Various: AEW Talent Responsible for Indie Scouting, Full Card for NJPW Strong, Trademarks

AEW Talent Responsible for Scouting Indie Talent for AEW Work

Various indie talents have been making appearances for AEW since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

Fightful Select reported that Britt Baker, Christopher Daniels, and QT Marshall have been the main people behind the scenes in AEW who have been recommending certain indie talents be brought in for AEW Dynamite and Dark shows.

It was reported that of the three, Baker has had the most influence in recommending outside talent for shows. Marshall reportedly helps work with talent at his Nightmare Factory in Norcross, Georgia. Daniels had a similar scouting role during his time in Ring of Honor.

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Full Card for This Friday’s NJPW Strong Show

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the full card for this Friday’s NJPW Strong episode, which will air live on New Japan World starting at 10PM EST.

This week’s three-match card features the Finals of the Lion’s Break Crown tournament between Clark Connors and Danny Limelight.

• Barrett Brown, Adrian Quest, & Fred Rosser vs. Blake Christian, Logan Riegel, & Misterioso
• Lion’s Break Crown tournament Finals – Clark Connors vs. Danny Limelight
• 12-Man Tag Team Elimination match – Karl Fredericks, ACH, TJP, Rocky Romero, Jeff Cobb, & David Finlay vs. Hikuleo, Chase Owens, Guerillas of Destiny (Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga), KENTA, & Jay White

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Trent Files New Trademark, XFL Trademark Update

Trent Beretta filed a trademark for “Trent Beretta” on September 30th for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The subsidiary of Alpha Acquico, Alpha Opco, reportedly took over ownership of all registered and pending trademarks, patents, and website registrations that were previously owned by the XFL’s parent company Alpha Entertainment on August 21st, according to PWInsider. Steven Fernandes reported that these included the trademarks to “Alpha Entertainment” and the XFL’s IP from its inaugural season in 2001.