ring name
Performer's fighting identity
A ring name is a pseudonym used by a professional wrestler, adopted for performance and often maintained throughout a career.
The name typically projects a memorable persona or character: Before he was Hulk Hogan, he wrestled under his real name.
The term comes from the wrestling ring where performers compete.
- alter egoA secondary persona
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- The RockWrestler turned movie star
- aliasAdopted false name
- personaAssumed public identity
wrestling · pro wrestling · squared circle · gimmick · character work · nickname · sobriquet · Kane · moniker · babyface · face turn · Triple H · Ric Flair · John Cena · cognomen · kayfabe · Hulk Hogan · boxing
- aliasesalias, pseudonym, codename, nom de plume, handle
- pen namesnom de plume, pseudonym, alias, anonym, alter ego
authenticity of identity
ring namereal name
Actual given identity
legal name · birth name · given name · true name · Christian name
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