As reported, WWE, Cody Rhodes and the company's business partner, Fanatics, were sued by Wesley Eisold for the “American Nightmare” trademark.
Eisold is an American musician and poet. He records music under the name of Cold Cave and is a member of the hardcore punk band American Nightmare. In 2016, this 45 -year -old musician registered a commercial brand for the name “American Nightmare”.
According to Post Wrestling, Eisold filed a lawsuit against Rhodes, WWE and Fanatics. The current WWE undisputed champion received permission to use the term “American Nightmare” in his merchandise, under specific conditions.
Since he left WWE In 2016, Rhodes began using the nickname “American Nightmare”. During his days in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Ring of Honor and All Elite Wrestling, they went to him with the same nickname and continued with this tradition after signing with the WWE.
Cody Rhodes will appear on this week's wwe smackdown
It has been confirmed that Cody Rhodes It will appear in the next edition of WWE SmackDown. He is ready to resume his rivalry with only Sikoa, who seems to be the next in the list for a rematch against The American Nightmare.
In the event live Summerslam Premium, Sikoa could not win the WWE undisputed championship thanks to the return of Roman Reigns. OTC's interference allowed Rhodes to successfully defend his title against the new tribal chief.
In Bash in Berlin, Rhodes successfully defended the WWE undisputed championship in a close battle against Kevin Owens. Before the fight, Sikoa declared his intentions to challenge the winner of the fight for the title.
Rhodes and Sikoa will cross on SmackDown and still see if the WWE decides to program a rematch between the two superstars. With the live Bad Blood Premium event just around the corner, a rematch could be announced between the two for the program.
Rhodes won the championship in Wrestlemania XL defeating Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules Match.
