28 Facts About Spike Dudley

Spike Dudley would go on to team with Ray and D-Von following this, and would then have a singles career in the promotion from 2004 to 2005, notably holding the Cruiserweight Championship.

Spike Dudley teamed with Ray and Devon who had joined the promotion a few months prior to him; as well as feuding with Abyss.

Spike Dudley quickly began training to be a wrestler as well and spent the next three years wrestling for independent California promotions.

Spike Dudley was introduced as a fan favorite under the ring name "Little" Spike Dudley, as a part of the Dudley family.

Spike Dudley's in-ring persona was that of the "runt" of the family.

At Crossing the Line Again on February 1,1997, Bubba turned on the Dudley family by aligning with D-Von Dudley and hitting a Dudley Death Drop on Spike and forming the tag team The Dudley Boyz.

Spike Dudley's first high-profile feud began with Bam Bam Bigelow when Spike Dudley defeated Bigelow to score an upset win at Born to be Wired.

Spike Dudley quickly gained the nickname "The Giant Killer", as he would be booked to score quick wins against larger and heavier opponents.

Spike Dudley lost to Bigelow in a rematch in his pay-per-view debut at Hardcore Heaven.

At As Good as It Gets, Spike Dudley lost to Bigelow in a match.

Spike Dudley was in the main event on some occasions, such as the 2000 Guilty as Charged pay-per-view, where he faced Mike Awesome for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, in a losing effort.

Spike Dudley returned in June 2000 as the ECW Commissioner and returned to in-ring action at the November to Remember event of that year, relinquishing his role as commissioner.

Spike Dudley joined the WWF in 2001, aligning with his half-brothers, Bubba Ray and D-Von.

Between May 2001 and January 2002, Spike Dudley formed short-lived tag teams in an attempt to defeat his brothers.

Spike Dudley was injured after a missed spot during a 10-man tag match on Raw in September 2003.

Spike Dudley then began to wrestle as the "boss" of the Dudley Boyz.

Spike Dudley continued to defend his championship throughout the year, before eventually losing the Cruiserweight Championship to Funaki at Armageddon.

Spike Dudley made his last appearance with WWE at ECW One Night Stand on June 12,2005, helping the Dudleys win their tag team match.

At the event, Spike Dudley was dressed like his old ECW character but still portrayed his WWE "Boss" character.

Spike Dudley was released from his WWE contract on July 5,2005, along with seven other wrestlers in what was thought to have been a cost-cutting measure by the company.

At UFW's "Hardcore War" show, Spike Dudley stated that he had been sent a contract to compete at WWE's ECW One Night Stand.

Spike Dudley took out the contract and tore it into pieces in front of the live crowd stating that he was remaining loyal to TNA.

Spike Dudley was mocked by Konnan who fired a taser gun at him causing Brother Runt to roll around in pain.

Spike Dudley joined the roster for Squared Circle Wrestling in Syracuse, New York and the New York Wrestling Connection in Deer Park, New York.

Spike Dudley would be billed as Spike Dudley, Brother Runt or Matt Hyson depending on the promotion.

Spike Dudley had a two-year hiatus, before returning to the indie scene in 2012 for 2CW.

Spike Dudley wrestled his last match to date in December 2015 at the last 2CW event, defeating Jason Axe and Jimmy Olsen and giving an emotional speech regarding 2CW and his career.

Spike Dudley appeared as a guest on the WWE "Straight Outta Dudleyville" DVD set in 2016.