Dolph Ziggler is a WWE veteran at this point, and throughout the years his career has had its fair share of ups and downs
Ziggler is a former two time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, and his name is familiar to millions, but at one point he wanted to switch things up and use his real name, Nick Nemeth.
Dolph recently discussed the idea with Corey Graves on the After The Bell podcast, and he noted that Vince McMahon had no interest in changing his name when the idea was pitched to the Chairman of the Board.
“We had just started something called the ‘Reality Era’, where it was more realistic people like John Cena [and] Randy Orton, real names. Nobody was a plumber or a lifeguard. We’re making sure it’s real people that you can Google online either their name or someone like me where you can check my stats. I thought we could use my real name because if you Google me you can see that I broke these records at Kent State, that’s the only reason I’m here to get a try-out. I bump into Vince and said, ‘Vince McMahon, I love this. We’re doing the Reality Era. You can Google my name. Everything works. I would love for you to use this name.’
“He goes, ‘well, nope. It’s Dolph Ziggler. It stands out. No one’s gonna forget it, and we’re gonna shove it up their butts every time they see your face on TV.'”
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