WWE Files Trademark Applications For 2 Former Stars
Could returns be on the horizon as WWE files trademark applications for old ring names?
WWE recently filed trademark applications for Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler, and, more interestingly, Ezekiel Jackson and Zack Ryder with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
All four applications were filed on 23 February. WWE is seeking each for the following purposes:-
GS0411Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered and through broadcast media including television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online service; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment via an online community portal; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment information; fan club services, namely, organizing sporting events in the field of wrestling for wrestling fan club members; organizing social entertainment events for entertainment purposes for wrestling fan club members; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment; online journals, namely blogs, in the field of sports entertainment
Ziggler and McIntyre are active, longstanding WWE wrestlers. Ryder, who currently works under his real name Matt Cardona, has been continually linked to a WWE return since Paul 'Triple H' Levesque became head of creative. Jackson left WWE in 2013 - and hasn't wrestled anywhere since 2015.
Ryder's name will likely raise the most eyebrows, given his constant links to WWE in recent times. He has competed for several different promotions in 2023 already, including IMPACT Wrestling, GCW, and the NWA.