Bully Ray Turned Down Backstage Role With WWE

WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray, (Bubba Ray Dudley of The Dudley Boyz), has said Vince McMahon previously offered him a WWE backstage position, but he turned the offer down because he didn’t want to be “stifled.”

Bully Ray, who is one of the most decorated tag team wrestlers in history among other accomplishments, is also known for his creative mind. His former partner D-Von Dudley is currently a producer for WWE.

Bully Ray said to WWE Hall of Famers Gerald Brisco and JBL on their Stories with Briscoe and Bradshaw podcast:

“Vince has offered me a position in the past. He has told me, ‘When you’re ready, I’d love to have you here as a producer.’ I don’t think the job is the same job it used to be when you (Gerald Brisco) were a producer or an agent. I believe the producers and agents now just kind of carry the marching orders of creative to the boys, and I don’t think the boys have as much input into things these days.”

“I do consider myself creative and if I don’t feel like that creativity can be put to work, for the guys and the girls putting their matches together, I kind of feel stifled. I would try it one day. It’s just it seems different than when you (Gerald Brisco) and Pat (Patterson) and Jack (Lanza) and Michael (Hayes) and the agents that I grew up on and worked with than they are today.”

Outside of working as a wrestler, Bully Ray is a co-host of SiriusXM’s Busted Open radio show and podcast along with AEW’s Mark Henry and fellow host Dave LaGreca.

Transcription via Sportskeeda Wrestling

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