|
The worst ring names in wrestling history: photos, L( H9 B4 N- w% f- w
9 B" h( {% C$ M8 b) F2 ~; |$ N8 W9 n; X6 k4 N
) l }- N; e m2 Q, ^Arachnaman lasted only three months in WCW during the early 1990s.6 x0 G7 [- }5 [( _2 @7 G# w; r# e
2 N/ a4 b$ t- {- F0 H% K( V1 d/ h6 V2 ?8 c7 P5 a
8 O5 y& s' x' i0 `: }2 a/ I
/ q' y) t- M. L2 N9 \6 r9 H" u0 L% @$ g3 o, h; X
( p) Y# H- w% |' w
" ]: ]2 |2 z0 ^2 R' I6 r9 MAs a member of the Jung Dragons in WCW, he was simply known as Yang. But as a cowboy in WWE, he was Jimmy Wang Yang.! q. _7 _5 l2 b h# o" j
: w8 i% A! i l3 n: v
! ?4 F, w k5 v8 f8 M7 p/ o. Z P
?# B5 w' c/ y$ W0 @5 R" W* Q& |, `
; \2 f' L$ m9 R8 U0 x: K" k, t
) n" e2 D9 w% y8 ]3 @- k( R
0 s0 R% V1 P7 KJustin Credible was just that in ECW, where he held the ECW Championship for more than five months in the final days of the company.) v4 b" x' p7 _1 p2 O2 Z6 F
$ S1 p0 V5 D, E0 n2 J7 B8 r# J, Y$ ?0 u7 c# }% B3 u2 j' a$ [' g
0 |1 k4 s W' ?
& o$ f9 D0 M M' V8 h/ I
& [( L5 n2 {# ~% C6 ?- y# AIn WWE, Justin was somewhat less incredible, losing to CM Punk in the future WWE Champion's debut match.
+ {8 y7 ?, t) {1 U D9 J6 J7 S1 t$ H; @3 G; T7 }- X/ h
; S. h, \) R4 ?7 n0 u# ]
5 ~3 \- e+ F+ F) u" |. `- {% W5 M6 U& D
7 d" l3 L* O1 x6 q; P: U, |1 s: V. r3 L# w: T
! O* v/ X- u) y! p5 a+ `
( v& T9 \; L) @3 x5 x
" O% [' |3 M* r* p
8 t$ ^& @( Q3 @& X! d
: e6 s( E: Z7 c, V. z# O8 S" y
# l% M: D& v! \7 z: uIn 2006, The Gymini arrived in WWE with plenty of velocity.! z& N4 A2 ` L1 C- X
0 j. y1 \- `2 X; h& s& X- F( i
3 _2 V" _) B: b4 z9 k; U
2 D; v) w8 W( L' }+ I/ y4 K @* `4 m8 C0 s. D. X& H
0 X6 Z9 a+ {# N4 V9 c/ `' Q! d. ~
The powerful twins were gone before the end of the year. Thankfully, the next pair of twins to arrive in WWE were the lovely Bellas.
" h0 W& w- }. h3 O% y# f1 O6 |; ]1 C, X; a& M
+ C. t8 u5 r( {0 Q+ l v& e) C+ @3 P: s! y: Z
Thurman "Sparky" Plugg sped from the racetrack into WWE in 1994.' \ ~- n) m5 _9 m+ B
' S0 r" ^/ c+ Z8 P7 q7 I5 g
. u8 I8 i" z, [3 N; M% ^$ J- a6 A; h# P: Y/ d: x
* D i$ W* M7 ~7 _5 C
& c1 E* ?. O+ X* e
Plugg later dropped the Thurman from his name and became Bob "Spark Plug" Holly.: M% b1 g. o7 A6 E0 a8 P& v6 a+ r
y3 y* B% u& [5 L4 C# Q
$ g# f( }) |5 a8 Q; Q
- ~1 ~+ t, V, z6 B+ q8 F" ~
- m1 g$ v4 {& Z: E
: f! o9 u( F, L4 i: M
Eventually, Holly just became too hardcore to be called Spark Plug at all.
# l: R# j% M. Y# P$ A& f( }! w" |! O* U
E S3 J j& S
2 _ J5 _% F; ~ y8 \# iThe mysterious Who fell from WWE faster than an anvil.& ]8 i% S; F6 J' h( M
* y( R7 l, g: G8 E. a& A- h
/ M, F, G x0 Y6 O" h6 S9 K8 e& H+ H3 E4 D
p1 o: m! v; U) T- i
8 ]2 C2 x9 _: |# P- lBill DeMott is known as one of the toughest men in the history of sports-entertainment, but the name Hugh Morrus didn't exactly strike fear in WCW competitors.
