Am I the only one!!

[Just Kevin]

I like Sandow's gimmick and don't see it as a bad thing or burial at all.. it's also funny as hell.. he is on multiple shows every week and though he is currently jobbing every week it doesn't mean it has to continue to be that way. His whole gimmick is that he is disgruntled and starting showing out in order to get on TV more.. and eventually it will change to him being tired of having to do all these gimmicks just to get on TV and he'll start going off on people randomly... then feuds will start with different people and he'll move up the chain.

Sandow has the in ring ability and the mic skills to get back to the upper mid card status where he once was and where he should be.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Does he deserve more than he's getting?
Let's look at his previous gimmick and where it could fit in:
He wouldn't fit in with the Authority storyline. There's no way his character would click in that stable.
On hand hand, a Bryan/Sandow feud could work. On the other hand, it would be a upper mid-card type feud, before Bryan stepped up.
All things considered, he wasn't main event stuff. He can't be taken seriously, when he isn't exactly very intimidating.

It's the same boat Hunter Hearst Helmsley was in. That blue blood gimmick had a shelf life. Sandow needs a similar change.

At this point, anything would be better for Sandow, even repackaging.

 

[Red Rain]

At this point, anything would be better for Sandow, even repackaging.

Sandow needs to go into business for Sandow. The same goes for Ziggler.
Stop giving a hoot about the fans. Make $, not friends. Make $, not sympy.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Sandow needs to go into business for Sandow. The same goes for Ziggler.
Stop giving a hoot about the fans. Make $, not friends. Make $, not sympy.

I guess you're right, to an extent. But is it too late for that now?

 

[Red Rain]

I guess you're right, to an extent. But is it too late for that now?

Not quite. Undertaker went from being a (old western undertaker) pure gimmick to a fan favorite.
Afterward he evolved into a supernatural goth, he then became a biker.
He reverted back into a supernatural goth who learned how to 'work' the crowd.
Since then he's become an outstanding ring worker by integrating all the elements of his previous incarnations.

Taker learned to get better over a period of time. He realized its a business first and the fans are a distant second.
The business is cyclical and, often times, fans do not know better.
Standing the test of time beats getting a cheap pop from smarky crowds.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

As long as they keep the name Damien Sandow I'll be cool, they'll figure something out for him again.. I think they need to find him a tag partner for the time being.. Sandow and Titus would be a fun team to watch again, personally I want Sandow/Ziggler or Sandow/Bo Dallas with this current product..

 

[Red Rain]

As long as they keep the name Damien Sandow I'll be cool, they'll figure something out for him again.. I think they need to find him a tag partner for the time being.. Sandow and Titus would be a fun team to watch again, personally I want Sandow/Ziggler or Sandow/Bo Dallas with this current product..

Sandow needs a tag partner that will make him better. Titus O'Neil wouldn't do that.
My preference would be Del Rio, as some of his ring tenacity could rub on Sandow.
Randy Orton achieved the most growth after teaming with Edge.
Although Edge wasn't a great ring worker at that point, Randy learned to work the crowd and not yell into the microphone.
I wouldn't rule out Mark Henry (another late bloomer) to tag with Sandow. Henry is a genius at working the audience.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Sandow needs a tag partner that will make him better. Titus O'Neil wouldn't do that.
My preference would be Del Rio, as some of his ring tenacity could rub on Sandow.
Randy Orton achieved the most growth after teaming with Edge.
Although Edge wasn't a great ring worker at that point, Randy learned to work the crowd and not yell into the microphone.
I wouldn't rule out Mark Henry (another late bloomer) to tag with Sandow. Henry is a genius at working the audience.

IMO ADR & Sandow wouldn't make that great of a tag team, it'd be interesting to see them try it out for like a month or so and then have them feud but I don't see them as a long term team by any means.

Henry and Sandow could work, it'd be a weird team but I'm sure it would draw a good bit, especially from Henry's side alone.

Damien and Titus did excellent work when they work in FCW as a team, the chemistry would be there since it wasn't that long ago, as for the scene they would be competing on I think they could easily make a name for themselves. Have Batista come back after Guardians promotions and manage them until he gets provoked to get back in the ring.

But yah I think Sandow/Ziggler would be the best idea for the current product, who knows that could change in a short amount of time though.

