2223
02:07:00.399 --> 02:07:03.079
<v Speaker 1>to them claiming that he's in breach. Now, again, we

2224
02:07:03.119 --> 02:07:05.239
<v Speaker 1>don't have the lawsuit that Mike Assom file, But that's

2225
02:07:05.279 --> 02:07:10.239
<v Speaker 1>interesting because, yeah, so whatever that lawsuit says, and it

2226
02:07:10.279 --> 02:07:12.600
<v Speaker 1>doesn't really matter because this results in a settlement anyway.

2227
02:07:12.640 --> 02:07:16.920
<v Speaker 1>And obviously Mike Assam goes to WCW. The fact that

2228
02:07:16.960 --> 02:07:19.600
<v Speaker 1>he filed the lawsuit tells me that Mike Ossam also

2229
02:07:19.680 --> 02:07:21.920
<v Speaker 1>thought he had a case that the contract had been

2230
02:07:22.000 --> 02:07:24.239
<v Speaker 1>violated on his side, and it wasn't just something he

2231
02:07:24.319 --> 02:07:27.439
<v Speaker 1>stupidly just thought people would take his word for and

2232
02:07:27.560 --> 02:07:30.680
<v Speaker 1>when he actually had a lawyer file a suit to

2233
02:07:30.800 --> 02:07:32.600
<v Speaker 1>make those claims. And I'm sure to your point it

2234
02:07:32.640 --> 02:07:32.960
<v Speaker 1>had to do.

2235
02:07:33.000 --> 02:07:35.960
<v Speaker 2>With not getting paid, Yeah, I would imagine.

2236
02:07:36.439 --> 02:07:38.880
<v Speaker 1>And the ultimate outcome of all of this, which is

2237
02:07:39.479 --> 02:07:41.479
<v Speaker 1>blazing through the courts on the day of the show,

2238
02:07:41.600 --> 02:07:43.319
<v Speaker 1>you know, because courts will take this up if it's

2239
02:07:43.359 --> 02:07:45.439
<v Speaker 1>that pressing, you know, if it's like okay, tonight, if

2240
02:07:45.479 --> 02:07:48.279
<v Speaker 1>you don't do something. So they kind of fast tracked

2241
02:07:48.319 --> 02:07:51.880
<v Speaker 1>the whole thing. And when a judge issues a order

2242
02:07:51.960 --> 02:07:55.520
<v Speaker 1>to show cause for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order,

2243
02:07:55.560 --> 02:07:59.000
<v Speaker 1>when a temporary restraining order is filed and a settlement

2244
02:07:59.119 --> 02:08:02.279
<v Speaker 1>is quickly reached, the judge writes, upon consideration of the

2245
02:08:02.279 --> 02:08:05.399
<v Speaker 1>summons and complain to ECW the affidavits of Stephen Sterns

2246
02:08:05.680 --> 02:08:09.600
<v Speaker 1>Carolyn Paul Hayman, it is hereby ordered that Michael L.

2247
02:08:09.680 --> 02:08:14.760
<v Speaker 1>Fonso and WCW show cause before this court on April fourteenth.

2248
02:08:15.000 --> 02:08:16.800
<v Speaker 1>So the judge sets a date to show cause, and

2249
02:08:16.840 --> 02:08:19.079
<v Speaker 1>it's like Okay, well, yes, we've got to not do

2250
02:08:19.159 --> 02:08:25.239
<v Speaker 1>anything until then, because why an order should not be

2251
02:08:25.319 --> 02:08:29.439
<v Speaker 1>issued preliminarily in enjoining Alfonso from rendering any services of

2252
02:08:29.520 --> 02:08:32.800
<v Speaker 1>any type of nature to WCW and preliminarily in joining

2253
02:08:32.920 --> 02:08:35.520
<v Speaker 1>WCW from engaging Alfonso to perform any services of any

2254
02:08:35.560 --> 02:08:36.880
<v Speaker 1>type of nature. So the judge is saying, you need

2255
02:08:36.920 --> 02:08:39.840
<v Speaker 1>to appear before me four days after this nitro and

2256
02:08:39.960 --> 02:08:43.600
<v Speaker 1>explain to me why I shouldn't issue an order that

2257
02:08:43.680 --> 02:08:47.520
<v Speaker 1>says by cousin cannot do anything for WCW. Now there's

2258
02:08:47.600 --> 02:08:49.359
<v Speaker 1>this included, and then it's crossed out. I don't know

2259
02:08:49.439 --> 02:08:54.920
<v Speaker 1>why it's crossed out, perhaps because the settlement is reached.

