In a new interview with Chris Van Vliet, Bully Ray explained why a Dudley Boyz reunion with D-Von isn’t likely.
Although they haven’t teamed since 2016, once D-Von recently departed from WWE, fans have wondered whether the tag team would go on one more run. However, Ray has now cast some doubt on that possibility. He said,
“Physically, I don’t think so because I don’t think D-Von can do it anymore. We’ve had the conversation.”
Ray also discussed how he and D-Von have never had issues before. He added,
“For the world to know, because people on social media take things out of context and run with sh*t, me and D-Von have been [tight] since day one. There has never been an issue with me and D-Von. All of this sh*t that you like to run with, these click bait headlines, f**k off. D-Von said Bubba’s got his school, I got my school. Yeah, because I moved out of Florida. D-Von wanted to do with a school on his own, this is just normal stuff that went on. There’s zero heat.”
Ray did confirm they went their separate ways in 2016 due to their differing opinions about wanting to re-sign with WWE.
“That’s true, it didn’t cause a divide though. I told Vince, ‘I can’t do this Dudley thing anymore. I can’t do this Dudley thing the way you want to do it.’ I did it for a year. Vince sat me and D-Von down and said ‘Here’s what I want you to do. I want you to work with the New Day, help get them over. Work with The Usos, help them get over. Work with The Wyatt’s, help them get over and then whoever else we throw at ya.’ Okay. You got it, no problem. The boss sat us down, this is how much he’s paying us, this is what he needs. You got it. But after a year of doing it, I’m just like ‘Okay, I’m burnt on The Dudleyz and I know I got Bully Ray in my back pocket.’ I told D-Von up front, I said ‘Listen, I don’t think I’m gonna re-sign.’ So we knew all of this. He re-signed, became a producer with the company. Just recently, they parted ways, D-Von had a great career there as a producer. There was never any animosity with me and D-Von.”
