Backstage Meeting Held At RAW Over Third Party Ban Concerns

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According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE held a meeting backstage at RAW today where they addressed the vague rules regarding social media and their talent using third party platforms.

During the meeting, it was revealed that WWE Superstars will be able to maintain both their YouTube and Twitch accounts. If they want to continue to run them, they need to use their real names instead of their WWE ring names. The talents were also told that they would need inform the company of their YouTube and Twitch accounts so they could verify that they are using their real names. Previously, the company told talents that they could not market themselves with usage of their real names so they’ve obviously backtracked on that due to a ton of backlash.

The belief backstage is that Cameo won’t be allowed but the details surrounding the ban are still extremely vague with many talents still questioning what is and isn’t allowed.

WWE issued a statement on Saturday that said,

“Much like Disney and Warner Bros., WWE creates, promotes and invests in its intellectual property, i.e. the stage names of performers like The Fiend Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Big E and Braun Strowman. It is the control and exploitation of these characters that allows WWE to drive revenue, which in turn enables the company to compensate performers at the highest levels in the sports entertainment industry. Notwithstanding the contractual language, it is imperative for the success of our company to protect our greatest assets and establish partnerships with third parties on a companywide basis, rather than at the individual level, which as a result will provide more value for all involved.”

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