Devon Hughes

Devon Hughes
Ring name(s)	A-Train[1] Brother Devon Deadly[2] D-Von Dudley[3] Reverend D-Von[3] Brother Devon[3] Devon[4]
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[5]
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3][4]
Billed weight	280 lb (130 kg)[4]
Born	August 1, 1972 (1972-08-01) (age 39)[3] New Rochelle, New York[3]
Resides	Orlando, Florida[6]
Billed from	The Southside of Dudleyville New York City, New York[4]
Trained by	Johnny Rodz[3]
Debut	1991[3]

Devon E. Hughes^[5] (born August 1, 1972)^[3] 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 ring name Devon.

Along with his tag team partner Mark LoMonaco (Bubba Ray Dudley, Brother Ray in TNA), Hughes is one-half of Team 3D, a tag team formerly known as the Dudley Boyz. Characterized by their unorthodox ring apparel and usage of tables in their matches, Team 3D is one of the most successful tag teams in the history of professional wrestling, having held over twenty world tag team championships. Team 3D is also occasionally a stable, when Ray and Devon's on-screen half-brother Matt Hyson (Spike Dudley, Brother Runt in TNA) is included.

Professional wrestling career

Singles career

Hughes was trained by Johnny Rodz and began wrestling in 1992, competing in independent promotions in the Northeast as "A-Train".^[7] He engaged in a rivalry with Latin Lover that was continued in many different promotions.

Dudley Boys/Team 3D

Main article: Dudley Boyz

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996–1999)

On April 13, 1996, at Massacre on Queens Blvd, Hughes debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling as D-Von Dudley (sometimes spelled "D'Von" or "Devon").^[5] His character was based on Jules Winnfield, the Bible-quoting hitman portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction.^[7] Dudley feuded with the other members of the Dudley family (his kayfabe half-brothers), claiming that their comedic antics were not the way true Dudleys should act, and faced Buh Buh Ray Dudley on numerous occasions, defeating him at Ultimate Jeopardy, but losing to him at November to Remember.^[5] Dudley eliminated Dances With Dudley, Dudley Dudley, and Chubby Dudley before joining forces with Buh Buh Ray, Big Dick Dudley, Sign Guy Dudley, and Joel Gertner. Known collectively as the Dudley Boys, D-Von and Buh Buh Ray dominated the ECW tag team division, winning the ECW World Tag Team Championship a record eight times and defeating teams such as The Eliminators and The Gangstas.^[7] D-Von, Buh Buh Ray, and Gertner all achieved a degree of infamy for their vitriolic interviews, which antagonized audiences to a point of near riot.^[5]

WWE (1999–2005)

In the summer of 1999, Bubba Ray and D-Von left ECW following a pay dispute and debuted in September.^[7] Throughout 2000 and 2001, the Dudley Boyz engaged in a three way feud for the World Tag Team Championship with the Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian. The feud incorporated the first triangle ladder match at WrestleMania 2000, and two Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches, the first at SummerSlam in August 2000 and the second at WrestleMania X-Seven.^[5][8] While they were initially villains and were known for driving women through tables, the Dudley Boyz became fan favorites in early 2000.^[5] In early 2001, they were joined by Spike Dudley.^[5] In late 2001, the Dudley Boyz won the World Tag Team Championship, which they unified with the WCW Tag Team Championship during The Invasion, a storyline where the wrestlers from World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling invaded.^[5]

Following WrestleMania X8, in May 2002 the company divided the roster into two brands, Raw and SmackDown!. The Dudley Boyz were separated when Hughes was drafted to SmackDown! and Bubba Ray ended up on Raw. Hughes became a villainous reverend character alongside his protégé Deacon Batista.^[5] Though the gimmick was a launching platform for Batista's career, it didn't last long and Hughes was betrayed by Batista. However, he did pick up one of his most memorable individual victories of his WWE career when he pinned Triple H on May 9, 2002 on Smackdown!. He eventually was reunited with Bubba Ray and Spike on November 17, 2002 when he returned to Raw. The Dudley Boyz became a stable in the Raw tag team division over the next sixteen months, feuding with teams such as 3-Minute Warning, La Résistance, and various combinations of The Un-Americans.^[5] They held the WWE World Tag Team Championship several more times before being traded (along with Booker T) to SmackDown! on March 22, 2004 in exchange for Triple H.^[5]

