{"id":179990,"date":"2025-10-23T11:57:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=179990"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:57:47","slug":"d-von-dudley-says-hes-not-a-fan-of-certain-people-who-call-the-shots-in-aew-says-tony-khan-strung-him-along-wanted-him-to-wrestle-and-wouldnt-take-no-for-an-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/10\/23\/d-von-dudley-says-hes-not-a-fan-of-certain-people-who-call-the-shots-in-aew-says-tony-khan-strung-him-along-wanted-him-to-wrestle-and-wouldnt-take-no-for-an-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"D-Von Dudley says he&#8217;s not a fan of &#8220;certain people who call the shots&#8221; in AEW, says Tony Khan strung him along, wanted him to wrestle and wouldn&#8217;t take no for an answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-647385130\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>D-Von Dudley says AEW was not a good fit for him and Bubba Ray Dudley. D-Von told VideoGamer.com that he would have had the final Team 3D match in AEW. &#8220;I just wanted to end my career the right way, and it had no bearing on where I did it, just as long as it was the right way,&#8221; D-Von said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would not have done it for AEW just because I don\u2019t think AEW was ever a fit for the Dudleys. For other people, probably yes, but to me, not the Dudleys. I don\u2019t know if I would\u2019ve felt comfortable. There\u2019s just certain things about the organization. I love the talent. I think the talent is great. There\u2019s no question about that, but there\u2019s a feeling that certain people in the organization that call the shots, I\u2019m not a big fan of them. And Tony Khan lets that happen. So I don\u2019t ever think that it would\u2019ve ever been able to take place in AEW. I\u2019ve got nothing against AEW as a company. I\u2019ve got nothing against Tony Khan. I just don\u2019t like the way the organization is run.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>D-Von also called his past negotiations with Tony Khan a bust. &#8220;I told him I don\u2019t wanna wrestle anymore,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And he wasn\u2019t taking no for an answer. He couldn\u2019t get that through his head. He was like stringing me along, and even though I kept telling him I don\u2019t wanna wrestle, I was literally, when we had those meetings, really fresh off a back surgery. I really couldn\u2019t do it like that back then. It takes time for your body to heal and to be able to do what you got to do after back surgery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I basically kept emphasizing that I wanted to be a producer. I did not wanna wrestle. I wanted to work behind the scenes, and he kept asking me if I wanted to wrestle and get back in the ring. And I\u2019m like, \u2018dude, you\u2019re not getting what I\u2019m saying. I don\u2019t want to wrestle. I just wanna be a producer. I wanna help my sons out. I wanna help get them where they are.\u2019 Like what Billy Gun was doing for his sons, you know? I\u2019ve done everything in my career. I don\u2019t need that. He just wasn\u2019t taking no for an answer. I\u2019ve had three meetings with him, and all three were a bust!&#8221; Read the full interview at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogamer.com\/news\/d-von-dudley-exclusive-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Videogamer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> D-Von also spoke about racism in WWE, including a &#8220;certain higher up&#8221; who is no longer with the company telling him to his face that he didn&#8217;t like him because of the color of his skin. It&#8217;s quite the interview, as D-Von didn&#8217;t pull any punches. He also spoke about the final Team 3D vs. The Hardys match, how he&#8217;s feeling coming out of the match, working stiff matches with The APA, getting knocked out by his own finisher, why he didn&#8217;t watch WWE Unreal, and more.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Jason Powell, founder and editor of ProWrestling.net, has covered pro wrestling full-time dating back to 1997. He hosts a weekly podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast--3275525\">Pro Wrestling Boom<\/a>, and also appears regularly on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/new-flagship-keller-powell-talk-cena-s-last-opponent-possibility-dynamite-s-6th-anniversary-ricky-saints-as-nxt-champ-bfg-preview--67959189\">Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast<\/a>. 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