Is It Too Late For Damien Sandow?

[The Brain]

I like Damien Sandow. I think he has a good gimmick that he seems naturally comfortable with. He is good on the mic and plays his part well. The fans seem to really dislike him when he speaks. He’s also pretty good in the ring. Over the past couple months he’s seemed to fall into obscurity and I’m wondering if the writing is on the wall regarding his role with WWE.

Last week on Smackdown (haven’t seen this week’s show yet) Sandow lost to Darren Young. I’m normally not one to overanalyze every win and loss but I was disappointed to see Sandow lose to someone I feel is inferior and should be lower on the card. I know Young is getting at least a minor temporary push as the Prime Time Players have broken up but wouldn’t Heath Slater or Jinder Mahal been a better opponent for Young? Sandow still has a lot to offer but the way he’s been used on tv lately, if he’s even lucky enough to get on tv, makes me wonder if Sandow has moved into the dreaded “enhancement talent” category.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not wishing for a Damien Sandow world title reign or main event matches. I think he would make a good IC champion and a good opponent for guys like Kofi Kingston or Dolph Ziggler. Right now I feel Sandow is not being utilized properly. The question is will this be his role in the company or is this just a temporary slump and he has plenty of time to bounce back.

 

[ProWrestlingFan]

Since arriving on the WWE scene in April 2012 -
- Sandow was involved in a segment featuring DX on RAW 1000.
-Had a brief fued with Randy Orton
-Went on to dominate SmackDown before aligning with Cody Rhodes in the final few months of the 2012.
- Won the World Heavyweight Championship Contract Money in the Bank.
- Had a great fued with Cody Rhodes
- RAW after the Hell in a Cell ppv, Damien Sandow cashed-in the Money in the Bank on John Cena and lost.
However, many people believed that Sandow benefited more from losing than he would have had he won. He had such a strong showing against Cena that he could have easily been inserted into the title picture shortly thereafter, but that wasn't the case.
- After that he went on a losing streak and since then he has lost to the likes of Khali, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Darren Young etc.

In my opinion, Sandow needs a gimmick change to be taken seriously. The "intellectual saviour" gimmick is a mid-card gimmick and Sandow has much more potential than just being a mid-card/lower-card wrestler.

 

[klunderbunker]

It's the problem with having a writing team that has the attention span of a cocker spaniel: they find something they like and play with it for about a month before throwing it off to the side and finding something new. They did it with Fandango, they did it with Langston, they did it with Kingston and his wildcat, now they've done it with Sandow. Damien was the new act of the month but since there's no such thing as long term planning outside of the main event, it's the same initial push followed by having no idea how to develop the character after that.

Sandow will be wasted for a few weeks, then be brought back like nothing happened, win one match and "get back in the title hunt", just like every other midcarder in this company. When no one cares, Sandow will be blamed and depushed again because the creative team is run by Stephanie and she can't have her people blamed for anything.

 

[AegonTargaryen]

I like Damian Sandow. I think he has a good gimmick that he seems naturally comfortable with. He is good on the mic and plays his part well. The fans seem to really dislike him when he speaks. He’s also pretty good in the ring. Over the past couple months he’s seemed to fall into obscurity and I’m wondering if the writing is on the wall regarding his role with WWE.

Last week on Smackdown (haven’t seen this week’s show yet) Sandow lost to Darren Young. I’m normally not one to overanalyze every win and loss but I was disappointed to see Sandow lose to someone I feel is inferior and should be lower on the card. I know Young is getting at least a minor temporary push as the Prime Time Players have broken up but wouldn’t Heath Slater or Jinder Mahal been a better opponent for Young? Sandow still has a lot to offer but the way he’s been used on tv lately, if he’s even lucky enough to get on tv, makes me wonder if Sandow has moved into the dreaded “enhancement talent” category.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not wishing for a Damian Sandow world title reign or main event matches. I think he would make a good IC champion and a good opponent for guys like Kofi Kingston or Dolph Ziggler. Right now I feel Sandow is not being utilized properly. The question is will this be his role in the company or is this just a temporary slump and he has plenty of time to bounce back.

