Various: Cody Rhodes’ AEW Contract Update, Saturday’s NJPW Strong Card, Trademarks, Indies

AEW

Jan 28, 2022

Cody Rhodes’ AEW Contract Status Update

As noted before, Cody Rhodes’ contract with AEW expired at the end of 2021.

Following this past Wednesday’s Beach Break 2022 themed Dynamite show in Cleveland, Ohio, AEW held a backstage interview with Rhodes. One of the topics discussed included Rhodes confirming that the reports of his AEW contract had expired are true but also revealed that he is currently working under a handshake type deal with the company.

“It’s paradise, right? There are so many elephants in the room. This is an insane week in wrestling. People think that the Sean Ross story is BS, it’s not. I’m working here without a contract. I’m not even on payroll anymore. I’m working here on a handshake deal. That is 100% legitimate, I swear on Pharaoh’s life.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Full Card for Saturday’s Episode of NJPW Strong

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the full card for this Saturday’s Nemesis Night 4 themed episode of NJPW Strong, which airs on New Japan World starting at 8PM EST.

Alex Zayne vs. Ariya Daivari
Alex Coughlin Open Challenge Series match – Alex Coughlin vs. JR Kratos
U-S-of-Jay Open Challenge match – Christopher Daniels vs. Jay White

WWE, Zicky Dice, & Keith Lee File New Trademarks

WWE, Zicky Dice, and Keith Lee recently filed several new trademarks to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

A trademark for “Sudu Shah” was filed by WWE on January 21st for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes.

A trademark for “Sanga” was filed by WWE on January 23rd for similar purposes. Sanga is the new ring name of former Saurav Gurjar in NXT.

A trademark for “Zicky Dice’s Outlandish Paradise” was filed by Zicky Dice on January 19th for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes. This was the name of an event held by Dice and Game Changer Wrestling earlier this month.

Trademarks for “Limitless” and a stylized “L” logo were filed by Keith Lee on January 20th for wrestling and merchandise-related purposes.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Lucha Libre AAA recently announced that they will be holding three Triplemania 2022 events this year, which will be taking place on April 30th in Monterrey, June 18th in Tijuana, and October 15th in Mexico City, Mexico. The company also announced that they will be holding an eight-man tournament that will span all three events with the twist being that the losers of their matches will advance and the “winner” of the tournament will lose their mask. The eight competitors announced are Ultimo Dragon, Blue Demon Jr., Pentagon Jr., Psycho Clown, Canek, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., LA Park, and Villano IV. (English translation via F4WOnline.com)

Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling recently announced that Nick Gage will be making an appearance for the company at their 5 Year Anniversary event on March 20th in Cocoa, Florida.

PROGRESS Wrestling recently announced that Shane “Swerve” Strickland will be making an appearance for the company at their Chapter 129 event on February 20th in London, England.

The National Wrestling Alliance reportedly is currently planning to hold this year’s Crockett Cup tournament in late February or early March, according to PWInsider.

Terminus recently announced that Queen Aminata will be making an appearance for the company at their Terminus II event on February 24th in Atlanta, Georgia.

Major League Wrestling recently announced a new match for the card of their SuperFight 2022 event on February 26th in Charlotte, North Carolina: