WWE: AJ Styles Confirms He Was Supposed To Retain WWE U.S. Title at WWE Battleground 2017, WWE Reportedly Considering Baseball Stadium Location for Future Major WWE PLE Event, New Baron Corbin (Bishop Dyer) Trademark

AJ Styles Confirms He Was Supposed To Retain WWE U.S. Title at WWE Battleground 2017

A recent episode of the Phenomenally Retro podcast featured WWE Hall of Famer and co-host AJ Styles giving his thoughts about his match against Kevin Owens for the WWE United States Championship at WWE Battleground 2017. Styles revealed that he was supposed to have won the match and retained the title but he failed to kick out of a pin attempt from Owens in time.

“Here’s something that people don’t know. When I lost that one to him, I wasn’t supposed to lose. My shoulder was supposed to be up. I thought it was, I was pissed. I came back like, ‘What the freak is going on?’ Vince was like, ‘Your shoulder wasn’t up.’ I was like, ‘1000% it was up.’ I’m mad, not because I lost, because why the freak did he count something that wasn’t a pin? He goes, ‘Show him, take him to the truck and show him.’ I go back and watch it, sure enough, my shoulder is down. So, I go to Vince, ‘You’re right, I was wrong. Sorry about that.’”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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WWE Reportedly Considering Baseball Stadium Location for Future Major WWE PLE Event

WWE reportedly is currently considering plans to hold a future major Premium Live Event at a baseball stadium in Wisconsin, according to PWInsider.

Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that WWE officials have looked into the possibility of holding a major event at the American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at some point in the future. This stadium is the home of MLW team Milwaukee Brewers.

Johnson reported that discussions between WWE and stadium officials are currently on-going but nothing has been finalized as of the time of his report.

Johnson also reported that WWE is currently considering holding a PLE at the stadium in the Fall of either this year or in 2027.

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WWE Files New Trademark

WWE filed a new trademark for “The Nomad” on July 10 for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

This is the nickname that Baron Corbin used in the indies under his ring name of Bishop Dyer. Corbin made his surprise return to WWE at the July 10th WWE SmackDown show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Portion of trademark filing:

“Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and through broadcast media including television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online service; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment via an online community portal; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment information; fan club services, namely, organizing sporting events in the field of wrestling for wrestling fan club members; organizing social entertainment events for entertainment purposes for wrestling fan club members; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment; online journals, namely blogs, in the field of sports entertainment.”