Yes, it's in his contract, and his contract is expired. Therefore, legally, WWE has no right to continue using his likeness and selling merchandise with his likeness. Which they've been doing up until his lawyer contacted them threatening a lawsuit. That's WWE breaking the law. Two wrongs don't...
He's entitled to royalties when his contract is over and they're still selling merchandise to make money off his likeness. Which is exactly what WWE was doing and why he had a lawyer contact them.
Because people like to be edgy and cool. And the cool thing for WWE fans is to now hate on Punk for leaving. So people do it just to fit in with the crowd. There's no real reason to hate Punk for leaving. He did what was best for him and his life. His contract was up in a few months anyways and...
I love that we're arguing over 50 cents to a dollar. $2.50-3 = fair and completely fine. $3.50 = OH EM GEE, YOU'RE RIPPING ME OFF AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Because the only reason WWE is wanting him to come on RAW is to "talk about" being a gay NFL player and getting cut. To tell "his side of the story" about the whole thing. Insinuating there is some kind of drama or unreported shenanigans that went on. If he goes on RAW and says anything remotely...
Sheamus will be the one replacing Batista as someone already mentioned. I think he won't be a terrible fit. As HPC said, he's great as a heel. I actually like Sheamus a lot even as a face but admit he's gone pretty stale as a face. So a heel change will do him some good and he'll benefit from...
And the problem with this logic is fans booing/cheering isn't really the only measure of what disposition a wrestler is. Cena is more booed than he is cheered. He's still a face in the WWE's eyes. Brock Lesnar gets pretty big cheers in a lot of places. He's still a heel. The Wyatt's get cheers...
They're not supposed to be cheered no, but in the WWE's eyes they're still heels. The WWE can't control what the fans do. They can only try. It's the same reason The Shield ended up face. They were starting to get a huge following even though the WWE considered them heels.
I'm not talking...
You've put way too much time and thought into it. The WWE isn't that deep. They're heels and always have been and will continue to be in the WWE's eyes.