D-Von Dudley
American professional wrestler and producer
Devon Hughes[4] (born August 1, 1972)[5] is an American professional wrestler. He is known for working with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Federation/WWE under the ring name D-Von Dudley, and for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring names Brother Devon and Devon.
| D-Von Dudley | |
|---|---|
 Hughes in 2016 | |
| Birth name | Devon Hughes |
| Born | August 1, 1972 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Children | 7 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brother Devon Devon D-Von Dudley Reverend D-Von |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 269 lb (122 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Dudleyville (as D-Von Dudley in WWF/E) New York, New York[2] "The Southside of Dudleyville" |
| Trained by | Johnny Rodz[3] |
| Debut | 1991[3] |
Hughes is known for being one-half of the tag team, the Dudley Boyz (also known as Team 3D) along with Mark LoMonaco. Together they are 23-time tag team champions between ECW, WWE, TNA, and NJPW. They were inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2014 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018. As a singles wrestler, Hughes is a two-time TNA Television Champion. His twin sons Terrell and Terrence are also professional wrestlers, performing under the team name TNT.
Championships and accomplishments
change- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2005) – with Brother Ray
- The Baltimore Sun
- Tag Team of the Year (2007) – with Brother Ray[6]
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Other honoree (1997) – with Buh Buh Ray Dudley
- Extreme Championship Wrestling
- ECW World Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Buh Buh Ray Dudley[3]
- Hustle
- Hustle Super Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brother Ray
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Brother Ray[3]
- Northeast Wrestling
- NEW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[7]
- Northern States Wrestling Alliance
- NSWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2012)[8] Aces & Eights vs. TNA
- PWI Match of the Year (2000)[9] with Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz in a Triangle Ladder match at WrestleMania 2000
- PWI Match of the Year (2001)[9] with Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at WrestleMania X-Seven
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (2001, 2009)[10] – with Bubba Ray Dudley
- He was ranked #25 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2012[11]
- He was ranked #362 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003[12]
- Pure Action Championship Wrestling
- PACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Squared Circle Wrestling
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA Television Championship (2 times)[3]
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 times, first) – with Brother Ray[3]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brother Ray[3]
- Tag Team Tournament (2013) – with Brother Ray[15]
- TNA Hall of Fame (2014) – as a member of Team 3D[16]
- World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
- WWF/World Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Bubba Ray Dudley[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bubba Ray Dudley[25]
- WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bubba Ray Dudley[3]
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2018) as a member of The Dudley Boyz[26]
- World Wrestling Organization
- WWO International Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Gimmick (2012, 2013) Aces & Eights[27][28]
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) TNA Reverse Battle Royal on TNA Impact![29]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "D-Von Dudley". WWE. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ↑ "TNA Wrestling profile". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ↑ Milner, John M.; Kamchen, Richard. "The Dudley Boys". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "D-Von Dudley". Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ↑ Eck, Kevin (December 30, 2007). "2007 Awards". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ "The PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 34 (3): 32–33. 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 33 (3): 98. 2012.
- ↑ "The PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 33 (3): 96–97. 2012.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2012". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ↑ "PWI 500 of the PWI Years". Willy Wrestlefest. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ↑ "2CW Tag Team Championship history".
- ↑ "SHOW RESULTS – 7/13 2CW in Watertown, N.Y.: Team 3D reunites and captures Tag Titles, plus Steen, Spike, Delaney, more". PWTorch.com. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Tag Team Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Awards « Bully Ray « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database"". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - The Dudleys (February 27, 2000 - April 02, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - The Dudleys (January 21, 2001 - March 05, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - The Dudleys (March 19, 2001 - April 01, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - The Dudleys (June 21, 2001 - July 09, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - The Dudleys (September 17, 2001 - October 22, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - The Dudleys (November 18, 2001 - January 07, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - The Dudleys (January 19, 2003 - January 20, 2003)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - The Dudleys (September 21, 2003 - December 14, 2003)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "WWE Tag Team Championships - The Dudley Boyz (June 17, 2004 - July 08, 2004)". WWE. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "The Dudley Boyz will be inducted into the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame". January 29, 2018.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 23, 2013). "The 2012 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Annual Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. ISSN 1083-9593. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 27, 2014). "Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 35. ISSN 1083-9593. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 22, 2007), "2006 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards", Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Campbell, CA, pp. 1–12, ISSN 1083-9593
Other websites
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