8 Mind-Blowing Early Versions Of Famous Wrestling Tag Teams

D-Von and Bubba Ray have spent the better part of two decades making a case for themselves as one of the greatest teams to ever lace 'em up, and certainly the best duo to come out of ECW. But when they originated, it wasn't just the two of them. No, in the old days, there was a whole clan of Dudleys to contend with.

The Dudley Family (or Dudley Brothers), as they were called in those days, came about because their dad, Big Daddy Dudley, was a traveling salesman who slept with a multitude of women on the road, spawning a litter of illegitimate boys along the way.

In total, there were at least a dozen different Dudleys in the group at one time or another, with such colorful names as Snot Dudley, Chubby Dudley, and Big Dick Dudley. In fact, even the aforementioned Bushwackers got in on the action, proclaiming themselves Luke and Butch Dudley.

This photo should remind you that not every performer is capable of elevating their gimmick the way Bubba and D-Von did in order to become bigger than their characters. Sometimes you go the way of Dances With Dudley, the Native American of the family.