Bully Ray On Why A Dudley Boyz Reunion Is Unlikely, Mae Young, Roman Reigns, MJF

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Bully Ray (@BullyRay5150) is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE, ECW, NWA and IMPACT Wrestling. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018 as part of the Dudley Boyz tag team with his partner D-Von Dudley. He joins Chris Van Vliet at Sam's Town Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to talk about his career that has spanned 30+ years in professional wrestling, how he is currently working as a hell in Impact Wrestling and as a babyface in NWA, his thoughts on Roman Reigns in WWE, why MJF is the biggest heel in the business, how Mae Young being powerbombed through a table helped to put the Dudleyz over, what the idea of "heel heat" means to him, why he likes to keep people on their toes, his goals in Impact Wrestling and much more!
00:00 Intro
03:38 Wrestling Ability
05:06 Being a Heel
07:23 MJF
08:36 Roman Reigns
09:34 Dudley Boyz Debut
10:23 Tag Team Finishers
11:51 Dave Meltzer
13:16 Whatsuppppp
14:25 D-von Get The Tables
15:04 Being A Veteran
18:02 Goals In Impact Wrestling
19:14 Taking Bumps
20:13 Wrestler Body Sizes
22:30 Keeping People On Their Toes
26:56 Mae Young
28:37 Freddie Blasie
30:50 Dudley Boyz Reunion?
34:38 Heel Heat
35:56 MJF to WWE?
36:53 Getting Over
38:25 Gratitude
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@ChrisVanVliet Жыл бұрын

@logya Жыл бұрын

Happy for you that you tube gave you your channel back . Bad situation to be in . Great work . Peace from France ; )

@jtoumai Жыл бұрын

Chris all I gotta say is..... Wasssssssup!!?!?!?

@text97 Жыл бұрын

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@firstinstinct420 Жыл бұрын

Really good audio and video recording for a phone

@firstinstinct420 Жыл бұрын

Cvv get the tables

@realKratos667 Жыл бұрын

A lot of people can't stand Bully Ray, but he has always been one of my favorites. Their is a big reason for that, and that is because he reminds me of my dad. I lost my dad when I was 17, and I have never gotten over it. It's just his demeanor and the way he carries himself that reminds me of my dad. Miss you dad!!!

@Qtipz123 Жыл бұрын

I used to hate Bully Ray, but damn do I love his interviews with CVV. I've grown to love his honesty and greatly respect his insight nowadays.

@itsladytruth Жыл бұрын

We should gives The Dudley Boyz/Team 3D, EnC (Edge & Christen) and the Hardys more flowers for their greatness

@TheBlackKakashi Жыл бұрын

They literally carried the tag team division. They fought every week and you never got tired of it.

@jonathanburns665 Жыл бұрын

They get enough

@neuguy Жыл бұрын

Why would they want flowers? Lmfao

@garyhen2028 Жыл бұрын

I just literally sent those flowers

@acehole2222 Жыл бұрын

When were they ever referred to as EnC?... wrestling fans are dumb

@ChrisSantiagoProductions Жыл бұрын

I LOVE whenever you interview Bully. His insight on wrestling is beyond valuable. I could listen to you two talk for hours!

@scottdempster7705 Жыл бұрын

100% agree.

@ChrisVanVliet Жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend!

@k999999 Жыл бұрын

this is the student of Paul Heyman ~ when you shut off your screen and just hear Bully Ray talk on a mic ~ it has Paul Heyman stamp all over it and he is a perfectionist when it comes to storytelling in his whatever feuds as well ~ something that Edge also has because they are from that "best era" of pro wrestling .... those video gaming + nerd culture is what hurting the business sadly.... much

@van11410 Жыл бұрын

Yeah.. Bully Ray's analysis on wrestling is the best IMO.

@DXSUCKIT1990 Жыл бұрын

Listen to busted open

@dereklankford8595 Жыл бұрын

I can listen to Bully talk about the business all day long and not get tired of it. The passion he has for the business just drips in everything he says.

