ATTN: People who call wrestlers by their real first names

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Thanks, Nicholas Theodore "Nick" Nemeth[2] (born July 27, 1980),[2][3] best known by the ring name Dolph Ziggler,[1] is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE where he is currently the World Heavyweight Champion in his second reign.
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lol @ wiki counting DZ's first 'reign'--- is that even recognized by WWE?
 

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Probably not.

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oh shit I miss that gif

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I don't refer to wrestlers by their real name unless it's their name on the show, but this is really just one of the the last taboos as far as the codes wrestlers go by that separate the 'boys in the locker room' from 'the marks out there in the seats.'

It used to be that using terms like mark, smark, job, jobber, pop, face, heel, tweener, put over, etc. was seen in the same light. Some on the internet (who I consider behind the times) are the same way even now, going on videos and acting like people like myself who freely use these terms are doing so because we're trying to sound hip or something. In reality, using these terms come natural for me at this point, and what argument is there against using them when wrestlers write books and do interviews in real life (and on WWE released DVDs) where they freely use these terms for everyone to hear?

In a similar way, I can see referring to wrestlers by their real names as ceasing to be a big deal in the future. It's just another part of the business as a whole evolving. Interesting bringing up referring to actors and actresses by their real names even when talking about their characters on-screen because I usually do just that. I switch back and forth between them for some reason (that too comes natural, it's not something I consciously do.) For example, I'll call Walt and Jesse by their character names when talking about Breaking Bad but I'll refer to Bruce Willis by name when talking about Die Hard.
 

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I don't refer to wrestlers by their real name unless it's their name on the show, but this is really just one of the the last taboos as far as the codes wrestlers go by that separate the 'boys in the locker room' from 'the marks out there in the seats.'

It used to be that using terms like mark, smark, job, jobber, pop, face, heel, tweener, put over, etc. was seen in the same light. Some on the internet (who I consider behind the times) are the same way even now, going on videos and acting like people like myself who freely use these terms are doing so because we're trying to sound hip or something. In reality, using these terms come natural for me at this point, and what argument is there against using them when wrestlers write books and do interviews in real life (and on WWE released DVDs) where they freely use these terms for everyone to hear?

In a similar way, I can see referring to wrestlers by their real names as ceasing to be a big deal in the future. It's just another part of the business as a whole evolving. Interesting bringing up referring to actors and actresses by their real names even when talking about their characters on-screen because I usually do just that. I switch back and forth between them for some reason (that too comes natural, it's not something I consciously do.) For example, I'll call Walt and Jesse by their character names when talking about Breaking Bad but I'll refer to Bruce Willis by name when talking about Die Hard.

Shows and movies are different IMO. Shows you know the characters and their names because you watch them routinely. A lot of the times I won't even remember the name of a character in a movie I see, so I have no choice but to use the actor's real name. Obviously though that isn't the case when anyone is referring to a wrestler by his or her real name. They are doing it strictly to draw attention like "hey, look how smart I am that I know his real name!". Or they want someone to ask "hey gee, who is that you are talking about?" so they can gleefully present their gem of information that they have the vast knowledge of what the person's real name is.
 

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I really only do it with Bryan Danielson. He went by that name in a previous promotion though.

It is different to me when you use a name that they have some notoriety using the name in ring. Most people knew about DB when he was still Bryan Danielson, so it doesn't come off like you are trying to show how smart/smarky you are by saying it.
 
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