5 WWE wrestlers who should've used their real names

Modified Aug 12, 2020 23:22 GMT

The Big Dog could've done with a little rebranding

#4 WWE NXT Superstar Dominik Dijakovic

Dominik Dijakovic will more than likely get a name change in WWE

This is a strange one because for so many years the WWE Universe has seen WWE shorten or outright drop parts of wrestlers' names for being too long. We've seen it most recently with guys like Otis and Tucker, formerly Otis Dozovic and Tucker Knight, and Mustafa Ali, who recently got his first name back.

Others like Antonio Cesaro, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Alexander Rusev, and more have suffered this fate in the past, and though we're used to those changes now, it doesn't mean that it didn't take a long time for fans to get used to them. Why are we talking about this? Well, when looking at NXT's Dominik Dijakovic, one has to wonder how long it will be until it's just shortened to Dijakovic or Dijak.

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When looking at his real name, WWE simply could've used that and saved the fanbase all the trouble of having to get used to its eventual, inevitable shortening. Chris Dijak would've been fine. It's also easier to make a chant out of, which is something WWE fans, more so NXT fans, can't get enough of. Just seems like a missed opportunity to go from "Hey Baby," to "Hey Bayley," to "Hey Dijak."

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Greg is a pro wrestling writer at Sportskeeda. He has been an avid wrestling fan since he was able to do elbow drops off bunkbeds at the age of three. He's gone through the highs and lows of the Attitude Era, Ruthless Aggression, and PG eras and lived to tell the tale, with his favorite wrestler of all time being Diamond Dallas Page. His other favorite star is the late great Bray Wyatt.

Greg has contributed to sites like Bleacher Report before joining Sportskeeda in 2017 as a content writer and editor. If you've ever checked out the various wrestling shows through our live coverage, chances are you've read Greg's work. Apart from the world within the squared circle, he also keeps track of other sports such as American football, baseball, golf, boxing, and MMA.

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Edited by Andrea Hangst