7 WWE Superstars whose careers derailed after their gimmicks changed

#4. Damien Sandow - Another gimmick underutilized by WWE

Damien Sandow, and later, Damien Mizdow represents two major missed opportunities for WWE. Given his "intellectual savior of the masses" gimmick, it was clear that it was never meant to succeed in WWE.

However, Damien Sandow was the kind of talent who could turn anything into gold and that's exactly what he did in his run in WWE. However, it seemed to be one of those cases where WWE simply didn't want him to reach the level that he could have and possibly held him back in the process.

It's quite similar to Rusev, who had turned various gimmicks into gold but was held back with various excuses from Vince McMahon and other higher-ups.

Damien Sandow even had a Money in the Bank victory to his name, but it was a failed cash-in attempt. Damien Mizdow was another gimmick doomed to fail, but he got over in a big way. WrestleMania 31 was their opportunity to have their big payoff, but they chose to give Big Show his moment instead. After that, it was all downhill for Damien Sandow.

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