Listen, I'm not going to put Io Shirai's name change on the list. I'm not gonna talk about the recent name change that makes me cringe so much anymore, you can't make me!

So, wrestling is entertaining and it's supposed to be the best thing we ever watch because sure, why not? And the fact that this sport can be stupid, but brilliant at some times.

Ring names are the most important to a wrestler and if you have a name, you want to make sure fans remember it. Now in WWE there were some terrible ring names over the years, but there were also awesome name changes like Bryan Danielson's old name to Daniel Bryan, which was suggested by William Regal by the way, Triple H's Terra Ryzing to Hunter Hearst Helmsley to HHH, and Shane Helms to The Hurricane, to name a few.

Like I said, there were some good name changes, but some of these, not so much.

I'm Freedom_Fighter24 and here are 10 Worst Name Changes In WWE History...

10. Chad Gable To Shorty G

Now this is just one of the worst one to exist back before the Thunderdome existed, but at least we don't need that anymore.

In the 2019 King of The Ring tournament, Gable was a contestant and going in, everyone started talking about his height and so WWE decided to slowly name him Shorty Gable, which was terrible, but at least Gable could make it work and we should applaud him for it.

And in the semifinals, they renamed him as Shorty G, where Chad would go out and wear a knockoff NBA uniform with the letter "G" at the front.

What's even worse was that, this went on for a whole fucking year before Chad got his original name back and it was never brought up again.

Shorty G, what a inspirational name (sarcasm)!

9. Texas Red To Master of Pain To "Mean" Mark Callous

Your Older Sister's Creepy Boyfriend actually talked about the characters he had to portray and while his favorite one is The Undertaker, his least favorites were Texas Red, Master of Pain, and "Mean" Mark Callous.

Undertaker basically wore a mask and was named Texas Red, but the problem was that Midnight Mark was green as baby shit and he barely had experience at the time.

Then, he'd jump to NWA under the new name Master of Pain. Green name, but he was improving back then.

After Undertaker had went through that phase, he went to WCW to be renamed "Mean" Mark Callous as a part of a tag team called "The Skyscrapers" with Dan Spivey and Teddy Long as the manager.

To be fair, they did have somewhat of a good run, but Undertaker was underutilized and not used correctly in WCW, mostly due to the name.

And fun fact, this was at the time where he and Sting actually faced off for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, so yeah, that dream match has happened, but I won't give away who won the match. Don't be a pussy, do some research.

8. Kana To Asuka

I know, the name sounds cool, but when you put it side by side, it definitely doesn't fit her character. I'm sorry if I offended you, but let me explain.

Way back before she went to NXT, Asuka, who went by the name of Kana, the short version of her real life name, was a terrifying individual who can kill you just when you get in the ring with her.

That name made her a megastar and it got her a match with The King Minoru Suzuki at one point in both their careers.

Kana was so ruthless that she would make her opponents feel intimidated by that name alone: she'll kick you until you lose a birthday, she'll spurt out fake blood to make herself scary, and she accidentally scared a kid at one point, horror in wrestling never changes!

Then, when she arrived in NXT, as an appearance at a Takeover in 2015, they spelled her name wrong from Kana to Kanna. It's one "n"! God, some people are stupid as it got worse.

After she signed a contract, they changed her name to Asuka. Sure it's supposed to mean "a bird" and "to fly", but when you put the two different names side by side, which name is superior? If you think her new one, good for you, because I just think her shortened name is more intimidating then her current one.

I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm disrespecting her. If you want, here's a picture of her taking a photo with a young fan to make up for it...

Awww, isn't she sweet?

7. Jim Neidhart To Who

Rest In Peace to Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and he is surely missed by many, but there is one blemish on his legacy, and I want to make it brief.

After the splitting up of "The Hart Foundation" in the late 80s, Bret Hart was on his way to be the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be, but the plan for Jim Neidhart was to put him in a mask and call him "Who".

You know the "Who's On First" skit by Abbott and Costello? That was the gimmick WWE was trying to imply while Jerry Lawler was making cringey gags with Jim's new ring name.

"Who's in the ring!"

Ha ha ha ha!

"Who's in the ring!"

Ha, ha ha, now I'm getting tired of it...

"Who's in the ring!"

KILL ME!

6. Pete Dunne To Butch

What?! This name is so dumb that I hope that HHH reverts it back to Pete Dunne sooner than later and thank God I didn't watch the Smackdown episode when he debuted because if I did, I would've taken a gun and blow my brains out, but for this part of the list, I'll keep it professional.

Way before Dunne got called up to Smackdown, he was a former WWE United Kingdom Champion, former number one contender for the NXT Championship on multiple occasions, even though he wouldn't win on some times, and was close to winning the title on a couple of occasions.

When he won his farewell match against Tony D'Angelo in a steel cage match, Pete debuts on Smackdown and Pat McAfee said in question, "Butch?"

LAUGH. OUT. LOUD.

The name doesn't fit. Pete Dunne is more fitting because you know what I think when I hear "Butch"?

IT SOUNDS LIKE A FUCKING CARTOON CHARACTER!

Hopefully, since Triple H is in charge, the name might be reverted back to Pete Dunne now that the singlet has returned.

5. Elias To Ezekiel

Oh, no.

Ezekiel has been popular so much due to how Kevin Ownens had been a heel at the time, but for this one, it's a good reason for me to put it on here.

