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After his loss to Bray Wyatt at Raw 25 this past Monday in New York City, "Woken" Matt Hardy tweeted out a tease that he needed to return to the roots of his current persona, which as anyone who watched Impact Wrestling knows, was Broken Matt Hardy:
I've had a very PROLIFIC PREMONITION, #WOKENWarriors..
— #WOKEN Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) January 24, 2018
Following my setback in #TheGreatWar at #RAW25, I've been MANDATED by the #7Deities to return to & focus on my #BROKEN BEGINNINGS.
My MAGIC is most POTENT at The Hardy Compound. pic.twitter.com/RLLzMfGgC0
As has been well covered on PWInsider.com, when Hardy and his brother Jeff left Impact Wrestling last year, that promotion attempted to claim it retained ownership over the Broken character and all its related trademarks. This led to a very ugly battle, privately and publicly, that finally ended after Impact's Ed Nordholm decided that all current and former Impact performers would be allowed to retain the ownership of their intellectual properties.
Hardy, who had already attempted to file a trademark on the name Broken Matt Hardy, had that name filed for opposition on 12/19/17. As of 1/19, since it appears no one had risen up to oppose the name, Hardy should be declared the owner of the trademark, free and clear. That official ruling could come at any time and when it does, that would allow WWE to come to an agreement with Hardy to use the original name of the character, the same as they would anyone who comes into their company using intellectual property that they owned prior to signing with WWE.
So, stay tuned.
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