Interview: Danhausen chats WWE 2K26, a sitcom with Sabrina Carpenter and more
WWE superstar Danhausen chats about his arrival in WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass season 6, his dream of appearing on The Simpsons, and much more.
Over the past seven months, Danhausen has taken WWE by storm.
From bursting out of a coffin at Elimination Chamber to making his WrestleMania debut, the very nice, very evil demon has gone from strength to strength, picking up wins and cursing his fellow superstars.
Today, Danhausen arrives in WWE 2K26 as part of Ringside Pass season 5 alongside Brie Bella, Bam Bam Bigelow and Pagano.
Speaking exclusively to Alistair McGeorge for BANG Showbiz, Danhausen spills spilled everything from being in the game to his dream TV spinoffs.
The interview is available to watch at the bottom of the page, or you can read the full conversation here.
BANG Showbiz: Here we are, here with Danhausen. How are you doing?
Danhausen: I'm tired. How are you? I'm very tired, very evil. Busy man.
I can see the bags around your eyes!
Oh, you can? No, it's just red. It's just red under my eyes.
I’m doing well, thank you. Excited for Danhausen to arrive in WWE 2K26…
That’s right, Ringside Pass season 5!
There we go, instantly in there with the plug. And when I do fire up the game with Danhausen arriving in it, who's the first person I should be beating up as Danhausen?
Oh, Cola Man Punk owes Danhausen some money, so you can beat him up virtually.
Virtually, I was gonna say, I wouldn’t fancy my chances in real life.
Virtually you can beat him up, I think that's fine.
I’ll tell him you said that-
Don’t!
You’ll never get your money back. Like you say, Danhausen coming to Ringside Pass. I know in the game through Ringside Pass and MyFaction, you can get alternate personas and versions of wrestlers. If we could get an alternate persona of Danhausen based on maybe another wrestler or any character, what would you want as that crossover?
Ah, well, Danhausen at [a recent] live event just dressed as Corey [Cody] Rhodes. So maybe we could get Danhausen as Cold Steve, or we could get Danhausen as Corey Rhodes.
I'm sure more Danhausen costumes are gonna be coming, so we’re gonna have to get more downloadable character costumes and action figures and everything!
You mentioned CM Punk. He's everywhere, WWE is everywhere, there's all sorts of spin-off shows, acting roles. I was wondering if you could pitch us a dream Danhausen TV show spin-off?
Oh, it'd be called The Danhausens: Love That Danhausen. [It'd] be a sitcom starring Danhausen where I get paid lots of human monies. And I suppose I would just do normal-style things like going to work. [It] would be riveting television for everyone!
I assume not going to work in the day job you've got here [with WWE]. Would you like a more ordinary job for Danhausen in that?
Ah, we'll go to the office. Perhaps we'll call it The Office, if that's not taken. I think that one is free and available!
What'd be your dream guest star for the Danhausens?
Oh, let's see. We'll put Conan O'Brien, Danzig, and Sabrina Carpenter - and Megan Thee Stallion! Those are the guest stars.
A natural cast!
Yes, but of course! A great, great cast. Weird Al Yankovic, also!
He could do the theme?
Ooh, that's a good idea! Let's do that.
Surely we’ll get Danhausen on The Simpsons at some point?
Oh yes, that's the dream. So, we gotta make that dream come true. Even if you wanna put Danhausen in a Treehouse of Horror [Halloween special] as a guest star, that would be great. Let's get it in there, let's put it out in the universe.
Speaking of things to put out in the universe, I think as well Danhausen, you lend yourself to all kind of genres of video games too. Obviously 2K is well versed in lots of genres of video game. So, if we could get a Danhausen spinoff, what would you like to see?
In just another version, or just a Danhausen game on his own? Because I've already pitched Danhausen should be a downloadable character in NBA 2K.
I mean, the history’s there [after he uncursed the New York Knicks and they won their first NBA championship in 53 years].
The history is there! It could be a, you know, downloadable secret Knicks player or something.
I’d like to see that. What about if you could have your own 2K spinoff game?
Oh, Danhausen's 2K Putt Putt Golf and Bumper Bowling.
Are you much of a gamer?
Oh yes, yeah! Ever hear of Ratatouille for the PlayStation 2? Oh yeah, you gotta check it out. It's brand new, just came out. I think you'd still find it in stores.
I asked at the beginning who you'd like me to play against and beat in the game. I was wondering, is there anyone you really want to curse that you've not had the chance to yet?
Oh, virtually, because it's safer, then Danhausen could probably curse Brock Lesnars [sic] without being beaten up in real life. So maybe we could do that. I think we should spam that nonstop.
I think my good friend Oba Femi might have retired him, I'm not sure.
It seems like it. I mean, that's a dream tag team in the game right there, anything can happen. You and Oba Femi!
That's true. That's why you gotta go to those live events too. You never know what'll happen.
