A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler , mixed martial artist , or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting the wrong image. Since the advent of the Internet , it is relatively easy to discover a fighter's real name.
29-1171: Doane may refer to: Surname [ edit ] Brigham Doane (born 1981), American professional hardcore wrestler D. Howard Doane (1883–1984), American agricultural expert George Washington Doane (1799–1859), American churchman and bishop Gustavus Cheyney Doane (1840–1892), U.S. Army Cavalry, member of Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition Henry Doane (1905–1999), American landscape painter and commercial artist John Doane (c. 1590–1685/6), early settler of Eastham, Massachusetts J. Chalmers Doane (born 1938), Canadian musician and educator Ken Doane (born 1986), American professional wrestler Mary Ann Doane (born 1952), American professor Melanie Doane (born 1967), Canadian pop singer-songwriter Pelagie Doane (1906–1966), American illustrator and writer of children's books Percy Gray Doane (1877–1945), American philatelic dealer Rennie Wilbur Doane (1871–1942), American entomologist Seth Doane (born 1978), American journalist Thomas Doane , co-founder of Doane College William Croswell Doane (1832–1913), American Bishop of
58-465: A few others, their real name. One notable exception was made for David Otunga because of his real marriage to singer Jennifer Hudson at the time, which gave WWE some mainstream exposure. Low Ki used the alias "Senshi" during his second TNA stint to reserve his primary ring name for other use. A similar example is the team known as The Dudley Boyz in ECW and WWE and Team 3D elsewhere. WWE trademarked
87-470: A member of The Carnage Crew with HC Loc , DeVito , and later Justin Credible . Together, they would wrestle a number of tag matches. He also wrestled in six-man mayhem matches and proved that despite his size, he could still move quickly and keep up with the smaller competitors. At At Our Best , Masada and the rest of The Carnage Crew (accompanied by Dusty Rhodes ) won the second ever Scramble Cage in
116-427: A team called The New and Improved Carnage Crew and defeated the original Carnage Crew. This new team left Loc and DeVito wondering why Masada turned on them, and also wondering what Daniels has against them. The Carnage Crew wanted revenge, but DeVito was injured and told Loc to wait for him to return until taking out his anger. During this time, Masada and Daniels looked impressive as a team, however, when DeVito returned
145-754: A variation of it, sometimes modifying the spelling to better fit their gimmick , such as Dave Bautista becoming Batista (later reverting to his real name for his Hollywood acting career), Patricia Stratigeas becoming Trish Stratus , Jonathan Good becoming Jon Moxley , Bryan Danielson becoming Daniel Bryan (when he wrestled in WWE), Richard Fliehr becoming Ric Flair and Randall Poffo becoming Randy Savage . Others simply use part of their name, such as Bill Goldberg using Goldberg , Nicole Garcia-Colace using Nikki Bella , Mike Mizanin using The Miz , Cody Runnels using Cody Rhodes , and Michael Wardlow using Wardlow . Many female wrestlers go solely by their first name such as. It
174-820: Is a former CZW World Heavyweight Champion , which he held simultaneously with the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship . Doane was trained by Steve Oubre at the Coastal Wrestling Academy in Orange, Texas, Rudy Boy Gonzalez and Shawn Michaels at the Texas Wrestling Academy . He then began his professional career by debuting in the Coastal States Wrestling Alliance (CSWA) before moving to Ring of Honor as
203-646: Is a highly respected tradition in Mexican lucha libre for performers to hide their true identities, usually wrestling under masks, and revealing a luchador's identity without their permission is considered a serious offence with real-life consequences. Professional wrestlers are often referred to by their contemporaries by their ring name. In interviews, Bret Hart regularly referred to Mark Calaway, Curt Hennig, and Kevin Nash by their ring names ( The Undertaker , Mr. Perfect , and Diesel ). Ring names are often trademarked by
232-448: Is also common for wrestlers of all genders to use a nickname in addition to their real name for marketability and other reasons. Ricky Steamboat is an atypical instance of a wrestler adopting a ring name to sound less intimidating, as his legal name of Richard Blood was considered unfitting for his babyface persona. Some (mostly independent ) wrestlers still go to great lengths to ensure that their real names are not publicly known. It
