Mark LoMonaco Mark LoMonaco ( July 14 , 1971 ) is an American professional wrestler . He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) from 1995 to 1999 under the ring name Buh Buh Ray Dudley , with the World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWF / WWE ) from 1999 to 2005 under the ring name Bubba Ray Dudley and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2005 to 2014 under the ring names Brother Ray and Bully Ray . For much of his career , LoMonaco has teamed with his kayfabe half - brother Devon as The Dudley Boyz and , later , Team 3D . Recognized as one of the most prolific tag teams in professional wrestling history , LoMonaco and Hughes have had numerous tag team championships reigns across multiple promotions , including the ECW World Tag Team Championship , Hustle Super Tag Team Championship , IWGP Tag Team Championship , NWA World Tag Team Championship , TNA World Tag Team Championship , WCW World Tag Team Championship , WWF World Tag Team Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship . LoMonaco has also held a number of singles championships , most notably the TNA World Heavyweight Championship on two occasions , and was a member of stables including The Dudley Brothers , The Alliance and Aces & Eights . On August 24 , 2015 , LoMonaco and Hughes returned to WWE as the Dudley Boyz for the first time in 10 years . Professional wrestling career . Independent circuit ( 1991 – 1995 ) . LoMonaco trained under Sonny Blaze and Johnny Rodz . He debuted in 1991 under the ring name Mongo Vyle . The character Mongo Vyle was a biker billed from Hell ' s Kitchen , Manhattan , New York whose gimmick was inspired by The Nasty Boys , the Road Warriors and Maxx Payne . The name " Mongo " was first used as his Fraternity pledge name at St . John ' s University in Jamaica , Queens , New York . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1995 – 1999 ) . LoMonaco received a tryout with Extreme Championship Wrestling in September 1995 , appearing as Mongo , the bodyguard of Bill Alfonso . After impressing ECW owner Paul Heyman by taking a chokeslam from wrestler 911 , LoMonaco was hired . He was recast as Buh Buh Ray Dudley , the stuttering , dancing , overweight , hillbilly member of the sprawling Dudley family . The unusual spelling of " Bubba " was a result of his stutter . In saying his name Buh - Buh would stutter causing him to say " My name is Buh - buh - buh - buh " until Big Dick Dudley struck him in the chest , at which point he would snap out " My name is Bubba Ray Dudley ! " . The fans embraced the comical Dudley boys and during Buh Buh ' s matches would chant " Buh Buh Buh Buh " . The spelling eventually stuck . On April 13 , 1996 , D - Von Dudley debuted in ECW and began feuding 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 . D - Von eliminated Dances With Dudley , Dudley Dudley , and Chubby Dudley before joining forces with Buh Buh Ray , Big Dick , Sign Guy Dudley , and Joel Gertner . Known collectively as the Dudley Boyz , Buh Buh Ray and D - Von dominated the ECW tag team division , winning the ECW World Tag Team Championship a record eight times and defeating the four major tag teams in ECW : The Public Enemy , The Eliminators , The Gangstas , and Sabu and Rob Van Dam . Buh Buh Ray , D - Von , 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 1999 , Buh Buh Ray and D - Von left " ECW " and joined the World Wrestling Federation , where the " Buh Buh " stutter - spelling of " Bubba Ray Dudley " was rescinded . 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 two critically acclaimed Tables , Ladders , and Chairs match es , the first at SummerSlam in 2000 and the second at WrestleMania X - Seven . While they were initially heels , one of the things Bubba Ray was known for was driving women through tables including WWE Divas Terri Runnels , Mae Young , Lita , Trish Stratus , Tori Torrie Wilson , Stacy Keibler and Jazz . The Dudley Boyz were soon cheered by the crowd and were turned face in early 2000 . On the December 28 , 2000 episode of " SmackDown ! " , Bubba received a title shot against WWF Champion Kurt Angle , which he lost after an Angle Slam through a table . In early 2001 , The Dudleys were joined in the " WWF " by Spike Dudley . In mid - 2001 , the Dudley Boyz turned heel once again by joining The Alliance , a large stable of former ECW and World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) wrestlers led by Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon - Helmsley who attempted to take over the " WWF " ( Spike , along with several other " ECW " alumni , did not join The Alliance ) . The ECW - WCW invasion ended at the Survivor Series , when five WWF wrestlers defeated five Alliance wrestlers in a match to determine the ownership of the WWF . The Alliance disbanded and its members left the WWF , but the Dudley Boyz retained their jobs due to their possession of the WWF Tag Team Championship , which they had unified with the WCW Tag Team Championship that night . 