Kit Wilson said a number of people backstage were unhappy that Danhausen made his WWE debut on a premium live event.
Danhausen debuted at Elimination Chamber earlier this year and won at SummerSlam months later. Speaking on Busted Open, Wilson was asked whether he expected the rise.
“Absolutely not,” Wilson said. “I was there in Chicago for his debut, and I think that gave us a lot of question marks. It was a lot of people that enjoyed it. There was a lot of people that didn’t. Again, that’s the beautiful thing about this company, about this program is that we all get to have our own opinion. Danhausen came in and there was a lot of us backstage that didn’t feel too fond about him coming in on a pay-per-view, on a P.L.E… maybe taking our spots.”
Wilson then made his own case, in character, for a share of the credit.
“So of course, I wanted to be the guy to take on Danhausen. Who had his debut match? Me. Who put him on the map? Me, and now Danhausen is popular than ever. So, I guess you’re welcome?”
Wilson and The Miz worked a feud with Danhausen for several weeks before Danhausen turned his attention to The Judgment Day.