You don't understand, with Sandow he's the perfect foil to Santino's "comedy" as well as a good way to establish Sandow as championship material.
Basically, you build up Sandow's character some more, you get the title off a relatively deadend character, and you ultimately end up with a better product.
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TheRock ~ Slow dramatic zoom-pan. Doesn't phase the hooded man.
"You have issues." - MWC. Pot. Kettle.