24 Facts About Damian Sandow

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Damian Sandow is known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and the independent circuit under the ring name Aron Rex, where he was the first-ever Impact Grand Champion in 2016.

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2.

Damian Sandow later appeared for the National Wrestling Alliance before retiring from wrestling.

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3.

In July 2013, Damian Sandow won the Money in the Bank match for a World Heavyweight Championship opportunity, and became the first to lose the cashed-in title match.

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4.

In 2014, Damian Sandow became a comedic impersonator, leading up to an alliance with The Miz, serving as his stunt double Damien Mizdow.

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5.

Damian Sandow briefly teamed with Curtis Axel, shortly before returning to singles action, and was released in May 2016.

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6.

Damian Sandow had his WWE's pay-per-view debut match in 2003 at Vengeance as the Easter Bunny in a match with the APA.

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7.

Damian Sandow lost to Charles Evans upon his return and no mention of his tag team venture with KC James was made.

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8.

Damian Sandow got his title match in a three-way match, again including champion Jay Bradley and Paul Burchill.

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9.

Damian Sandow's last match for OVW before his release was a two-ring steel cage flag match, which, along with Al Snow, Atlas DaBone, Chet The Jett and Colt Cabana, he defeated Michael W Kruel, Ramon, Raul, The Belgium Brawler and Vladimir Kozlov.

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10.

Damian Sandow appeared for XCW Wrestling Mid-West and Derby City Wrestling for the next few months before re-signing with OVW.

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11.

Damian Sandow changed his ring name to Damien Sandow, while adopting a new militant gimmick.

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12.

Haddads main roster character upon his return, Damien Damian Sandow, was described as a "braggart, condescending intellectual heel".

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13.

From December 2012, Damian Sandow began a regular segment in which he unsuccessfully searched for an 'apprentice' by quizzing members of the audience.

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14.

Damian Sandow's misfortune continued when he challenged Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston to a title match at TLC and lost.

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15.

In January 2014, Damian Sandow entered the 2014 Royal Rumble and was the first eliminated, courtesy of CM Punk.

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16.

Damian Sandow mimicked other wrestlers, such as Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, and Vince McMahon.

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17.

Damian Sandow was 'hired' by Miz to be his "stunt double", which initially entailed him taking bumps for Miz and later expanded to him mimicking every move Miz made during his matches, as well as Miz's mannerisms when not wrestling.

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18.

Damian Sandow began to parrot after Axel, who had been mimicking Hulk Hogan.

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19.

In May 2015, Damian Sandow began impersonating Randy Savage as Macho Mandow, while he and Axel suffered attacks by The Ascension to start a feud.

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20.

Various critics expressed disappointment that Damian Sandow was still restricted to doing comedic impersonations.

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21.

From July to October 2015, Damian Sandow never wrestled a televised match, being restricted to wrestling dark matches or at live events.

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22.

At WrestleMania 32, Damian Sandow was quickly eliminated from the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by Shaquille O'Neal.

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23.

Damian Sandow's release caused him to become a top 5 Twitter trend in the United States.

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24.

Damian Sandow is considering acting in films, but has not ruled out television or stage acting.

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