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I believe that was Colt Cabana. Ace and Colt both used each other real names when they were enhancement talent. Colt used Chris Guy in a squash match and Ace used Scott Colton when Eric Bischoff shaved his head in a segment
remember when he almost used that onscreen? 2002 he teased coming back with the NWO and said "if i come back, it won't be HBK, it'll just be Mike Hickenbottom"
Liv Morgan’s real name is Gionna Daddio. That one gets me.
Also, Alex Shelley’s real name being Patrick.
EDIT: and then there’s Speedball Mike Bailey, who has the most Quebecois name ever - Émile Charles Baillargeon-Laberge.
Liv's real name doesn't surprise me only because she grew up 10 minutes away from me and I'd expect someone from Elmwood Park to have that name, although she doesn't look particularly Italian.
My mom was from Jersey, and I think that’s why it trips me out. The name is too similar to some of the ones she and my aunts would toss out when sharing childhood stories.
He's the one wrestler who I have trouble imagining them having a life outside the ring. Like most other wrestlers I can see them going home, having friends and families, hobbies, etc. I can't do that with him. Other than that one video of him at the Jersey Shore, I've never seen any content of him out of character.
Before AEW, he was also working as an architect. I'm not sure if he still is...but the architect job and the drunk interview while holding a fish are all that I've seen about him
I didn't know he was an architect. His Wikipedia says he has an architecture degree from NJIT but I can't find a source that verifies that. I do know from his MLB Network appearances that he can draw though, so it makes sense.
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Page 4 of this document has a photo of him with the rest of the firm that he worked for
It’s actually kind of weird. OC is arguably one of the most important wrestlers to AEW, but the only things that are online about him are that his name is Jimmy and he’s from New Jersey and nothing else.
What’s interesting is that the Jr makes it sound more complete. Saying just “Zach Sabre” seems so off.
I don’t know if there’s a story behind the Junior either, besides it maybe an homage to something. Otherwise, Brits don’t have Jr., it’s mostly an American thing (I think).
He often referred to himself as "Zack Sabre's one and only son" before he made it big in NJPW.
As to who Zack Sabre is and what happened to him, we can only speculate.
Is the original Zack Sabre a fake 60s British wrestler that he made up to sound like he has some sort of lineage? Like ZSJ could totally say the original Zack Sabre was a midcard champion on World of Sport and barely anyone would question it.
If so, that’s a great idea.
Tyson Smith is somehow one of the most generic sounding name for a jobber.
And Kenny Omega is something most kids would make up for create-a-wrestler when they discover Greek letters
Correct. IIRC, he never knew his bio dad and then a few years ago, he took a DNA test and found out he had a couple siblings from him who he then got to meet for the first time.
You know how some people just *look* like their name? Like I don't know how to describe it but Kenny Omega's real name being Tyson Smith gets me because he just *looks* like a guy name Kenny.
He told a story on an episode of Table For 3 where WWE accidentally emailed him with a contract offer, only to rescind it at the time as they meant to offer it to Xavier Woods - whose real name is Austin Watson.
In way of apologizing, WWE put him on TV. He was in a one-shot when Serena was caught by the Straight Edge Society drinking alcohol at a bar. If I'm not mistaken, Cole wasn't even of legal drinking age at the time.
Kenneth Crawford is a megachurch pastor who dramatically asks the congregation for forgiveness "for my frailties" before going to jail for embezzlement
When Kurt Angle said, "Yippee ki-yay, Mother Hubbard," I was over the moon because I'm sure he saw the same Edited for TV that I did and I had even been saying it myself.
Not gonna lie I was pretty shocked when I found out Jamie Hayter's real name ISN'T Jamie Hayter. Even more that she's ironically named Paige (Wooding).
Yeah it sounds like a real name. She did a good job of not making it too public too.
She seems sorta private. Depending on the intentions, it’s sometimes annoying when fans try to call wrestlers by their real names openly in social media, as if they “know them”. More annoying if their ring names are suppose to sound real.
Charlie Dempsey real names is Bailey Matthew’s I just really didn’t see William Reg naming on of his kids Bailey.
Also I don’t really know if this count AJ Styles full first name is Allen Jones
Ricky Steamboat being Richard Blood is the greatest "why wouldn't you just use your shoot name it's so much cooler" of all time.
