Pete Dunne Says ‘Butch’ Is Exciting, His Name Is Not What Endeared Him With Fans In The First Place

March 25, 2022

Butch considers his name change from Pete Dunne to be an exciting new challenge.

The former Pete Dunne was the most recent guest on Mark Andrews: My Love Letter to Wrestling to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked about the name change from Pete Dunne to Butch, the former NXT UK Champion tried his best to put a positive spin on the situation.

“The thing is with me, whether it’s a name or whatever changes, that’s not what really endeared me to the audience in the first place, right? I’d like to think anyway it’s the quality of the in-ring work, and that’s what I’m going to keep the same, of course. And it’s going to get better, it’s going to improve as time goes,” Butch said. “It’s exciting. I’ve been in NXT for five years now, so time to change it up and see what we can do and push it forward with a new challenge. It’s exciting, but it’s also just a little bit different. I think it’s time to change it up a little bit. Five years, fresh start, and why not try something a little new.”

When asked about his recent call up to SmackDown, Butch said he was grateful for the five years in NXT, but now he’s excited to see what comes next.

“I was lucky to have as long as I did in NXT. And to be honest, there was a time there when I felt like it’d be a shame to stop being in NXT,” Butch said. “Honestly, we always wanted to move on and be a part of WrestleMania and that kind of stuff. But there was a definitely a time there where NXT was rolling how it was, there was so many people to work with, every matchup was exciting when you were on the road, TV, pay-per-view or TakeOver special, whatever it was, and it seemed like a really sad thought to be out of there. But it’s definitely time to move up. So I’m grateful for five years, but definitely excited to see what comes next.” [H/T: F4WOnline]

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