Bubba Ray Dudley Net Worth

What is Bubba Ray Dudley's Net Worth?

Bubba Ray Dudley is an American retired professional wrestler who has a net worth of $2 million. Best known as one half of the Dudley Boyz tag team in Extreme Championship Wrestling and Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment, Bubba Ray Dudley is an eight-time ECW World Tag Team Champion and eight-time WWE World Tag Team Champion, as well as an eight-time WWE Hardcore Champion. He competed in many other promotions, including TNA and NJPW, and twice held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Early Life and Education

Bubba Ray Dudley, whose real name is Mark LoMonaco, was born on July 14, 1971 in the Queens borough of New York City. He was raised in Dix Hills on Long Island and attended Half Hollow Hills East High School, where he played football and ran track.

Career Beginnings

LoMonaco made his professional wrestling debut in 1991 with the ring name Mongo Vyle. Later, from 1993 to 1994, he used the ring name the Terminator while competing in International World Class Championship Wrestling.

Extreme Championship Wrestling, 1995-1999

LoMonaco rose to fame during his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling, which he joined in 1995. Initially appearing as Mongo, he was eventually recast as Buh Buh Ray Dudley, a bumbling, stuttering hillbilly from the Dudley family. With his kayfabe half-brother D-Von Dudley (Devon Hughes), Buh Buh formed the Dudley Boyz tag team that would go on to dominate the ECW tag team division over the subsequent years. The Dudley Boyz won the ECW World Tag Team Championship a record eight times and defeated the four major ECW tag teams: The Public Enemy, The Gangstas, The Eliminators, and Sabu and Rob Van Dam.

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment, 1999-2005

In 1999, the Dudley Boyz moved to the World Wrestling Federation, where they continued their dominance. LoMonaco began spelling his ring name as Bubba during this time, and the WWF became WWE. The Dudley Boyz went on to become eight-time WWE World Tag Team Champions, as well as one-time WWE Tag Team Champions. Additionally, LoMonaco was an eight-time WWE Hardcore Champion before leaving the promotion in 2005.

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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, 2005-2015

Unable to continue using the name Bubba Ray Dudley due to a WWE trademark dispute, LoMonaco took the ring name Brother Ray Deadly when he debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2005. He was joined by the former D-Von Dudley, who became Brother Devon Deadly; the duo then formed Team 3D. As Team 3D, they twice held the TNA World Tag Team Championship, and once held the NWA World Tag Team Championship. After Team 3D disbanded in 2010, LoMonaco continued competing in TNA under the ring name Bully Ray. He went on to become a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion before leaving the promotion in 2015.

Independent Circuit, 2013-2015

In late 2013, Bully Ray and Devon joined Tommy Dreamer's House of Hardcore promotion. As Team 3D, they won the 2CW Tag Team Championship in 2014. Early the next year, Ray won the Destiny Wrestling Organization Heavyweight Championship.

Later Career, 2015-2025

In the summer of 2015, Bubba and D-Von Dudley made a surprise return to WWE as the Dudley Boyz. During their return stint in WWE, which lasted for two years, they appeared for such other promotions as Insane Championship Wrestling and House of Hardcore. In 2017, LoMonaco joined Ring of Honor and teamed with the Briscoe Brothers to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Early in 2018, he announced his retirement from professional wrestling, and in 2020 he left Ring of Honor upon the expiration of his contract. Two years later, as Bully Ray, he returned to the NWA and Impact Wrestling. He went on to reunite with Brother Devon in Team 3D. In 2024, Dudley made another return to WWE, and he also appeared in the inaugural show for Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling. The following year, in July, he returned to TNA.

Other Ventures

With his tag team partner Devon Hughes, LoMonaco runs a wrestling school in Kissimmee, Florida called the Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment. Elsewhere, he co-hosted the professional wrestling-themed radio talk show "Busted Open" on SiriusXM. Among his other work, LoMonaco has appeared in video games in the "WWE 2K" series.

Personal Life

From 1999 to 2013, LoMonaco was in a relationship with esthetician Fawnfeather Carr. He went on to date former TNA wrestler Jamie Szantyr, known by her ring name Velvet Sky, from 2016 to 2021.

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