Devon Hughes Devon E . Hughes ( August 1 , 1972 ) is an American professional wrestler , best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment as D - Von Dudley , as well as with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Brother Devon . Along with his tag team partner Mark " Brother Ray " LoMonaco , 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 championship s . Team 3D is also occasionally a stable , when Ray and Devon ' s on - screen half - brother Runt is included . On August 24 , 2015 , Hughes and LoMonaco returned to WWE as the Dudley Boyz for the first time in 10 years . Professional wrestling career . Training and Independent circuit . Hughes was trained by Johnny Rodz and began wrestling in 1992 , competing in independent promotions in the Northeast as " A - Train " . He engaged in a rivalry with Latin Lover that was continued in many different promotions . 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 " ) . His character was based on Jules Winnfield , the Bible - quoting hitman portrayed by Samuel L . Jackson in the 1994 film " Pulp Fiction " . 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 . 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 . 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 . World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment ( 1999 – 2005 ) . In the summer of 1999 , Buh Buh Ray and D - Von left ECW following a pay dispute and joined the World Wrestling Federation , debuting in September . . Throughout 2000 and 2001 , the Dudley Boyz engaged in a three way feud for the WWF 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 match es , the first at SummerSlam in August 2000 and the second at WrestleMania X - Seven . While they were initially villains and were known for driving women through tables , the Dudley Boyz became fan favorites in early 2000 . In early 2001 , they were joined in the WWF by Spike Dudley . In late 2001 , the Dudley Boyz won the WWF 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 " the WWF . Following WrestleMania X8 , in May 2002 the WWF was renamed " World Wrestling Entertainment " ( WWE ) and the roster was divided 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 Bautista . 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 his greatest singles win in the WWE 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 The Un - Americans . They held the WWF 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 . On May 27 , 2004 the Dudley Boyz kidnapped Paul Bearer , the manager of Paul Heyman ' s enemy The Undertaker . On June 27 , 2004 at The Great American Bash , The Undertaker defeated the Dudley Boyz in a handicap match . 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 . In July 2004 , the Dudley Boyz reunited with Spike . 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 . On July 5 , 2005 , WWE announced that it had opted not to continue contract renewal negotiations with the Dudley Boyz . In August 2005 , they were issued with legal notices instructing them not to use the ( WWE trademarked ) name " Dudley " . Soon after , LoMonaco and Hughes ( D - Von ) announced that they intended to pursue legal action against WWE . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2005 - 2013 ) . Team 3D ( 2005 - 2010 ) . 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 " . 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 " . Devon and Ray debuted in TNA on the October 1 episode of " TNA Impact ! " . 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 . 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 " . 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 . Subsequently , they lost to LAX in a " Little Italy Street Fight " at Against All Odds , and a " Ghetto Brawl " at Destination X . At Lockdown , Team 3D defeated LAX in a Steel Cage match to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship . They feuded with several tag teams before losing the belts to Samoa Joe at Victory Road . At Final Resolution , they teamed with Johnny Devine and took part in an Ultimate X match against the 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 . 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 . 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 an 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 . 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 . 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 ) . 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 . During the following weeks Team 3D turned heel and aligned themselves with Rhino in a battle against the younger talent of the company . On the November 19 edition of " Impact ! " Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment graduate Jesse Neal joined Team 3D and Rhino and two weeks later Suicide joined Morgan , Hernandez and Dinero to level the playing field . At Final Resolution Morgan , Hernandez , Dinero and Suicide defeated Neal , Team 3D and Rhino in an eight - man elimination tag team match . 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 . 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 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . Team 3D found Neal a replacement in the returning Brother Runt , but were still defeated in the match by the Nastys and Hart . However , after the match Neal made the save for Team 3D and helped them put Sags through a table . In May Ray turned heel by attacking Neal , while Devon remained a face and stood up for his student against his brother . 