I’m hearing rumors that AEW is looking to sign free agent wrestler Danhausen to the company. I can’t think of a worst waste of time signing. I will admit my knowledge of Danhausen is very limited. I haven’t watched every single moment of his career or watched every video he posted BUT I did watch enough of his current matches and videos to learn all I needed to form an opinion.

Danhausen is a gimmick comedic wrestler and that’s it. His wrestling ability is “okay” at best. His comedy is eh. His character I guess is looking to be the Joker on crack, but is that enough to warrant a contract to the best wrestling company in the world right now? Absolutely not.

Now I will argue against signing characters who are prop comedy, but at the same time defend Orange Cassidy. Because Cassidy has a Jekyll and Hyde style of wrestling. In the beginning of the matches Cassidy will joke around and play to the crowd, but in a second turn into Mr. Hyde and become an imposing force. Cassidy and Danhausen are not even close in wrestling ability and character likability.

More importantly, AEW’s roster is so massive that a lot of wrestlers are being pushed aside for new talent. When Bryan Danielson signed with AEW he was featured in extremely long matches to start, and when he was feuding with Hangman Page, he was featured in Dynamites a few weeks in a row. That takes time away from other talents. Especially when Dynamite is only a 2-hour show.

Another great example is when Jay Lethal signed to AEW. Lethal had an amazing debut against Sammy Guevara and then after he was moved to Dark, teamed with Sonny Kiss and is essentially out of any major storyline.

So, if Danhausen is signed to AEW, what would he be in the company? He wouldn’t be looked at as a top tier wrestler like Kenny Omega. He won’t be booked to be the next big like hook. He wouldn’t be a slow burn rising up the ranks like a Jungle Boy or Darby Allin. He would be just a filler in Dark or Elevation. He might find himself standing across the ring facing Adam Cole and I say that because I enjoy watching Adam Cole get annoyed with other wrestlers. But realistically, I don’t see a point in signing Danhausen. He’s not the guy to take your company to the next level or a signing so great it puts other companies out of business.

So what do you think of Danhausen?

Simptastic Joe