The issue was they tried to use him as a high work-rate type of wrestler when in reality he’s a very good character/promo guy. Putting him as a champ for a belt that’s supposed to be for the best workers exposed him really badly and he never recovered
Aron Stevens (a/k/a Damien Sandow, Aron Rex, etc.) has always had main event level promo/character skills but at best mid/upper-mid level wrestling skills and putting that belt on him exposed his weaknessess. Funny thing, he is a good heel manager character wise; shame its' in the NWA.
Wwe did great work creating and pushing a character that got over then out of nowhere they would halt their momentum for whatever reason. It came off as Vince didn’t want anyone to surpass his guys
Vince was considered in the 80's and 90's and early 2000's a genius because he didn't let everyone do 100% what they wanted to do.The problem is being too restrictive like WWE became.Sometimes I do think is best to not give 100% creative freedom.Let's not forget Lashley's idea with Gunther
@@michaelrivera8360 Lashley's idea with Gunther? That actually would've been nice but these days people are snowflakes and wrestling needs heat like that to make stars
I know right? I mean all you have to do is just look at the state NWA is in to see that TNA dodged a massive bullet there. Sure TNA under Dixie was a train wreck but Anthem getting it and not Billy was definitely a better move in hindsight
We got to admit when he left WWE, his career went to shit (he was one of hottest midcard when he was Mizdow) and then have unmemorable run in Impact and NWA
He was a credible heel as the Intellectual Saviour of the Masses. But of course, Super Cena had to bury him in that MitB cash in and it killed his career
@@thesmithersy I am tired of this misconception. Sandow was already buried before that Cena match. You forgetting about him feuding with Cody Rhodes and losing pretty badly? Also blame Vince and Sandow was way more over as Mizdow.
@@HarmonySword No denying Mizdow was a very entertaining gimmick and certainly had him over with the fans but I'm sorry, the Intellectual Saviour just had so much more interest as a singles heel
Some wrestlers who could (potentially) do the J.O.B. to the H.A.W.K.: -Rey Fenix in TNA, -Mike Kanellis (Bennet) in WWE, -Alberto El Patron in TNA, -Vance (Lance) Archer in WWE, -Big Ryck (Ezekiel Jackson) in Lucha Underground.
@@drunozeko4332The more mind boggling thing is Ezekiel Jackson in LU was entertaining and got over with the crowd for a short while. They played to his strengths, keeping him in short matches and putting him mostly against small opponents that he could toss around.
Vance/Lance Archer's run in WWE is funny mainly because for most people the only reason people remember his WWE run at all is because he somehow snuck into the SVR 2011 roster
@@Greg56_ Vance's ECW run was a bit god, they prepare him to become a potential young heel but when you are teaming with Brian Myers, you know what means...
Sandow's downfall was quite the spectacle to watch and I saw it first hand in real time. Going from beloved IWC wrestler to a wrestler despised by the IWC was something I remembered seeing online.
They did, but any momentum he had in the WWE was gone. He built his popularity up there over time, and while some wrestling fans watched both promotions, he had to endear the fans of TNA that didn't know him and failed to do that.. it doesn't help that his first few matches were boring because of the stipulation. Either way, he was insanely over in WWE but they didn't like that.. it was a mistake to release someone so popular and talented.
@@MikadoYuma if he really was good. He would've got the momentum back and become a top indy name. And maybe make it back to WWE the same way Drew and Cody did or even become a big star in AEW like Swerve
@billylikeaboss7400 Yeah, he could have, but those slow matches early on really halted any momentum he would have gotten from the intrigue, and the trans gimmick was absolutely awful.
Tbh Vince was right on a lot of people, there are not many people Vince was "wrong" about that are/were consistently proving him wrong. The only one I can think off the top of my head is Christian. The other is Rusev/Miro but he's questionable because we don't know what's up with him lately.
@@A_T_F_Others that had a degree of success elsewhere after Vince decided they had no value: Kenny King Juice Robinson Swerve Strickland EC3 You could also maybe include Gail Kim and R-Truth, who had some success in their first WWE runs, but went on to be a lot bigger after they left.
It is actually hysterical that I think Rex lost literally every round 1 of the Grand Title tournament matches. They really were committed to a (not winning) formula.
