WWE Hall of Famer D-Von Dudley opens up about a major challenge he endured during his original run in WWE.
Inside the ring, D-Von Dudley is widely regarded as one of the best tag team wrestlers of all-time. Behind the scenes, though, D-Von has faced a number of challenges, with racism being one of them.
While speaking with Video Gamer, D-Von addressed the blatant racism he experienced during his initial stint in WWE (1999-2005).
“No, because it was hidden really,” D-Von said when asked if the event was worse in the past in comparison to the present day. “I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. The Klan wore sheets on their heads. The Ku Klux Klan wore sheets over their heads. And I felt that a lot of those Klan members made their way into wrestling, traded in their sheets for suits.
“It was definitely a behind the scenes thing. I’ve dealt with it with certainly higher ups like MVP said. I dealt with that certain higher up that told me to my face, they don’t like me because of the colour of my skin. And they work for other organizations now, and this person knows who he is. I have no respect for that person. I don’t really care for him. Now that he’s not in the position that he once was, I just really don’t care for him.”
As of this writing, D-Von has not confirmed which former WWE higher-up he was referring to. Following his 2005 departure from the company, D-Von later returned to WWE alongside his tag team partner, Bubba Ray, in 2015 for another run.
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