Last year we reported that on Ric Flair had filed a trademark application on “The Man” due to Becky Lynch’s use of the moniker he had been using since 1976. He’d tell TMZ that he was happy to allow Lynch to continue using the name, but he expected WWE to compensate him for it. He’d add that WWE’s lawyers were being uncooperative, and even speaking to Triple H hadn’t helped resolve the issue.
At the time, it seemed the issue would need to be addressed in court, but we now know the two sides were able to come to an arrangement with Flair signing the paperwork transferring “The Man” to WWE on February 21st, with the actual transfer occurring on May 18th.
It isn’t known how much Flair received for the trademark, but it’s speculated that as he has just recently signed a new contract with WWE, the trademark ownership issue possibly played a part in that deal.
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