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Danhausen’s popularity in WWE skyrocketed in just a few weeks.
He made his debut at Elimination Chamber, stepping out of the mystery box that left Raw general manager Adam Pearce and SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis confused for weeks. Although his character didn’t exactly resonate with fans at first, he became uber-popular when he “cursed” several of his professional wrestling colleagues.
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Danhausen will be introduced at WrestleMania 42 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
WWE Hall of Famer Booker T said he believed Danhausen would work no matter what.
“When Danhausen came in, everybody was mad at him,” he recalled in an interview with Pakinomist Digital. “Everybody was like, ‘Man, what the hell is going on?’ This is not working. Everyone except me. I’m literally the minority in it all. I said, look guys, I don’t know what everybody’s thinking, but when you take wrestlers and characters like Danhausen out of the wrestling business, you lose sight of what the wrestling business really is.
Danhausen enters the ring during Monday Night RAW at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on April 13, 2026. (Rich Freeda/WWE)
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“We need the George ‘The Animal’ Steeles in this business. We need those characters that will come out and bring the frivolity down and just make you feel a certain way and just be funny to you. And I said this guy would be a sales machine, you know, a marketing machine. And he’s turned out to be everything I said he would be. So if I’ve never been a part of Danhaus, I love being a part of the character. spina-rooni, what would my career have been if The Rock never did the People’s Elbow, where would the career have gone without it? So for me I love having Danhausen as a part of WWE?
Danhausen has been on Raw and SmackDown since his debut with the company, but his feud with The Miz turned upside down when he ruined The Miz’s WrestleMania moment and defeated him in a match on SmackDown.
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Danhausen has also placed a “curse” on the New York Mets and ESPN broadcaster Stephen A. Smith in recent weeks.
