Bubba Ray Dudley Discusses A Full-Time WWE Return, More

UPDATE: Bubba Ray Dudley was interviewed by the official WWE website about his surprise appearance in Sunday’s 30-man Royal Rumble match in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

When asked how the appearance came bout, Dudley said, “WWE called me about a month ago and said, ‘Would you like an opportunity in the Royal Rumble?'” And I said, ‘Absolutely.’ I showed up here today and they said, ‘We want you to be a surprise.’ I thought that was great, and I hid all day.”

Dudley also spoke about the chances of returning full-time either as a singles competitor or as one-half of the Dudley Boys tag-team alongside his longtime partner, D-Von Dudley.

“If the WWE Universe and the WWE higher-ups want to see us here, then yes, hopefully there is a future,” said Dudley. “I really say it’s up to the fans. By the reaction tonight, I’d say the fans would love to see us back. And hopefully we can do it.”

Check out the complete interview at WWE.com.

ORIGINAL: As seen at the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view on Sunday night, former WWE Superstar Bubba Ray Dudley, the former “Bully Ray” in TNA, made a surprise appearance in the 30-man match.

For those wondering, Dudley’s partner, D-Von Dudley, was not backstage at the event as we noted earlier, which is why R-Truth was used to do the double-team “Dudley Boys” spots in the match.

Bubba’s return on Sunday night was said to be a one-time deal as of right now, although WWE officials are said to be very open to bringing him back. The two sides are in talks and many believe he’ll be back full-time, The deal may have already been reached.

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