Backstage News On Vince McMahon Ordering Recent WWE Name Changes

It’s a change. A wrestler’s name is their identity, as a change can mark a huge shift in everything about them. The right or wrong name can make all the difference in the world to a wrestler and that is still the case today. Sometimes you see someone’s name changed to something else and that has been the case a lot as of late in WWE. Now we know the thinking behind the changes.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Vince McMahon has sent out a memo to WWE talent, saying that he does not want them using their real names or the names they used before coming to WWE. This explains name changes to Raquel Gonzalez (now Raquel Rodriguez), Marcel Barthel (Ludwig Klaus) and Raul Mendoza (Cruz del Toro). The rules apply to new talent debuting and will not result in established names being changed.

Opinion: This is one of the most McMahon things that I have heard in a long time, as it is such a random change that means nothing to almost anyone but him. Does the name Gonzalez or Rodriguez make her a bigger or smaller star? Of course not, but in McMahon’s mind, everything has to be changed. It’s one of those things that only matters to McMahon and there is a good chance that he’ll change his mind again soon.

What do you think of the change? Who will it impact the most? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 60,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 6,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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