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WWE files four new trademark applications

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE made multiple trademark filings on Friday, though all were new applications of past trademarks.

Records show that WWE applied to trademark four terms on May 8. They include the respective nicknames of Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu, a past NXT tournament, and a catchphrase that has been used by John Cena:

  • Head of the Table
  • Samoan Werewolf
  • NXT Global Heritage Invitational
  • Earn the Day

Given that they were all filed on the same day, it’s unclear if WWE is actually planning to use any of these trademarks for new purposes. The most interesting of them is the “Earn the Day” trademark and whether it has any connection to the announcement Cena is making at Backlash tonight. However, WWE first trademarked the term in 2021 in conjunction with a Cena merchandise collection that was released at that time. The new application also says that it is for merchandising purposes:

  •  Clothing, namely, tops, shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, hoodies; outerwear, namely, coats; bottoms, pants, shorts, underwear, dresses, pajamas, lingerie, clothing ties, scarves, gloves, swimwear; Halloween and masquerade costumes; footwear, namely, shoes, sneakers, slippers, flip flops, boots; headwear, namely, hats, caps; wrist bands; bandanas; championship trophy belts.

Cena has promised that his announcement tonight will “shock the very foundation of WWE” for both fans and wrestlers. It’s expected that the announcement will, in some form, relate to the soon-to-be-launched Club WWE membership program that was unveiled last month.

The top match at Backlash is pitting Reigns and Fatu against each other with Reigns’ World Heavyweight Championship on the line.

NXT’s Global Heritage Invitational was a round-robin tournament that took place in 2023 and was won by Pete Dunne, who earned a Heritage Cup title shot but was unsuccessful when he challenged then-champion Noam Dar. The Heritage Cup is no longer being featured on NXT television but is technically still held by Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo.

Butch wins WWE NXT Global Heritage Invitational tournament

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Butch is the winner of the NXT Global Heritage Invitational.

The SmackDown star defeated Joe Coffey in the finals of the Global Heritage Invitational tournament on Tuesday’s NXT. As a result, Butch will now head to No Mercy this Saturday to challenge Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup trophy.

Butch pinned Joe Coffey after hitting the Bitter End. Both members of Gallus had interfered early in the match, causing them to be ejected by the referee. After Butch defeated Coffey, he exchanged words with Dar, who was watching the match in the rafters along with the rest of the Meta-Four.

The Global Heritage Invitational had taken place most of the last month. Butch won group A on last week’s NXT, while Joe Coffey won a three-way to claim the top spot in group B.

Here is the updated card for NXT No Mercy on September 30:

  • NXT Championship: Carmelo Hayes defends against Ilja Dragunov
  • NXT Women’s Championship Extreme Rules: Becky Lynch defends against Tiffany Stratton
  • NXT North American Championship: Dominik Mysterio defends against either Dragon Lee, Axiom, or Tyler Bate
  • NXT Heritage Cup: Noam Dar defends against Butch
  • Baron Corbin vs. Bron Breakker

Updated standings for WWE NXT Global Heritage Invitational

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Tyler Bate is now at the top of Group A in NXT’s Global Heritage Invitational.

Bate improved his record to 2-0 with a victory over Charlie Dempsey on Friday night’s episode of NXT Level Up. Bate now has four points in the round-robin tournament, putting him ahead of Butch by one point.

Here are the current standings:

Group A —

  • Tyler Bate: 4 points (2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses)
  • Butch: 3 points (1 win, 1 draw, 0 losses)
  • Axiom: 1 point (0 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss)
  • Charlie Dempsey: 0 points (0 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses)

Group B —

  • Joe Coffey: 4 points (2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses)
  • Nathan Frazer: 4 points (2 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss)
  • Duke Hudson: 2 points (1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss)
  • Akira Tozawa: 0 points (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses)

Former British Strong Style stablemates Bate and Butch will face each other on this Tuesday’s NXT. The match is to decide the winner of Group A. Joe Coffey vs. Duke Hudson is also taking place on the episode.

The winner of Group A and winner of Group B will meet in the tournament finals on the Tuesday, September 26 edition of NXT. The winner of that match advances to challenge Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup at NXT No Mercy on Saturday, September 30.

