Baron Corbin Confirms New Ring Name Following WWE Departure
January 23, 2025
4,183
Tom Pestock, the fan-favorite wrestler formerly known as Baron Corbin, shocked fans with his sudden and (apparently) unwanted exit from WWE.
Now Pestock has confirmed that he has a new ring name for his return to the squared circle: Bishop Dyer.
More News: WWE Superstar Reveals Major Reason Behind Raw Absence
On January 1, Corbin announced he was officially following the expiration of his contract in November 2024, embarking on a new journey in the wrestling world.
Now a free agent, he has confirmed on the “Insight with Chris Van Vliet” podcast that he would now be going by “Nomad” Bishop Dyer, which says is an homage to his numerous previous stage persona.
Baron Corbin during the WWE Live Show at Lanxess Arena on November 7, 2018 in Cologne, Germany. Baron Corbin during the WWE Live Show at Lanxess Arena on November 7, 2018 in Cologne, Germany. Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images
“I’m going with ‘The Nomad’ Bishop Dyer, I’m gonna be The Nomad,” Pestock told Van Vliet. “I’m gonna roam and I’m gonna go to all these. Change a little bit, because it kind of pays tribute to The Lone Wolf, Dire Wolf, and then a bishop is higher than a baron, so we’re going up.”
“I think it’s just a powerful name, it’s a cool name,” the former King of the Ring continued. “And I want to be The Nomad. I’m gonna float and see where the wrestling world takes me in that sense.”
Interestingly, there actually is a real Bishop Dyer out there in the world. Anne Dyer is the current Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church, but it is unknown if there is a connection there or that’s merely a quirky coincidence.
Since becoming a free agent, Pestock, competing under his real name, has made waves as he debuted in GCW’s Bloodsport event, facing off against Josh Barnett.
According to United States Patent and Trademark Office records, Pestock filed a trademark application for this name on January 21, indicating his intent to utilize it for entertainment and merchandise purposes. That triggered a flurry of speculation that he was not going to continue under his legal name, which has now been confirmed.
The trademark application encompasses various services, including various forms of wrestling entertainment, personal and televised appearances, and even online content related to professional wrestling.
Pestock also told Van Vliet that he was interested in wrestling with multiple promotions, appropriate for the new “Nomad” image.
“I’ve talked to you about I want to go here, I want to go here, I want to go here. I want to go to New Japan,” the new Bishop Dyer said. “TNA has called, so maybe there’s something there.”
“Maybe NWA, I’m open to it all because I love wrestling,” he continued. “And if I can go somewhere and be in front of fans, I’m going to go like, it’s just I know that I don’t want to sign a contract right now, because I like this ability.”
Reports suggest that New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) has shown interest in signing Pestock, though the specifics of those discussions remain murky at this point.
More News:
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin Reveals Entire Knee Replacement Surgery
Corey Graves Returns to NXT After Calling Out WWE
For more on professional wrestling, head to Newsweek Sports.
Um die besten Erfahrungen zu bieten, verwenden wir Technologien wie Cookies, um Geräteinformationen zu speichern und/oder darauf zuzugreifen. Wenn Sie diesen Technologien zustimmen, können wir Daten wie das Surfverhalten oder eindeutige IDs auf dieser Website verarbeiten. Die Nichteinwilligung oder der Widerruf der Einwilligung kann bestimmte Merkmale und Funktionen beeinträchtigen.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
