8 Amazing Wrestling Gimmicks That Died Too Soon

Damien Sandow was always a talented member of WWE's main roster. Playing an academic in a robe who cradled his mic in his hand like it was a delicate wine glass, he was a perfect blend of condescending and able to wear an egg on his face magnificently. A member of the intellectual elite might not have been a natural bedfellow for The Miz, but this duo was captivating for their entire time together.

Sandow dropped his pretentious schtick to be enamoured with The Miz during his Hollywood phase, even changing his surname to Mizdow. He would mimic Miz's movements during promos, mirror his gesticulations during his entrances, and generally look at his cohort with hearts in his eyes. It was glorious, and became even more endearing when Miz would take his anger and frustrations out on his lovable partner.

The slow burn of Mizdow seeing Miz for the mean-spirited abuser that he was was perfect. He would eventually turn on Miz at WrestleMania 31 in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal to a monster pop from the crowd, only to then be dumped out by The Big Show in one of the most Vince McMahon bookings in history. It killed the Mizdow momentum as soon as it began, and he would never recapture that spark again.