Pabst Blue Ribbon calls out John Cena over controversial T-shirt
John Cena will be returning to "Raw" on Memorial Day for the first time since suffering a shoulder injury, and to celebrate, the WWE is selling new T-shirts with his motto "Hustle, Loyalty, Respect."
Pabst Blue Ribbon noticed some similarities between the shirt design and its logo, prompting the beer company to issue a warning to Cena and the WWE over Twitter.
A message to @JohnCena & the @WWE: We have a chokehold called the Cease & Desist. Pretty sure we see you🖕 pic.twitter.com/AKWjUEXiUj
— Pabst Blue Ribbon (@PabstBlueRibbon) May 27, 2016
WWE took the warning seriously and will no longer be selling the shirts.
"As a content creator, WWE respects trademarks and intellectual property, and therefore will not proceed selling the merchandise, despite it being an original design clearly within fair use," a WWE spokesperson said.