I agree with each and every point you made, and I'm a big Sandow fan myself. It goes without saying that he is amusing/entertaining to watch wrestle and also hear. He is also a natural in generating heel heat, his expressions of condescension are beautifully executed, and he possesses what Leon Battista Alberti and others during the Renaissance called "Sprezzatura" . I would be a whole lot happier if Damien Sandow-the real person were as intelligent as the gimmick, or at least quite articulate(what Chris Jericho portrayed in 2008-2009, he really is, each and every bit, in real life).

And yeah, the WWE doesn't quite know what to do with him because of having 2 mid-card titles , tag titles, and only one WWE WHC. Had the brand extension still been on, he most certainly would've won the MITB again, or something, and been the WHC on SD. I won't say he only deserves to be IC champ and face Kingston, Ziggler, etc. day in and day out, because in my estimate, I can see him being a main-event calibre contender and talent.

It's a shame Damien Sandow lost to a far inferior opponent in Darren Young. Time will only tell whether he rises in the WWE machine again. Remember when CM Punk was losing multiple times to Chavo Guerrero for the ECW title? and John Morrison? That same CM Punk went on to be WWE champion in 2011 and the rest is history. We can only wish Sandow gets better than losing to Darren Young.

 

[Kidpolean]

Sandow sucks...and that is why he is where he is on the card. Why do you guys blame the failure of every wrestler on the creative team? If a wrestler is good that the crowd will see it and react, thats how wrestling works. Sandow is generic as hell, just like Rhodes and Ambrose. These guys aren't strong at any one thing that will make them standout. Sandow is just not very entertaining, in the ring or on the mic. I would fire his ass the roster is way to full of generic guys that you can find in just about any Indy promotion.

 

[AegonTargaryen]

In my opinion, Sandow needs a gimmick change to be taken seriously. The "intellectual saviour" gimmick is a mid-card gimmick and Sandow has much more potential than just being a mid-card/lower-card wrestler.

I don't see how a gimmick change is needed for him to be elevated from the mid-card or lower card. Edge was already a heel Rated-R when he went after Cena. Until Edge's first cash-in nobody really foresaw or believed Edge, the former tag wrestler and IC champ contender to have a prolonged feud with John Cena- the single biggest phenomenon since Stone Cold. But once it happened, Edge became a 12-time champion.

If anything, Sandow will make an excellent heel champion, and yet retain all the condescending, arrogant, narcissistic aspects of his gimmick/character , maybe he won't try to "enlighten the masses" so to speak, once he's champion because champions are more concerned with who their contenders are, etc .
In a similar vein, Chris Jericho never dropped his holier-than-thou arrogant self-righteous gimmick after his feud with HBK culminated. If anything, that gimmick was the reason he won the WHC twice in 2008 and once in 2010 from The Undertaker. Without that gimmick, Chris Jericho was doomed to be the same Highlight-reel hosting, Ayatollah of Rock-n-Rollah fighting Christian for the IC title.

But yeah, as a WWE WHC contender, Sandow would need an added mean streak, somewhat of a tweak.

 

[AegonTargaryen]

Sandow sucks...and that is why he is where he is on the card. Why do you guys blame the failure of every wrestler on the creative team? If a wrestler is good that the crowd will see it and react, thats how wrestling works. Sandow is generic as hell, just like Rhodes and Ambrose. These guys aren't strong at any one thing that will make them standout. Sandow is just not very entertaining, in the ring or on the mic. I would fire his ass the roster is way to full of generic guys that you can find in just about any Indy promotion.

