On March 24th, WWE filed to trademark the term ‘Gauntlet Eliminator’. This is the name chosen for the match to determine a #1 contender for Johnny Gargano’s NXT North American Championship. The match will start out with 12 Superstars, with the last six men in the match moving on to TakeOver: Stand & Deliver for a Gauntlet Match on Night One.
The order of entry in the gauntlet match will be determined by the elimination order in the battle royal. The winner of the gauntlet on Night One will then go on to face Johnny Gargano on Night Two. The Gauntlet Eliminator match will include the following NXT Superstars: Jake Atlas, Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, Leon Ruff, Austin Theory, Dexter Lumis, Tyler Rust, Kushida, Cameron Grimes, Pete Dunne, Roderick Strong, Bronson Reed, and LA Knight.
The trademark is for,
“Mark For: GAUNTLET ELIMINATOR trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of entertainment services, namely, a show about professional wrestling; entertainment services, namely, the production and exhibition of professional wrestling events rendered live and through broadcast media including television and distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media; providing wrestling news and information through broadcast media including television and distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment through broadcast media including television and distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment information; organizing social entertainment events for entertainment purposes for wrestling fans; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment; online journals, namely blogs, in the field of sports entertainment.
