Former WWE Star Willing To Sue NFL Player Over Trademark

A former WWE star has declared that he is willing to file a lawsuit against an NFL player for using a term similar to one he has trademarked.

Dallas Cowboys player Ezekiel Elliot has been using the phrase “Feed Me”, and former WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback has taken issue with this because he owns the trademark to “Feed Me More”.

Speaking on Ryback TV Shooting Blanks Wrestling Report With Raj Giri, Ryback discussed the situation, saying:

“I don’t know a lot about him but he tried to use this initially many years ago after I had already established it. He had a website IFeelLikeEating.com.

“When you’re dealing with trademarks, I have that trademark in apparel, clothing and different categories and he had some of the same ones. Then I have it for entertainment and pro-wrestling and then I also have it for dietary supplements which is another class. There’s three different classes on that.

“What he was trying to do, and I don’t know if someone was advising him, but he was doing other things like ‘I like to eat’ or using different phrases of hungry which I’ve had tied to my brand from the beginning. He’s not gonna get it. With the trademarks, there’s a lot of other trademarks like ‘Feed me tacos and tell me I’m pretty’ and involve phrases that are very specific. The problem is this is exactly my phrase and it’s the same meaning and that will cause confusion.”

“It’s far too similar. You’re literally trying to latch onto somebody’s brand and take it and make it your own in the same exact thing. Come on, be a little more creative. He’s a wrestling fan and he 100 percent got it from me. I already established it and own it. I just think it’s really, really low and you’ve got to fight that stuff…

“Everything’s documented timeline-wise and I think there’s zero chance in hell he gets it. But for whatever reason, if they have an attorney that’s able to pull strings then I’ve simply got to oppose it. I’ll tie him up for years so he better get a good tattoo artist to cover up that s***ty tattoo on his stomach.

“Who gets a tattoo of it before it’s even done? That’s pretty silly. I hope he has a good laser tattoo removal or a big blotch on his stomach.”

As Ryback mentioned, Elliot has indeed has the phrase “Feed Me” tattooed onto his stomach.

Ryback is no stranger to trademark disputes, as he is still involved in one with WWE over the rights to the name “Ryback”.

Transcription via Wrestling Inc