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The Danhausen “curse” has been quite real in the WWE world.
The Miz, Kit Wilson and Dominik Mysterio have felt the reverberations of the dreaded “curse” from WWE’s “very nice, very evil” superstar, but it has also had its effect on sports in New York. While the New York Mets seemed to get through it, the New York Knicks have been affected tangentially thanks to Stephen A. Smith.
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Danhausen will make his SmackDown debut at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on April 24, 2026. (Rich Wade/WWE)
Danhausen appeared on “First Take” last week and “cursed” the ESPN broadcaster. Smith, a huge Knicks fan above all else, has seen his team go down 2-1 to the Atlanta Hawks in their first round of the NBA playoffs. Their extremely niche steak was transferred on social media on Friday.
“(Stephen A. Smith) APOLOGY and Danhausen will think about maybe considering lifting your curse,” Danhausen wrote on X. “Send human money too.”
Smith didn’t seem inclined to do any of that.
“I don’t apologize for a damn thing @DanhausenAD,” Smith wrote back. “Not a damn thing. Curse or no curse, the @nyknicks have NO BUSINESS losing this series to the @ATLHawks – no matter how good the young team is. No business.
Stephen A. Smith attends WrestleMania 42: Night 1 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE)
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“If the @Knicks lose this series, heads will roll. Period. President! GM! Coach! Players! Even the damn dance team! To hell with all that superstition. @nyknicks gotta mind their damn business. They better not lose this series, dammit. I swear, they better not!”
While it ended there on Friday night, Danhausen appeared on “Friday Night SmackDown” with a giant photo of Smith’s head.
“You better be nice to Danhausen. Just ask Stephen A. Smith,” Danhausen told Trick Williams and Lil Yachty. “What about them Knicks?!”
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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The Knicks and Hawks start Game 4 at 6:00 PM ET on Saturday.
