Details on WWE taking over talent Cameo accounts.
Raj Giri of Wrestling Inc reports WWE is having talent sign agreements to turn over their Cameo accounts. Per the agreement; WWE will be listed as the representative for talent, talent authorize Cameo to make all payments and any other compensations to WWE, Cameo will not be part of any WWE and talent disputes, authorization can be canceled only is the account is canceled.
As previously reported, Vince McMahon instructed WWE talent to sever any unauthorized business ties with third-party platforms on October 2. It was also reported that WWE would take control of talent Twitch accounts in four weeks.
Former Presidential candidate Andrew Yang stated he heard from talent that WWE is forcing performers to sign new contracts that would make Twitch streaming a work obligation.
WWE has not commented on the new reports, though on September 5 they released a statement on the matter, saying they were looking to protect the intellectual property (on-screen names of performers) they created.
Fightful Select has performer reactions to the most recent news of WWE taking over Twitch and Cameo accounts.
Fightful will continue to update fans on the story as more is known.
