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  1. Kross Rhodes

    NXT releases incoming

    That Ric Flair one though was the funniest case I’ve ever seen. Vince let him sign with WCW because of a deal they made when he came over, but the contract said he couldn’t wrestle so for months flair just did this segment called a Flair for the Gold.
  2. Kross Rhodes

    NXT releases incoming

    WWE, though just decided to take that, legitimate concept and apply it to independent contractors that most definitely didn’t know any trade secrets. WWE just didn’t want them taking their exposure and bringing that to a competitor.
  3. Kross Rhodes

    NXT releases incoming

    In non-wrestling context, though, the noncompete clause was definitely something given to somebody that was released from a company, but they were in positions of power or knowledge, and the idea of the clause was that this executive couldn’t go to a direct competitor and give them trade...
  4. Kross Rhodes

    NXT releases incoming

    Yeah, I’m like almost entirely positive it’s the way that you’re describing and are often depends on the language of the npncompete as sometimes they can even appear on television but they just can’t wrestle. That happened with Ric Flair even back in the 90s he was allowed to appear on TV in...
  5. Kross Rhodes

    NXT releases incoming

    Yes, and no. Once they get their notice of release, they are released but they do get paid for those 90 days. I’ve also heard in the past that sometimes talents can get an unconditional release and forgo that 90-day payment, and very few opt to take that but I don’t know how true that is, but I...
  6. Kross Rhodes

    NXT releases incoming

    It’ll definitely apply to wrestling. If we’re being really truthful, it hasn’t been enforceable for as long as they’ve really been using them. If you fight it legally speaking the courts generally don’t like telling a person they can’t work. Brock Lesnar was able to get out of his when he...
  7. Kross Rhodes

    NXT releases incoming

    They’re not enforceable, but a lot of talents can still technically take it if they want to get paid for 90 days.
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