#6 Fandango
Let's take a trip back in time, back to the end of 2012, through early-2013. There were various vignettes being aired regarding the future debut of a new WWE Superstar who was known as 'Fandango.'
Suddenly, we started seeing more of this unique persona and eventually, we were privy to a few lessons in scuffed ballroom dancing. Until Wrestlemania 29, very little was known about Fandango and even less was known about the direction the company was taking with him.
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Finally, the fire was lit at Wrestlemania as Fandango went over against Chris Jericho in a very underwhelming contest. While the match itself lacked substance, it's still a big deal when you can get a win over one of the best living wrestlers, on the grandest stage of them all. Surely that big win would go on to materialize into a huge future for Fandango, right? Well...not so fast.
Following Fandango's upset win over Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania 29, fans around the world would soon gravitate to Fandango and create a new dance craze called "doing the Fandango," or "Fandango-ing."
The upstart Superstar was suddenly turned babyface by the fans themselves, which is the purest and most organic way to evolve into a fan favorite. The WWE Universe was completely behind Fandango and seemingly ready to push this guy to the moon.
In fact, Fandango's popularity had exploded so much, that his entrance song went from number 175, all the way to number 11 in one single day. That is something that was completely unheard of and never been done before.
Sadly, Fandango never got the proper push that the fans had begged to see. He went from going over at Wrestlemania 29 to jobbing out on a weekly basis, to eventually partnering with Tyler Breeze as they created "Breezango," which was nothing more than a joke itself. Since then,
Tyler has gone back to NXT and it appears Fandango may also be headed back to Orlando as well.
If this is the case, I sincerely hope that things begin to turn in a positive direction for both of these mismanaged Superstars.
Hopefully, they enjoy a short stint with the NXT roster before being called back up and given the proper run that they both deserve.