@johntexiere843 Жыл бұрын

Bully can definitely be the next Paul Heyman and work with younger talent when he decides to hang’em up. I have a lot of respect for Bully and what he has done and what he continues to do. He was a huge part of my childhood

@realKratos667 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I actually said that a few weeks ago to someone that Bubba Ray was the next Paul Heyman.

@kauzpayne2 Жыл бұрын

bully as his on wrestling school in Danbury. ct.

@stephengriffiths9255 Жыл бұрын

Bubba ray and D Von one of the best tag team champions in WWF WWE history... Also when they both joined TNA and formed Aces and eight's amazing times.

@SenorAzazel Жыл бұрын

*Bully* would be a key piece in any promotion cause he has a lot of knowledge an knows how to play heel or face.

@RigorousBarley Жыл бұрын

His commentary on "old vs. young," and the mentality that he's "taking someone's spot" is right on the money.

@Spirit-Wolf74 Жыл бұрын

A sit down with bully and regal would be a very interesting listen, because the insight that they both bring would be really good

@Ghetto187Murda Жыл бұрын

Bully Ray’s voice sounds a lot like Paul Heyman and I never noticed that before.

@alonelypotato2788 6 ай бұрын

hahaha right??? i thought i was the only one think he sound like Paul Heyman....

@cajunasian71 Жыл бұрын

Been a fan for years. He, and Devon, honestly don't get enough credit for their impact on professional wrestling. Loved them in ECW. Bully single handedly kept TNA/ Impact relevant... ensured Old Man Hogan got screen time and made Brooke Hogan interesting for at least 15 minutes. Love his work in both the NWA and Impact. Literally playing Babyface and Heel at the same time. #ThMan

@JohnnyOrgan Жыл бұрын

I would genuinely love a long term Bully Ray and Eddie Kingston team up/feud.

@CarlosXPhone Жыл бұрын

Actually, that is a great idea. Not opposed here.

@jayceegenocide4402 Жыл бұрын

ONLY if Eddie Kingston sticks his tongue out & says WAZZZZUPPPPP then does a front flip leg drop to the opponents groin while Bully Ray holds them in place

@damedrops8197 Жыл бұрын

They're too old now. Should've happened 10 years ago in their prime years

@holdthetruthhostage Жыл бұрын

True

@JohnnyOrgan Жыл бұрын

@@damedrops8197 Steve Austin just headlined WrestleMania at 58. I'm pretty sure both guys know how to work a style, an emotional match, without killing themselves.

@ill-nois2282 Жыл бұрын

Bully Ray has so many gems about the business, one of the finest in the game. He deserves all the respect/praise.

@velikanovesuze764 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you interviewed Cartman, Chris.

@OliveMule Жыл бұрын

😭😅😂🤣

@thefertilemind Жыл бұрын

Bruh 🤣

@CarlosXPhone Жыл бұрын

That's Bully Ray, you're talking about, bruh. lol 😆 😂 🤣

@TheBlackKakashi Жыл бұрын

Cartman and Token 😂

@TonyTony-rp8kj Жыл бұрын

@@TheBlackKakashiyou mean tolkien bigot lol

@Exthias1983 Жыл бұрын

This is why I dig Bubba/Bully Ray, whether he's a babyface or a heel. He tells a story in the ring.

@nfindc Жыл бұрын

I enjoy Bully simply because he's entertaining, and he pulls no punches. He always approaches it from the business side of the sport, and what he says most of the time is spot-on.

@landonthompson5604 Жыл бұрын

From his rise to notoriety in ECW to the top of the food chain, WWE to grow even more in TNA with the Aces and Eights to being the voice of Busted Open just to go into NWA and do an angle just to go back to TNA, aka Impact to be the heel that he is most known to be. He's my favorite heel to watch that sells the story PERFECTLY!

@flyntplatz3724 Жыл бұрын

Another stellar interview with a true legend of the business. Looking forward to the next one.

