10 Dumbest Names For Modern WWE Wrestlers

9. Kenny Dykstra

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As the sole survivor of the Spirit Squad implosion in late-2006, the mononymed "Kenny" stuck around on the main roster, and was going to need more than just a two syllable first name to get by. This was right around the time WWE became extremely insistent on performers not using their birth names, so the real-life Ken Doane was going to need something different.

That's where "Dykstra" came in. There's nothing wrong with the name itself, except that it was a clear play on Lenny Dykstra, the line-driving outfielder for the Mets and Phillies whose personal life was riddled with poor choices and a number of arrests. It's hard to take a wrestler seriously with such a put-on name. Who's next, Clark McGwire?

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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.