the wwf changed to the wwe on may 5, 2002.
the wwf changed to the wwe on may 5, 2002.
when did the wwf change to the wwe?
may 5 , 2002
wwe owns the unedited master tapes for all content in the library. however, due to a lawsuit over the "wwf" initials brought on by the world wide fund for nature (wwf), from may 2002 until june 2012, they were not allowed to use the letters wwf or the "scratch" logo used between december 15, 1997 and may 5, 2002 (the pre-"scratch" logo was not covered under this lawsuit, with a variation of this being used in the november 15, 2010 wwe "raw" old school edition). as a result, any instances of someone saying "wwf" (though not world wrestling federation) were edited and shots of the "scratch" logo were either removed or blurred on re-airings or video releases released during that time frame, except for the uk exclusive wwe tagged classics dvd range. in late july 2012, wwe reached a settlement with the wwf which once again allows them to use the "wwf" initials and scratch logo on archive footage. unedited footage first appeared on "raw 1000" and since then has appeared in full length matches posted to the wwe website and home video releases. in exchange, wwe is no longer permitted to use the wwf initials or logo in any new, original footage, with any old-school logos for retro-themed programming now using the original wwf logo, but modified without the f.
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layfield has appeared as a playable character in a number of wwe video games. his first appearance as a playable character was in "wwf attitude", with his latest appearance in "wwe 2k18", as well as being a playable character, in "wwf wrestlemania 2000", "wwf smackdown!", "wwf no mercy", "", "wwf smackdown! just bring it", "wwf road to wrestlemania", "wwe wrestlemania x8", "wwe smackdown! shut your mouth", "wwe crush hour", "wwe smackdown! vs. raw", "wwe day of reckoning 2", "wwe smackdown! vs. raw 2006", "wwe smackdown vs. raw 2007", "wwe smackdown vs. raw 2008", "wwe smackdown vs. raw 2009", "wwe smackdown vs. raw 2010", "wwe '13", "wwe 2k14", "wwe 2k15" as dlc, "wwe 2k16", "wwe 2k17" and "wwe 2k18". layfield also appears as a commentator for several games, including "smackdown vs raw 2008", "wwe 2k16" and "wwe 2k17".
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