Matthew Hyson
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Matthew Hyson (born on August 13 1970, in Providence, Rhode Island), better known as Spike Dudley is a professional wrestler performing in World Wrestling Entertainment on the Smackdown! brand.
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Career
Before his wrestling career, Hyson was a primary school teacher.
He gained fame as being the "runt" of ECW's infamous Dudley Family, a stable of wrestlers billed as half-brothers, although none were in reality related. While in ECW, he had a hippie gimmick, wearing tie dye shirts and long hair; his finisher—a three-quarters facelock bulldog from the top rope—was called the Acid Drop. After moving to the WWE as a face those elements of his character were dropped and his finisher was renamed the "Dudley Dog". Recently, he became a heel by turning on Rey Mysterio, he then began to wrestles as the "boss" of two other members of the Dudley family, the Dudley Boyz.
Profile
- Height: 5'8" (1.73 m)
- Weight: 150 lb (68 kg) (Despite rumors to the contrary, he does, in fact, weigh 150, not 180.)
- Trained by: APW Boot Camp
- Professional Debut: 1994
- Previous Gimmicks: Little Spike Dudley, Spike Dudley, The Giant Killer, The Little Show (teamed with Big Show), The Boss
Finishing/Signature Moves
Titles/accomplishments
- 1-Time WWE World Tag-Team Champion with Tazz
- 1-Time WWE European Champion
- 8-Time WWE Hardcore Champion
- 1-Time WWE Cruiserweight Champion
- 2-Time ECW Tag-Team Champion with Balls Mahoney
- 1-Time Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Champion with Kyle Storm
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 455 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.