WWE alters Bronson Reed Tribal Thief shirt, relaunches logo-only

Bronson Reed said WWE altered and re-released his "Tribal Thief" t shirt after it was temporarily pulled from sale because of copyright concerns tied to images of shoes on the original design. The shirt, which appeared on WWE Shop after Reed stole Roman Reigns's footwear during an on‑screen segment, was removed shortly after its debut, with existing orders canceled before a modified version without the shoe artwork returned to the store.

Reed explained the change during an appearance on the Battleground podcast, saying the item "is still there, still available, but it's altered" and acknowledging that the removal stemmed from "copyright infringement stuff" connected to the shoe imagery. He said he understood the decision but had hoped WWE would substitute generic footwear to preserve the visual gag, noting, "I was walking around with people's shoes around my neck."

The original shirt paired the Tribal Thief logo with a pair of sneakers draped over the emblem, a design nod to Reed's storyline habit of taking opponents' shoes and the nickname Paul Heyman attached to him. After the design was pulled, WWE canceled some orders before relaunching a logo‑only version that omits the...