Editing Ring name (section)

{{short description|Stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist or boxer}}
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[[File:English boxer Nicky Cook.jpg|thumb|200px|English boxer [[Nicky Cook]] with his ring name ''Cookie'' on the trunks]]
A '''ring name'''<ref>{{Citation|last=publisher.|first=WWE Studios|title=WWE.|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/928642534|oclc=928642534|access-date=2021-07-19}}</ref> is a type of [[stage name]] or [[nickname]] used by an athlete such as a [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]], or [[Boxing|boxer]] whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting the wrong image. Since the advent of the [[Internet]], it is relatively easy to discover a fighter's real name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/02/what-in-a-ring-name-a-look-at-wwe-evolving-approach-to-651266/ |title=What's In A Ring Name? A Look At WWE's Evolving Approach To Superstars' Names |work=www.wrestlinginc.com |first=William |last=Windsor |language=en |date=23 February 2019 |access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref>