Gangrel Explains Why Legends Deal With WWE Fell Through
Fans have fond memories of Gangrel and Brood, which helped launch the careers of Edge (Adam Copeland in AEW) and Christian (Christian Cage in AEW).
Despite Edge paying tribute to his former group at WrestleMania 39 and fans loving the nostalgia of the Attitude Era, Gangrel has not had much of a connection with the company, even through the video games or action figures.
Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Gangrel spoke about the company saying he wouldn’t be remembered, which is what Edge previously stated.
“That’s what they said, that’s what he said. But I think it was a little bit more to it. I don’t know what it is, but I think it was a little bit more. It’s weird too, because I was just speaking of the name, you know, the nostalgia deals they have. So I went through that. I’m not going to mention the person the officer’s going through, but it was all lined up. It was right down to the final things, and then, when the last version should be signed, they come through. It came to me and said, ‘Do you have a letter from White Wolf saying that you can use the name, that they relinquish the name to you?’ I go, you have lawyers after lawyers, they clearly could see that I have the trademark registered and all that stuff. ‘You don’t have a letter?’ I go, no, and then I never heard back from them again. So it’s something weird, it’s a little bit more to it. Maybe if you could figure it out in your investigative journals, you could tell me, but at this point I’ve motored on and done my own thing for so long.
“It would be great to go back in some kind of form or fashion and do something, of course, that would be awesome. I’m sure the money’s great, and it gives you longevity to be on that powerful TV, but at the same time I’ve been busier than I’ve ever been busy. I wrestled more than I wrestled. Then with the two schools, and then committing to a lot to this school here too, more so out of the two. I’m here trying to get this going. It’s been insane.”
The former Brood leader still wrestles independent matches.
Elsewhere during the interview, he spoke about not being at WrestleMania 39. You can find his full comments here.
