Fandango Provides Clarification On Wrestling Future After Retirement Tease

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Former WWE star Dirty Dango (Fandango) has provided clarification on his wrestling future.

Dango, real name Curtis Hussey, appeared to announce his retirement in March, tweeting:

“I’ll be stepping away from the ring in couple months. Goodbye forever.”

Speaking with the Dropkick Podcast at WrestleCon, Hussey noted that he’s set to undergo knee surgery this summer, and will use his wrestling hiatus to re-evaluate himself.

Explaining his intentions behind his original post, Hussey said:

“First of all, I just wanted to get rid of Twitter. In general, it’s a very negative platform. It’s kind of my own fault for reading the comments. It’s good if you want to build your brand. I do construction back home, I’m kind of putting a lot more energy into that lately. I’m getting surgery this summer on my knee.

“I never really said I was retiring, I said I was going to step away for a little while. Of course, the dirt sheets picked it up. I kind of got a kick out of it. I’m gonna get surgery on my knee, it’s been bothering me for about a year now and re-evaluate this summer, take the summer off, spend it with my girl and my dogs, and see where we’re at. Wrestling is not going anywhere.”

Hussey was released from his WWE contract in June 2021. The former NXT Tag Team Champion notably debuted for NWA that December, most recently competing for the promotion at the March 22 Powerrr taping.

Over 20 performers have left WWE this year so far. You can check out the full list of WWE departures in 2022 right here.

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