Whenever a superstar is released, many will go on to lament a wasted talent, of a performer that could have amounted to much more than WWE creative ever truly allowed them to. This is even true of performers that prior to being released not many cared for, as the old adage of 'you don't know what you've got till it's gone' rings loud and clear. When Damien Sandow leaves the WWE, most likely in the coming year, these lamentations will be deafening and for good reason. The treatment of the Intellectual Saviour of the Masses since he failed to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase against John Cena in late 2014 is baffling to say the least. He went on a losing streak that was followed by a spell impersonating superstars, two frequently recurring gimmicks that never help anyone. Sandow was able to make it work however, due to his immense talent, and as WrestleMania XXXI came around the crowd was baying for him to turn on the focus of his impersonations, The Miz, and break out as a new babyface star. The turn came, and then nothing. Back to nothingness for Sandow. Shame doesn't even begin to cover this. Damien Sandow will most likely be released in 2016, and everyone will be worse off for it.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.