What's with the boring fake names?

[Hitman81]

So I was doing some reading up on some modern day wrestling stars like Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose and I dont get the lame fake names. They're not even cool monikers like Hulk Hogan or Finn Balor or a change in the last name only like Ric Flair or Randy Savage or a derivative like Shawn Michaels or Daniel Bryan. They're just boring fake names. Even a guy like Bret Hart got over using his real name so what's the fucking point?

Even worse you get guys with instant cred like Joe Hennig and you name them Michael McGuilacutty? The fuck?

 

[skysolo]

You mean someone named Michael Mcgullybully isn't a breakout star?

 

[Frank23]

WWE's intellectual property, pal.

 

[Frank23]

 

[Pittie Petey]

Corporations arent known for making things better

 

[moonwolf]

i think ur reading material might be the issue.
neither seth rollins nor dean ambrose are current modern wrestling stars.

fun fact: dusty rhodes gave them both those names.
surely u don't think u have a better mind for the business than the late, great, dusty rhodes?

 

[Hitman81]

i think ur reading material might be the issue.
neither seth rollins nor dean ambrose are current modern wrestling stars.

fun fact: dusty rhodes gave them both those names.
surely u don't think u have a better mind for the business than the late, great, dusty rhodes?

Certainly not but wasn't the Shockmaster his idea too? Anyone can make bad calls. What's wrong with Colby Lopez or Colby something? Who the fuck is Seth Rollins? Why change it just another boring name? At least Moxley had the sense to take his first name back.

 

[deezy]

Certainly not but wasn't the Shockmaster his idea too? Anyone can make bad calls. What's wrong with Colby Lopez or Colby something? Who the fuck is Seth Rollins? Why change it just another boring name? At least Moxley had the sense to take his first name back.

Duty Rhodes was racist confirmed <Lmaoo>

 

[moonwolf]

Duty Rhodes was racist confirmed <Lmaoo>

that duty rhodes is the worst!

 

[Batjester]

Duty Rhodes was racist confirmed <Lmaoo>

This is the way.

 

[Wrath of Foamy]

Apollo Crews pisses me off as a name.

"Name two black icons"
"Apollo Creed and Terry Crews"
"Done"

Should call Omos "Samuel L.Freeman" instead.

 

[D.R.H.]

Apollo Crews pisses me off as a name.

"Name two black icons"
"Apollo Creed and Terry Crews"
"Done"

Should call Omos "Samuel L.Freeman" instead.

Almost from Seattle Africa is a fantastic rasslin name.

 

[moonwolf]

Certainly not but Iwasn't the Shockmaster his idea too? Anyone can make bad calls. What's wrong with Colby Lopez or Colby something? Who the fuck is Seth Rollins? Why change it just another boring name? At least Moxley had the sense to take his first name back.

maybe colby didn't want to use his shoot name. probably why he chose to go as tyler black on the indies. and moxley was already moxley before he got to wwe, so he was smart to let them change it, as once he was done he could go back to being mox.

 

[D.R.H.]

Certainly not but wasn't the Shockmaster his idea too? Anyone can make bad calls. What's wrong with Colby Lopez or Colby something? Who the fuck is Seth Rollins? Why change it just another boring name? At least Moxley had the sense to take his first name back.

Seth Rollins isn't that bad...at least it sounds like an actual name...they've gone full Lakersfrank with the names in the last 3 years or so.

 

[Hitman81]

Seth Rollins isn't that bad...at least it sounds like an actual name...they've gone full Lakersfrank with the names in the last 3 years or so.

No, its not that bad. It's no Zack Ryder or Curt Hawkins. I just don't get the point. If my name was Tom Smith and I came in they said were going to call you Chad Brozelli I'd tell them to fuck off. A stage name like Chris Jericho is one thing.

 

[D.R.H.]

No, its not that bad. It's no Zack Ryder or Curt Hawkins. I just don't get the point. If my name was Tom Smith and I came in they said were going to call you Chad Brozelli I'd tell them to fuck off. A stage name like Chris Jericho is one thing.

Money is the point. They want to own the trademarks.

 

[DoctorDeelon]

Bron Breaker is one of the gayest fake names they've come up with in a long time.

 

[Clark Rogers]

it's an algebraic formula, something like IP x trademarks + list of names being finite - decent creativity = modern wrestling name

 

[Francis Rossi]

Bron Breaker is one of the gayest fake names they've come up with in a long time.

*Breakker.

Which is worse.

 

[Jkillah]

Dick the Brusier is the greatest wrestling name of all time.