First Ever WWE Raw - Where Are They Now?

18. Spike Dudley

Terri Runnels
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Spike Dudley walked into this episode of WWE Raw as the reigning, defending European Champion. Less than a minute after the bell rang in his match against William Regal here, Spike was forced to tap out and vacate that title to the Englishman - the man who Dudley beat for the title a month prior.

Remaining with the company for a further three years, Spike's final WWE appearance came at 2005's One Night Stand PPV. Along with Bubba Ray and D'Von, Spike Dudley would be released by the company in July of that year.

Having last wrestled in 2015, Matt 'Spike Dudley' Hyson these days works for Merrill Edge as a Financial Transition Specialist - although he did make a one-off appearance on WWE's The Bump last year.

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