

I'm going to take a second to smell those roses because I'm quite proud of the accomplishments of two guys that nobody thought would ever get there.

"I turned to the rest of the guys and said, 'No matter what, when you go out on that stage, take a second to smell the roses because we belong here,'" Bubba Ray said. After finding out their match had been shortened from 25 to 15 minutes, he delivered a memorable speech which featured advice he expects to heed during April's HOF induction. To be able to go into WrestleMania and steal the show two years in a row with so many great names on the card, it's just a testament to how great those matches were and how legendary."īubba Ray distinctly remembers standing behind the curtain at the Houston Astrodome, moments before the WrestleMania X-Seven match. "We created so much history with those matches and each time we did it, we made them better. Spike Dudley was born on August 13, 1970, in Providence, Rhode Island.
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"Talking to Edge and Christian, it's just amazing that we did those TLC matches 15 years ago and people are still talking about it as if it were yesterday," D-Von said. Spike Dudley is a professional wrestler whose real name is Matthew Jonathan Hyson. The duo, which first joined forces with ECW in 1996 and retired as a team in 2016 following a reunion back in WWE, will enter the Hall of Fame with a multi-faceted legacy built just as much upon longevity and consistency as their reputation for being extreme.įrom their camouflage gear and legendary Tables, Ladders & Chairs matches in WWE against The Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian, to their catchphrases - "Whassup?!" "Testify" and "Devon, get the tables!" - The Dudley Boyz are among the most iconic duos in the history of sports entertainment. The ceremony will take place Friday, April 6 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Beginning in April, you can also call them WWE Hall of Famers.īubba Ray and D-Von Dudley will join Goldberg as inductees to the 2018 class of the WWE Hall of Fame at WrestleMania 34 weekend, CBS Sports has learned. With 18 championship reigns, it wouldn't be a stretch to call The Dudley Boyz the most decorated tag team in the history of professional wrestling.
