Did WWE Just Rename Raw Superstar AGAIN?

WWE can't seem to lock in a name for this recently returned wrestler.

by Scott Carlson
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WWE can't seem to make up its mind about Mia Yim... or is it Michin?

Yim returned to WWE late last year, joining up with the OC as the solution to their Rhea Ripley problem. During their first interview as a group, Karl Anderson referred to Mia as "Michin," saying that's their nickname for her. (Michin means "crazy" in Korean - and Yim is part Korean.)

WWE.com would change her bio name to Michin for less than 24 hours before changing it back. It was later determined that Michin was a nickname, not a full-blown name change, and the announcers have been referring to her by both monikers, much like they call Roman Reigns the Tribal Chief or AJ Styles the Phenomenal One.

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However, when Yim ran out to be Becky Lynch's tag partner against Damage CTRL Monday night, her entrance video only displayed "Michin," and the announcers exclusively referred to her by that name (save for one slip by Kevin Patrick).

It's unclear if this is yet another change in her name or just WWE really trying to hammer the nickname and get it over with fans. WWE.com still lists her as Mia Yim, but social media posts only called her Michin.

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Whatever they call her, it's great to see Yim on WWE TV, but the flip-flopping with the name is getting a bit silly.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.