The Dudley Boyz | |
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D-Von and Bubba Ray making the 3D taunt (index finger and thumb forming the lower part of a 'd', the middle finger forming the upper part of the 'd' while also representing the number 3 along with the two remaining digits).
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Tag team | |
Members |
Bubba Ray Dudley / Brother Ray / Bully Ray D-Von Dudley / Brother Devon / Devon |
Name(s) |
Aces & Eights The Dudley Boys The Dudley Boyz The Dudleys The Dudleyz Team 3D |
Heights | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) - Bubba Ray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) - D-Von |
Combined weight |
565 lb (256 kg) - Ray and D-Von |
Hometown |
Queens, New York City, New York - Ray New Rochelle, New York - D-Von |
Billed from | "Dudleyville" (ECW/WWF/E) "New York City" (WWE/TNA) |
Former member(s) |
Spike Dudley |
Debut | April 13, 1996 |
Disbanded | December 17, 2016 |
Years active | 1996–2002 2002–2010 2013–2016 |
Promotions | 2CW AJPW BCW BTW CCW ECW FMW Hardcore Homecoming Hustle HOH HOG ICW IWA IWR IWS JAPW MCW NEW NJPW NYWC OVW PCW PWA PWS PWX UWF TNA WSW WWC WWF/E |
Trainer | Johnny Rodz |
The Dudley Boyz (also known as Team 3D) were a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of kayfabe half-brothers Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley. The team would also be joined by various Dudley family members, notably Matthew Hyson, who wrestled as their brother Spike Dudley. They are best known for their time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), later renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). They are also well known for their tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) for their success as a tag team, being highly touted as one of the most decorated tag teams in professional wrestling history.
The team wrestled as the Dudley Boyz in ECW and WWF/E, and upon joining TNA—where, due to WWE owning the rights to their names—they became known as Brother Ray and Brother Devon of Team 3D (named after their finishing move the Dudley Death Drop). Hyson later signed with TNA and again sided with Team 3D as Brother Runt. Later in their TNA career, LoMonaco used the ring name Bully Ray while Hughes wrestled as Devon. After a brief feud with one another, Devon and Bully were reunited as part of the villainous faction Aces & Eights.
They are the only tag team to hold the WWE, WWF/World, ECW, WCW, NWA, TNA and IWGP Tag Team Championships. During their time as Aces & Eights, LoMonaco was TNA World Heavyweight Champion on two occasions, while Devon was Television Champion. On June 15, 2014 at Slammiversary XII, Team 3D (as a team) were selected as that year's induction into the TNA Hall of Fame. WWE recognizes them as the most decorated tag team in company history, with 18-time world tag team championship reigns, while TNA recognizes them as 23-time world tag team champions.