I like how Sandow and his glazers went with this narrative that “bad WWE held him back” and now he is gonna be great serious wrestler… only to have almost none of a good wrestling and he went back to comedy shtick in a few months cause it’s all he is good for. And some people claim he should have been world champion in WWE lol
@@pleaseshutup7053which is odd since being a world champion means very little, unless the talent holding it actually has something going for them other than “deserving” it for work rate, longevity, or cult status.
He could've easily been WWE champion in his early WWE work. One of the best promos and heat magnet until they dropped him. Impact got rid of his strong points
I will say I really liked the TNA Grand Title, and the faux MMA type rules with rounds and judges. But I liked them because they would be great for younger or less experienced wrestlers lower down the card who aren't comfortable working longer matches yet. But then they just kept putting the belt on main eventers or veterans like Galloway and Sydal, so it was pointless.
I liked Damien Sandow in WWE, I hated him as the Grand Champion and when they finally gave him a new gimmick, I was happy... ...for about 5 seconds because that Liberace-Gimmick straight up sucked.
I was thinking of recommending Rick Boogs' main roster run in the WWE, but the best thing he did was being Shinsuke Nakamura's little friend (and he was awfully entertaining at it, with the crowd as proof), but apart from that, it was a huge Nothing Burger. if The Hawk is ever out of ideas or just wants a quick episode, maybe it would be cool
This is one of the wierdest dropped balls i'd ever seen in wrestling, you had a decent mid card act in Rex/Stevens and then nah. I think we overestimated how over Mizdow was, i suppose and we saw a stripped down Sandow when they thought Rex was the one to watch when it was Sandow. It's sad.
What did people except sure it was entertaining but he was a midcard paraody character. Keep in mind it was more cause of miz than sandow he got Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel as the B Team Also
Hawk, i have a sealed copy of Boone the Bounty Hunter you can have to review. It stars Johnny Impact and some other wrestling people with the little kid from Jerry Mcguire.
Sandow should have never been a full-time in-ring performer, but instead worked as a manager. He never was in shape but always had the charisma and silver tongue.
To me, Sandow was a higher level version of Santino Marella; mid-card at best,.definitely character-driven as opposed to talent, and worth nothing more than a larf. Which is exactly why he didn't go anywhere.
The grand title should be exclusively for X-Division wrestlers cause fast pace and high flying stuff is more logical and entertaining than doing traditional wrestling in short time.
Even in his failing mental state, Vince was protecting a lot of these guys from their worst ideas. Sandow might be the biggest example, people were hyping him up like LA Knight right now, except this time WWE was the one who was right about him.
@@psychobluesfxt that would be really dumb because not every wrestler is an idea man some make others material sound really good like the rock or ultimate warrior and the way Vince ran his operation he probably got punished and push halted because he didn’t participate in one of Vince’s freak offs
He was a funny character and promo when he was with the Miz. He was a decent wrestler at best but he was never meant to be pushed as a main eventer or even an upper midcarder. He was perfect where he was in WWE at the time.
It was so bad and Sandow was coming off a wwe run where he was super over. People wanted to see him flourish and then this run happens and the hype was all gone. I get why they put the grand title on him to try and capitalize on his popularity but this gimmick of a title was so hard to get behind
Vance archer or lance has been jobber for his whole career except a few years in japan idk why peopel thought he,d ever be anything. I remember people used to call him fake test with the tramp stamp lmao. Now hes Temu Drew McIntyre
I was really disappointed in how they misused him. He should have been treated with the respect he deserved. But that "liberace" gimmick was ghastly, most wrestling writers should know that most wrestling fans hate those kind of gimmicks.
I still remember people convincing themselves he would be involved with the who Elias playing his brother Ezekial nonsense and I have no idea where idea's origin came from. Was completly false. Also why would it make sense? 😂
What Sandow's failure in TNa shows me Is that The Miz is just really fucking good at his job He made us hate him so much we liked Sandow Who sucked before
Hey Mr.Hawkman I would like to personally apologize that you had to watch this disgusting filth known as Damien sandow's TNA run. Sincerely someone else who had to watch this horrible run and now has to wash their eyes out completely
In 2013, I remember he won Money in the Bank, he would then cash-in on a one-arm John Cena, he would lose, then afterwards he would become The Miz's Stunt Double which was hilarious, then he pretended to be Randy Savage and after that he would get released and go on to do THIS? I love Damien Sandow but his career from 2013 to 2016 went from him having a promise to him just being lost in the shuffle and it really hurts me to say that. (No, I'm not trying to disrespect him so if you reply to me, calm down.)
