Danhausen (@LoveThatDanhausen) is a professional wrestler currently signed to AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss his rise in popularity on the independent scene, his debut on AEW Dynamite, cursing William Regal and what happens when someone is cursed, being out of action with a torn pec, not being on TV in 2024, breaking character for interviews, how he comes up with nicknames for wrestlers and more! TIMELINE: Get 10% off Mitopure at https://timeline.com/INSIGHT MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF 00:00 Intro 00:38 Do people ever recognize him without his faceprint? 01:40 Does he think his real voice sounds like Danhausen's voice? 03:21 Getting tired of doing the voice at fan conventions 05:52 Does he still enjoy playing the Danhausen character? 06:49 His old character on the Indies ‘Donovan Danhausen’ 08:36 When did he start putting makeup on? 11:15 The origin of the Danhausen character 14:40 Why doesn’t his face paint usually get on his opponents? 16:07 His style of wrestling adding to his career longevity 16:58 Being inspired by Conan O'Brien 19:00 Why does he do his trademark smile? 19:54 When did his character first start to pick up momentum? 22:13 How missing Wrestlemania weekend in 2020 changed his career 26:05 Making his AEW debut with a broken leg 29:10 Learning from veteran wrestlers about the importance of comedy 32:56 Connecting with fans over his ability to be authentically weird 34:47 Calling Colten & Austin Gunn the 'Ass Boys' 37:33 What happens when Danhausen curses someone? 38:27 How did the torn pec happen? 43:03 Did tearing his pec slow down the momentum of his career? 47:24 Returning to Ring of Honor at Final Battle in Hammerstein Ballroom 48:28 Fans favoring more of an in-ring style as opposed to his comedy 51:24 How does he deal with criticism? 52:34 Fans being disappointed that he doesn’t always maintain kayfabe 55:53 Teaming with Hook as HookHausen in AEW 57:28 The Rock seeing his skit where he drinks ZOA and became The Rock 1:00:06 What are his goals outside of wrestling? 1:03:32 What gave him the idea to trademark his face paint? 1:04:53 Checking things off on his wrestling bucket list 1:06:56 His love of collecting things that appreciate in value 1:10:04 What’s his wrestling dream match? 1:13:25 What do his many tattoos mean? 1:14:02 Sharing his fond love of The Simpsons 1:15:27 3 things Danhausen is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #aew #wrestling #danhausen #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo