Smackdown’s viewership, Foley gives rapper his blessing to use the “Cactus Jack” name
– WWE Smackdown on December 6 averaged 1,494,000 viewers; 0.44 P18-49 rating.
– Mick Foley (via MuscleMan Malcom) says Rapper Travis Scott has his blessing to use the “Cactus Jack” name
“Hey look, anything that keeps the name going. You know, someone wants to Google Cactus Jack and Travis’s name is going to come up first, but mine’s going to be right behind that, so I don’t mind.
I know a lot of people do, but I don’t mind. Like, when I see the Mandible Claw being used on TV, whereas other wrestlers do mind, I don’t mind. If Travis Scott wants to bring a little more love to the name Cactus Jack, it’s fine because it trickles down to me eventually. It’s definitely a big compliment.”
That’s mighty nice of Mick. Now, what moral rights does he have to either the Cactus Jack name or the mandible claw?
@Luke–Well, it’s better than last year when Sgt. Slaughter and his daughter (Oooo, that rhymes!) had a hiss fit over Lacey Evans using the Cobra Clutch.
“Cactus Jack” was an alternative name for the 1979 movie “The Villain” in the UK and other countries. Kirk Douglas as Cactus Jack Slade. Maybe it’s just coincidence that Foley chose that moniker back in the day, but for entertainment purposes, Sony Entertainment may have the rights to the name.