I met Damien Sandow in 2016. Nice guy. Edit: I also met John Morrison and Taya Valkyrie that day. They were nice too. Only charged $10 for a picture and I got to take it with both them.
Damian was an example of someone who made lemonade out of lemons but you do not make them the gardener. It was a one trick pony. Presentation is everything, his appearance in TNA as well as his wrestling gear made him look like he was a struggling wrestler. The white panties look, it was all bad.
There was one match where the crowd chanted "brush your hair" towards Sandow. This was a bad run and the grand title was awful. Nxt does something similar with the heritage cup or Ring of Honor with the pure championship, but I still don't like this concept. Matches are boring because it's a fake fight and they treat it like it was real.
I agree that, in general, wrestlers should try to avoid rest holds in this format, but I wouldn't mind a storyline of a few people doing it as a strategy to wear their opponent out and go for the win in the third round. Honestly, if you managed to takedown your opponent and slap on a rest hold for the rest of the round then you win, no? Besides that minor critique, Sandow's matches were awful.
Actually mate I have a question for you. Do you rmemwber that series I started for Dadana Dan? The Indian/African promotion with Barood init. Should I do that series now that I know I’m not going to get be good quality footage?
This episode can go in the shove it zone. Not a single Markyd staple. You just know it's going to be bad when that happens. Not a single Cabdriver Slam; once, twice, thrice and it sure wasn't nice; how is he gifted?; samoan drop rant; wild Slapnuts appears or anything else. Nothing. As boring an episode as Aaron Rex himself. But maybe he was trying a Gorgeous George or "Adorable" Adrian Adonis type gimmick at the end there. It's just that Rex wasn't the one to pull something like that off in the modern day. He was looking like Steve Buscemi in Billy Madison with that lipstick on.
The issue was they tried to use him as a high work-rate type of wrestler when in reality he’s a very good character/promo guy. Putting him as a champ for a belt that’s supposed to be for the best workers exposed him really badly and he never recovered
Aron Stevens (a/k/a Damien Sandow, Aron Rex, etc.) has always had main event level promo/character skills but at best mid/upper-mid level wrestling skills and putting that belt on him exposed his weaknessess.
Funny thing, he is a good heel manager character wise; shame its' in the NWA.
@@MatthewLittleaaron stevens is perfect for WWE where promo is the most important.In places like TNA,AEW,NWA etc where is workrate he doesn't work
It didn't help that 2017 TNA was absolute dog water
@@MatthewLittlebeing good in the ring and both else makes you a perfect jobber
@@michaelrivera8360NWA is about promos too
- Honor No More (Impact Wrestling)
- Rey Fenix (Impact Wrestling)
- Big Show (WWECW).
- Alberto Del Rio (2nd WWE Run).
- Batista (2nd WWE Run).
It's funny how WWE used to get lots of flack for their creative, yet when some of these guys are free to do what they want...
Wwe did great work creating and pushing a character that got over then out of nowhere they would halt their momentum for whatever reason. It came off as Vince didn’t want anyone to surpass his guys
We still see that happening today, tbh. Sometimes performers do need a bit of oversight.
Vince was considered in the 80's and 90's and early 2000's a genius because he didn't let everyone do 100% what they wanted to do.The problem is being too restrictive like WWE became.Sometimes I do think is best to not give 100% creative freedom.Let's not forget Lashley's idea with Gunther
@@michaelrivera8360 Lashley's idea with Gunther? That actually would've been nice but these days people are snowflakes and wrestling needs heat like that to make stars
@@Darkside-bv2zhIt's not too relevant that people are snowflakes. It's the fact his idea was simply beyond stupid.
This was the dark ages of TNA, And people thought Billy Corgan should have gotten the company
I know right? I mean all you have to do is just look at the state NWA is in to see that TNA dodged a massive bullet there. Sure TNA under Dixie was a train wreck but Anthem getting it and not Billy was definitely a better move in hindsight
@The_Real_DCT I called it lol, the grand championship was his idea
Im glad that he at least tried some new concepts but sadly they rarely worked. I think The Decay was the best one?
