The production team behind WWE has experienced several changes since Triple H replaced Vince McMahon as the main creative figure of the main roster in 2022. D-Von Dudley, WWE producer from 2016 to 2023, recently approached if he could return.
In the 90s, Dudley made a name like half the Dudley Boyz with Bubba Ray. The popular team of couples became synonymous with ECW before joining WWE in the apogee of the Attitude era.
Dudley said on his YouTube channel that he enjoyed working as a producer and hopes to return one day:
“I am sure that one day I will do my thing with them again and be a producer because I love working with the talent behind the scene. Look, I do not melt, I miss fighting, I miss being in front of the camera, I miss acting for you, but I also found a love working behind the scene. Not only that, but to help the young talent to reach the level at which we were.” (12:17 – 12:40)
In the same video, Dudley admitted that he was “visibly annoying” after they told him that he was no longer necessary as a producer in 2023.
D-Von Dudley explains the role of producer in wwe
Several former fighters work behind the scene as WWE producers, including Jamie Noble, Jason Jordan, Shane Helms and Tyson Kidd. Producers, also known as agents, are responsible for discussing ideas with talents before shows.
Having worked as a producer for almost seven years, D-Von Dudley believes that some people underestimate the importance of the role:
“Producers do not receive the credit they deserve because they really do not receive it. You do not realize how much you have to pass as a producer. Not only to deal with the great boss when it bothers, but also with talent when you get angry. How do you make both sides work? (11:47 – 12:14)
Dudley is currently signed under a legends contract. He made a special appearance in NXT in 2024 with Bubba Ray.
