Dudley Boyz

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The Dudley Boyz
TNA)
Former
member(s)		Paul Heyman (valet)
Joel Gertner (valet)
Stacy Keibler (valet)
Spike Dudley (Stepbrother)
DebutApril 13, 1996[5]
Years active1996–2010
2013–2016
2018, 2023 (reunions)

The Dudley Boyz (also known as Team 3D) was an American professional wrestling

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, briefly known as Impact).[2] They are considered one of the major teams that revived tag team wrestling during the Attitude Era[6]
and have been described as the greatest and most decorated tag team in professional wrestling history.

The team wrestled as the Dudley Boyz in ECW and WWF/E, and upon joining TNA—Due to WWE owning the rights to their names—they became known as Brother Ray and Brother Devon of Team 3D (named after their finishing move the Dudley Death Drop). Spike Dudley later signed with TNA and again sided with Team 3D as Brother Runt. Later in their TNA career, Brother Ray used the ring name Bully Ray while Brother Devon wrestled as simply Devon. After a brief feud with one another, Devon and Bully Ray were reunited as part of the villainous faction Aces & Eights.

They are the only tag team to hold the

TNA Hall of Fame.[7] WWE recognizes them as the most decorated tag team in company history, with 18 world tag team championship reigns,[8] while TNA recognizes them as 23-time world tag team champions. In 2018. In 2024, they will be inducted into the Hardcore Hall of Fame
, making them the first to be inducted into the WWE, TNA, and Hardcore Halls of Fame

They are famously known for their pioneering use of tables in their matches, usually beginning with Bubba Ray asking D-Von to "get the tables" in the middle of a match. On May 21, 2007, Bubba Ray and D-Von opened the Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment at the X-Cel Fitness Gym in Kissimmee, Florida. Longtime pro wrestling journalist Fin Martin of Power Slam, in contemplating the greatest tag team of all time, wrote: "If one were to base his decision on longevity, title wins and success in a variety of companies, The Dudley Boyz would get the nod".[9]

History

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996–1999)

See also: Dudley Brothers

The teaming of Mark LoMonaco and Devon Hughes was born from ECW's

Dudley family, a team of comedic fan favorites that consisted of many illegitimate children of the mythical traveling salesman "Big Daddy" Dudley. LoMonaco's Buh Buh Ray Dudley at the time was a fat, stuttering hillbilly who entertained the fans by dancing and wrestled with several of his "half-brothers", including Matt Hyson's Little Spike Dudley, for the ECW World Tag Team Championship several times. Hughes, as D-Von Dudley (the only black member of the family), debuted in ECW in April 1996 at Massacre on Queens Boulevard.[5] All the members of the Dudley family chased for the World Tag Team Championship at that time.[10] Little Spike Dudley also debuted in 1996 and teamed with Buh Buh Ray against The Full Blooded Italians.[11]

Initially, D-Von was hostile toward his family, saying that "true Dudleys" were not comedians. In February 1997, however, Buh Buh Ray and D-Von united at Crossing the Line Again and kicked all of the remaining Dudleys except for Big Dick Dudley and Sign Guy Dudley out of the family, becoming villains in the process.[12] They became the most successful members of the Dudley family as they dominated the tag team division of ECW.[10] They won their first World Tag Team Championship from The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) at Hostile City Showdown on March 15, 1997.[12][13] This win resulted in a rivalry with the Eliminators, who won the title back at ECW's first pay-per-view event Barely Legal.[14] On June 20, the Dudleys won their second ECW Tag Team Championship from Kronus in a handicap match due to Saturn being injured.[13]

The Dudley Boyz began their next rivalry with

The Gangstanators and beat the Dudleys for the tag title at As Good as It Gets on September 20.[17] At November to Remember, the Dudleys participated in a four-way dance for the tag title, involving the champs The F.B.I. (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido), The Gangstanators and The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten). The F.B.I. won the match and retained the titles.[18]

