As noted before, Danhausen’s contract with AEW is currently set to expire by the end of this month. Danhausen has been absent from AEW and Ring of Honor since February of 2023 outside of a surprise appearance at ROH’s Final Battle 2024 event in December of 2024. Danhausen teased his departure from AEW on Friday.
Danhausen’s contract with AEW is currently believed to have officially expired as of today.
Danhausen’s profile had been listed on AEW’s roster page on their official website as of Friday, February 27th but it was recently removed. This is usually an indication of someone had left from the company.
Danhausen has been removed from AEW’s roster page on their website pic.twitter.com/j1ULBgxdlE
— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) February 28, 2026
Danhausen has been speculated for some time to potentially be the big surprise in the mystery crate that has shown up on recent weeks of WWE RAW and SmackDown shows that will be officially revealed at Saturday’s WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 event in Chicago, Illinois.
Prior to his departure, Danhausen had been with AEW since January of 2022.

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