10 Ridiculous Early Ring Names For Famous Wrestlers
And your new WWE World Heavyweight Champion...Sexton Hardcastle?
Shakespeare profoundly stated “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
However, the episode "The Principal and The Pauper" on Season 9 of The Simpsons had a perfect counter-argument:
Bart: Not if you called 'em stench blossoms.
Homer: Or crapweeds.
Crapweeds indeed. Really, would Steve Austin have been just as badass had he gone with the proposed moniker of Chilly McFreeze? Would Undertaker be as scary if he was still The Commando or Dice Morgan?
Much like wrestlers receiving multiple gimmicks over the span of their careers, many go through quite a few name changes. Often times, that’s because they go from one company to the next, and due to registered trademarks, they can’t keep what they were given. For example, fans recall The Big Show being The Giant in WCW, or Goldust going under Dustin Runnels, Dustin Rhodes and Seven before going right on back to Goldust.
But many wrestlers have suffered through names that were far more ridiculous and embarrassing, before they were given the one they are best known as. It can be a wonder how an awful name didn’t doom someone for all of eternity. And then, there are others that are so weird that you can’t help but find them amusing.
Here are 10 amazingly ridiculous pre-stardom names for wrestlers.