Now we know what set Reby off...
PWInsider is reporting that Anthem Entertainment, the new owners of TNA Impact Wrestling, sent legal notices to Matt & Jeff Hardy, Ring of Honor (ROH) and all companies planning to carry that promotion’s 15th Anniversary pay-per-view (PPV) broadcast tonight (March 10) regarding the “Broken Hardys” gimmick used by Matt & Jeff Hardy.
The brothers are the current ROH tag champs and are set to defend those titles this evening. Anthem believes “Broken Hardys” is their intellectual property, since it was created by Matt while he was under contract to TNA. They’re demanding all parties served cease & desist use of the characters.
According to PWInsider’s sources, the action was taken by Anthem management and not the new creative regime headed by Jeff Jarrett. It certainly frames a couple of Tweets from Impact President Ed Nordholm from this morning, originally seen by many as a nice gesture, in a new light:
We thank @matthardybrand for a superb performance in Broken Universe. May the seven deities guide with their Broken Brilliance left behind
— Ed Nordholm (@EdNordholm) March 10, 2017
@MATTHARDYBRAND Broken Universe will always be here. Kudos to the creative team behind the vision @JeremyBorash @paradysexoxo @Lagana @Billy
— Ed Nordholm (@EdNordholm) March 10, 2017
ROH is not planning on diverting from their original booking of 15th Anniversary and the Hardys Triple Threat match against The Young Bucks and Roppongi Vice, per PWInsider, but may downplay the characters.
We’ll update you with what happens at 15th Anniversary, and whatever comes next in TNA’s latest legal drama, as we have it.