WWE obsessed with Name Changes

[GoldSpirit]

ok, I can't be the only one who thinks the WWE is obsessed with name changes.
whose idea is it to change, seemingly, everyones name?
My major issues are with second and third generation "superstars". These guys have built-in name recognition. People are genuinely excited or at least interested by seeing the kid of a wrestler they loved. How is "Husky Harris" a better choice than using the Hennig name? Hell, WWE went out of their way to change Dwayne Johnson to "Rocky Maiavia" (sic?) just to cash in on the name recognition and they had no issue with Ted Dibiase, Cody Rhodes, or Randy Orton. It seems like they do it just for the hell of it. Half of Nexus is oncognito... unless you happen to be married to a famous singer (I prefer to think of him as that jacked gay dude from "I love New York").
Most changes are inexpicible. I could list a dozen guys off the topb of my head, including Tyler Black, Kaval, Vance Archer. et al. Really, I could go on and on but we know the names.
WWE needs to forget the name changing and work on developing these guys and using the name recognition for the 2nd and 3rd gen guys. Not to mention the work alot of guys put in on the indy circuit, in FCW, ROH, or even TNA under their own names instead of picking names out of a hat and sending guys out to the ring with names like "Hutch Curtain" and "Wyatt Brackens". They are treating the rookies like the CAW feature in SvR.
Some changes make sense and it is by no means a new phenomenon but sttill, why change EVERYONES name???
Then again ask Terry Bollea.

[TheDevilsAdvocate]

Michael "Joe Hennig" Migillicutty is Hennigs son.


Husky Harris' name is Windham Lawrence Rotunda.

[SilverGhost]

To piggyback on what Devils said in another post....some of them came from indys. They had to change their name for merchandise purposes. If WWE goes apeshit and fires the indy guys, they have a name to go back to.

[TheDevilsAdvocate]

To piggyback on what Devils said in another post....some of them came from indys. They had to change their name for merchandise purposes. If WWE goes apeshit and fires the indy guys, they have a name to go back to.

Well I think the point this guy was trying to make was that why would you give guys who are not using pretend names who are apart of a famous wrestling name to be reduced to not being able to flaunt their family name an are forced to come out under ridiculous names like Timmy Buttmuch or Jared Whosyomomma.

[SilverGhost]

Well I think the point this guy was trying to make was that why would you give guys who are not using pretend names who are apart of a famous wrestling name to be reduced to not being able to flaunt their family name an are forced to come out under ridiculous names like Timmy Buttmuch or Jared Whosyomomma.

That is the "wisdom" of the WWE. I can't explain half their crap.

I guess if they grow a bit more (wrestling wise), they can use their family name.

[TheMiz]

Rocky maiavia wasnt a bad change , since his father was also rocky, and then the change to the Rock made it worth, i also think it was original of mike mizanin to be "The Miz" its more original and its his actual name unlike John cena i dunno where he got that "CENA" from honestly

[SgtGohan]

john cena is really john cena, its his name just like orton, cody, ted etcetera

anyways they could atleast come up with some good replacement names...

[Bodom]

Eh..You can't really fault WWE for wanting to have their own trademark names.

Still some pretty lame ass names though. Lucky Cannon? Really? Sounds like a cheap porno name

[TheDevilsAdvocate]

Eh..You can't really fault WWE for wanting to have their own trademark names.

Still some pretty lame ass names though. Lucky Cannon? Really? Sounds like a cheap porno name

10 points for laughter!

[Rich Cranium]

It is silly given that the announce team acknowledges that M. Migilicutty is Mr. Perfect's son and that Husky Harris is the son of IRS