Why D-Von Dudley Refuses to Bury Vince McMahon and WWE Despite Backlash

D-Von Dudley is standing his ground and refusing to trash WWE or Vince McMahon—no matter how loud the internet gets.

Speaking on the Duke and D-Von podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer opened up about his personal loyalty to the McMahon family and why he won’t join others in burying the company that helped build his legacy. D-Von began by acknowledging the current climate surrounding WWE and Vince but made it clear he’s judging things based on his own experience.

“I just always thought of her, Shane, Vince, and Linda to be very good to me — and Triple H very good to me,” he said. “I'm not going to bury them because you feel I should or you don't like them or because you don't like what's going on in WWE. I'm not going to do that. I'm not going to bury Vince.”

He acknowledged the serious allegations involving Vince McMahon that have surfaced in the media but distanced himself from speculation and drama. D-Von made it clear that he’s speaking strictly from the perspective of someone who was treated well and rewarded for his work in WWE.

“Yes, I understand that what happened, happened. I wasn't a part of that and I do not know the logist of it fully. I only know what the media had put out there about the situation — and nor do I care to elaborate on it. But again, that’s not my business. My business at hand is knowing Vince as my boss and how he treated me. He didn’t treat me bad. He made me a lot of money. He built this house that I'm living in — along with the fans, of course, because they had to pay to come see us and buy our merchandise.”

To critics who accuse him of “selling out” or “kissing ass,” D-Von didn’t hold back as he made it clear living like a rebel doesn’t pay the bills. He followed that with a reality check for those quick to judge.

“You can say I sold out or I'm kissing their ass. Listen, you become the type of person as you get older and realize that living like a rebel is not going to pay the bills. Because at the end of the day, if I couldn't pay my bills and I got fired because I listened to some of these idiots out there that said, ‘Oh, I should have said this or I should have said that about them’—the minute that paycheck stops coming in, are you going to pay my bills? Are you going to put my kids through college? Are you going to take care of me when I'm sick? No, you're not. Because you can't.”

And that, according to D-Von, is why his loyalty to WWE remains intact. He ended the segment by drawing a line between blind loyalty and what he sees as integrity.

“That man took care of me. That whole family took care of me and was very good to me. So I would never bite the hand that feeds me. It's not about kissing somebody's ass or, you know, whatever with WWE. It's about being honest and having morals and dignity. That's what it's about. I'm not trying to live like a rebel. I'm not trying to go out there and go against the grain just because you don't like what they're doing on TV or you feel a storyline should be going a certain way.”

D-Von Dudley isn’t swayed by public opinion or Twitter noise—he’s staying loyal to his own truth and the people who paid him well to live his dream.

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