Before he was a detestable villain and well before he got suspended by AEW, Jack Perry won the hearts of wrestling fans as Jungle Boy. While his heel persona doesn’t use that moniker, it seems Perry wants to make sure no one else can either.
Wrestling Observer reported today that Perry had filed trademark applications for both “Jack Perry” and “Jungle Boy” with the US Patent and Trademark Office. The Jungle Boy application can be viewed online and covers its use in the usual manners associated with pro wrestling:
Entertainment in the nature of wrestling contests; Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibits and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer; Entertainment services, namely, live appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainer; Entertainment services, namely, personal appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainer; Entertainment services, namely, televised appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainer; Providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; Providing online interviews featuring a professional wrestling and sports entertainment personality in the field of professional wrestling and sports entertainment for entertainment purposes
Perry has been suspended since August for his role in the backstage altercation at All In London that eventually cost CM Punk his job with the company. It’s not known exactly when the suspension will end or when he might appear again on AEW programming.
One fan theory that has gained some traction is that Perry is already working again and could be the masked Devil that has plagued MJF for weeks. That reveal would pass the logic test, at least by wrestling standards, as Perry and MJF have some prior history that includes them facing off in a four-way AEW World Championship match earlier this year at Double or Nothing.
Even if he’s not the Devil, it seems unlikely that Perry would return as a babyface, so the Jungle Boy name is probably for later and not for now. But it’s interesting that he wants to hold onto it, giving him more options for his presentation for the rest of his career.