5 Hilarious ring names that WWE Superstars turned down 

WWE has pitched some terrible names over the years to some of their biggest stars
WWE has pitched some terrible names over the years to some of their biggest stars

#4 Neville - Ripley Bishop

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Neville came to WWE back in 2013 and throughout the course of his career, he went from NXT to WWE's main roster and over to 205 Live. There was once a rumor that WWE wanted Neville to have a "Mighty Mouse" gimmick when he was moved up to the main brands but this never came into fruition.

When Neville first arrived in the company, he had to choose a name, since he was known as PAC on the Indies. Of course, he came out of the meeting as Adrian Neville but interestingly one of the names that the company throughout there was Ripley Bishop.

It's hard to see The Man That Gravity Forgot being known as Ripley Bishop, even though when he was promoted to the main roster he went on to lose the Adrian part of his name.

Neville definitely suited the star, even though it wasn't a name that stood out as a wrestling character, but he's probably glad that Ripley Bishop wasn't the name that he became known as.

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