WWE Files For 15 New Trademarks Including 8 New Marks Consisting Solely Of Chinese Characters

WWE has filed for a host of new trademarks including new terms and multiple marks consisting of Chinese characters.

In total, there are eight Chinese characters that were trademarked on December 30th, 2020. In addition to those eight marks, WWE also filed to trademark the following terms:

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  • Diamond Mine
  • Ji Lu
  • Nu Wu
  • The Bridge 
  • Qi Yue
  • Quan Tou
  • The Witch
  • Qiao Liang
  • The Covenanter

The trademarks for all of the above use the following description:

IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S:  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

While there's no official determined reason for any of the aforementioned trademarks, at least one of the Chinese character marks has appeared in the vignettes featuring Boa and Xia Li. The duo is set to return on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at NXT New Year's Evil.

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