Burke Changing His In-Ring Name
 

Why did Elijah Burke change his name in TNA? Just curious since that's his real name and all.

Probably the same reason WWE changes everyone's names.

I can see WWE changing somebody from TNA's name, but wouldn't TNA want the name recognition? I mean, there's Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam...

Elijah Burke wasn't exactly Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle or Rob Van Dam.

He was the guy who carried Sylvester Terkay's jacket around.

Why is Orlando Jordan going by his real name though? He's not a top guy.

No, but everyone knows he loves the man butter.

cause Orlando Jordan doesn't deserve a name change.

Pope is pimpin' and he can do whatever he pleases.

Pope > Burke

Pretty sure I remember him using the moniker "Black Pope" on his website LONG before signing with TNA.

Yup, he sure did.

He was starting that as a gimmick in the wwe before he was let go.

WWE would change fucking Sting's name to Prick if he joined them for a year.

No they wouldn't. Sting's enough of a known commodity that the entire "WWE Universe" would crap on the product if he redebuted as Blade Runner Flash or something else. Not to mention that Sting's got enough money and pull that he woudn't come to WWE under any other name.

The Man Called Prick