Originally published on ProWrestlingSheet.
As part of an ongoing legal battle, Jeff Jarrett is trying to win back the rights to his own name and likeness from Anthem Sports & Entertainment -- the parent company of IMPACT.
According to PWInsider, Jarrett and Global Force Entertainment filed an amended lawsuit on February 22 against Anthem. Jarrett and GFE had initially filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Anthem in August '18 over the use of Global Force Wrestling's Amped series, which was acquired by the company when they took ownership of Impact Wrestling from Dixie Carter.
Here's a few interesting details from the amended lawsuit:
- The lawsuit included a response from Anthem dated 11/30/18 in which they claim "the sixteen one-hour Episodes of Global Force Wrestling Amped content sought in this question no longer exist. It was deleted in the normal course of business, long prior to the onset of this litigation, in order to free up storage space on Anthem Wrestling's systems."
- In a declaration, Anthem's Executive Vice President Ed Nordholm explains "Anthem Wrestling was formed in order to acquire the assets of an entity called TNA Entertainment LLC, when Fight Media foreclosed on certain loans to that entity."
- Jarrett is now requesting a ruling that will cancel IMPACT's trademark on his name and hand the rights back to him. Jarrett was recently hired to work as a backstage producer for WWE, so this ruling would make it easier for them to manufacture Jeff Jarrett action figures and include his likeness in video games/other media.
In case the judge needs a reminder ... "