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>The Battleground Championship Wrestling match was scheduled to take place over the weekend at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The much-hyped event was set to feature NXT Coach and WWE Hall of Famer D-Von Dudley. Unexpectedly, he was removed from the event.
>The plan was for him to take part in Bully Ray’s bout against Matt Cardona that evening as well as the convention that would take place after the show. However, D-Von was pulled from both the live show and the convention.
>According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE did remove Devon Hughes (D-Von Dudley) from the occasion, including the convention and the live performance. He was supposed to stand in Bubba Ray’s corner during his contest with Matt Cardona. He went through John Cone in talent relations who reportedly approved of the booking and he believed based on his contract, since he’s not a wrestler, that he was able to do things like that.
>The booking was rejected by Bruce Prichard, who then placed it on Paul Levesque’s desk. Hughes claims he was going to carry out Levesque’s request because he had given his word that he would, but he decided against it after being essentially threatened with termination if he did.
>The plan was for him to take part in Bully Ray’s bout against Matt Cardona that evening as well as the convention that would take place after the show. However, D-Von was pulled from both the live show and the convention.
>According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE did remove Devon Hughes (D-Von Dudley) from the occasion, including the convention and the live performance. He was supposed to stand in Bubba Ray’s corner during his contest with Matt Cardona. He went through John Cone in talent relations who reportedly approved of the booking and he believed based on his contract, since he’s not a wrestler, that he was able to do things like that.
>The booking was rejected by Bruce Prichard, who then placed it on Paul Levesque’s desk. Hughes claims he was going to carry out Levesque’s request because he had given his word that he would, but he decided against it after being essentially threatened with termination if he did.
