Cody Rhodes Isn’t Sure About Danhausen Yet, But Says He’s ‘King Of the Merch Game’

Cody Rhodes doesn’t quite know what to make of Danhausen yet, but he respects the man’s ability to move merchandise. As noted, the Very Nice, Very Evil One has been a huge success for WWE in terms of merch since he debuted in February, including big revenue at WrestleMania 42.

Rhodes was asked about Danhausen during his appearance on UnSportsmanLike with Evan, Canty and Michelle. The WWE Undisputed Champion said he didn’t know where he stands on the matter, but said Danhausen is currently “king of the merch game” in WWE. You can see highlights below:

On Danhausen:

“I don’t know, what do we think about Danhausen, by the way? I don’t know if I — I don’t know where I stand on him yet. I don’t know. He’s part of the crew that [signs] 8 x 10s early in the day. We do a stack of them. It’s a small crew that do these, we sell them up at the stands. And now he has a stack and it sits next to my stack. And so, we’ve had a couple of moments where we sat next to each other. I don’t have the best read on Very Nice, Very Evil, Very Rich. Don’t know enough about [him].

On Danhausen’s Merchandise Sales:

“I do think it’s safe to say Danhausen is one of the most popular people in all of WWE at the moment, and I don’t really see it stopping. He overtook the merch game. There’s all kinds of market confusion, because the WWE Shop website has a thing that people actually believe. But I’ll tell you right now who’s the king of the merch game? It’s Danhausen. He’s beaten us all”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit UnSportsmanLike with Evan, Canty and Michelle with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.