Phantom controller?

[iZeusHD]

So after completely corrupting my dolphin save (or my wii's backup nand) from trying to live TAS mario kart wii, i make another nand backup for my wii. Soi go into bluetooth to add my controller, but this one controller always shows up when dolphin is open. when i press the red button in my wiimote (i tried with dolphin open and closed) it doesnt show up. i think the "phantom controller" is mine so i pair it, but my wiimote does nothing