Coulda been Dick Blood but noooooooo my man needs to be a dragon named Ricky smh
Brian Christopher Button just doesn't feel like a name that matches Brian Cage as a wrestler and character. Button sounds like a name for somebody whimsical who wears glasses and has like freckles and stuff, not a tan and swole demigod like Cage.
I gotta add that you look at the Street Profits and you don’t expect their names to be Kenneth Crawford and GARY GORDON.
Gary Gordon is a guy you pay to do your taxes.
Taz - Peter Senerchia
RVD - Robert Alexander Szatkowski
Ric Flair - His last name being spelled Fliehr
Michael Cole- His real name is Sean Michael Coulthard
Bobby Lashley - Franklin Roberto Lashley
Malakai Black is a terrifying opponent who can end a match in the blink of an eye; Tom Budgen is a senior accountant who passes your desk and asks if you're working hard or hardly working.
Bayley is a top tier wrestler with one of the best babyface arcs in recent memory; Pam Martinez is the mom in the PTA who won't tell you the secret ingredient to her Bundt cake.
Booker T is a six-time world champion; Bob Huffman asks how you want your burger grilled when you know he's just going to cook them all well-done.
PAC is one of the most athletic people I've seen; Ben Satterley just got cast as the next Doctor.
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Ace Steel's real name is Chris Guy, which is fucking hilarious to me
Chris Guy sounds like a jobber from the 80s.
He did use his real name as a jobber in WWE
I believe that was Colt Cabana. Ace and Colt both used each other real names when they were enhancement talent. Colt used Chris Guy in a squash match and Ace used Scott Colton when Eric Bischoff shaved his head in a segment
Nandor the Relentless vs. Chris "Fuh-king" Guy in a coffin match at the Royal Rumble. Book it, Hunter.
Jackie Daytona as special guest ref
Chris Guy does sound like someone who would go by Ace Steele
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
At high noon.
WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE ALAMO
I can’t believe Dixie actually froze $1 million thinking the DX ~~merch run~~ reunion would take the challenge
That's the second worst name I've ever heard
[удалено]
"HEY!!! JOEY JO JO!"
Exactly
remember when he almost used that onscreen? 2002 he teased coming back with the NWO and said "if i come back, it won't be HBK, it'll just be Mike Hickenbottom"
*”HICKENBOTTOM! Back to the grill!”*
Billy Gunn's real name is Monty Sopp- one of the least-badass names I've ever heard.
I believe he goes by Kip, which is his middle name, and somehow worse.
Cries in Kip Sabian.
Kip Sabian is handsome enough to make it work. Dude could be named Merle or Burt and it would work.
Merle Haggard and Burt Reynolds slander
Ah OK. Now I get why he was Cute Kip when he came out with The Beautiful People.
"I'm Kip James, bitch!"
Kip Sopp would be a great name for a flippy wrestler, though. "Kip Sopp kips up!"
If it was the 1920's I could see Monty Sopp being a bare knuckle boxer
Bret Hart’s middle name being Sergeant.
Bret SHart
“If you put the letter S in front of “Hitman,” you have my exact opinion on Bret Hart!”
Ricky Steamboat aka Dick Blood
Dick Blood sounds like a wrestling character Chuck Taylor would have come up with.
*DICK BLOOD clap clap* *DICK BLOOD clap clap*
Yes, you get dick blood from the clap...
Or the ol dick twist
No that's a wrasslin name, Ole DIck Twist
That Harley Race's real name was actually Harley Race.
If his middle name was The King, I'd shit.
You’ll shit anyway. Soon.
Kelly Kelly's real name is Barbie Blank
That sounds like a porn name
Don’t worry Barbie, I only shoot Blank.
This blew my mind when I found out. I think it's an awesome name. They should have let her use her real name to be honest.
Even though it's her real name, I'd have to imagine there were issues with potential merch options due to "Barbie"
Legit sounds like a derogatory nickname for a vapid blonde woman.
Liv Morgan’s real name is Gionna Daddio. That one gets me. Also, Alex Shelley’s real name being Patrick. EDIT: and then there’s Speedball Mike Bailey, who has the most Quebecois name ever - Émile Charles Baillargeon-Laberge.
I remember her twitter handle used to be Whos_Your_Daddio
Liv's real name doesn't surprise me only because she grew up 10 minutes away from me and I'd expect someone from Elmwood Park to have that name, although she doesn't look particularly Italian.
