[Jon_Snow]

Once a wrestler is signed by the WWE, they go to FCW, and are given a name each. I'm not talking about names like Carlito, Matt Hardy, Essa Rios, Randy Orton, K-Kwik, Hunico, etc, I'm talking about lame and generic names like Kassius Ohno, Damien Sandow, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Antonio Cessaro, and the list goes on. In fact, the names are not even marketable, just by the sound of them. The worst is the names stick to them once they are called up to the main roster. Seriously, Damien Sandow? Sounds like a jobber's name (Ryback's food). Dean Ambrose? Sounds like the one who wear pink trunks jobbing to Heath Slater. Thank God they stick the name CM Punk. I wonder what name he'd be given if they don't agree with the name CM Punk.

 

[THEBIGMAN212]

Once a wrestler is signed by the WWE, they go to FCW, and are given a name each. I'm not talking about names like Carlito, Matt Hardy, Essa Rios, Randy Orton, K-Kwik, Hunico, etc, I'm talking about lame and generic names like Kassius Ohno, Damien Sandow, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Antonio Cessaro, and the list goes on. In fact, the names are not even marketable, just by the sound of them. The worst is the names stick to them once they are called up to the main roster. Seriously, Damien Sandow? Sounds like a jobber's name (Ryback's food). Dean Ambrose? Sounds like the one who wear pink trunks jobbing to Heath Slater. Thank God they stick the name CM Punk. I wonder what name he'd be given if they don't agree with the name CM Punk.

Charles Magnus Philps

 

[Xiphias]

I wonder what name he'd be given if they don't agree with the name CM Punk.

Introducing... Casey Mervin!

 

[KO Bossy]

Brodus Clay...Albert...Tyler Reks...Zack Ryder...Curt Hawkins...Stan Stansky...Tyson Kidd...they all sound like losers, honestly. Wrestling guys need tough and creative names. HULK Hogan. Randy SAVAGE. STONE COLD Steve Austin. The ROCK. The UNDERTAKER. KANE. TRIPLE H. Chris JERICHO. DIAMOND Dallas Page. GOLDBERG. There are exceptions-Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, etc. However, these current names are so new age and crappy. They sound weak and empty.

 

[Kratosx23]

Sounds like a jobber's name (Ryback's food)

Funny you mention RyBack, because that name is actually dumb as fuck.

I'm not talking about names like Carlito, Matt Hardy, Essa Rios, Randy Orton, K-Kwik, Hunico

And most of those names are worse too, bar Randy Orton and Matt Hardy, which are fine, and ironically real.

There's nothing wrong with any of those names apart from Kassius Ohno, which is essentially Dolph Ziggler #2 in terms of stupidity. Names don't affect marketability much as long as they're not too dumb. Look at "Daniel Bryan". It's the most generic name in the business and he's one of the top 3 most over guys in the company.

 

[Mr.Cricket]

Daniel Bryan.

 

[Jon_Snow]

Funny you mention RyBack, because that name is actually dumb as fuck.



And most of those names are worse too, bar Randy Orton and Matt Hardy, which are fine, and ironically real.

There's nothing wrong with any of those names apart from Kassius Ohno, which is essentially Dolph Ziggler #2 in terms of stupidity.

Yeah, I agree those names are probably bad, but not LAME and GENERIC. And I forgot to put Dolph Ziggler.

 

[Xiphias]

Yeah, I agree those names are probably bad, but not LAME and GENERIC. And I forgot to put Dolph Ziggler.

Dolph Ziggler isn't too bad. Dolph Lundgren (badass) + Dirk Diggler (pornstar). It's 100000x better than 'Natural' Nick Nemeth (urgh)

 

[Kratosx23]

Yeah, I agree those names are probably bad, but not LAME and GENERIC. And I forgot to put Dolph Ziggler.

Bad and lame are essentially the same thing. Name one lame thing that's good.

Exactly.

And what's generic, every wrestler name that includes a first name and a last name? Damien Sandow is not generic. When's the last time you ran into somebody named Damien? Or Sandow? Exactly, you never have. It's not like his name is John Smith.

