Released star reveals shocking process of choosing his WWE name

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“They just asked me to give 20 first names, 20 surnames, and there was a ton of better names, and They came back and they said, Triple H likes Ridge Holland. I’m like, well, okay, then I guess if he likes it, I guess I’m Ridge Holland then,” Menzies said. [H/T: Fightful]

You can check out the entire interview in the video below:

The former Ridge Holland injured his foot inside a TNA ring during a dark match against Moose in September 2025. His contract with the global juggernaut was terminated later that year after he criticized World Wrestling Entertainment for not offering him a contract renewal.

Luke Menzies made a massive claim about a WWE higher-up

While speaking in an interview with the Sports Jedi Network, Luke Menzies made a very shocking claim.

The former member of The Brawling Brutes recalled the time when he and Pete Dunne were having a tough time. Menzie revealed that he had conversations with Triple H and William Regal. opined that someone higher-up in WWE did not like him due to some things from his past.

“We were just kind of getting beat and getting beaten into oblivion, and there was no real direction. And obviously things had happened with myself that I felt I needed to prove something, and I didn’t want to weigh Pete down with the negative image that I had. So I thought, look, I need to go, I need to step back, I need to go and reinvent myself in NXT. So, I had a conversation with Regal. I had a conversation with Triple H. He thought it would be a good idea. He said, ‘You got go away for six months and come back with a new coat of paint.’ Okay, cool. But then from there, it was like, you know, I don’t want to be negative, but there was someone in the office who was very high up that didn’t like me for certain things that happened in the past, and I’d been told that previously in the meetings.” [H/T: ITR Wrestling]

Luke Menzies returned to in-ring action on July 21 during a Maximum Pro Wrestling show. It remains to be seen if the former Ridge Holland makes a return to WWE programming.