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Post by sonstuds on Mar 25, 2019 22:16:16 GMT -5
In 2019 Stone Cold Steve Austin would just be Steve.
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Post by Mark Martin on Mar 25, 2019 22:25:37 GMT -5
Thank god Undertaker is practically retired or he'd be "Taker" from here on out.
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Post by HHH316 on Mar 25, 2019 23:01:26 GMT -5
I hear that name, and I'll I'm going to think about is Aladdin.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 25, 2019 23:49:07 GMT -5
Honestly though, does it matter??
The guy isn't gonna be a World Champion. I don't even know why he is on SmackdownLive. I figured he would be 205Live for life!
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Post by Tim of thee on Mar 25, 2019 23:51:02 GMT -5
No it’s stupid because at one point they had two names and suddenly without any cause or meaning they didn’t.
Shawn or Michaels Bret or Hart Steve or Austin Randy or Savage Ric or Flair
A shortening has done less than it’s done more.
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Post by LK3 on Mar 26, 2019 0:02:43 GMT -5
Why.... just, why?!
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Mar 26, 2019 0:11:06 GMT -5
WWE, stop fixing what doesnt need fixing.
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Mar 26, 2019 0:59:01 GMT -5
WWE, stop fixing what doesnt need fixing. WWE is like a spoilt child with too much money Buys a brand new toy (Mustafa Ali) Plays with it for a while (His little push) Gets bored of it then breaks it (Botching his name - Ali) Moves onto the next one and repeats the process, probably Aleister Black next.
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robbutler01
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Post by robbutler01 on Mar 26, 2019 8:15:28 GMT -5
WOW this is a mind blowing game changer!
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Post by blissfan4life on Mar 26, 2019 8:26:03 GMT -5
Why does Vince hate first names so much ?
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Post by 6 seasons and a movie on Mar 26, 2019 8:51:06 GMT -5
No it’s stupid because at one point they had two names and suddenly without any cause or meaning they didn’t. Shawn or Michaels Bret or Hart Steve or Austin Randy or Savage Ric or Flair A shortening has done less than it’s done more. I don't understand the name shortening as all five of the guys above and many more of the biggest stars not only had a first and last name but also had nicknames that added two or more words to their names.
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Sting
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Post by Sting on Mar 26, 2019 8:56:20 GMT -5
Wow, just wow.
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Gargano
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Post by Gargano on Mar 26, 2019 10:17:28 GMT -5
In 2019 Stone Cold Steve Austin would just be Steve. "And here comes Steve, King! STEVE! STEVE! STEVE! BAH GAWD!"
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Post by k5 on Mar 26, 2019 11:12:33 GMT -5
List of name shortenings Antonio Cesaro Big E LangstonAlexander Rusev Elias SamsonLuke Harper Erick Rowan Otis DozovicTucker KnightAndrade Cien AlmasMustafa Ali You would think with Search Engine Optimization, some of these things will not work. If you search Rowan, youd get results about trees. If you search Ali, you would get results about Muhammad Ali or that Will Smith movie. yeah, that’s what I can’t get my mind around. Ali is such a widespread name too...just bizarre.
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Post by greenjack1992 on Mar 26, 2019 13:13:26 GMT -5
Is he going to have a genie sidekick and enter with a parade of elephants? Is his nickname going to be "The Diamond in the Rough"?
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havoc7179
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Post by havoc7179 on Mar 26, 2019 14:28:14 GMT -5
I don't see the problem. This ties perfectly into promoting Disney's Aladdin movie when Ali wins the World Title and they have a huge celebration the next night:
Prince Ali - handsome as he - former Mustafa That physique! How can I speak? Didn't fall to the knee... Well get on out in that square Adjust your phones and prepare To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali!
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Post by 5th Horsewoman on Mar 26, 2019 14:35:41 GMT -5
This will open A Whole New World up to him.
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Post by alanpartridge on Mar 27, 2019 11:22:02 GMT -5
Reminds me of when they changed TJ Perkins to TJP.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Mar 27, 2019 11:35:54 GMT -5
Honestly though, does it matter?? Of course not, but massive negative overreactions to everything is how we prove we’re not marks.
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Post by winxclubflora on Mar 27, 2019 13:56:49 GMT -5
Time to refer to him as "Just Mustafa" from now on, then.
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