261-489: Is best known for his appearances in Ring of Honor (ROH), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Anarchy Championship Wrestling (ACW), Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), Full Impact Pro (FIP), NWA Wildside , and his tours with Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). He has also wrestled matches for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Masada
290-485: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Masada (wrestler) Brigham Paul Doane (born June 16, 1981), better known by his ring name Masada , is an American professional wrestler known for his time competing in Xtreme Pro Wrestling , where he is a former XPW World Heavyweight Champion , and Combat Zone Wrestling , where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight Champion . He
319-691: The CZW Tournament of Death : Rewind losing to Thumbtack Jack in the finals. Masada defended the Anarchy Championship Wrestling World Hardcore Championship against Jerry Lynn on August 22, 2010 in Austin Texas. After a nearly two-year reign, Masada lost the title to Matthew Palmer at Guilty by Association 6 in a Scaffold Match. On June 25, 2011, Masada became only the second wrestler (behind Necro Butcher ) to win both IWA-MS's "King of
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#1732776445642348-485: The promotion that creates a character or gimmick for a performer. It is common to see one performer use a variety of ring names throughout their career, even if their overall persona remains similar. This is especially true in WWE , which has largely forced most wrestlers that have debuted since 2006 to use a WWE-owned ring name instead of a ring name that they used on the independent circuit or, such as with Daniel Bryan and
377-407: The surname Doane . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doane&oldid=1188059921 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
406-737: The "Dudley Boyz" name, leading them to have to change their name when they went to TNA. The members' individual names were also trademarked by WWE, forcing them to have to change their names. WWE partially repealed the policy in 2015, allowing wrestlers who were well known in other promotions such as Samoa Joe , A.J. Styles , Shinsuke Nakamura , Austin Aries , Bobby Roode , and Eric Young to use their long-standing ring names (or, in Nakamura's and Roode's cases, their real names) as well as wrestlers who sign "Tier 2" NXT brand contracts such as Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa , who wrestle both on NXT and
435-696: The 16-person King of the Deathmatch tournament at Killafornia on April 9, 2022. Masada defeated Lucky 13, Pagano and Big f'n Joe, but ultimately lost to SHLAK in the final to determine a new XPW King of the Deathmatch Champion . On June 25, 2022, Masada defeated Extremo at Beautiful Disaster. On August 13, 2022, Masada won the XPW World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Reckoning in a three-way dance with Brian Cage and Willie Mack before defending it against
464-694: The 5th longest reign in that entire history of the Title. On September 5, 2015, Masada won the GCW 's Nick Gage Invitational defeating Corporal Robinson in the first round, defeating Nate Hatred in the Semifinals, and then defeating Danny Havoc in the final. On January 9, 2016, Masada returned to Ring of Honor and unsuccessfully challenged Roderick Strong for the ROH World Television Championship . On November 7, 2020 Masada lost in
493-566: The Deathmatches" and CZW's "Tournament of Death". On July 9, 2011, Masada defeated Danny Havoc for the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship . On March 10, 2012, Masada won the CZW World Heavyweight Championship after defeating previous champion Scotty Vortekz, D. J. Hyde and Devon Moore in a four-way match. On June 23, 2012, Masada defeated Drake Younger to win the 2012 CZW Tournament of Death. With
522-614: The Episcopal church William Howard Doane (1832–1915), American hymn writer Given name [ edit ] Doane Perry (born 1954), American musician Doane Robinson (1856–1946), American historian and father of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Other uses [ edit ] Doane University , a private college in Crete, Nebraska Doane, West Virginia , a community in
551-668: The Tag Team championship with Todd Sexton. Masada wrestled in BJW also, feuding with Ryuji Ito . On December 25, 2008, Masada had an extremely bloody deathmatch involving razor blades against Jun Kasai in Apache Pro-Wrestling . He wrestled in the IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatches 2009, winning the tournament in a bloody final which also included Necro Butcher, Thumbtack Jack and Dysfunction. He wrestled in
