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Bully Ray Names Paul Heyman, Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson as Mentors
Bully Ray named three men who taught him most in the wrestling business: Paul Heyman, Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson.
Ray, also known as Bubba Ray Dudley, made the remarks during a session of “Busted Open Radio.”
He recalled planning a tag-team match with his longtime partner D-Von Dudley against Chris Jericho and Christian.
Patterson offered a different way to stage it after the four wrestlers presented their plan to him.
Ray said Patterson quickly spotted an aspect of the match they had missed, despite their having discussed it for hours.
The story highlights Patterson’s influence on match planning and the role experienced figures played in shaping Ray’s career.
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Bully Ray named Paul Heyman, Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson as the three people he learned the most from in wrestling.
He made the comments during a recent session of Busted Open Radio.
Ray also recalled Patterson offering a new idea for a tag team match involving Ray, D-Von Dudley, Chris Jericho and Christian.
Ray said Patterson saw an aspect of the match that the four wrestlers had not seen.
- Who
- Bully Ray named Paul Heyman, Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson as his mentors.
- What
- Ray discussed the three men who taught him the most and recalled Patterson’s input on a match.
- When
- During a recent session of Busted Open Radio. The date was not stated.
- Where
- The comments were made on Busted Open Radio. The arena where the match was discussed was not identified.
- Why
- Ray was asked who he learned from in the wrestling business.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ray named Heyman, McMahon and Patterson as the three people he learned the most from.
Ray and the others presented their match idea to Patterson, who suggested a different approach.
- Mentors named
- Paul Heyman, Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson
- Radio program
- Busted Open Radio
- Tag team match participants
- Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Chris Jericho and Christian
- Patterson’s role
- Agent for the match that night
What people are saying
Whenever people ask me who I learned from in this business, I have three names: Paul Heyman, Vince McMahon, and Pat Patterson
That's good. But what if you did it like this?
The guy is unbelievable.