Eugene Sandow, was insanely famous body builder. He was accredited with bringing strongman shows to the stage and changing them to artistic posing routines, this has seen him dubbed as the "grandfather of modern body building".
He released books including the self improvement book "Life is Movement". Which became a cultural success in the USA, Britain, and India.
I only found all this out after selling some pictures of the man in question to his grandson whom was in the process of creating a museum in his honour, and had recently purchased his grave!
I have no idea whether the Sandow link is deliberate in the wwe, but I would assume that it is given the links with body building the company has. The character seems to be very loosely based on a caricature of the original.
The cast of Eugene Sandow Inspecting the Damage - 1901 includes: Eugen Sandow as himself
Eugen Sandow has: Played himself in "Eugene Sandow Inspecting the Damage" in 1901. Performed in "100 Years at the Movies" in 1994. Played himself in "Glorious Technicolor" in 1998. Played himself in "Star Power: The Creation of United Artists" in 1998. Played himself in "Broadway: The American Musical" in 2004.
Bodybuilding how it is known today was started by Eugene Sandow which used Michelangelo's "David" as inspiration. Charles Atlas was another man who helped the cause of Bodybuilding.
The cast of Sandow - 2014 includes: Dario Deak as Eugen Sandow
Alan Sandow was born in 1952.
Eugen Sandow was created in 1894.
Eugen Sandow is 175 cm.
Nino Sandow was born in 1961.
Nino Sandow is 195 cm.
Greg Sandow was born in 1943.
Sandow Nasution was born in 1981.
Chris Sandow was born on January 9, 1989.