@greguden3386 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear from Bully that there is no heat with him and Devon. As much as I would love to see the Dudleys do another match, Devon's health is more important. Thanks for the memories guys!!!

@aidankav25 Жыл бұрын

Great to see bully in good health looks well glad he’s doing some bits in impact atm love to see him back in wwe as a manager

@moriordan85 Жыл бұрын

Managers shouldn't be bigger than the talent tho...

@davidratty2242 Жыл бұрын

I love when Bully is a guest on any show. His take on wrestling topics are very interesting.

@SirRavixofFourhorn Жыл бұрын

He's completely right about Aew its a great show for how young it is with immense talent it just needs to tighten up the screws a bit. Fans take it way to personally when you tell them it isn't perfect it can still be entertaining chill. Just means it isn't technically sound all around which is what the goal should be. I also completely agree with the Wardlow assessment you got a guy that can replace your monster who was Miro and you just stopped out of nowhere. Between Wardlow and Hobbs I hope they start getting more time. Also cut the promos down having someone talk in the ring 30 minutes of every show takes away match time for talent.

@Guzman3 Жыл бұрын

It's only when the wwe cucks come around and start shitting on AEW like wwe doesn't and hasn't done dumb shit in the past too. Neither company is perfect nor will they ever be.

@squirtgaming882 Жыл бұрын

I completely agree. It’s still such a young company. AEW super fans who think it can’t be improved cause it’s perfect are fools.

@NiFeGetsTubey Жыл бұрын

Well said. I got a buddy of mine who is an AEW die hard. I tuned into Revolution (Despite not keeping up with AEW) and texted him saying how good it was, but it could've been better because of X-Y-Z. His response was "Just admit you're a WWE fanboy and move on". Like, no. Even WWE makes mistakes (obviously). At the end of the day, I can still enjoy it. Doesn't mean that they don't have things that can improve.

@SirRavixofFourhorn Жыл бұрын

@@NiFeGetsTubey Oh for sure. All wrestling companies make mistakes or could do certain thing better. Wrestling fans in general need to better at being fair about all wreslting and not just completely biased towards a certain company. I don't watch WWE very often but I don't sit around and trash them when it just isn't necessary because I happen to watch AEW. If anything i like what they've got going i think the Bloodlines cool, Cody is awesome and made the right choice in leaving AEW, and Gunther is a legit killer that could a be a world champ. Hopefully your friend is able to be more fair in the future.

@SirRavixofFourhorn Жыл бұрын

@@squirtgaming882 For sure every company around the world can be improved in some way. That's life nothings perfect honestly if it was we may not like it as much as when it was imperfect lol.

@AlanWyllie Жыл бұрын

Superb interview. Love listening to Bully Ray.

@ricbulow Жыл бұрын

The "Dead stare to camera" is back, babyyyy!! I've been missing this! Bully Ray is always such a great guest for you, man. He really seems to push you out of your comfort zone, which I love watching.

@adrianthehandsome286 Жыл бұрын

Saw Bully Ray at the Impact Wrestling pay per view No Surrender and it was definitely a great site to see I've seen him in several videos then I got to see him in person I was like damn this is awesome he did very well

@modestokid420 Жыл бұрын

not alot of people can hold my attention for 45 minutes. the whole way he carries himself. like he said id wrestling, riding each wave and hitching the next one at the bottom. much love everyone

@thetornadoanthonyy7099 Жыл бұрын

That story about Freddy Saying Get the table, was in Philly and I was there live! What a great moment.

@thorbahn3 Жыл бұрын

Bully Ray reminds of Paul Heyman more and more everyday.

@eric-. Жыл бұрын

I saw an interview with Bubba a long time ago where he said The Dudley Boys don't consider The Dudley Boys in the running for best tag team ever. But for me, they are the best ever. Whoever won the match or lost - anyone that stepped in the ring with the Dudleys was going to get their ASS beat.

