Fandango (wrestler)

"Johnny Curtis" redirects here. For the Native American musician, see Johnny P. Curtis.

Fandango
Hussey, as Fandango, in 2016
Birth nameCurtis Jonathan Hussey
Born (1983-07-22) July 22, 1983 (age 41)
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Dirty Dango[1]
  • Fandango[2][3]
  • Johnny Dango Curtis (JDC)[3][4]
  • Johnny Curtis[4]
  • Johnathan Curtis
  • The Portuguese Sundragon[3]
Curtis Stoogerman
Billed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Billed weight257 lb (117 kg)[2]
Billed from
Trained by
DebutSeptember 1999[3]

Curtis Jonathan Hussey[7] (born July 22, 1983)[8] is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a member of The System and performs under the ring name Johnny Dango Curtis (shortened as JDC). 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).[3] 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.[3] In December 2010, he competed in the fourth season of NXT as Johnny Curtis, and he eventually won the competition in March 2011.[6][9]

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.[10] He later formed a tag team with Tyler Breeze called Breezango, with the duo winning the NXT Tag Team Championship in August 2020.

  1. ^ "Dirty Dango Bio". IMPACT Wrestling.
  2. ^ a b c "Fandango Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cite error: The named reference OWOW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference PLW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Johnny Curtis". Florida Championship Wrestling. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Johnny Curtis Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 22, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  7. ^ Butterly, Amelia (March 10, 2014). "WWE's Fandango: Concussion campaign really beneficial". BBC News. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  8. ^ Defelice, Robert (July 26, 2021). "Fandango Believes Karrion Kross Will Be A Big Star In WWE If He Learns To Not 'Sell' Any Frustration". Fightful. Retrieved July 27, 2021. 37-year-old me knows that now but 26-year-old me didn't at the time.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference NXT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Martin, Adam (April 13, 2013). ""Fandangoing" continues to gain attention in sports and online". WrestleView. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2023.