So, the story goes like this. Papa Dudley was a travelling salesman who sired young in every single are he visited with a plethora of different women. At some point, this misfit family of redneck siblings in tie dye and overalls gathered in Extreme Championship Wrestling, and proceeded to dominate at every single spot on the card. As well, each member of the family evolved. From being a silly dancing and stuttering oaf with a black (and very religious) half-brother to being a foul-mouthed and diabolically evil perennial tag-team championship pair, D-Von and Bubba Ray Dudley were loved to be hated by the ECW faithful. As far as "runt of the litter" Spike, he debuted as the babyface Dudley in 1997, and Little Spike Dudley (aka "LSD") moved up the card from being launched into the crowd by Bam Bam Bigelow to being a two-time Tag Team champion with Balls Mahoney. As far as being beloved? Ask any ECW fan to run down a list of their most despicable family moments, and the smile that will cross said fan's face will say everything that puts them on this list.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
