The identity of Danhausen’s mystery partner for his tag team match against The Miz and Kit Wilson at WWE Backlash on Saturday remains officially unknown, but Bryan Alvarez has shared speculation pointing to a familiar celebrity name.
Alvarez wrote to his subscribers on X that while he cannot confirm the information, he is hearing speculation that Jelly Roll will be the mystery partner.
“I can’t confirm this but I am hearing speculation that the mystery partner for Danhausen is, in fact, Jelly Roll, which would make a LOT more sense than an unadvertised PLE appearance by CM Punk.”
The Jelly Roll connection to Backlash runs deeper than a random celebrity booking. Prior to the creative decision being made for Cody Rhodes to defeat Randy Orton at WrestleMania 42, the plan had been for Jelly Roll to team with Rhodes at Backlash in a tag match against Orton and Pat McAfee.
That concept was shelved when the WrestleMania direction changed and Orton subsequently disappeared from WWE programming following the event, having reportedly been dealing with a physical issue heading into the show. Jelly Roll being redirected to a different partner for a different Backlash tag match would repurpose a plan that was already in motion rather than starting from scratch with a new celebrity appearance.
Current betting odds list CM Punk as the favorite at -200 to be Danhausen’s partner, with Joe Hendry at +200, Mr. Iguana at +300, and Jelly Roll at +400.