There is no shortage of bizarre names in the wrestling world but they are mostly chosen by the promoters or the wrestlers themselves. However, Luchasaurus is a rare case where it were the fans who came up with the name.
The AEW Star recently appeared on the Talk Is Jericho podcast and during the show; he discussed the origin of his name, revealing that it were the fans in Lucha Underground who came up with it.
The former Lucha Underground star recalled how fans were chanting something during his debut for the company. He thought they were chanting ‘You Just Started’ and realized what they were really saying only after he returned to backstage:
“I went to the back and my good friend John Morrison was back there and I asked him how it was. I think they hated it, but he said, no man, they were chanting, ‘Luchasaurus!’ I’m like, what? What is that? He said I don’t know but I think you should run with it”
After this, Luchasaurus, who was in need to reinvent his character decided to go with the name. He started using it in independent circuit in November 2017.
He did face some difficulties getting booked with the name initially because people were not taking it seriously, but the wrestling star did not give up. Now he has become one of the fan favorites in AEW using the persona which was given to him by fans themselves.
Quotes via WrestlingInc