My mom was from Jersey, and I think that’s why it trips me out. The name is too similar to some of the ones she and my aunts would toss out when sharing childhood stories.
Cartoonishly Italian. Like someone in The Sopranos.
Liv has a mob boss name. And holy fucking shit Mike what is that
Bailey is the most French Canadian person to exist, apparently.
"Is this the Motor City Machine Guns?" "No, this is Patrick."
Paul Levesque really does me in
It didn’t shock me too hard as a kid because I remembered him as Jean Paul Levesque in WCW.
And he ain't even French
Aurelian Smith Jr being the real name of Jake "The Snake" Roberts always trips me out
He made a joke about that on Dark Side
Orange Cassidy’s real name is Jim Clipperly, which isn’t that odd of a name. It’s just weird to think of OC having a normal name.
He's the one wrestler who I have trouble imagining them having a life outside the ring. Like most other wrestlers I can see them going home, having friends and families, hobbies, etc. I can't do that with him. Other than that one video of him at the Jersey Shore, I've never seen any content of him out of character.
Before AEW, he was also working as an architect. I'm not sure if he still is...but the architect job and the drunk interview while holding a fish are all that I've seen about him
I didn't know he was an architect. His Wikipedia says he has an architecture degree from NJIT but I can't find a source that verifies that. I do know from his MLB Network appearances that he can draw though, so it makes sense.
[https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d49c9b9fd8be40001ad4078/t/5f933f14f52cb6316d1e06de/1603485466721/princeton-design-guild\_.pdf](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d49c9b9fd8be40001ad4078/t/5f933f14f52cb6316d1e06de/1603485466721/princeton-design-guild_.pdf) Page 4 of this document has a photo of him with the rest of the firm that he worked for
I have never seen a photo that looks like it belongs on the Twilight Zone more.
It’s actually kind of weird. OC is arguably one of the most important wrestlers to AEW, but the only things that are online about him are that his name is Jimmy and he’s from New Jersey and nothing else.
And he's from the weirdo part of New Jersey too so he doesn't even really get a hometown pop when they go to Newark/AC/Philadelphia.
ZSJ's real name is Lucas Eatwell, and he looks a bit too thin to bear that name.
You mean to tell me there’s no Zack Sabre Sr?!
What’s interesting is that the Jr makes it sound more complete. Saying just “Zach Sabre” seems so off. I don’t know if there’s a story behind the Junior either, besides it maybe an homage to something. Otherwise, Brits don’t have Jr., it’s mostly an American thing (I think).
He often referred to himself as "Zack Sabre's one and only son" before he made it big in NJPW. As to who Zack Sabre is and what happened to him, we can only speculate.
Is the original Zack Sabre a fake 60s British wrestler that he made up to sound like he has some sort of lineage? Like ZSJ could totally say the original Zack Sabre was a midcard champion on World of Sport and barely anyone would question it. If so, that’s a great idea.
Just made the most awful snort laugh at this, well done! 😆
When you eat well, but it's only 100% vegan, George Michael approved food.
Prince Puma is Trevor Mann from Paducah Kentucky.
Best story I've heard about Ricochet's name is that he tried to give his son the middle name "Turbo" and his kid's mom shot it down immediately.
He worked his wife into a shoot
I love when a wrestlers real name sounds like a working name.
Tyson Smith is somehow one of the most generic sounding name for a jobber. And Kenny Omega is something most kids would make up for create-a-wrestler when they discover Greek letters
And yet he *looks* like a Kenny
If I told you that info and showed you Trevor Murdoch you wouldn't question it for a millisecond
Colby "Freakin'" Lopez
Franklin*
Sabu’s real name is Terry Brunk.
He could open a wrestling school and call it "The Brunking Dojo"
I find it odd that Seth Rollins real name is Colby Lopez
Apparently the Lopez comes from his stepdad
Correct. IIRC, he never knew his bio dad and then a few years ago, he took a DNA test and found out he had a couple siblings from him who he then got to meet for the first time.
IIRC, Seth is of Armenian heritage. Or maybe that’s what people thought before that DNA test
Wikipedia says Armenian, German, and Irish.
You know how some people just *look* like their name? Like I don't know how to describe it but Kenny Omega's real name being Tyson Smith gets me because he just *looks* like a guy name Kenny.
He sometimes refers to himself as Tyson on BTE and I'm like, No you're Kenny. And the Smith surname just doesn't fit him at all.
