The WWE has officially filed their opposition to a TNA trademark filing.
The term in dispute is: “Santino Marella”.
TNA believes that WWE’s ownership of the trademark has lapsed. WWE is insisting they created the character and therefore own the trademark outright.
Anthony Carelli (Santino Marella in WWE) returned to TNA as their “authority figure” and has been using the name Santino Marella there since 2023.
Carelli left WWE in 2016 and would return here and there for WWE reunion shows, etc.
The trademark dispute comes at a time when NXT is working very closely with TNA sharing talent and angles.
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