Dirty Dango

Real name: Curtis Jonathan Hussey
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 242 lbs.
Date of birth: July 22, 1981
From: Boston, MA
Pro debut: September 1999
Trained by: Killer Kowalski
Finishing move: Swinging reverse STO

Biography

– Hussey was orphaned at a young age and was raised by his grandparents
– On November 10, 2000, The Sun Dragon (Curtis in disguise) defeated The Portuguese Stallion to win the SCCW Lightweight Title
– On September 29, 2001, Curtis & Damian Houston defeated The Damned (Mad Dog & Draven) to win the NCW Tag Team Titles
– On November 30, 2001, Curtis defeated KL Murphy to win the NCW New England Title
– In May 2002, Curtis defeated Chris Blackheart to win the PLW New England Title
– On August 11, 2002, Curtis defeated Don Vega to retain the PLW New England Title
– On October 28, 2002, Curtis & Kenn Phoenix defeated Fuzion (Mike Paiva & Blade) to win the PWF Northeast Tag Team Titles
– On February 15, 2003, Curtis & Phoenix (now competing as The Talent Exchange) defeated Mike Paiva & Kid Mikaze to regain the PWF Northeast Tag Team Titles
– In mid-2004, Curtis made several appearances on TNA Xplosion, regularly teaming with Nate Webb
– In 2006, Curtis signed a WWE development deal and was assigned to DSW
– On November 9, 2006, Curtis made his DSW debut, losing to David ‘Gangrel’ Heath
– On June 26, 2007, Curtis was one of several talents moved from DSW to FCW
– In July & August 2008, Curtis made several WWE House Show appearances, defeating Matt Striker and Charlie Haas, but losing to Snitsky
– On December 11, 2008, Curtis & Tyler Reks defeated The New Hart Foundation (DH Smith & TJ Wilson) to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Titles
– On January 22, 2009, Curtis & Reks defeated The Saxton Conglomerate (Kaleb O’Neal & Lawrence Knight) to retain the FCW Florida Tag Team Titles
– On February 5, 2009, Curtis & Reks defeated Ryback & Sheamus O’Shaunessy to retain the FCW Florida Tag Team Titles
– On February 26, 2009, Curtis & Reks defeated The Dude Busters (Caylen Croft & Trent Beretta) by DQ to retain the FCW Florida Tag Team Titles
– On March 13, 2009, Curtis & Reks defeated Drew McIntyre & Sheamus O’Shaunessy to retain the FCW Florida Tag Team Titles
– On April 3, 2009, Curtis & Reks defeated Agent D & Agent T to retain the FCW Florida Tag Team Titles
– On August 12, 2010, Curtis & Derrick Bateman defeated The Colossal Connection (Brodus Clay & Donny Marlow) & Los Aviadores (Hunico & Epico) in a 3-Way Match to win his second FCW Florida Tag Team Titles
– On September 2, 2010, Curtis & Bateman defeated The Dude Busters to retain the FCW Florida Tag Team Titles
– On December 7, 2010, Curtis debuted on NXT Season Four, defeating Jacob Novak. R-Truth served as his mentor for the show
– On March 1, 2011, Curtis was declared the winner of NXT Season 4
– On June 3, 2011, Curtis made his WWE debut, appearing on Smackdown in a backstage vignette
– On November 11, 2011, Curtis returned to NXT after a forgettable stint on Smackdown
– In late 2012, Curtis debuted a ballroom dancer gimmick, and became Fandango
– At Wrestlemania 29, Fandango pinned Chris Jericho
– At Hell In A Cell ’13, Fandango & Summer Rae defeated The Great Khali & Natalya
– Following a lengthy period of inactivity, Fandango returned on the Survivor Series ’14 pre-show, defeating Justin Gabriel
– In 2016, Fandango formed the imaginatively named ‘Breezango’ alongside Tyler Breeze. The duo feuded with Goldust & R-Truth
– In the 2016 WWE draft, Breezango were allocated to Smackdown
– In a dark match prior to Battleground ’16, Breezango defeated The Usos (Jimmy & Jey)
– At Money In The Bank ’17, Breezango defeated The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor)
– On the Fastlane ’18 pre-show, Breezango & Tye Dillinger defeated Mojo Rawley, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin
– Breezango were drafted to Raw in the 2018 Superstar Shakeup
– In July 2018, it was revealed that Fandango had suffered a shoulder injury
– Fandango was released by WWE on June 25, 2021. Hussey returned to the indies, initially as ‘Dango’, before switching to ‘Dirty Dango’
– Hussey had a brief run with the NWA in December 2021
– On February 19, 2022, Dango defeated Mantequilla & Mr James to win the SWF Heavyweight Title
– On July 16, Dango defeated Mike Skyros to win the ICW Heavyweight Title
– On August 13, Dango defeated Sean Carr to retain the ICW Heavyweight Title
– On September 17, Dango defeated Jora Johl to retain the ICW Heavyweight Title
– Hussey signed with Impact Wrestling in January 2023
– At Rebellion 2023, Dango, Joe Hendry & Santino Marella defeated The Design (Deaner, Callihan, Angels & Kon) in a Handicap Match
– In mid-2024, Hussey became known as ‘Johnny Dango Curtis’ or JDC for short
– At Emergence 2024, The System (JDC, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards & Moose) defeated Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Mike Santana & Joe Hendry