Rhyno informs that when he transitioned to WWE they had issues with his name because they wouldn’t be able to patent it. Edge and Christian supported Rhyno and helped him keep his name, suggesting to WWE that they spell the name with a “y” instead of an “i”. Initially, some of WWE’s name ideas for Rhyno included “Sarah”, “Juggernaut” and “Mary”.
Rhyno immediately teamed up with Edge and Christian and became involved in their feud with The Dudley Boyz/Spike and The Hardy Boyz/Lita. Eventually his partnership with Edge and Christian ended and he had a run with the Hardcore Championship which he’s quite proud of.
Before getting re-hired recently Rhyno was working independent shows and he was enjoying that. Eventually Triple H called him and wanted to bring him into NXT, and that was a very cool experience for him. After working with NXT for a while WWE had their brand split and he was one of five guys who Vince McMahon wanted to hire back. He’s had so much fun working with Heath Slater since being brought back to the main roster, and he notes that Slater is a very funny guy who makes life on the road much easier.
That sums up this week’s episode of E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
