Is Ciampa just Ciampa now?

[sportatorium]

Seems like Vince would hate using Tomasso.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Yep, I think that was confirmed in the name changes thread

And yes it's dumb

[Chiral]

He's CHOMPA™

[Starshine]

Apr 26, 2022 0:22:16 GMT -5 Chiral said:

He's CHOMPA™

Tomato Chompa.

*BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEP do-do-do-do-dododo-do EAT UP BRANDYWINES!*

[Hobby Drifter]

Vince has the weirdest ****ing hang ups.

Then again, last time he was on board with giving an NXT call-up two names, someone tried to slip in a Nazi reference, so…thanks for ruining it for everyone

[thechase]

First name won't survive

[ayumidah]

Pete Dunne: Lucky bastard.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

This is one where I genuinely think it doesn’t matter.

[Mozenrath]

It's actually "Chomper". Vince is a big Land Before Time fan.

[fg]

Apr 26, 2022 5:55:38 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

It's actually "Chomper". Vince is a big Land Before Time fan.

That’s because that’s how far Vince is behind the times. He is behind the year 1 AD.

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Yep and it's cool. People were calling him that anyway. It's that "hey he's that hardass badass who you just call by his last name" thing.

[polarbearpete]

I don’t think this name change hurts at all. When it’s changed to just a regular word like Theory or Riddle it’s a little more awkward at first, but it worked for Edge I suppose.

[Error]

Yeah this is one that works, imo. Ciampa is a bad ass name that would work on its own no matter what sport he played or show he was on. You know who you're talking about, it doesn't sound ridiculous, and it just fits unlike the changes to Riddle and Theory (though the hints that it's just Theory now because Vince hates the name Austin so much is a nice touch).

[CMWaters]

Shortening it to just Ciampa seems fine to me. I don't remember that many people actually calling him Tommaso in NXT anyway. Like how people rarely used "Bill" when referring to Goldberg.

Also, Theory and Riddle sound like they could be a tag team just from their shortened names.

[Nosnorb]

Just as Gargano is Johnny Wrestling, Ciampa will always be Tommy Sports Entertainment.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

In terms of just being "Ciampa" it's one of the less egregious changes of the recent ones, it's no "Angel" without Garza that's for sure...

I'd be more worried about how he was presented by attacking Ali on stage and the reaction was "Oh no it's Ciampa- ANYWAY TO THE BACK WITH RHEA RIPLEY!", doesn't exactly instill confidence for his main roster run

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Apr 26, 2022 6:37:52 GMT -5 @kn said:

Yep and it's cool. People were calling him that anyway. It's that "hey he's that hardass badass who you just call by his last name" thing.

If anything, it’s an argument for not doing this with every MCgoober cause it diminishes the times it could actually work like this.

[Bang Bang Bart]

Apr 26, 2022 0:21:34 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Yep, I think that was confirmed in the name changes thread

And yes it's dumb

But somewhat preferable to him being repackaged as Tommy Boyardee or Luigi Gabagool.

[J is Thunder Justice]

I didn't even know he had a first name.

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Apr 26, 2022 8:30:01 GMT -5 Magic knows Black Lives Matter said:

Apr 26, 2022 6:37:52 GMT -5 @kn said:

Yep and it's cool. People were calling him that anyway. It's that "hey he's that hardass badass who you just call by his last name" thing.

If anything, it’s an argument for not doing this with every MCgoober cause it diminishes the times it could actually work like this.

Yeah indeed.

Like Matt Riddle. Dude went from a guy with a legit cool wrestling name to someone who sounds like he wrestles one day and is planting clues for Bruce Wayne the next lol.