History YMMV / TheDudleyBoys

* DesignatedHero[=/=]DracoInLeatherPants: Bully Ray is a violent sadist who will relentlessly pursue anyone he feels has wronged him and isn't even above putting women through tables. Even as a face, the only defining quality that sets him apart from when he's a heel is his choice of targets and causes and his interaction with fans. The exception of course being his faux-face run during the Aces & Eights storyline since the whole point of that was that he was just faking it to further his plans to get the belt he wanted. Yet because of how good he is at his work he's managed to achieve [[PopularityPower too-cool-to-hate]] status over the years, joining such luminaries as Wrestling/TripleH (pre-Wrestling/TheAuthority), Wrestling/CMPunk and Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}. However, his case is less offending than most cases of either trope in wrestling because [[AtLeastIAdmitIt he is openly self-aware about who he is]], plus [[DoingItForTheArt his moments of altruism seem to be genuinely motivated by his respect for the business]].

** Mark [=LoMonaco=]'s debut character in his wrestling career was a biker from Hell's Kitchen, New York named Mongo Vyle, with Mongo taken from his fraternity pledge name in college. Now look at Bully Ray — especially during the Wrestling/AcesAndEights run. Had to bring back some memories.

* CaptainObviousReveal: Bully Ray being the leader of Wrestling/AcesAndEights. Everyone who stated this admitted that they had no evidence or concrete proof; they were just use to TNA pulling this kind of thing.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In Survivor Series 2000 Elimination Tag Team match between Edge & Christian and Right to Censor vs Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz[[note]]which was won by the latter team with Wrestling/JeffHardy being the sole survivor]], Right to Censor members save for Ivory entered the ring and ganged up on Jeff. Soon, Dudley Boyz and Wrestling/MattHardy came to Jeff's aid and cleared the mess. Matt helping Jeff, understandable. But why did the Dudleys help Jeff too? Could it be that deep down, the Dudleys actually care for the Hardy Boyz? Or did they came to the ring again just to kick more asses?

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In Survivor Series 2000 Elimination Tag Team match between Edge & Christian and Right to Censor vs Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz[[note]]which was won by the latter team with Wrestler/JeffHardy being the sole survivor]], Right to Censor members save for Ivory entered the ring and ganged up on Jeff. Soon, Dudley Boyz and Wrestler/MattHardy came to Jeff's aid and cleared the mess. Matt helping Jeff, understandable. But why did the Dudleys help Jeff too? Could it be that deep down, the Dudleys actually care for the Hardy Boyz? Or did they came to the ring again just to kick more asses?

* DesignatedHero[=/=]DracoInLeatherPants: Bully Ray is a violent sadist who will relentlessly pursue anyone he feels has wronged him and isn't even above putting women through tables. Even as a face, the only defining quality that sets him apart from when he's a heel is his choice of targets and causes and his interaction with fans. The exception of course being his faux-face run during the Aces & Eights storyline since the whole point of that was that he was just faking it to further his plans to get the belt he wanted. Yet because of how good he is at his work he's managed to achieve [[PopularityPower too-cool-to-hate]] status over the years, joining such luminaries as Wrestling/TripleH (pre-Wrestling/TheAuthority), Wrestling/CMPunk and Wrestling/{{Edge}}. However, his case is less offending than most cases of either trope in wrestling because [[AtLeastIAdmitIt he is openly self-aware about who he is]], plus [[DoingItForTheArt his moments of altruism seem to be genuinely motivated by his respect for the business]].

* CaptainObviousReveal: Bully Ray being the leader of Wrestling/AcesAndEights. Everyone who stated this admitted that they had no evidence or concrete proof; they were just use to TNA pulling [[ShockingSwerve this kind of thing]].

* VindicatedByHistory: Bubba might have gotten a World Title shot when the Dudleyz first split, but it was during the infamous "Reign of Terror" where Wrestling/TripleH ran through almost everyone. At least Reverend D-Von introduced the world to Wrestling/{{Batista}}.

* [[CrossesTheLineTwice Crosses the Line Several Times]]: Their promos in ECW would often be this; what else can describe Bubba Ray saying that the moms in the crowd taught their daughters how to "suck dick"? They would actually come close to sparking ''riots'' with their promos, and that's from the supposedly "smart" ECW crowds.

* HolyShitQuotient: Their famous wild spots with tables come to mind.
* LoveToHate: Bubba Ray and D-Von in ECW. Bully Ray in TNA since GrowingTheBeard.

