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Update:
According to PWInsider, the names Retaliation and Reckoning will indeed be used for Mercedes Martinez and Mia Yim.
Martinez will be known as Retaliation, and Yim will be known as Reckoning.
Original Story
Retribution Member Names Trademarked
The highly anticipated debut of WWE’s newest stable Retribution occurred this past week during Monday Night RAW. The five main members of the group are former NXT talent, now officially working under different personas on the main roster.
WWE has filed trademarks for members of the stable, possibly revealing the two remaining names, which were not mentioned during this week’s broadcast of Monday Night RAW.
On 9/21 WWE filed five trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the following names.
- T-BAR
- MACE
- SLAPJACK
- RETALIATION
- RECKONING
This past week’s edition of RAW revealed T-Bar as the former Dominick Dijakovic, MACE as the former Dio Maddin, and Slapjack as the former Shane Throne.
It would appear Mia Yim and Mercedez Martinez will be named Retaliation and Reckoning based on the latest trademark filings. We’re not sure which talent will get which name.
Each trademark application was filed under entertainment services, used by a professional wrestler.
International Class 041: 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 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;
Prior to Monday Night RAW, the name Shatter was pitched for one of the female performers according to Wrestlevotes. That name was eventually scrapped.
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