5 hilarious names WWE Superstars used to have

#2 WWE Superstar Robert Roode was once "Total" Lee Awesome

Robert Roode

These days, former WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion Robert Roode is "Glorious." You can tell because it's in his theme song. It wasn't like that at the beginning of his career, however. Back then, he was merely "Awesome."

As in "Total" Lee Awesome.

"Total" Lee Awesome

Yep.

In 1998, the future TNA World Champion began his career in a match against one Pete Rock, under the name Lee Awesome. "Total" Lee Awesome. First Edge as Sexton Hardcastle and now Roode with this name... there must have been something in the water in Toronto in the late 90s or something.

Tomorrow night at #WrestlemaniaBacklash @HEELZiggler and I walk in #TagTeamChampions and walk out #TagTeamChampions ....We are going to end this Father/Son championship fantasy ... and do it #DirtyDawg style 😏Look it.... Be it.... steal it.... cash it ..... Repeat#DirtyDawgs pic.twitter.com/R0ZLulVyLX

— Robert Roode (@RealRobertRoode) May 16, 2021

Thankfully, the "Glorious One" would drop that handle shortly before getting some work as an enhancement talent for WWE (though he would spell his surname as "Rude" around this time), before eventually just going with his own, actual name. Then grew a mustache at one point.

Robert Roode looks like he's gonna tell you him and your mom are going to be spending a lot more time together, and that he's not trying to replace your dad but hopes he can be your friend. #WWE #WWERaw #Raw

— Post To Post Sport 🤟🏻🤟🏼🤟🏽🤟🏾🤟🏿 (@PostToPostSport) May 7, 2019

via @mikeswrestling on Twitter

It was clearly the right move but I dunno... "Total" Lee Awesome just kind of has a fun ring to it.