Bully Ray Discusses the Quick Turnaround for His WWE WrestleMania forty Appearance
With WrestleMania 40 hosted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a city with a wealthy history in excessive wrestling because of its ECW roots, WWE enthusiasts speculated that the event may pay homage to that legacy. Their suspicions had been confirmed on the second one night time whilst WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray, additionally known as Bubba Ray Dudley, made a marvel go back because the unique guest referee for the Philadelphia Street Fight among The Pride and The Final Testament. During an interview with Notsam Wrestling, Ray shared that his involvement in WrestleMania changed into organized at the last minute.
“Triple H and I had a quick text exchange. He pitched the idea, I cherished it, and it became set,” Ray acknowledged. “This all got here together simply forty eight hours earlier than WrestleMania. I often speak on Busted Open about how rapid matters can circulate in the wrestling global, and this become a prime example. It turned into this type of brief verbal exchange—I saved the text because it turned into so brief. It took place Thursday night round 10. That’s how quick all of it got here together. There’s no difficult backstory, no lengthy-time period planning. It changed into truly, ‘Here’s the idea. Love it. Done.'”
Ray’s moment of elevating The Pride’s hands in victory marked his handiest birthday party at WWE’s biggest event of the 12 months. Despite being a legendary discern along D-Von Dudley, Ray has a winless record at WrestleMania, having lost all 5 of his fits, which include the historical first-ever Triangle Ladder Match at WrestleMania sixteen in 2000 and the second one-ever TLC suit at WrestleMania X-Seven in 2001.
