10 Dumbest Names For Modern WWE Wrestlers

1. Eli Cottonwood

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So you've got a seven-foot goliath who looks like a long-haired, gothier Walt Goggins. Knowing that seven-foot monsters are at a premium, and you want to eventually find giant replacements for the aging Undertaker, Kane, and Big Show, you bring in a man like Kipp Christianson, an ex-basketball player with height that can't be taught (thanks, Enzo).

Then you give him a stupid name like Eli Cottonwood, which is sure to strike fear into the hearts of mortal men the world over. Imagine how different The Undertaker's career would have been had he debuted at Survivor Series 1990 in the same hat and trenchcoat, but his name was Rufus Peachtree.

Rufus Peachtree isn't amassing a WrestleMania win streak, and Eli Cottonwood isn't making it past NXT at its corniest.

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Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.