TNA star files to trademark ring name amid report of expiring contract
Mike Santana has filed to trademark his ring name.
Documents available on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website show that Santana filed to trademark “Mike Santana” under his real name, Mark Sanchez Jr., on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
The filing comes after PWInsider reported last month that Santana’s contract with TNA Wrestling is set to expire this summer.
The filing lists the following services:
“IC 041: Providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibits and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer; Entertainment in the nature of wrestling contests; Entertainment services, namely, televised appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainer; Entertainment services, namely, personal appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainer; Entertainment services, namely, live appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainer; Providing online interviews featuring professional wrestler and sports entertainer in the field of professional wrestling and sports entertainment for entertainment purposes. | First Use Anywhere: June 2021 | First Use in Commerce: June 2021”
Mike Santana’s previous trademark filing
Santana previously filed to trademark the name on June 24, 2021. However, that filing is listed as abandoned due to an incomplete response.
Santana returned to TNA Wrestling on April 20, 2024, after spending the previous five years in AEW. He is the current and two-time TNA World Champion. In his first run with the company, which lasted from 2017 to 2019, he and Ortiz won the promotion’s Tag Team Championships four times.
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