10 Wrestlers Who Stole Their Names From Porn Stars

1. Dolph Ziggler

WWE.comWWE.comQuite what WWE were thinking when they re-christened the normally named Nick Nemeth €˜Dolph Ziggler€™ is beyond us. It seems to us, that Dolph is waiting for his career in the WWE to wind down a bit so that he can get into movies like The Rock did...Only, with a name like Dolph Ziggler, he€™ll obviously be starring in veeeeery different movies... Aside from the fact that the name sounds oddly similar to that of Dirk Diggler, the fictional porn star made famous by the 1997 movie Boogie Nights, the name €˜Dolph Ziggler€™ just sounds so...Porny. In fact, even his moveset reads like a porn actor€™s filmography, with names like €˜Blonde Ambition€™ and €˜Famouser€™ (although, for the sake of decency, we€™ll leave the worryingly-named €˜Stinger Splash€™ off this list). Dolph Ziggler is exactly the sort of name you expect to see above the title of any number of DVDs in your pervy mate€™s collection and, if he was starring alongside Jake €˜The Snake€™ or €˜Hardcore€™ Holly, you may even expect to find it in your girlfriend€™s collection, too. Of course, fans of today€™s WWE know that Dolph is one of the most talented guys on the roster and he is well loved by the IWC as the WWE€™s perennial €˜nearly man€™ (who never quite gets the push he deserves). His ring skills are often likened to those of Shawn Michaels and/or Billy Gunn, but we feel that perhaps Dolph has more in common with Mr. Perfect instead... Or, failing that, Ron Jeremy. Dolph, by the way, was his great-grandfather€™s name, in case you wondered. So, that€™s our little list. Commiserations to the (many) candidates we left out, including (but by no means limited to) €˜Ravishing€™ Rick Rude, Jose Lothario, €˜Sexual Chocolate€™ Mark Henry, €˜Buff€™ Bagwell, €˜Diamond€™ Dallas Paige, Johnny Rodz and, of course, his student €˜Big€™ Dick Dudley (which, we felt was a little too €˜on the nose€™ for a list as sophisticated as this one €“ and no one wants dick on their nose, big or otherwise). By the way, yes; you read the above correctly. At one point in wrestling history, a man named Johnny Rodz was training a man who would go on to be named Big Dick. You seriously couldn€™t make that sh!t up. That, my friends, is professional wrestling. Anyhoo, please feel free to pop your own suggestions into the €˜comments€™ section below, as well as any interesting derivations you can think of regarding actual wrestling names, such as €˜Cactus sack€™ or €˜The Underwear-Taker€™ or €˜Flash F*ck€™. The possibilities are truly endless. Have fun!
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