Backstage News On Why WWE Smackdown Live Stars Underwent Name Changes

As noted, WWE Smackdown Live stars The Bludgeon Brothers, as well as recent NXT call up Ruby Riott, all underwent slight name changes shortly after their debuts on the WWE main roster.
The Bludgeon Brothers are now simply going by Harper and Rowan, having dropped their respective first names, Luke and Erick. The team became famous as Luke Harper and Erick Rowan when they were teamed up with Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman as part of The Wyatt Family. According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter,