AEW: Luchasaurus Mask Lawsuit Update, Anna Jay on No Holds Barred Match with Julia Hart, More News

Luchasaurus Mask Lawsuit Update

As noted before, AEW and Luchasaurus are currently dealing with a lawsuit filed against them over allegations of copyright infringement involving Luchasaurus’ mask design.

Fightful’s Robert DeFelice reported that the presiding judge ruled against AEW and Luchasaurus’, real name Austin Matelson, motion to have the lawsuit against them be dismissed on May 16th based on recent court records.

In the court filing, the judge reportedly had felt that Composite Effects had adequately pleaded their breach of contract and LUPTA claims and copyright claims to allow their case to proceed.

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Anna Jay Comments on Her Recent No Holds Barred Match with Julia Hart

A recent episode of the Under The Ring podcast featured Anna Jay A.S. as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Jay’s thoughts about her No Holds Barred match against Julia Hart during this past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show in Detroit, Michigan.

“Yeah, well, I mean it was cool (to have the match on Dynamite with Julia Hart). I definitely didn’t expect to have that kind of match with Julia ever. But yeah, I mean, it’s fun. It’s one of those things where, to me personally, those kind of matches are the most fun and the most intense and kind of just a different beast in itself so to have that with Julia was kind of cool. I mean obviously, we’re not best friends now but, overall I’m happy with it and I think that it went okay besides me losing.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

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AEW News & Notes

AEW’s upcoming Countdown to AEW Double or Nothing 2023 special is currently scheduled to air at 1:00AM EST on Sunday, May 28th on TNT. This special will air following AEW’s Rampage show which is currently scheduled to air at 12:00AM EST due to TNT’s 2023 NBA and NHL Playoffs commitments for that week’s Friday and Saturday.

A trademark for “Double Jeopardy” was filed by AEW on May 11th for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

A trademark for “Black Machismo” was filed by Jay Lethal on May 11th for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes to the USPTO.

A trademark for “Ricky Starks” was filed by Ricky Starks on May 11th for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes to the USPTO.

In a recent interview with City A.M., Jamie Hayter stated that she initially had thought that AEW got Wembley Stadium confused with Wembley Arena for the location of their upcoming All In event this August in London, England. Hayter stated “I thought they had gotten it confused with Wembley Arena, which in its own right has hosted great professional wrestling shows. But nope, it’s the stadium. I was gobsmacked. I was elated. I was nervous.”

In a recent interview with WhatCulture, Ortiz gave his thoughts on the idea of a Forbidden Door concept in wrestling and AEW’s current working partnerships with other companies. Ortiz stated “I personally want to take advantage of all these working relationships we have, with New Japan, with NOAH, with DDT, stuff like that. Going back to Mexico, doing some AAA stuff. So, I like playing both ends. I’m a very even person, so I can do both, but there will be moments where I have a fire lit underneath my ass and I wanna do something more. Finding that spot and finding that balance, people have to navigate it, not just in wrestling but life.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)