Dirty Dango

**Curtis Jonathan Hussey** (born July 22, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to IMPACT Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) under the ring name **Dirty Dango**. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name **Fandango**.

Hussey began his professional wrestling career in 1999. He competed in several independent promotions in New England, winning the PLW New England Championship, the PWF Northeast Tag Team Championship with Kenn Phoenix on more than one occasion, the PWF Northeast Heavyweight Championship, NCW New England Championship, the Tag Team Championship with Damian Houston, and the SCCW Lightweight Championship.

In 2006, Hussey signed a development contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned to their developmental territory, Deep South Wrestling (DSW). He was then moved to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in June 2008, where he won the Florida Tag Team Championship on more than one occasion with Tyler Reks and Derrick Bateman. In December 2010, he competed in the fourth season of NXT as **Johnny Curtis**, and he eventually won the competition in March 2011.

In 2013, Hussey re-debuted as Fandango. Subsequently, WWE audience members started singing and dancing to his entrance music, which rose substantially on the iTunes charts and generated coverage in mainstream media. He later formed a tag team with Tyler Breeze called Breezango, with the duo winning the NXT Tag Team Championship in August 2020.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ **As Fandango**
		- *Falcon Arrow* (Sitout suplex slam)
		- *Last Dance* (Diving leg drop)
		- Swinging reverse STO
	+ **As Johnny Curtis**
		- *A Bid Farewell* (Over-the-shoulder back-to-belly piledriver)
		- Diving leg drop
		- Sitout suplex slam
		- Slingshot leg drop
	+ **As Dirty Dango**
		- Falling inverted DDT

* **Signature moves**
	+ Belly-to-back suplex
	+ Discus clothesline
	+ *Dirtbag Shuffle* (Leg drop, with theatrics)
	+ Diving clothesline
	+ Diving knee drop
	+ European uppercut
	+ Knockout low blow
	+ Multiple kick variations
		- Drop
		- Enzuigiri
		- Jumping high
		- Spinning heel
	+ Northern Lights suplex into the turnbuckles
	+ Russian legsweep
	+ Slingshot leg drop

* **Managers**
	+ Aksana
	+ **Alpha Bravo**
	+ Andrea Lynn
	+ R-Truth
	+ Layla
	+ Maxine
	+ Rosa Mendes
	+ Summer Rae
	+ Tyler Breeze

* **Nicknames**
	+ "The Ballroom Brawler / Brute / Dancer"
	+ "The Dance Expert"
	+ **"Dango"**
	+ "Deputy Dango"
	+ "Dirty Curty"
	+ "The Premiere Player"
	+ "Simply Johnny Curtis"
	+ "The Thoroughbred"

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling**
		- "Born & Raised" (Instrumental) by Dale Oliver
		- "Iron Clad" by Dale Oliver
		- "You Make Me Wanna Dance" by Richard Myhill
		- **"I've Got a Van"** by George Cordell
	+ **Florida Championship Wrestling**
		- "Teacher's Pets" by Jim Johnston Feat. Jimi Bell
		- "Bone Cracker (A)” by Ralf Weigand
		- "Thieving Magpie Overture" by Public Domain & Gioacchino Rossini
		- "I Told You So" by Jim Johnston
	+ **World Wrestling Entertainment**
		- "I Told You So" by Jim Johnston Feat. Flatfoot 56
		- "Sexy Girl (A)" by Cadence Blaze, Francisco C. SantaCruz & Deonata Moore
		- "ChaChaLaLa" by Jim Johnston
		- "Peña Flamenca" by Jim Johnston
		- "Breezango" by CFO$ (used as a member of Breezango)
	+ **Independent circuit**
		- "ChaChaLaLa" by Jim Johnston

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Eastern Wrestling Alliance**
	+ EWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kamikaze (2) and Brian Black (1)
* **Florida Championship Wrestling**
	+ FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tyler Reks (1) and Derrick Bateman (1)
* **Independent Connecticut Championship Wrestling**
	+ ICCW Connecticut Championship (1 time)
* **Immortal Championship Wrestling**
	+ ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Northeast Championship Wrestling**
	+ NCW New England Championship (1 time)
	+ NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Damian Houston
* **Power League Wrestling**
	+ PLW New England Championship (1 time)
* **Premier Wrestling Federation**
	+ PWF Northeast Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
	+ PWF Northeast Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kenn Phoenix
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked **#59** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2013
* **South Coast Championship Wrestling**
	+ SCCW Lightweight Championship (1 time)
* **Superstars of Wrestling Federation**
	+ SWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **World Wrestling Entertainment / NXT**
	+ NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tyler Breeze
	+ *NXT* (Season Four)