That is just your opinion, and it contradicts the many others here. For all we know , you may be liking Santino Marella a whole lot more. And you call Sandow "generic as hell"? and Dean Ambrose?? If anything, their characters are as distinct as it gets in Wrestling. You probably also would've said Jericho sucks, he's a boring IC champ who hosts some highlight reel. But once that same Jericho turned heel and smashed HBK through the Jeritron, I was hooked and so were we all. Rest is history. Damien Sandow's gimmick is thoroughly amusing and watchable and if anything, Sandow and Ambrose are a change and a break from the "generic" bombardment we got in 2011 with guys like Zack Ryder with some youtube show and idiotic wrestling gear, and The Miz and John Morrison whom I wouldn't even call an inferior version of Shawn Michaels.

 

[ProWrestlingFan]

I don't see how a gimmick change is needed for him to be elevated from the mid-card or lower card. Edge was already a heel Rated-R when he went after Cena. Until Edge's first cash-in nobody really foresaw or believed Edge, the former tag wrestler and IC champ contender to have a prolonged feud with John Cena- the single biggest phenomenon since Stone Cold. But once it happened, Edge became a 12-time champion.

If anything, Sandow will make an excellent heel champion, and yet retain all the condescending, arrogant, narcissistic aspects of his gimmick/character , maybe he won't try to "enlighten the masses" so to speak, once he's champion because champions are more concerned with who their contenders are, etc .
In a similar vein, Chris Jericho never dropped his holier-than-thou arrogant self-righteous gimmick after his feud with HBK culminated. If anything, that gimmick was the reason he won the WHC twice in 2008 and once in 2010 from The Undertaker. Without that gimmick, Chris Jericho was doomed to be the same Highlight-reel hosting, Ayatollah of Rock-n-Rollah fighting Christian for the IC title.

But yeah, as a WWE WHC contender, Sandow would need an added mean streak, somewhat of a tweak.

Jericho's gimmick was completely different from Sandow's gimmick. Jericho was a serious heel, Sandow's gimmick is comical. I just can't see anyone who does cartwheels in the ring and has a finisher called "You're Welcome" as a credible World Champion. They need to change everything from his theme song, ring gear, moveset etc for him to be taken seriously.

 

[AegonTargaryen]

Jericho's gimmick was completely different from Sandow's gimmick. Jericho was a serious heel, Sandow's gimmick is comical. I just can't see anyone who does cartwheels in the ring and has a finisher called "You're Welcome" as a credible World Champion. They need to change everything from his theme song, ring gear, moveset etc for him to be taken seriously.

I can't disagree with that. Yeah serious tweaking has to be done in his character, gear, etc. for him to even be considered a credible contender to the WWE WHC. "You're Welcome" seems to be a pretty absurd name for a finisher. Didn't even know that was his finisher.

 

[GeneralKarim]

Well, I hope it is not too late.

The guy has a good look, awesome beard.He's good in the ring and very aggressive.He has personality, he has a way of speaking on the mic that makes people hate him, not love to hate him or something, just fucking oldschool heel heat.

As klunder said, its cause of a creative with no attention span.They really have no clue what they are doing.If its not someone's golden boy or the main event, they have no clue how to book long term, especially in the mid-card.

Hell because of how they book, I'm kinda afraid for Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.Cause let us be honest, there is enough people now in the main event, that these two will surely be mid-carders or upper-midcarders, meaning they will be booked good cause they have momentum from the Shield breakup and then creative gets bored and that's that.

Back to Sandow tho, I think the dude has all the tools to be a good mid-card guy that is featured in the main event from time to time.Now that we have 1 world title, there is no point in anyone ever saying stuff like "I wish my guy had a world title" because only the 1% will get that title and Sandow sure as hell isn't there.I mean he got beat by Darren "I'm relevant cause I said I'm gay in an arranged interview" Young.Nothing against Young, he's a decent worker but Sandow, in my opinion, has so much more personality and as a heel he really shines and WWE misses that, a heel that actually gets heel heat on a consistent basis.

