Think of some of the greatest wrestlers of all time: Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Sting. Besides world titles, all of these gentlemen have great wrestling names. Believe it or not, a ring name can decide if wrestling fans take someone seriously or think they are curtain-jerking putz. Occasionally, wrestling promoters decide that someone's ring name needs to be changed. However, in recent years, WWE has changed wrestler's names for trademark reasons. You see, if someone goes by their real name and then leaves the promotion (ex. Ken Shamrock, Bret Hart, Kurt Angle, etc.) there's no way WWE can stop them from going by that name. However, if they change their name (Bryan Danielson to Daniel Bryan), then WWE owns that trademark and can stop Bryan from going by his WWE name. Throughout the years, there have some name changes that were just plain terrible. Whether the new name just sounded ridiculous or didn't fit the guy's gimmick at all, these 12 names were bad enough to make our list.
12. Nick Nemeth To Dolph Ziggler
As a member of the forgotten Spirit Squad, Ziggler was known as Nicky. Certainly "Nicky" isn't the most fearsome name in the world but Nick Nemeth definitely isn't bad. It's certainly better than Dolph Ziggler, which is what WWE renamed Nemeth after his repackaging. Seriously, does anyone even know someone named Dolph? Is it short for Dolphin? Obviously, Ziggler has gone on to some success in WWE, capturing the world title and consistently being one of the best in-ring performers WWE has. However, for whatever reason, Ziggler hasn't earned a sustained push at the top of the card and one has to wonder if Nick Nemeth would have fared better.