Matthew Hyson

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.

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, those elements of his character were dropped and his finisher was renamed the "Dudley Dog". He now wrestles as the "boss" of two other members of the Dudley family, the Dudley Boyz.

Profile

• Height: 5'8" (1.73 m)
• Weight: 180 lb (82 kg) (though he has been known to be booked at 150 lb (68 kg))
• Trained by: APW Boot Camp
• Professional Debut: 1994
• Finishing Move: The Dudley Dog
• Signature Move(s): Spike Stomp, Battering Ram

Titles held

• 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.