@Markyd123 Decay and the Hardys and Drew Galloway and Mike Bennett probs the only decent things Impact had in 2016
@@Markyd123Decay was create
This guy was paid per appearance? I would of stopped paying him after two matches if that was the deal 😂
We got to admit when he left WWE, his career went to shit (he was one of hottest midcard when he was Mizdow) and then have unmemorable run in Impact and NWA
He was a credible heel as the Intellectual Saviour of the Masses. But of course, Super Cena had to bury him in that MitB cash in and it killed his career
@@thesmithersy Cena wasn't the booker nor the producer not his fault
@@thesmithersy I am tired of this misconception. Sandow was already buried before that Cena match. You forgetting about him feuding with Cody Rhodes and losing pretty badly? Also blame Vince and Sandow was way more over as Mizdow.
@@HarmonySword No denying Mizdow was a very entertaining gimmick and certainly had him over with the fans but I'm sorry, the Intellectual Saviour just had so much more interest as a singles heel
Some wrestlers who could (potentially) do the J.O.B. to the H.A.W.K.:
-Rey Fenix in TNA,
-Mike Kanellis (Bennet) in WWE,
-Alberto El Patron in TNA,
-Vance (Lance) Archer in WWE,
-Big Ryck (Ezekiel Jackson) in Lucha Underground.
Finding out Ezekiel Jackson was in Lucha Underground is mind-boggling. Don't know how I missed that
Mike kanellis was so bad
@@drunozeko4332The more mind boggling thing is Ezekiel Jackson in LU was entertaining and got over with the crowd for a short while. They played to his strengths, keeping him in short matches and putting him mostly against small opponents that he could toss around.
Vance/Lance Archer's run in WWE is funny mainly because for most people the only reason people remember his WWE run at all is because he somehow snuck into the SVR 2011 roster
@@Greg56_ Vance's ECW run was a bit god, they prepare him to become a potential young heel but when you are teaming with Brian Myers, you know what means...
Sandow's downfall was quite the spectacle to watch and I saw it first hand in real time. Going from beloved IWC wrestler to a wrestler despised by the IWC was something I remembered seeing online.
This is more terrible than i remember... I remember people thinking wwe made a mistake releasing this guy 😂
They did, but any momentum he had in the WWE was gone. He built his popularity up there over time, and while some wrestling fans watched both promotions, he had to endear the fans of TNA that didn't know him and failed to do that.. it doesn't help that his first few matches were boring because of the stipulation. Either way, he was insanely over in WWE but they didn't like that.. it was a mistake to release someone so popular and talented.
@@MikadoYuma if he really was good. He would've got the momentum back and become a top indy name. And maybe make it back to WWE the same way Drew and Cody did or even become a big star in AEW like Swerve
@billylikeaboss7400 Yeah, he could have, but those slow matches early on really halted any momentum he would have gotten from the intrigue, and the trans gimmick was absolutely awful.
One of the "Vince was right" cases
Tbh Vince was right on a lot of people, there are not many people Vince was "wrong" about that are/were consistently proving him wrong. The only one I can think off the top of my head is Christian. The other is Rusev/Miro but he's questionable because we don't know what's up with him lately.
@@A_T_F_in Christian's case, i think it's more because how popular Edge was at that time. For Rusev, it's bad storyline direction and feuds
@@A_T_F_Others that had a degree of success elsewhere after Vince decided they had no value:
Kenny King
Juice Robinson
Swerve Strickland
EC3
You could also maybe include Gail Kim and R-Truth, who had some success in their first WWE runs, but went on to be a lot bigger after they left.
@@saneiac None of the 4 guys you mentioned are currently having any sucess.
@@MrDavicovic Swerve?
It is actually hysterical that I think Rex lost literally every round 1 of the Grand Title tournament matches. They really were committed to a (not winning) formula.
Aaron Stevens trying to channel Liberace in TNA was one of the worst gimmicks of the 21st century...
The Impact Grand title was basically the failed prototype of the NXT Heritage Cup. The set of rules is pretty similar.
And the concept sucks because it kills the flow of every match.
@@BulletClub444Life It worked for world of sport back in the day but that style didn't translate in more recent times.
its literally just the brawl for all but wrestling
Jesse and Festus for ROH
Drew Hankinson is a ROH episode for multiple gimmicks. Festus, Fake Kane, Doc Gallows, Aces and Eights etc.
