10 Times Famous Wrestlers Shared A Nickname

Wrestling nicknames are very important.

A good nickname can capture the essence of a wrestler without an audience ever seeing them, and can become as ingrained into a wrestler's character as their move set or ring gear.

By that logic, a good nickname should be exclusive to one wrestler. After all, what's the point of giving somebody a catchy nickname, if they're going to end up confused with somebody else?

However, because this is wrestling, conventional logic is about to take a tope suicida out the window.

Certain nicknames have been shared by wrestlers across the industry's history. For example, there's been approximately 4 billion wrestlers called "Cowboy" something or other, but we're not going to dwell on that otherwise we'll be here all year.

What we are going to dwell on is the following ten pairs of wrestlers who all share a nickname.

Some of these nicknames really do suit both performers, so we can forgive them for that. Some suit one more than the other. Some... well, some make no sense at all quite frankly, but at least they make up the numbers.

Ric Flair is a man who's had more catchphrases than he's had divorces. That wouldn't normally be impressive, but remember, this is Ric Flair.

One phrase that he's carried through his entire career is "To be the man, you've got to beat the man". He would always spout this during his promos in the '80s, and even named his autobiography after it.

It's clear that Flair is very protective of this phrase; a point illustrated when he tried to take WWE to court over their use of it with another popular superstar.

Shortly after Becky Lynch began her rise to superstardom (coincidentally, a turn that took place at the expense of Flair's own daughter), she began to call herself "The Man" - a fantastically subtle jab at the long-standing misogyny within WWE.

However, somebody was not happy with this and his name rhymed with "Pic Pear".

Flair wanted WWE to pay him over the use of this phrase - he does own a trademark on the phrase "To be the man...". However, WWE refused, allegedly causing a massive rift between the two.

This didn't last long however, as WWE managed to flip itself over and reverse the pressure on Flair's legal team. Flair signed the rights of the phrase over to the company and Becky Lynch is free to use that name as much as she likes.