It should be noted that AEW does not own the WCW-era PPV name. Cody Rhodes actually owns the trademark and gave permission to AEW to use it. Tony Khan confirmed it during an interview and said:
A couple of months ago, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful did say that some within WWE were unhappy with AEW using the name and that there was talk of taking legal action.
Meltzer said that The Elite did come out after the show and claimed that they were being sued by WWE. He explained: (H/T Wrestletalk),
From the sound of it, AEW is being defiant as next week’s Dynamite will take place on board the Chris Jericho cruise. Does WWE have a point in trying to stop them from using the name? Perhaps, more will be revealed in the months to come.
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