@lukethecardist Жыл бұрын

Great chat as always! Keep killing it, CVV!

@ChrisVanVliet Жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke!

@blizzavelli 11 ай бұрын

Bubba/Bully vs The Hardy’s Was The Best Tag Team Beef In WWE(WWF) To Me‼️

@patrickfuller1806 Жыл бұрын

Always such a great interview.

@koffinradio Жыл бұрын

Love the angle man!!! Tripod and mics, let’s goooo!!!

@RobKimbell Жыл бұрын

I wonder if we'll ever see him back in WWE in an MVP like role as a manager. He'd obviously be great at it.

@holdthetruthhostage Жыл бұрын

He needs to wrestle as Bully ray especially in this PC era

@GotchYoAss Жыл бұрын

@@holdthetruthhostage “bully” in wwe would be great

@holdthetruthhostage Жыл бұрын

@@GotchYoAss he would bring the attitude Era Back, I think AWE needs to workout something with Impact for an invasion story Lead By Bully, have Taz as a Traitor and hook ACES & 8

@kurtholus 7 ай бұрын

He could be a version of Heyman but with a physical presence, it would be great

@micjamfamflippers2191 Жыл бұрын

Another great interview as always!

@cwalser544 Жыл бұрын

This interview is amazing, great job Chris. ECW fan for Life.

@ryman7884 Жыл бұрын

He is brilliant on Busted Open Radio.

@RonFleener Жыл бұрын

This was a really good investment in my time. Best part is, him clearing up the misconception about AEW.

@coded3604 Жыл бұрын

Loving the vibes with this one bud! Sometimes less Is more (No studio) ❤🇨🇦

@emeoryphillips5745 Жыл бұрын

Chris man I love watching your interviews. Been watching your KZfaq for years. Best pro wrestling interviewer in my opinion.

@patrickfuller1806 Жыл бұрын

I wish that Bully could have had a run in NXT to help guys like Bron Breaker, Bron has had a great run but it could have been that much better with a guy like Bully

@elmaz46 4 ай бұрын

I am a fan of Bully since his TNA days Especially With the Aces and eights It’s one of my favorite storylines And bully became one of my favorites I also loved that Ken Anderson was part of Aces and eights too

@keepingitrealawesome Жыл бұрын

Another amazing interview Chris

@FinalDestinationDeepspace Жыл бұрын

Bully is the Man..Bully is 5 star all day The Fan's give that rating. .. in Fact He definitely is also One of a kind .He is gonna go Down as one of the GOAT'S . .there is no question about that.. . Look at his Body of Work... it's incredible. Wrestling doesn't keep Him relevant, He Keeps Wrestling Relevant. !

@BeatzByAc3 Жыл бұрын

Gotta love Bubba 🤘🏾 awesome interview as always, Chris !

@moriordan85 Жыл бұрын

Bully's work with Flip Gordon was great stuff. His ability to make Flip might be the highlight of Flips career.... Wonder why he's never made it to AEW ?

@acorac Жыл бұрын

Great chat! Really enjoyed it!

@ChrisVanVliet Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@davidthanos Жыл бұрын

He's awesome. Great stories. Listen to him every chance I get

@cune25313 Жыл бұрын

Bubba looks a lot like Alex Jones during parts of this interview

@SheriffOutlaw Жыл бұрын

Still to this day the tag team I hold near and dear to my heart always will be the Dudley Boyz. Also Tag Team Goals! I got to meet D-Von a couple of years back and it was an honor although I wad working that day but now I got to meet Bully Ray. Both are legends in my book and the true greatest tag team of all time. 🍻

@ABMultimediaDesigner Жыл бұрын

33:00 - I'm at that autograph session in England at FTLOW (FOR THE LOVE OF WRESTLING), can't wait to meet The Dudleys. I know the feeling about the New Age Outlaws, met them at FTLOW last year (2022) together, it was brilliant. Chris - you gotta turn up to FTLOW one day, it be worth it. I've been to the previous two FTLOW and they have been worth it meeting the legends and current stars of other promotions

@peterhinchley8270 Жыл бұрын

First time listening to bully love how open and honest he comes across is a legend off the buisness even says he's not a grate wrestler but he is a grate at getting a good story across

@thomascompton8635 Жыл бұрын

Great interview

@stephencatchdudeknight4623 Жыл бұрын

Bully Ray CVV interviews, goes way together.