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 Bubba Ray was drafted to Raw and D - Von to " SmackDown ! " . On " Raw " , Bubba Ray found moderate success as he competed for the WWE Hardcore Championship , formed a tag team with Spike , and even competed in a World Heavyweight Championship match against Triple H . D ' Von ' s new gimmick on " SmackDown ! " failed to get over , however , and he was reunited with Bubba Ray and Spike on November 17 , 2002 at Survivor Series when he returned to the " Raw " brand . The Dudley Boyz became a staple 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 . 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 . Shortly after arriving on " SmackDown ! " , the Dudley Boyz turned heel once again , siding with Paul Heyman and feuding with Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio . On May 27 , the Dudley Boyz kidnapped Paul Bearer , the manager of Heyman ' s enemy The Undertaker . On June 27 at The Great American Bash , The Undertaker defeated the Dudley Boyz in a handicap match . In July , the Dudley Boyz reunited with Spike . For the remainder of the year , they assisted Spike in his matches for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship . They also won the WWE Tag Team Championship one more time . 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 an angle 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 General Manager 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 of the night after driving Dreamer through a flaming table . On July 5 , 2005 , WWE announced that it had opted not to continue contract renewal negotiations with the Dudley Boyz . In addition , fifteen other wrestlers were released by WWE , which was decreasing its spending as a result of a fall in projected revenue . In August 2005 , all three former Dudleys were issued with legal notices instructing them not to use the ( WWE trademarked ) name " Dudley " . This led to a degree of acrimony between the former Dudleys and their erstwhile employers , as they had used the names since 1996 , several years before all ECW intellectual property was acquired by WWE as a result of bankruptcy proceedings . Soon after , LoMonaco and Hughes ( D - Von ) announced that they intended to pursue legal action against WWE . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Team 3D ( 2005 – 2010 ) . No longer able to use the ring name Bubba Ray Dudley , LoMonaco adopted ( and trademarked ) the ring name Brother Ray Deadly , while Hughes became Brother Devon Deadly . The team also trademarked The Deadly Brothers and Deadly Death Drop . In August and September 2005 , Ray and Devon 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 , 2005 , it was announced that they had signed multi - year contracts with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Ray and Devon debuted in TNA on the October 1 , 2005 episode of " TNA Impact ! " - the first episode of " Impact ! " to be aired on Spike TV and in a prime time slot . They were identified as " Brother Ray " and " Brother Devon " respectively ( with the suffix " Deadly " apparently having been dropped ) and as Team 3D collectively . Team 3D quickly established themselves as faces by confronting the heel NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett and his allies , the NWA World Tag Team Champions , America ' s Most Wanted ( AMW ) . Team 3D defeated AMW at pay - per - view events in November and December 2005 , but failed to defeat them in a title match at Final Resolution on January 15 , 2006 due to the interference of Team Canada . Ray and Devon continued to feud with America ' s Most Wanted and Team Canada over the following months . On the April 13 , 2006 episode of " Impact ! " , an attempted ambush by Team Canada was foiled by the debuting Spike Dudley , identified as " Brother Runt " . They had many battles with The Latin American Xchange ( LAX ) until winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship from LAX at Lockdown in an " electrified " steel cage match . Upon the disintegration of TNA ' s contract with the NWA , Ray and D - Von were stripped of the NWA Tag Team Championships and awarded the TNA World Tag Team Championship as compensation . They defended these belts against the team of Road Warrior Animal and Rick Steiner at Slammiversary . Following a match on " Impact ! " to determine opponents , Ray would headline Victory Road alongside his partner in a match of champions encounter against TNA World Champion Kurt Angle and X Division Champion Samoa Joe . At Victory Road , Ray and D - Von lost their match , and the TNA tag titles , to Angle and Joe , though only Joe gained complete control of the titles as he scored the pinfall and could select a partner of his choosing . The next feud had Team 3D along with the X - Division traitor Johnny Devine against The Motor City Machineguns and