9 Wrestlers Who Had Their Names Shortened on the Main Roster

#8 From Aleksander Rusev to Rusev

Aleksander Rusev Day?

This is a name change that most tend to forget, but Rusev debuted on the main roster as Aleksander Rusev, but changed that name soon enough to be simply Rusev. This change coincided with his nationality to be changed from Bulgarian to Russian on WWE TV.

This change is another unexplained dropping of a wrestlers name after the wrestler debuts on the main roster. Rusev was one of the first few wrestlers to be put through this, and it set a precedent for how most wrestlers will change after debuting on the main roster. Marketability and strength of a single name may seem more important than we realise.