Donovan Danhausen better known mononymously as Danhausen, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Danhausen was born on August 17, 1990 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He was previously known for his tenures with Ring of Honor (ROH) and Full Impact Pro (FIP) under the same name. In collaboration with the Rootless Coffee Company, Danhausen launched a signature coffee blend called Danhausen Coffeehausen in 2021. Like many wrestlers, Danhausen has trademarked his ring name and catchphrases "Love that Danhausen" and "Very Nice Very Evil".
In addition, he has trademarked the design of his face paint. The attorney who represented him in this matter, Michael Dockins who works in conjunction with wrestlers so often he is nicknamed the "Gimmick Lawyer", believes this to be the first time a wrestler has trademarked his physical appearance.
| Name | Donovan Danhausen |
| D.O.B | August 17, 1990 |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Occupation | Professional Wrestler |
| Debut | 2013 |
| In-ring name | Danhausen,Donovan Danhausen,Kid Gorgeous. |
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Danhausen was trained by Jimmy Jacobs and Truth Martini. He made his debut on October 18, 2013, becoming known for sticking to a gimmick illustrated by his spooky attire and painted face. He competed at BLP Slamilton 2, an event produced by Black Label Pro Wrestling, where he teamed up with Ethan Page and Swoggle to defeat Blood Diamond (Jake Lander, Joshua Bishop and Tre Lamar) for the BLP Tag Team Championship. He competed for Capital City Championship Combat at C4 Combat Shock – 12th Anniversary on November 21, 2019.
Danhausen made his first appearance for Ring Of Honor at ROH Wrestling #429 on November 2, 2019, where he unsuccessfully challenged Shane Taylor for the ROH World Television Championship. He continued to make sporadic appearances such as at ROH Wrestling #437. At ROH Honor Reigns Supreme 2020 on January 12, where he scored a defeat against Dak Draper. At ROH Free Enterprise on February 9, 2020, Danhausen participated in a 20-man battle royal to determine the no.1 contendership for the ROH World Championship, where he competed against the winner Flip Gordon, Gangrel, PJ Black, Tracy Williams and others. At ROH Final Battle 2020 on December 18, he defeated Brian Johnson by disqualification, earning him an ROH contract.
Danhausen made his All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut during a special episode of Dynamite called Beach Break on January 26, 2022. He appeared during the Lights Out match between Orange Cassidy and Adam Cole. Hours later, AEW President Tony Khan announced that Danhausen had signed with the company. He began having interactions with Hook, wherein Hook is proving to be immune to Danhausen’s curses, and Danhausen doing little more than occasionally annoy Hook with often humorous results.
On the May 6, 2022 episode of Rampage, Hook declined Danhausen’s offer to align with him, and Mark Sterling convinced Tony Nese to challenge Danhausen to a match on the next episode of Dynamite. On the May 11, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Danhausen wrestled in his first ever AEW match, losing to Nese following a distraction from Sterling. After the match, Hook would align with Danhausen after saving him from a beatdown from Nese and Sterling. The new tag team would make their debut on May 29 at the Double or Nothing Buy-In, defeating Nese and Sterling. Since then, Danhausen has allied himself with Orange Cassidy and the Best Friends.
2023 Casino Tag Team Royale (with Orange Cassidy)
BLP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ethan Page and Swoggle
FIP Florida Heritage Championship (1 time)
MWA Michigan Championship (1 time)
Ranked No. 158 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
Ranked No. 171 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
ROH Year-End Award (1 time)
Best New Star
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