the entire TNA X Division . Team 3D and Devine lost at Against All Odds 2008 meaning that they have to be under two - hundred seventy - five pounds in order to compete in the X Division . However , the angle was dropped . Brother Ray and Devon aligned themselves with Kurt Angle during his feud with A . J . Styles . This led to them feuding with Christian Cage and Rhino as well . At Hard Justice , they lost to Cage and Rhino in a New Jersey Street Fight . They then feuded with Matt Morgan and Abyss , losing to them at No Surrender . At Bound for Glory IV , they participated in a Monster ' s Ball match for the Tag Team Championship , but came up short . Team 3D appeared to join The Main Event Mafia but turned face by double crossing the stable and jumping them along with The TNA Front Line leaders Samoa Joe , A . J . Styles , and Rhino . They also attempted to put former ally Kurt Angle through a table . 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 episode 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 23rd 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 episode of " Impact ! " Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment graduate Jesse Neal joined Team 3D and Rhino and two weeks later Frankie KazarianSuicide 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 episode of " Impact ! " , when Jesse Neal helped them defeat the Nasty Boys in a tables match . On the March 15 episode 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 . On May 16 at Sacrifice Ray turned heel by attacking Jesse Neal and costing him and Shannon Moore their match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship , after feeling he had been disrespected by Neal . The following month at Slammiversary VIII Neal defeated Ray in a singles match after a distraction from the debuting Tommy Dreamer . The following month at Victory Road Ray faced Jesse Neal and Devon 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 episode 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 Brother Ray , Abyss 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 them 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 episode of " Impact ! " Ray decided to join the ECW alumni and seemingly buried the hatchet with his brother , becoming a face again in the process . 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 Ray and Devon were assaulted by the Gangstas . On the following episode 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 then entered negotiations over new contracts . Team 3D returned to TNA television two month later on the October 7 live episode of " Impact ! " , promising a major announcement at Bound for Glory . 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 the Motor City Machine Guns defeated Team 3D to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship . Various Feuds and Immortal ( 2010 - 2012 ) . During Team 3D ' s retirement ceremony on the following episode 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 the December 16 episode of " Impact ! " LoMonaco renamed himself Bully Ray as he defeated Amazing Red in a squash match . On January 9 , 2011 , at Genesis , Ray defeated Devon via disqualification , after Devon hit his former partner with his own chain . 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 Ray 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 episode of " Impact ! " , Ray ' s feud with Devon was abruptly ended as he aligned himself with Immortal and moved on to feuding with Fortune . At the end of the show Ray powerbombed A . J . Styles off the entrance stage through a table , sidelining him with a storyline injury . On April 17 at Lockdown , Immortal , represented by Ray , Abyss , Matt Hardy and Ric Flair , was defeated by Fortune members James Storm , Kazarian and Robert Roode and Christopher Daniels , who replaced A . J . Styles , in a Lethal Lockdown match . During the match Styles made his return , attacking Ray as he was beating Daniels . On the April 28 episode of " Impact ! " , Ray challenged Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship , but was defeated following interference from Styles . Ray then recruited Tommy Dreamer as his partner and helped him defeat Styles at Sacrifice . On the May 26 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Styles and Daniels defeated Ray and Dreamer in a No Disqualification Street Fight . On June 12 at Slammiversary IX , Ray defeated Styles in a Last Man Standing match to win the feud . After the match Ray , though still retaining his status as a heel , put over Styles ' resilience . On the July 28 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Ray began having problems with fellow Immortal member Mr . Anderson , when he cost him his steel cage match against Kurt Angle . The tension between the two stablemates eventually led to a match on August 7 at Hardcore Justice , where Ray defeated Anderson with a low blow . From June to September , Ray