 

[Merkin353]

One more guy who's main problem isn't himself. It's creative. So the question is "Is It Too Late..." I don't think there can be an answer to that because it's not like he missed a window or something. John Cena has buried superstar after superstar without meaning too & the second he lost money in the bank it was over. Sandow can entertain me in one night as much as the entire main event roster can in one month & a PPV. Yet where is he? Losing to young simply because of circumstance. People can talk all they want & say the internet doesn't understand business & while that may be true, we do understand the only reason the WWE still exist is nostalgia. When everyone I know is talking about how they want to quit watching the WWE yet they all still continue to watch it hoping it will change is pathetic. It seems like Vince is already dead & we're left in the dark on who is running this sinking ship. People like Ziggler & Sandow have already jumped off & drowned in the abyss.

 

[Hard Hit Prince]

They had already tuned down a little bit of his gimmick by the time he faced John Cena in two stellar matches. He's a good hand and he was trained by the same molds that Triple H was and this could and will be a factor some way down the road. He can talk, he is definitely a good promo guy and most important he can get a reaction from the live audience, either a pop or have them boo him.

He's in the lower card as of right now and that has a lot to do with WrestleMania Season being full of big stars and everybody needing television time. You can't push everybody at the same time. As of right now, The Usos, Titus O'Neil, Antonio Cesaro and Darren Young are the lowcard guys that the WWE want to see succeed. Then you have the uppercards with The Wyatts, The Shield and Big E., so there is anywhere for Sandow to be as of this moment and I understand that. However when WWE gets tired of pushing someone like Cesaro, you'll see a lot more of Sandow, Barrett, Miz, Ziggler and other worthy guys.

Unfortunately with the end of the brand extension and with every major star being exposed in the three weekly shows, those midcard guys do not have a shot. A big star will always draw, so if you can have them in any show, people will tune in regardless of the midcards. A SmackDown show as the likes of Shield, Wyatts, Bryan, Orton, Sheamus and Christian all the time. What do they need Sandow for? It's sad, but that's what happens. Tyson Kidd had two weeks of matches until he disappeared in a heartbeat with no storyline whatsoever. Why? Because WWE doesn't need him.

 

[Mustang Sally]

I think Sandow is being used in the exact manner management intended, at least at present. I don't know that he was ever intended for the top echelon in WWE, although his winning the MITB prize and parading around with the briefcase for awhile made it appear he might be ascending to the top. With hindsight, we might have known that the flexibility built into MITB would stop him short of his goal (engaging in a match for a major title) but the attractiveness of Sandow's MITB program was that we really didn't know.

Meanwhile, the guy is a very fine ring worker and possesses a gimmick that was obviously tailor-made for his speaking ability. That "imperial" attitude of his ("You're welcome") catches on with fans everywhere and Damien's ability to work with everyone they've put in front of him portends a long run with the company.

No, it's not too late for him to go to the top, but my feeling is he wasn't hired for that purpose; I think they told him immediately upon joining WWE where his place in the hierarchy was to be.....with the caveat that should he ever truly catch on, big things might come his way.

It's still an open issue.....

 

[Trance Metaphor]

Damien Sandow shouldn't win any titles. That's kind of what makes him special in my eyes. It's rare to see a non-former Champion since nearly everyone on the roster is a former Champion. He's one of the special talents that has the gifted ability to charismatically work the mic and also wrestle with aggression. Look at how long he has lasted so far. I think they should pitch some new angles for him, so that people keep interest in him. I do think him losing to inferior opponents diminishes his presence because he's not involved in anything important. I wouldn't mind seeing him beat some bigger opponents from time to time and perhaps if they brought back King of the Ring, he should be a top candidate to win it.