 

[Red Rain]

IMO ADR & Sandow wouldn't make that great of a tag team, it'd be interesting to see them try it out for like a month or so and then have them feud but I don't see them as a long term team by any means.

Henry and Sandow could work, it'd be a weird team but I'm sure it would draw a good bit, especially from Henry's side alone.

Damien and Titus did excellent work when they work in FCW as a team, the chemistry would be there since it wasn't that long ago, as for the scene they would be competing on I think they could easily make a name for themselves. Have Batista come back after Guardians promotions and manage them until he gets provoked to get back in the ring.

But yah I think Sandow/Ziggler would be the best idea for the current product, who knows that could change in a short amount of time though.

I believe you misunderstood my premise, so I'll repeat it.
When WWE puts a short-term tag together it is generally because one of the superstars has great untapped potential.
Once that superstar hooks up with a desirable superstar the former learns skills from the latter the former did not have.

Before the Rock teamed with Mankind, he had zero compassion. After teaming with Mankind, the Rock developed compassion.
Before the Miz teamed with R-Truth he had no mean streak (he was simply pompous). After teaming with R-Truth he was supposed to develop the mean streak to further his career.

This same philosophy applies to Woods/Truth, Goldust/Booker and so on. The same could apply to Sandow/Del Rio.
The purpose of a short-term tag isn't to entertain the audience, per se, it's to develop traits in a superstar that hes currently lacking.

In fact, Del Rio could stand to learn from Sandow himself. In the long run, this benefits both superstars as well as the company.

 

[The GOAT]

I'm fine with what he is doing right now. Even as the "Intellectual Savior Of The Masses", I never saw him as a serious contender for any championships (let alone the world title) aside from maybe a short-lived run with the IC or US title. I'm surprised that people actually thought his briefcase win last year was supposed to go anywhere. Sandow winning the briefcase was only a swerve since he was supposed to drop it to Cody Rhodes at Summerslam the next month, but then the company got hooked by the Rhodes Brothers/Shield/Authority idea instead, and so they decided to keep the briefcase with Sandow. His victory at MITB was never supposed to be the start of a serious push.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

I'm fine with what he is doing right now. Even as the "Intellectual Savior Of The Masses", I never saw him as a serious contender for any championships (let alone the world title) aside from maybe a short-lived run with the IC or US title. I'm surprised that people actually thought his briefcase win last year was supposed to go anywhere. Sandow winning the briefcase was only a swerve since he was supposed to drop it to Cody Rhodes at Summerslam the next month, but then the company got hooked by the Rhodes Brothers/Shield/Authority idea instead, and so they decided to keep the briefcase with Sandow. His victory at MITB was never supposed to be the start of a serious push.

Interesting, to be honsest I agree... I truthfully saw him losing the cash-in, they needed someone else to fail a cash-in and who better than Sandow.. I mean he had no storyline going for him other than the Cody Rhodes feud.. He should've lost the case to him and have Cody cash in successfully for a quick run but whatever.. I think Sandow (character only being what 2 years old in the actual WWE scene?) didn't deserve to be up there necessarily but he's interesting enough at least IMO to create somewhat of a cheap draw.

I believe you misunderstood my premise, so I'll repeat it.
When WWE puts a short-term tag together it is generally because one of the superstars has great untapped potential.
Once that superstar hooks up with a desirable superstar the former learns skills from the latter the former did not have.

Before the Rock teamed with Mankind, he had zero compassion. After teaming with Mankind, the Rock developed compassion.
Before the Miz teamed with R-Truth he had no mean streak (he was simply pompous). After teaming with R-Truth he was supposed to develop the mean streak to further his career.

This same philosophy applies to Woods/Truth, Goldust/Booker and so on. The same could apply to Sandow/Del Rio.
The purpose of a short-term tag isn't to entertain the audience, per se, it's to develop traits in a superstar that hes currently lacking.

In fact, Del Rio could stand to learn from Sandow himself. In the long run, this benefits both superstars as well as the company.

I like Del Rio as a workhorse, I think him and Sandow could literally be instant contenders in the tag scene, character wise it wouldn't necisarrily work out cleanly buttt.. if they figured out a way to fix Sandow's character they could defintely work out together.

 

[TheTNHMaster]

Is the title supposed to be a question or?

 

[Red Rain]

I believe it was semi-rhetorical, but still required us to respond with our sympathies.