Yesss
Grandmaster J
@@nicktaylor2657how is he grandmaster again?
I heard that Sandow flopped in TNA. Didn't know that is mainly because they put him in awful title gimmick
at first there was a bit of hope but it was dead on arrival. dont think the crowd reacted kinda like alberto el patron a few months later
Hornswoggle being an Impact legend is crazy to me. I can’t believe I used to beg for him as a playable character in the SvR games.
Christian on Smackdown 2005
That was a thing???? I remember him on Raw with Cena and......was this before he got fired?
@@JoeChilltonhe wasn’t fired he left. And he was exclusive to smackdown after the mini cena feud. It is when the peep show started on smackdown
I like how Sandow and his glazers went with this narrative that “bad WWE held him back” and now he is gonna be great serious wrestler… only to have almost none of a good wrestling and he went back to comedy shtick in a few months cause it’s all he is good for.
And some people claim he should have been world champion in WWE lol
Is there a wrestler that doesn’t have a group of fans saying he should have been world champion lol
@@pleaseshutup7053which is odd since being a world champion means very little, unless the talent holding it actually has something going for them other than “deserving” it for work rate, longevity, or cult status.
He could've easily been WWE champion in his early WWE work. One of the best promos and heat magnet until they dropped him. Impact got rid of his strong points
If the only thing he had going for him was "Mizdow," that should really tell you something
The WWE was good at hiding ones weaknesses, they did well with hiding Sandows weaknesses and tna exposed him
last time i was this early, my wife complained
I will say I really liked the TNA Grand Title, and the faux MMA type rules with rounds and judges. But I liked them because they would be great for younger or less experienced wrestlers lower down the card who aren't comfortable working longer matches yet. But then they just kept putting the belt on main eventers or veterans like Galloway and Sydal, so it was pointless.
Bubba Ray Dudley 2002 singles run
Mark Henry Hall of Pain 2011
Was it any good?
Surprised Berlyn in WCW hasnt been done yet 😂
I liked Damien Sandow in WWE, I hated him as the Grand Champion and when they finally gave him a new gimmick, I was happy...
...for about 5 seconds because that Liberace-Gimmick straight up sucked.
That Hornswoggle match felt like a fever dream
I was thinking of recommending Rick Boogs' main roster run in the WWE, but the best thing he did was being Shinsuke Nakamura's little friend (and he was awfully entertaining at it, with the crowd as proof), but apart from that, it was a huge Nothing Burger. if The Hawk is ever out of ideas or just wants a quick episode, maybe it would be cool
This is one of the wierdest dropped balls i'd ever seen in wrestling, you had a decent mid card act in Rex/Stevens and then nah. I think we overestimated how over Mizdow was, i suppose and we saw a stripped down Sandow when they thought Rex was the one to watch when it was Sandow. It's sad.
What did people except sure it was entertaining but he was a midcard paraody character. Keep in mind it was more cause of miz than sandow he got Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel as the B Team Also
Ring of the hawk: red shirt security or Harris Boys please as a Christmas special
What is it with you people and security team? 😂
@@Markyd123we need the hawk to talk
@@Markyd123 you hate them and its funny
Surprised we haven’t done Berlyn yet.
To think that in 2016 Damien Sandow was one of the hottest free agents.
More and more in hindsight, TNA dodged a bullet with Corgan.
Swoggle looks like a mini Eddie Edwards here
A mini slapnut
@@Markyd123 ok this made me laugh harder than it should of
I requested this years ago The Liberace style character at the end was very strange especially since it was so short😮
Hawk, i have a sealed copy of Boone the Bounty Hunter you can have to review.
It stars Johnny Impact and some other wrestling people with the little kid from Jerry Mcguire.
3:54 Sting : I agree!!! I agree!!!!
OOPS! Wrong one.
Victory Road 2011
Sandow should have never been a full-time in-ring performer, but instead worked as a manager. He never was in shape but always had the charisma and silver tongue.
To me, Sandow was a higher level version of Santino Marella; mid-card at best,.definitely character-driven as opposed to talent, and worth nothing more than a larf. Which is exactly why he didn't go anywhere.
