10 Ridiculous Early Ring Names For Famous Wrestlers

3. Triple H Was Terra Ryzing

Hunter Hearst Helmsley is a ridiculous name in itself. We’ve just gotten used to it over the years. To a non-wrestling fan “Triple H” probably sounds pretty stupid too, however, those are brilliant compared to Paul Levesque’s earlier name experiments.

In Hunter’s book of “Triple H’s Making The Game: Triple “H’s Guide to a Better Body” (only Triple H would put his name twice in the title). He revealed that the man who trained him, Killer Kowalski, originally wanted to call him Jake Scream. The gimmick was that he would scream all the time in his matches. Hunter was understandably not too keen on this idea, so he asked what else Killer had in mind.

While Kowalski is a legend, his naming ability is quite suspect when he then pitched The Terrorizer. Not wanting to upset Killer, Hunter suggested Terror Riser (as that was more realistic or something?), which eventually morphed into Terra Ryzing.

It’s almost a shame that he didn't keep the name Terra Ryzing while in DX, Evolution or as the COO of the company, as that could have been awesomely terrible.