WWE Files Trademark for Clash of Champions Goods

World Wrestling Entertainment filed a trademark application for "Clash of Champions" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on December 1, covering a wide range of merchandise related to sports entertainment.

The filing, which has met the office's minimum requirements and awaits examination, specifies goods such as cardboard and paper hangtags, blister cards, collector albums for stickers, photographs, framed pictures, postcards, greeting cards, posters, decals, trading cards, brochures, magazines, newspapers, coloring books, children's activity books, souvenir programs, comic books, notebooks, pens, pencils, bumper stickers, and paper party favors. According to the application details, these items focus on paper-based products, stationery, and collectibles tied to wrestling events.

Clash of Champions originated as a special event series in the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling, beginning in 1988 and airing on TBS. WWE adopted the name for its own premium live events starting in September 2016, using it annually through 2020 as a successor to the Night of Champions concept. Under WWE, the shows required defenses of every active championship...