On May 27, 2004 the Dudley Boyz kidnapped Paul Bearer, the manager of Paul Heyman's enemy The Undertaker.^[5] On June 27, 2004 at The Great American Bash, The Undertaker defeated the Dudley Boyz in a handicap match.^[9] They also won the WWE Tag Team Championships one more time but were upset by the high-flying team of Paul London and Billy Kidman.^[5] In July 2004, the Dudley Boyz reunited with Spike.^[5] For the remainder of the year, they assisted Spike in his matches for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. In early 2005, the Dudley Boyz were removed from WWE television and sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling while the WWE creative team attempted to devise a storyline for them. The Dudley Boyz returned to WWE television in June 2005 in order to promote ECW One Night Stand, an ECW reunion show. In the weeks preceding One Night Stand they, along with several other ECW alumni, vied with former WCW President Eric Bischoff and his "anti-hardcore crusaders". At One Night Stand on June 12, the Dudley Boyz defeated Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman in the main event.^[10]

On July 5, 2005, WWE announced that it had opted not to continue contract renewal negotiations with the Dudley Boyz.^[11] In August 2005, they were issued with legal notices instructing them not to use the (WWE trademarked) name "Dudley".^[5] Soon after, the duo announced that they intended to pursue legal action against WWE.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005–present)

Team 3D (2005–2010)

Devon and Bully Ray in a steel cage at Lockdown in April 2007.

No longer able to use the ring name "D-Von Dudley", Hughes adopted (and trademarked) the ring name Brother Devon Deadly, while LoMonaco became "Brother Ray Deadly". The team also trademarked "The Deadly Brothers" and "Deadly Death Drop".^[2] In August and September 2005, Devon and Ray made several appearances on the independent circuit, most notably Hardcore Homecoming, an unofficial ECW reunion show organized by ECW alumnus Shane Douglas, a frequent critic of WWE and Chairman Vince McMahon. On September 21, Hughes (together with LoMonaco) signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, under the name of "Brother Devon".^[12]

Devon and Ray debuted in TNA on the October 1 episode of TNA Impact!.^[13] Team 3D quickly established themselves as fan favorites by confronting NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett and his allies, the NWA World Tag Team Champions, America's Most Wanted. Team 3D defeated AMW at pay-per-view events in November and December, but failed to defeat them in a title match at Final Resolution on January 15, 2006 due to the interference of Team Canada.^[14] Devon and Ray continued to feud with America's Most Wanted and Team Canada over the following months. On the April 13 episode of Impact!, an attempted ambush by Team Canada was foiled by the debuting Spike Dudley, identified as "Brother Runt".^[15]

Devon and Ray then took time off to tour Japan, before returning to compete in tag team matches on Impact! and soon began feuding with NWA World Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange (LAX). At Final Resolution, they beat LAX by disqualification.^[16] Subsequently, they lost to LAX in a "Little Italy Street Fight" at Against All Odds, and a "Ghetto Brawl" at Destination X.^[17][18] At Lockdown, Team 3D defeated LAX in a Steel Cage match to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship.^[19] They feuded with several tag teams before losing the belts to Samoa Joe at Victory Road.^[20]

Devon at a house show in Dublin (January 2009)

