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D-Von Dudley (far right) with the Dudley Family

Devon Hughes (born on August 1, 1972 in New York) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment as D-Von Dudley. He currently wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the new stage name of Brother Devon.

Hughes is one half of one of the most successful tag teams in wrestling history, Team 3D (formerly known as the Dudley Boyz), along with his storyline half-brother Brother Ray (formerly known as Bubba Ray Dudley).

Career

Hughes started wrestling in 1992 in the East Coast independents as A-Train, feuding with the Latin Lover in most promotions.

He eventually ended up in ECW where he formed the most successful tag team ever in ECW with his "half brother" Bubba Ray Dudley. They won the Tag Titles on 8 occasions. They were known for inciting riots with their remarks toward the fans during interviews.

Upon arriving in the WWF in 1999, they feuded with The Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian. They were part of The Alliance that tried to take over the WWF in 2001. Bubba and D-Von continued to wrestle in the WWE after The Invasion storyline ended, winning tag team gold on many occasions. When RAW and SmackDown! became separate brands in 2002, D-Von was sent to SmackDown! while Bubba stayed on RAW following the Brand Extension. During his time there, he developed the character Reverend D-Von who was later managed by newcomer Deacon Batista. After several months on SmackDown!, he was reunited with Bubba at Survivor Series where they reformed their partnership and D-Von went back to RAW as a result. In the 2004 Draft Lottery, the Dudleys were traded to SmackDown! along with Booker T to keep Triple H on RAW after he was drafted to SmackDown! They won the WWE Tag Team Championship during this time. After being on hiatus for several months, the Dudleys returned to WWE to promote and perform at ECW One Night Stand.

On July 5, 2005 the WWE opted not to continue contract renewal negotiations with Hughes, as well as his partner Lamonica. In addition, fifteen other wrestlers were released by the WWE, which was decreasing its spending as a result of a fall in projected revenue. Later, WWE would go on to stop Hughes, Mark Lamonica (Bubba), and Matt Hyson (Spike) from using any aspect of the Dudley gimmick in any other promotion, claiming ownership of all Dudley Boyz trademarks dating back to 2003 despite the fact the gimmick predated their run in WWE.

On September 21, 2005, it was announced that Lamonica and Hughes had been signed to multi-year contracts by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The pair debuted on Spike TV on October 1 under the new name of Team 3D. Lamonica is now known as Brother Ray, while Hughes is known as Brother Devon. The name Deadly Death Drop was also copyrighted which is believed to be the new name for the Dudley Death Drop (3D). [1]

Profile

          "Testify"


Finishing and signature moves

Championships and accomplishments

(WWE) World Tag Team Championship
Preceded by:
New Age Outlaws
First reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Edge & Christian
Preceded by:
Edge & Christian
Second reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Hardy Boyz
Preceded by:
Edge & Christian
Third reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Edge & Christian
Preceded by:
Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit
Fourth reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
The APA
Preceded by:
Kane and The Undertaker
Fifth reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
The Rock and Chris Jericho
Preceded by:
Hardy Boyz
Sixth reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Tazz & Spike Dudley
Preceded by:
William Regal and Lance Storm
Seventh reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Lance Storm and William Regal
Preceded by:
La Resistance
Eighth reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Ric Flair and Batista
WWE Tag Team Championship
Preceded by:
Charlie Haas and Rico Constantino
First reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Billy Kidman and Paul London
WCW World Tag Team Championship
Preceded by:
Hardy Boyz
First reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
unified with WWF Tag Team titles
ECW Tag Team Championship
Preceded by:
Perry Saturn and John Kronus
First reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
John Kronus and Perry Saturn
Preceded by:
Perry Saturn and John Kronus
Second reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
New Jack and Mustafa Saed
Preceded by:
vacant
Third reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
The Gangstanators
Preceded by:
Rob Van Dam and Sabu
Fourth reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Masato Tanaka and Balls Mahoney
Preceded by:
Masato Tanaka and Balls Mahoney
Fifth reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Rob Van Dam and Sabu
Preceded by:
Rob Van Dam and Sabu
Sixth reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Balls Mahoney & Spike Dudley
Preceded by:
Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney
Seventh reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney
Preceded by:
Balls Mahoney and Spike Dudley
Eighth reign (with Bubba Ray Dudley) Succeded by:
Raven and Tommy Dreamer


References

Former Dudley Boyz trademark new names