10 Original Failed WWE Pushes You Completely Forgot About
5. Damien Sandow - Idol Stevens
The picture above finds the future Damien Sandow flashing an eerily similar grin to the face he pulled on his Impact Wrestling debut. Could this be a tell - a "this ain't it, chief" -from a steadfast professional that knows the the difference between sinking under and getting over?
Idol Stevens categorically wasn't the moneymaker for the future 'Intellectual Saviour Of The Masses'. Alongside fellow developmental prospect KC James and manager Michelle McCool, Sandow made up the numbers in a rudderless mid-200s SmackDown tag team division anchored by the excellent Brian Kendrick and Paul London.
The pair of disillusioned cruiserweights were en route to setting records as blue brand doubles stewards, but referring to the run as a push would be overstating the ordinary - they held the belts because they could be relied upon to have excellent matches without the creative team needing to work hard for them. Stevens and James were - like several others - just losers waiting in line to lose.