@jasadin Жыл бұрын

Awesome interview !

@ironpandabear Жыл бұрын

I love to hear him talk. great stories, straight to the point he won’t sugar coat it for people. He’s a great wrestler and wanna know how be a great heel ask him. But what happen to the story on why he wasn’t able to use the bully character in wwe? Was hoping he would tell it.

@tant7376 Жыл бұрын

Yeap. if Bully Ray stares at me, id prolly look away awkwardly too haha

@User-oy7zm Жыл бұрын

It’s so cool to see someone who’s really passionate about wrestling

@paulcarpenter7844 Жыл бұрын

That background is unbelievable

@KylesWorldChamp91 Жыл бұрын

Power And Glory finish: "Power-Plex" (Diving Superplex by Hercules and Diving Body Splash by Roma) It was dope

@Rayaalr Жыл бұрын

Even that i born in 02, i watch some moments of the Dudley Boys, and Man! What a team!

@philipg6579 Жыл бұрын

Much respect to bully man he has done so much and the way he does his stuff in the ring and the experience he has always love to hear bubba talk he just is so knowledgeable of the business

@theoneanton Жыл бұрын

If New York City was a wrestler, it would be Bully Ray

@stalinsoulz7872 Жыл бұрын

A Stellar interview!

@yourfavoriteentertainment Жыл бұрын

I wish Bully Ray waa in charge of the creative direction of a wrestling show. He has a great mind for the business.

@billybatson22 Жыл бұрын

CVV...not only are your interviews awesome, but those pythons are jacked. IcoPro DOES work! Keep up doin' what your doin'!

@ChrisVanVliet Жыл бұрын

💪🐍

@Traehnoel Жыл бұрын

Really want to hear him talk indepth about AEW more, great insight.

@kjuus1281 4 ай бұрын

Bubba always was one of my favorites! His "full nelson sitdown" is amazing

@markneighbor Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this. Outside location, fountain noise in background. Aesthetically pleasing background. Super great listen and you can tell Chris really enjoyed this! 🫡

@Yeswecan99 Жыл бұрын

Back in the day, the first first match of most pay-per-views used to be Dudleys vs Hardys vs Edge and Christian..most matches were magic

@215Daniel Жыл бұрын

Bully's a great interview.

@ZTK05 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate Bully/Bubba for just being himself no matter what. I love that he's a straight shooter because we all need that in life. Love or hate him he deserves all the respect in the world for what he has accomplished.

@jeremyhyten7140 3 ай бұрын

36 minutes into this interview and you guys are talking about how MJF wouldn't be able to play the same character in WWE. At the time I would have agreed with this. Now as I wrote this, a week before Wrestlemania XL, with all the main event edge currently, I could see that MJF fitting 5 his current character. Even more so next year after Raw goes to Netflix. Oh how things change and it's insane. What a time to be a fan!!!

@austinpruitt6539 Жыл бұрын

Great interview Chris you should try and do a interview with Joel Gertner

@rd1426 3 ай бұрын

Whenever Bubba decides to 'retire' I think he would be invaluable as someone in charge of the storytelling aspect of any pro wrestling organization. Knows so much and cares so much about the business.

@chillbest14 Жыл бұрын

Bro those damn Dudleys were beyond super duper over. You just had to be there man.

@jerryh.nintendoplayers Жыл бұрын

Great interview Big Pimpin,By the way the reason I call Chris Big pimpin is because he wears really nice suits and he looks awesome,But Chris gets what I'm saying everytime I see a picture with him on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter it's just a nickname I gave him.