This TNA In 2014 To 2017 Is So Bad Man
ROH Damien Sandow with the Question mark in NWA!! Mongrovian ka-ra-te!! :) Would be very entertaining brother :)
The grand title should be exclusively for X-Division wrestlers cause fast pace and high flying stuff is more logical and entertaining than doing traditional wrestling in short time.
But then that makes the X division title pointless
Even in his failing mental state, Vince was protecting a lot of these guys from their worst ideas. Sandow might be the biggest example, people were hyping him up like LA Knight right now, except this time WWE was the one who was right about him.
Wwe was right about what? Halting the momentum of a wrestler who got over twice?
@@pleaseshutup7053 Starting to wonder if it was him pitching ideas like this that made them change their minds about him.
@@psychobluesfxt that would be really dumb because not every wrestler is an idea man some make others material sound really good like the rock or ultimate warrior and the way Vince ran his operation he probably got punished and push halted because he didn’t participate in one of Vince’s freak offs
Im surprised the internet even like LA Knight he isn’t that sort of wrestlerz
@@Markyd123 Give it some time, they always turn on the ones who get popular in the mainstream.
He could've been some actual main eventer's manager. All mic, no in-ring.
He was a funny character and promo when he was with the Miz. He was a decent wrestler at best but he was never meant to be pushed as a main eventer or even an upper midcarder. He was perfect where he was in WWE at the time.
Rhyno in NXT
Ring of the Hawk Bam Bam Bigelow in ECW
It was so bad and Sandow was coming off a wwe run where he was super over. People wanted to see him flourish and then this run happens and the hype was all gone. I get why they put the grand title on him to try and capitalize on his popularity but this gimmick of a title was so hard to get behind
wanna know what's good? el torito in wwe, we need a roth of him
Rex + full beard could have passed for Elias' twin bro!
Similar to the Ricky Ortiz video, Vance Archer (Lance Hoyt) had 16 matches in WWE
10 in ECW and 6 in WWE. Lets go Hawk
Vance archer or lance has been jobber for his whole career except a few years in japan idk why peopel thought he,d ever be anything. I remember people used to call him fake test with the tramp stamp lmao. Now hes Temu Drew McIntyre
I was really disappointed in how they misused him. He should have been treated with the respect he deserved. But that "liberace" gimmick was ghastly, most wrestling writers should know that most wrestling fans hate those kind of gimmicks.
Or more likely he sucked.
@@MrDavicovic He wrestled according to how he was told to and within the limits of the match.
@@thesmithersy Excuses
Finally! Where’s my shoutout? I was requesting this a bunch years ago
Hahaha sorry bro it must have slipped off my list!
I still remember people convincing themselves he would be involved with the who Elias playing his brother Ezekial nonsense and I have no idea where idea's origin came from. Was completly false. Also why would it make sense? 😂
The Grand Title Matches would have been good if they made them quick shoot style rounds. Like a bunch of strikes and a big move every now and then.
The only good thing about this guy was sometimes when he'd wear pink trunks and you'd remember a cooler wrestler like Rick Martel.
Only 1 like in 1 min
Markyd felled off😢😢
He was so good, but he could never catch a break with his booking in WWE or TNA. He's one of those guys whose career deserves a do-over.
Good video now I love to see his WWE and NWA run
What Sandow's failure in TNa shows me
Is that The Miz is just really fucking good at his job
He made us hate him so much we liked Sandow
Who sucked before
Excellent video
Hey Mr.Hawkman I would like to personally apologize that you had to watch this disgusting filth known as Damien sandow's TNA run. Sincerely someone else who had to watch this horrible run and now has to wash their eyes out completely
In 2013, I remember he won Money in the Bank, he would then cash-in on a one-arm John Cena, he would lose, then afterwards he would become The Miz's Stunt Double which was hilarious, then he pretended to be Randy Savage and after that he would get released and go on to do THIS? I love Damien Sandow but his career from 2013 to 2016 went from him having a promise to him just being lost in the shuffle and it really hurts me to say that. (No, I'm not trying to disrespect him so if you reply to me, calm down.)
Bone Soldier in NJPW
this actually hurt my soul
cannot read the words my soul anymore without hearing codys theme...
Beyond Boring Mike Sanders in WCW
He had more than one show? 😮
Damien Sandow was in TNA? I guess it is true when they say you learn something new everyday.
