WWE has filed for a new trademark as they continue to tell the storyline of one star who is being featured prominently on television.
On May 30, WWE filed for “#FreeTonyD” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for merchandise purposes and entertainment services such as wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer. The full description reads as follows:
“Mark For: #FREETONYD™ trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of 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.”
“Mark For: #FREETONYD™ trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of 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.”
Tony D’Angelo is portrayed as a mobster in NXT, where he has been involved in some questionable activities throughout his tenure alongside Stacks. He got rid of Two Dimes, an associate, and Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson), who was called up to the main roster. It was portrayed that he killed them to write them off television.
The May 16 episode of NXT TV saw D’Angelo be taken from a restaurant by two police officers and interviewed at the police station. The May 24 episode saw him be arrested, and this week’s show saw him take his mugshots. It’s still unclear what he was charged with.
