Overview
- Fightful Select, as summarized by Yahoo Sports, reports Danhausen’s AEW contract is scheduled to end in February 2026 and a new deal appears unlikely.
- Sources cited by Fightful say he has not been backstage for a long stretch and is not currently part of AEW’s storyline plans.
- Newsweek notes the deal was extended after injury time, with reporting tying the add-on to a 2023 torn pectoral that delayed an expected 2025 expiration.
- Newsweek, citing a WrestleVotes Live Q&A on Fightful Select, reports mixed internal views within WWE about pursuing him as a free agent.
- He has not wrestled for AEW since Worlds End 2023, made a subsequent appearance at ROH Final Battle 2024, and has continued working independent promotions in 2025.