When a brand new stable emerges in WWE, AEW, TNA, or every other American wrestling company, it’s a reasonably secure bet that a little bit of trademark news is not that far behind. And that is precisely the case for a brand new “NXT” stable that seems ready for an enormous push. On February 11, WWE filed to trademark the name “Birthright.” As per usual, the trademark sees WWE trying to secure the name for the usage of entertainment services, just about all of that are related to pro wrestling.
Though not confirmed, speculation has centered on “Birthright” getting used for the name of a stable headed by “NXT” star Lexis King, who has been using the word “birthright” on “NXT” television over the past several weeks. To this point, King has recruited Arianna Grace and her fiancée Stacks into the stable, while also making an effort to recruit Charlie Dempsey and Uriah Connors. Grace, Dempsey, Connors, and King are all second or third generation wrestlers, suggesting that Birthright might be a contemporary day version of legacy, the stable of second and third generation wrestlers created by Randy Orton within the late 2000s.
While the group remains to be within the recruitment phase, King, Grace, and Stacks have already made moves in TNA to place them able of strength should Dempsey, Connors, or anyone else join them. Most recently, Stacks held the TNA International Championship for 70 days, only dropping it this past weekend at No Give up to Trey Miguel. Fortunately, Grace immediately covered for her fiancée’s loss, defeating Lei Ying Lee to capture the TNA Knockouts Championship, her first championship victory in her profession.