WWE’s Liv Morgan Was Almost Named Liv Gallow, Also Pitched Penny Wap & Illy Milly

WWE star Liv Morgan has revealed some rejected ring names she pitched while in NXT, as well as another name she nearly ended up with.

Generally, the process for new WWE signings in the NXT system is they’re instructed to come up with a list of names and management will then pick one from the list to go with.

However, with Morgan, she wasn’t having much success with any of the suggestions she was making and was ultimately given the choice between two names – Liv Morgan or Liv Gallow.

Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, she spoke about the process and how she didn’t want a ‘real human name.’ She said:

“I walked into work one day and they were like, ‘Okay, you’re either Liv Morgan or Liv Gallow, pick.’ I was like, ‘Oh.’

“I had known we had Luke Gallows at some point in time there. He wasn’t employed in that moment in time when I was there I don’t think, but I had known of him and his history.

“So I was like, ‘I’ll be Liv Morgan,’ and that was really it. I never really liked Morgan. Now I like it. But I remember, first time signing an autograph, I was like, ‘I’m just gonna sign Liv,’ and that’s all I’ve done, that’s just stayed with me my whole career. It was only because I didn’t like Morgan.

“I wanted a name that was obviously not a real human name. I wanted to be Illy Milly. That was my number one, I wanted to be Illy Milly really, really bad. Or I remember I pitched the name Penny Wap, because I loved Fetty Wap. And they just were like, ‘No, bitch.’

“All my names pretty much (were) denied. I sent in like two and a half lists of names, and they just were like, ‘No, no, no, no, no.’ And so I finally walked in and they were like, ‘These are your two options, pick one.’ And I was just like, ‘Okay.’

“But I love it now. Liv is very punny. There’s lots of room to play with the name Liv.”

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Could Liv Morgan Have Become A Big WWE Star With A Different Name?

There’s no denying things worked out well in the end for Liv Morgan in regards to her name, but could things have gone differently?

While there’s definitely a place for ‘gimmick names’ in WWE – especially now when there are so few of them – they can be somewhat limiting, especially when they’re mainly driven by comedy.

Morgan has gone on to become a multi-time champion including a reign as Women’s World Champion, as well as other accolades like winning the Royal Rumble this year.

While ‘Liv Morgan’ is just a regular name and isn’t particular inspiring in and of itself, there’s no doubt she can be taken more seriously at a high level with that name than she would have been if something like Illy Milly had gone through.

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