Danhausen 'is a self-made superstar,' WWE wrestler Matt Cardona says

WWE prima Matt Cardona tried to get Danhausen to "uncurse" him past week connected "Friday Night SmackDown" erstwhile helium stepped into the wrestler’s laboratory.

Instead, Carbona was shocked erstwhile helium touched 1 of Danhausen’s tools. He appeared to revert to his Zack Ryder persona for a divided second. The Miz and Kit Wilson experienced akin fates connected the amusement implicit the past month.

KNICKS' JALEN BRUNSON ACKNOWLEDGES WWE STAR'S VOODOO TO 'UNCURSE' TEAM ON WAY TO NBA TITLE

Matt Cardona enters the arena earlier competing against Trick Williams during SmackDown astatine SAP Center successful San Jose, Calif., connected April 10, 2026. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

"You cognize what, ever since getting shocked successful Danhausen’s lab, things person been weird," Cardona told Fox News Digital. "My archetypal has been twitching. I unrecorded successful Florida present but I’ve had this impulse to determination backmost to Long Island. I’ve been chanting, ‘Woo!’ I don’t cognize what ‘s going on."

Danhausen has emerged arsenic 1 of WWE’s biggest stars since helium made his debut astatine Elimination Chamber successful February. His products are flying disconnected the shelves and he’s "uncursing" teams to assistance them triumph championships – spot New York Knicks and Carolina Hurricanes.

Cardona said helium had a feeling that Danhausen’s popularity would instrumentality disconnected erstwhile helium got to WWE.

"I knew helium would beryllium successful WWE. I followed Danhausen’s autarkic career. I wrestled him connected the independents," helium said. "This feline is simply a self-made superstar conscionable similar myself and I knew if helium ever had the accidental successful WWE that helium would excel. I did not expect that it would beryllium astatine this level. He’s mainstream. I’m perfectly thrilled for him."

Danhausen brings a vaudevillian-style quality to the ring. He describes himself arsenic "very nice, precise evil." And, if you incorrect him, "you, are, cursed."

Danhausen celebrates during Monday Night RAW astatine Golden 1 Center successful Sacramento, Calif., connected April 13, 2026. (Rich Freeda/WWE)

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Cardona told Fox News Digital that his charact exemplifies the "E" successful WWE.

"Because astatine the extremity of the day, this is amusement – World Wrestling Entertainment – and Danhausen is entertaining," Cardona said. "He’s entertaining for radical of each ages – kids, adults. He tin bash it all. And he’s not just, you know, a drama act. He besides wrestle. He truly tin bash it all."

Cardona has not had excessively galore wins nether him since helium returned to WWE earlier this year. It’s wherefore helium wanted to spell to Danhausen successful the archetypal place.

Still, helium said, his absorption is inactive connected getting backmost into the WWE rubric picture.

"I’ll beryllium honest. I haven’t been doing that great," helium said. "Check my win/loss record. It has not been the best. That’s wherefore I asked Danhausen to ‘uncurse’ me. It worked for the New York Knicks. How astir different New Yorker? I’m grateful to beryllium back.

Matt Cardona looks connected during SmackDown astatine KFC YUM! Center successful Louisville, Ky., connected Feb. 27, 2026. (Mike Marques/WWE)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

"When I was connected the independents, it was the champion clip of my vocation up to that constituent but astatine the extremity of the day, the extremity was to beryllium the WWE champion and you can’t beryllium the WWE champion unless you’re successful WWE. So, that’s wherefore I had to travel back.