Seth Rollins recalls being given his WWE name.
When a wrestler comes into WWE, some talent have had to change their names upon signing with the promotion, sometimes to the dismay of fans. One wrestler who made such a change was Seth Rollins, who prior to WWE, was known as Tyler Black in Ring Of Honor before he signed with WWE and later became 'The Visionary' we know him as today.
While speaking on the Chicago Bears podcast, Rollins was asked about his WWE ring name and how he was given it.
"I had a little bit of say. My name, Seth Rollins, was given to me, bestowed upon me. I made a list. I made like two lists, first names and last names, when I first got hired by WWE, right? They want to own your brand. They want to be partners in owning your brand. So, look, when I was on the independents wrestling before WWE, I was Tyler Black. I decided that all by myself. When I got to WWE, they wanted to own me. Like I said, I own the brand, so I made two lists. The late, great American Dream, Dusty Rhodes, was the one who gave me my name. 'Seth Rollins, baby.' He had a list. If you don't know Dusty, he had a lisp. He's a southern boy with a lisp. 'I see it on the marquee now. I see it. It's Seth Rollins, baby. Main event of WrestleMania. I love it. I love it, baby.'"
Elsewhere in the same interview, Rollins noted that he has four or five years left on his current WWE deal. You can read more about that here.
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