Published: Jan 19, 2022 by Liam | Last Updated: Dec 8, 2022 by Liam
Liam has been reporting & analyzing wrestling news for over eight years, and is currently the Managing Editor at WrestleTalk.com. Immersed in wrestling for 18 years, he has over 11,000 published articles in addition to leading and overseeing WrestleTalk.com's coverage.7. Elton Prince & Kit Wilson
Previous name: Lewis Howley (Elton Prince) & Sam Stoker (Kit Wilson)
Date of change: April 5
Reason for change: Renamed upon being moved from NXT UK to NXT 2.0, kept Pretty Deadly tag team name
8. Ludwig Kaiser
Previous name: Marcel Barthel
Date of change: April 8
Reason for change: Called up to SmackDown, Marcel Barthel is his real name
9. Raquel Rodriguez
Previous name: Raquel Gonzalez
Date of change: April 8
Reason for change: Called up to SmackDown, Gonzalez is her real surname
10. Theory
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
11. Cruz Del Toro
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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