News & Notes: Eddie Edwards, Hot Topic, WWE Trademarks, Philippines

Eddie Edwards

Eddie Edwards suffered a knee injury at this past weekend’s Impact Wrestling TV tapings and will be undergoing surgery. According to Dave Meltzer, the surgery is minor and he’ll only be out of action for “a short period of time.”

Hot Topic

Hot Topic has apparently signed a deal with The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega to sell various t-shirts, including “Bullet Club” shirts, according to Dave Meltzer.

WWE Trademarks

WWE has filed for trademarks for Jack Gallagher, Big Cass, and Tajiri, according to PWInsider. The Tajiri trademark was apparently filed two days before he announced that he was leaving WWE.

SmackDown in Philippines

WWE announced in a press release that SmackDown will begin airing in the Philippines starting this weekend.

WWE and TV5 today announced a new agreement to broadcast WWE’s flagship program SmackDown® in the Philippines on TV5 beginning this Sunday, April 30. Every week, TV5 will televise a one-hour edition of SmackDown on Sundays at 3PM.