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"Overview D-Von Dudley claimed that he was petrified of racism during his days in WWE in the 1990s The legendary tag team wrestler added that he experienced such a thing only in WWE, but not when he was in ECW D-Von did not want to take the name but claimed that a top official told he did not like him due to his color Advertisment D-Von Dudley claimed that he was petrified of racism during his days in WWE in the 1990s. The former world tag team champion claimed some of the personnel in WWE had the thinking and attitude of that in the 1950s and 1960s. The One-half of the Dudley Boyz appeared on Maven's show, where he revealed what he experienced. The WWE Hall of Famer added that he never experienced such a thing when he was in ECW. Also Read: Results of all three titles matches from Oct 20, 2025, episode of WWE Raw Dudley did not want to take the name of the individual. However, D-Von claimed that a certain WWE official said to him that he did not like the star wrestler due to his color. D-Von Dudley reveals his experience of racism in WWE "Me, I was petrified. And I"m gonna be honest with you....but being African American in this, in this business still, especially in the very beginning of 1991, and even though we got started in '96, I was still petrified of racism. Their philosophy was still stuck in the 50s and 60s. The attitude was very much that a Black man should never say anything because of the fact that he"s Black and you"re in a white man"s business," D-Von said. Also Check: 3 WWE Superstars who have massively improved in 2025 ft. Maxxine Dupri "I didn't experience it when we were together because of the fact that when we got together, we were in ECW. I experienced it in WWE. There were certain top officials who I don"t really want to go and say any names. When a person comes up to you and tells you that they don"t like you because of the color of your skin, and you"re sitting up there going, 'Wow, really?' When? 1999, uh, 2000," D-Von added. "