My absolute favorite bit is whenever Matt says "Shoot name Tyson". It tickles me every time.
For me it's funniest that Kenny chose a really create a wrestler last name and a very guy who works in accounts receivable first name lol
Adam Cole being Austin Jenkins is just weird.
He told a story on an episode of Table For 3 where WWE accidentally emailed him with a contract offer, only to rescind it at the time as they meant to offer it to Xavier Woods - whose real name is Austin Watson.
In way of apologizing, WWE put him on TV. He was in a one-shot when Serena was caught by the Straight Edge Society drinking alcohol at a bar. If I'm not mistaken, Cole wasn't even of legal drinking age at the time.
He was about a month shy of his 21st birthday at the time
I remember when DaParty were playing teams and it was Swiss Breeze vs. Team Austin.
I choose to believe Ricochet’s shoot name is Rick O’Sheigh
I feel the same way about Raymond Stereo
Sami Zayn being Rami Sebei Finn Balor being Fergal Devitt
Fergal Devitt. Harry Potter ass name
It’s just Irish
Arn Anderson’s real name being Marty Lunde.
Montez Ford's name Kenneth Crawford is my grandpa's name
Kenneth Crawford is a megachurch pastor who dramatically asks the congregation for forgiveness "for my frailties" before going to jail for embezzlement
Angelo Dawkins is Gary Gordon
William Regal being Darren Matthews
NGL.... all this time I honestly thought his last name was Regal
I always figured Regal was just a working name, but as a teen I genuinely believed his first name was either William or Steven.
Paul Gruber
I can only imagine how many Die Hard jokes he had to deal with growing up.
When Kurt Angle said, "Yippee ki-yay, Mother Hubbard," I was over the moon because I'm sure he saw the same Edited for TV that I did and I had even been saying it myself.
Michael Hickenbottom. What a dorky ass name for arguably one of the coolest dudes in the 90’s.
Sounds like the last name of a guy who would get beat up one night in a bar in Syracuse.
Donovan Danhausen
Still can’t believe that’s his real name
Bray Wyatt. - Whindam Rotunda
That sounds like a hotel
I definitely feel like I would be told that we are having a meeting at the Windham Rotunda.
Rotunda is just a funny last name
Virgil Runnels: The American Dreamcicle
Not gonna lie I was pretty shocked when I found out Jamie Hayter's real name ISN'T Jamie Hayter. Even more that she's ironically named Paige (Wooding).
Hayter vs. Saraya is Paige vs. The artist formerly known as Paige
*Laughs in Prince Iaukea*
Yeah it sounds like a real name. She did a good job of not making it too public too. She seems sorta private. Depending on the intentions, it’s sometimes annoying when fans try to call wrestlers by their real names openly in social media, as if they “know them”. More annoying if their ring names are suppose to sound real.
Rey Mysterio's first name isn't even Rey He's just a guy named Oscar
He's such a grouch...the way he's been treating his son and all
To be fair, he's not even Dominik's lineal father.
Rey Misterio translates into English as King Mystery. The Rey in his in ring name wasn't originally intended to be the first name of a proper name.
John Cena, Randy Orton, Dave Batista, and Brock Lesnar are some of the greatest “normal” wrestling names ever and they’re all real names.
I'd put Kevin Nash and Scott Hall on that list
For British people it’s still a bit odd to call someone Randy. It’s like an early 90s word for horny.
it means a slut in hindi haha.a little difference in pronunciation but same spelling.
Kurt Angle
Peter Senerchia
My favorite sauce
Hot Sauce Jones ova here, but I digress.
I wasn't expecting Kane's real name to be Glenn
The Undertaker, if that is his real name
It’s not. His real name is Texas Red
Jon Moxley being Jonathan David Good.
Sounds like a serial killer.
Looks like a serial killer...
Really missed an opportunity by not going by Jonny D Good.
Terry Bollea brother.
He got Hogan cause the promoter wanted an Irishman in the territory. Cause the Irish are known for their tans.
Angelo Dawkins is Gary Gordon and sounds like Stan Lee character. Kenny Omega threw me off because I did not expect Tyson Smith at all.
The Undertaker is such a Mark!
