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Richard Fitswell (One of the Minihausens) Reveals How Danhausen’s WrestleMania 42 Segment Evolved
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WrestleMania 42 Night Two featured a memorable segment between host John Cena, The Miz, Kit Wilson, Danhausen, and his army of Minihausens.
During a recent conversation with Rewind, Recap, Relive, Richard Fitswell of Micro Mania Midget Wrestling, who was one of the Minihausens, revealed how the segment evolved. Fitswell revealed that the segment was initially supposed to be something simple, but it just kept evolving as time wore on. He revealed that The Miz came to their dressing room, asking if they could lift him. They practiced it backstage, and it was ultimately added to the skit. He also revealed that Cena participated in the rehearsals at the request of Danhausen.
The segment saw Kit Wilson shove one of the Minhihausens, leading to the rest of them attacking him. Danhausen then lowblowed The Miz and followed it up with his version of the Five Knuckle Shuffle with the blessings of Cena. The segment ended with the Minihausens carrying The Miz backstage on their shoulders.
“It was supposed to be something simple. Just walk out with him down the ramp, and it evolved into something bigger. We had The Miz coming to our dressing room, and he asked us if we could pick him up. Backstage, we lifted him up, and he said, ‘Alright, I’m gonna go to production and see if we can add it to the skit.’ We went to rehearsal, and John Cena was side stage. Danhausen asked John Cena to be part of the production. Then they asked if we could come into the ring. One of the gentlemen gets pushed; one of our guys punched Kit Wilson in the lower area. We pummel him. Then we go to Miz and carry him out. That all evolved. It was simple and evolved into something big. To have John Cena there, plus Miz and Danhausen, it’s like a dream come true. After the fact, John Cena and Triple H came to us and said, ‘What a great job! We would love to have you back.’”
Listen to his comment below:
Cena later took to social media to comment on the segment. You can check that out HERE.
