WWE applies to secure trademark rights for 'Succession’

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Published at :September 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM

Modified at :September 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM

(Courtesy : WWE)

The Stamford-based promotion has filed for a new trademark.

WWE filed a trademark application for the term ‘Succession’ on Thursday, September 4, aiming to use it for the production and presentation of professional wrestling events.

The full description of the trademark as per USPTO:

Production and exhibition of professional wrestling events rendered live and through broadcast media; providing wrestling news and information through broadcast media; providing information in the fields of professional wrestling through broadcast media; providing a website in the field of professional wrestling and sports information

As of the writing of this article, the Stamford-based promotion has not announced any new show with the Succession name.

WWE is gearing up to bring back the Wrestlepalooza PLE

WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025 — (Courtesy: WWE.com)

After Clash in Paris, WWE is gearing up to revive the Wrestlepalooza Premium Live Event this month. The event is set for Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana and will usher in the new era of WWE PLEs on ESPN.

The name Wrestlepalooza was originally used for an ECW event series that ran from 1995 to 2000. Its most prominent edition was the 1998 pay-per-view, headlined by Shane Douglas defending the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Al Snow.

The planned show on September 20 is the exact same day as AEW All Out in Toronto and will mark the first instance of a main roster PLE going head-to-head with AEW. Throughout 2025, WWE has counter-programmed several of AEW’s major pay-per-views with NXT premium live events.

The 17-time World Champion, John Cena, is being advertised for the show, while Iyo Sky and Stephanie Vaquer are set to battle for the vacant Women’s World title at the show.

Matches announced for WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025

Iyo Sky vs Stephanie Vaquer – Women’s World title match (VACANT)
John Cena vs TBA

Did WWE file for a new trademark?

Yes, WWE filed a trademark application for the term ‘Succession’ on Thursday, September 4, aiming to use it for the production and presentation of professional wrestling events.

When and where will Wrestlepalooza 2025 take place?

The 2025 edition of Wrestlepalooza is set for September 20 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Where can fans tune in to watch the PLE?

The Wrestlepalooza PLE will usher in the ESPN era in the US, as the event will air live and exclusively on ESPN in the United States and on Netflix internationally (excluding some markets).

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