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LAS VEGAS – The Danhausen Curse may be real after all – just ask Stephen A. Smith and the New York Mets.
While the latter dropped their 10th straight match, Smith got his share of the curse on Saturday night during Night 1 of WrestleMania 42. Smith was in attendance at WWE’s premier event of the year and heard massive boos from the crowd.
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Stephen A. Smith attends WrestleMania 42: Night 1 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE)
Smith sat in the back to watch the action. The ESPN star appeared on the video board above the ring at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. He seemed to embrace the reaction and smiled through it.
The bump came after Danhausen appeared on “First Take” on Friday – much to the chagrin of the sports pundit. Smith seemed confused by Danhausen’s appearance. Smith said he heard about Danhausen and called him an “unfortunate charm”.
Danhausen said Smith had been “rude” to him and placed the dreaded “curse” on the commentator.
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Stephen A. Smith attends WrestleMania 42: Night 1 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE)
Smith is far from the only one dealing with the effects of the “curse”.
Danhausen agreed to “de-curse” the Mets during their losing streak. However, he told Pakinomist Digital earlier this week that there was a reason the curse’s removal did not take full effect.
“I cursed the Mets. But it didn’t work because I think it was Brian Gewirtz who didn’t pay Danhausen. He didn’t send me my money, so it didn’t take full effect,” Danhausen said. “Once I have the money, maybe it will actually work, because right now it’s probably about half a u-curse. It’s like a recess situation.”
Danhausen enters the arena before his match against Kit Wilson during SmackDown at the SAP Center in San Jose, California on April 10, 2026. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
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On “Friday Night SmackDown”, WWE stars such as The Miz and Kit Wilson were also targets of Danhausen’s curse.
