1. D-Von Dudley is signed to WWE, under a legends contract.
22 Facts About D-Von Dudley
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D-Von Dudley is best known for performing in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 1999 and for the World Wrestling Federation eventually renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment as an in-ring competitor from 1999 to 2005 and from 2015 to 2016 as D-Von Dudley and Reverend D-Von.
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D-Von Dudley performed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2005 to 2014 as Brother Devon and Devon.
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D-Von Dudley is recognized by TNA as a 23-time world tag team champion, and became part of the first tag team inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame.
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D-Von Dudley's character was based on Jules Winnfield, the Bible-quoting hitman portrayed by Samuel L Jackson in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction.
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In mid-1999, Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley left ECW following a pay dispute and debuted in the World Wrestling Federation in September.
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At Survivor Series, the D-Von Dudley Boyz won the WWF Tag Team Championship, which they unified with the WCW Tag Team Championship during The Invasion, a storyline where the wrestlers from World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling invaded the WWF.
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D-Von Dudley became a villainous reverend character under the name Reverend D-Von Dudley initially serving as Mr McMahon's "spiritual advisor", and later alongside his protege Deacon Batista.
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D-Von Dudley eventually turned face after he reunited with Bubba Ray and Spike on November 17,2002, at Survivor Series when he helped Bubba Ray, Spike and Jeff Hardy defeat 3-Minute Warning and Rico in a tables match.
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On May 27,2004, the D-Von Dudley Boyz kidnapped Paul Bearer, the manager of Heyman's enemy The Undertaker.
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In early 2005, the D-Von Dudley Boyz were removed from WWE television and sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling while the WWE creative team attempted to devise a storyline for them.
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The D-Von Dudley Boyz returned to WWE television in June 2005 in order to promote ECW One Night Stand, an ECW reunion show.
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D-Von Dudley came out later that night during Bully Ray's segment involving Tommy Dreamer and Spike Dudley, teasing a confrontation with Bully only for the two to hit Dreamer with a 3D.
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January 2015 D-Von Dudley wrestled for WUW at gleasons gym 30 year anniversary show taking on Mike Iannuzzi.
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At both Night of Champions, and Live from Madison Square Garden, the D-Von Dudley Boyz challenged The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Championship, but would win both matches by disqualification, which allowed The New Day to retain their titles.
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On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft, the D-Von Dudley Boyz were drafted to Raw.
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The day after SummerSlam, the D-Von Dudley Boyz announced that they were announcing their departure from WWE on that night's Raw.
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The D-Von Dudley Boyz were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
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In July 2019 during the Raw Reunion, D-Von Dudley returned in a one-off appearance to be in the corner of The Revival in a tag team match against The Usos with Rikishi in their corner, in a losing effort.
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On January 19,2023, D-Von Dudley announced on Twitter that he left WWE.
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D-Von Dudley attended Elwood-John Glenn High School in Elwood, New York.
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D-Von Dudley collaborated with fellow wrestler and YouTuber, Maven Huffman.