20 Dumbest Wrestler Names EVER (...That We Absolutely LOVE)
Some of the most ridiculous names from WWE and beyond that are simply WONDERFUL.
What's in a name? Well, quite a bit actually, but it's all subjective. For example, Bron Breakker is a ludicrously silly moniker, but he's currently one of the fastest rising stars in the biggest company on the planet. There's often a fine line between the ridiculous and the beloved on WWE TV, and that'll never change.
Wrestling history has thrown out some genuine screamers. Here, you'll find everything from pop culture rip offs no-one's quite sure how they got away with without hitting the courts, to names that just sound like they were spat out by one of those old random name generator websites that used be all the rage.
Please note, all of this is lighthearted. All of it. There's nothing mean spirited about anything included, because the guy writing this happens to find every single one of these monikers fascinating. It's incredible to think that somebody sat down and said, 'Yeah...yeah! That's going to be my name on television'.
Most fans know all about Steve Austin's early plight in the WWF of the mid-90s. Back then, crummy names were part and parcel of the dreaded "creative services" process, which is why 'Stone Cold' nearly debuted as Chilly McFreeze or Otto Von Ruthless instead.
Those names didn't make it to shows, but every cracker on this list did. Best of all, it ties together utter nonsense from the WWF/WWE, WCW, ECW, ROH and even the independent scene (which can be a haven for such chaos).
Imagine any of these gimmicks/names headlining WrestleMania? Some did. Sort of!
20. The Battman
Taz knows all about adding extra letters. Ask Taz. When he debuted in the WWF, they tacked on another 'z' to turn him into Tazz. That was surely a nod to Tony Marino's take on the popular DC character known as Batman. OK, no it wasn't, but info on our Tony is thin on the ground so go easy on that.
Seriously, Marino worked in the WWWF and various NWA territories as wrestling’s very own ‘Caped Crusader’. There isn't a chance anybody could do this sort of thing now. If someone showed up as 'Ironing Man' and carried an iron whilst pretending to be Tony Stark, Marvel would be all over it. Things were clearly different back in the 1960s and 70s.
DC's lawyers looked at that extra 't' in Battman and thought: 'Drat! We've been foiled again by superior intellect!'. It didn't even bother anyone that Tony here was drifting around wearing an outfit almost identical to the one from the comics. Bob Kane did all of the creative heavy lifting for this one, let's be honest.
Modern day star Lady Frost is Marino's granddaughter, for the record. So, how long before she debuts Battwoman on the independent scene after leaving AEW behind? Someone ask her that in an interview just to see what the reaction is, please.
You've got to love the sheer cheek of this one. Tony should've worked in other offshoots like Ssuperman and Sppider-Man just to see what would happen. He was obviously untouchable, and laughed his way to the bank on someone else's creativity.