8 WWE Superstars who had their names shortened on the main roster

Vince McMahon and The New Day
Vince McMahon and The New Day

#2 Big E (originally Big E Langston)

Big E hit his stride after joining the New Day along with Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston
Big E hit his stride after joining the New Day along with Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston

Big E had a great career in NXT, where he was NXT Champion, before being called up to main and soon being paired with Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee. He also had his name shortened.

Big E hit his stride after joining the New Day along with Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston. The trio has become one of the most popular acts in WWE.

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#1 Ali (originally Mustafa Ali)

Ali
Ali

This is the newest entry to this list. Mustafa Ali also got his foot into WWE through the Cruiserweight Classic and after lighting up 205 Live, he was called up to SmackDown last year.

After a series of incredible performances over the last few months, Ali looks to have a bright future on SmackDown Live. He also had his name shortened to just Ali for some reason.

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