WWE recently filed to trademark “Bálor Club” with the United States Patent & Trademark Office, which will no doubt increase speculation that WWE are considering forming a faction with Finn Bálor and are getting closer to signing AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson to deals with the company.

The following is what is listed in the filing:

Word Mark: BALOR CLUB

Goods and Services: IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: 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; fan club services in the field of sports entertainment; organizing and staging entertainment events with wrestling fan club members; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment; online journals, namely, blogs, in the fields of sports entertainment

Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing Code: (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK

Serial Number: 86583739

Filing Date: April 1, 2015

Current Basis: 1B

Original Filing Basis: 1B

Published For Opposition: January 5, 2016

Owner: (APPLICANT) World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 1241 East Main Street Stamford CONNECTICUT 06902

Attorney of Record: Lauren A. Dienes-Middlen

Disclaimer: NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE ‘CLUB’ APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN

Type of Mark: SERVICE MARK

Register: PRINCIPAL

Other Data: The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) show in the mark does not identify a particular living individual

Live/Dead Indicator: LIVE