Matt Cardona may be getting roughed up lately, but Danhausen thinks he knows the fix — bring back Zack Ryder.
While speaking to Adam’s Apple, Danhausen was asked who in WWE he believes has a curse. After already claiming he helped “uncurse” the New York Knicks during their championship run, Danhausen didn’t hesitate with his wrestling pick. He pointed straight at Cardona.
“Matt Cardona for sure. He’s being pummeled every week. He needs to be cursed back into Zack Ryder. I think if he just put a headband on and some sunglasses and said, ‘Woo Woo Woo, You Know It,’ I think the curse would go away. But who knows?”
That is classic Danhausen logic. Cardona has spent years building himself outside WWE under his real name, but Danhausen thinks the cure is going backwards — full headband, sunglasses, and the old “Woo Woo Woo, You Know It” energy.
The comment also fits right into Danhausen’s current run of weird sports and wrestling chaos. He recently took credit for the Knicks winning the 2026 NBA Championship, claimed his “uncursing” powers helped end their title drought, and then tried to turn that momentum into a role on Severance Season 3 by pitching himself to Ben Stiller. So now, apparently, the Knicks are fixed, but Cardona still needs work.
Bottom line, Danhausen believes Matt Cardona’s curse can only be broken one way — by letting Zack Ryder live again. Whether Cardona agrees is another story, but the prescription is very clear: headband, sunglasses, catchphrase, done.
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