WWE owns Japanese footage?

[Xero]

Tonight during the Mick Foley montage I noticed that they included some of his japanese stuff, including a Foley/Funk deathmatch. When/did the WWE get the rights to this? And what promotion was it? IWA?

[The Mackem]

They have always had that footage for some reason. They have used it muliple times in Mick Foley montages since it happened.

[Xero]

They have? I've never noticed it.

I also noticed some other footage that I've never noticed before...

[The Mackem]

Yeah, it was from about 95 or 96 I think and IWA sounds about right in some kind of deathmatch tournament.

[Kane Knight]

I'm not sure if they own it or have just worked out a deal to use it.

[mrslackalack]

I dont believe they own the footage to it. I believe they just got permission.

[James Steele]

Maybe it is footage from Mick Foley's personal collection?