17 WWE Superstars Who Mysteriously Lost A Name
6. (Adrian) Neville
Just like Cesaro, former NXT standout Adrian Neville found his Christian name excised. Perhaps like "Antonio", Vince McMahon found "Adrian" to sound too much like a girl's name. After all, the notoriously pop-culture insulated McMahon probably thinks not of super-famous American footballer Adrian Petersen, but of the 1976 Talia Shire characterization. WHO CARES IF HE CAN LITERALLY FLY, PEOPLE WILL THINK HE'S A MOUSY PET SHOP CLERK DAMMIT.
In Vince's defense, the last two Adrians of any note in pro wrestling were ridiculously over-the-top drag queens, but "Neville" isn't such a hot choice either. The two most famous Nevilles of the last century were the clumsy kid from Harry Potter and the guy who wouldn't stand up to Hitler, but at least it's a real name. Who wants to be a Political Action Committee? Oh, oh! He has a cape now, name him Super PAC and have him managed by Stephen Colbert. License to print money, that.