It was recently reported that the WWE had secured a number of new trademarks, mostly for show names that related to their old rivals, WCW.
Though it wasn’t apparent at the time why the WWE had suddenly decided to lock down a number of show names – as well as a number of trademarks relating to NXT talent – it has been noted by the Wrestling Observer that it comes down to Major League Wrestling (MLW) and their recent War Games event.
The WWE weren’t happy about MLW’s ability to trademark and use such a recognized name and stipulation for one of their recent shows, which would explain the WWE’s sudden eagerness to gain the trademarks they recently obtained.
Recent Trademarks
WWE filed trademarks for the following names, which were almost all exclusively past WCW events:
- Saturday Night’s Main Event on 9/24
- WCW Saturday Night on 9/24
- WCW Thunder on 9/24
- NWO New World Order on 9/21
- All Star Wrestling on 9/21
- WCW Monday Nitro on 9/21
- WWE Hidden Gems on 9/21
- World Championship Wrestling on 9/21
- Halloween Havoc on 9/21
- Fall Brawl on 9/21
- Starrcade on 9/14
Many NXT superstars also found themselves with newly associated trademarks with the WWE, including Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford, Otis Dozovic, Tucker Knight, Adam Cole, Danny Burch, and Lars Sullivan.
