World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC (WWE) filed a U.S. trademark application for the word mark “VICE CITY.” The application, number 50031923, was filed on August 4, 2026, in Class 41, which covers entertainment and wrestling services, on an intent-to-use basis.

The case history indicates that WWE submitted an express request for abandonment on September 2. The formalization and notice of abandonment were recorded on September 21, 2026. These are separate stages of the process: the first date refers to the original filing, the second to the abandonment request, and the third to the formalization communicated in the case file.

The case began circulating in a report published on September 23, which cited a different date for the initial filing. However, the U.S. record lists August 4 as the application filing date.

There is no opposition, objection, notice, or public statement from Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive in the case file reviewed. Therefore, the abandonment cannot be attributed to an action by the companies behind Grand Theft Auto.

Rockstar officially identifies Vice City as the central setting of GTA VI, alongside other areas of Leonida. WWE's use of “Vice City” may be editorially related to wrestler Lola Vice: her official profile identifies her as being from Miami and uses the phrase in its description. However, that does not prove the purpose of the trademark application or explain why it was abandoned.

There is also a reference to a separate WWE filing in the European Union, submitted on August 5 and withdrawn on August 10, 2026. It should not be confused with the U.S. application, whose abandonment was formalized on September 21.