Summary

Danhausen poked fun at the online guessing game around his mystery partner after WWE Backlash 2026, saying fans and reporters kept treating several names as confirmed even though he never made any such promise.

The comments came after Danhausen and Minihausen defeated The Miz and Kit Wilson at Backlash. The partner reveal had been a running part of the build, with outside speculation tying names such as Jelly Roll, CM Punk and Oba Femi to the spot. Wrestling Remembers previously covered that buzz when Jelly Roll was being floated as a possible choice.

Quote from Danhausen

Speaking on WWE Now, Danhausen laughed at how quickly rumors around the partner spot took on a life of their own:

"Here's the thing, people go 'Oh, it's confirmed it's Cola-Man Punk, oh it's confirmed it's Oba Femi.' They're great, however... who said that? Who put that responsibility on me? I didn't even want to find one [partner], why would I ask them?"

Danhausen later went on to say:

"'It's Jelly Roll, it's Cola-Man Punk, it's Oba,' I saw these were confirmed stories by the way. All three within a week, all confirmed. I should've had all of them."

What Minihausen did for the Danhausen story

Danhausen's response underlines that the mystery itself was the point of the Backlash buildup, not the arrival of one major outside name. By paying it off with Minihausen instead, WWE kept the focus on Danhausen's comedy presentation and the feud with The Miz rather than turning the segment into a one-night celebrity or surprise-return story.

That also helps explain why Danhausen is leaning into the joke now. The speculation became part of the act, and his post-match comments turned that fan chatter into one more punchline after the win.

Sources

Danhausen while speaking on WWE Now