Danhausen’s debut in WWE could not have gone much worse. But his success and attitude since then have reportedly impressed his new peers and colleagues.
A report by Fightful Select says the reaction to Danhausen backstage has been positive. “Those who Fightful Select spoke to in WWE were happy with the quick turnaround of Danhausen,” the report reads. “Most in the company knew that the debut was a flop, but said that the situation didn’t rattle him, and he responded well.”
Danhausen made his first appearance for WWE at Elimination Chamber on February 28, popping out of a mystery crate that had been allegedly shipped back and forth between Raw and SmackDown for weeks. Accompanied by a squad of dancers wearing his facepaint, Danhausen paraded down to and into the ring, where the performance was capped with one small poof of pyro.
It appeared few in the United Center crowd knew he was, and he was mostly met with confused boos.
Danhausen later discussed his debut in an appearance on Raw Recap.
“Oh, it was thunderous applause,” he said. “It was great. I came out and they yelled, ‘Yes! Finally, Danhausen has arrived,’ and I could hear each and every one of them hop off their seats and get up and applaud, and say, ‘Up yours, Dracula. Danhausen did it first,’ because Danhausen shipped himself in a crate across the seas first but it was to WWE. It was not the Last Voyage of the Demeter or whatever it’s called.”
Since then, Danhausen has appeared in backstage segments on both Raw and SmackDown. He put curses on both Dominick Mysterio (who went on to lose the Intercontinental Championship) and El Grande Americano (who was not able to compete in his scheduled match later that night).
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