 

[TempestH]

Brodus Clay...Albert...Tyler Reks...Zack Ryder...Curt Hawkins...Stan Stansky...Tyson Kidd...they all sound like losers, honestly. Wrestling guys need tough and creative names. HULK Hogan. Randy SAVAGE. STONE COLD Steve Austin. The ROCK. The UNDERTAKER. KANE. TRIPLE H. Chris JERICHO. DIAMOND Dallas Page. GOLDBERG. There are exceptions-Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, etc. However, these current names are so new age and crappy. They sound weak and empty.

Albert was given a "tough and creative" name: Tensai. But no one really likes the Tensai character.

Brodus Clay is "The Funkasaurus".

Zack Ryder is "Long Island Iced Z". Also, Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins were brought in as a tag team. They chose those names because the names "HAwkins & Ryder" are are an intersection in Long Island.

To be fair, without the "Macho Man" moniker, "Randy Savage" was really no different from the current names. That also applies to "Stone Cold Steve Austin", "Chris Jericho", "Diamond" Dallas Page, and Goldberg was just the guy's last name.

"Triple H" wouldn't even be "Triple H" if he wasn't named "Hunter Hearst Helmsley". That "tough and creative" name was a short hand for a "new age and crappy" name.

Stan Stansky was a jobber (Ryback's Food), so why would they put any effort into their names.


I agree with you that they do need to be more creative with names. We could stand to have more "Macho Man Randy Savages", "Stone Cold Steve Austins", and "The Rocks", but we don't really need anymore cheesy gimmick names like "The Undertaker".

 

[Arcade]

Daniel Bryan isn't really a bad name. It's just a spin off of his real name Bryan Danielson.

Dean Ambrose sounds like a 90's ECW wrestler name.

 

[RDClip]

The problem isn't wrestlers using generic names, it's that they have no nicknames to go with them. Bret Hart and Shawn Micheals are kinda run-of-the-mill everyday names, but throw on a cool nickname like 'Hitman' and 'Heartbreak Kid' and they instantly have more personality.

 

[That Guy]

Michael McGillicutty.

Should have just kept Henning.

 

[Suck It]

Dolph Ziggler has to be the worst name of all time. Usually wrestler names don't bother me but i couldn't help but think that this guy was never getting anywhere with such a stupid name, when he first debuted as 'Dolph Ziggler'.

 

[11rob2k]

Eli Cottonwood has to be the worse ever, i couldn't see a guy with the name like Eli Cottonwood main eventing a ppv. it's lucky he was horrible so we never had to see him on one of the main shows with a name like that.

 

[Jon_Snow]

Brodus Clay...Albert...Tyler Reks...Zack Ryder...Curt Hawkins...Stan Stansky...Tyson Kidd...they all sound like losers, honestly. Wrestling guys need tough and creative names. HULK Hogan. Randy SAVAGE. STONE COLD Steve Austin. The ROCK. The UNDERTAKER. KANE. TRIPLE H. Chris JERICHO. DIAMOND Dallas Page. GOLDBERG. There are exceptions-Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, etc. However, these current names are so new age and crappy. They sound weak and empty.

Yeah I agree 100%. They all sound like losers, ultimate jobbers. And yes, these current names are so crappy, weak and empty. I don't think names like the Undertaker is relevant anymore, even though it's cool. That time has passed. All we need is creative names. Names like Jinder Mahal (foreign-heelish name), Abraham Washington (corporate-heelish name), Mordecai (gothic-heelish name), John Bradshaw Layfield (*******-heelish name), The Miz (cocky-heelish name), to name a few. I don't think Vince dared to give Rocky Maivia the title without changing his name to a more marketable and creative name. Same with Darren Young and Tyson Kidd (one of the worst names in history). He will be stuck in the lower mid-card and get released ultimately if nothing is done with his name.

Ask DH Smith.

 

[Living Tribunal]

If I had a wrestling name it would be "Douche bag Jones"

 

[Interceptor88]

For me there are "realistic" names wich sound very bad, and others that sound good.

Curt Hawkins, Drew McIntyre or Mason Ryan are fine, for example. For any reason I find these names have hook and "charisma" themselves.

But Derrick Bateman, Michael McGillicutty, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler or Eli Cottonwood comprise a pile of epic crap.

 

[apokalypse]

worst name that the crowd can't chant or hard to chant like Edge

i agree..current stars doesn't have that kind of name stick into your mind

 

[Hotdiggity11]

Stan Stansky is the future.