WWE star Danhausen celebrates after Knicks end 53-year title drought

Monday begins a week of celebration for residents of the Tri-State region of the United States. For New York Knicks fans, it’s great to see the team end a 53-year drought with a Game 5 win over the San Antonio Spurs. For those who are Knicks fans and fans of professional wrestling, that’s high praise for Danhausen, whose “non-cursing” of the franchise may have led to that very championship.

Danhausen was everywhere during the week. He was on “SportsCenter” and crashed Pat McAfee’s simulcast of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. His face was printed on T-shirts in the WWE store. And now his face could be on a float or blimp in the middle of the Canyon of Heroes when the Knicks celebrate their championship later this week.

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Whether you believe it or not, Danhausen’s session for the Knicks and taking Matt Cardona’s watch as part of the sacrifice to keep the Knicks “unscathed” on “Friday Night SmackDown” proved effective. Jalen Brunson, a huge WWE fan in his own right, scored 45 points in the clincher en route to becoming the NBA Finals MVP.

Danhausen’s praise was palpable on social media.

Remember, he also tried to “curse” the New York Mets. However, he told PK Press Club Digital in April that it was more of a “shelving situation.”

The jubilation experienced by Knicks fans, Mets fans, New York Jets fans and maybe even Brooklyn Nets fans might have to shell out some human money to lift the sports curse hanging over other franchises in the New York metropolitan area.

Danhausen enters the ring during a WWE live event at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal on June 3, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images)

As of now, Danhausen might be the most over professional wrestler on the WWE roster or any roster across the world. Respect the curse and hope it doesn’t come for you.

Thekla’s war on fame

Thekla with the championship at the AEW Double or Nothing event in Queens, New York on May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla set her eyes on Stardom and reopened the wound that formed after her departure from New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Thekla admitted to being fired from New Japan for attacking director Taro Okada, who is also the president of Stardom. She attacked him again during Slam Fest when Stardom held its showcase in Las Vegas in April. Last week on “Dynamite” she spat on the Stardom logo in front of Forbidden Door and called on Stardom to do its best.

Ask and you will receive, Thekla.

In what is shaping up to be a wild Forbidden Door pay-per-view, Thekla will pit the AEW Women’s World Championship against Starlight Kid – the leader of the Neo Genesis stable and former Wonder of Stardom champion.

This is perhaps Thekla’s greatest opponent for her reign and if she’s not careful, she could easily lose this belt. The Madness Triangle, which includes Julia Hart and Skye Blue, will have to be on their guard as AZM, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki and Ema Maishima could also be lurking in the background to support Starlight Kid.

The Slammiversary card is growing

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s (TNA) Slammiversary is getting closer. The event is one of the biggest pay-per-views on the promotion’s calendar, and after last week’s “Impact,” the card has become a little clearer.

Each championship will be defended at the event. Denver fans almost got to see Nic Nemeth make his decision and take the opportunity to defeat Mike Santana for his TNA World Championship, following his match with Eric Young. Instead, Nemeth took his low blow at the end of the night but already accepted the match for Slammiversary.

Pro wrestling fans are still waiting to hold their breath to see who will compete in the Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship. But here’s what we’ll get so far.

• Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance (c) vs. Rosemary and Allie for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship.
• Eric Young vs. Ricky Sosa
• Eddie Edwards vs. Moose
• Lei Ying Lee (c) vs. Xia Brookside for the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
• Brian Myers vs. Bear Bronson (c) vs. Matt and Jeff Hardy vs. Vincent and Dutch for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.
• Mike Santana (c) vs. Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship.

Slammiversary will take place on June 28 at Agganis Arena in Boston.

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Is TNA Getting an “Amazing” Return?

TNA released a teaser vignette last week and pro wrestling fans have been speculating that it could be the return of Amazing Red.

Amazing Red was a TNA original when the company was founded as a territory under the National Wrestling Alliance. He is a three-time X Division champion and was a tag team champion with Jerry Lynn. Since then, he has performed in several other promotions, while founding House of Glory.

Amazing Red returning to TNA and included in one of the most innovative matches of this generation would certainly draw eyes and add to the intrigue of the match, which already includes X Division Champion Cedric Alexander and Leon Slater.

Zaria wins singles gold at NXT

Zaria celebrates her victory during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on June 9, 2026. (Connor Kvatek/WWE)

A new era has begun at NXT. Zaria defeated Tatum Paxley to become the new NXT North American Women’s Champion.

It took time for Zaria to end her feud with Sol Ruca a few weeks ago. Zaria has proven to be a dominant force in NXT and no one, at the moment, can replace her.

Paxley’s reign ends after 94 days. She is on the bill for NXT Great American Bash, which will take place on June 28.

Who will stand up to Zaria now? Will Paxley get her revenge? Fans will have to tune in on Tuesday to find out.

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Pro wrestling news and notes you may have missed:

Miz speaks with Danhausen during SmackDown at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 1, 2026. (Meg Oliphant/WWE)

• The Miz reappeared on “SmackDown” after being electrocuted by Danhausen’s mysterious device. He only spoke in slogans. Kit Wilson tried to convince Danhausen to fix The Miz, but he was electrocuted as well.
• WWE United States Champion Tiffany Stratton appeared in a livestream with Blake Monroe. “The Glamour” smashed Stratton’s head into a cake. It may soon be Monroe’s time to have a match and her sights appear to be set on Stratton.
• A massive match was set up for AEW Forbidden Door. Kenny Omega has accepted the challenge from Zack Saber Jr. and the two global phenoms will face off in San Jose, California on June 28.
• Killer Kross defended the Major League Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship against Matt Riddle.
• Matt Justice went to crazy lengths to try to beat Josh Bishop in a street fight. But Justice’s wild stand from the balcony went wrong and Bishop emerged victorious.

• Lio Rush won the Ring of Honor TV Championship in a three-way match against AR Fox and Action Andretti.
• Deonna Purrazzo retains the Ring of Honor Pure Women’s Championship with victory over Olympia.
• Athena retained the Ring of Honor Women’s Championship with a victory over Syuri.
• Mark Davis retained the AEW National Championship against Ace Austin.
• Konosuke Takeshita retained the AEW International Championship with a victory over Lee Johnson.
• Gabe Kidd made his return to the ring after an injury. He returned to New Japan Dominion and declared for the G1 Climax.

Gabe Kidd enters the ring during New Japan Pro-Wrestling at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan on February 11, 2026. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

• Shota Umino defeated Andrade and Drilla Moloney to become the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.
• Yota Tsuji defeated Callum Newman to become the new IWGP heavyweight champion.
• Great-O-Khan and Henare defeated Yuto-Ice and Oskar (The Knockout Brothers) to win the IGWP Tag Team Champions.
• Aaron Wolf defeated Ren Narita to win the IWGP Never Openweight Championship.
• Yoh defeated Douki to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
• MyAEW has added new promotions to its streaming service and C4 Wrestling has become the latest company to be added to the mix.
• The National Wrestling Alliance crowned the new women’s tag team champions on “Powerrr.” Kenzie Paige and Kylie Paige (Pretty Empowered) def. Marti Belle and Allysin Kay (The Hex) and Clara Carter and Hollyhood Haley J.
• The professional wrestling world mourned the loss of 23-year-old Jordan Saint.