WWE files trademark for potential new nickname
WWE has filed for the trademark “career killer” which could be related to Gunther’s new nickname.
On Monday, WWE filed for the trademark ahead of his match against AJ Styles’ in Styles’ possible retirement bout at Saturday’s Royal Rumble in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
WWE filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for the trademark, described as follows:
“Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live 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.”
In the past year, Gunther successfully retired Goldberg at Saturday Night’s Main Event and then John Cena at this past December‘s Saturday Night’s Main Event.
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