Triple H Threatened To Fire D-Von Dudley Over ECW Reunion Show

The Battleground Championship Wrestling match was scheduled to take place over the weekend at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The much-hyped event was set to feature NXT Coach and WWE Hall of Famer D-Von Dudley. Unexpectedly, he was removed from the event.

The plan was for him to take part in Bully Ray’s bout against Matt Cardona that evening as well as the convention that would take place after the show. However, D-Von was pulled from both the live show and the convention.

According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE did remove Devon Hughes (D-Von Dudley) from the occasion, including the convention and the live performance. He was supposed to stand in Bubba Ray’s corner during his contest with Matt Cardona. He went through John Cone in talent relations who reportedly approved of the booking and he believed based on his contract, since he’s not a wrestler, that he was able to do things like that.

The booking was rejected by Bruce Prichard, who then placed it on Paul Levesque’s desk. Hughes claims he was going to carry out Levesque’s request because he had given his word that he would, but he decided against it after being essentially threatened with termination if he did.

WWE did pull Devon Hughes (D-Von Dudley) from the event, both the live show and the convention. He was scheduled to be in the corner of Bubba Ray for his match with Matt Cardona. He went through John Cone in talent relations who reportedly approved of the booking, and he believed based on his contract, since he’s not a wrestler, that he was able to do things like that. Bruce Prichard nixed the booking, and it ended up on the desk of Paul Levesque. Hughes has said he was going to do it because he gave his word on it and Levesque didn’t give approval, and he was basically told if he did it, he’d be fired, so he didn’t do it. There was no real reason past the claim that they didn’t want him in a physical risk, but I’m not sure how much physical risk there is in pulling out a table since he was not scheduled for any physicality himself.

Beyond the assertion that they didn’t want him in a physically risky situation, there was no real justification. However, given he was not scheduled to engage in any physical activity himself, It’s unclear how much physical risk D-Von would be in by grabbing a table from under the ring.

This was certainly an interesting call from Triple H as he starts his new regime. Let’s see what happens next. To get the latest updates, keep an eye on Ringside News.

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