Dudley Boyz
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Image:Team3d2.jpg Team 3D is a professional wrestling stable of Brother Ray (Mark Lamonica), Brother Devon (Devon Hughes), and Brother Runt (Matt Hyson). The team is now (most notably) working in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. However, the team was previously known as The Dudley Boyz (Buh-Buh/Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von, and Spike Dudley) and are best known for their work in World Wrestling Entertainment and Extreme Championship Wrestling. Ray and Devon are considered to be one of the most successful tag teams in wrestling history.
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Dudley Boyz
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Known individually as Buh Buh Ray and D-Von, the Dudley Boyz dominated the ECW tag team division, winning the ECW Tag Team Championship a record eight times and defeating teams such as The Eliminators and The Gangstas. Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, and manager Joel Gertner all achieved a degree of infamy for their vitriolic interviews, which antagonized audiences to a point of near riot.
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
In 1999, Buh Buh Ray and D-Von left ECW following a pay dispute and joined the World Wrestling Federation, where Buh Buh Ray was renamed "Bubba Ray Dudley". It is believed that the team did not want to go to the WWF-the much larger of the two promotions. A $1 raise requested by the team from ECW, was declined.
While part of the WWF (now World Wrestling Entertainment), the Dudley Boyz's claim to fame was bringing the use of tables as weapons into the wrestling mainstream, often using their signature double-team move, the 3D, to put their opponents through one of these tables.
The Dudley Boyz would also be play a part in the development of a match known as a TLC match (Tables, Ladders and Chairs) along with the Hardy Boyz (ladders) and Edge and Christian (chairs).
Throughout 2000 and 2001, the Dudley Boyz engaged in a three way feud for the WWF World Tag Team Championship with The Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian. The feud incorporated two critically acclaimed Tables, Ladders and Chairs matches, the first at SummerSlam 2000 and the second at WrestleMania X-Seven.
While they were initially heels, and were known for Bubba Ray's penchant for driving women (including Terri Runnels and Mae Young) through tables. Later, the Dudley Boyz turned face in late 2000. In early 2001, they were joined in the WWF by Spike Dudley.
In late 2001, the Dudley Boyz turned heel once again by joining The Alliance, a large stable of former ECW and WCW wrestlers led by Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley who attempted to take over the WWF.
Following WrestleMania X8 in March 2002, the WWF was renamed "World Wrestling Entertainment" (WWE) and the roster was divided into two brands, RAW and SmackDown!. The Dudley Boyz were separated for a short time when Bubba Ray was drafted to RAW and D-Von to SmackDown!. Bubba Ray would have a short program over the World Heavyweight title with Triple H on RAW, while D-Von adopted a preacher gimmick on Smackdown and was followed to ringside by Deacon Batista. The team would reunite following the 2002 Survivor Series, bringing D-Von to RAW.
After the Dudley Boyz joined back together they became a staple in the RAW tag team division over the next sixteen months, feuding with teams such as Three Minute Warning, La Résistance and various combinations of the UnAmericans.
Shortly after arriving on SmackDown!, the Dudley Boyz turned heel once again, siding with Paul Heyman and feuding with Rob Van Dam, and Rey Mysterio, and later The Undertaker.
On July 5, 2005, WWE announced that it had opted not to continue contract renewal negotiations with the Dudley Boyz. In addition, fifteen other wrestlers (including Spike) were released by WWE, which was decreasing its spending as a result of a fall in projected revenue. In August 2005, all three former Dudleys were issued with legal notices instructing them not to use the (WWE trademarked) name "Dudley". 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. Soon after, Lamonica and Hughes announced that they intended to pursue legal action against WWE.
Team 3D
Prior to their TNA debut they competed as Team 3D, Devon and BRD. At the TNA tapings themselves, they were collectively called Team 3D but referred to themselves as Brother Ray and Brother Devon.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Image:DoomsdayDudleyDevice.jpg On September 21, 2005, it was announced that they had signed multi-year contracts with TNA Wrestling. After signing, it was rumored that they would become known as Brother Ray Deadly & Brother Devon Deadly, the Deadly Brothers as the names along with the Deadly Death Drop name have been recently trademarked by the former Dudleyz [1].
Team 3D made their first appearance on the October 1 episode of TNA iMPACT!, helping save 3Live Kru from Planet Jarrett and Team Canada. Brother Ray and Brother Devon were further assisted by Kevin Nash. At the end of the show (it was cut from the show itself, but appeared on TNA's website), Brother Ray in a shoot promo told "those good, decent people in Stamford, Connecticut" (referring to the city where WWE headquarters is based) to "trademark this", at which both he and Devon flipped the bird to the camera. They also joined the International Assault tour of Australia.
Their first match on TNA was the next weekend, on the October 8 episode of iMPACT! against America's Most Wanted. Unfortunately, Gail Kim and Jeff Jarrett both interfered, and Planet Jarrett left Team 3D both bloodied on the mat. On October 15, Planet Jarrett sent a tape to iMPACT! showing the "funeral" for the careers of Team 3D. Father James Mitchell presided, and AMW gave the eulogy. Jarrett, Kim, Team Canada and Abyss were also in attendance, and the guest book was signed with names that would suggest officials of WWE. The funeral was staged at a funeral parlor local to the iMPACT! Zone in Orlando, Florida.
At the Turning Point PPV, Team 3D successfully defeated AMW in a non-title Tables match.
