As noted, Impact Wrestling President Ed Nordholm appeared on Live Audio Wrestling this week, and addressed the current issues with The Hardys, and the ownership of the “Broken” gimmick. On who he feels owns the “Broken” gimmick, Nordholm had the following to say:
“I think it’s unquestionable that the ownership of the characters in the storyline resides in Impact Wrestling. I don’t think even the Hardys would dispute that. They’ve all signed contracts. Their contracts are standard contracts. Not only in the wrestling industry, but in the entertainment industry, generally, the producer of the show owns the content and it doesn’t really matter who in the creative team came up with the idea of what the character should be.”
Reby Sky, wife of Matt Hardy, responded to Nordholm’s comments with the following Tweet:
Only thing apparent here is the level of desperation from a person of his position doing a phone podcast re: intentions of a billion $+ co. https://t.co/WcXOJUwkQa
— Reby Hardy (@RebyHardy) May 22, 2017
Taking advantage that fans do not know details of contracts, which were NOT “standard entertainment contracts” & not drafted under Anthem https://t.co/2IXCMITa03
— Reby Hardy (@RebyHardy) May 22, 2017
Not much, because they keep running from our lawyers
Oh, but they’re “open to speaking”. https://t.co/PrbyRF25xB
— Reby Hardy (@RebyHardy) May 22, 2017
Guys. Giving an “interview” to YOUR OWN NETWORK while lying through your teeth is now considered “NEWS:” https://t.co/TCP81KysBW
— Reby Hardy (@RebyHardy) May 22, 2017
Impact Wrestling official Dutch Mantell, fka Zeb Colter in WWE, reacted with the following Tweet, to which Sky responded:
NEWS: Thanks @EdNordholm for clearing it up on @LAWradio. @IMPACTWRESTLING owns BrokenBrilliance IP 100%. No dispute.@RealJeffJarrett
— Dr. Zeb Colter (@DirtyDMantell) May 22, 2017
No dispute ? Watch #TextsWithMyLawyer pic.twitter.com/ouJQy3txVo
— Reby Hardy (@RebyHardy) May 22, 2017