WWE files trademark for ‘The Culling’

A recent WWE trademark filing could have revealed a new faction name.

On March 2, WWE applied to trademark the term “The Culling.” The application is listed as covering the following goods and services:

• 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

While there has been no confirmation of what the trademark is for, there are a couple of NXT groups that do not have names yet. A new faction debuted at Vengeance Day last month featuring Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin & Saquon Shugars. Shawn Spears also leads a different faction that includes Brooks Jensen, Niko Vance & Izzi Dame.

Spears is challenging Tony D’Angelo for the NXT North American Championship tonight.