The Rock reveals who was the mastermind to bring “SmackDown” name in WWE.
WWE legend The Rock has revealed that Harvey Wippleman (real name Bruno Lauer) coined the name “SmackDown” and is responsible for making the term into Webster’s dictionary.
Rock credited him by replying to a tweet from the WWE on FOX account, which posted a vintage SmackDown logo and asked fans, “Who is the first @WWE superstar you think of when you see this logo?”
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In his response, The Rock wrote, “Well clearly the subject who coined the name Smackdown in the first place and in the end made him so famous that he is now in Webster’s dictionary … and his name is Downtown Bruno.”
Case closed. https://t.co/0zRZNICmMQ
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 26, 2021
Last December, The Rock, like Dwanta Claus, gave Wippleman a new Ford F-150 pickup, thanking him for helping him during his early years. Originally hired in 1991, Wippleman still works backstage for WWE.
