10 WWE Superstars and their original WWE gimmick names

Modified Jun 21, 2019 05:45 GMT

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#4 Kane was called Dr. Isaac Yankem

Kane is a lot more menacing than evil dentist Dr. Isaac Yankem

Glenn Jacobs originally made a name for himself in the wrestling business by facing the likes of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson during his time as the Unabom character in SMW in the mid-90s.

However, his first name in WWE was actually Dr. Isaac Yankem, which he used between August 1995 and April 1996 before returning in September 1996 as Fake Diesel.

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After a short-lived run impersonating Diesel, Jacobs began his role as the monstrous Kane character in October 1997.

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Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.

Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.

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