D-Von Dudley

HOFRetired

Real Name:

Devon Hughes

Billed From:

Brooklyn, New York

Billed Height:

6′ 2″

Billed Weight:

280 lbs

Debut:

1991

Retired:

2025 (34 year career)

Birthday:

08/01/1972

Age: 53

Promotions Wrestled in:TNA | WWE | WWF | NJPW | WWC | WXW | AJPW | OVW | ECW | NEW

Eras Wrestled in:The New Generation Era | The Attitude Era | The Ruthless Aggression Era | The PG Era | The Reality Era

Championships Won (3):

2x WWF Tag Team Champion1x TNA World Tag Team Champion (2007-2017)

Career Summary

D-Von Dudley is best known as one half of the Dudley Boyz, one of the most decorated tag teams in wrestling history. He began his rise in ECW during the mid-1990s, where his chemistry with Bubba Ray Dudley and their no-nonsense, hardcore style quickly made them a dominant force in the promotion’s chaotic tag team division.

When the Dudley Boyz joined the WWF in 1999, they quickly made an impact, helping revive the tag team division during the Attitude Era. D-Von played a key role in the now-legendary Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (TLC) matches alongside the Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian. He and Bubba Ray captured the WWF Tag Team Championship multiple times and later added World Tag Team Championships during the early 2000s after the rebranding to WWE.

The team also found success in TNA, where D-Von briefly pursued a singles run, winning the TNA Television Championship, before reuniting with Bubba Ray to continue their tag team legacy. Later in his career, D-Von transitioned into a backstage role as a producer in WWE, working to help develop younger talent.

His career spans decades and promotions, built on toughness, teamwork, and a legacy that helped define modern tag team wrestling.

Titles Held

Belt	Won	Opponent(s)	Partner(s)	Event	Days Held
TNA World Tag Team Championship (2007-2017)	May 17, 2007	Team 3D became the inaugural TNA World Tag Team Champions in May 2007 after the NWA ended its relationship with TNA and stripped them of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. In response, TNA introduced its own TNA World Tag Team Championship belts, and Jim Cornette and Jeremy Borash formally presented and awarded the new titles to Team 3D on TNA Today (May 17, 2007) because they had been the final NWA tag champions under the TNA banner.	Bubba Ray Dudley	TNA Today	59
WWF Tag Team Championship	Mar 19, 2001	Edge and Christian	Bubba Ray Dudley	Raw is War	13
WWF Tag Team Championship	Jan 21, 2001	Edge and Christian	Bubba Ray Dudley	Royal Rumble 2001	43