 

[Kidpolean]

That is just your opinion, and it contradicts the many others here. For all we know , you may be liking Santino Marella a whole lot more. And you call Sandow "generic as hell"? and Dean Ambrose?? If anything, their characters are as distinct as it gets in Wrestling. You probably also would've said Jericho sucks, he's a boring IC champ who hosts some highlight reel. But once that same Jericho turned heel and smashed HBK through the Jeritron, I was hooked and so were we all. Rest is history. Damien Sandow's gimmick is thoroughly amusing and watchable and if anything, Sandow and Ambrose are a change and a break from the "generic" bombardment we got in 2011 with guys like Zack Ryder with some youtube show and idiotic wrestling gear, and The Miz and John Morrison whom I wouldn't even call an inferior version of Shawn Michaels.

I do like Santino more. Santino plays his role very well and is a character that is for the kids, imo he does a great job with the amount of time he is given.

Did you just compare Y2J to Sandow??? Jericho is far superior to Sandow in every aspect of wrestling and has been his entire career even in wcw. Jericho stood out because of his charisma and his comedy on the mic. Sandow moves and sounds like a robot. Ambrose is very generic. Ask any wrestler, indy or higher, what the easiest character to portray is and I bet you they say a psychotic heel. Ambrose has the moveset of a guy that is still training to be a wrestler, he is slow and non athletic for his size (like CM Punk), looks like the guy that came and fixed my dishwasher a couple of days ago, sounds like he has allergies, the only thing he does halfway good is stay in character. Ambrose character is distinct??? Ok tell me what Ambrose character is and how it fits into him being a member of the Shield...ill wait

As far as my opinion being different than the majority of people on here goes, its probably a good thing. This is the same forum where tons of people said that John Cena wasn't successful, Zack Ryder should be pushed, Daniel Bryan should end the Streak, Cena should be on the WWE Mt. Rushmore over The Rock, Cena should turn heel, HELL EVERYBODY SHOULD TURN HEEL, and countless other idiotic things.

 

[AegonTargaryen]

I do like Santino more. Santino plays his role very well and is a character that is for the kids, imo he does a great job with the amount of time he is given.

Did you just compare Y2J to Sandow??? Jericho is far superior to Sandow in every aspect of wrestling and has been his entire career even in wcw. Jericho stood out because of his charisma and his comedy on the mic. Sandow moves and sounds like a robot. Ambrose is very generic. Ask any wrestler, indy or higher, what the easiest character to portray is and I bet you they say a psychotic heel. Ambrose has the moveset of a guy that is still training to be a wrestler, he is slow and non athletic for his size (like CM Punk), looks like the guy that came and fixed my dishwasher a couple of days ago, sounds like he has allergies, the only thing he does halfway good is stay in character. Ambrose character is distinct??? Ok tell me what Ambrose character is and how it fits into him being a member of the Shield...ill wait

As far as my opinion being different than the majority of people on here goes, its probably a good thing. This is the same forum where tons of people said that John Cena wasn't successful, Zack Ryder should be pushed, Daniel Bryan should end the Streak, Cena should be on the WWE Mt. Rushmore over The Rock, Cena should turn heel, HELL EVERYBODY SHOULD TURN HEEL, and countless other idiotic things.

I agree with the last paragraph wherein you point how idiocy runs rampant in the brains of the IWC and swiftly exhibited through what their fingers post. But I don't understand why you'd consider Damien Sandow to be beneath your contempt, and worse, a "generic" character. Anyways, of course he's nothing and nowhere in the league of Chris Jericho.

I can't tell you how Ambrose's character/gimmick is unique or distinct. Lets just say I like weird characters when they're not blatantly/conspicuously weird as in Goldust, Boogeyman, etc. The psycho character just draws your attention. Remember a guy by the name of Brian Pillman? So yeah. I won't assert big things like Ambrose should be the face of the WWE or anything, or that Daniel Bryan should end the streak. But I disagree with your total disregard of Damien Sandow as both-Wrestler and Character. And I doubt your dishwasher person looked like Sandow. LOL.

 

[Kidpolean]

I agree with the last paragraph wherein you point how idiocy runs rampant in the brains of the IWC and swiftly exhibited through what their fingers post. But I don't understand why you'd consider Damien Sandow to be beneath your contempt, and worse, a "generic" character. Anyways, of course he's nothing and nowhere in the league of Chris Jericho.

