It Looks Like It’s Time To Teach Pornstars How To Name Themselves Again

One of the best things about being a pornstar is picking a really cool name for yourself. So why do so many actors fuck it up so royally? Here are two new entrants to the Bad Name Hall of Fame.

This gentleman up top is Diesel, the newest model on Buzz West. No last name, just Diesel. It's like a sign you would see at a gas station. Why not just go with Unleaded or, better yet, Self Service. We always say a porn name should be clever, distinctive, easy to say, and something that evokes a mood or description that is fitting for the man behind the name. Diesel evokes big many macho men and trucks, so it's not really fitting for a fresh faced little twink like this Diesel. Also, it's already the property of Vin Diesel, Maxx Diesel, Diesel Washington and the also inappropriately named Kurt Diesel. If you're going to pick something ill fitting, at least make it original.

Also failing this tenant is Men Machine's Eryk Estrada. Yes, it's the same as the once-hunk "CHiPs" actor who went on to become a nation punchline except he's not either in a cop uniform or washed up. He's actually quite cute. Naming yourself after a celebrity is never a good idea. You want to appear distinctive, not like a rip off version of someone more famous.

So, Eryk and Diesel, it's back to the drawing board. Go for your mother's maiden name and the street you grow up on to come up with your next name. Do anything—cause these names just aren't cutting it.