– Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the reason that WWE was recently filing for various trademarks on old wrestling terms from WCW, WCCW and other companies is due to them not being happy that MLW trademarked War Games.
– WWE Network has added five new matches to the Hidden Gems collection. Here’s a list of matches added:
Texas Rasslin’ 06/17/1952 – Legendary Lou: “NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz puts his title on the line against the dangerous Wild Bill Longson.”
WWWF @ MSG 01/31/1972 – The Great Gotch: “Karl Gotch makes his impact felt on U.S. soil when he teams with Rene Goulet to face The Rugged Russians at Madison Square Garden.”
Championship Wrestling from Florida 11/12/1974 – Oklahoma’s Favorite Son: “The highly revered Danny Hodge joins forces with wild man Jos Leduc to battle the dastardly duo of Pak Song and Toru Tanaka.”
Stampede Wrestling 08/12/1983 – Japanese Pride: “Before becoming one of Japan’s most controversial figures in MMA, Nobuhiko Takada traveled to Canada to face Athol Foley.”
AWA 10/18/1984 – To Catch a Model: “Billy Robinson, accompanied to the ring by WWE Hall of Famer Lord Alfred Hayes, takes on Rick Martel in this contest from Canada.”
