5 original names for WWE Superstars that Vince McMahon said no to

The Brahma Bull, The Rock had a much different name before WWE.
The Brahma Bull, The Rock had a much different name before WWE.

#3: Ruby Riott (Heidi Lovelace)

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Heidi Lovelace would later change the name and become Monday Night RAW Superstar Ruby Riott.
Heidi Lovelace would later change the name and become Monday Night RAW Superstar Ruby Riott.

With a body adorned in tattoos and piercings, Ruby Riott isn't your prototypical WWE female Superstar.

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But before Riott made her impact in WWE, the future Riott Squad member would make an impact under the moniker Heidi Lovelace.

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Speaking about her former name, Riott said how it was inspired by Ada Lovelace, a 19th Century British Mathematician who worked on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, seen by many as the first computer.

According to Riott, the Heidi part of her name came from the actress Heidi Montag, as the future RAW Superstar thought it was a great name that hadn't been used in wrestling before.

Eventually finding the name Ruby Riot in WWE, the Superstar has recently undergone other name changes, as in 2017, the second 't' was added to her name

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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