Damien Sandow Details Nixed WWE Plans For Him To Win World Title

Former WWE star Aron Stevens (Damien Sandow) has said that WWE had plans for him to become World Champion during his time with the company.

Stevens notably claimed the Money in the Bank contract in 2013, cheating his former tag partner Cody Rhodes out of the win in the process. Stevens would unsuccessfully cash-in on John Cena on Raw, becoming just the second Mr. Money in the Bank to fail to win the World Title with the contract

Speaking with Sportskeeda Wrestling, Stevens stated that the original plan was for him and Rhodes to feud over the World Heavyweight Championship.

Recalling his Money in the Bank victory, Stevens said:

“I was supposed to win it and I was supposed to cash it in. Cody and I had our feud. Everything was great. I heard I was going to win the World Title and Cody would chase me. We had a whole wonderful thing planned, and, yea, it didn’t happen, but, whatever.

“I’m still very proud of the Money in the Bank match we had, and I think Cody said this before that it was one of his favorite matches, if not his favorite in WWE, and mine too.

It has nothing to do with the fact that I won, but in Philadelphia, we had like seven heels and we made a babyface in that match. It was such a great moment. I remember when I was hiding out by Lilian (Garcia) in the pit, Cody had fought everybody off, and he had just a little bit of color, just enough to where you can see it, but they didn’t stop the match and all that crap.

“He’s climbing up, and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, this is going to work.’ I slid in. It was magic and it took everyone involved in that match to do it.  In my opinion, it was an absolute masterpiece.”

This year’s Money in the Bank winner, Big E, cashed in on Bobby Lashley to win the WWE Championship on the September 13 episode of Raw. Big E is set to star in “Escape The Undertaker“, an interactive film set to premiere on Netflix on October 5.

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