Bully Ray Fires Back After Matt Hardy Calls for One More Match

Tag team legends might be older, but the rivalry between The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz is far from dead.

During a recent appearance on the Battleground podcast, Matt Hardy threw out a challenge that instantly caught fire online. Hardy made it crystal clear that he and Jeff are ready to go toe-to-toe with their old rivals one more time—titles on the line and all.

“Please. I think we’re ready. Are you ready? Myself and Jeff, we’re 100% ready. We’re up every morning, we’re doing our ice baths, our cold plunges, we’re busting our ass, we’re working out, we’re trying to stay in tip-top shape, to be middle-aged men. We are ready. We would love to face the middle-aged Dudleys. So as long as Bully and D-Von, they’re ready to rock and roll, we are ready at the drop of a dime. We’ll put the TNA titles up,” Matt said.

Well, Bully Ray (fka Bubba Ray Dudley) wasn’t just listening—he came armed with a response, and it hit just like one of his signature powerbombs through a table.

“Heard Matt Hardy’s comments. There’s no team left @ThisIsTNA for the Hardys to wrestle. That’s why they ‘called us out.’ We are 2x TNA Tag Champs and the only team in TNA HOF. Matt and Jeff can never surpass us. The Hardys NEED the Dudleys… And they know it,” Bully wrote on X.

Talk about throwing down the gauntlet. The Dudleys vs. Hardys is one of the most iconic rivalries in tag team history, but if this latest exchange proves anything, it’s that there’s still gas left in the tank—and maybe a few more tables to be broken.