D-Von Dudley Says Ladders Hurt More Than Chairs And Tables

D-Von Dudley is one-sixth of perhaps the most famous tag team rivalry in WWE history; The Hardyz, The Dudleyz, and Edge & Christian. 

Throughout their rivalry, the three teams competed in multiple gimmick matches, including the first-ever Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. While the Dudleyz have begun to wind down their in-ring careers, both members of the Hardyz are going strong in AEW and WWE.

Christian recently joined AEW and when asked on Table Talk about whether or not he has another TLC match in him, D-Von Dudley said he was unsure before discussing how much those matches take out of you and ranked the weapon damage. 

“People don’t realize how much that stuff hurts. I was hungry back, younger, and more energetic so it didn’t bother me. Now, I look at it and I’m like ‘oh my god.’ I don’t know if I could do another TLC match. The fans ask for it, but I don’t think they realize the mindset you have to have to get into one of those matches. People ask me what’s the worst out of the three; chair shots, ladders, or tables. In this order; the ladders. I don’t like to get hit with steel. It doesn’t feel good at all. I’m going to contradict myself when I say the chair because I’ve taken so many headshots that I don’t even know my name sometimes. The chair shots don’t hurt as much as the ladders do, they hurt. You put your hands up to block it and everything is exposed. You have a little bone (in your wrist) and when the metal catches it on the wrong place, oof. The tables, they feel like home to me,” said D-Von.

Christian has yet to wrestle for AEW and hasn’t had an official singles matches since 2014. In his first appearance on Dynamite, Christian confronted AEW Champion Kenny Omega. 

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