WWE filed to trademark “Shorty G” and “Smackville” on Wednesday.
Smackville is the name of the WWE Network special that airs next Saturday from Nashville, featuring a musical performance by Elias, Finn Balor vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, and a Triple Threat for the WWE Title with Samoa Joe vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. champion Kofi Kingston.
There’s no word yet on what “Shorty G” is for, but WWE filed the following use description with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO):
“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.”