10 Hidden Meanings Behind WWE Superstar Names

2. Brodus Clay

Before making his way to the squared circle, George Murdoch spent four happy years acting tough as Snoop Dogg's hired bruiser.

When WWE finally drilled into his untapped potential as a bone-bender - in other words, his massive and brutish countenance - they rechristened him with a cheeky reference to his past life. From that point on, the former Funkadactyl would be known 'Brodus Clay' - a play on the actual name of his former employer - Calvin Cordozar Broadus.