Jazmyn Nyx Details WWE Process For Choosing A Ring Name

Following a successful career in soccer, Jade Gentile traded in her cleats for a pair of wrestling boots so she could begin a new athletic venture in WWE. Along with it came the adoption of a different skillset, scenery, and her first official ring name, which fans now know as Jazmyn Nyx. During a recent interview with "The Ariel Helwani Show," Gentile explained how her persona as "Jazmyn Nyx" materialized.

"It's not an automatic guarantee you're going to be on TV," she said. "There's a lot of people training every single day to get on TV, so I think whenever they realize, 'Okay, she's improving, she's working hard, I think she's ready for TV,' they reach out to you and ask you what names would you want, like give us a list. Some people, they'll give a list and they don't pick from the list. It just depends on what they want and what they see you as. I put 'Jazmyn' on there. I had another name. I can't remember what it was, but Jazmyn was my top two. They were like, 'Okay, we like Jazmyn, we're going to go with that. Do you like it?' I was 'Yeah.' That's how it happened."

According to Gentile, the "Jazmyn" aspect came in relation to one of her favorite childhood franchises, Bratz, which includes a doll with a rhyming name, Yasmin. In order to better fit her wrestling character, though, Gentile tweaked the name to Jazmyn. Ironically, Gentile's real first name — Jade — is also one belonging to another original Bratz doll.

"Everyone compares me to a Bratz doll, so it worked with my character," she added. Since leaving WWE almost three months ago, Gentile has continued using her ring name in public appearances. 

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