Why do wwe superstars have fake names

Let's just give her two first names; we've never done that before," she said. Vince McMahon just decided on the fly that Kelly Kelly should have two first names? Her real name is Barbara "Barbie" Blank, and given that she looks quite similar to a Barbie doll, why would you not just call her "Barbie Blank? That's a lot more catchy in a good way than giving her a generic first name Carlos "Carly" Colon, Jr.

His father, uncle, cousin and brother WWE's Primo are all well-known figures in the business, and you would think they would all use the Colon family name. Sid Eudy has gone under a number of different ring names throughout his career, even once being called "Lord Humongous. He rose to fame in WCW, however, under the name "Sid Vicious," which he took from a punk rock musician of the same name but still sounded cool nonetheless. That sounds like the name of a bad cop show to me and was a far cry from "Sid Vicious" or even Sycho Sid.

Joe Hennig is the son of one of the best wrestlers of all-time, Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig. So, naturally you would assume that the WWE would use his real last name in order to get him over with the fans?

Apparently the best that the company could come up with was Michael McGillicutty, which was his mother's maiden name but is a mouthful to say. I still can't get over the fact that no one told Vince McMahon, "Hey, you're an idiot. Just let this guy be Joe Hennig. But we all that Vince is all about the money, and he's more worried about trademarking Michael McGillicutty than he is about getting Joe Hennig over.

Ultimate Warrior changed his real name to "Warrior" in Anyone who displays, reproduces, copies, creates derivative works, or sells our textual, photographic, video or audiovisual programs for commercial or non-commercial purposes without our permission, violates the copyright laws and is liable for copyright infringement. Likewise, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. The rest of the article is entirely focused on those using a fake name. Due to the realism aspect of pro wrestling, fans often believe these Divas are using their actual names.

Enjoy the article folks and like always be sure to share the article with a friend. Without further ado, here are 15 WWE Divas that use a fake name and 5 that actually use their real name. She was a sporty type growing up, enrolling in several sports such track and field, gymnastics, and even thriving as a cheerleader. Bliss also had a brief run in the bodybuilding world prior to inking a WWE deal.

Clearly, it all worked out for the WWE talent. It is hard to imagine Bayley with any other name. She grew to stardom with the name during her run with NXT. As stated on the Stone Cold Podcast, Bayley actually requested the name Davina Rose—the same name she was using with other independent promotions prior to her WWE signing. However, the company turned down the request due to the number of Divas already using the name Rose.

Now retired, Wilson made quite the impact despite her limited abilities in the ring. She had that rare connection with the crowd that most wrestlers aspire to have. Things could have turned out to be quite different for Becky Lynch, who is now the most popular WWE Diva in the entire company. However, this came close to not happening at all. Lynch left the business at one point, pursuing a job as a stewardess alongside her mom.

Wisely, she chose passion over stability and returned to the world of wrestling shortly after. Once she inked a deal with the company, she was instantly changed to Becky Lynch. We can understand the in-ring talent using a stage name but really, even the commentators!? In a lot of cases, the company allows commentators to use their real names.

Maybe the company worried that the US audience might have a hard time pronouncing her last name? So take the S from his last name and replace it with the R in his first and you get Sami. Johnny Wrestling's real name is actually Johnny Gargano.

He has used it throughout his entire professional career. So, Johnny Sports-entertainer? Drew McIntyre got part of his name right, as Drew is just a short form of his real first name, Andrew. Bobby Fish is actually Robert Fish in real life, and has pretty well gone by Bobby Fish his entire career. Seth Rollins at least got to help pick his own name, as in NXT he jotted down a bunch of names he liked and they luckily put Seth and Rollins together. His real name is Colby Lopez, and on the indie she was using the name Tyler Black, so Rollins is very used to going by a different name.