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WWF Superstars at the UPN Primetime Upfront (2001)

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Kane and Spike Dudley at King of the Ring 2001!

Kane was Spike's surprise partner, and he tossed him around like a ragdoll in the match so many times lol.

YEET!!! I actually can't believe this one.

Kane hit some pyro with his massive guns, I mean arms. 🥵

Kane took care of his little partner and carried him out though! Reminiscent of the X-pac days💔

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TRICK WILLIANS & D-VON DUDLEY WWE NXT (NOVEMBER 6, 2024)

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Got bored a while back and decided to make little videos of my favourite moves in past wrestling games.

Here's the 3D! from WWF No Mercy on N64

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WOW MAGAZINE : march 2000 vol. 1 Issue 11

Dudleys are Duds

The Dudley Boyz went from ECW tag champs to WWF tag chumps

The Dudley Boyz are an odd sight. They wear tie-dyed T-shirts and glasses that make them look more like classroom nerds than wrestling ring bullies.

D-Von Dudley’s attire consists of short, black overalls over his T-shirt. Buh Buh Ray Dudley’s shirt goes untucked, leaving little to be imagined around the midsection. His Confederate flag bandana adds yet another dimension to a team that appears to be a collection of opposites. 

Despite their unconventional appearance, The Dudelys have failed to stand out since jumping to the World Wrestling Federation from Extreme Championship Wrestling in August 1999.

[Curtis Hughes takes out D-Von and Buh Buh Ray with a double clothesline.]

Dudleys’ WWF debut

The eight-time ECW world tag team champions and popular heels debuted on Smackdown Sept. 2, 1999 with a reputation for excelling in hardcore matches. That night, D-Von and Buh Buh Ray Dudley [real names: Devon Hughes and Mark Lomonica, respectively] looked like they were picking up where they left off in ECW.

During a match between Edge and Christian and The Acolytes, The Dudleys walked down the ramp carrying two-by-fours and started swinging. Commentators Michael Cole and Jerry “The King” Lawler played into the situation, wondering aloud who these two outsiders were and from where these men had come.

Edge and Christian and The Acolytes stood outside the ring staring blankly at the two wrestlers who had just caused a double disqualification. Unfortunately for The Dudley’s and the WWF, many fans were doing the same, and many still are.

Dudley job squad

In the months since the Smackdown debut, the WWF and The Dudleys have not been able to turn the duo’s ECW success into WWF glory. While the team chalked up a few victories in late 1999 (including beating Kurt Angle and Steve Blackman on the Dec. 9 Smackdown and Kane and X-Pac on the Oct. 28 Smackdown), The Dudley’s have been relegated largely to jobbing to more established tag teams including The Acolytes, The Hardy Boyz and the team of Edge and Christian.

While in WCW, D-Von and Buh Buh Ray Dudley were part of the federation’s most despised group. Along with Spike and Sign Guy Dudley, The Dudley Boyz developed a reputation for cutting biting promos and inciting near riots with their disparaging remarks toward fans.

D-Von and Buh Buh Ray Dudley had instant chemistry. Their Dudley Death Drop (3-D) tandem move - where the opponent is punished in a combination of a back body drop and a version of the diamond cutter - became a fear-inspiring finisher. Toward the end of their ECW run, the Dudleys added a twist on the 3-D by putting opponents through flaming tables

[Buh Buh Ray Dudley (above) and D-Von Dudley]

The Dudleys’ popularity and teamwork raised the eyebrows of WWF officials. So did another ECW move that forced WWF to react.

Just weeks before The Dudleys left, ECW signed a contract with TTN that gave the federation its first national, cable television deal. Until that point, ECW had limited exposure. Live shows were performed in smaller venues in front of rowdier, hardcore fans. Since ECW’s existing syndicated television show was difficult t o find on some cable systems, many casual wrestling fans did not know the federation existed.

WWF raids competition

The WWF had seen enough from ECW to know that a third major wrestling federation could be developing. The easiest way for the WWF to make sure ECW didn’t make too big of a splash was to raid the roster of talent, no matter how obscure the performers may have been on a national level.

The Dudleys got caught in the middle. The WWF offered Hughes and Lomonica a substantial raise and told them they would be worked into storylines immediately. The WWF didn't need another tag team. It just wanted to make sure ECW didn't have its top one as it went national on TNN.

“I wish they wouldn't have left,” Tazz wrote about The Dudley Boyz on his Web site (www.tazmission.com) on Aug 4. “But business is business, and they deserve it. They are the hardest working tag team I have ever seen in my 13 years in the business.”

‘The Dudleys came in and not a lot of people knew who they were.’

-anonymous WWF tag team wrestler

Turn Dudleys loose

While the money might be good, The Dudleys are going to need to work overtime to make their WWF run a success. In the current WWF tag team structure, the Dudleys have yet to find a niche. Because of their bigger size, they don’t work well with high-flyers like Edge and CHristyian or The Hardys, two young teams the WWF is pushing.

The Dudleys need to be set loose. They have yet to reclaim ECW-like glory on the microphone because the WWF hasn’t allowed them to. In his first few months in the WWF, Buh Buh Ray revived his old stuttering gimmick from ECW, but he earned few laughs and little legitimate heat. The two haven’t had an extended interview and only recently were they involved in angles with the top tag teams. 

“The Dudleys came in and not a lot of people knew who they were,” said a WWF tag team wrestler who asked to remain anonymous. “At that time, ECW was still only a common name to a handful of wrestling fans. They didn’t have a lot of time to develop their characters because they were thrown right in there. Here, you normally have to pay your dues. The WWF is far, and I think if (The Dudleys) keep going along with what they're told, there will be good things to come for them.”

[Buh Buh Ray’s stuttering gimmick re-emerged when he joined the WWF.]

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One of the most iconic promo images in wrestling

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There are three things that I always think about when The Dudley Boyz are mentioned and that are:

1. Spike getting his ass absolutely wrecked almost every single match

2. "D-VON, GET THE TABLES"

and also

3. "AND THIS IS FOR YOUR 97 COUSINS" clip

There's a few other things, but those are my highlights

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Tricky Whoopin’ by Trick Williams feat. D’Von Dudley

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Most Beloved WWE Male

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WWE NXT (NOVEMBER 6, 2024)

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Ladies, gents, they's, and @colesterstrudel.

I give you, casual Cole.