WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash often has a pessimistic view of his former company, and the skilled wrestling business overall, oftentimes giving reason, resembling his recent experience on the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony where he inducted fellow nWo member Dennis Rodman. There are some points of wrestling that he still enjoys, nevertheless.
On an episode of his “Kliq This” podcast, as he and co-host Sean Oliver were discussing WWE revenue through the years, Nash brought up a recent Danhausen skit from the WWE WrestleMania 42 construct. He said that one yr, revenue was up for the corporate due to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, but mentioned, “as Danhausen would say, ‘Cold Stone.'”
“I like it. It’s the perfect thing in wrestling,” Nash said, then questioned “why” the gimmick “has to run its course.” “It’s one among the few things that absolutely, 100% amuses me.”
Danhausen made his WWE debut at Elimination Chamber in February after weeks of rumors surrounding a crate that had been shipped between “WWE Raw” and “WWE SmackDown.” After his initial debut fell flat with fans in Chicago’s United Center, fans, especially those on social media, have come around to the “Very Nice, Very Evil” one, to the purpose he was one among the highest three merchandise sellers at WrestleMania 42, behind CM Punk and Cody Rhodes.
He even got his own WrestleMania moment alongside John Cena, when he and the “Littlehausens” confronted The Miz and Kit Wilson within the ring. Danhausen has, up to now, only wrestled two matches in WWE, together with his third to return alongside a mystery partner against Miz and Wilson at Backlash.
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