At Final Resolution, they teamed with Johnny Devine and took part in an Ultimate X match against The Motor City Machineguns and "Black Machismo". They won by taking the X Division belt down with a ladder while the referee was not looking.^[21] At Against All Odds, a rematch took place in a Hardcore Street Fight. Early in the match, the Motor City Machine Guns were 'taken out' with two 3-Ds, leaving Jay Lethal to singlehandedly save the X-Division. As a result of their loss at AAO, both Devon and Ray were subjected to weigh-ins prior to their matches. If they weighed in over 275 pounds, they would be unable to compete.^[22] During this time, they engaged in a feud with Christopher Daniels under his Curry Man gimmick, and Shark Boy. At Destination X, Team 3D was given an ultimatum when Curry Man and Shark Boy won a elimination match to choose the stipulation for each of the wrestlers matches;if they weighed in at over 275 pounds, the duo would be fired; but if they weighed in under, they would never again be subjected to the weigh-ins. They were able to weigh in under the mark, but Team 3D would end up losing to Curry Man and Shark Boy after a blinded Ray accidentally helped Curry Man hit Devon with the 3-D.^[23]

On the November 28 episode of Impact!, Team 3D turned into fan favorites, joining The Front Line. After appearing to join The Main Event Mafia, they double-crossed them, and attacked along with The Front Line leaders Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Rhino.^[24] At Lockdown Team 3D won the TNA World Tag Team Championship and retained the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm).^[25] At Slammiversary they lost the TNA tag titles to Beer Money, Inc. and on the July 30 edition of Impact! the IWGP tag titles to The British Invasion of Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams. On October 18, 2009, at Bound for Glory, Team 3D captured their 24th tag team championship when they defeated Beer Money, British Invasion, and The Main Event Mafia's Scott Steiner and Booker T in a Full Metal Mayhem Tag Team match. With both the IWGP and TNA Tag tiles on the line, they captured the IWGP titles which were formerly held by The British Invasion.^[26] During the following weeks Team 3D turned heel and aligned themselves with Rhino in a battle against the younger talent of the company.^[27][28] On the November 19 edition of Impact! Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment graduate Jesse Neal joined Team 3D and Rhino^[29] and two weeks later Suicide joined Morgan, Hernandez and Dinero to level the playing field.^[30] At Final Resolution Morgan, Hernandez, Dinero and Suicide defeated Neal, Team 3D and Rhino in an eight-man elimination tag team match.^[31] On January 4, 2010, at Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome Team 3D lost the IWGP Tag Team Titles to Tetsuya Naitō and Yujiro in a three-way hardcore match, which also included Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson.^[32] When Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff took over TNA at the beginning of 2010, Team 3D's angle with Rhino and Neal was discontinued and they reverted back to being faces, while starting a feud with The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags), who were a part of the new wave of wrestlers brought in by Hogan and Bischoff.^[33] At Against All Odds The Nasty Boys defeated Team 3D in a tag team match, when Jimmy Hart made his return to the company and interfered in the match on the Nasty Boys' behalf.^[34] Team 3D avenged their loss on the February 25 edition of Impact!, when Jesse Neal helped them defeat the Nasty Boys in a tables match.^[35] On the March 15 edition of Impact! Team 3D and Neal were scheduled to face the Nasty Boys and Hart in a six man tag team match, but prior to the match the Nasty Boys attacked Neal backstage and put him through a table.^[36] Team 3D found Neal a replacement in the returning Brother Runt, but were still defeated in the match by the Nastys and Hart.^[36] However, after the match Neal made the save for Team 3D and helped them put Sags through a table.^[36] In May Ray turned heel by attacking Neal, while Devon remained a face and stood up for his student against his brother.^[37][38] At Victory Road Devon faced Jesse Neal and Ray in a three-way match. During the match the members of Team 3D attacked each other, before Neal accidentally speared Devon and was then pinned by Ray.^[39] On the following edition of Impact! Devon joined fellow ECW alumni Mick Foley, Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Stevie Richards, Rhino, Pat Kenney and Al Snow and TNA World Heavyweight Champion Rob Van Dam in attacking Abyss, Brother Ray and the rest of the TNA locker room.^[40][41] The following week, Ray declined Devon's offer to join the ECW alumni, before TNA president Dixie Carter agreed to give the ECW alumni their own reunion pay–per–view event, Hardcore Justice: The Last Stand, as a celebration of hardcore wrestling and a final farewell to the company.^[42] However, on the July 29 edition of Impact! Ray decided to join the ECW alumni and seemingly buried the hatchet with his brother.^[43] On August 8 at Hardcore Justice Team 3D, accompanied by Joel Gertner, defeated Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney, billed as Kahoneys, in a South Philadelphia Street Fight. After the match Devon and Ray were assaulted by the Gangstas.^[44] On the following edition of Impact!, the ECW alumni, known collectively as Extreme, Version 2.0 (EV 2.0), were assaulted by A.J. Styles, Kazarian, Robert Roode, James Storm, Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan of Ric Flair's Fourtune stable, who thought they didn't deserve to be in TNA.^[45] This would mark Team 3D's final appearance on their old TNA contracts, which expired shortly thereafter. The two then entered negotiations over new contracts.^[46] Team 3D returned to TNA television two month later on the October 7 live edition of Impact!, promising a major announcement at Bound for Glory.^[47] At the pay-per-view Team 3D announced their retirement, but asked for a one final match against the TNA World Tag Team Champions, the Motor City Machine Guns.^[48] Their new multi–year contracts with TNA were confirmed shortly thereafter.^[49] At Turning Point the Motor City Machine Guns defeated Team 3D to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship.^[50]

