DVon Dudley alleges racist treatment by WWE officials in late 1990s

DVon Dudley, one half of the wrestling tag team the Dudley Boyz, said in a recent interview that he experienced racist treatment from senior officials during his time in WWE, recounting an episode he said occurred around 1999 or 2000. Dudley made the remarks in a video interview this month with Maven Huffman posted on Huffman's YouTube channel, saying the incidents followed a comparatively positive period wrestling in Extreme Championship Wrestling.

"No, I didn't experience it when we were together, because when we got together, we were in ECW, and in ECW I did not experience it," DVon said. "I experienced it in WWE. I experienced it with certain top officials, who I don't really want to name." He added that one person approached him and said they did not like him "because of the color of your skin," a comment DVon said left him shocked given the era.

DVon described additional workplace pressure after the episode, saying colleagues warned him to remain silent and that some people within the company "had the power to basically bury me if need be." He said those warnings discouraged him from speaking out at the time and shaped how he navigated his career inside the organization.