From Theory to kane : WWE Superstars Who Had Multiple Name Changes
WWE talents getting repackaged is nothing new. Several notable stars have had their names changed multiple times but still found success. Let's have a look at WWE Superstars Who Had Multiple Name Changes
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Batista
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Batista made a few non-televised appearances in WWE shows under the same name before he made his televised debut as D-Von Dudley's enforcer Deacon Batista.
Roman Reigns
WWE had assigned Reigns to their developmental territory FCW in 2010, where he competed under the name Roman Leakee.
Bray Wyatt
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Bray Wyatt didn't have a great start to his WWE career. He started with WWE's developmental territory FCW as Alex Rotundo in 2009 and got renamed as Duke Rotundo.
Kane
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He started his career as Mike Unabomb in 1995 before getting repackaged as Dr. Isaac Yankem DDS. He portrayed the character until WWE made him play as the fake Diesel in 1996.
Mick Foley
WWE brought him up as Mankind, and soon introduced the three faces of Foley to their audience. Apart from his Mankind gimmick, Foley brought back the Cactus Jack character for the WWE audience along with a new gimmick in Dude Love.
Theory
Dave Meltzer stated that Vince McMahon made the decision to change Theory's name as he didn't like the idea of 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin against Austin Theory. Thus, the younger man lost his forename.