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 . 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 . 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 . However , on the July 29 edition of " Impact ! " Ray decided to join the ECW alumni and seemingly buried the hatchet with his brother . 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 . 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 . This would mark Team 3D ' s final appearance on their old TNA contracts , which expired shortly thereafter . The two are currently in negotiations over new contracts . 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 VI . 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 . Their new multi – year contracts with TNA were confirmed shortly thereafter . At Turning Point ( 2010 ) the Motor City Machine Guns defeated Team 3D to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship . Singles competition and Television Champion ( 2010 – 2012 ) . During Team 3D ' s retirement ceremony on the following edition of " Impact ! " , Ray turned heel by attacking Devon , reigniting the feud between the two . 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 . 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 . In the following weeks Devon ' s sons Terrence and Terrell began making appearances on " Impact ! " and were regularly abused by Ray . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . On the December 1 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Devon and Dinero defeated Ink Inc . ( Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore ) and Mexican America to become the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship , now held by the team of Crimson and Matt Morgan . On December 11 at Final Resolution , Devon and Dinero failed to capture the TNA World Tag Team Championship . On the following edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Dinero and Devon ' s sons Terrence and Terrell joined forces and turned on Devon . On January 8 , 2012 , at Genesis , Terrence and Terrell turned on Dinero and helped their father defeat him in a singles match . On March 18 at Victory Road , Devon answered Robbie E ' s open challenge and defeated him to win the TNA Television Championship , marking Devon ' s first major singles championship . On April 15 at Lockdown , Devon defeated Robbie in a rematch , contested inside a steel cage , to retain the title . On the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , general manager Hulk Hogan announced that from then on the Television Championship would be defended every week on the program . Devon started his series of defenses by defeating Gunner . During the next month , Devon developed a rivalry with Robbie E and Robbie T , successfully defending the Television Championship against each of them in singles matches on " Impact Wrestling " and finally in a three - way match on May 13 at Sacrifice . On the May 24 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Robbie E and Robbie T interfered in a TNA Television Championship match between Devon and Garett Bischoff , causing the match to end in a no contest . Following the match , Devon and Bischoff united to fend off the attack by the two . The following week , the Robbies also interfered in Devon ' s title defense against Jeff Hardy , causing another no contest . On the June 7 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Devon successfully defended the Television Championship against Robbie E , following outside interference from Garett Bischoff . Three days later at Slammiversary , Devon and Bischoff defeated the Robbies in a tag team match . Devon ' s weekly Television Championship defenses ended after the June 14 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , where he successfully defended the title against Hernandez . Devon returned to " Impact Wrestling " on August 9 , when he and Garett Bischoff unsuccessfully challenged Christopher Daniels and Kazarian for the TNA World Tag Team Championship . Three days later at Hardcore Justice , Devon successfully defended the TNA Television Championship against Kazarian . On August 29 , Devon , still the reigning TNA Television Champion , announced that he had parted ways with TNA , after his contract with the promotion had expired the previous day and the two could not come to terms on a new one . With Devon still being recognized as the TNA Television Champion , on September 15 , 2012 , he became the longest reigning champion in the title ' s history , beating Eric Young ' s record of 180 days as champion . On September 26 , TNA officially stripped Devon of the Television Championship , ending his reign at 192 days . Aces & Eights ( 2012 – 2013 ) . On October 14 at Bound for Glory , Devon returned to TNA turning heel , when he attacked Bully Ray and Sting , costing them their tag team match against the heel Aces & Eights stable , who , as a result , earned full access to TNA . Devon , the first unmasked member of Aces & Eights , wrestled his first match back in the main event of the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , losing