During a recent interview with Sporting News, Bubba Ray Dudley discussed his “Bully Ray” gimmick and why WWE chose not to use it. He also revealed why he signed with Ring of Honor instead of iMPACT! Wrestling despite a big money offer from iMPACT!. You can check out some highlights below:
On why he signed with Ring of Honor instead of iMPACT! Wrestling: “iMPACT! came after me very hard, very heavy with a significant amount of money and I was considering both deals for different reasons. I do think that if iMPACT! had would have communicated a little better, they might have given themselves a better opportunity of having me back there. My heart was in Ring of Honor and at the last moment, I made my decision.”
On why WWE didn’t use his “Bully Ray” gimmick: “When you have something called the ‘Be a STAR’ program, it’s not easy to have a character named Bully. That was one of the reasons. We came really, really close and I know the WWE Universe would have loved to have seen Bully Ray in a WWE ring.”