The Dudleys began a rivalry with Rob Van Dam and Sabu in the summer of 1998. At Wrestlepalooza, they lost to Van Dam and Sabu.[19] Eventually, the Dudleys turned on Spike, who then became involved in the rivalry.[11] At Heat Wave, however, Buh Buh and D-Von, along with Big Dick Dudley, lost to Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Spike in a six-man tag Street Fight,[20] ending the feud. On October 24, 1998, the Dudleys defeated Rob Van Dam and Sabu to win their fourth ECW Tag Team Championship.[12][13] At November to Remember, however, they lost the titles to Masato Tanaka and Balls Mahoney in Louisiana.[21] Dudley Boyz regained the titles from Tanaka and Mahoney on the November 13 episode of Hardcore TV. They lost the titles to RVD and Sabu, a month later at the ECW/FMW Supershow II in Japan.

With the departure of The Sandman, the Dudley Boyz took advantage of Sabu's ban from competing in the US, and D-Von defeated Rob Van Dam in singles competition for their sixth World Tag Team Championship.[12] With a brewing feud between the Dudleys and the Impact Players, (Justin Credible and Lance Storm), Buh Buh Ray and D-Von still had their hands full with the new team of Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney. It was at Heat Wave in 1999 that Spike and Mahoney beat the Dudleys for the gold.[12] The Dudleys, however, powerbombed both men through flaming tables—the first time such a thing had been seen on PPV.

In late-1999, the Dudley Boyz signed with the

World Wrestling Federation (WWF).[12] They made their final appearance with ECW at the Last Show at the Madhouse on August 26, 1999, winning their eighth ECW World Tag Team Championship from Spike and Mahoney in an impromptu match and threatening to take the titles to the WWF, only to lose the titles to Tommy Dreamer and the returning Raven in another impromptu match later that night.[12]

World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (1999-2005)

The Dudley Boyz briefly carried their tie-dye outfits from ECW into the WWF before dropping them for camouflage attire

Early years and tag team dominance (1999–2001)

In August 1999, Buh Buh Ray and D-Von joined the WWF. They requested a $1 raise above the WWF's offer to stay in ECW, but their request was denied because ECW owner Paul Heyman was working a deal with Vince McMahon to supply talent to the WWF.[22] Upon entering the WWF, Buh Buh Ray was first named “Bah Bah Ray Dudley,” then was renamed "Bubba Ray Dudley," and returned to stuttering during his promos - a character trait he had initially used early in his ECW tenure.[12] D-Von would then slap Bubba on the head to help him get his words out. After several weeks, most of the gimmick was dropped. They also dropped their classic tie-dye attire and began wearing camouflage-like ring attire.

While part of the WWF, the Dudley Boyz's claim to fame was bringing the use of

Tables, Ladders and Chairs (TLC) matches, the first at SummerSlam in 2000.[23] The second was at WrestleMania X-Seven in April 2001, in which Spike Dudley (who had joined the WWF in early-2001) interfered to aid the Dudleys.[24]

In mid-2001, the Dudley Boyz became villains again in a storyline where they'd act more aggressive towards Spike Dudley, mainly due to his growing relationship with Molly Holly. They would also soon join The Alliance, a massive group of wrestlers mostly consisting of former ECW and WCW wrestlers led by Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, who attempted to take over the WWF.[12] During this time, the Dudleys acted as enforcers of the Alliance, interfering on the behalf of Alliance mid-carders and main eventers. Stacy Keibler became the Dudleys' manager during this time— dubbed the "Duchess of Dudleyville" by ECW manager Paul Heyman—but she later cost the Dudleys a tag team match, and they put her through a table.[12] During the storyline, they became the first tag team to ever hold the WCW, ECW, and WWF Tag Team Championships.[12] Later, The Dudleys beat the Hardy Boyz in a cage match at Survivor Series in 2001 to unify the WWF and WCW Tag Team Championships.[25]

