20 Dumbest Wrestler Names EVER (...That We Absolutely LOVE)

13. Virgil The Kentucky Butcher

Good lord. That name sounds like one you'd read in the local newspapers or see trending on social media as somebody to look out for. Beware Virgil The Kentucky Butcher, or you'll end up neatly packed next to some chicken fillets and served for dinner. That sort of thing. Maybe the media wouldn't be so glib about it.

However, Virgil's chosen ring name somehow sounds both like a family business and like a serial killer all at once. Reactions would range from delight at visiting the shop to get some meals on the go, or outright horror at being chased down the street by the cleaver-wielding maniac.

Virg wrestled in the WWWF, World Class, and for various NWA affiliates throughout his career, but he isn't someone that many people talk about today. Butcher also made a splash in Stu Hart's old Stampede Wrestling territory, and he actually worked more matches for the old WWWF thank you might think.

In total, Virgil wrestled 105 bouts for the promotion between 1967-1968 before heading into various NWA companies to do his thing. You just don't get wrestling names like this anymore. WWE won't introduce a wrestler who's called, 'Gareth The Texan Butcher', for example. They'd be more likely to call him Garrett Equinox after punching some random words into one of those name generators mentioned earlier.

John Quinn (The Butcher's real name) was a respected hand during his time in the biz, and he had a quite excellent moniker to go along with that respect. Hats off to him. Or limbs, if he starts swinging that cleaver around.