WWE: Trish Stratus Appearance Set for 2/28 WWE SmackDown Show, Bianca Belair on Helping Elevate WWE’s Women’s Tag Division, “American Nightmare” Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Update

Feb 26, 2025

Trish Stratus Appearance Announced for Feb. 28th WWE SmackDown Show

WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus announced on Twitter that she will be making an appearance at this week’s WWE SmackDown show on February 28th at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

See you in Toronto!#wwesmackdown @WWE @TKOGrp

📅 This Friday
📍@ScotiabankArena
🎟️ https://t.co/GDZODhOeWy pic.twitter.com/SCr79IW4xq
— Trish Stratus (@trishstratuscom) February 26, 2025

Current card for February 28th WWE SmackDown show:

WWE United States Championship – LA Knight vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (c)
WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green to compete
Trish Stratus to appear

Bianca Belair Comments on Being Very Proud of Her Work to Elevate WWE Women’s Tag Team Division

SHAK Wrestling held a recent interview with Bianca Belair. One of the topics discussed included Belair’s thoughts about her current run as a tag team wrestler in WWE and her being very proud of her work to elevate WWE’s Women’s Tag Team division.

“For me, when the tag team was presented, I feel like I was in a space where I was excited for it. If you look at my time on the main roster, I’ve actually been champion more than I haven’t been champion. I feel like I’ve been able to accomplish so much as a singles competitor and I felt there were so many women that played a part in my success as a singles competitor, whether it was Sasha Banks [Mercedes Mone], Becky Lynch, Asuka, or Bayley. I really saw an opportunity to showcase myself in a different way and maybe play a different role where I could do for others what was done for me and I could elevate the tag team division. Being in a tag team, you have to be so selfless, for one. You want to make sure you stand out, but you’re also sharing the spotlight with your tag team partner and you’re sharing the spotlight with the two other women across from you in a tag team. It was a different realm for me to be in, and I felt ready to be in, and I was excited about it. I poured my heart and soul into this tag team. It’s a lot less pressure too. I felt I could have more fun and you can share the work with you partner. It’s a lot less pressure and something that isn’t just about me. I was excited to do it and it felt like something I could add to the notch of things I’ve accomplished; helping elevate the tag team division. I’m okay with it. I know eventually I’ll go back to the singles picture, but it was a nice break for me and it doesn’t always have to be about you for you to be proud of it, and I’m very proud of the work I’ve put in and done in the tag team division.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

“American Nightmare” Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Cody Rhodes, WWE, & Fanatics Update

As noted before, a lawsuit was filed against Cody Rhodes, WWE, and Fanatics this past September by punk rock band American Nightmare’s lead singer Wesley Eisold over allegations of trademark infringement and breach of contract regarding Rhodes’ usage of the “American Nightmare” name in wrestling and for merchandise.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that Rhodes, WWE, and Fanatics recently received an extension in time to respond to the lawsuit filed against them by Eisold based on recent court documents.

Johnson reported that the defendants will now have until April 7th to officially respond to the lawsuit against them.