I can't tell you how Ambrose's character/gimmick is unique or distinct. Lets just say I like weird characters when they're not blatantly/conspicuously weird as in Goldust, Boogeyman, etc. The psycho character just draws your attention. Remember a guy by the name of Brian Pillman? So yeah. I won't assert big things like Ambrose should be the face of the WWE or anything, or that Daniel Bryan should end the streak. But I disagree with your total disregard of Damien Sandow as both-Wrestler and Character. And I doubt your dishwasher person looked like Sandow. LOL.

The dishwasher guy looked like Ambrose not Sandow lol...but Brian Pillman was great imo. The difference between him and Ambrose is that Ambrose is just randomly crazy, it has never been explained and it doesnt fit into his role as the leader of the Shield. He kinda just does it for no real reason. It hasnt been brought up in a storyline or anything, literally NOBODY has mentioned it, not even the commentators. Maybe Ambrose could be as good as Pillman but I doubt it. Pillman had more charisma and was more believable imo.

Sandow vs Cena surprised me and that was the only time I ever wanted to see Sandow. I wanted to see his reaction to the loss but when I finally got it, I quickly was reminded of why I never liked the guy.

 

[L@RISANO]

It's the problem with having a writing team that has the attention span of a cocker spaniel: they find something they like and play with it for about a month before throwing it off to the side and finding something new. They did it with Fandango, they did it with Langston, they did it with Kingston and his wildcat, now they've done it with Sandow. Damien was the new act of the month but since there's no such thing as long term planning outside of the main event, it's the same initial push followed by having no idea how to develop the character after that.

Sandow will be wasted for a few weeks, then be brought back like nothing happened, win one match and "get back in the title hunt", just like every other midcarder in this company. When no one cares, Sandow will be blamed and depushed again because the creative team is run by Stephanie and she can't have her people blamed for anything.

This.

Creative is too lazy to put meaningful feuds for their Mid-Card titles at this point. Thus guys like Sandow, Kofi, Miz, Dolph, Barrett, Swagger, even Big E, etc(too many)...have nothing to do at this point.
For me, none of these guys can be placed into the Main Event scene at this time as it is a bit too clustered, and will still be so Post-Mania.
All that needs to be done, is to write something interesting for these guys to do, give them some mic time...keep them interesting and on TV.

For instance, a team of Sandow and Barrett would be mighty interesting if it happened. Or even with "lines between faces and heels blurred", a feud would also make sense given their gimmicks. It would mean for some nice promos between the two, lMO.

 

[Arsenal]

Agree with above post and the one it quoted. It's over for Sandow just like it's over for every other midcarder because "Creative" has nothing for them and midcarders don't get any mic or promo time, even when they are awesome on the mic like Sandow. That's why they can't create new stars anymore, because they don't give their midcarders a chance to get over without cutting their legs out and burying them in a misguided test of loyalty. Then they're surprised that the crowd doesn't take someone seriously anymore after they've been jobbed out for months and haven't had a chance to cut any promos during that time.

 

[kumarjtk]

i am also the fan of Sandow. He has great gimmick and good in ringwork. When he debut as this gimmick, he has a chance of winning the us championship but wont. Later he joined with cody and chance of winning the tag golds but wont. later he got MITB but lost to cena. Wwe wont see him as a main event material. Rightnow his carrier is over.

With weekly program of raw, smackdown, main event, superstars total 7 hours of program. But he dont have time to wrestle.

 

[Reflection]

This is definitely not the end, as he still has at least another decade of wrestling left in him. As far as in-ring ability goes, he can wrestle, he can cut nice promos and segments, and he also has an unique character. They are keeping him in the reserve, and can push him forward any time they want to. Moreover, I just read an interview of his on WrestleZone, where he sucked up to management really good, so its unlikely that they will have a negative view about Sandow- the person as well.