@josephdelledonne2098 4 ай бұрын

This is at Sam's Town here in my hometown of Vegas. It's only a few miles from my house and I'm here all the time, wish I would have been here during this interview. Probably wouldnt have interrupted them because I'm sure it wouldn't go over well with them.

@kalzyoung Жыл бұрын

I liked the “3D” when Bubba ran to get the finisher instead of standing there waiting

@PaladinsLight Жыл бұрын

bully is awesome, love watchin him on the nwa and impact.

@Connor-zl8gi Ай бұрын

Bully/Bubba Ray is one of those guys in the business who people thought wouldn't make a great singles wrestler because he and D-Von were a tag team for so long, but when he and D-Von split, they were testing the waters, so to speak and Bully Ray passed the singles wrestler test with flying colors.

@wickedpiff Жыл бұрын

Aw how nice.. Bobby Hill all grown up!

@FreeRoyalPowerHour Жыл бұрын

I gotta say,you’re definitely my favorite interviewer out here rn. Great stuff everytime.

@garyhen2028 Жыл бұрын

I love bully! The wrestling business is pussified now, shit the world is, you can't say this or that, someones feelings are hurt. Thank you for everything you've done! Too many people say it when it's too late, I'm saying it before anything ever happens

@frody4205 Жыл бұрын

More wrestlers need to listen to Bully!!!! 💯🔥😎🤙

@SpoonerMan03 Жыл бұрын

im to young to have grown up on bubba ray and the first time I remember ever seeing bubba as bully ray on tna with hogan fighting with the aces and i fell in love ever since then

@higler. Жыл бұрын

6:42 Best Bully Ray quote ever

@donaldtaylor724 Жыл бұрын

Given how much you’re in Vegas, I’d love to see you do an interview at the BlueWire studio with Brad Owen. Within different lanes, both of you have shown the power of KZfaq in getting over and building an audience.

@wrestlingcommunity Жыл бұрын

Who is Brad Owen?

@wrestlingcommunity Жыл бұрын

Who is Brad Owen?

@donaldtaylor724 Жыл бұрын

@@wrestlingcommunity professional poker player, is a pioneer of vlogging within the poker realm.

@wrestlingcommunity Жыл бұрын

@@donaldtaylor724 I lived in vegas from 2002 to 2012. Miss the city! Thanks for being human and replying :) aloha!

@Kasigi03 2 ай бұрын

I never noticed this before, he really sounds exactly like Paul Heyman. It's also in what and how he says things but his voice and Paul's are very similar.

@ryanpledger9333 Жыл бұрын

Watched the who interview and it’s great. Thank you.

@LordRaptor Жыл бұрын

Who are the other 3? Roman Reigns, Christian and MJF? those are the best examples I can think of right now.

@mhug86 Жыл бұрын

Bully has such a sharp mind for wrestling you can tell he soaked up a lot from Paul Heyman.

@sillwuka Жыл бұрын

Bullys right. The heat he can generate is very impressive.

@AndrewsOpinion15 10 ай бұрын

bully ray so awesome on chris van vliet podcast !!!

@whydoesthisexistpod Жыл бұрын

Was not expecting to hear Bully talk about GWAR. Those guys are awesome!

@spreedog8648 2 ай бұрын

Bully is not a character, this is who he is . I love him for that

@matwol1365 10 ай бұрын

Team 3D reunion is scheduled to occur on the Impact Wrestling 1000 episode taking place in White Plains NY.

@thehater6189 Жыл бұрын

According to Meltzer, Johnny Gargano vs Andrade is better than all taker matches, all hbk matches and all the tlcs LOL

@jasonmorgan8936 Жыл бұрын

Bubba Is absolutely right about the industry is soft and I honestly don’t ever see another Attitude Era coming back to wrestling within the next 30 years. I saw more hardcore stuff when I was 3 years old watching wrestling with my father and now I’m 27 gonna be 28 I don’t see much hardcore.