Pete Dunne has been making a name for himself in NXT for some time now which is why fans were confused when WWE recently called him up to SmackDown and renamed him Butch.
The name change for the former NXT UK Champion has created a lot of controversy, but during a recent appearance on Mark Andrews’ My Love Letter to Wrestling podcast Pete Dunne made it clear that his in-ring is what he’s focused on regardless of his name.
“Yeah, I mean it’s exciting, but it’s also a little bit — I mean it’s just different but I think it’s time to change it up a little bit [Dunne said about his name change and character]. Like I said, five years, fresh start, why not try something a little new? And the thing is with me, whether it’s a name or whatever it is that changes, that’s not really what endeared me to the audience in the first place, right?
It’s the — I like to think anyways it’s the quality of the in-ring work and that’s what I’m gonna keep the same of course. It’s gonna get better, it’s gonna improve as time goes. So that’s sort of my perspective on it. If I can endear the crowd with the quality of my in-ring work, that’s what I’m looking to continue to do.”
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