IMO Aaron stevens has only worked in WWE really the rest of his runs have been meh
ROTH the best yt wrestling series of all time
Aron Stevens (as he is now known) is working in NWA as a manager. I think he likes that better.
I gave up on NWA when they put the belt on Tyrus the waddling potato.
Is it worth checking out again?
Christopher Daniel’s in TNA, idk if u have a video on it but I’d love to learn more about his time in TNA or even ROH
More like Damian Sadnow, amirite?
Jesus Christ, what did Dax have, 1 HP or something? :D
Ring of the Hawk
Bam Bam Bigelow
ECW ECW ECW
Ngl the thumbnail got me to click on this
I met Damien Sandow in 2016. Nice guy.
Edit: I also met John Morrison and Taya Valkyrie that day. They were nice too. Only charged $10 for a picture and I got to take it with both them.
Do Aiden o' Shea, thug for hire.👍
Damian was an example of someone who made lemonade out of lemons but you do not make them the gardener. It was a one trick pony. Presentation is everything, his appearance in TNA as well as his wrestling gear made him look like he was a struggling wrestler. The white panties look, it was all bad.
Heidenreich ROTH
I stopped watching TNA around this time...After stopping in 2010..I tried again...Ec3 was one of the best things going on in TNA.
There was one match where the crowd chanted "brush your hair" towards Sandow. This was a bad run and the grand title was awful. Nxt does something similar with the heritage cup or Ring of Honor with the pure championship, but I still don't like this concept. Matches are boring because it's a fake fight and they treat it like it was real.
Billy Corgan must love Godderz and Rex, because they are both in NWA
The first singles run of Bubba Ray Dudley in 2002 for the ROH
That is something i'd love to see cause the peak was that team with Spike and TLC III with Kane winning.
I enjoyed the few fights I saw from that time on TH-cam, his reign as hardcore champion was very entertaining.
I never got what was so good about this guy. I think his rise was just Smark-dom run amok.
Honestly I'm glad he didn't win the world title when he cashed in on cena in wwe 😂
I’m not sure, even when at his best, why anyone ever considered him “the future” .. shows how bleak things were back then
It is amazing how much of a comedown this was for him. Good thing he bounced back later in NWA
8:46 I remember this Barron Dax Dude, he was in NXT I think
Paul London and Billy Kidman as a Tag Team for ROTH
Think we found the next ring of the hawk. Hornswoggle in Tna
Remember this.😂
Not even being in TNA saved his
Carrer.
You'll be surprised that WWE NXT did the Grand Title Rules much better with their NXT Heritage Cup Rules.
Day 4 Isaac Yankem DDS / Fake Diesel For Ring Of The Hawk
Corporate Kane for ROH or Was it any good?
I agree that, in general, wrestlers should try to avoid rest holds in this format, but I wouldn't mind a storyline of a few people doing it as a strategy to wear their opponent out and go for the win in the third round. Honestly, if you managed to takedown your opponent and slap on a rest hold for the rest of the round then you win, no?
Besides that minor critique, Sandow's matches were awful.
Should have made him a comedy character from the start.
RING KA KINGGGGGGGG
What aboooot it?
Actually mate I have a question for you. Do you rmemwber that series I started for Dadana Dan? The Indian/African promotion with Barood init. Should I do that series now that I know I’m not going to get be good quality footage?
@Markyd123 yes. I need to know what happened with that guy who caught the can of coke. And of course barood.
You finally got a decent mic! 😂
It’s the exact same set up I’ve always had with the same mic. Does it really sound so different? I’m confused now!
Whats the song you use in the background? Also yea i was sad to see Sandow be misused in TNA.
Rum and red bull
Sandow being bad in TNA was sad, anyway JOHHNY NITRO MORRISON MUNDO's second run in the WWE
This episode can go in the shove it zone. Not a single Markyd staple. You just know it's going to be bad when that happens.
Not a single Cabdriver Slam; once, twice, thrice and it sure wasn't nice; how is he gifted?; samoan drop rant; wild Slapnuts appears or anything else.
Nothing.
As boring an episode as Aaron Rex himself.
But maybe he was trying a Gorgeous George or "Adorable" Adrian Adonis type gimmick at the end there. It's just that Rex wasn't the one to pull something like that off in the modern day. He was looking like Steve Buscemi in Billy Madison with that lipstick on.
He looks like a LA Knight you purchase on temu.