WWE filed their opposition to Cody Rhodes’ attempts to trademark the terms “Slamboree” and “The Match Beyond” on September 21st with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), stating that they purchased the rights to those concepts when they acquired the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion back in March 2001 and are utilizing them on the WWE Network, as well as on the WWE website.

WWE stated that because of the long-standing use of the terms by WCW and the WWE, they have become indelibly linked in the public’s mind to be exclusively associated with the WWE and alleged that Cody filed for those trademarks in an attempt to unfairly trade on the long-standing use and recognition of their use with the WWE.