Loading ...– A lawsuit filed against World Wrestling Entertainment by former WWF Champion Ultimate Warrior looks to be over. Judge Douglas L. Rayes ruled that Warrior could not sue for damages over WWE’s comments about him in their “Self-Destruction of Ultimate Warrior” DVD.
Warrior had filed the lawsuit back in 2006. He claimed that the content of the DVD violated a March 2000 settlement agreement between WWE & Ultimate Creations, Inc. The agreement granted WWE the rights to own any existing footage from Warrior’s WWE run and the ability to “exploit” them. The flip side to this is that Warrior owned the rights and trademarks to the Ultimate Warrior character and could use them in any future venue.
The lawsuit dragged on for several years until September 10th of this year, when Rayes agreed with WWE’s claims that Warrior himself had publicly disparaged WWE’s reputation during his speeches and appearances. Rayes ruled that Warrior breached the contract, therefore he was not legally able to recover any damages from WWE.
In a statement on his web site, Warrior acknowledged that he had pretty much lost the battle with WWE by saying “It is what it is. There are no guarantees in litigation. None. Of course, when you pursue these things, you want things to turn out in your favor. So does the other side. Cases are made and cards fall where they will. What helps me handle it is that I am realist about things I cannot control and an optimist about all the incredible opportunity that always lies ahead, every day, every hour, every minute. I mean, from the moment you decide in your head that the past is done and gone, that it is a fact of reality you can’t change, and you put your time and energy into moving forward, right then and there positive things begin to happen. Only when you change the world of your mind will things in world outside of you change. There is no reason for hesitation except that you choose to stay stuck. The only force is your mind. I don’t choose to remain stuck. I’m not good at whining and complaining about what I, myself, can, will and must do. I still have the rest of today to make the most out of myself and my life. I’m going to get at it.”
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