Posted on 9/06/124 by Colin Vassallo
Wesley Eisold of the band American Nightmare, has sued Cody
Rhodes, WWE, and Fanatics, for breaking their 2019
settlement agreement over the use of the term American
Nightmare according to a story by POST Wrestling.
The lawsuit, filed in the state of California, states that
there are trademark infringements, breach of contract, and
intentional interference. Eisold is claiming $150,000 in
damages and up to $300,000 for trademark infringement plus
the cost of all legal fees involved in this lawsuit.
In March 2019, both parties settled for $30,000 when Rhodes
trademarked the term for merchandise and he was allowed to
use it as long as the term is used in conjunction with his
name or likeness and imagery has to be at least 75% larger
than the American Nightmare text.
The band leader had to deal with a barrage of wrestling fans
and nasty comments online to a point where he wrote, “Listen
you f*cking dolts. I already own the name. Doesn’t matter
who you like. They licensed it from me. Then violated that
agreement.”
Eisold also claims that he tried to contact Rhodes in 2022
and then again to both Rhodes and Fanatics with cease and
desist letters.