{"id":145313,"date":"2022-08-29T11:40:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T16:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=145313"},"modified":"2022-08-29T11:40:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T16:40:04","slug":"wwe-star-reportedly-set-to-get-first-name-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/29\/wwe-star-reportedly-set-to-get-first-name-back\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE star reportedly set to get first name back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1280452974\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE Mr. Money in the Bank, Theory, will reportedly be getting his first name back. Theory first debuted on the main roster as &#8220;Austin Theory,&#8221; but the first name was dropped when Vince McMahon still was with the company and headed up the creative effort.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwinsider.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PWInsider<\/a> is reporting that Theory was billed once again as Austin Theory in advertising during this weekend&#8217;s house show events on the east coast. The report indicates that Theory wrestled Bobby Lashley and A.J. 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