9 Worst Ring Names Currently In AEW
Creating a wrestling name isn't the easiest thing to do as it's something that they then have to stick with and make work for the majority of their careers. While people do make tweaks at times, wrestlers need to come up with something creative, that suits their character, and can also be chanted by fans.
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AEW has a huge roster right now and there are plenty of great names that are memorable, yet on the flip side, there are others that are quite forgettable or just not very good. While these could end up changing over time, for right now they are some of the weaker names in the company.
9 Big Bill
Big Bill is a well-known member of the AEW roster because of the career he had in WWE, but isn't the fact he is going by a different name to that which makes it bad. Bill is one of the most physically impressive forces on the AEW roster, and that is something that this name tries to push.
While it gets over the fact that he is tall, Big Bill is something that just sounds a little goofy, and there's a real lack of menace behind the name to make it suit his gimmick.
8 The Butcher & The Blade
Both The Butcher and The Blade come together as hard-hitting and dominant wrestlers, but their names aren't brilliant. The idea behind the duo is that they're aggressive and that is where the name comes from, but the problem is that they don't really make much sense.
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Being named after an item with The Blade is something that audiences aren't able to grasp, and that is a similar problem for The Butcher. It makes it hard for fans to truly relate to them because there's nothing for fans to grasp onto to connect with.
7 Red Velvet
The first thing people think about when they hear Red Velvet is cake, and that is what makes it a terrible name. It's the type of name that an over-the-top gimmick would be given rather than someone who is trying to be serious which is what Velvet is attempting.
The name makes even less sense when she is trying to be a sassy heel that audiences are supposed to see as a title threat. It's hard to imagine someone called Red Velvet at the top level of the women's division, which makes this a name that is holding her back.
6 Action Andretti
Action Andretti is an exciting prospect for the future of AEW, and that's something that the company will be looking to push moving forward. However, the name itself isn't one of the strongest with the focus just being on adding in some alliteration to try and make him stand out.
It feels like quite an old-school name and is one that could be seen as quite cheesy due to the first name. He has the chance to carve out a legacy for himself to make it memorable though, if he can do that moving forward.
5 Powerhouse Hobbs
Powerhouse Hobbs was originally known as Will Hobbs, and that was a much stronger name for him. Powerhouse was used more as a nickname, and that made more sense because that is ultimately what it is.
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He has gained that name because it is the style he brings to the ring with his size and strength, and that itself makes perfect sense. However, when that is explained to you in the name itself then it is a little over the top and slightly too obvious.
4 Boulder
Boulder is someone who hasn't been given tons of in-ring time throughout his AEW career, however, he does bring a physical presence whenever he does compete. Unfortunately, he has one of the worst names on the roster as this is something that is simply too plain.
He's a bigger wrestler so claiming he is like a boulder makes sense, but to actually make it his full-on name showcases a lack of imagination. There could be a lot more to do with this one
3 Anna Jay A.S.
Anna Jay is a perfectly fine name and was something that she was developing well until she added the 'A.S.' section to it. The problem with the tag is that it takes away from the name she has established, especially since being in the Jericho Appreciation Society isn't going to last forever, which is where that addition came from.
On top of that, Jay isn't regularly appearing with the faction and most of the time she isn't with them at all. This makes it confusing to a lot of people as to why she has that addition to her name, which is why it isn't working.
2 Bunny
When it comes to professional wrestling fans expect the names people pick to be potentially intimidating or at least to be something that people would be called. However, Bunny is not an example of that as this is one name that just doesn't make much sense at all.
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It is one of the weakest names on the roster and in wrestling generally. When people hear the name they instantly associate it with the animal, and that's not the first thing you want fans to think about when it comes to your career as a wrestler.
1 Trench
Trench is one of AEW's newest stars who popped up to work alongside Swerve Strickland as part of the Mogul Affiliates. He is a man of mystery as there is very little known about him at the moment, however, one thing that is known is that he has one of the weakest names on the roster.
It's a strange name that people don't truly understand in terms of what it means and why he is called that. This is never a good trait for a wrestler to have and that is something that AEW should address.
