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The Hardy Boyz Preparing for Lawsuit Against Anthem Sports?
<p>As previously reported, Ed Nordholm mentioned during an interview with Sports Illustrated that he will <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/07/26/anthem-sports-refusing-negotiate-hardy-boyz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">not continue negotiations</a> with The <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/hardy/" title="Hardy">Hardy</a></strong> Boyz over the “BROKEN” gimmick and he doesn’t plan to open a new dialogue with them.</p><p><em>“I’ve stopped thinking about this. We have a show to put on, and a company and a brand. We’ve got things on our plate that are more important than sorting out the “Broken Brilliance.” I made a genuine effort to resolve something to benefit the Hardys as a goodwill gesture to Matt. It didn’t <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/reach/" title="reach">reach</a></strong> a conclusion and we’re moving on. We’re not going back to it, I’m not interested in opening a new dialogue, I’m not interested in opening another conversation about it. We made our best effort, it didn’t happen, and I’m not going to negotiate all over again.”</em></p><p>According to PWInsider, all <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/signs/" title="signs">signs</a></strong> are pointing that The Hardy Boyz are preparing for a lawsuit against Anthem Sports over the ownership of the gimmick. We will keep you posted if we receive any more details.</p>
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Matt Hardy Says Ed Nordholm Blatantly Lied to Defame Him
<p>Matt <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/hardy/" title="Hardy">Hardy</a></strong> has took to his Twitter account to fire back at Ed Nordholm’s claims made during a <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/07/26/anthem-sports-refusing-negotiate-hardy-boyz/">Sports Illustrated interview</a>.</p><p>Hardy says that Nordholm blatantly lied to defame him and he has the entire conversation recorded to prove it.</p><p>Reby Hardy has also said that all of the conversations they had with Nordholm have been recorded.</p>
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Anthem Sports Refusing to Negotiate with The Hardy Boyz
<p>It doesn’t look like you will see the “BROKEN” gimmick being used by Matt and Jeff Hardy on WWE programming anytime soon, as Anthem no longer <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/wants/" title="wants">wants</a></strong> to negotiate with The Hardy Boyz anymore.</p><p>While speaking to <a href="https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/07/26/ed-nordholm-broken-matt-hardy-global-force-wrestling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sports Illustrated</a>, Anthem’s Ed Nordholm touched based on the on-going issues between Anthem Sports and the rights to the “BROKEN” gimmick. When asked if The Hardy Boyz initial investment of $3000 into the gimmick would change the dynamic of the ownership, Nordholm explained why he doesn’t think it does.</p><p><em>“No. The company spent millions of dollars producing television last year, including all of the <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/shows/" title="shows">shows</a></strong> that incorporate the various aspects of the “Broken Brilliance.” I don’t know whether Jeff and Matt had some out-of-pocket expenses that they might have had on the volcano and the like, but that would not change, in any way, shape, or form, what their contracts say about who owns the IP. If they had some out-of-pocket expenses, they certainly never brought them to my attention. To suggest that they somehow funded the show is absurd.”</em></p><p>When asked about the possibly selling the intellectual property, Nordholm revealed that the door has been shut on The Hardy Boyz and they never plan on negotiating with them again.</p><p><em>“I’ve stopped thinking about this. We have a show to put on, and a company and a brand. We’ve got things on our plate that are more important than sorting out the “Broken Brilliance.” I made a genuine effort to resolve something to benefit the Hardys as a goodwill gesture to Matt. It didn’t <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/reach/" title="reach">reach</a></strong> a conclusion and we’re moving on. We’re not going back to it, I’m not interested in opening a new dialogue, I’m not interested in opening another conversation about it. We made our best effort, it didn’t happen, and I’m not going to negotiate all over again.”</em></p>
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Reby Sky Says Ed Nordholm Is Lying Through His Yellow Canadian Teeth!
