Ex-WWE star Ryback may take legal action over Ezekiel Elliott trademark

Ezekiel Elliott's attempt to trademark "Feed Me" could hit a legal snag.

The Dallas Cowboys running back submitted a trademark application for the phrase on Sept. 16, days after revealing a new "Feed Me" tattoo. Former WWE star Ryback believes the phrase is too similar to the "Feed Me More" trademarked slogan he's used for years and is prepared to take legal action if Elliott's application gets approved.

"I actually had saw that from an attorney posted that he filed on Sept. 16, and I had to get a hold of my attorney," Ryback said on his podcast. "So Ezekiel Elliott, I don't know a lot about him. I knew, though, he tried to use this initially many years ago after I had already established it. He had a website IFeelLikeEating.com."

Ryback explained he owns "Feed Me More" trademarks in several different categories, including some of the same ones Elliott filed for.

"What he's trying to do - and I don't know if someone advised him - he was doing other things, 'I like to eat' and using different phrases of hungry, which I've had tied into my brand from the beginning," Ryback said. "He's not gonna get it. With the trademarks, there's a lot of other trademarks that do involve like 'Feed me tacos and tell me I'm pretty' - they involve phrases that are very specific. The problem is this is exactly my phrase. It's exactly and it's the same meaning, and that will cause confusion."

- With h/t to Wrestling Inc.