"I wanted to keep it" - Former WWE star reveals he wanted to use his real name
A former WWE Superstar recently disclosed that he wanted to keep his real name in the company. The star in question's time in WWE came to an end earlier this year.
In an interview with Fightful, Bobby Steveson (Damon Kemp) revealed that he wanted to keep his real name in WWE, and he felt like it was a restart when it was changed. He noted that he sent a bunch of suggestions to the company for his ring name as well.
"I wanted to keep it. I want to keep it because I felt like I already made a good name for myself before I got here. So I was like, why switch it? It was kind of like a restart. So how they go about names are, you get closer to TV and they wanna do something with you. They'll give you options for a name. So like, what I did was you send them a bunch of options and if they like it, they don't, they just keep going and eventually, or they'll pick something for you," he said. [H/T: Fightful]
You can check out the interview in the video below:
Damon Kemp is the brother of Gable Steveson, who was released by WWE earlier this year. Gable Steveson signed with the Buffalo Bills but was released from the active roster before the NFL regular season began.
Damon Kemp reveals he was caught off guard by WWE contract not being renewed
Damon Kemp shared that he was not expecting WWE to let his contract run out earlier this year.
In an interview with Monte & Pharaoh, Kemp admitted that he was blindsided by his contract not being renewed. He noted that he was booked for NXT the following day before he got the bad news.
"So I’m just sitting on my couch and then I get a call from Talent Relations and then I was like, oh, okay, cool. This might be the call that I’m getting my renewal. We’re moving forward and stuff like that. They’re like, ‘Hey Damon. We appreciate everything but we decided that we are not gonna renew you,’ and I was taken aback for a second and I was kind of processing (...) It’s crazy because I was actually - I was booked for TV that Tuesday. The next day. I was booked and I was completely caught off guard," said Kemp. (H/T POST Wrestling)
Damon Kemp was a part of the No Quarter Catch Crew faction in NXT. It will be fascinating to see what the future holds for the 25-year-old in the world of professional wrestling.