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Previous name: Lewis Howley (Elton Prince) & Sam Stoker (Kit Wilson)
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Reason for change: Renamed upon being moved from NXT UK to NXT 2.0, kept Pretty Deadly tag team name
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Previous name: Marcel Barthel
Date of change: April 8
Reason for change: Called up to SmackDown, Marcel Barthel is his real name
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Previous name: Raquel Gonzalez
Date of change: April 8
Reason for change: Called up to SmackDown, Gonzalez is her real surname
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Previous name: Austin Theory
Date of change: April 11
Reason for change: His real name is Austin White, so WWE didn’t want him using the same first name. Storyline reason was because Vince McMahon didn’t want him to be called Austin because of Steve Austin
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Previous name: Raul Mendoza
Date of change: April 13
Reason for change: Raul Mendoza is his real name
12. Alba Fyre
Previous name: Kay Lee Ray
Date of change: April 16
Reason for change: Her real name is Kayleigh Rae, which WWE evidently decided was too close to Kay Lee Ray
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