Damien Sandow | |
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Stevens as Damien Sandow in April 2016
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Birth name | Aaron Steven Haddad |
Born |
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
April 3, 1982
Residence |
Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Aaron Stevens Aron Rex Damien Mizdow Damien Sandow Easter Bunny Idol Stevens Macho Mandow |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Billed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
Billed from | Louisville, Kentucky |
Trained by |
Chaotic Wrestling Killer Kowalski |
Debut | June 23, 2001 |
Aaron Steven Haddad (born April 3, 1982) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Aron Rex, where he was the inaugural Impact Grand Champion. He is best known for his tenure with WWE under the ring name Damien Sandow.
Haddad started wrestling in 2001, and began appearing for WWE in 2002 as Aaron Stevens on Heat. From 2003 to 2006, Haddad wrestled in WWE's developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). In 2006, Haddad reappeared on the WWE main roster as Idol Stevens, teaming with KC James and allying with Michelle McCool. In 2007, Haddad was released from WWE, first embarking on a return to OVW, no longer WWE's official developmental territory, in 2008 and then from 2009 to 2010, wrestling in Puerto Rico for World Wrestling Council (WWC).
Signing again with WWE in 2010, he was assigned to a developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, where he adopted the Damien Sandow moniker. In 2012, Sandow returned to WWE's main roster as an arrogant intellectual. In 2013, Sandow won the Money in the Bank match for a World Heavyweight Championship opportunity, and became the first to lose the cashed-in title match. In 2014, Sandow became a comedic impersonator, leading up to an alliance with The Miz, as his stunt double Damien Mizdow. The duo won the WWE Tag Team Championship while Mizdow became one of WWE's most popular wrestlers. In 2015, Sandow lost the breakup feud to Miz, was put into a team with Curtis Axel, and then taken off television. After his return with sporadic appearances, Sandow was released in 2016.