Heritage Invitational tournament match set for WWE NXT Level Up

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NXT’s Global Heritage Invitational will continue with a Group A match airing on Level Up this Friday night.

WWE has announced that Tyler Bate vs. Charlie Dempsey will take place on this week’s episode of NXT Level Up. The show airs on Peacock/WWE Network at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Fridays.

Bate and Dempsey are each competing in their second match of the round-robin tournament. Bate started off with a victory against Axiom, while Dempsey lost to Butch.

Here are the current tournament standings:

Group A —

  • Butch: 3 points (1 win, 1 draw, 0 losses)
  • Tyler Bate: 2 points (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses)
  • Axiom: 1 point (0 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss)
  • Charlie Dempsey: 0 points (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss)

Group B —

  • Joe Coffey: 4 points (2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses)
  • Nathan Frazer: 4 points (2 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss)
  • Duke Hudson: 2 points (1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss)
  • Akira Tozawa: 0 points (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses)

Bate vs. Butch and Joe Coffey vs. Duke Hudson are set for next Tuesday’s NXT episode.

The winner of Group A faces the winner of Group B on the Tuesday, September 26 edition of NXT. The winner of that match then advances to challenge Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup at NXT No Mercy on Saturday, September 30.

Here’s the full lineup for this Friday’s NXT Level Up:

  • Global Heritage Invitational match: Tyler Bate vs. Charlie Dempsey
  • Dani Palmer & Tatum Paxley vs. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson
  • Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont vs. Bronco Nima & Lucien Price

Global Heritage Invitational match set for WWE NXT Level Up

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The Global Heritage Invitational is set to continue on this week’s episode of NXT Level Up.

WWE has announced that a Global Heritage Invitational match between Akira Tozawa and Joe Coffey will air on Level Up this Friday. It’s the second straight week that Tozawa has wrestled a tournament match on the show. Last Friday, he lost to Duke Hudson.

Tozawa has a 0-1 record in the round-robin tournament and Coffey has a 1-0 record. They’re in Group B for the tournament.

Here are the current standings:

Group A —

  • Butch: 3 points (1 win, 1 draw, 0 losses)
  • Axiom: 1 point (0 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses)
  • Tyler Bate: 0 points (0 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses)
  • Charlie Dempsey: 0 points (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss)

Group B —

  • Joe Coffey: 2 points (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses)
  • Nathan Frazer: 2 points (1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss)
  • Duke Hudson: 2 points (1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss)
  • Akira Tozawa: 0 points (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss)

Tozawa vs. Frazer and Bate vs. Axiom are taking place on next Tuesday’s NXT episode.

The winner of Group A will face the winner of Group B on the Tuesday, September 26 episode of NXT. The winner of that match will then challenge Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup at NXT No Mercy on Saturday, September 30.

NXT Level Up airs on Peacock/WWE Network at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Friday nights. The full lineup for this week’s episode is listed below:

  • Global Heritage Invitational match: Akira Tozawa vs. Joe Coffey
  • Ikemen Jiro vs. Tavion Heights
  • Fallon Henley vs. Karmen Petrovic

Global Heritage Invitational match set for NXT Level Up

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The Global Heritage Invitational tournament will continue on Level Up this week. 

WWE has announced that a round-robin match between Duke Hudson and Akira Tozawa will take place on Friday’s show. 

The tournament kicked off on Tuesday’s episode of NXT. Joe Coffey defeated Nathan Frazier in a Group B match and Butch of the Brawling Brutes defeated Charlie Dempsey in the first Group A match. 

The winners of each block will meet in the finals on the September 26 episode of NXT. Noam Dar will defend the Heritage Cup against the winner of that match at NXT No Mercy on September 30. 

NXT Global Heritage Invitational Standings

Group A

  • Butch – 2 points (1-0)
  • Tyler Bate – 0 points (0-0)
  • Axiom – 0 points (0-0)
  • Charlie Dempsey – 0 points (0-1)

Group B

  • Joe Coffey – 2 points (1-0)
  • Duke Hudson – 0 points (0-1)
  • Akira Tozawa – 0 points (0-0)
  • Nathan Frazier – 0 points (0-1)

NXT Level Up airs Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock in the U.S. and the WWE Network internationally. It was filmed on Tuesday, August 29 from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. 

