I did a little digging and found this. According to this, Thousand Eyes gains original atk only. Axe would become an incorrect target and go to the graveyard. I believe it was from the old Yahoo list:
Equip Spell Cards can only be attached to Monster Cards.
If "Relinquished" or "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" absorbs a monster that is equipped with an Equip Spell Card(s), that monster will become an illegal target for whatever Equip Spell Card(s) it had attached. As such, those Equip Spell Cards will be sent to the Graveyard.
Applying this to your scenario: "Axe of Despair" will be sent to the Graveyard, as "Summoned Skull" is now treated as an Equip Spell Card, and is therefore an illegal target for "Axe of Despair." "Relinquished" or "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" will take the printed ATK of "Summoned Skull," which is 2500.
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Original Message:
Player B's field contains a Summoned SKull, equipped with Axe of Despair, therefore Summoned Skull is 3500atk.
If Player A properly summons Relinquished or Thousand Eyes Restrict, and chooses Player B's Summoned Skull for the effect of Relinquished/Thousand Eyes Restrict, will the Axe of Despair remain in play, equipped to the Summoned Skull? Or will the effect only use Summoned Skull, sending Axe of Despair to the graveyard?
Should I just go by this or do you guys think I should post to the new judge list?