10 Real Life Names Of These AEW Wrestlers You'd Never Guess

AEW is one of the fastest-rising wrestling programs in the history of sports entertainment. The company is well known for giving veterans like Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson new chapters in their wrestling legacy. The company has also helped expose wrestlers who never competed in the WWE like Kenny Omega.

Some AEW wrestlers use their real names at the company. Others have a ring name that they've used for most of their career. Fans might be shocked to learn that some AEW wrestlers have ring names that aren't even close to their legal names. This list will examine 10 AEW wrestlers with real names fans would never guess.

10 Adam Page (Real Name: Stephen Woltz)

Adam Page is one of the biggest names on the AEW roster. He's a mostly, homegrown AEW superstar who has never competed for the WWE.

Many fans might assume his first name is Adam or, at least, that his last name could be Page. He's neither Adam nor Page. "Hangman's" real name is "Stephen Woltz." It's nothing remotely close to his ring name.

9 Darby Allin (Real Name: Samuel Ratsch)

Darby Allin is one of the most beloved wrestlers on the AEW roster. He was paired with Sting who helped him evolve his identity at the company. Darby is not the biggest man on the roster, but he's always entertaining.

He's often compared to Jeff Hardy, which seems to be a good archetype example for Darby. His real name is Samuel Ratsch, which is nothing close to "Darby Allin."

8 Kenny Omega (Real Name: Tyson Smith)

Kenny Omega is one of the most well-known wrestlers in the United States and Japan. He's a walking 5-star match-producing machine who will likely be the AEW World Champion a few more times before he retires from wrestling.

Although he's been called "Kenny Omega" for the majority of his wrestling career, his legal name is not Kenny or Kenneth. Omega's real name is "Tyson Smith." One of the few other names he used in wrestling was "Scott Carpenter," which is still far different from his real name.

7 Pac (Real Name: Benjamin Satterly)

"The Bastard" Pac is one of the best high-flyers on AEW's star-studded roster. He was the first person at the company to ever hold two titles simultaneously when he held the World Trios Championship (with Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix as the Death Triangle) and the All-Atlantic Championship.

Some may know him as "Neville" from his days in the WWE. Pac's real name is neither it's "Benjamin Satterly."

6 Ruby Soho (Real Name: Dori Prange)

Ruby Soho made her AEW debut at All Out 2021. She's had an up-and-down career at the company, but still seems destined for big things with the promotion.

She was known as Ruby Riott in the WWE, so some fans might guess her name is "Ruby." Instead, Soho's real name is "Dori Prange."

5 Orange Cassidy (Real Name: James Cipperly)

Orange Cassidy has one of the most unique gimmicks on the AEW roster. His laid-back demeanor works well with his in-ring moveset. Cassidy is a beloved AEW star who doesn't speak much but has been over with fans for a long time.

Although "Orange" might be a long shot first name, "Cassidy" could believably be his first or last name. It's not. "James Cipperly" is the real name of "freshly squeezed" Orange Cassidy.

4 Adam Cole (Real Name: Austin Jenkins)

Adam Cole is the "other Adam" on the AEW roster. Like "Hangman" Adam Page, Adam Cole is also not actually named "Adam." Although he's wrestled under the same ring name for practically his whole career, Cole's real name is "Austin Jenkins."

His girlfriend, Britt Baker, on the other hand, is actually named "Brittany Baker."

3 Jake Hager (Real Name: Donald Hager)

Jake Hager is one of the few members of the AEW roster who was once a world champion in the WWE. Jake Hager was known as "Jack Swagger" in the WWE. His first name is neither Jake nor Jack.

Hager's first name is Donald. His middle name is Jacob, which is where his ring name likely comes from. It seems few fans would ever guess his first name was "Donald."

2 Jamie Hayter (Real Name: Paige Wooding)

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Jamie Hayter became the AEW Women's Champion at Full Gear 2022. She has had a rise at AEW that has been 100% organic. She's one of the stars at AEW that is destined for a long career with the company.

Although she's wrestled as "Jamie Hayter" for her whole career, her legal name is not "Jamie Hayter." Her ring name seems oddly specific, but her real name is "Paige Wooding." This is not to be confused with Saraya whose real name is "Saraya" and not Paige (her WWE name).

1 Billy Gunn (Real Name: Monty Sopp)

Billy Gunn is one of the few WWE Hall of Famers on the AEW roster. He's best known for his time in the WWE where he was a member of D-Generation X and The New Age Outlaws under his AEW ring name, "Billy Gunn." At the company, he has become one of the most beloved legends due to his association with The Acclaimed.

Although he's wrestled under many different ring names in his career, Billy Gunn's real name is "Monty Sopp." His children are actually the "Sopp Boys."