 

[d_henderson1810]

One more guy who's main problem isn't himself. It's creative. So the question is "Is It Too Late..." I don't think there can be an answer to that because it's not like he missed a window or something. John Cena has buried superstar after superstar without meaning too & the second he lost money in the bank it was over. Sandow can entertain me in one night as much as the entire main event roster can in one month & a PPV. Yet where is he? Losing to young simply because of circumstance. People can talk all they want & say the internet doesn't understand business & while that may be true, we do understand the only reason the WWE still exist is nostalgia. When everyone I know is talking about how they want to quit watching the WWE yet they all still continue to watch it hoping it will change is pathetic. It seems like Vince is already dead & we're left in the dark on who is running this sinking ship. People like Ziggler & Sandow have already jumped off & drowned in the abyss.

I think that having Sandow lose to Cena when he cashed in would have been good, only if there was follow-up.

Sandow cashes in, Cena beats him, Cena focuses on ADR (who he was feuding with at the time), however, at the next PPV, Sandow costs Cena the belt, Cena wants revenge on Sandow, next PPV is Triple-Threat (Cena exercises rematch clause, ADR champion, and Sandow).

Having it be triple-threat would not be throwing Sandow in the deep end too soon. If his performance was great in that match, and elicited the right audience response, then they have Cena win the World Title back, Cena v Sandow one-on-one (giving Cena a fresh opponent) and then, after a month or two of this, put the belt on Sandow. By then, he has been built like a champion. Instead Sandow, cashed in, lost, never discussed again.

 

[d_henderson1810]

This is definitely not the end, as he still has at least another decade of wrestling left in him. As far as in-ring ability goes, he can wrestle, he can cut nice promos and segments, and he also has an unique character. They are keeping him in the reserve, and can push him forward any time they want to. Moreover, I just read an interview of his on WrestleZone, where he sucked up to management really good, so its unlikely that they will have a negative view about Sandow- the person as well.

I heard that Sandow was a "Triple H guy", as in, hand-picked by Triple H. He even has the old "Hunter Hearst Helmsley" music (Handel's Messiah).

Maybe he hasn't shown enough to management yet, or they don't know where to place him. But if he is a friend of HHH, he will get the push Batista, ADR and Sheamus got, eventually.

 

[Dudeluv]

I hope it's not to late for sandow he has lots of potential with great mic and in ring skills.

I think the result of the cena sandown match was a mistake.

Damien Sandow isn't John Cena. That's obvious, but what do I mean by that? Well, when Cena cashed in his contract and lost his title match to CM Punk, he was perfectly fine afterward because John Cena is John Cena. No matter who he loses to, or how, he'll always get title shots, main event matches and championships. But Damien Sandow, not being John Cena, doesn't have that luxury. He just lost what might be his only title opportunity for a very long time.

Unfortunately, even though Cena just came back from elbow surgery, just fought at Hell in a Cell, and was brutally attacked by Sandow just before their match, Sandow still lost! I understand that this was meant to make Cena look like a superhero -- and in fact the announcers referred to him as Superman about five times during the match -- it also made Sandow look pathetic. It made Sandow look like he could never beat John Cena.

 

[MCMG]

Sandow hasn't been seen in a while. That could be a good thing and maybe they have something big planned. Sandow has talent. He is strong on the mic and is pretty decent in the ring. He can be a useful guy on the roster.

Heading into Mania there isn't a great deal he can do. A multi-man match for the IC title is pretty much the only way he would get on the card. That isn't a bad thing but thereafter I'm worried. Who does he feud with? Big E, Ziggler and Sheamus are the obvious names but all have been done before. I'd be ok with him feuding with Sheamus.

His career can still be salvaged. He has talent and is pretty unique. They failed to capitalise on the MITB contract and that looks like it has cost him. It was a great feud with Rhodes and an awesome match with Cena. This has ultimately led him nowhere. That is worrying but if they can find a decent feud for him then it will be a start.