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WWE star Matt Cardona tried to get Danhausen to “uncurse” him last week on “Friday Night SmackDown” when he stepped into the wrestler’s laboratory.
Instead, Cardona was shocked when he touched one of Danhausen’s tools. He appeared to revert to his Zack Ryder persona for a split second. The Miz and Kit Wilson experienced similar fates on the show over the last month.
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Matt Cardona enters the arena before competing against Trick Williams during “SmackDown” at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on April 10, 2026. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
“You know what, ever since getting shocked in Danhausen’s lab, things have been weird,” Cardona told Fox News Digital. “My fist has been twitching. I live in Florida now, but I’ve had this urge to move back to Long Island. I’ve been chanting, ‘Woo!’ I don’t know what ‘s going on.”
Danhausen has emerged as one of WWE’s biggest stars since he made his debut at Elimination Chamber in February. His products are flying off the shelves, and he’s “uncursing” teams to help them win championships – see New York Knicks and Carolina Hurricanes.
Cardona said he had a feeling that Danhausen’s popularity would take off once he got to WWE.
“I knew he would be in WWE. I followed Danhausen’s independent career. I wrestled him on the independents,” he said. “This guy is a self-made superstar just like myself and I knew if he ever had the opportunity in WWE that he would excel. I did not anticipate that it would be at this level. He’s mainstream. I’m absolutely thrilled for him.”
Danhausen brings a vaudevillian-style character to the ring. He describes himself as “very nice, very evil.” And, if you wrong him, “you, are, cursed.”
Danhausen celebrates during “Monday Night Raw” at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on April 13, 2026. (Rich Freeda/WWE)
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Cardona told Fox News Digital that his character exemplifies the “E” in WWE.
“Because, at the end of the day, this is entertainment – World Wrestling Entertainment – and Danhausen is entertaining,” Cardona said. “He’s entertaining for people of all ages – kids, adults. He can do it all. And he’s not just, you know, a comedy act. He also wrestles. He really can do it all.”
Cardona has not had too many wins under him since he returned to WWE earlier this year. It’s why he wanted to go to Danhausen in the first place.
Still, he said, his focus is still on getting back into the WWE title picture.
“I’ll be honest. I haven’t been doing that great,” he said. “Check my win/loss record. It has not been the best. That’s why I asked Danhausen to ‘uncurse’ me. It worked for the New York Knicks. How about another New Yorker? I’m grateful to be back.
Matt Cardona looks on during “SmackDown” at KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Ky., on Feb. 27, 2026. (Mike Marques/WWE)
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“When I was on the independents, it was the best time of my career up to that point, but at the end of the day, the goal was to be the WWE champion, and you can’t be the WWE champion unless you’re in WWE. So, that’s why I had to come back.
