A newly debuted WWE star may be set to undergo a name change following two recent trademark filings by the company.
At WWE Backlash yesterday, former IWGP Tag Team Champion and brother of Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, made his debut as the newest member of the Bloodline, helping his brother and Solo Sikoa defeat Kevin Owens and Randy Orton.
Following the show, WWE has now filed the trademark on Tanga Loa’s ring name, as well as the name ‘Tonga Loa’.
It is not yet known if Tonga Loa will be the new name for Tama Tonga, or if it’s simply an alternate spelling of Tanga Loa’s ring name.
The following description accompanied the filings:
“Entertainment 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”
WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi has reacted to Tanga Loa’s debut, which you can see here.
WWE has filed to trademark Tanga Loa AND Tonga Loa
"Entertainment 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… pic.twitter.com/23GeOxjwPH
— WrestleTalk (@WrestleTalk_TV) May 5, 2024
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