Summary

John Cena opened WWE WrestleMania 42 as guest host by announcing the attendance and thanking the crowd before The Miz and Price interrupted the segment. Miz said he was not leaving until he got his WrestleMania moment, which led Cena to step aside and leave them in the ring.

Danhausen then arrived in the Danhausen-mobile with a group of mini Danhausens, turning the opening segment into a comedy detour before the show moved on. He greeted Cena, called himself a "Fanhausen" of Cena, and the exchange quickly broke down once Miz mocked the scene.

When one of the mini Danhausens was shoved, the group fought back. Danhausen then struck Miz low and followed it with his "You Are Cursed" version of the Five Knuckle Shuffle before the mini Danhausens carried Miz away. Pyro followed as Danhausen disappeared under the ring, and Cena returned to announce the main event.

How Danhausen fit into the WrestleMania 42 presentation

The segment gave Danhausen a high-visibility WrestleMania cameo without tying him to a formal match result or a larger card development. That still matters, because opening a WrestleMania show alongside Cena immediately puts him in front of WWE's biggest possible audience.

It also served as a payoff to Danhausen reportedly planned for WWE WrestleMania 42 segment, which had already pointed to him being lined up for a featured appearance during the weekend. In practice, WWE used him here as a character-driven comedy beat before shifting back to the rest of the card.

What the segment means for Danhausen and The Miz

For Danhausen, the appearance keeps his WWE momentum moving through spectacle and personality, which has always been central to how he gets over with crowds. For The Miz, the segment placed him in the familiar role of straight man for chaos, giving WrestleMania 42 an opening skit built more around entertainment than storyline advancement.

That does not confirm a larger feud or a major creative change on its own. It does show WWE was willing to put Danhausen in a prominent early-show spot, and that is a meaningful signal for how the company sees his value as a television character.

Sources

As reported by NoDQ.