Above: Vegas odds-makers were hard pressed to pick which bear representing the respective WWF's would come out on top.

Story appears courtesy of Business Twaddle.

Lawyers and witnesses for the World Wrestling Federation and the World Wildlife Federation nearly came to blows in a London courtroom this week in what has turned into a nasty trademark dispute.

The London-based animal protection group - the plaintiff in an ongoing lawsuit - claims the U.S.-based wrestling body has "repeatedly and willfully" violated a 1990 "mutual truce" agreement that would allow it to use the WWF logo in America, but not anywhere else, to market its product. The biggest violations are in its use of the www.wwf.com website, which the wildlife group says it should own the rights to.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr, we'll rip their fucking heads off," growled lawyers for the wrestling body in response to the judge's request for their position on the plaintiff's claim. The wildlife group said its members have been "distressed and dismayed" in trying to log onto its website and produced witnesses who corroborated that. "Heavens me. I was simply looking for some information on the spotted grackle," said Lincolnshire, England resident Elizabeth Milltoolie. "And suddenly, I'm looking at a rather unpleasant fat, bearded gentleman in tights named Goldberg."

The wrestler known as "The Rock" said his reputation has suffered when wrestling fans mistakenly logged onto the wildlife body's website." "You gotta do something, your honor. I just want to kick some ass and have some fun out there, but these fans are pelting me with gerbils every time I enter the ring and calling me The Panda. It just ain't right."

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