<p>It didn’t take long for Reby <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/hardy/" title="Hardy">Hardy</a></strong> to respond to <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/07/26/anthem-sports-refusing-negotiate-hardy-boyz/" target="_blank">Ed Nordholm’s claims to Sports Illustrated</a> regarding the on-going situation with the “BROKEN” gimmick. Nordholm basically said that the negotiations are closed with The Hardy Boyz and they don’t plan to revisit the possibility of selling the gimmick to them at all.</p><p>Reby, who has been very vocal about the whole ordeal, has took to her Twitter account to address Nordholm’s recent remarks and claimed that he’s “<strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/lying/" title="lying">lying</a></strong> through his yellow Canadian <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/teeth/" title="teeth">teeth</a></strong>.”</p>
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Impact Wrestling Acquires GFW
<p>Impact Wrestling sent out the following press release today announcing their acquisition of Global Force Wrestling :</p><p><em>NASHVILLE | TORONTO – Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions LLC, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. and parent company of IMPACT Wrestling, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Global Force Entertainment, LLC d/b/a Global Force Wrestling.</em></p><p><em>Jeff Jarrett, the founder of both IMPACT Wrestling and Global Force Entertainment, will join Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions as a member of its board of managers, equity <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/owner/" title="owner">owner</a></strong> and Chief Creative Officer.</em></p><p><em>“We are thrilled to be joining forces with Anthem as a partner to build the business,” said Karen Jarrett. “This partnership will be complementary of our strengths and bolster our capabilities to grow the IMPACT Wrestling brand. Ed Nordholm as President and Jeff Jarrett as Chief Creative Officer make a great tag team”</em></p><p><em>“We are excited by the progress we have made with IMPACT Wrestling since acquiring the business in January,” said Ed Nordholm, president of Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions. “Jeff and his team have been instrumental in this success and we are pleased that we have reached an agreement on the basis of which we can combine our businesses to continue to grow. Slammiversary XV will be a fitting occasion to <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/bring/" title="bring">bring</a></strong> the promotions together and merge the titles under the new IMPACT combined <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/belts/" title="belts">belts</a></strong>. By combining our resources and talent, we can produce the best product for our global audience.”</em></p>
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Vince Russo’s The Brand Recap – Women’s Tournament, Bobby Roode Deserves Main Roster, Is the PPV Model Dead? More!
<p>Russo is joined on today’s show by his co-host Jeff Lane and Glenn Gilbertti (Disco Inferno).</p><p>Russo asks Gilbertti about the ongoing criticism towards Jinder Mahal by some wrestling fans, who accuse him of taking steroids. Gilbertti informs that he has tried steroids in the past and from his experience, it’s entirely possible to look the way Mahal does without taking steroids. With a lot of hard work in the gym and a good diet you can achieve a physique such as Mahal’s.</p><p></p><p>Lane informs that IMPACT Wrestling and Ed Nordholm are discussing bringing <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/billy/" title="Billy">Billy</a></strong> Corgan back into the fold, to help mediate the discussions between the promotion and Matt Hardy. The thought is that Corgan can be of some <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/value/" title="value">value</a></strong> when it <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/comes/" title="comes">comes</a></strong> to bridging the gap between all the parties concerning the Broken Universe.</p><p>Russo says that Nordholm has far too many distractions right now, and his recent memo to wrestling media is a prime example of this. In this memo, Nordholm made public various private conversations between himself and Matt Hardy in an attempt to prove that he has been telling the truth. Russo says that Nordholm should be more focused on trying to revive IMPACT’s on-air product.</p>
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Matt Hardy Continues to Tweet About Dealings with Impact Wrestling
<p>Matt Hardy sent another tweet in response to <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/05/23/ed-nordholm-reveals-communication-logs-hardy-boyz/">Ed Nordholm’s communications logs and Impact contract</a> that he leaked online Tuesday night:</p><p><em>“I wanted to move on peacefully & keep our incredibly unprofessional contract negotiations silent, NOT NOW.”</em></p><p>Matt also wrote the following Tuesday night regarding the situation:</p><p><em>“I tell the truth & I don’t need to desperately overcompensate to prove my public credibility. My <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/facts/" title="facts">facts</a></strong> will be shared via the correct venue.”</em></p><p>Things don’t appear to be simmering down at all between The Hardys battle with Impact over the ownership of the BROKEN gimmick. We noted earlier today that the U.S. Patent & Trademark office <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/05/26/trademark-office-rejects-matt-hardy-application-broken-gimmick/">rejected Matt’s application</a> to trademark the name. It’s not looking good for The Hardys.</p>
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Bischoff on Wrestling Recap – Ed Nordholm Playing ‘Small Ball’, Opinion on Mahal’s Victory, Music Rights in WCW, More!
<p>Bischoff is joined on today’s show by his co-host Nick Hausman.</p><p>Bischoff opens today’s show by discussing Ed Nordholm’s decision to divulge personal messages between himself and Matt Hardy to the wrestling media. This is a <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/whole/" title="whole">whole</a></strong> new <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/level/" title="level">level</a></strong> of small ball in Bischoff’s opinion, and it stinks of desperation. It’s a very amateur move, and by sending out this information Bischoff suggests that Nordholm is basically wearing a sign around his neck that says ‘mark’.</p><p></p><p>Bischoff believes that the harder IMPACT pushes back against The Hardys in this battle over the ‘Broken Universe, in the <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/court/" title="court">court</a></strong> of public opinion they will be found guilty. They’re bringing a lot of bad publicity to their brand by fighting this war, and they’d be much better served to just let it go.</p><p>He believes that this whole thing is probably one big running joke within WWE at the moment, because it’s incredibly stupid. The fact that Ed Nordholm and IMPACT tried to ‘sell’ WWE a gimmick is hilarious in Bischoff’s opinion, and there’s no way anyone at WWE’s head offices are taking this serious at all.</p>
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The Taz Show Recap – Smackdown Analysis, Mahal’s Celebration, Ed Nordholm Goes Rogue, More!