At TNA Final Resolution on January 15, Team 3D wrestled for the NWA Tag Team Championship against America's Most Wanted. They won the match, but in a confusing ending involving blinding powder and a post-match run-in by Team Canada, the referee awarded the match to America's Most Wanted.
On the April 13 edition of TNA Impact!, Matt Hyson debuted in TNA, helping Team 3D beat Team Canada and America's Most Wanted in a post-match brawl. Hyson will now be referred to as "Brother Runt".
All Japan Pro Wrestling
Aside from TNA, Team 3D have also been participated in many All Japan Pro Wrestling's shows since their WWE releasing.
Team 3D would hold an unbeaten streak in the Japanese promotion which is still in effect today. They would also win All Japan's Real World Tag League in 2005.
Wrestling facts
Trademark moves
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- a cutter by Brother Ray after his partner Devon gives the prone opponent a flapjack, usually through a table.
- a neckbreaker by Brother Devon while his partner Ray gives the prone opponent a backdrop.
- Brother Ray holds an opponent up for an electric chair drop just before Brother Devon hits the opponent with a flying clothesline off the top turnbuckle.
- Whazzzup?! (Prone diving headbutt low-blow)
- a diving headbutt into the opponent's groin by Devon while Brother Ray spreads the opponent's legs. Brother Ray and Devon would say "Whazzzup?!" before performing the move, an allusion to the Budweiser beer commercials that were popular at the time they started performing the move.
- Devon lifts a prone opponent onto the shoulders of Brother Ray, who is sitting on the top turnbuckle, so he can deliver a Sit-out Superbomb, usually through a table.
Quotes
- "Thou shall not steal! Thou shall not kill! Thou shall not mess with the Dudleyz!"
- "We are the DD..D..Dudley Boyz!" (Buh-Buh Ray)
- "Oh my brother, TESTIFY!" (Brother Devon)
- "D-Von... GET THE TABLES!" (Bubba Ray)
- "There are three guarantees in life... DEATH, TAXES, and TABLES!" (Brother Ray)
Championship and accomplishments
- Real World Tag League Winners (2005)
- 8-time ECW Tag Team Champions
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (2001)
- PWI Match of the Year (in 2000, versus Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz)
- PWI Match of the Year (in 2001, versus Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz)
- 1-time WCW World Tag Team Champions
- 8-time WWE World Tag Team Champions
- 1-time WWE Tag Team Champions
Championship succession
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|colspan="3" align="center"|ECW Tag Team Championship
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Perry Saturn and John Kronus
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Saturn and Kronus
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Saturn and Kronus
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New Jack and Mustafa Saed
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New Jack and Mustafa Saed
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New Jack and Kronus
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Rob Van Dam and Sabu
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Masato Tanaka and Balls Mahoney
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Masato Tanaka and Balls Mahoney
| width = 40% align = center | Fifth reign
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Rob Van Dam and Sabu
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Rob Van Dam and Sabu
| width = 40% align = center | Sixth reign
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Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney
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Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney
| width = 40% align = center | Seventh reign
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Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney
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Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney
| width = 40% align = center | Eighth reign
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Raven and Tommy Dreamer
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| colspan = 3 align = center | WWE World Tag Team Championship
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Billy Gunn and Road Dogg
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Edge and Christian
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Edge and Christian
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Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy
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Edge and Christian
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Edge and Christian
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Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho
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Faarooq and Bradshaw
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Undertaker and Kane
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The Rock and Chris Jericho
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Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy
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Spike Dudley and Tazz
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Lance Storm and William Regal
| width = 40% align = center | Seventh reign
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Lance Storm and William Regal
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Rene Dupree and Sylvain Grenier
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Batista and Ric Flair
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| colspan = 3 align = center | WCW World Tag Team Championship
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Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy
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Title retired
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| colspan = 3 align = center | WWE Tag Team Championship
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Charlie Haas and Rico
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Billy Kidman and Paul London
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Other notable achievements
Team 3D are the only tag team in history to capture the WWE (both World Tag Team and WWE Tag Team), WCW, and ECW Tag Team Titles.
As the Dudley Boyz, they won a major tag team title 18 times— eight times in the ECW, nine times in the WWE, and once with a WCW belt (even though the WWE had purchased WCW the belts were still recognized as WCW titles).
They were also the first team to hold both the WWE RAW & SmackDown versions of the tag team titles. (Edge and Chris Benoit had both already held the two versions but with different partners, but Bubba Ray & D-Von were the first to win both titles with the same partner.)
They were also involved in wrestling legend Freddie Blassie's last television appearance, six weeks before his death in 2003. Blassie came out to the ring entrance ramp in his wheelchair and participated in a storyline with the Dudleys. The climax of the story came when Blassie told the Dudleys to "get the tables!", a line typically delivered by Bubba to D-Von.
Team 3D also share the rather dubious honor of having the worst record at WrestleMania (with Crush), having records of 0-4. Their losses include:
- Losing the World Tag-Team Championships to Edge & Christian in a Three Way Ladder Match (also involving The Hardy Boyz), at WrestleMania 2000
- Losing the World Tag Team Titles again to Edge & Christian in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match (also involving The Hardy Boyz again), at WrestleMania X-Seven
- Being the second team eliminated from a Four Corners Elimination Match, where Billy and Chuck retained the World Tag Titles. (Also involving The Hardy Boyz and The A.P.A.), at WrestleMania X8.
- Losing in a Fatal Fourway Match, where Booker T and Rob Van Dam retained the World Tag Titles. (Also involving La Resistance and the team of Garrison Cade and Mark Jindrak), at WrestleMania XX.