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609-416: The finals of GCW NGI 5 to Mance Warner. He defeated AJ Gray in the first round and defeated Shane Mercer in the semifinals. Masada joined the revived Xtreme Pro Wrestling in 2021, competing at their Rebirth event on November 7, 2021. In a tournament to crown a new XPW World Heavyweight Champion , Masada defeated Rhino in the quarterfinals, but lost to Willie Mack in the semifinals. Masada participated in
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#1732776445642638-482: The independent circuit to keep their ring names (or, in Gargano's case, his real name). Gargano and Ciampa have since signed exclusive WWE contracts. "In-house" WWE wrestlers still use WWE-owned ring names. In rare cases, the rights to a wrestler's ring name may be owned by a company with little or no connection to professional wrestling, such as Marvel Comics ' ownership of the name Hulk Hogan until early 2003, which
667-935: The likes of Vampiro , Willie Mack , Drake Younger , and others before losing it to Alex Colon. Title was unified with the CZW World Heavyweight Championship after Masada won the Title Branded Outlaw Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (2016) after defeating Ray Rowe in a Dog Collar Match Ring name Ring names are much more common in professional wrestling than any other sport; famous examples include Terry Bollea becoming Hulk Hogan , Michael Shawn Hickenbottom becoming Shawn Michaels , Roderick Toombs becoming Roddy Piper , Dwayne Johnson becoming The Rock , Christopher Irvine becoming Chris Jericho , and Phillip Jack Brooks becoming CM Punk . A number of wrestlers adopted their real name or
696-421: The main event against Special K, who The Carnage Crew had been feuding with. However, The Carnage Crew's celebration with Rhodes was cut short in the locker room as it was discovered that somebody had defecated in the bags of Loc and DeVito. Two months later, at Generation Next , it was revealed that Masada and his new partner Danny Daniels were responsible for the transgressions. That night, he and Daniels formed
725-612: The two teams would meet. At Reborn: Completion , The Carnage Crew defeated The New and Improved Carnage Crew for the rights to use the Carnage Crew name in what turned out to be Masada's last match in ROH. Along with ROH, Masada wrestled for many other companies. He wrestled alongside Jared Steele and Delirious against 3 Live Kru in a dark match for TNA as well against Maven on WWE Heat . Masada also wrestled for IWA Mid-South , Full Impact Pro , and NWA Wildside , where he won
754-629: The victory, Masada became the first wrestler to win the tournament in consecutive years while also being the first wrestler to win the tournament while being the World Heavyweight Champion, even after he won the CZW Tournament of Death: Europe to make him the only wrestler to win the CZW Tournament of Death on 3 back-to-back occasions. On August 10, 2013, Masada lost the CZW World Heavyweight Championship to Drew Gulak , thus ending his historic reign of 518 days, which would be
783-458: The wrestler's gimmick changes, either subtly or dramatically. After debuting in WWE as the " Connecticut Blueblood " Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Paul Levesque's character later morphed into Triple H . A more drastic change sometimes occurs when a wrestler turns heroic or villainous , such as when Hulk Hogan joined the villainous nWo (New World Order) and became "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. His new attitude
812-596: Was due to Hogan being advertised as " The Incredible Hulk Hogan" early in his career, while Marvel owned the trademark for their comic book character. Sometimes, a wrestler will buy the rights to their own ring name; for example, Steve Borden owns the rights to the name Sting and licenses it to the musician of the same name . The wrestler formerly known as Test took this one step further and legally changed his name to "Andrew Test Martin". Jim Hellwig, known as The Ultimate Warrior , had his name legally changed to simply "Warrior". In many cases, ring names evolve over time as
841-604: Was enhanced by changing his costume color scheme from his famous red and yellow to nWo's black and white. Steve Williams adopted the ring name Steve Austin to avoid confusion with the then-more established performer "Dr. Death" Steve Williams . Austin would wrestle under that name for several years before signing with the WWF and being given the name "the Ringmaster". This gimmick failed to catch on, and Austin reverted to his established name, reaching his greatest level of success with
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