5 Rejected WWE Superstars who succeeded elsewhere

#3 Damien Sandow

Damen Sandow's six-year run in WWE saw him doing quite well for himself on the main roster. He formed a team with Cody Rhodes, with the duo calling themselves Rhodes Scholars. At Money In The Bank 2013, Sandow won the briefcase and an opportunity at the World title.

He cashed in the briefcase on John Cena months later but failed to defeat him. An incredibly popular run as The Miz's stunt double followed, which resulted in Sandow regularly getting huge reactions from the audience.

WWE didn't capitalize on his popularity though and he was released by the company in 2016. Following his release, Sandow became a Top 5 Twitter trend in the United States.

After his departure, Sandow wrestled in various promotions, most notably Impact Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance. He is currently a big name in NWA and has won the NWA National Championship on one occasion.

In Impact Wrestling, Sandow won a tournament for the Impact Grand Championship by defeating Eddie Edwards in the finals.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

Abhilash checks his articles thrice before sending them to the editing team, ensuring his work is highly accurate and reliable.

He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

When not reporting on pro wrestling, Abhilash likes to work out, go on walks, read, and explore new eateries.

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