That's very true. It's been great seeing over the last few months, the cloning machine and seeing how that's been panning out. Is there any, in a dream world, celebrity that you could bring out with a Danhausen twist?
Oh wow! You know, no surprise here, Danhausen’s a huge fan-hausen of Conan O'Brien's. So, if we could throw some type of red-haired thing inside of there and some Danhausen memorabilia, and Conan O'Brien-hausen could come out, that would be great!
You say Danhausen memorabilia. It seems like the sky's the limit of the kind of Danhausen merch we can get now too?
Oh, it does. We need life-size Danhausen sold on the WWE Shop. I think that needs to come next. Everyone has space and human monies to buy a life-size Danhausen.
Speaking of just Danhausen in general, I know fans have seen you over the years, maybe occasionally, in human makeup.
Oh!
It’s a rare sight. I was wondering how long that transformation takes?
Ah, probably about five minutes or so. It's not too long anymore. Danhausen’s gotten quite good at putting on human makeups.
You’ve got the art down.
Yes, yes. Down pat. Gotta do it so often now and go out in public that Danhausen doesn't want to be bombarded by fan-hausens because I'm such a celebrity now!
Well, you are. You've been in the ring with John Cena at WrestleMania!
Ah, Coyote vs. Acme! You know, he just got that movie come out.
He’s doing quite well for himself.
Couple of big celebrities!
How was that experience for Danhausen? Coming out there, we had the Minihausens, and you and John Cena getting to have a nice moment celebrating in the ring.
Yeah, well, it took two months for Danhausen to have his own WrestleMania moment, and that is with John Cena himself and Kip [Kit] Wilson, and you know who's celebrating their 20 years in WWE is The Miz! Miz got to share his 20th year with Danhausen beating him up.
A real honour.
I think that’s great. Great time for Danhausen, of course.
Like you say, two months from bursting out of that coffin to WrestleMania.
You recognised it was a coffin! I think some people didn't know it was a coffin. They kept calling it a box. Got shipped over in a coffin, though.
I imagine it was quite cramped in there?
Eh, no, it was quite spacious actually. Had to fit so many people in there. You saw!
That's true. I guess maybe a sort of Narnia, or Mary Poppins’ bag kind of vibe going on in there?
I like to think of Oscar the Grouch with his garbage can! He’s got a whole world in there.
Now that's a crossover I'd like to see. Danhausen and Sesame Street, Danhausen and The Muppets!
Yes, oh God we gotta do that. Let's put that on the universe too.
Saying about being transported in the coffin, you've been over to the UK a few times, this year and over the years. What's the most cursed thing about the UK?
Ah, you guys are gonna hate me for this. The breakfast. Danhausen's not fond of the breakfast. The beans. What else is there? The blood pudding.
The sausage?
No, I don't like the sausage. I don't like the bacon. Eggs are fine. I like the eggs. I do like the grilled tomatoes and mushrooms. Those are good.
Well, what would be a very nice regular breakfast for Danhausen?
Danhausen is very, very simple these days. He's been doing egg whites and chicken breasts and breakfast. Oh, and well done hash brown with no oils. Trying to become Hulk-hausen, if you will.
What's the rest of the diet looking like then, if that's breakfast?
Oh God, it's pretty much the same thing throughout the day. It is white rice and venison, or lean ground beef. I'm learning from Cola Man Punk's trainer from now on.
I mean, Punk’s in great shape!
Well, now we're getting Danhausen in Hulk shape, so, breaking news possibly for some people.
So you don't like the breakfast? Do you like anything about coming over to the UK?
Oh yeah, it's great. I love the architecture. I love the great museums. Forbidden Planet is nice. I try to find coffee shops, they’re great. What else? What else? What else? Really, I think I like the architecture the most, and Danhausen does like dreary weather. So, it's quite often cloudy and rainy there, but Danhausen really enjoys that, so it's relaxing.
Speaking of dreary weather, I want to bring up Manchester United, I'm a big fan. Been dreary times the last decade or so, we've not won a Premier League title for 13 years. Is there any chance you can do some of that Knicks magic on Manchester United while we're on?
Oh, trying to get a freebie out of Danhausen, eh? Well, how about you send it Dan Housing some? Are they called British pounds?
Yes…
All right. So, Danhausen is going to need about 10 mil of those British coins you have, pounds, if you will, and mail them over in a money sack, classic style, and Danhausen will do the bidding.
Sounds like a deal to me.
I think so too!
I know you're very busy, being very nice, very evil. I’m looking forward to seeing you in the game, and thank you for taking the time to talk.
You are welcome. You better make Danhausen the champion.
All the champions.
Good!
Two Danhausens, cloning machine. Tag champions, the lot!
Oh, that's good. Yeah, do that! That sounds great. Great plan!
Danhausen comes to WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass season 5 from September 9. Also included in the premium tier are Hall of Famers Brie Bella and Bam Bam Bigelow, and AAA star Pagano.
