14 Current AEW Stars who own their names

#6 AEW star Jake Hager has tweaked his real name to compete in the ring

When you’re Rock Hard and ALLOUT! #aewallout @aewontnt pic.twitter.com/uC1toSaiu5

— Jake Hager (@RealJakeHager) September 6, 2020

In WWE, Jake Hager achieved success by becoming the WWE World Heavyweight Champion under the ring name Jack Swagger. After leaving the company, he had a career in MMA where he decided to use his real name, Jack Hager, to avoid any conflict.

While his real birth name was Donald Jacob Hager, he decided to shorten his middle name Jacob, to Jake, and hit the AEW ring as Jake Hager in 2019.

Hager is one of the bigger men in AEW, and we could see the star win a few titles during his stay in the company to make it big.

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#5 Japanese-born AEW Star Riho

Riho became the first AEW Women's World Champion

After finding success in Ice Ribbon and Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling, Riho moved to AEW in May 2019. The Japanese-born wrestler has competed under various ring names, but her birth name stuck with her throughout.

Riho debuted in AEW and used her first name as her ring name for the promotion.

Today is the 14th anniversary of the wrestling debut.I truly thank you for your support💗💗 pic.twitter.com/NJ5cYJVQgm

— RIHO 里歩 (@riho_gtmv) May 29, 2020

Riho outperformed the other women on the AEW roster to become the inaugural AEW Women’s Champion. Her reign lasted over four months before she lost the title to Nyla Rose.