10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Damien Sandow
The darkest points for the Beacon of Light in a Harbour of Inequity.
In many ways, Damien Sandow's release from World Wrestling Entertainment was inevitable. Ever since John Cena thwarted him in cashing-in his Money in the Bank briefcase in 2013 Sandow had been used in a manner that screamed disinterest, receiving the stories and the gimmicks that are almost designed to put an end to any forward momentum an individual can put together.
Somehow, Sandow took these turds and created gold, becoming one of the more popular performers on the roster despite almost continuously losing and being booked literally as a joke. Every turn taken to hinder him a little more brought more cheers, one can assume to the chagrin of those putting his stories together.
Even so, when WWE started announcing releases last Friday there as an air of inevitability about Sandow's name coming up. He may have been popular, but he wasn't supposed to be. It isn't outside of the realm of possibility that Sandow will return to WWE one day of course, and if that comes to pass there will be a whole host of things the largest professional wrestling company in the world would rather you failed to remember about the Intellectual Saviour of the Masses.
Here are 10 things WWE wants you to forget about Damien Sandow.
10. He Made His Debut As The Easter Bunny
Sandow was trained by 'Killer' Kowalski and was signed by WWE in 2003. His signing came on the back of a number of impressive performances in enhancement defeats against such names as Maven and Steven Richards. Before he would be sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (then WWE developmental), Sandow would make his first pay-per-view appearance.
Well, kind of. Vengeance 2003 is quite the PPV when it comes to history. It featured The Undertaker and John Cena going at it on PPV for the first and only time, Vince McMahon taking on Zach Gowan and Eddie Guerrero defeating Chris Benoit in the final of a tournament to decide a new United States Champion.
The APA also put on an Invitational Bar Room Brawl on the event. The winner was whoever was the last man able to stand, and featured a total of 23 individuals. Among the competitors were Sean O'Haire, Brother Love, Matt Hardy, Doink the Clown and Funaki, as well as a mysterious individual in an Easter Bunny costume.
No prizes for guessing who was under the bunny ears. Yes, Damien Sandow's WWE pay-per-view debut came dressed as the Easter Bunny.