A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit pitting musician Wesley Eisold against Cody Rhodes, WWE, and Fanatics.
Brandon Thurston of Post Wrestling reported on Tuesday that the two parties notified the court that they have resolved their case over the ‘American Nightmare†trademark pending a written settlement agreement. Both parties say they expect to file a joint stipulation formally dismissing the case in the next 90 days.
Eisold entered an agreement with Rhodes back in 2021 when he looked to trademark the term ‘American Nightmare†for pro wrestling purposes, with Eisold already having the trademark for music. The agreement was that Rhodes was allowed to use the term as long as it either included the Cody Rhodes name, his likeness, or the merchindise included wrestling-related imagery. Eisold sued Rhodes, WWE, and Fanatics last September alleging that WWE and Fanatics violated that agreement and was seeing $150,000 in damages as a result.
WWE and Fanatics responded by filing a motion to dismiss which Rhodes supported, saying the merchandise in question did meet the settlement terms because it had Rhodes†skull logo, which they viewed as wrestling-related imagery.
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Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.
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