The Dudley Brothers | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Spike Dudley, Sign Guy Dudley , D-Von Dudley: four members of the Dudley Brothers.
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Members | See below |
Name(s) | The Dudley Boyz The Dudley Brothers The Dudley Family The Dudleys |
Billed from | "Dudleyville" "The hills of Charleston, Pennsylvania" |
Debut | July 1, 1995 |
Disbanded | 1999 |
Years active | 1995–1999 |
Promotions | ECW |
The Dudley Brothers was a professional wrestling stable active in Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1995 and 1999.
The gimmick of the group was that, despite their obvious differences in physical appearance and race, the members were all said to be the sons of the fictional Willy Loman-esque "Big Daddy" Dudley, who had traveled America as a salesman throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Despite the differences in their races and sizes, the Dudleys shared a similar ring attire of taped glasses, unkempt hair, tie-dye shirts, high-tops and overalls. The gimmick was based on the Hanson Brothers from the 1977 movie Slap Shot.
The original three members of the Dudley family were Dudley Dudley (the only one of the brothers with a Dudley for a mother), Big Dick Dudley (the menacing, enforcer of the group) and Snot Dudley (the underdog of the group, who would pick his nose during matches). They made their first appearance on July 1, 1995 at Hardcore Heaven, where the tag team of Dudley Dudley and Snot Dudley defeated The Pitbulls. Shortly after their debut, the Dudley Brothers aligned themselves with Raven, joining Raven's Nest. At Heat Wave on July 15, 1995, Dudley Dudley and Snot Dudley teamed with Raven in a loss to Tommy Dreamer and The Pitbulls.