Danhausen Finally Returns After Long AEW Absence

Danhausen has been one AEW star who has been mysteriously absent for quite some time but now he’s turned up once again.

At AEW Revolution in March 2023, Danhausen suffered a very serious injury. The very evil star was in a four-team tag team match with Orange Cassidy against the AEW Tag Team Champions The Gunns, The Acclaimed and Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett.

While Danhausen put up a fight, he also took the pinfall when The Gunns hit their finishing move to retain the titles. Shortly after the match, Danhausen revealed he had suffered a torn pectoral muscle that required surgery.

Following his recovery, Danhausen returned to AEW TV in November 2023 but has not appeared at all for the company in 2024 leaving many fans wondering about his future in the company.

However, Danhausen made a surprise return at Ring of Honor Final Battle as he confronted MxM’s Mason Madden. Madden was at ringside for Mansoor’s match with Atlantis Jr. Danhausen delivered a low blow to Madden before cursing him and dousing him with teeth.

All Not Well For Danhausen In AEW?

Fightful Select recently reported that despite his absence, Danhausen is still under contract with AEW until the summer of 2025. However, it seems all has not been well between the very evil star and the company as they are not said to have been in regular contact for around six months outside of approving Danhausen’s independent bookings.

Plans changed in AEW for Danhuasen’s return and that led to him expressing his frustrations directly to Tony Khan. Bryan Danielson is said to have been a big proponent for bringing him back into the fold but it is not yet known why the decision was made to have him return in ROH.