Split, reunion and departure (2002–2005)

Stacy Keibler as the "Duchess of Dudleyville" at WrestleMania X8

As 2002 began, Spike feuded with his big brothers again, winning the WWF Tag Team Title from them with partner

Deacon Batista.[12] At Judgment Day in 2002, Bubba Ray was in the corner of Raw's Trish Stratus, who was defending the WWE Women's Championship against Keibler; D-Von and Batista were in Stacy's corner as asked by Mr. McMahon. After Stratus retained her title, Bubba Ray and D-Von stood in the ring and shook hands before an altercation broke out between the three men where D-Von and Batista ended up driving Bubba through a table.[12] As 2002 went along, Bubba Ray teamed with Spike on Raw to form a new version of the Dudley Boyz.[12]

Bubba and D-Von reunited following the

The Big Show to SmackDown!). After the Dudley Boyz were back together they immersed themselves in the Raw tag team division over the next sixteen months. During this time, alternating between siding with and feuding with Raw General Manager, Eric Bischoff.[12]

D-Von (left) and Bubba Ray (right) performing the Dudley Death Drop on Lance Storm.

They continued competing in the tag team division until all three Dudleys were drafted/traded over to SmackDown! in March 2004,

WWE Cruiserweight Championship from Rey Mysterio.[12][11] This was a very ironically fitting role, as while Spike is considered the "little brother" due to easily being the smallest of the three, he's actually the oldest in real life. Their final appearance of 2004 as members of the WWE roster was on the November 4 episode of SmackDown! where they were taken out by the Big Show
.

After a lengthy hiatus, Bubba, D-Von and Spike made their final appearance at a WWE sanctioned event as part of the original One Night Stand in June 2005.[12][27] In July 2005, WWE opted not to continue contract renewal negotiations with the Dudley Boyz.[28] In addition, there was a mass of wrestlers (including Spike) that were released by WWE for budgetary reasons.[11][29] In August 2005, Bubba and D'Von were issued with legal notices instructing them not to use the (WWE trademarked) name "Dudley".[12] This led to a degree of acrimony between the former Dudleys and their erstwhile employers, as they had used the names since 1996, several years before all ECW intellectual property was acquired by WWE as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. Both believed Paul Heyman had granted them the rights to the name.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005-2014)

NWA/TNA World Tag Team Champions (2005–2008)

Team 3D with a fan

On September 21, 2005, Bubba and D-Von (now under the names Brother Ray and Brother Devon, respectively) signed multi-year contracts with

B.G. James) from Planet Jarrett and Team Canada. Team 3D's first rivalry in TNA was against America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (AMW), which included a mock funeral for the careers of Team 3D.[12] At TNA's December pay-per-view Turning Point in 2005, Team 3D defeated AMW in a Tables match.[12] At Final Resolution on January 15, 2006, Team 3D fought AMW again, but this time for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which AMW held.[12] They won the match, however, due to Team Canada's interference the referee awarded the match to AMW.[12]

On the April 13 episode of Impact!, Spike Dudley, now referred to as "Brother Runt", debuted in TNA, helping Team 3D beat Team Canada.

Kip James),[12] with the two teams meeting at TNA's June pay-per-view Slammiversary in a match which no one can be counted out or disqualified; Ray and Devon claimed victory in the match. After their brief absence, Ray and Devon made a return to TNA in October 2006 and went back on the tag title hunt.[12] They first fought with The Naturals (Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas), who defeated Team 3D in their signature tables match.[12]

Team 3D in an electrified steel cage at Lockdown in 2007

At the beginning of 2007, Team 3D became the number one contenders to

The Latin American Xchange's (LAX) NWA World Tag Team Championship and faced them at TNA's January pay-per-view Final Resolution.[12] During the match, however, Runt was scripted to appear drunk, wearing a Santa Claus outfit, and interfere, causing Team 3D to get disqualified. They continued their rivalry with LAX at TNA's March pay-per-view Destination X in a match which neither team could be disqualified called a Ghetto Brawl by TNA, in which they lost after interference from Alex Shelley. At Lockdown in 2007, Team 3D defeated LAX in an Electrified Six Sides of Steel match to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship.[12]
In this match, the cage was electrified by electrical powerlines, to give the illusion when a wrestler touched the cage, they would be instantly electrocuted, in storyline.

