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The runt of the Dudley litter, Spike Dudley battled his own brothers in ECW.% ] e, [2 i* r" R
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Spike refused to back down from any competitor.
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1 ?6 k' m) n1 {$ l2 u8 yOne of Spike's first rivalries in ECW was with the massive Bam Bam Bigelow.
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Bigelow hurled Dudley into the waiting arms of the ECW fans, who passed him around the arena on their hands.
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Spike's Dudley Dog brought him countless victories in The Land of the Extreme.
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* L2 m) h0 R( g2 b- U. EAfter ECW closed, Spike jumped to WWE, finding himself in the middle of a battle between his brothers and the Holly family.) {9 p" k: t' @1 ` a
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In the midst of the rivalry, he sparked up a romance with Molly Holly.7 M" _+ s9 ]8 H$ n7 P
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/ l4 _$ ?* {1 p# P0 ZHis brothers, Bubba Ray and D-Von, were not thrilled that he found love with the enemy.
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Spike & Molly's romance even led to a match for Dudley with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.( r) z7 K# ~8 x, J
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Spike sets Triple H up for a neckbreaker.0 P; {$ O2 R4 @3 U* E
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* D* c. ^! q; @* c+ J: n9 w' y9 gSpike went on to hold the European and World Tag Team Titles.
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4 C4 J) v; T, G8 y* |Dudley challenged Rey Mysterio for the Cruiserweight Title in 2004.( C+ Z6 d5 z* z0 b' V j
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With the help of his brothers, Spike defeated The Master of the 619 to win the title.
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Spike formed successful tag teams with Superstars like Big Show and Tazz.
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2 O7 l& X% y' jSpike Dudley: Current photos0 H9 S$ J3 i2 U5 g
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2 z1 X0 p/ R* u" ^! LMatt Hyson (aka Spike Dudley) lives in Rhode Island with his wife, Vikki, and their 16-month-old daughter., V2 d- n- A* u8 H
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) N; f4 v* K- Z5 M6 b4 _He works as a financial planner for MassMutual.
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