Another WWE RAW Superstar Gets A Name Change

By Sai Mohan

Tommaso Ciampa is reportedly the latest WWE Superstar to lose his first name.

According to Kevin Raphael of TVA Sports Quebec, the former NXT Champion will be going by only "Ciampa" going forward. The change is effective immediately.

On Monday's RAW, the announcers referred to the veteran wrestler as only "Ciampa" on several occasions. After the returning Mustafa Ali defeated The Miz in a singles bout, The Blackheart attacked Ali from behind near the entrance area.

The latest name change is a result of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon's reported edict to make changes to any Superstar who uses their real name, or a name not assigned by WWE. In Ciampa's case, his real first name happens to be Tommaso.

Other Superstars who lost their first or last names recently include Theory, Humberto and Angel. Also, Raquel Gonzalez had her last name changed to "Rodriguez" since Gonzalez is her real name.

In a recent interview with Metro UK, Ciampa made it clear he's willing to do anything asked by WWE creative.

"Creatively, I'm not very hard to please in the sense that I just view it as give me five minutes and I'll make it the best five minutes I can, whatever that means," Ciampa said.

"Whatever I'm asked to do. If comedy is in my future, whatever it is, I don't know. I just look at it like there's no ending to this. So if I do comedy for a couple of months, it doesn't mean after that I can't go back and do something else I might enjoy. There's no ending."

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