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Let's scrutinize Superstar's ring names...

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Any Superstar ring names that strike you as particularly awesome/odd/awful?
I'll hit you with a few:

The Good:


John Cena- His actual name, and it works. All good action heroes are called John.

Mark Henry- His real name, and the name was famous. Why change it?

The Undertaker- Perfect fit, even though he's not the best at burying people.

Bray Wyatt- Seems to fit just fine for a backwoods hillbilly.

Kane- Sounds suitably sinister.

Jack Swagger- It works. Needs to show a little more swag, but it works.

The Bad:

Sheamus- It's just a first name. Like "Bob". Imagine a wrestler called "Bob".

Big E- Just makes me think of a big letter "E".

Brodus Clay- "Brodus" just sounds dorky and "Clay" is something you make pottery with. I don't get it.

Ryback- He's named after a Steven Seagal Character.

Yoshi Tatsu- Reminds me of that dinosaur thing in Mario games.

Curtis Axel- Well... it's better than "Michael McGillicutty", but not by much. Whilst his previous ring name sounded too dorky, his new one seems like it's trying too hard to be cool.

The OK:


Dolph Ziggler- Kinda sounds douchy and overly flashly, but that fits the character.

The Miz- He's a Miz. What exactly is a "Miz"? He is. He is The Miz.

Drew McIntyre- "Drew" sounds like a girls name. But at least he has "Mc" in his name. If you don't have a "Mc" you aren't Scottish enough.

Daniel Bryan- Well it's a rejigging of his real name... not much to say.

Big Show- Well yes, he is big. And apparently he's a "Show". Not too bad.

Randy Orton- Do I make you randy, baby? Do I? Plain name.

Wade Barrett- Sounds like a very American name. How many Brits do you know called Wade? Not a particularly bad name per se, just unfitting (then again, maybe he isn't supposed to be a typical Brit stereotype like Regal was).

The Bland:

WWE Seems to love giving their "Superstars" extremely normal/generic names for some reason. Perhaps creative has a very limited list of cool names they don't want to waste on someone they won't push?

Dean Ambrose- Reminds me of Ambrosia Custard.
Seth Rollins
Luke Harper
Erick Rowan
Darren Young
Evan Bourne
Justin Gabriel
Damian Sandow
and many more...

One more thing... what's with giving the divas a generic, common first name and nothing more?
Emma
Paige
Naomi
Cameron
Natalya
Lana
Layla
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The Undertaker- Perfect fit, even though he's not the best at burying people.
The funny thing here is, Paul Bearer's character is that of a mortician (not a pall bearer as his name pun would suggest) and therefore the actual "undertaker".

Kane- Sounds suitably sinister.
It is also what the Undertaker's original name was when he debuted, "Kane, the Undertaker". The Kane part was obviously dropped very quickly.

Jack Swagger- It works. Needs to show a little more swag, but it works.
Hilarious given his lisp. He can't say his own name without giving his opponents something to mock.

Big E- Just makes me think of a big letter "E".
Or an arts and music festival. Or an illicit drug.

Dolph Ziggler- Kinda sounds douchy and overly flashly, but that fits the character.
It sounds like he should be in a tag team with Val Venis.

The Miz- He's a Miz. What exactly is a "Miz"? He is. He is The Miz.
It's obviously a shortened version of his last name, Mizanin, but that has never, ever been explained on WWE TV. So a random guy who calls himself the Miz with no explanation just... exists... somewhere. It would be awesome if he ever used the phrase "Nobody beats the MIZ" in his promos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAR6qGvxE8Y

Daniel Bryan- Well it's a rejigging of his real name... not much to say.
A good move because you can actually cheer it. Dan-iel Bry-an!! *clap 5x*

Big Show- Well yes, he is big. And apparently he's a "Show". Not too bad.
Hated it at first, but it's one of those names like Big Boss Man or Triple H that after a while, you just get used to is and stop about thinking how silly it actually is.
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