Could WWE bring back a released star?

Recent quality from the WWE satellite could people the imaginable instrumentality of 1 of the antecedently fired stars. Over the years, WWE has attempted to registry galore of its quality names, gimmicks and different properties.

 While immoderate of these actions were done arsenic extensions of protection, often specified filings hint astatine imaginable comebacks, caller beginnings, and adjacent caller gimmicks. However, successful 1 somewhat rarer case, WWE precocious attempted to registry the sanction of a fired star.

Duke Hudson near WWE earlier this year. Young and talented, helium was portion of the NXT marque and the Chase University group, and was considered 1 of the rising hopes successful the company. 

Hudson joined WWE successful February 2019 and debuted successful NXT a period later. A twelvemonth later, helium made his tv debut, paired with Shane Thorne. 

He besides appeared connected RAW successful March 2020, and was associated with MVP for a while. After that, helium was brought backmost to NXT, and the brace broke up. As portion of Chase University, Hudson won the NXT Tag Team titles alongside Andrea Chase. After that, helium had a fewer insignificant rivalries earlier being released successful January.

Gimmicky registration and a accidental to return

Now it looks similar determination is simply a anticipation of its return, arsenic the sanction "Duke Hudson" has been resubmitted for protection. The institution could instrumentality it, oregon possibly delegate the sanction to different star, though this is unlikely. 

It is inactive unclear what WWE is readying with the gimmick, oregon if this is simply portion of a strategy to clasp their properties.

WWE has applied to registry the sanction "Duke Hudson" with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). The statement of the submission reads: "Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a nonrecreational wrestler and entertainer rendered and done broadcast..."

In summation to Duke Hudson, WWE has besides filed to support the sanction of existent AEW prima Shawn Spears, who presently performs nether that name. 

They besides attempted to trademark the sanction "Scott Dawson," which was really the erstwhile ringing sanction of existent AEW wrestler Dax Harwood. Harwood and his longtime tag spouse Cash Wheeler were known successful the promotion arsenic The Revival.