<h1>Block 1:</h1><p>Taz opens today’s show speaking about last night’s episode of Smackdown Live.</p><p>He says that he liked last night’s show, but he has a few criticisms as well. He says that Nakamura should have came out to the ring first in the opening segment of the night. Having Nakamura do his full entrance while all the other performers were standing in the ring felt incredibly long and awkward to Taz.</p><p>He understands that WWE wanted Nakamura to come out last because they’re building him as the biggest star. However, having him come out last put heels like <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/Kevin-Owens" title="Kevin Owens">Kevin Owens</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/dolph-ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Dolph Ziggler</a></strong> in a bad situation, because Taz expected those guys to just attack Nakamura while he was finishing his entrance in the middle of the ring.</p><p></p><p>Taz also points out that it was strange for Shane McMahon (a babyface authority figure) to give Kevin <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/owens/" title="Owens">Owens</a></strong> (a heel) his way, after Owens complained about not being an entrant in the Money in the Bank ladder match. If Shane was a heel authority figure that would have made sense, but heels are supposed to complain, and it’s strange when babyfaces succumb to heel demands.</p><p>Taz says A.J. Styles should win the Money in the Bank ladder match in his opinion, because Styles is a top babyface who can surprise the Champion at any moment and have a terrific match. Styles is also good on the mic and can back up his briefcase win with believable promos.</p>
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Reby Sky Has Heated Exchange with Dutch Mantell Over “BROKEN” Gimmick
<p>Dutch Mantell responded to a fan on Twitter that said if Matt Hardy had a case over the rights to the “Broken” gimmick, Hardy would’ve seen a judge by now:</p><p>Reby Sky responded to Mantell’s remarks with the following:</p><p><em>“Someone please tell me if this is this MFer’s actual twitter. So I should let our attorneys know TNA is ready & eager to go to court NOW. And I assume YOU’LL be picking up court cost$ for TNA’s team ? As cute as it is to <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/watch/" title="watch">watch</a></strong> @DirtyDMantell play into the naivety of most fans, no; it is not smart – financially or otherwise to take……ANYTHING ‘straight to court’ without trying to reach resolution by other means first. @DirtyDMantell, maybe you should STFU before you……COMPLETELY ruin any chance of a deal being made by the lawyers your dumbass company pays VERY HANDSOMELY per hour for @DirtyDMantell ***OR*** We can “get in <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/front/" title="front">front</a></strong> of a judge” right tf now because fcking Dutch Mantel is legal counsel all of a sudden LMAO. ! @EdNordholm, might wanna check ya boy @DirtyDMantell out here making ur uphill battle even steeper ? I won’t even charge u for that advice.”</em></p><p>Mantell fired back with the the following tweet:</p><p>Reby then responded:</p>
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Matt Hardy Says Impact Still Has A Chance To Do The Right Thing
<p>Matt Hardy took to his Twitter account to let Impact Wrestling know that they still has a chance to “do the right thing” when it <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/comes/" title="comes">comes</a></strong> to working out a deal with The Hardy Boyz to use the “Broken” gimmick in WWE.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/DirtyDMantell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DirtyDMantell</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IMPACTWRESTLING" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@IMPACTWRESTLING</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/EdNordholm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@EdNordholm</a> For the love of God, please come to agreement with Matt and Reby. Fans want it. You stand to benefit from the overflow exposure. Do it.</p> <p>— The Nefarious (@MmmchelleMyBell) <a href="https://twitter.com/MmmchelleMyBell/status/864460788874006528" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May 16, 2017</a></p> </blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">They have a chance to. Hope they do the right thing. I adore most people there.. Hope a couple of bad apples don't spoil the bunch for them. <a href="https://t.co/kTr3smTxix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.co/kTr3smTxix</a></p> <p>— #TheTruthTeller MMH (@MATTHARDYBRAND) <a href="https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/864477116083130368" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May 16, 2017</a></p> </blockquote>
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Matt Hardy Continues to Take Shots Former Bosses
<p>Matt Hardy continues to take shots at his former bosses at Impact Wrestling. He sent out the following tweet suggesting that TNA would have been better if they sold the company to <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/billy/" title="Billy">Billy</a></strong> Corgan instead of Anthem Sports:</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">If <a href="https://twitter.com/Billy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Billy</a> had got TNA, company/talent would've been great.</p> <p>Instead, a naive <a href="https://twitter.com/EdNordholm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@EdNordholm</a> is now funding GFW into existence at TNA's expense. <a href="https://t.co/2ajD3OhmJr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.co/2ajD3OhmJr</a></p> <p>— I AM MORE (@MATTHARDYBRAND) <a href="https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/863076667614519297" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May 12, 2017</a></p> </blockquote>