to Sting via disqualification following interference from Aces & Eights . On November 1 , Devon and Bully Ray faced off in the main event of " Impact Wrestling " , however , the match ended in a brawl between the Aces & Eights and the TNA locker room . On November 11 at Turning Point , Devon was defeated by Kurt Angle in singles match via submission , despite the rest of Aces & Eights trying to interfere . On the December 6 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Devon defeated Samoa Joe to win his second Television Championship , after Aces & Eights member DOC hit Joe with a ball - peen hammer . Three days later at Final Resolution , Devon teamed with DOC and two masked members of Aces & Eights in a losing effort to Kurt Angle , Garett Bischoff , Samoa Joe , and Wes Brisco . On the December 20 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Devon successfully defended the Television Championship against Kurt Angle , following interference from Aces & Eights , Garett Bischoff , Samoa Joe , and Wes Brisco . On January 13 , 2013 , at Genesis , Devon defeated Joseph Park in a non - title match . On the February 7 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Devon and DOC were defeated by Bully Ray and Sting in a Tables match . On March 10 at Lockdown , Aces & Eights , consisting of Devon , DOC , Garett Bischoff , Mike Knox , and Mr . Anderson were defeated by Team TNA , consisting of Sting , Eric Young , James Storm , Magnus , and Samoa Joe in a Lethal Lockdown match . On the April 18 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Devon was scheduled to defend his Television Championship against Magnus , however , he was attacked by DOC and Knox before the match could start . Samoa Joe was then awarded the title match in his place , but Devon retained the title after interference from Aces & Eights . On June 2 at Slammiversary XI , Devon was originally booked to defend his title against Joseph Park but Park was attacked by Aces & Eights before the match and Devon was awarded a count - out victory . Following this , Park ' s brother Abyss returned and defeated Devon to win the Television Championship , ending his reign at 178 days . On the August 22 edition of " Impact Wrestling " Devon was pinned in the five - on - five match against the Main Event Mafia by AJ Styles and per match stipulations was , in storyline , fired from TNA as a result . Hughes later confirmed that his departure from TNA was legitimate . TNA Hall of Fame ( 2014 ) . Devon returned to TNA at Slammiversary XII getting inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame with Bully Ray as Team 3D . It was later announced that he has returned to TNA full - time . During the July 17 edition of " iMPACT Wrestling " , Devon rejoined his Team 3D tag partner Bully Ray and with him , put Ethan Carter III through a table . This signified the reunion of Team 3D . At Bound for Glory , Team 3D defeated Tommy Dreamer and Abyss . The event was the final contracted date for each member of Team 3D . Return to Independent circuit ( 2013 - 2015 ) . Devon appeared at House of Hardcore 3 , where he and Matt Hardy defeated Homicide and Eddie Kingston . He also came out later that night during Bully Ray ' s segment involving Tommy Dreamer and Spike Dudley , teasing a confrontation with Bully only for the two to hit Dreamer with a 3D . On June 6 , 2014 , Devon was scheuled to face Abyss and Tommy Dreamer along with Bully Ray . However , Ray was pulled out of the event , so the main event was Devon and Dreamer vs Rhino and Abyss . Dreamer and Devon won the match . On June 7 , 2014 , he and CW Anderson defeated Eddie Kingston & Homicide at House of Hardcore 5 . On 13 July 2014 , Team 3D made their debut in Squared Circle Wrestling Where they won the 2CW Tag Team Championship by defeating Axe and Kevin Steen . On July 26 , 2014 , Devon defeated Abel Andrew Jackson at Reality of Wrestling ' s Summer of Champions . On September 6 , 2014 , Devon made his debut in Wichita Falls , TX for Pure Action Championship Wrestling ' s Brawl In The Falls III , winning and becoming the promotion ' s final heavyweight champion . At House of Hardcore VII , Team 3D made their debut in the promotion . They defeated Killer Elite Squad . On March 8 , 2015 , Team 3D lost the 2CW Tag Team Championship to The Young Bucks . Return to WWE ( 2015 - present ) . After a 10 - year absence from the company , The Dudley Boyz returned to WWE on the August 24 , 2015 episode of " Raw " , attacking The New Day and confronting The Prime Time Players . Personal life . Hughes father , Preston was a bishop , and his mother , Renee Washington , is a priest . Hughes and his high - school sweetheart and wife , Yessenia ( known as Yessi ) , have three boys , twins Terrence & Terrell ( born in 1995 ) and another son Matthew ( born in 2002 ) . Their names are tattooed on his upper biceps . In the summer of 2009 , Devon got engaged to his new partner . 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 . In Edge ' s 2004 autobiography " Adam Copeland on Edge " and the WWF / E Fanatic Series " Tables , Ladders & Chairs " , it was revealed that Hughes is " deathly afraid of heights " , despite Hughes saying that heights frightened him in character at Wrestlemania 2000 .