More on Pete Dunne being renamed BUTCH.
Added 2022-03-12 01:06:11 +0000 UTCAs reported earlier on Fightful Select, WWE Smackdown debuted a new character named BUTCH, which we've since learned is Pete Dunne.
Fightful was told throughout the day that "something very dumb" was happening on tonight's episode of Smackdown, with numerous people chiming in that it would be a name change for a star that many already knew.
There were wrestlers outside the company who knew of the name change as far back as yesterday, and were speculating that it could be a "Bushwhackers rib" because Luke is Ridge Holland's real name. Another former WWE name believed it was based on "Butch" from the Little Rascals --- the 1950s version.
We're told this is planned as an official call-up and leading into the night there were plans for Butch, Ridge Holland and Sheamus to take on New Day at WrestleMania. However, with Big E's injury on Smackdown, we can't be sure that's still the case.
Production was instructed not to refer to him as "Pete Dunne."
Pete Dunne re-signed with WWE last summer.
Updated with more info
Comments
Knowing this company's history with punishing new guys for certain botches or even speaking out of turn, if Ridge somehow doesn't get put in the dog house at the very least, I'm gonna claim racism.
CSDX
2022-03-12 21:17:03 +0000 UTCTreating Pete like Vince treated Regal
2022-03-12 11:03:32 +0000 UTCdolph ziggler has been a wwe name for over a decade and no one even cares how stupid his dumb name is anymore. it'll be fine
scott king
2022-03-12 09:26:20 +0000 UTC
