Wrestling’s crash test dummy Spike Dudley’s enduring legacy within the business will all the time be his uncanny ability to take punishment. He was a person who didn’t seem like he belonged anywhere near a wrestling ring. Nonetheless, once fans saw his superhuman ability to take risks and take care of the implications, he earned a everlasting spot of their hearts.
Dudley speaks with Chris Van Vliet on “Insight” about working with The Dudley’s and being a glutton for punishment.
“They may beat the s*** out of me, but I say that with love. They didn’t make the most. Having worked with them a lot, especially Bubba, he knew how much I could take. And that was my gift, I could take a hell of a beating. And he pushed it to the limit, he never injured me, Bubba never injured me, but he beat the s*** out of me.”
Several wrestlers give Dudley the respect he deserves. Even Undertaker once said that Dudley took certainly one of the nastiest bumps he’s ever seen in his profession. Dudley expands on how he developed his toughness.
“I had three older brothers that used to beat the s*** out of me. And never in a foul way. Everybody was in sports; soccer, football, hockey, all that stuff, and being the youngest, the one thing I could do to hold with the large brothers was to play the neighborhood games with the older kids, and never cry, not complain about it. So, they’d treat me just as they did them. Give me the hits, give me the shots, and so long as I used to be in a position to take care of it, I used to be allowed to hang around with the large brothers.”
The hour-plus interview was a pleasant treat for fans who’re wondering what Spike Dudley is as much as nowadays.
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