{"id":13370,"date":"2018-01-29T12:55:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T17:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=13370"},"modified":"2018-01-29T14:00:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T19:00:58","slug":"breaking-dudley-boyz-announced-2018-wwe-hall-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/01\/29\/breaking-dudley-boyz-announced-2018-wwe-hall-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: The Dudley Boyz Announced for 2018 WWE Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First reported by <strong>CBS Sports<\/strong> this morning, then confirmed by the WWE, <strong>The Dudley Boyz<\/strong> are headed to the WWE Hall of Fame in New Orleans as the second inductees announced following the previous announcement of Goldberg as the headliner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: As first reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CBSSports<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bullyray5150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bullyray5150<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TestifyDVon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TestifyDVon<\/a> are the next inductees into the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> Hall of Fame Class of 2018! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEHOF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZaLsW20GWt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZaLsW20GWt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/958025262062501888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;brothers&#8221; from Dudleyville were rumored to join this year&#8217;s class, but today it was made official, that the\u00a0 25x Tag Team Champions will be this year&#8217;s tag team inductees. The Dudley Boyz, consisting of <strong>Bubba Ray<\/strong> and <strong>D-Von Dudley<\/strong>, began in ECW in 1996, before making the jump to WWE in 1999, where the helped rejuvenate the tag team division alongside rivals <strong>Edge &amp; Christian<\/strong> and the <strong>Hardy Boyz<\/strong>. They left for TNA in 2005 for a ten year run, before ultimately returning to the WWE in 2015 for a year. D-Von retired in 2016 to assume a position as a backstage producer\/agent with the WWE, while Bubba Ray would move on to <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong> for a final run, before retiring himself at the end of 2017. In a 20 year career together, the Dudley Boyz finished as 9x WWE Tag Team Champions, 8x ECW Tag Team Champions, 2x Impact Tag Team Champions, 2x IWGP Tag Team Champions, 1x WCW Tag Team Champions, plus runs\u00a0as NWA Tag Team Champions (in TNA),\u00a0Hustle (Japan), and\u00a0New York&#8217;s 2CW (Squared Circle Wrestling) Tag Team Champions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My brothers TESTIFY finally where they belong <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> HOF<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bullyray5150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bullyray5150<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TestifyDVon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TestifyDVon<\/a><br \/>Get the tables<br \/>and now I need a suit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pB8hHfy69F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/pB8hHfy69F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THETOMMYDREAMER\/status\/958049313459965952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I couldn\u2019t be prouder of my colleagues, comrades and <br \/>co-conspirators<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bullyray5150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bullyray5150<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TestifyDVon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TestifyDVon<\/a><br \/>&#8211; THE DUDLEY BOYZ &#8211; <br \/>who also came straight out of NYC and went on to achieve <br \/>UNIVERSAL TAG TEAM EXCELLENCE <br \/>via the Fighting Town of <br \/>\ud83e\udd13DUDLEYVILLE\ud83e\udd13<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YouDeserveIt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#YouDeserveIt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEHOF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I2fgNo16L7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/I2fgNo16L7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joel Gertner (@StudMuffinSays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StudMuffinSays\/status\/958034015633764352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bullyray5150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bullyray5150<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TestifyDVon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TestifyDVon<\/a> on your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@wwe<\/a> HOF induction! This is so deserved and awesome. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GETTHETABLES?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GETTHETABLES<\/a> !!!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oVuA78Acr7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/oVuA78Acr7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nattie (@NatbyNature) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatbyNature\/status\/958033935241498624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No ones\u2019s prouder than me, because no one deserves it more. \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffcCongrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bullyray5150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bullyray5150<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TestifyDVon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TestifyDVon<\/a> on yet another one of their many extreme accomplishments throughout their long and successful wrestling careers.<br \/>\ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LjLRpIAER2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LjLRpIAER2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Velvet Sky (@VelVelHoller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VelVelHoller\/status\/958034957238140929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to the Dudley Boyz on being the next inductees into the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> Hall of Fame! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bullyray5150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bullyray5150<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TestifyDVon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TestifyDVon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JD7LlEt6lN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JD7LlEt6lN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMattCardona\/status\/958031888681234432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First reported by CBS Sports this morning, then confirmed by the WWE, The Dudley Boyz are headed to the WWE Hall of Fame in New Orleans as the second inductees announced following the previous announcement of Goldberg as the headliner. 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