WWE Abandons Jey Uso’s ‘Yeet’ Catchphrase After Legal Hurdles

Jey Uso made his return during WWE Payback after he ‘quit Smackdown’, much to the delight of fans. He then made his way to Monday Night RAW and has since been booked very strongly. He popularized ‘yeet’ as his catchphrase but now he will have to abandon it due to legal issues.

WWE and Jey Uso have been using ‘yeet’ a lot after Uso left The Bloodline, even getting the fans involved in a big way. That said, any mention of the word was censored on RAW this week. According to WrestleVotes, WWE has been forced to abandon the term due to trademark issues.

This is because Kasey Huffman, a pro wrestler from West Virginia, has owned the trademark to the word since 2021. Huffman owns the trademark to the phrase “Yeet” – something that WWE feels they can’t dispute over.

”Entertainment services, namely, providing professional wrestling exhibitions, shows, and performances by professional wrestlers and entertainers rendered live and through live and recorded broadcast media, namely, television, radio, via the internet, and commercial online services; Conducting of entertainment events in the nature of sports exhibitions, shows, and performances by professional wrestlers and entertainers rendered live and through live and recorded broadcast media, namely, television, radio, via the internet, and commercial online services; Providing online wrestling and sports interviews, news, and information in the fields of wrestling and sports for entertainment purposes rendered live and through live and recorded broadcast media, namely, television, radio, via the internet, and commercial online services.”

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Jey Uso challenged Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on Monday Night RAW, where he was unable to beat The Visionary. We’ll have to wait and see what’s next in store for Jey Uso.

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