10 Hidden Meanings Behind WWE Superstar Names

4. Damien Sandow

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Though he later flirted with relevance as The Miz's mimic Damien Mizdow - before being punished for his un-prescribed popularity - Aaron Haddad was already doing a spot of secret impersonation under his original moniker.

Haddad's erudite 'Damien Sandow' fished his surname from wrestling promoter Billy Sandow, one of the famed 'Gold Dust Trio', who alongside Ed Lewis and Toots Mondt changed the face of the business with their 'Slam Bang Western Style' product. The modern day Sandow failed to replicate that part of the act, changing the square sum of diddly squat.

 
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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.