2260
02:08:54.960 --> 02:08:57.800
<v Speaker 1>But it's this term here from the judge that causes

2261
02:08:57.840 --> 02:09:01.039
<v Speaker 1>the settlement. I'd imagine discussions because a judge is kind

2262
02:09:01.079 --> 02:09:04.560
<v Speaker 1>of siding with ECW. It is hereby further ordered that,

2263
02:09:04.720 --> 02:09:07.600
<v Speaker 1>pending the determination of ECW's motion for a preliminary in junction,

2264
02:09:07.680 --> 02:09:11.079
<v Speaker 1>Alfonso is immediately stayed. Stayed is another word for band

2265
02:09:12.239 --> 02:09:15.319
<v Speaker 1>from rendering any services of any type or nature WW,

2266
02:09:15.640 --> 02:09:19.800
<v Speaker 1>including appearing on any WCW programming, including but not limited to,

2267
02:09:19.840 --> 02:09:21.920
<v Speaker 1>the Monday, April ten, two thousand Nitro program.

2268
02:09:22.359 --> 02:09:23.399
<v Speaker 2>What about working catering?

2269
02:09:23.439 --> 02:09:27.680
<v Speaker 1>It depends what do you mean by working scheduled to

2270
02:09:27.720 --> 02:09:29.840
<v Speaker 1>be air at eight pm Eastern Center Time, and WW

2271
02:09:30.039 --> 02:09:32.720
<v Speaker 1>is immediately enjoined, that is to say, banned and stayed

2272
02:09:33.039 --> 02:09:36.000
<v Speaker 1>from engaging Alfonso to perform any services of any type

2273
02:09:36.039 --> 02:09:38.520
<v Speaker 1>of nature for WCW, including engaging him to appear on

2274
02:09:38.560 --> 02:09:40.920
<v Speaker 1>the Monday, April ten, two thousand nitro program scheduled to

2275
02:09:40.960 --> 02:09:43.359
<v Speaker 1>be aired at eight pm Eastern Standard Time. It is

2276
02:09:43.399 --> 02:09:45.079
<v Speaker 1>hereby I ordered the bond the amount of one hundred

2277
02:09:45.079 --> 02:09:47.760
<v Speaker 1>thousand dollars to be filed by ecwbdems sufficient pursuit of

2278
02:09:47.760 --> 02:09:49.720
<v Speaker 1>the Federal Rules of Civil procedure. It is here by

2279
02:09:49.760 --> 02:09:53.640
<v Speaker 1>further order that the services disorder to show cause will

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<v Speaker 1>be delivered by facts to Andy Velkoff, who is a

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<v Speaker 1>WW attorney. Okay, and there it is. So when judge,

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<v Speaker 1>what is the name, Well, it's signed, but it's not printed,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's hard to make up the signature of the judge.

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<v Speaker 1>But when the judge, when the judge issues that that

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<v Speaker 1>series of orders, it's basically saying Mike Austom can't show

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<v Speaker 1>up on Nitro, And so that brings the parties closer

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<v Speaker 1>together to figure this thing out, and at that point

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<v Speaker 1>the court ducket indicates that a settlement was reached and

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<v Speaker 1>the judge didn't have to make a decision here. The

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<v Speaker 1>parties figured it out. Undoubtedly. Ecwsaid, fine, will drop all

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<v Speaker 1>of our contractual claims, will you know, nullify Mike Ausom's

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<v Speaker 1>VCW contract in exchange for and then we start the

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<v Speaker 1>negotiation presumably around having him come back to drop the championship,

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<v Speaker 1>thus leading to that one of a kind moment where

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<v Speaker 1>a WWF contracted wrestler in Taz submits a WCW contracted

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<v Speaker 1>wrestler and Mike Awesome on an ECW show for the

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<v Speaker 1>ECW title.

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<v Speaker 2>Crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what That's what it's about, folks. That's what this

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<v Speaker 1>whole thing is, and that's an important subtext to Living

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<v Speaker 1>Dangerously two thousand and the final appearance on an ECW

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<v Speaker 1>pay per view and in some ways the final appearance

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<v Speaker 1>period of Mike Awesam as e CW champion