On May 13, 2007, the executive director of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) stripped Team 3D of the NWA World Tag Team Championship due to the permanent discontinuation of the relationship between the NWA and TNA Wrestling. TNA continued to recognize Team 3D as their World Tag Team Champions and were then designated as the very first official

The Motor City Machine Guns
, interfered on the Steiners' behalf.

On the October 18 Impact!, Team 3D assaulted the Machine Guns in the middle of their match, whipping them with studded belts and simultaneously powerbombing them through two tables while Ray derided the supposedly terrible quality of the Guns' match. Team 3D continued on this path of attack and verbal putdown, directing it towards the Guns' fellow TNA X Division wrestlers. This led to a match against the Guns at Genesis, which Shelley and Sabin won.[12] They later stole Jay Lethal's belt and kidnapped X-Division wrestler Johnny Devine, who subsequently turned on his fellow X Division wrestlers. While still referred to by most as Johnny, Ray and Devon called Devine "Brother Devine" and treated him as a member of Team 3D, though he did not share the half brother backstory. At Against All Odds, Team 3D and Johnny Devine fought The Motor City Machine Guns and Jay Lethal in a Street Fight but lost. Per the match stipulation, Ray and Devon could not compete unless they weighed in at 275  lbs. or lower.

Team 3D at Bound for Glory IV

After Against All Odds, Team 3D were matched with

Matt Morgan, both teams competed at No Surrender
with Abyss and Morgan picking up the victory.

IWGP Tag Team Champions (2008–2009)

Team 3D turned

Slammiversary, Beer Money, Inc. defeated Team 3D to become three-time TNA World Tag Team Champions after outside interference from The British Invasion of Brutus Magnus, Doug Williams and Rob Terry.[31] Soon after, 3D then reignited their feud with the Main Event Mafia from late 2008 by becoming number 1 contenders to face Booker T
and Scott Steiner for the TNA Tag Team Championships. After a failed attempt at the titles, they started a long feud with The British Invasion and other members of World Elite. Team 3D was attacked by World Elite on multiple occasions, until Beer Money Inc. intervened, leading to a loose partnership between the two teams.

Various feuds and dissolution (2009–2010)

On October 18, 2009, at

Suicide joined Morgan, Hernandez and Dinero to level the playing field.[36] At Final Resolution Morgan, Hernandez, Dinero and Suicide defeated Team 3D, Rhino and Neal in an eight-man elimination tag team match.[37]

When

Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags), who were a part of the new wave of wrestlers brought in by Hogan and Bischoff.[38] At Against All Odds The Nasty Boys defeated Team 3D in a tag team match, when Jimmy Hart made his return to the company and interfered in the match on the Nasty Boys' behalf.[39] Team 3D avenged their loss on the February 25 episode of Impact!, when Jesse Neal helped them defeat the Nasty Boys in a tables match.[40] On the March 15 episode of Impact! Team 3D and Neal were scheduled to face the Nasty Boys and Hart in a six-man tag team match, but before the match the Nasty Boys attacked Neal backstage and put him through a table.[41] Team 3D found Neal a replacement in the returning Brother Runt, but were still defeated in the match by the Nastys and Hart.[41] However, after the match Neal made the save for Team 3D and helped them put Sags through a table.[41] On May 16 at Sacrifice Ray turned heel by attacking Jesse Neal and costing him and Shannon Moore their match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, after feeling he had been disrespected by Neal.[42] The following month at Slammiversary VIII Neal defeated Ray in a singles match after a distraction from the debuting Tommy Dreamer.[43] The following month at Victory Road Ray and Devon faced Jesse Neal in a three-way match. During the match the members of Team 3D attacked each other, before Neal accidentally speared Devon and was then pinned by Ray.[44]

