Kit Wilson says people backstage were not fond of Danhausen’s WWE debut
A few months ago at Elimination Chamber 2026, Danhausen made his surprising WWE debut.
Shortly after his debut, Danhausen emerged as one of the most popular Superstars on the roster and a merch mover. Just months after his WWE debut, Danhausen found himself competing and winning at the SummerSlam PLE.
While Danhausen is one of the most popular names right now, his debut was not well-received. While there were people interested in seeing him, there were also audible boos and groans in the crowd, alongside a lack of interest backstage.
Recently speaking on Busted Open, Kit Wilson addressed how some people backstage were not fond of Danhausen’s debut taking place on a PLE and taking away a spot from that show.
“Absolutely not,” Wilson responded when asked about if he ever expected Danhausen’s quick rise in WWE. “I was there in Chicago for his debut, and I think that gave us a lot of question marks. It was a lot of people that enjoyed it. There was a lot of people that didn’t. Again, that’s the beautiful thing about this company, about this program is that we all get to have our own opinion. Danhausen came in and there was a lot of us backstage that didn’t feel too fond about him coming in on a pay-per-view, on a P.L.E… maybe taking our spots,” Wilson said.
Wilson further opened up and shared a possible kayfabe answer while calling himself to be the person who put Danhausen on the map. “So of course, I wanted to be the guy to take on Danhausen. Who had his debut match? Me. Who put him on the map? Me, and now Danhausen is popular than ever. So, I guess you’re welcome?” (H/T Fightful)
Wilson and The Miz were in a feud with Danhausen for several weeks before the former AEW wrestler switched focus to The Judgment Day.
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