Going solo (2010–present)

During Team 3D's retirement ceremony on the following edition of Impact!, Ray turned heel by attacking Devon, reigniting the feud between the two.^[51] The following week Ray claimed that Devon had gotten weak, since Sabin had managed to kick out of a 3D at Turning Point, calling him the Marty Jannetty and himself the Shawn Michaels of the team.^[52] On January 9, 2011, at Genesis, Devon was disqualified in his match against his former partner, now known as Bully Ray, after using Ray's own chain against him.^[53] In the following weeks Devon's sons Terrence and Terrell began making appearances on Impact! and were regularly abused by Ray.^[54][55] At Against All Odds Devon faced his former tag team partner in a Street Fight. After Devon's sons interfered in the match, Ray low blowed him and pinned one of his sons for the win.^[56] On March 13 at Victory Road, Devon and his sons interfered in a Falls Count Anywhere match between Ray and Tommy Dreamer, costing Ray the match.^[57] On the following edition of Impact!, the feud between the former members of Team 3D was seemingly ended as Ray joined Immortal and moved on to feuding with Fortune.^[58] In June Devon entered a storyline, where he was saved from Mexican America by D'Angelo Dinero, despite the fact that he had previously declined his help, claiming that he was a bad influence on his sons.^[59] Later that month, Devon and Dinero were both entered into the Bound for Glory Series to determine the number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, during the course of which Dinero handed Devon a win in a tag team match, but Devon did not return the favor and save Dinero from a post-match assault at the hands of Samoa Joe. During the tournament, Devon also picked up impressive victories over Samoa Joe and A.J. Styles.^[60][61][62] On August 7 at Hardcore Justice, Dinero defeated Devon in a Bound for Glory Series match. At the start of the match, Dinero offered to lay down for Devon, but he refused the offer.^[63] On the August 25 edition of Impact Wrestling, Devon was forced to pull out of the Bound for Glory Series, after suffering a storyline injury at the hands of Samoa Joe, who had vowed to ruin the tournament. Later in the event, Devon returned to save Dinero from a similar attack at the hands of Joe.^[64] On the September 8 edition of Impact Wrestling, Devon and Dinero defeated The British Invasion to become the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship.^[65] On September 11 at No Surrender, Devon and Dinero failed in their attempt to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship from Anarquia and Hernandez of Mexican America.^[66]

Personal life

Hughes' father, Preston was a bishop, and his mother, Renee Washington, is a pastor.^[67] Hughes and his high-school sweetheart and wife, Yessenia (known as Yessi) and the couple have three sons, twins Terrence and Terrell (born in 1995) and another son Matthew (born in 2002).^[67] Their names are tattooed on his upper biceps. In the summer of 2009, Devon got engaged to his new partner.^[68] Terrence and Terrell appeared on the February 3 and 10, 2011, episodes of TNA Impact! and the February 13 pay-per-view Against All Odds, taking part in the storyline feud between their father and Bully Ray.^[54][55][69]