Look, Elias, as a character, was my jam. He had a guitar, jeans, a kimono, a bandanna, this character screamed money to me. His gimmick would get over huge after he debuted as a heel, but when he turned face attacking Baron Corbin, not calling him "Happy Corbin", an honorable mention of a dumb name change.

This character would change turns a couple of times but I still loved him due to how much alike he and I were: we wear jeans, have a perspective on the world, we rely on music to make things better.

I will not understand why WWE decided to bury the character after Jaxon Ryker beat him and then got released a couple months later and then Elias would come back as his "little brother" Ezekiel.

Seriously, not just the new gimmick but the name just makes me cringe! I've grown up enough to know about Elias, not Ezekiel so please, HHH, bring the Elias gimmick back.

4. Kay Lee Ray To Alba Fyre

What the hell is this?

Why would WWE want to erase current characters, bury the past, and then rebrand them, telling us that this is not the same person you cheered for when she was, I don't know, THE LONGEST REIGNING NXT UK WOMEN'S CHAMPION IN WWE HISTORY?

For example, a couple weeks before NXT Worlds Collide, Meiko Satomura and Kay Lee Ray said that what Meiko was holding was a nice title before Satomura replied by saying she won it from a very fine champion.

WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT! You're talking to the former champion! If your lines weren't scripted by Bruce, you'd at least acknowledge that champion by its name! God, WWE just loves to treat us like we're stupid when Kay Lee Ray got repackaged and is now called Alba Fyre.

It's just a gimmick about fire, nothing else. I don't understand this gimmick at all. Please WWE, erase my memory of this stupid name and gimmick! FUCK!

And it continues to just get worse...

3. War Raiders To Viking Experience

Ah, yes, the one with the Disney ride.

I've watched this live and I can't tell you how hard I laughed when this name was revealed. It was just so stupid that I can't believe that WWE just loves to make us feel like chumps, not to mention that this name change had proved once and for all that Vince McMahon was out of touch with the modern times of pro wrestling and was soon replaced by his son-in-law three years later because Vinny Mac wanted WWE to be a baby show for fucking babies.

Imagine if the fucking Teletubbies were booking CZW.

They're called Erik and Ivar, but before that, they were called Hanson and Rowe, former NXT, ROH, and IWGP World Tag Team Champions. Originally, they kept the ring names but changed the team name to War Raiders, to make sure that a copyright claim wasn't on the horizon due to "War Machine" being a song or whatever.

It seemed like it would be the case when they debuted on the Raw after Wrestlemania 35 right? Ha ha, no! Instead, Vince McMahon made the call to repackage the tag team to not "War Raiders", not "War Machine", but the "Viking Experience".

This name is so dumb. I mean, look at the name, it doesn't fit their team at all!

At least WWE were on hand to change the name to Viking Raiders after fans bashed them for how childish it was, but still, "The Viking Experience", audible sigh.

Personally, "War Raiders" is a much better name because it fits their gimmick, not "Viking Raiders" and thinking about the name change makes me feel so angry, but nothing makes me more angry than this next name...

2. Piper Niven To Doudrop

I'm sorry if this list has turned into a rant, I just hate so many of these names and I can't express how much I want to scrub my mind with bleach. Anyway, let's move on.

Piper Niven, before she was Piper Niven, was named Viper, influenced by her favorite wrestler of all time Randy Orton, in the indie circuit in Europe. Former Queen of Insanity Champion in ICW (Insane Championship Wrestling) before going on to be Piper Niven in NXT UK.

For some reason WWE decided to call her up to Raw to be Eva Marie's lackey under the name Doudrop.

What the hell is Doudrop? Is it a character? I don't understand!

After some time on the main roster, she'd become white hot, looking to win the Queen of The Ring tournament (I'm not calling it the "Queen's Crown") and then losing to Zelina Vega in the finals under 5 minutes, when the whole tournament was considered a bust because of every match including the finals ended up going 19 minutes.

19 minutes for a whole fucking tournament. How does that make one dick of sense?! If you're gonna go with a new concept, go with it!

I'm losing my mind since I've done too many of these.

Now, the point is, Dourdrop is a ring name that shouldn't have existed and now that Kimberly Benson, the woman behind the persona, is wanting to keep the Doudrop name because she thinks it fits her new character, and there's nothing we can do about it.

1. Io Shirai To IY—

I'M NOT DOING IT!

1. WALTER To GUNTHER

Look, I'm all for changes within a character, but to change a name that a wrestler had built from the ground up is definitely something to consider because if you change your current ring name after 10 or 15 years, you risk the legacy you want to leave behind.

WALTER has won Championships throughout Europe in wXw, PROGRESS, Over The Top Wrestling, and more importantly, NXT UK, where he was the longest reigning NXT UK Champion in WWE history.

When WALTER showed up in NXT, he would have so many bangers until one against Roderick Strong in January of this year before being called up in April. He won the bout before taking the mic and would say, "The winner of this match, GUNTHER".

When it was first said, we all thought this was so stupid and it doesn't fit him. Now, WALTER did come out to say that he was and still is comfortable with the name change because he says that it's his character on another level than it was before.

Still, WALTER is one of the best wrestlers in the world today and while GUNTHER is a name that we still might to get used to, even though it's been nearly a year since it was change, he's still the same guy who can chop the soul out of your body.

Do I respect WALTER's opinion on his new ring name? Yes I do. Do I still hate the name GUNTHER? Almost definitely.

And that's my list, which ring name is your least favorite? Let me know!