NXT Level Up August 31 lineup:

  • Akira Tozawa vs. Duke Hudson w/Andre Chase in a Global Heritage Invitational B Block match
  • Stevie Turner vs. Valentina Feroz w/Yulisa Leon
  • Riley Osborne vs. Javier Bernal

Two Global Heritage Invitational matches set for WWE NXT

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NXT’s Global Heritage Invitational tournament will begin with two matches taking place this Tuesday night.

WWE has announced that Butch vs. Charlie Dempsey and Nathan Frazer vs. Joe Coffey are set for Tuesday’s episode of NXT. Butch and Dempsey are part of Group A for the Heritage Invitational, while Frazer and Coffey are in Group B.

The round-robin tournament is being held to determine who will challenge Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup at NXT No Mercy on Saturday, September 30. The groups for the tournament are listed below:

Group A —

  • Tyler Bate
  • Butch
  • Charlie Dempsey
  • Axiom

Group B —

  • Joe Coffey
  • Duke Hudson
  • Nathan Frazer
  • Akira Tozawa

All Heritage Invitational tournament matches will have a 12-minute time limit. Victories are worth two points. If a match ends in a draw, each wrestler will earn one point. The winner of Group A will face the winner of Group B in the finals on the Tuesday, September 26 edition of NXT.

Here’s everything that’s been announced for this Tuesday’s NXT:

  • Steel cage match: The Creed Brothers vs. The Dyad (if the Creed Brothers win, they are reinstated in NXT)
  • NXT Women’s Championship number one contender’s match: Blair Davenport vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Kiana James vs. Roxanne Perez
  • Global Heritage Invitational match: Butch vs. Charlie Dempsey
  • Global Heritage Invitational match: Nathan Frazer vs. Joe Coffey
  • Eddy Thorpe vs. Dijak
  • Tyler Bate vs. Dabba-Kato
  • Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan vs. Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice

WWE reveals full NXT Global Heritage Invitational field

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WWE has revealed the full field of eight wrestlers for the NXT Global Heritage Invitational.

The company unveiled the final two competitors in the round-robin tournament on Sunday, with Axiom & Akira Tozawa joining the already announced Tyler Bate, Joe Coffey, Butch, Duke Hudson, Charlie Dempsey, and Nathan Frazer.

Axiom, Butch, Bate, and Dempsey will be in Group A, while Tozawa, Coffey, Hudson, and Frazer will comprise Group B. 

The Global Heritage Invitational will begin on this week’s WWE NXT episode. The tournament winner will face Noam Dar for the NXT Heritage Cup at the No Mercy pay-per-view on Saturday, September 30.

The tournament rules are as follows: 

  • There will be two groups with four wrestlers in each group in a round-robin style tournament.
  • Matches have a 12-minute time limit.
  • Pinfall and submission victories are worth two points. A draw will earn each wrestler one point.
  • The winner of Group A faces the winner of Group B on Tuesday, September 26 and the winner of that match will challenge Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup on Saturday, September 30 at NXT No Mercy.

Butch announced for WWE NXT Global Heritage Invitational

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NXT’s Global Heritage Invitational tournament will include at least one WWE main roster wrestler.

It was announced today that Butch will be competing in the Global Heritage Invitational. The tournament is being held to determine who will challenge Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup Championship at NXT No Mercy.

Tyler Bate, Joe Coffey, Butch, Duke Hudson, Charlie Dempsey, and Nathan Frazer are the first six participants that have been confirmed for the round-robin tournament. It will feature eight wrestlers in total, with the participants being divided into two groups.

Butch, Bate, and Dempsey are in Group A. Coffey, Hudson, and Frazer are in Group B.

Here is the full list of rules for the tournament:

  • There will be two groups with four wrestlers in each group in a round-robin style tournament.
  • Matches have a 12-minute time limit.
  • Pinfall and submission victories are worth two points. A draw will earn each wrestler one point.
  • The winner of Group A faces the winner of Group B on Tuesday, September 26 and the winner of that match will challenge Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup on Saturday, September 30 at NXT No Mercy.

The invitational tournament kicks off on NXT this Tuesday.

Butch was in action on SmackDown last night, teaming with Ridge Holland in a loss to The Street Profits. It was billed as a Terry Funk memorial hardcore tag team match.