10 Post-WWE Runs That Were Nothing Like We Expected

10. Damien Sandow

Not the most technically skilled of wrestlers, Damien Sandow made up for it with truly exceptional character and promo work. His pompous intellectual persona oozed potential and was getting over right up until he failed to beat a one-armed John Cena. Slipping down the card, Sandow went full comedy as The Miz's stunt double, taking off thanks to his ridiculous displays during Miz's matches. With WWE again dropping the ball on him, Sandow was released in 2016, later debuting in Impact Wrestling.

His first promo for Impact indicated trouble ahead. Instead of playing to his strengths, the now Aron Rex cut a prototypical anti-WWE promo. Lacking the necessary menace and physical ability to carry off a tougher, more serious character, his shine with fans quickly dimmed. It wasn't long before he was free falling down the card once again.

A late stage attempt at a reboot was ultimately the final nail in the coffin. Returning to an attempt at the funny stuff, Rex became a flamboyant, Liberace send-up for his final days with the promotion. A disappointment all round, Sandow's post-WWE run ultimately tanked the connection he'd built with fans. Recent work with the NWA has done little to really get him back on track either.