was one of the twelve participants in the Bound for Glory Series to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . When the group stage of the tournament concluded , Ray finished in the top four and thus advanced to the finals at No Surrender along with James Storm , Robert Roode and his Immortal stablemate , Gunner . On September 11 at No Surrender , Ray defeated Storm via disqualification , moving him up to 52 points . However , later in the event Roode managed to defeat Gunner via submission , which meant that he tied Ray ' s score to set up a tiebreaker match between the two . In the tiebreaker match , Ray was defeated by Roode via pinfall . On [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ October 16 ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] at Bound for Glory , Ray was defeated by former Immortal stablemate Mr . Anderson in a Falls Count Anywhere match . On November 13 at Turning Point , Ray and Scott Steiner were defeated by Anderson and Abyss in a tag team match . On January 8 , 2012 , at Genesis , Ray was defeated by Abyss in a Monster ' s Ball match . Ray later aligned himself with Bobby Roode , interfering in his matches especially ones relating to Roode ' s title . On February 12 at Against All Odds , Ray was unable to capture the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Roode in a four - way match , which also included James Storm and Jeff Hardy . On the February 16 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Ray was defeated by James Storm in a number one contender ' s match . On March 18 at Victory Road , Ray was defeated by Storm in a rematch to retain his spot as the number one contender . On the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Ray started a rivalry with X Division Champion Austin Aries , after interrupting an X Division Championship match between Aries , Anthony Nese , Kid Kash and Zema Ion . The rivalry between Ray and Aries continued on April 15 at Lockdown , where the two were on opposing teams in the annual Lethal Lockdown match . Aries ' team , led by Garett Bischoff , ended up defeating Ray ' s team , led by Eric Bischoff . On May 13 at Sacrifice , Ray was defeated by Aries in a singles match . Afterwards , Ray returned to his rivalry with Abyss , when his supposed brother Joseph Park accused him of Abyss ' disappearance . On June 10 at Slammiversary , Park defeated Ray in an Anything Goes match , following interference from Abyss . On the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Ray entered the 2012 Bound for Glory Series , taking part in the opening gauntlet match , from which he was eliminated by an interfering Abyss . Ray and Park had a rematch on the July 12 episode of " Impact Wrestling " in an Anything Goes match , which Ray won after hitting his opponent with a chain . After the match , Park attacked Ray and hit him with Abyss ' signature " Black Hole Slam " . Aces & Eights and TNA World Heavyweight Champion ( 2012 - 2013 ) . In August , Ray came together with the rest of the TNA locker room to battle the villainous Aces & 8s stable , who had been attacking random TNA wrestlers during the past months . In September , Ray , unlike his longtime tag team partner Devon , signed a two - year contract extension with TNA . On the September 6 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Ray finished his Bound for Glory Series group stage with a win over Rob Van Dam , thus finishing third and advancing to the semifinals of the tournament . On September 9 at No Surrender , Ray defeated James Storm in his semifinal match , following interference from Bobby Roode , before losing to Jeff Hardy in the finals of the 2012 Bound for Glory Series , despite Hardy being attacked by the Aces & 8s before the match . On the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Ray was granted another opportunity to become the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship , but was again defeated by Hardy . On the September 20 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Ray defeated World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries in a non - title match , after hitting him with a steel chain . On the October 4 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Ray defeated both Aries and his number one contender Jeff Hardy in a three - way match , after which Hulk Hogan agreed to let him become Sting ' s partner for the match against the Aces & 8s stable at Bound for Glory . On October 14 at Bound for Glory , Ray and Sting were defeated by the Aces & Eights , who in the process earned full access to TNA . Afterwards , the returning Devon was revealed as one of the members of the Aces & Eights . On November 1 , Ray and Devon 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 . Over the next few weeks , tension would be teased between Ray and Hulk Hogan after Austin Aries revealed a secret relationship between Ray and the General Manager ' s daughter Brooke . On December 9 at Final Resolution , Ray was defeated by Austin Aries in a singles match , following a distraction from both Brooke and Hulk Hogan and a low blow from Aries . On the January 3 , 2013 , episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Hogan suspended both Ray and Brooke after seeing them kissing in the parking garage two weeks before . The following week , Ray proposed to Brooke after saving her from the Aces & Eights , which she accepted . The ceremony took place the next week on " Impact Wrestling " , where Ray ' s groomsman Taz interrupted and revealed himself a member of Aces & Eights , leading to the group attacking Ray , Hulk Hogan , and the rest of the groomsmen . On the January 31 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Hogan reinstated Ray and pitted him and Sting against Aces & Eights ( Devon and DOC ) in a Tables match the following week , where Ray won the match by putting Devon through a table . On the February 21 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Hogan named Ray the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . Ray received his shot in a steel cage match on March 10 at Lockdown , where he defeated Jeff Hardy , following interference from Aces & Eights , to win his first World Heavyweight Championship . Afterwards , Ray revealed himself as the President of Aces & Eights , turning heel again in the process , and reuniting with Devon . Ray made his first televised title defense on the April 11 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , defeating Jeff Hardy in a Full Metal Mayhem match to retain his title . On June 2 at Slammiversary XI , Ray successfully defeanded the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Sting in a No Holds Barred Match after an interference by Aces & Eights , with the added stipulation that Sting would never get another World title opportunity again . Follwoing Slammiversary , Ray and Aces & Eights would continue feuding with Sting and his New Main Event Mafia ( Kurt Angle , Magnus , Samoa Joe , and Rampage Jackson . On July 18 at Destination X 2013 , Ray had lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to Chris Sabin , ending his reign at 130 days . Ray received his rematch in a steel cage match on August 15 at Hardcore Justice 2013 , where he defeated Sabin m following interference by Mr . Anderson and Tito Ortiz , to regain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . On the August 22 episode of Impact Wrestling , Ray revealed that his marriage to Brooke Hogan had fell apart as he broke up with her and announced his relationship with Brooke Tessmacher . Later that night , Devon was forced to leave TNA after being pinned by AJ Styles in a five - on - five tag team match against the Main Event Mafia . The following week , tension began to be teased between Bully Ray and Aces & Eights Vice - President Mr . Anderson , when Anderson disagreeing with Ray claiming he never needed Devon and bringing Tito Ortiz into the stable without a group vote . During Ray ' s match with Sting on the September 5 episode of Impact Wrestling , Anderson cost Ray by refusing to help him . Afterwards , Anderson attacked Ray and announced he would be his challenger at No Surrender 2013 . The following week , Ray successfully defended his title against Anderson in a Last Man Standing Match . Afterwards , as Anderson was being stretchered away , Ray attacked him and piledrived him onto the stage . While beginning a feud with Bound For Glory Series winner AJ styles , Ray was also dealing with the implosion of Aces & Eights . On October 20 at Bound for Glory 2013 , Ray lost the TNA World Title to AJ Styles in a No Disqualification match , ending his reign at 66 days . On the following week on Impact Wrestling , Ray was attacked by the returning Mr . Anderson , who later in the evening cost Ray his title rematch with Styles . Two weeks later , after teasing a break - up of Aces & Eights , The group ambushed Anderson in retaliation . On the November 21 episode of Impact Wrestling titled ' Turning Point ' , Mre Anderson and Bully Ray faced off in a match where it was Mr . Anderson ' s Career vs . the aces & Eights stable . Anderson won , forcing the end of the Aces & Eights . Various Feuds ( 2014 ) . On February 13 , 2014 , Bully Ray lost to Mr . Anderson in a Casket match . On March 9 Bully Ray was introduced by Dixie Carter as the special guest referee in the Eight - man Lethal Lockdown match at Lockdown 2014 . During the match , he slammed Team Dixie ' s captain Bobby Roode allowing Team MVP to be victorious . After the match , he powerbombed Roode through the table he introduced during the match . On the March 13 episode of Impact Wrestling , Bully Ray explained his actions at Lethal Lockdown , and effectively started a feud with Bobby Roode by attacking him , and powerbombed him again through a table . On March 20 , Carter was supposed to have a meeting with Bully Ray but