{"id":48626,"date":"2017-09-28T16:04:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T21:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=48626"},"modified":"2017-09-28T16:47:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T21:47:44","slug":"young-bucks-receive-cease-desist-legal-letter-wwe-sweet-related-merchandise-pulled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/09\/28\/young-bucks-receive-cease-desist-legal-letter-wwe-sweet-related-merchandise-pulled\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Bucks receive cease and desist legal letter from WWE, all &#8220;too sweet&#8221; related merchandise pulled (w\/Radican&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4065724075\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The Young Bucks have been served with a cease and desist letter according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. PWTorch has independently confirmed Meltzer\u2019s report. After filming an episode of \u201cBeing the Elite\u201d this past Monday outside of Raw, The Young Bucks (Matt &amp; Nick Jackson) were sent a legal letter by WWE saying that they were infringing on their intellectual property.<\/p>\n<p>The letter reportedly specifically mentioned the \u201ctoo sweet\u201d hand gesture, which the Young Bucks have used for marketing purposes on their merchandise. The Wrestling Observer reports the cease and desist letter specifically mentioned the Young Bucks \u201c2 Sweet Journey\u201d DVD, their \u201ctoo Sweet\u201d t-shirts, and any t-shirts with the \u201ctoo sweet\u201d hand gesture symbol. WWE said they would seek up to $150,000 dollars per item in the letter along with any profits made off those items and legal fees.<\/p>\n<p>The Young Bucks have taken all \u201ctoo sweet\u201d related merchandise off of their Pro Wrestling Tees store and their own merchandise website youngbucksmerch.com. WWE has never registered a trademark for the \u201ctoo sweet\u201d hand gesture, but PWTorch has learned that the Young Bucks are not going to fight the cease and desist letter. Sources close to The Young Bucks feel that WWE\u2019s letter doesn\u2019t hold any merit.<\/p>\n<p>The Young Bucks had built up a storyline going back several weeks with jokes written into the show about a WWE stooge and getting cease and desist letters. Anytime they would say \u201ctoo sweet\u201d or \u201cf&#8211;k the revival,\u201d it would be mysteriously beeped out. They were also running a gag where Hangman Page was kidnapped by WWE and Marty Scurll couldn\u2019t use his umbrella because Jack Gallagher uses it on TV. Hangman Page showed up last week at ROH\u2019s \u201cDeath Before Dishonor XV\u201d PPV with his mouth and hands taped to defend the six man tag titles with The Young Bucks against Bully Ray &amp; The Briscoes. None of this angle had been built on ROH TV, but ROH did their best to explain it on the PPV.<\/p>\n<p>The Bullet Club of The Young Bucks, Cody, Marty Scurll, and Hangman Page held an impromptu meet and greet at a Hot Topic near where Raw was being held this past Monday. They then marched over to Raw with their fans outside of the venue. Everyone in the Bullet Club got on the megaphone in an effort to recreate the famous DX invasion of WCW\u2019s Monday Nitro during the attitude era.<\/p>\n<p>What started out as a light-hearted stunt has become personal between The Young Bucks and WWE. PWTorch sources have confirmed that some members of WWE management were upset with the mock invasion being staged outside of Raw by Bullet Club this past Monday.<\/p>\n<p>PWTorch has also learned that WWE is looking at potentially pursuing further legal action against The Young Bucks, but nothing specific has been revealed yet as to what that could entail. Multiple sources PWTorch spoke to felt WWE doesn\u2019t have anything else they could go after The Young Bucks for from a legal standpoint.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radican\u2019s Analy<\/strong><strong>sis:<\/strong><em> It\u2019s going to be interesting to see what the fallout of this situation is in the coming days and weeks. I was surprised to hear that some members of WWE management were upset by the filming of \u201cBeing the Elite\u201d outside of Raw. The Young Bucks seem to be at a disadvantage given that they aren\u2019t in the position to fight WWE from a legal standpoint. The Young Bucks are going to have to eat the cost of the merchandise they can no longer sell, which is a shame. Hopefully, things smooth over going forward and WWE management gets distracted with something else.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2574171446\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>In terms of not fighting the legal letter from WWE, it\u2019s not surprising that Matt and Nick Jackson are just pulling the \u201ctoo sweet\u201d related merchandise from their stores on prowrestlingtees.com and youngbucksmerch.com. 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