They had been some of the profitable tag groups of WWE’s famed Perspective Period. A lot in order that after profitable the WWE Tag Group Championships 5 occasions throughout their peak of recognition, Billy Gunn and Highway Dogg managed to squeeze in yet another run with the WWE Tag Group Championships in 2014 for previous 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 came upon that is what the staff can be referred to as.
“I feel Vince Russo, I am not 100% certain,” Gunn mentioned. “Brian [Road Dogg] was wrestling any person in a singles, I used to be on commentary, and if I might 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 staff’s identify on the December 15, 1997 version of “WWF Uncooked Is Struggle,” the place Gunn was on commentary for Highway Dogg’s match in opposition to Dude Love. Nonetheless, as a result of 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 say that he got here up with it himself.
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