He is also a singer as shown when he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" in WWE on an episode of Raw. He opened a smoothie shop, 3D's Power Blendz, in Melbourne, Florida, and with Brother Ray, opened Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment in Kissimmee, Florida.^{[citation needed]}

In Edge's 2004 autobiography "Adam Copeland on Edge," Matt and Jeff Hardy's 2003 biography "Hardy Boyz Exist 2 Inspire," and the WWF/E Fanatic Series Tables, Ladders & Chairs, it was revealed that Hughes is "deathly afraid of heights", which he originally stated in character at WrestleMania 2000.^{[citation needed]}

In wrestling

Devon posing with a child.

• Finishing moves
  • Piledriver^[3] – ECW; used as a regular move in WWF/E / TNA
  • Powerbomb – 1999, used as a regular move thereafter
  • Saving Grace / Lifting falling reverse DDT, sometimes while spinning the opponent in mid-air^[3]
  • Snap scoop powerslam pin^[3] – WWE; used as a regular move in ECW / TNA
  • Testify^[3] (Rope hung neckbreaker)

• Signature moves
  • 360º corkscrew back elbow smash^[3]
  • Vertical suplex, sometimes while falling forward
  • Diving headbutt^[3]
  • Inverted leg drop bulldog
  • Lou Thesz press followed by multiple punches
  • Reverse DDT
  • Swinging neckbreaker
  • Running leaping shoulder block^[3]
  • Russian legsweep
  • Sidewalk slam
  • Spinebuster
• With Brother Ray/Bubba Ray Dudley
  • 3D – Dudley Death Drop / Deadly Death Drop (Flapjack (Devon) / Cutter (Ray) combination, sometimes putting an opponent through a table)
  • 3D II – Dudley Death Drop II / Deadly Death Drop II (Belly to back suplex (Ray) / Neckbreaker (Devon) combination)

• Managers
  • Sign Guy Dudley^[3]
  • Joel Gertner
  • Paul Heyman
  • Jenna Jameson
  • Stacy Keibler
  • Deacon Batista
  • Cousin Steve^[3]
  • Johnny Rodz^[3]
  • Johnny Devine^[3]

Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • World's Strongest Tag Team League (2005) – with Brother Ray

• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Other honoree (1997) – with Brother Ray

• Extreme Championship Wrestling
  • ECW World Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Buh Buh Ray Dudley^[3]

• HUSTLE
  • HUSTLE Super Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brother Ray

• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Brother Ray^[3]

• Northeast Wrestling
  • NEW United States Heavyweight Championship (6 time)^[5][70]

• Northern States Wrestling Alliance
  • NSWA United States Heavyweight Championship (5 time)^[5][70]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Match of the Year (2000) with Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz in a Triangle Ladder match at WrestleMania 2000^[71]
  • PWI Match of the Year award (2001) with Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at WrestleMania X-Seven^[71]
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (2001, 2009) – with Bubba Ray Dudley^[72]
  • PWI ranked him #36 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001^[73]

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brother Ray^[3]
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Brother Ray^[3]
  • TNA Tag Team of the Year (2005) - with Brother Ray

• World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bubba Ray Dudley^[3]
  • WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bubba Ray Dudley^[3]
  • World Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Bubba Ray Dudley^[3]

• World Wrestling Organization
  • WWO International Championship (3 time)^[5][70]

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) TNA Reverse Battle Royal on TNA Impact!^[74]

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External links

Professional wrestling portal

• TNAWrestling profile
• Online World of Wrestling profile
• Official website
• The official 3D Power Blendz! website
• Devon Hughes at the Internet Movie Database
• D-Von Dudley still looking higher
• Former Dudley Boyz trademark new names
• Outside the ring: Brother Devon

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Name	Hughes, Devon
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Date of birth	August 1, 1972
Place of birth	New Rochelle, New York
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