Remember back when guys had a full name and even an epithet to go along with it? Duke "the dumpster" Droese. "Double J" Jeff Jarret. Bob "Spark Plug" Holly.
Also, remember when WWE performers had a full name? Kurt Angle. Chris Jericho. Brock Lesnar. John Cena. Hulk Hogan. Randy Orton. Heck, there was once Randy "Macho Man" Savage, "HBK" Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, The Rock, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Cesaro. Big E. Sheamus. R-truth. And now, Rusev.
Monosyllabic appellations for a WWE superstar really don't do much. What would you rather have- Ron "The Truth" Killings/Ron Killings, or R-truth? Alexander Rusev, or just Rusev? I have come to accept Cesaro as just Cesaro because in some way, it sounds perfect and workable. You can say CM Punk but not Punk, Chris Jericho but not Jericho, Chris Hero and not just HERO, but Cesaro still works because Cesaro is an exception and "Antonio Cesaro" as an appellation wasn't really as impressive as simply Cesaro. Similarly, Kane has spent nearly 2 decades being just Kane and it's worked for him.
Now imagine WWE doing the same stuff with their mania for unilateral and single-word names, back then. Here comes from Canada, "Jericho". From wherever the hell, here is "Cena". Oh there from St Louis, MO, weighing 245 lbs, "Orton". What a horrid experience it might've been.
That's what I felt when I saw Alexander Rusev's match from Extreme Rules. Why the hell is he just called Rusev now? How does it distinguish him from other single-word names such as Sheamus, Cesaro, etc. ? Alexander Rusev sounded like a powerful man. Rusev does too. But that doesn't add any dignity to a performer such as Alexander Rusev.
Even Sheamus is a pretty unilateral and unidimensional a name for a main-eventer even though I have come to accept it for what it is. But really, what does the name Sheamus say about the guy that is world champion? "Hi, I'm Seamus, I'm Irish, and I say Fella" ! ? The history of main-eventers is the history of proper names, even epithets. Imagine a world where Ric Flair's entrance isn't announced using the utterance ..."Nature Boy" Ric Flair, but just Flair !
So, I ask you- What is wrong with the WWE? What can account for their recent obsession for/mania with single-word and short names such as Cesaro, Big E, Sheamus, and now Rusev? What else are they going to do? Finally, What would you prefer- Alexander Rusev(just like every main eventer is called- John Cena, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar), or Rusev is fine?
On a side note, I just recalled that Batista has primarly been announced as and referred to as "Batista" rather than Dave Batista and it has worked fine for him. Sheamus as well, but the only guy who never needed a last name IMO was KANE. KANE says it all.
Also, remember when WWE performers had a full name? Kurt Angle. Chris Jericho. Brock Lesnar. John Cena. Hulk Hogan. Randy Orton. Heck, there was once Randy "Macho Man" Savage, "HBK" Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, The Rock, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Cesaro. Big E. Sheamus. R-truth. And now, Rusev.
Monosyllabic appellations for a WWE superstar really don't do much. What would you rather have- Ron "The Truth" Killings/Ron Killings, or R-truth? Alexander Rusev, or just Rusev? I have come to accept Cesaro as just Cesaro because in some way, it sounds perfect and workable. You can say CM Punk but not Punk, Chris Jericho but not Jericho, Chris Hero and not just HERO, but Cesaro still works because Cesaro is an exception and "Antonio Cesaro" as an appellation wasn't really as impressive as simply Cesaro. Similarly, Kane has spent nearly 2 decades being just Kane and it's worked for him.
Now imagine WWE doing the same stuff with their mania for unilateral and single-word names, back then. Here comes from Canada, "Jericho". From wherever the hell, here is "Cena". Oh there from St Louis, MO, weighing 245 lbs, "Orton". What a horrid experience it might've been.
That's what I felt when I saw Alexander Rusev's match from Extreme Rules. Why the hell is he just called Rusev now? How does it distinguish him from other single-word names such as Sheamus, Cesaro, etc. ? Alexander Rusev sounded like a powerful man. Rusev does too. But that doesn't add any dignity to a performer such as Alexander Rusev.
Even Sheamus is a pretty unilateral and unidimensional a name for a main-eventer even though I have come to accept it for what it is. But really, what does the name Sheamus say about the guy that is world champion? "Hi, I'm Seamus, I'm Irish, and I say Fella" ! ? The history of main-eventers is the history of proper names, even epithets. Imagine a world where Ric Flair's entrance isn't announced using the utterance ..."Nature Boy" Ric Flair, but just Flair !
So, I ask you- What is wrong with the WWE? What can account for their recent obsession for/mania with single-word and short names such as Cesaro, Big E, Sheamus, and now Rusev? What else are they going to do? Finally, What would you prefer- Alexander Rusev(just like every main eventer is called- John Cena, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar), or Rusev is fine?
On a side note, I just recalled that Batista has primarly been announced as and referred to as "Batista" rather than Dave Batista and it has worked fine for him. Sheamus as well, but the only guy who never needed a last name IMO was KANE. KANE says it all.
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