“Woooow so petty”- WWE filing trademark for top AEW star’s famous catchphrase leaves wrestling fans divided on social media
WWE filed a trademark for a popular catchphrase of a current AEW champion, three years after his departure from the company.
WWE files trademark for Bryan Danielson catchphrase (via WWE)
WWE is known to be competitive when it comes to going head-to-head with other wrestling promotions. A similar type of incident took place recently, where the Stamford-based promotion filed a trademark for a popular catchphrase of a former WWE Champion who is now in AEW.
The star against WWE is Bryan Danielson. As per F4WOnline, Danielson filed a trademark for his famous ‘YES YES YES’ chant earlier this year in July. Days after the application, WWE sent him a legal letter for infringement of contract, despite the fact that it was a free trademark. Later on, Danielson’s application was abandoned, and WWE entered this trademark war on September 30.
‘YES YES YES’ was a popular slogan of the f.k.a. Daniel Bryan while he was working in WWE. When he made his transition to AEW, this was gradually abandoned by the legend. In July, it seemed like Bryan Danielson had some plans to revitalize the catchphrase ahead of his match at All In yet again. However, now it seems the plans were called off.
Bryan Danielson filed to trademark the term ‘YES YES YES’ at the end of July this year.
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) October 1, 2024
This came to be as Bryan’s manager alerted him that it was free to trademark and didn’t cost much.
Following the application, Bryan stated that WWE sent some form of a legal letter implying… pic.twitter.com/XGz90W3PuH
This move by the Stamford-based promotion was surprising given that Danielson has always spoken well about his time in WWE since leaving. However, there are chances that this was a step towards burning the bridges with The American Dragon for a potential WWE return down the line.
Wrestling fans react after WWE filed trademark for the catchphrase of Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson and WWE’s recent drama garnered a lot of buzz all over social media. Fans looked divided over the incident, as some called it an unimpressive move on the part of WWE. Meanwhile, others termed it ‘revenge’ for The Lucha Brothers‘ contract situation in AEW. Moreover, some fans even defended WWE by saying the company pitched the idea to Danielson. Therefore, it was always their property.
Here are the top reactions of the fans on X:
Furthermore, some fans even called it a huge loss for AEW. However, there were some users who pitched a creative idea to Danielson to replace the catchphrase with a new one. Most of them suggested that the current AEW World Champion should use ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’ instead of ‘YES YES YES’.
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