After being let go from WWE in 2021 while Vince McMahon still held the position of Chairman of the Board and CEO, Mia Yim recently returned to the company under a new ring name.
Yim is just one of many talents who have returned to the business, with Triple H serving as the Head of Creative and the Head of Talent Relations.
She is, however, the first to have her name changed during her time on the main roster and now even in “NXT.”Yim confirmed the new name and explained why she changed it when she appeared on “Ten Count.”
Ring Name Change Confirmed by Mia Yim22, 2022, 5:29 p.m. EST Following her departure from WWE in 2021, Mia Yim recently returned to the organization, with Vince McMahon still serving as Chairman of the Board and CEO.
Yim is just one of many talents who have returned to the business, with Triple H serving as the Head of Creative and the Head of Talent Relations. She is, however, the first to have her name changed during her time on the main roster and now even in “NXT.”Yim confirmed the new name and explained why she changed it when she appeared on “Ten Count.”
Yim replied, “Yes, Michigan. “Within the OC, it is a nickname. Every boy has a nickname, and they say, “You also need a nickname.”Okay, we’ll use a nickname that I’ve had since I was a child and that my mother has referred to me by since I was a child. So, that’s what we’ll do.”
Michin, which means “crazy” in Korean, is what Michin claims her mother has referred to her as for the majority of her life.
Particularly in the past few years, when certain stars have been brought up from “NXT” and given new personalities or personas, a name change has not been uncommon in WWE.Michin was a member of the short-lived Retribution faction under the name Reckoning when she was first called up to the main roster in 2020.
Retribution, led by Mustafa Ali, never had much success, and Michin only wrestled twice under the name Reckoning on WWE TV.
Michin will contend on her most memorable primary program premium live occasion in WWE history at Survivor Series: Game Shows; In the fight against Damage CTRL, Nikki Cross, and Rhea Ripley, Michin will team up with Bianca Belair, Asuka, Alexa Bliss, and a partner who has not yet been named.