The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from the opportunity to defend their NBA Championship against the New York Knicks. It will be a tall order for the incumbent to hang onto the Larry O’Brien trophy, and not just because they first must defeat the tallest player in the National Basketball Association, 7’4″ San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama, one final time (out of potentially two remaining games). It’s also not solely because the Knicks starting five, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns, are playing lights-out basketball on behalf of New York City (the bench has been amazing too). No, the main obstacle standing in the way of repeat-NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a comic-relief WWE wrestler.
Danhausen is not your typical WWE Superstar. Sure, he can wrestle some, but these days, Donovan Andrew Danhausen is the main comedy act on the main roster. That’s no slight: Danhausen entertains children and adults alike in what is a key role for a well-rounded professional wrestling locker room. Also, he sells a shitload of merch. In his brief time in WWE, Danhausen has already haunted (and defeated) the league’s former court-jester extraordinaire, The Miz (Miz, I’d argue, is the better in-ring performer), as well as YouTuber IShowSpeed, (Chad) Gable, Dominik Mysterio and Kit Wilson. Not exactly the Four Horsemen, but still.
