10 Worst Ring Names In Wrestling History

1. Dishonourable Mentions

Irs Wwe
WWE.com

There are too many to list here - wrestling history, inexplicably, is filled with awful ring names.

Bill Eadie - best known as Demolition Ax, an awesome name, once went by 'The Masked Superstar', in a curious case of say-what-you-see. He might as well have been called 'You Know, That One With The Mask'.

A former tag team partner of Kevin Nash, Alfred Dobalo, wrestled at one point as The Blade Hunter, which sort of made it seem like he hunted for blades and not with them, going by Deer Hunter logic. Maybe it was his hobby.

Chainz, 8-Ball and Skull, of the Disciples of Apocalypse, were cliches of the lowest order. It's as if Vince McMahon spouted off some hackneyed biker B-movie names to his booking staff to set off a brainstorming session - and they thought 'Screw it, we'll just go with them'.

Equally unimaginatively, Jerry Lynn debuted in WCW as 'Mr. JL', which must have took whoever was responsible all of two seconds to come up with.

Then, there are the several names inspired by cinema, from which there is so much inspiration to be gleaned, what with its iconic parade of killers, gangsters and monsters. WCW decided to bestow Kevin Nash with the moniker of Oz. Jesus - even Taxi Driver sounds better than that.

In this post: 
Mike Rotundo
 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!