7 Wrestlers WWE Punished For Getting Over
6. Damien Sandow
Damien Sandow was forced to fight the shovel for years during his second WWE spell, the company seemingly doggedly determined to bury him like a proverbial bone.
By the end, it was simply bone-headed. Sandow had managed to ride out being the necessary concept-saving Money in the Bank sacrifice, not to mention being repositioned as comedy fodder for the likes of an even-then superannuated DX and the actual Hugh Jackman. But surely being asked to imitate The Miz in a series of asinine skits would at last be the final nail in the coffin?
Sandow embraced a gimmick tailor-made to fail, and soon began receiving reactions far outstripping the level of his push. Come WrestleMania 31's Andre Battle Royal, all anybody wanted to see was the rechristened 'Mizdow' eliminate his overbearing employer and claim the trophy.
He did the first bit - to one of the biggest ovations of the night. But seconds later, he was dismally dumped by, of course, Big Show. The obvious and inviting programme never came to fruition, and Sandow became an afterthought. In this scenario, the superstar's popularity was in excess of his potential - but there was still no real excuse for the colossal waste of such a gimme.