John Morrison On If He Would Return To WWE, Winning ECW Title, Vince Not Liking Johnny Nitro

Johnny Mundo, f.k.a. John Morrison, did an AMA (Ask me Anything) on Reddit a few days ago. Here are a few highlights:

Changing his name from Johnny Nitro to John Morrison:

"Vince never liked the name 'Johnny Nitro' he asked me a few times to switch names, I liked Nitro & didn't want to switch but ultimately it was his decision. I made a list of names that I'd like to switch to & he picked John Morrison a few hours before the show- I really enjoyed the John Morrison character and am a big fan of the Doors

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"Vince: 'If you want to be a star, you need a real name? a good name' ? c'maaaannn? just admit it reminded you of WCW- haha"

How much notice he was given at Vengeance in 2007 that he would be replacing Chris Benoit against CM Punk and winning the ECW Championship:

"almost none. Benoit no showed & the only heels from the ECW roster at Vengeance, not working were me & Kevin Thorn. They told me might wrestle a few hours before the PPV started, then about an hour before that I was definitely going to wrestle."

If he would consider a WWE return:

"indubitably! I'm really happy with Lucha Underground now though, I think it's a great forum for me to perform in my hometown -LA!, with great talent & great peeps"

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Why he returned to wrestling with Lucha Underground:

"Lucha Underground is a combo of Lucha (which is bad ass) Gritty Action Films (again, bad ass) & American Style Pro Wrestling (bad ass) a trifecta of badassery! Couldn't say no to it"

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