On the following episode of Impact! Devon joined fellow ECW alumni

TNA World Heavyweight Champion Rob Van Dam in attacking Brother Ray, Abyss and the rest of the TNA locker room.[45][46] The following week, Ray declined Devon's offer to join the ECW alumni, before TNA president Dixie Carter agreed to give the ECW alumni their own reunion pay–per–view event, Hardcore Justice: The Last Stand, as a celebration of hardcore wrestling and a final farewell to the company.[47] However, on the July 29 episode of Impact! Ray turned face and decided to join the ECW alumni and seemingly buried the hatchet with his brother.[48] On August 8 at Hardcore Justice Team 3D, accompanied by Joel Gertner, defeated Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney, billed as Kahoneys, in a South Philadelphia Street Fight. After the match Ray and Devon were assaulted by the Gangstas.[49] On the following episode of Impact!, the ECW alumni, known collectively as EV 2.0, were assaulted by A.J. Styles, Kazarian, Robert Roode, James Storm, Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan of Ric Flair's Fourtune stable, who thought they didn't deserve to be in TNA.[50] This marked Team 3D's final appearance on their old TNA contracts, which expired shortly thereafter. The two then entered negotiations over new contracts.[51] Team 3D returned to TNA television two months later on the October 7 live edition of Impact!, promising a major announcement at Bound for Glory.[52] At the pay-per-view Team 3D announced their retirement, but asked for one final match against the TNA World Tag Team Champions, the Motor City Machine Guns.[53] Their new multi–year contracts with TNA were confirmed shortly thereafter.[54] At Turning Point the Motor City Machine Guns defeated Team 3D to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[55]

During Team 3D's retirement ceremony on the following episode of Impact!, Ray turned heel by attacking Devon, reigniting the feud between the two.[56] The following week Ray claimed that Devon had gotten weak, since Sabin had managed to kick out of a 3D at Turning Point, calling him the Marty Jannetty and himself the Shawn Michaels of the team.[57]

Following this the two entered into a feud that spanned several events and shows, after which both men established their characters in singles storylines. Ray renamed himself Bully Ray,

TNA World Heavyweight Championship and came second in the Bound for Glory Series,[59][60] whereas Devon later entered a feud with D'Angelo Dinero regarding the allegiance of Devon's twin sons and later went on to win the TNA Television Championship.[61][62]

Aces & Eights (2012–2013)

Main article: Aces & Eights
Bully Ray and Devon (after reuniting as part of Aces & Eights) teaming up at a house show as World Heavyweight and Television Champion respectively

During the late summer of 2012, both Devon's and Ray's contracts with TNA were set to expire. While Ray agreed to a new two-year extension with the promotion,[63] Devon parted ways with TNA.[64] However, Devon returned on October 14, 2012, at Bound for Glory, being revealed as a member (later identified as the Sergent at Arms) of the heel faction Aces & Eights after their victory against Sting and a now face Bully Ray.[65]

Ray spent the next few months becoming close to

legit DUI charges and rehab from alcohol and drug use) in a 5-on-5 match between Aces & Eights and the reformed Main Event Mafia
, in which the loser of the fall would leave TNA. Hours later, Devon's departure from TNA was confirmed as legitimate.

TNA Hall of Fame (2014)

On June 15, 2014, at TNA Slammiversary XII, Devon returned to TNA and reunited with Team 3D two days later when he helped Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer in their attack against TNA President Dixie Carter's entourage; Devon and Bully Ray giving Dixie's nephew Ethan Carter III a 3D through a table. On the June 27th tapings of Impact, which aired August 7, Team 3D succeeded in putting Dixie Carter through a table.

