WWE Files Trademark For SmackDown Star’s Old Ring Name

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WWE has filed a trademark for a SmackDown star’s previous ring name with the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

The company filed an application with the USPTO to trademark “RECKONING.”

Per the Goods and Services tab, WWE intends for this trademark to cover use under the category of “entertainment services”.

The following description accompanied the filing:

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

Reckoning was notably the name of current SmackDown star Michin during her stint with the Retribution faction.

Michin was revealed to be part of the faction on the September 20, 2020 edition of Raw, and wrestled as Reckoning up until quietly dropping the character following the 2021 WWE Draft.

Similarly, WWE recently filed to trademark “Slapjack”, which was the name of former WWE star Shane Haste’s Retribution character.

Michin last wrestled on the August 29 SmackDown episode, defeating Kiana James in seven seconds.

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