WWE Hall Of Famer Billy Gunn Recalls Initial Reaction To New Age Outlaws Team Name

They have been probably the most profitable tag groups of WWE’s famed Angle Period. A lot in order that after profitable the WWE Tag Staff Championships 5 occasions throughout their peak of recognition, Billy Gunn and Street Dogg managed to squeeze in yet another run with the WWE Tag Staff Championships in 2014 for outdated occasions’ sake. However after all the glory they achieved collectively, one factor continues to be unsure to some followers: who got here up with the identify The New Age Outlaws?

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Throughout an look on Chris Van Vliet’s “Perception” podcast, Gunn revealed who he believes got here up with the identify, in addition to the second he discovered that is what the workforce can be referred to as. 

“I believe Vince Russo, I am not 100% certain,” Gunn mentioned. “Brian [Road Dogg] was wrestling anyone in a singles, I used to be on commentary, and if I may discover it I’d return [and watch it]. I am sitting there and JR had pitched one thing to me like, ‘Hey, so I hear you guys calling yourselves the New Age Outlaws,’ and I’m going, ‘Yeah, that is the stupidest identify I’ve ever heard do not ever say that once more.’ Vince [McMahon] buzzes me in my ear and he goes, ‘Oh hey, that is your new identify.”

Jim Ross first talked about the workforce’s identify on the December 15, 1997 version of “WWF Uncooked Is Conflict,” the place Gunn was on commentary for Street Dogg’s match towards Dude Love. Nonetheless, because of the present being taped, Gunn’s preliminary response was edited out in favor of him responding to Ross in a manner that made Gunn sound like he thought the identify was truly good, even going as far to assert that he got here up with it himself.

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