PWTorch Dailycast – Worse or Better: Stephanie & Josh discuss wrestler and team names throughout the years in “A Roman by Any Other Name” (Ad-Free – 123 min.)

About this episode

Joshua White and Stephanie Chase discuss the evolution of wrestler and team names in professional wrestling.

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In the PWTorch Dailycast series “Worse or Better,” Joshua White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today’s pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is… worse or better. This week’s topic concerns names in professional wrestling. Josh and Steph try to pinpoint what makes for a good or bad wrestling name and why some people in the business change their name. They discuss some famous wrestlers’ real names before mocking some of the worst names through the years. Steph and Josh move on to tag team and stable names in the last few decades, with a focus on some of the truly bad ones in recent memory. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky&#8230…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joshua White, Stephanie Chase

Topics covered

• wrestling names
• pro wrestling history
• tag teams
• name changes
• wrestler identity

Keywords

• wrestling
• names
• tag teams
• wrestler identity
• pro wrestling

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Organizations: PWTorch

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