* CaptainObviousReveal: Bully Ray being the leader of Wrestling/AcesAndEights. Everyone who stated this admitted that they had no evidence or concrete proof; [[ShockingSwerve they were just use to TNA pulling this kind of thing]].
* [[CrossesTheLineTwice Crosses the Line Several Times]]: Their promos in ECW would often be this; what else can describe Bubba Ray saying that the moms in the crowd taught their daughters how to "suck dick"?
** They would actually come close to sparking ''riots'' with their promos, and that's from the supposedly "smart" ECW crowds.
* DesignatedHero[=/=]DracoInLeatherPants: Bully Ray is a violent sadist who will relentlessly pursue anyone he feels has wronged him and isn't even above putting women through tables. Even as a face, the only defining quality that sets him apart from when he's a heel is his choice of targets and causes and his interaction with fans. Yet because of how good he is at his work he's managed to achieve [[PopularityPower too-cool-to-hate]] status over the years, joining such luminaries as Wrestling/TripleH (pre-Wrestling/TheAuthority), Wrestling/CMPunk and Wrestling/{{Edge}}. However, his case is less offending than most cases of either trope in wrestling because he is openly self-aware about who he is, plus his moments of altruism seem to be genuinely motivated by his respect for the business.

* [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment Of Awesome]]:
** Being the ''only'' team in history to hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]] (8x), the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] (8x), the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Titles]][[note]]During the [=InVasion=]/Alliance feud in 2001[[/note]](1x), the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE Tag Team Titles]] (1x), the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-t.html NWA World Tag Team Titles]](1x), the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-t.html TNA World Tag Team Titles]](2x), the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-t.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Tag Team Titles]] (2x) and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/hustle/hustle-t.html HUSTLE Super Tag Team Titles]] (1x). That's '''24''' Tag Team Title reigns, and it's something that can never be duplicated. Prior to 2001, the only team to win the titles of all three major promotions were Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors, who held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Titles]] once, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html NWA World Tag Team Titles]] once and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] twice.
*** And the 24 reigns are acknowledged in their WWE return in 2015. This marks one of the few times the WWE have acknowledged TNA, which they didn't do for Wrestling/{{Sting}} or Wrestling/SamoaJoe upon their WWE debuts, or for Wrestling/{{Christian}} when he returned to WWE with 2 World title reigns under his belt.
** Bully Ray becoming [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-h.html TNA World Heavyweight Champion]] at Lockdown!

* DesignatedHero / DracoInLeatherPants: Bully Ray is a violent sadist who will relentlessly pursue anyone he feels has wronged him and isn't even above putting women through tables. Even as a face, the only defining quality that sets him apart from when he's a heel is his choice of targets and causes and his interaction with fans. Yet because of how good he is at his work he's managed to achieve [[PopularityPower too-cool-to-hate]] status over the years, joining such luminaries as Wrestling/TripleH (pre-Wrestling/TheAuthority), Wrestling/CMPunk and Wrestling/{{Edge}}. However, his case is less offending than most cases of either trope in wrestling because he is openly self-aware about who he is, plus his moments of altruism seem to be genuinely motivated by his respect for the business.

%%* HolyShitQuotient

** DudeNotFunny: Once during a Wrestling/NewJack-Dudleys brawl, Sign Guy held up a sign reading "NEW JACK DROPPED THE SOAP IN PRISON."

* HolyShitQuotient

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Their TNA theme "Watch Out, Watch Out" was a blatant copy of their final WWE theme, Music/{{Powerman 5000}}'s "Bombshell"

** The Dudleys (Dudley and Little Snot, w[=/=]Big Dick) debuted in a winning effort against the Pitbulls (#1 and #2) at ''ECW Hardcore Heaven'', July 1, 1995, after Wrestling/{{Raven}} dragged Wrestling/StevieRichards and Beulah [=McGillicutty=] back to the locker room after the as-yet-unnamed Wrestling/{{Francine}} kissed Stevie and got into a {{Catfight}} with Beulah. During the match, Wrestling/JoeyStyles said that it would be the last time they saw the Dudleys. Technically he was…almost right, as Little Snot was gone after ''Heat Wave'' two weeks later, at which point that original combination of the Dudleys never happened again after. But in terms of ExactWords…come on.

* HilariousInHindsight: The Dudleys (Dudley and Little Snot, w[=/=]Big Dick) debuted in a winning effort against the Pitbulls (#1 and #2) at ''ECW Hardcore Heaven'', July 1, 1995, after Wrestling/{{Raven}} dragged Wrestling/StevieRichards and Beulah [=McGillicutty=] back to the locker room after the as-yet-unnamed Wrestling/{{Francine}} kissed Stevie and got into a {{Catfight}} with Beulah. During the match, Wrestling/JoeyStyles said that it would be the last time they saw the Dudleys.
** Well, Little Snot ''was'' gone soon after, so that original combination of the Dudleys never happened again after ''Heat Wave'' two weeks later, but still...