Monday begins a week of celebration for those in the Tri-State area in the U.S.For New York Knicks fans, it’s reveling in the team snapping a 53-year title drought with a Game 5 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
For those who are Knicks fans and pro wrestling fans, it’s praise for Danhausen, whose "uncursing" of the franchise may have led to that very championship.Danhausen was everywhere during the week.He was on "SportsCenter" and crashing Pat McAfee’s simulcast of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden.
His face was printed on T-shirts in the WWE Shop.And now, his face could be on a float or a blimp in middle of the Canyon of Heroes when the Knicks celebrate their championship later this week.ZERO BS.
JUST DAKICH.TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.
DOWNLOAD NOW!Danhausen talks to the media before Game Three of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., on June 8, 2026.(Jesse D.
Garrabrant/NBAE)Whether you believe it or not, Danhausen’s seance for the Knicks and taking Matt Cardona’s watch as part of the sacrifice to keep the Knicks "uncursed" on "Friday Night SmackDown" proved to work.Jalen Brunson, a mega WWE fan in his own right, scored 45 points in the clincher on his way to becoming the NBA Finals MVP.The Danhausen praise was palpable on social media.Remember, he tried to "uncurse" the New York Mets too.
However, he explained to Fox News Digital in April that it was more of a "layaway situation."The jubilation that Knicks fans experienced, Mets fans, New York Jets fans and maybe even Brooklyn Nets fans might have to pony up some "human monies" to lift the sports curse that is cast on other franchises in the New York metropolitan area.Danhausen enters the ring during a WWE live event at MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 3, 2026.(Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images)For now, Danhausen might be the most over pro wrestler on the WWE roster or any roster across the wo...