Throughout his illustrious career, the former Intercontinental Champion is famous for his ever-changing last name depending on the promotion that he’s working for. He performed as Johnny Impact in Impact Wrestling, Johnny Elite under AEW, and currently uses his real name in MLW.
However, his wife Taya Valkyrie had an interesting take on this topic. Recently the former Impact Knockout Champion spoke to WrestleZone, admitting to getting confused by Johnny’s various name changes.
“I don’t know, maybe? “I’d have to kinda look back and really think about it because the name changes perpetually non-stop.” When it comes to addressing him, though, she plays it safe, saying “He’s just John, Johnny to me. That’s all that matters. Johnny Husband.”
“I pitched it! I told him ‘I just think that you should just be Johnny Valkyrie.’ It makes sense … I will continue to push for that.”
Taya Valkyrie
While Johnny is currently signed to MLW, Taya Valkyrie is on her way to making a name for herself in Tony Khan’s promotion, AEW. We will have to wait and see what the future holds for both of them down the line.
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