10 WWE Superstars and their original WWE gimmick names

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#6 Andrade “Cien” Almas was called Manny Andrade

Manny Andrade never made it to television

Andrade “Cien” Almas made his name as La Sombra during his time in CMLL and NJPW.

After joining WWE’s NXT brand in January 2016, he became known by his real name, Manny Andrade, which he used at live events but never on television for the next four months.

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In May 2016, his name was changed again to Andrade "Cien" Almas, with the "Cien" Almas part of the Mexican's name translating to "100 souls".

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Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.

Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.

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