Nikki Cross Files Trademark for Ring Name After WWE Release
Nikki Cross wasted no time after her WWE release, with trademark filings for her former ring name and nickname surfacing just days after she was let go.
Both filings were made on April 28 through a company called Best in the Galaxy Wrestling, LLC, which has no prior trademark history. The filings cover Nikki Storm, the name Cross used before signing with WWE in 2016, and The Best In The Galaxy, the nickname she carried during that period of her career.
The Nikki Storm filing covers entertainment services, including wrestling performances, televised and live appearances, online interviews, and professional wrestling events, as well as merchandise categories such as shirts, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, hats, bandanas, and socks. It also covers printed comic books and graphic novels. The Best In The Galaxy filing covers the same entertainment services and merchandise categories without the publishing component.
Cross was among 25 known WWE releases announced last Friday, which also included the rest of the Wyatt Sicks faction she had been a part of. The speed of the filings suggests she has a clear plan for life outside WWE and is moving quickly to reclaim the identity she built before signing with the company nearly a decade ago.
