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I think Fandango had some legs. Sincerely. The way he goaded Chris Jericho into that WrestleMania 29 match could have actually been revealed to have been manipulative genius. He could have been a peacock gimmick that lulled his opponents into a false sense of security and struck like a cobra. I didn't really mind Jericho getting his win back at Extreme Rules -- he would have smartened up to what a freak athlete Fandango is and better prepared -- then the onus would have been on Fandango to get better. But I would have preferred it if they had some sort of "Ballroom Brawl" and Fandango got the clean win over Jericho. Then make that "his" match. If Fandango has a serious issue with you, then it's a Ballroom Brawl at the PPV.
It looked like he was primed to win the Intercontinental Title too, but then he got concussed and his momentum never really got back on track. The goofiness became more sincere than an ironic act to fool his adversaries. As a face, I don't know how all of these facets of his personality actually connect for the purposes of damage control. It might just be easier to "evolve" the gimmick and take it somewhere new. I'd honestly be intrigued to see what Triple H and co. would do with Fandango in NXT. Things are more "wrestling" down there, so he might get a more purposeful personality to play with.
Why not have Dolph Ziggler beat Rusev at SummerSlam, and then have Rusev -- being the misogynist prick that he is -- insult Summer Rae on RAW the next night and blame everything on her. Fandango can then make the save and those two (who actually did have chemistry) reunite; and Fandango can play plucky hero against the Bulgarian Brute?
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