D-Von Dudley reflects on being called by Trick Williams to reprise his Reverend D-Von character for a music video ahead of an NXT Championship defense Williams had against Ethan Page at NXT Halloween Havoc 2024.
The Reverend D-Von character only existed for a handful of months in 2002 before D-Von Dudley returned to the side of Bubba Ray Dudley and they continued their legacy as the Dudley Boyz, one of wrestling's most decorated tag teams. However, 22 years later, Dudley was allowed to reprise the character for a music video that Trick Williams put together ahead of his Devil's Playground Match with Ethan Page at WWE NXT Halloween Havoc.
In the latest video on his YouTube channel, D-Von Dudley discussed all things related to the Reverend D-Von character. He revealed his reaction when Trick Williams called him, asking him to bring back a WWE Ruthless Aggression Era favorite.
Dudley was not only pleased to get the call to revive the character he felt slipped through the cracks in 2002, but he also expressed a desire to return as Reverend D-Von in a role that would not require him to wrestle.
"So one of the things I was happy about was that in NXT, Trick Williams called me and wanted me to do a video with him getting ready for his match. So when he called me, he said, 'D-Von, you did the Reverend D-Von character, and I loved it. I would love for you to come in this video and do exactly what you did back then.' I was ecstatic. I was like, 'Yes, I get a chance to showcase what the Reverend D-Von character was all about to the new generation of fans.' It was a great response. It was something that the fans were really enjoying, because this was something that I really felt that I never got my just due for, because I thought the character was doing really well. Again, I look back on it. I don't think it was my failure. I think it was the company that didn't let it really breathe and let it happen, hopefully one day I'll be able to come back as Reverend D-Von, but without being in the ring."
D-Von Dudley would also interact with Trick Williams as part of WWE NXT 2300 from the former ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Learn more about that here.
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