That Answers That. Reason WWE Trademarked So Many Names Revealed.

So that’s why. Last month, WWE went on a spree of trademarks, locking up names of both WCW pay per views and concepts from other promotions. The changes were rather surprising as there was little reason for the trademarking given their lack of doing anything with them for so many years. As it turns out though, there was a simple reason for why WWE went a little crazy in recent weeks.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE has been trademarking various shows and old concepts because they’re upset at Major League Wrestling (MLW) trademarking WarGames. MLW used the name and match concept at a show last month, though there is no word on whether or not WWE is planning on using the names they have recently trademarked.

Here’s what MLW did with the idea.

MLW Fusion Episode 22: War Games 2018

Opinion: Fair enough. WarGames is the kind of big match that so many companies have tried to put on over the years, including WWE. Having a much smaller promotion like MLW take it away isn’t the best result for WWE, so they’re going out of their way to make sure it doesn’t happen again. That’s the kind of thing that makes sense for them, which is the kind of move you would expect from a bigger company. Now if only they would use these new trademarks for something.

Which trademark interests you most? Is WWE being ridiculous here? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2003 Smackdown Reviews.

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