Stephen A. Smith has rejected demands from WWE superstar Danhausen to remove a curse placed on the ESPN personality.
The exchange unfolded on social media after Danhausen used his signature “You…Are…Cursed!” catchphrase on Smith.
Danhausen has been liberally using his curse gimmick on WWE television, potentially running out of roster members to target. The wrestler apparently decided to expand his cursing beyond the wrestling world by directing it at the prominent sports commentator.
Danhausen had “cursed” the ESPN analyst during the April 17 episode of ESPN First Take. Following the curse, Smith’s beloved New York Knicks have dropped two out of three games to the Atlanta Hawks.
Now, the former AEW star wrote on X:
“Stephen A. Smith APOLOGIZE and Danhausen will think about maybe possibly pondering lifting your curse,” he wrote. “Also send human money. ESPN First Take.”
Smith’s Response to the Curse
Smith has now responded to Danhausen’s curse removal demands. He responded:
“I’m not apologizing for a damn thing Danhausen,” he fired back. “Not a damn thing. Curse or no curse, the Knicks have NO BUSINESS losing this series to the Hawks — no matter how good that young team is. No business.”
“If the Knicks lose this series, heads need to roll. Period. President! GM! Coach! Players! Even the damn Dance Team! To hell with all that superstitious stuff. The Knicks need to handle their damn business. They had better not lose this series, damnit. I swear they better not!”
Whether this exchange leads to any further interaction between Smith and Danhausen remains to be seen.