10 WWE Superstars and their original WWE gimmick names

Modified Jun 21, 2019 05:45 GMT

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#5 Fandango was called Johnny Curtis

Fandango defeated Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 29

While Fandango never used his real name, Curtis Jonathan Hussey, early on in his career, WWE went down the Bryan Danielson route of mixing it up to give him the name Johnny Curtis.

His name then changed in November 2012 when he became known as Fandango on live events, later making his in-ring debut with the gimmick against Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 29.

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