5 Superstars who legally changed their names to their ring names

#3 Chyna

One Night in Joanie never would have sold.

When Joanie Laurer entered WWE, she was given the moniker of Chyna—The Ninth Wonder of the World.

Relatively speaking, she had a decent career, as she made history with title wins and crossing the gender gap in matches against men, but when she left WWE, she would fall victim to the same problem most other people do.

If people inside the WWE fan base had no idea who "Joanie Laurer" was, then certainly, people outside of it would have no name recognition to her instead of "Chyna."

This would cause problems for her if she were to wrestle elsewhere or try to make a living through celebrity status with reality television shows and such.

In an attempt to skirt the issue, she used the stage name Chyna Doll for quite some time before attaining the ability to legally change her name to just Chyna in 2007.

Considering WWE's complete lack of interest in working with her in any capacity, it seemed petty to try to deny her being able to use the name, so it's good to see she had a few years with the rights under her ownership.

As she has since passed away in 2016, there's no turning back, and she will forever be tied to her professional wrestling career, for better or worse.