John Morrison On If He Would Return To WWE, Winning ECW Title, Vince Not Liking Johnny Nitro

John Morrison

Johnny Mundo, f.k.a. John Morrison, did an AMA (Ask me Anything) on Reddit a few days ago. Here are a few highlights:

Changing his name from Johnny Nitro to John Morrison:

"Vince never liked the name 'Johnny Nitro' he asked me a few times to switch names, I liked Nitro & didn't want to switch but ultimately it was his decision. I made a list of names that I'd like to switch to & he picked John Morrison a few hours before the show- I really enjoyed the John Morrison character and am a big fan of the Doors

"Vince: 'If you want to be a star, you need a real name? a good name' ? c'maaaannn? just admit it reminded you of WCW- haha"

How much notice he was given at Vengeance in 2007 that he would be replacing Chris Benoit against CM Punk and winning the ECW Championship:

"almost none. Benoit no showed & the only heels from the ECW roster at Vengeance, not working were me & Kevin Thorn. They told me might wrestle a few hours before the PPV started, then about an hour before that I was definitely going to wrestle."

If he would consider a WWE return:

"indubitably! I'm really happy with Lucha Underground now though, I think it's a great forum for me to perform in my hometown -LA!, with great talent & great peeps"

Why he returned to wrestling with Lucha Underground:

"Lucha Underground is a combo of Lucha (which is bad ass) Gritty Action Films (again, bad ass) & American Style Pro Wrestling (bad ass) a trifecta of badassery! Couldn't say no to it"