Dirty Dango, also known as Fandango from WWE, was known to be an excellent wrestler before he became a comedy act in WWE a decade ago after being given a strong push, including a win over Chris Jericho at WrestleMania.
Dango portrayed a dancer and other gimmicks in WWE before he was let go. He made his Impact Wrestling debut last year at Bound For Glory.
Last month it was reported that he had signed with the promotion.
While speaking on the Windy City Slam podcast, Dirty Dango confirmed he has signed a one-year deal and brought up his history with the promotion dating back to 2003. When he got the call from the promotion to come in while he was a free agent, it was a no-brainer decision.
Dango noted that he wants to transition into being a more serious wrestler.
“I’m a real big fan of Josh Alexander. Some of the X-Division guys, I’m a huge fan of their work, I just don’t know if I can keep up with them. Heath, Myers, guys like that. In the past, I was in more of a comedy shtick wrestling with them. Now, I’m working a little bit more of a serious style. My match with Myers in Albany, it felt good to get out there for 10-15 minutes and give a good wrestling match and not have to do a complete comedy act. I don’t have my eyes set on one person, just prove to management that I’m not a comedy act. When the bell rings, I can go.”
H/T to Fightful for the transcription