Roode attacked him from behind and beat him down . On April 10 , after both men failed in winning a 10 - man gauntlet match for a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship , Dixie made her return and slapped Bully in retaliation for screwing her team over . Bully and Roode will fight in a tables match at the PPV . At Sacrifice , Dixie Carter cost Bully Ray the match against Bobby Roode . On May 1 , Bully Ray , seeking revenge against Dixie , vowed to put her through a table , and was about to do so when MVP appeared . MVP ordered Bully to let her go and banned both Dixie and Ray from the building . Over the following weeks , Bully Ray invaded TNA Headquarters and Dixie ' s home . On May 22 , Dixie and Ethan Carter III came out to confront MVP and his alliance for their actions . But , when Bully Ray interrupted the confrontation , he was ultimately laid out by MVP ' s alliance and put through a table by EC3 . On June 5 , MVP challenged Bully , Austin Aries , And Samoa Joe in a First Blood Match which EC3 and Rockstar Spud were in . Bully and his team won after Bully hit EC3 with a steel chain . The next week EC3 and ROckstar Spud tried to expose Bully of his past heel times by bringing Brooke , Bully ' s Former ( kayfabe ) girlfriend . But it didn ' t work out as Bully and Brooke hugged it out because they had a fight , Then Bully challenge EC3 to a Texas Deathmatch which EC3 accepted . On June 15 , at Slammiversary XII , Bully was defeated by EC3 after Bully went through a table from the top rope . Also at Slammiversary , Team 3D was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame . On August 7 , Bully Ray finally succeeded in putting Dixie Carter through a table . In late August Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that LoMonaco ' s contract was set to expire and that he did not expect to be renewed . However , Ray signed a short term deal with TNA . At Bound for Glory , Team 3D defeated Tommy Dreamer and Abyss . The event was the final contracted date for each member of Team 3D . Independent circuit ( 2014 - present ) . Starting in late 2013 , Bully Ray and Devon have been something of a fixture within Tommy Dreamer ' s House of Hardcore promotion . On November 9 , 2013 , at HoH 3 , Bully Ray attacked Dreamer and Terry Funk following the main event , claiming that Dreamer offended him by not inviting him to the show , before challenging Dreamer to a falls - count - anywhere street fight at the TNA One Night Only pay - per - view event Old School . Spike Dudley came out to make the save only to be beaten by Bully as well , whereas Devon appeared to confront Bully — only to turn around and aid him as the two hit Dreamer with a 3D , then fended off an attempted save by the Sandman . Team 3D were also scheduled to officially team together against Dreamer and Abyss , then against Bad Influence ( Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian ) , on June 6 and 7 , 2014 at House of Hardcore 4 and 5 respectively . However , Bully Ray would be pulled out of both events by TNA President Dixie Carter , turning the on - screen feud between Bully and Carter in TNA into a crossover storyline involving talent associated with both promotions . On July 13 , 2014 , Team 3D defeated Kevin Steen and Jason Axe to win the 2CW Tag Team Championship . At House of Hardcore VII , Team 3D defeated Killer Elite Squad . Return to WWE ( 2015 - present ) . On January 25 , 2015 at Royal Rumble in Philadelphia , LoMonaco returned to WWE as Bubba Ray Dudley and competed in the Royal Rumble match as a surprise entrant , at number 3 . He and R - Truth performed the signature moves of the Dudley Boyz on The Miz , before Dudley eliminated both Miz and Truth . He was later eliminated by Bray Wyatt . On August 24 , 2015 , LoMonaco , as Bubba Ray Dudley , returned to WWE alongside D - Von Dudley as the Dudley Boyz for the first time in 10 years . Return to TNA ( 2015 ) . On the May 8 , episode of Impact Wrestling , Ray made an appearance as the special guest referee for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match between Kurt Angle and Eric Young . During the June 23rd taping of Impact Wrestling , Bully made his return to TNA as the general manager , which is expected to air in July . Personal life . LoMonaco and his wife Fawnfeather Carr , own and operate the " Fawnfeather Spa and Salon " in Heathrow , Florida . LoMonaco has a sister named Gina who also works for the company and was a top discus thrower during her college days . LoMonaco appeared on the second WWE edition of the game show " The Weakest Link " , losing in the sudden death final to Kane and was the strongest link in the majority of the rounds . At the start of the game , he stated he was playing for The American Cancer Society , " and my mommy . " His favorite sport is soccer and he is a fan of the Italian First Division , Serie A . He is currently in a relationship with TNA Knockout Velvet Sky .