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Welcome to Select Answers, a feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.

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Hi, is there any news on Danhausen's contract now, if he goes to WWE, can he participate Royal Rumble 2026?

Barring some trickery, I don't think he would be able to do the 2026 Royal Rumble. I think it's a bad mark on AEW that they extended his contract due to injury time with absolutely no plans to use him, and with him wanting to be let go. What purpose does that serve? Just let the guy go. It's just a waste of money. If he doesn't want to be there and you don't want to use him, cut him loose. Him getting an AEW release is about the only way that could happen, which honestly isn't out of the realm of possibility.

Good morning, SRS. With Athena mentioning Thunder Rosa and Nyla Rose on RoH last night, can we hope that Nyla shows back up. As Nyla is funny as fuck and would provide a good foil for Athena. Thunder Rosa too, once her injuries heal up. Thank you.

I'm not even sure Nyla Rose knows why she's been off TV for a full year. Nobody I've spoken to knows either. She's not injured, she doesn't have any heat, everyone pretty well likes her. It's just one of those issues AEW has about benching someone and completely forgetting about them for a year at a time. I don't get it.

We've all been talking about a Chris Jericho retirement story next year, but does anyone know if Chris Jericho is actually looking to retire imminently? And if he didn't want to retire or have a retirement story, would that prevent WWE from bringing him back?

Chris Jericho has had no major injuries or surgeries, and wants to continue to wrestle. He's on his longest physical break in years, and has not told anyone that I've spoken to that he's looking to wrap things up. I can't speak to plans for WWE, but I do think that's the right place for him at this moment. I think the crowd will react the way WWE wants them to for this tour, assuming it happens.

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Matt Rentner

TK has difficulty booking monster type 'big' talent like Nyla cus that's all he sees her as, tag title stuff should at least get her some matches. She's been safe in the ring so any issues on 'that' subject shouldn't be a thing imo

Covell Coleman JR

At this point, I do just really wonder if Danhausen crossed a line with Tony in some way. Obviously, it more sounds like Tony is taking more seriously the talent that may say negative things about his promotion but I don't know how this serves him well in that regard.

LJ

I can't believe you would say that about Nikki Bella 😂

CSDX

So, if I had to speculate, I heard Danhausen made some tweethausens trashing AEWhausen over the CM Punkhausen fallout back in 2023, so I wouldn't be surprised if that played a hand in it. Even then, though, he's been benched long enough that they might as well give him what he wants before he starts pulling a Fenix and trashes them even harder. As for Nyla, I speculate it's due to the growing weird resentment against trans people, along with them being banned from sports in multiple states in the US, thanks to the Idiot in Chief and his good friend and Twitter owner Elongated Muskrat. I hope to be proven wrong, cause Nyla fucking rules and deserves all the things she'd ever want in life. Again, it's speculation. I ain't trying to be like Sportskeeda and act like it's a fact.

Troy A Palek

I know tk won't say it but I wonder if he is just trying to not got heat from the transphobic idiots in the white house by keeping nyla out

Aristidis Fantis

1) it's not a bad mark for AEW. Danhausen doesn't want to go to the WWE. 2) Chris Jericho in the WWE again would be the biggest snooze ever. His last run there was boring. He should stay in AEW forever.

Aristidis Fantis

Speaking of bad marks though, it's a terrible mark for the WWE that they are holding Andrade and Samantha Irvin hostage from going to AEW.

Aristidis Fantis

Honestly it just reinforces the negative perception of the WWE in how they treat minority and female talent in how unconscionable they are handling Andrade and Samantha Irvin.

Jet P

Danhausen not being released isn't a bad mark on the company because we have no details as to why he wasn't just let go like the rest of them earlier this year. The fact that he wasn't suggests there's more to it. He's also getting paid + can work the indies at the same time, forgive me for not thinking he's in some sort of prison. He signed the contract.

Aristidis Fantis

I'm surprised that Fightful hasn't broken the news yet about a certain tag team possibly re-upping with AEW. Cause I know for a fact that they were backstage at Dynamite last night. I took a picture with one of them who we haven't seen in AEW since I believe January 22. Maybe they don't have confirmation yet.

James White

Is Danhausen really that much different than Britt Baker from a “waste of money” standpoint? Is it really a “bad mark” vs. “business is business”?