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Monday begins a week of celebration for those in the Tri-State area of the United States. For New York Knicks fans, it’s reveling in the team snapping a 53-year title drought with a Game 5 win over the San Antonio Spurs. For those who are Knicks fans and pro wrestling fans, kudos to Danhausen whose “uncursing” of the franchise may have led to that very championship.
Danhausen was everywhere during the week. He was on “SportsCenter” crashing Pat McAfee’s simulcast of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. His face was printed on T-shirts in the WWE Shop. And now his face could be on a float or blimp in the middle of the Canyon of Heroes when the Knicks celebrate their championship later this week.
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Danhausen speaks to the media before Game Three of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on June 8, 2026. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE)
Believe it or not, Danhausen’s session for the Knicks and taking Matt Cardona’s watch as part of the sacrifice to keep the Knicks “uncursed” on “Friday Night SmackDown” proved to work. Jalen Brunson, a mega WWE fan in his own right, scored 45 points in the clincher en route to becoming the NBA Finals MVP.
The Danhausen rose was palpable on social media.
Remember, he also tried to “curse” the New York Mets. However, he explained to Pakinomist Digital in April that it was more of a “voluntary situation.”
The jubilation experienced by Knicks fans, Mets fans, New York Jets fans and maybe even Brooklyn Nets fans may have to raise some “human money” to lift the sports curse cast upon other franchises in the New York metropolitan area.
Danhausen enters the ring during a WWE live event at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal on June 3, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images)
So far, Danhausen is perhaps the most confident pro wrestler on the WWE roster or any roster worldwide. Respect the curse and let’s hope it doesn’t come for you.
Thekla’s War on Stardom
Thekla with the championship at the AEW Double or Nothing event in Queens, NY on May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla has set her sights on Stardom, reopening the wound that occurred following her departure from New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Thekla has admitted that she was fired from New Japan for attacking director Taro Okada, who is also the president of Stardom. She attacked him again during Slam Fest when Stardom held its showcase in Las Vegas in April. Last week on “Dynamite” she spat on the Stardom logo in front of the Forbidden Door and encouraged Stardom to send their best.
Ask and you shall receive, Thekla.
In what is set to be a wild Forbidden Door pay-per-view, Thekla will put the AEW Women’s World Championship on the line against Starlight Kid – the leader of the Neo Genesis stable and former Wonder of Stardom champion.
It could be Thekla’s biggest opponent of her title reign, and if she’s not careful, she could easily lose that belt. The Triangle of Madness, which includes Julia Hart and Skye Blue, will have to be on their toes as AZM, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki and Ema Maishima could also be lurking in the background to support Starlight Kid.
Slammiversary cards are being expanded
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)’s Slammiversary is approaching. The event is one of the biggest pay-per-views on the promotion’s calendar, and after last week’s “Impact,” the card became a bit clearer.
Each championship will be defended at the event. Fans in Denver almost got to see Nic Nemeth call his shots and take the opportunity to defeat Mike Santana for his TNA World Championship, following his match with Eric Young. Instead, Nemeth took his cheap shot at the end of the night, but already agreed to the Slammiversary match.
Pro wrestling fans are still waiting with bated breath to see who will be in the Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship. But here’s what we get so far.
- Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance (c) vs. Rosemary and Allie for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship.
- Eric Young vs. Ricky Sosa
- Eddie Edwards vs. Moose
- Lei Ying Lee (c) vs. Xia Brookside for the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
- Brian Myers vs. Bear Bronson (c) vs. Matt and Jeff Hardy vs. Vincent and Dutch for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.
- Mike Santana (c) vs. Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship.
Slammiversary takes place on June 28 at Agganis Arena in Boston.
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Is TNA getting a ‘fantastic’ return?
TNA dropped a teaser vignette last week, and pro wrestling fans have speculated that it could be the return of Amazing Red.
Amazing Red was a TNA original when the company was founded as a territory under the National Wrestling Alliance. He is a three-time X Division champion and was a tag team champion with Jerry Lynn. He has appeared in several other promotions since then, while also founding House of Glory.
The Amazing Red back in TNA and being included in one of the most innovative matches of this generation would certainly draw eyeballs and add to the intrigue of the match, which already includes X Division Champion Cedric Alexander and Leon Slater.
Zaria wins singles gold in NXT
Zaria celebrates her win during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. on June 9, 2026. (Connor Kvatek/WWE)
A new era began at NXT. Zaria defeated Tatum Paxley to become the new NXT Women’s North American Champion.
It was a long time coming for Zaria, who ended his feud with Sol Ruca a few weeks prior. Zaria has proven to be a dominant force at NXT and there is no one right now who can step up to her.
Paxley’s reign ends after 94 days. She is on the poster for the NXT Great American Bash, which will take place on June 28.
Who will line up against Zaria now? Will Paxley get his revenge? Fans will have to tune in on Tuesday to find out.
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Pro wrestling news and notes you may have missed:
The Miz talks to Danhausen during SmackDown at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 1, 2026. (Meg Oliphant/WWE)
- The Miz reappeared on “SmackDown” after he was electrocuted by Danhausen’s mysterious device. He spoke only in catchphrases. Kit Wilson tried to get Danhausen to fix The Miz, but he also got electrocuted.
- WWE Women’s United States Champion Tiffany Stratton appeared on a live stream with Blake Monroe. “The Glamour” smashed Stratton’s head into a cake. It may soon be time for Monroe to have a fight, and her sights seem to be on Stratton.
- A massive match was set for AEW Forbidden Door. Kenny Omega accepted Zack Saber Jr.’s challenge and the two global phenoms will do battle in San Jose, California on June 28th.
- Killer Kross defended the Major League Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship against Matt Riddle.
- Matt Justice went to crazy lengths to try and beat Josh Bishop in a street fight. But Justice’s wild spot from the balcony went awry and Bishop emerged victorious.
- Lio Rush won the Ring of Honor TV Championship in a three-way match against AR Fox and Action Andretti.
- Deonna Purrazzo retains the Ring of Honor Pure Women’s Championship with a victory over Olympia.
- Athena retained the Ring of Honor Women’s Championship with a victory over Syuri.
- Mark Davis retained the AEW National Championship over Ace Austin.
- Konosuke Takeshita retained the AEW International Championship with a victory over Lee Johnson.
- Gabe Kidd returned to the ring after an injury. He returned to New Japan’s Dominion and declared himself the G1 Climax.
Gabe Kidd goes to the ring during New Japan Pro-Wrestling at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan on February 11, 2026. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
- Shota Umino defeated Andrade and Drilla Moloney to become the new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion.
- Yota Tsuji defeated Callum Newman to become the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
- Great-O-Khan and Henare defeated Yuto-Ice and Oskar (The Knockout Brothers) to win the IGWP Tag Team Champions.
- Aaron Wolf defeated Ren Narita to win the IWGP Never Openweight Championship.
- Yoh defeated Douki to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
- MyAEW has been adding new promotions to its streaming service, and C4 Wrestling became the latest company to be added to the mix.
- The National Wrestling Alliance crowned new women’s tag team champions on “Powerrr.” Kenzie Paige and Kylie Paige (Pretty Empowered) def. Marti Belle and Allysin Kay (The Hex) and Clara Carter and Hollyhood Haley J.
- The professional wrestling world mourned the loss of 23-year-old Jordan Saint.
