Rumor Killer on Two Superstar Name Changes

WWE has changed the names of a number of superstars in recent months due to a new rule introduced by Vince McMahon. Two names starting the tours on social media over the weekend are Dakota Kay and Andy Hartwell, who have been rumored to have the new names Clarice Rivers and Indiana Hello. Fightful Select dropped a new report on Sunday that neither of these name changes occurred. the report I also noticed that Kai’s name is registered by WWE (it’s not part of her real name and her independent…

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WWE Superstars Who Could Be Affected By Vince McMahon’s New Naming Rule

WWE’s roster has seen an increasing number of Superstars undergoing name changes in recent months, recent examples being Austin’s theory losing his first name and Casey Catanzaro and Kai Lee Ray changing their names to Katana Chance and Alba Fire. The reasoning behind all the changes is explained in a new report from Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter – “Vince McMahon has decreed that he does not want any new people to use their real names anymore, nor the ones they used before in the independent scene.” The…

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Another WWE Superstar loses his first name, and takes the championship title on WWE Raw next week

The Austin theory became the latest WWE Superstar to lose a name this week Monday Night Raw. During a behind-the-scenes interview with Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville, the theory revealed that Vince McMahon felt that Austin was not an appropriate name for him and that he would just go through the theory moving forward. Then Deville and Pierce confirmed that Theory would get a chance at the US Championship on Raw next week against Finn Balor. to me AdFreeShows” John Alba, The name change has been planned for months. The…

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Rick Boggs shares video of his recovery from WrestleMania 38

Rick Boggs suffered a quadruple tear and a patellar tendon injury in WrestleMania 38 When his knee succumbed while trying to lift both The Usos in a SmackDown Tag Team Championship match. It was reported last week that Boogs has successfully undergone surgery on a torn quadriceps and in a new video shared to Instagram on Sunday the guitar-playing star was shown moving on crutches with his leg in a huge band and a brace. Boogs debuted on SmackDown with SmackDown in May 2021 and immediately joined Nakamura. He faced…

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Why did WWE change its hiring strategy?

WWE has gone through a major transformation in its hiring process over the past year. Not only has the campaign launched a new Name, Image, and Likeness program (dubbed Next In Line) to begin recruiting current college athletes, but recent signature classes at the Performance Center have focused more on collegiate sports backgrounds than experience in the independent wrestling scene. This change in philosophy was also reflected in the NXT brand, which restarted as NXT 2.0 last September and focused more on local, computer-trained talent. Why did all this happen?…

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