Did WWE Change Another Wrestler's Name On Last Night's NXT 2.0?

Another day, another name change in WWE...

by Andy H Murray
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24 hours removed from Austin Theory's rebranding as just "Theory", WWE changed another wrestler's name on last night's episode of NXT 2.0.

Suspicions first arose during the show's gauntlet match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championships. Legado Del Fantasma contested the first fall with The Creed Brothers, during which Raul Mendoza was referred to exclusively as "Del Toro", not by his usual ring name. This persisted until he and partner Joaquin Wilde were eliminated when Brutus Creed scored the fall on Wilde.

Unlike Theory on Raw, WWE did not explicitly acknowledge the name change on air. This led to confusion amongst those who viewed the show.

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But it's official now. Mendoza's ring name has been switched to "Cruz Del Toro" on his WWE.com profile.

This is the latest in a recent string of sudden WWE name changes, with Pretty Deadly's Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker rebranded Elton Prince and Kit Wilson after debuting on NXT 2.0 last week. The British duo ended up winning the gauntlet match to become Tag Team Champions in their first match on the brand.

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Del Toro, 30, has been with WWE since debuting the 2016 Cruiserweight Classic tournament.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.