AJ Francis explains how he got the Top Dolla name.
Since being released from WWE in September 2023, AJ Francis has made a name for himself outside of the company, often wrestling in big matches for TNA Wrestling, MLW, and various independent promotions.
Francis has often touted the success of his current run, often saying that he could've did the same thing in WWE if he was given similar opportunities.
While chatting with the Going Ringside podcast in an interview that was taped in the summer of 2024, Francis revealed how he actually got the Top Dolla name by mistake in WWE.
“I actually got the name Top Dolla by mistake. I wanted to just be AJ Francis because I did the Most Wanted Treasures show as AJ Francis and now I’m back as AJ Francis, clearly AJ Francis was a better idea. So, I put in this list of names and the number one name I had on the list was Dolla. It was just Dolla by itself. Then I had these 20 names but I broke them into five groups of five, so it said bottom five, next five, next five, and then it said the top five. When you look at it, it said top five and then the right name underneath of it was Dolla. So they thought that I wanted my name to be Top Dolla. I was like, yeah, that sounds great, sounds like a cool name, you know what I’m saying? It’s a unique thing. It’s funny, it’s a happy accident.”
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