Spike Dudley | |
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Spike Dudley in 2005
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Birth name | Matthew Jonathan Hyson |
Born |
Buffalo, NY, United States |
August 13, 1970
Spouse(s) | Vikki Hyson |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Brother Runt Matt Hyson Spike Dudley Jack |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Billed weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
Billed from | Dudleyville New York City |
Trained by | Ric Thompson Tazz |
Debut | 1994 |
Matthew Jonathan Hyson (born August 13, 1970) is an American financial planner and former professional wrestler (on a long hiatus) and teacher. He is best known for his performances in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment under the ring name Spike Dudley and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Brother Runt.
In ECW, he was a two-time Tag Team Champion. In WWF/E, he was a one-time Cruiserweight Champion, a one-time Tag Team Champion with Tazz, a one-time European Champion and an eight-time Hardcore Champion.
Prior to his wrestling career, Hyson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, and was a third grade English teacher. During the documentary Beyond the Mat, a heavily bleeding Hyson delivers the line "I shall, I do" (Henry IV of England's response to a request by Sir John Falstaff in the Shakespearean play Henry IV, Part 1) when questioned regarding his favourite quote from Shakespeare.