Damien Sandow
Aron Steven Haddad (born August 3, 1982)[7] is an American retired professional wrestler currently working as a manager in the National Wrestling Alliance under the ring name Aron Stevens. He is best known for his time in the WWE where he wrestled under the ring names Idol Stevens (when he teamed with KC James), Damien Sandow, Damien Mizdow (as the stunt double and tag team partner of The Miz) and Macho Mandow (a parody of "Macho Man" Randy Savage). After his release from WWE in 2016 he joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Aron Rex and became the first ever Impact Grand Champion.
Damien Sandow | |
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Born | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] | August 3, 1982
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Aaron Stevens Aron Stevens Aron Rex Damien Mizdow[2] Damien Sandow[1] Easter Bunny[3] Idol Stevens[1] Macho Mandow[4] |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Palo Alto, California Louisville, Kentucky Malibu, California North Oxford, Massachusetts |
Trained by | Chaotic Wrestling[1] Killer Kowalski[1] |
Debut | June 23, 2001[5] |
Retired | June 11, 2022[6] |
In WWE he won the Tag Team Championship with The Miz in 2014 and the 2013 Money in the Bank ladder match. However, he became the first wrestler to lose his cash-in title match for the World Heavyweight Championship, when he was defeated by John Cena on the October 28 episode of Raw.[8]
Championships
change- Chaotic Wrestling
- Destiny World Wrestling
- DWW Championship (1 time)[13]
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Jack Brisco 15 Championship (1 time)[14]
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Titus O'Neil[15][16]
- International Wrestling Association
- National Wrestling Alliance
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Impact Grand Championship (1 time)[29]
- Impact Grand Championship Tournament (2016)[30]
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[31]
- WWC World Tag Team Championship (4 times)[32] – with Shawn Spears (1), Chicano (1), King Tonga Jr. (1) and Abbad (1)
- WWE
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Miz[33][34]
- Money in the Bank (2013 – World Heavyweight Championship contract)[35][36]
- WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2012) – with Cody Rhodes[37]
- Slammy Award (2 times)
- LOL Moment of the Year (2014) – Being The Miz's stunt double[38]
- Double-Cross of the Year (2015) – Eliminates The Miz from the Andre the Giant Memorial battle royal at WrestleMania 31[39]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 {cite web|url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/damien-sandow/%7Ctitle=Aron Stevens|access-date=2010-12-20|publisher=Online World of Wrestling>
- ↑ "Power Rankings: Nov. 22, 2014". WWE. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Vengeance 2003". Pro Wrestling History. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ↑ Burdick, Michael (May 11, 2015). "The Ascension def. 'The Mega Powers'". WWE. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Damien Sandow Biography". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "Aron Stevens' retirement promo at NWA Alwayz Ready". Cageside Seats. Vox Media. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "Damien Sandow on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 10/28 (Hour 1): Cena opens Raw, Sandow attempts MITB cash-in, Shield". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ Palladino, Rich. "Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Title/Chaotic Wrestling Championship History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 18, 2002). "Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Palladino, Rich. "Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 13, 2001). "Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 28, 2016). "DWW Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 22, 2011). "FCW Jack Brisco 15 Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Champions Roll Call". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 3, 2010). "FCW Florida Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ González, Manuel O.; Palma, Richard. "IWA Hardcore Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 3, 2005). "IWA Hardcore Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ MacDonald, Josiah (December 14, 2019). "NWA Into the Fire Live results: Nick Aldis vs. James Storm". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 14, 2019). "NWA National Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 10, 2020). "NWA World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ "OVW Heavyweight Championship". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 14, 2007). "OVW Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ "OVW Southern Tag Team Championship". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 10, 2003). "OVW Southern Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ "OVW Television Championship". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 4, 2006). "OVW Television Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2013". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 2, 2016). "Impact Grand Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 2, 2016). "Impact Grand Championship Tournament (2016)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 16, 2009). "WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 15, 2009). "WWC World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ "The Miz and Damien Mizdow's first reign". WWE. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 23, 2014). "WWE Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Damien Sandow won the World Heavyweight Championship Contract Money in the Bank Ladder Match".
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 14, 2013). "Money in the Bank - 2013 for the World Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 22, 2012). "WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2012)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Laboon, Jeff (December 8, 2014). "2014 Slammy Award winners". WWE. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ↑ "2015 Slammy Award winners". WWE. December 16, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
Other websites
change- Damien Sandow on WWE.com