. L" ~7 q0 z. c% n" A$ w* W" m) U
7 z+ m( P: M9 G
[9 F- C! j. F' c! e# ~' C: m$ g- x/ ]1 g' j
7 D8 P! M8 H* i$ R% r: J" [* Y7 l& q' D- f6 p5 w5 B, j9 f6 B
Booker T might have been a five-time (five-time, five-time ...) WCW Champion, but G.I. Bro was a no-time anything.. r9 R( ~, S- X9 Q9 h* B
& I4 c- {2 {% X: \, z6 K
2 N/ V9 k8 G5 ]7 ?0 \$ J% {. d" N
1 I0 k% U1 P; _4 `
6 p7 E2 [, W3 l+ T: C9 l/ s+ T' n6 d& Y
) S9 B" D$ R$ k5 `! S, g: J
9 w8 _ N; `. N5 \7 _) g LThroughout 1993, Bastion Booger did nothing but disgust the WWE Universe.4 K0 k. E) D% W; Q* K0 b
/ Z+ K9 L, t" @% U
; {# M' |/ b: B- M/ T
/ K t1 f7 r+ H2 n2 D
' s! Q0 y& ~4 n# {7 \% F
$ y8 ]/ g0 C9 C, L4 l5 K% HChris Candido and Tom Prichard were two incredibly talented grapplers, but in WWE they went by the dorky monikers of Skip and Zip.
- `5 e% v3 f3 S5 @5 O- _# W6 [8 T; [0 c( j, p8 I
. c0 ~ P: ~* S/ E* Y& B
& s: S. H% n F, a. O
0 P+ g- n8 W# u# B
1 B4 [ v$ R' L7 {* fTogether, Skip and Zip were known as The Bodydonnas. Thankfully, Sunny always brightened up their appearances.. \* c# C' v8 P. E G
- C. Q# }6 j7 r( W4 M/ H; f0 j" B! u8 ]
8 [" t& P7 j$ c. M/ s3 |
8 ~0 @" N0 [6 P9 \& sPhineas I. Godwinn and Henry O. Godwinn sported initials that spelled out exactly how this pair behaved in the ring.
# n0 ^: R, @( W. }3 l% z" x% s/ R
; |0 p' U. }) i1 i5 `% ~# S- n2 }. |! h; M" C
" R0 k( R$ c5 `% ?3 A3 P
Together, H.O.G. & P.I.G. competed in matches that included plenty slop.
$ P. S; ?, e e
% V! U, {& T H0 q2 H: |" V6 t; j7 s4 U$ {& Y
: t: H( Q) k% f9 }/ r8 o/ q
Terry Taylor, an excellent in-ring competitor, was known as The Red Rooster during his time in WWE.; `! {/ O9 a* N. L8 `3 t1 c0 }& R
6 h, V2 p% a, }9 k6 U, Q T$ @6 j
7 C! y9 _! c9 ~3 L" b! Z0 Y5 x: j
( h. p4 N6 H3 S4 j7 h, I; d6 Y1 d; j' a, D! |1 @! ?
; A& a7 A" P, ~( X0 V& m
L' @$ C: H% g, Q; k% a
% x/ ^& ^7 B! D5 x! R8 w- MIn 1995, Jerry Lawler introduced his dentist, Dr. Isaac Yankem, into WWE.
1 B9 z% R% J. H! h" d# _. g- l" t
7 }7 ~0 |# \7 a
7 C8 Z# L) H/ d" u T4 e% S" j1 q1 w4 Q) O1 F
) i! ^/ V( R! K1 ]
Before becoming "Stone Cold," Steve Austin arrived in WWE as The Ringmaster.* E& l( j* Y- o* ?
: z; c Q2 N5 C' c% T! A
3 v. d1 G0 g) T" {
% T9 n! Q2 s! X; x8 w
( M9 d/ M$ N* i) Q. G- u/ {+ I5 Z% i" W! k
6 Y1 ~. v# ~% I
# D+ Q7 N% }2 w8 d8 I9 O! K# \
The son of former WWE Champion Stan Stasiak, Meat competed in trunks that resembled brief underwear.- Z( C+ P" K' }; a! f0 f
3 c8 E2 `' O, g( m" p. i
" B1 }5 u5 g& V# L% g
+ T: K$ p8 ~2 c+ |Meat had so little success under that persona, he quickly began competing under the name Shawn Stasiak as a nod to his famous father. |
|