Why WWE Likely Didn’t Want To Mention NXT Superstar’s Name On Television

WWE is always locking down names for people that they want to use later on. This caused them to register another name recently, seemingly confirming a signing. It also took place after they had already debuted on television.

We previously reported that WWE didn’t want their announce team saying Dante Rios‘ name during a recent episode of NXT. He lost a match against Tyler Rust, and the announce team did refer to him as “Rios” a couple of times.

The company has now filed a trademark for Dante Rios’ name. This took place on January 28th, one day after the episode of NXT aired with Rios. So, they didn’t have the name 100% locked down just yet.

Also known on the indies as Daniel Garcia, Dante Rios has worked for a number of indie companies. He will make a fine addition to the NXT roster. Now that his name is officially locked down that means he could get a bigger spotlight.