Genuine question about talents having their names changed

[Deezy]

I miss JVD. You are not the same.

Same ol whiney bitch I always saw.

 

[Kross Rhodes]

Im aware lol i just didnt understand what he meant by im not the same lol

I assume it’s a joke because it’s a name change thread.

If not, no idea.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

I assume it’s a joke because it’s a name change thread.

If not, no idea.

Thats pretty good actually

 

[Canadian Dragon]

If you're going to make a genuine discussion thread, maybe dont make broad strokes assumptions and arrogantly insult anyone who doesn't agree with your pov in the OP. Thats pretty passive aggresive and this isn't really a real question ,moreso OP giving his own opinion in the form of a question. Do better OP!

 

[Hoss]

I don't think the names are generally damaging, just potentially the gimmicks that may come along with them. But it's always gonna be a case by case basis.

Like, changing Walter to Gunther but keeping all the same elements is obviously fine. Changing Dijakovic to T-Bar and giving him shitty face paint on top of a shitty name and having him be a bigger dude who loses all the time is not ideal. Could T-Bar work somehow? Maybe. But it does feel like an uphill battle with such a stupid sounding name. This new Elias/Ezekiel shit could be kinda the opposite. There's nothing really wrong with the ring name Ezekiel but the presentation of it is dumb as hell and they already had something great with Elias that there was no need to change.

Pete Dunne, as much as I like him, probably was never gonna be a top star on the main roster, at least not with the style he displayed up to this point. He could have been a decent midcard workhorse maybe. More than likely, he woulda probably ended up similar to Gable or Ricochet and just getting lost in the shuffle for long periods of time. At least as Butch, he has a spot on the show and a fills a specific role. I actually kinda like him doing this ankle biter shit. I don't think it'll be sustainable and I'm curious what lies ahead for him once this gimmick dries up. But for now, fuck it. He's making the most of it.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

I'd like AEW fans to treat WWE fans with respect, don't expect what ya want.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

I'd like AEW fans to treat WWE fans with respect, don't expect what ya want.

1-irrelevant
2 - op is an admin who should know better to make bait threads
3- "aewfans" treat the vast majority of "wwefans" with respect. Furthermor being critical of wwe doesnt mean someome is exclusively an aew fan, nor is criticizing a product a form of disrespect to the person watching it. Thats called projecting

Edit: and vice versa. Ppl like chris, 4th etc dont make passive aggressive comments about ppl who dont like angles or names they do.

Nice bait though and a decent attempt at playing the victim to justify shitty behavior (like this thread op)

 

[Enkidu]

"Alba Fyre" is a great new name for KLR. This certainly didn't lower the ceiling.

 

[Sky]

"Alba Fyre" is a great new name for KLR. This certainly didn't lower the ceiling.

The problem is she's already been established for years as Kay Lee Ray

 

[Lethal]

1-irrelevant
2 - op is an admin who should know better to make bait threads
3- "aewfans" treat the vast majority of "wwefans" with respect. Furthermor being critical of wwe doesnt mean someome is exclusively an aew fan, nor is criticizing a product a form of disrespect to the person watching it. Thats called projecting

Edit: and vice versa. Ppl like chris, 4th etc dont make passive aggressive comments about ppl who dont like angles or names they do.

Nice bait though and a decent attempt at playing the victim to justify shitty behavior (like this thread op)

100% on point 3. This fabricated notion from some folks that you HAVE to choose a side is just asinine and archaic bullshit. I enjoy wrestling, and enjoy things from both WWE and AEW (also marginal TNA/GCW stuff). Name changes can be sometimes for the better, or worse, but at the end of the day I judge the person on their name.

Don't get suckered into KIF's lunacy

 

[Bad News Booty]

EC You are wrong


The Ezekiel presentation is amazing
It actually pokes fun at a name change just for a name change



Also there is literally nothing wrong with this thread it’s just an open discussion.


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[Sabretooth]

I’m fine with name changes if the names are good. Like when they revealed Revolution’s names as T-Bar, Mace, and Slapjack everyone thought it was a fucking joke and it killed them immediately. I also think changing Pete Dunne’s name to Butch is stupid because Pete Dunne is a way better name. Other name changes just seem pointless. There was no reason to change WALTER to Gunther. Makes it look like Vince is doing it simply to put his stamp on the superstar.

A name isn’t everything but in wrestling things have to make sense. Some name changes do and some don’t.

 

[Dale]

I’m fine with name changes if the names are good. Like when they revealed Revolution’s names as T-Bar, Mace, and Slapjack everyone thought it was a fucking joke and it killed them immediately. I also think changing Pete Dunne’s name to Butch is stupid because Pete Dunne is a way better name. Other name changes just seem pointless. There was no reason to change WALTER to Gunther. Makes it look like Vince is doing it simply to put his stamp on the superstar.

A name isn’t everything but in wrestling things have to make sense. Some name changes do and some don’t.

While everything Retribution was pure garbage, I think the fucking masks and the juvenile vandalism shit they had them do was more detrimental than the actual names.

 

[Deezy]

If you're going to make a genuine discussion thread, maybe dont make broad strokes assumptions and arrogantly insult anyone who doesn't agree with your pov in the OP. Thats pretty passive aggresive and this isn't really a real question ,moreso OP giving his own opinion in the form of a question. Do better OP!

1-irrelevant
2 - op is an admin who should know better to make bait threads
3- "aewfans" treat the vast majority of "wwefans" with respect. Furthermor being critical of wwe doesnt mean someome is exclusively an aew fan, nor is criticizing a product a form of disrespect to the person watching it. Thats called projecting

Edit: and vice versa. Ppl like chris, 4th etc dont make passive aggressive comments about ppl who dont like angles or names they do.

Nice bait though and a decent attempt at playing the victim to justify shitty behavior (like this thread op)

LMAO the irony of this.

 

[Sabretooth]

While everything Retribution was pure garbage, I think the fucking masks and the juvenile vandalism shit they had them do was more detrimental than the actual names.

Well they seemed like they could be pretty cool coming in destroying shit. Like a shock to the system or whatever. But the second they were revealed it was a joke from the names, the outfits, the promos. Everything. The names were a small part but a part nonetheless. I know the names were being mocked