With Ring of Honor making its long-awaited return to the Hammerstein Ballroom Friday night time, an AEW fan favourite made his personal long-awaited return to at Remaining Battle.
“Remaining Battle” kicked off with Mansoor of MxM Assortment in opposition to former ROH TV Champion Atlantis, Jr. Within the late phases of the match, Mansoor’s companion, Mason Madden, was jawing with followers when a masked man crawled out from beneath the ring. When Madden circled, the person pulled off the masks — itself branded in acquainted trend — to disclose his identityhausen: Danhausen, the face-painted AEW star who final wrestled for ROH in February and hasn’t been on AEW programming in a 12 months. The very good, very evil wrestler proceeded to hit Madden with a low blow, prompting deafening cheers that just about drowned out commentary. This opened up Atlantis to hit a tope suicida on Madden; Atlantis ultimately picked up the win over Mansoor.
After the match, Danhausen tried to curse Madden, however obtained choked into the nook as an alternative. Nevertheless, Danhausen gave Madden a German suplex earlier than dumping his signature tooth into Madden’s mouth and hitting a operating kick to the jaw. He helped Atlantis to his toes and celebrated.
Danhausen final wrestled for AEW on the Zero Hour pre-show for Worlds Finish 2023, virtually precisely a 12 months in the past. He final competed in ROH in February when he defeated Brandon Cutler. In November, Fightful Choose reported that Danhausen was nonetheless beneath contract regardless of not getting used — he is stored an energetic schedule on the impartial scene and at conventions. Throughout a latest look on Marcus “Buff” Bagwell’s podcast, Danhausen acknowledged that he believed MJF did not need Tony Khan to rent him.
