WWE Denies Michael 'Joe Hennig' McGillicutty Name Change

WrestlingINC.com has learned that Michael "Joe Hennig" McGillicutty suggested to John Laurinaitis that he use his real name last week. He was apparently told, "When you start performing like a Hennig, you can be a Hennig."

Hennig had wrestled under his real name in FCW from 2007-2010, but was given the ring name Michael McGillicutty when he debuted for WWE as a cast member of the second season of NXT. The third-generation wrestler is the son of "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig.