Tommy Dreamer Wanted To Be Like Sting & Great Muta, His Trainer Shot Down Tommy Acid Gimmick [Video]

Tommy Dreamer wanted to be called Tommy Acid before settling on his name.

The ECW legend has one of the longest tenures in the business, having served in various roles. He has been a wrestler, a booker, and a producer backstage. He was also an important part of ECW’s creative team at one time and one of their star wrestlers.

However, not all of his creative ideas were good ones. Tommy Dreamer had a different idea for his last name, which his trainer absolutely refused to let him use.

Tommy Dreamer spoke with WrestlingNewsCo about his original name. He revealed that he was originally wanted to be called “Tommy Acid.” Inspired by Sting and The Great Muta, he also wanted to paint his face and spit “acid” at his opponents.

However, his trainer Johnny Rodz refused to let him. He said that Tommy Dreamer was good-looking, so didn’t want to cover up his face.

“I had …