Team 3D were inducted into the

TNA Hall of Fame on October 11, 2014, in Japan. They were the first tag team to be entered into the Hall of Fame, and were the third and fourth entrants. The following day at Bound for Glory, they defeated Tommy Dreamer and Abyss. The event was the final contracted date for each member of Team 3D.[69]
In July 2015, Bubba Ray made a one-off appearance for TNA as an authority figure.

Japan and independent circuit (2005–2015)

Team 3D (The Dudley Boyz) posing with the 2CW Tag Team titles after defeating Kevin Steen and Jason Axe in Watertown, New York in 2014

Aside from TNA, Team 3D has also participated in many

Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome Team 3D lost the IWGP Tag Team Title to No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro) in a three-way hardcore match, which also included Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson).[72]

Starting in late 2013, Bully Ray and Devon have been something of a fixture within

Lance Archer).[78]

Return to WWE (2015–2016)

On January 25, 2015, Bubba Ray made a one night appearance at

R-Truth before being eliminated by Bray Wyatt.[79]

On the August 24 episode of Raw, Bubba Ray and D-Von made their surprise return as the Dudley Boyz, where they reestablished themselves as fan favorites by attacking

Neville and Titus O'Neil to defeat Stardust, The Ascension, The Miz and Bo Dallas in a 5-on-5 traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match.[85]

The following night on Raw, the Dudley Boyz suffered a defeat against

The ECW Originals were defeated by The Wyatt Family in an elimination tables match.[86] The next night on Raw, the Dudley Boyz, Dreamer and Rhyno
were defeated again by The Wyatt Family in an 8-man tag team Extreme Rules Match.

The Dudley Boyz in April 2016

On the February 8 episode of Raw, the Dudley Boyz turned

2016 WWE draft, the Dudley Boyz were drafted to Raw.[87] At SummerSlam, they would lose to Sami Zayn
and Neville.

On the August 22 episode of Raw, the day after SummerSlam, the Dudley Boyz departed from WWE. During their farewell segment, they were confronted by

and Karl Anderson attacked both Bubba Ray and D-Von, sending D-Von through the table with a Magic Killer.[88]

Return to independent circuit (2016)

Team 3D competed at Insane Championship Wrestling's (ICW) Fear and Loathing IX event on November 20, 2016[89] in an unsuccessful challenge for Polo Promotions' (Mark Coffey and Jackie Polo) ICW Tag Team Championships and at House of Glory on December 17, 2016. Devon retired shortly after, making this his final match.[90] Devon returned to WWE shortly afterwards as a producer while Bully Ray would continue his in-ring career and sign with Ring of Honor.

WWE Hall of Fame (2018)

The Dudleys being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018

On January 22, 2018, on

Raw 25 Years, The Dudley Boyz made a one night appearance by interrupting a tag team match between Heath Slater and Rhyno and Titus Worldwide (Apollo Crews
and Titus O'Neil), giving a Whassup? and a Dudley Death Drop to Slater through a table.

On April 6, 2018, The Dudley Boyz were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Edge and Christian. At that point D-Von had retired from wrestling while Bubba Ray was still active.[91]

Impact Wrestling (2023)

Team 3D reunited on the 1000th episode of Impact in a winning effort against The Desi Hit Squad. After the match, they put Rohit Raju through a table.

Championships and accomplishments

Team 3D Brother Devon (left) and Bully Ray (right) as the 2CW Tag Team Champions
Slammiversary
in August 2009

Media

  • The Best of the Dudley Boyz (Pioneer Entertainment - December 4, 2001, VHS/DVD)
  • Second 2 None: World's Toughest Tag Teams - Team 3D (
    TNA Home Video
    - May 5, 2009, DVD)
  • Straight Outta Dudleyville - The Legacy Of The Dudley Boyz (WWE Home Video - January 5, 2016, DVD)

See also

  • The Dudley Brothers
  • TNT

Notes

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