10 Wrestlers Who Went To War With Vince McMahon
6. Raven
Raven, alongside Buff Bagwell, had an enterprising - and it must be said, just - means of raging against the machine.
Per the terms of their deals, the duo were paid royalties for appearances on DVDs on which they were featured. This was not the case as WWE entered the streaming age, via the Network, that accelerated the demise of physical media and hit several former stars in the pocket. Streaming payouts are disproportionately f*cked across all of the entertainment sphere, remain in flux, and Raven, one of wrestling's smartest minds, was quick to notice the plot hole in the emerging story.
He took his case to court, citing an agreement that he was contractually entitled to receive royalties from "direct sales to consumers" which "include[d] without limitation...at the arena, via mail order sales or directly on television, or via the internet," the latter of which drove his suit, as did a further provision: "technology not yet created".
These two provisions together seemed to define that which became the Network, but as of December 2017, the suit was dismissed - with prejudice - because it was successfully argued that the Network is not a physical product but rather a license with which to watch WWE material.