[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Mar 4 2006, 07:46 PM\']One, it never ceases to amuse me that Vince has registered trademarks on some of these people's
actual names.
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Except his real name is James Maritato.
Oh, yer talking about Trish Stratus. Yeah, that's a stage name, too. (Her real name is Patricia Stratigias.) "Edge" is actually Adam Copeland. It's petty, yes, but if he's dumping assloads of money into promoting this character, why should they be able to take the character name with them if they should jump to another company?
(In some cases, the trademark is owned by the wrestler, too.)
(Yeah, I watch wrestling. Wanna fight now?
Apparently her current indentured servitude...uh, performance contract is about to run out, and it couldn't come at a better time.
While I'm not defending Vinny Mac, I don't see the real difference between Stacy's "indentured servitude", and the deal Don Pardo has at NBC, which by all reports is fair and equitable compensation, since all Don has to do is talk into a mic, and all Stacy has to do is look good in a short skirt.
(And she's pretty damned good at her job.