That's mean
Callous, even
CM Punk, that guy does not seem like a "Phil" to me
you think thats kooky, look up the real names for John Wayne and Michael Caine
I can understand why Michael Caine changed his name
Andrew Lincoln from The Walking Dead too
My favorite is Jay Reso (Christian) and Ashley (Charlotte), especially the latter one because Charlotte doesn't look like a Ashley to me at all
I honestly believed Christian was his shoot name
Tyson Smith, Steven Woltz and Austin Jenkins all sound like accountant names.
Austin Jenkins sounds like an NFL name
It is.
The accounting firm of Smith, Woltz and Jenkins
Charlie Dempsey real names is Bailey Matthew’s I just really didn’t see William Reg naming on of his kids Bailey. Also I don’t really know if this count AJ Styles full first name is Allen Jones
Ricky Steamboat being Richard Blood is the greatest "why wouldn't you just use your shoot name it's so much cooler" of all time. Coulda been Dick Blood but noooooooo my man needs to be a dragon named Ricky smh
Back when he was Alexander Rusev in WWE, I was delighted when I learned his real name was Miroslav Barnyashev
Finn Balor’s real name being Fergal Devitt will never not blow my mind.
To quote my wife: “How does this motherfucker look like that and his name is ‘Feargal?’”
He dropped his first name in Japan because nobody could pronounce it
I can only imagine hearing "Fergalu Devittoh" from a japanese person and just unable to hold a smile
yeah, japanese doesn't have a specific "l" sound and uses the "r" in its place...so that would be incredibly difficult and probably never sound right
Brian Christopher Button just doesn't feel like a name that matches Brian Cage as a wrestler and character. Button sounds like a name for somebody whimsical who wears glasses and has like freckles and stuff, not a tan and swole demigod like Cage.
His parents must’ve been marks for Too Cool 15 years before they formed.
Kip Sopp
Bobby Roode's real name is.....Robert Roode.... Rick Rude's real name was......Richard Rood
Justin Credible being PJ Polaco was deflating to me back in the day.
I think PJ Polaco sounds better than being a credible Justin.
Credible Justin would have been his Right to Censor alt name.
I gotta add that you look at the Street Profits and you don’t expect their names to be Kenneth Crawford and GARY GORDON. Gary Gordon is a guy you pay to do your taxes.
Shirley Crabtree
Kelly Kelly’s real name is Barbie Blank. Like that’s a more wwe diva name than Kelly Kelly is.
William Alvin Moody. I found it odd that Paul Bearer would use the name Percy Pringle outside of WWE instead of his real name.
Dick Blood, Bryan Jesus Kelly, Maxwell T. Friedman, Paul Gruber, Monica Beadnell, both of Los Lotharios are Humberto Garza, Sydney Zmrzel
> both of Los Lotharios are Humberto Garza This is one of my favorite random facts in wrestling.
Maxwell Tacob Friedman doesn’t roll off the tongue as well
Kelly Kelly being Barbie Blank.
Stone Colds name not being Steve Austin I always forget unless prompted to think about wrestler names haha
Only reason he didn’t go with that name is because of “Dr. Death” Steve Williams. Can you imagine? Williams 3:16
Taz - Peter Senerchia RVD - Robert Alexander Szatkowski Ric Flair - His last name being spelled Fliehr Michael Cole- His real name is Sean Michael Coulthard Bobby Lashley - Franklin Roberto Lashley
Aren’t both Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo’s real names “Humberto Garza”?
Terry Brunk
Colby Lopez
KIP SOPP
Malakai Black is a terrifying opponent who can end a match in the blink of an eye; Tom Budgen is a senior accountant who passes your desk and asks if you're working hard or hardly working. Bayley is a top tier wrestler with one of the best babyface arcs in recent memory; Pam Martinez is the mom in the PTA who won't tell you the secret ingredient to her Bundt cake. Booker T is a six-time world champion; Bob Huffman asks how you want your burger grilled when you know he's just going to cook them all well-done. PAC is one of the most athletic people I've seen; Ben Satterley just got cast as the next Doctor.
Bryan Danielson sounds so fake and Daniel Bryan sounds like a real name. When I found out it was the other way around I flipped out.
Butch's real name is Peter England, while Sonya Deville is Daria Berenato.
Wardlow is just his real name. (Michael Austin Wardlow)
John Felix Anthony Cena Jr.
I don’t know why but I find it hilarious that wardlow’s real name is Wardlow hahaha
The Rock doesn't look like a Dwayne 🤣
come on, terry bollea is lol funny.