On a recent edition of the “Good Karma Wrestling” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer D-Von Dudley of The Dudley Boyz and Team 3D reflected on his solo WWE run with his Reverend D-Von gimmick.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On his Reverend D-Von gimmick in WWE: “The singles run that I had in WWE — I thought it was great, with the Reverend D-Von gimmick. I thought it went fantastic, but there were powers [that] be within the company that basically stopped it.”
On working with Triple H: “I always said, if the Reverend D-Von gimmick did not work, then Triple H would’ve never laid down for me on SmackDown. Not only did he lay down, but the man gave me 50-50 of the match. If he didn’t believe in that gimmick, he would’ve never done that. Not to mention, I’m hitting promos with Vince, [the] first time out. The people were reacting, the whole nine [yards], so it was definitely somebody in Vince’s ear that stopped it.”
On a recent edition of the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, Ilja Dragunov revealed what he’s learned from working with Triple H and having the trust of the “right people” in WWE NXT. He said,
“I wouldn’t say there is anything specific because I have always felt that I’ve had a lot of trust from the right people and I really appreciate that and have so much gratitude for that. Once I really think of something, and something I’ve had the opportunity to do, is to focus on the main thing of storytelling. My whole objective, everything I think about is, not like the performance art of this business, but focusing moments so much on one emotion, one meaning, and going from there, step by step, this is something I truly develop in every match. Without that, no match will ever captivate the audience.“
