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WWE star Danhausen lifts ‘curse’ on spiraling Mets with chance to be new Grimace

Nypost · · 481 words · By Joseph Staszewski
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What to know about WWE star Danhausen lifts ‘curse’ on spiraling Mets with chance to be new Grimace

The Mets could have another potential Grimace situation on their hands as WWE superstar Danhausen has chosen to lift the “curse” on the star-crossed franchise.

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What happened

The Mets could have another potential Grimace situation on their hands as WWE superstar Danhausen has chosen to lift the “curse” on the star-crossed franchise.

Why it matters

Danhausen, who made his WWE debut after a stint in AEW at Elimination Chamber in February, is known for cursing fellow wrestlers and others who disrespect him, and has storyline powers to lift curses at a price — usually lots of “human dollars.” Access the…

Common ground

Try it freeHe agreed to nix the believed hex on the Mets — losers of seven straight after a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Dodgers on Tuesday — when one of WWE’s former head writers, Brian Gewirtz, pleaded with Danhausen to do so on X.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Mets face the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers with Shohei Ohtani on the mound in Los Angeles on Wednesday night”
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Claim 2: “the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers”
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Claim 3: “The franchise, which has not won a World Series since 1986”
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The cross-reference from Nypost explicitly states the team hasn't won a World Series since 1986, which is a widely known historical fact.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay updated with the latest news and stories from around the world on Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
https://www.foxnews.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More tha…
https://apnews.com/
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Claim 4: “The Mets went on to beat the Marlins 10-4 that day to begin a seven-game winning streak”
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Claim 5: “that helped turn around a season that ended with a magical run to Game 6 of the NLCS”
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Claim 6: “WrestleMania 42 this weekend in Las Vegas”
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Claim 7: “has superstar Juan Soto sidelined with a calf injury”
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The search results for 'Juan' are completely irrelevant, discussing Chinese names, a YouTube creator, and the Bible, rather than baseball player Juan Soto.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 Hubo un hombre enviado de Dios, el cual se llamaba Juan. 7 Este vino por testimonio, para que diese testimonio de la luz, a fin de que todos creyesen por él. 8 No era él la luz, sino para que diese …
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=juan+1&version=…
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web search NEUTRAL — What's up y'all ? I am Director Juan, the creator of the Robber series and many more. I used to work at LuTuTu. Me and Luca have made many amazing videos together in the past.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp29ssiS2zXOoiSkvBkVtOA
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web search NEUTRAL — Juan (Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕɥɛ̂n] or [tɕɥɛ́n] 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan
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Claim 8: “sitting in last place in the NL East at 7-11”
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While Wikipedia and MLB.com confirm the Mets are in the NL East, the provided evidence does not confirm the specific record of 7-11 or their current standing in last place.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the New York Mets with the most up-to-date information on news, tickets, schedule, stadium, roster, rumors, scores, and stats.NL East.
https://www.mlb.com/mets
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web search NEUTRAL — CBS Sports has the latest New York Mets news and information, including team scores, stats, highlights and more for the 2026 MLB season.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/NYM/new-york-mets/
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Claim 9: “Danhausen, a vampire-themed comedy wrestler who carries teeth around in a jar”
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The search results provide general lists of WWE personnel and rankings but do not specifically describe Danhausen's persona or the 'teeth in a jar' detail.
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web search NEUTRAL — WWE personnel consists of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, ring announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, producers, script writers, and various other positio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WWE_personnel
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore our interactive Pro Wrestlers Database, which also includes Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers, and other personalities across any wrestling promotions, including WWE, AEW, TNA…
https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/wrestlers/
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 16, 2025 · Check out the list of current WWE wrestlers and cast your votes for who you think top the rest. This list is dynamically ranked based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of…
https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-wwe-wrestlers/ranke…
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Claim 10: “is coming off a 2025 season in which it missed the playoffs by one game, despite having the best record in baseball in June”
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No evidence was provided or found for this claim.
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Claim 11: “Grimace threw out the first pitch at Citi Field to celebrate his 53rd birthday on June 12, 2024”
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No evidence was provided or found for this claim.
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Claim 12: “Brian Gewirtz, a longtime Mets fan and business partner of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s, wrote on X”
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The evidence provided consists of lyrics for a Bruno Mars song ('Grenade') and is completely irrelevant to Brian Gewirtz or Dwayne Johnson.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 28, 2010 · Grenade Lyrics: Easy come, easy go, that's just how you live, oh / Take, take, take it all, but you never give / Shoulda known you was trouble from the first kiss / Had ya eyes wide ope…
https://genius.com/Bruno-mars-grenade-lyrics
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web search NEUTRAL — Fans started to throw fake grenades at Bruno Mars when he played "Grenade" live. He told UK newspaper, The Daily Star, "At first it was cute. Now it's beginning to spook my band out. With the stage li…
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/brunomars/grenade.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Bruno Mars Lyrics Grenade Lyrics Easy come, Easy go That's just how you live Oh, take, take, take it all But you never give Should have known you was trouble From the first kiss Had your eyes wide ope…
https://www.lyricsondemand.com/b/brunomarslyrics/grenadelyri…
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Claim 13: “the believed hex on the Mets — losers of seven straight after a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Dodgers on Tuesday”
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The search results provided are generic homepages for Google News, Fox News, and AP, and do not contain specific game results or streak information for the Mets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay updated with the latest news and stories from around the world on Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
https://www.foxnews.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More tha…
https://apnews.com/
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Claim 14: “Danhausen, who made his WWE debut after a stint in AEW at Elimination Chamber in February”
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The provided web search results for WWE news do not mention Danhausen making a debut at Elimination Chamber in February. The results are generic WWE news pages.
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web search NEUTRAL — World Tag Team Champions The Vision vs. The Street Profits Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther Intercontinental Champion Penta vs. Ethan Page Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs.…
https://www.wwe.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — WWE on YouTube is your number one spot to catch WWE original shows and exclusives!Watch videos from all of your favorite WWE Superstars, backstage fallout fr...
https://www.youtube.com/@wwe
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web search NEUTRAL — WWE Backlash preview: Tongan Death Grips and the Gingerbread Man Before Saturday's PLE, Greg Wyshynski gets you caught up on everything you've missed since WrestleMania 42.
https://www.espn.com/wwe/
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Claim 15: “as their offense has scored just 10 runs during the losing streak”
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The claim states the offense scored 'just 10 runs' during the losing streak. However, evidence from nj.com and other reports mentions a seven-game losing streak where the offense scored 16 runs (one source specifically says 'scoring 16 runs during that span').
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web search NEUTRAL — PHILADELPHIA - The New York Mets offense, which scored just seven runs in the last five games during a seven-game losing streak , broke out in a big way early in a nationally-televised showdown agains…
https://www.nj.com/mets/2025/06/struggling-mets-offense-hits…
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web search NEUTRAL — During their seven-game losing streak, the offense has gone ice cold, scoring 16 runs during that span and just seven runs over their last four games -- all against NL East opponents. -Francisco Lindo…
https://sny.tv/articles/mets-phillies-takeaways-6-20-25
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web search NEUTRAL — The game wound up getting away from the Tigers later, as the Mets scored three runs in both the sixth and eighth innings, and the Mets’ bullpen was able to hold Detroit scoreless for the rest of the g…
https://metapress.net/sports/2026/05/14/mets-get-unlikely-as…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.