Trademark battles are nothing new in the world of pro wrestling, with the Ultimate Warrior and Ryback going so far as to legally change their names to secure ownership of their WWE ring names. And now RingsideNews.com reports that Jinder Mahal is fighting for ownership of “The Maharaja,” as WWE owns the alternative spelling “The Maharajah” and the USPTO won’t approve his application due to the “likelihood of confusion.” Therefore, Mahal has filed a formal petition to cancel WWE’s version, claiming he used it first.
39-year-old Mahal, real name Yuvraj Singh Dhesi, began his wrestling career in 2004 on the Canadian independent circuit and signed with WWE in 2010. Subsequently, he showed plenty of star potential, but being part of the 3MB stable established him as a lower-card wrestler, and ultimately, he was released in 2014. Still, he wouldn’t give up on his dream, and after rejoining WWE in 2016, he would shockingly win the WWE Championship in 2017, although he soon fell back down the card.
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