Adolfo Bermudez is an American
professional wrestler
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. He is best known for his appearances with
Extreme Championship Wrestling
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in 1995 to 1996 as a member of the
Dudley family Dudley is an English toponymic surname associated with the town of Dudley in West Midlands, England. Notable people with the surname include:
* Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick (c. 1530 – 1590), English general and patron of moderate Puritan ...
under the
ring name Dances with Dudley (sometimes abbreviated to D.W. Dudley).
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1992–1995)
Bermudez made his professional wrestling debut in 1992 with
Angelo Savoldi
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's
Pennsylvania
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-based
International World Class Championship Wrestling
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promotion. Wrestling as "White Cloud", Bermudez formed a
tag team
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with Dancing Wolf (Al Farat) dubbed The Sioux War Party. In May 1992, The Sioux War Party won a tournament for the vacant
IWCCW Tag Team Championship
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. The duo held the titles for over a year, finally losing to Jimmy Deo and L.A. Gore in June 1993, only to regain the championship that same day. In 1994, The Sioux War Party vacated the titles upon leaving the IWCCW.
After a brief stay in the AWF, he and White Wolf won the AWF tag team titles before Burmudez was brought into Extreme Championship Wrestling to replace
Snot Dudley
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who had been injured at
ECW Hardcore Heaven earlier that year.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995–1996)
Bermudez debuted in the
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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-based promotion
Extreme Championship Wrestling
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on the September 17, 1995 episode of ''
ECW Hardcore TV
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''. Wearing
overall
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Overalls were ...
s, a
tie-dye
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d shirt and
high-top
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s, Bermudez wrestled as "Dances with Dudley", parodied from the movie ''
Dances with Wolves
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'', a member of the Dudley family
stable. Dances with Dudley was said to be the child of Big Daddy Dudley - the patriarch of the Dudley family - and a
Native American woman from
Cheyenne, Oklahoma
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History
Cheyenne is the location of the Battle of Washita River (also called Battle of th ...
.
Dances with Dudley formed a
tag team
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with his
kayfabe
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half-brother
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While some circumstances can cause siblings to be raised separa ...
,
Dudley Dudley, replacing the injured
Snot Dudley
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. Dances with Dudley and Dudley Dudley lost to the
Steiner Brothers
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The brothers wrestled as amateurs at the University of Michigan. The team ma ...
and
The Public Enemy
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during August although they later defeated
Chad Austin
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and
Don E. Allen at
Gangstas Paradise on September 16, 1995, and later faced
J.T. Smith and
Hack Meyers
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in singles matches.
After losing to ECW World Tag Team Champions
The Pit Bulls
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on September 23 and
The Gangstas
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on October 6, Dudley Dudley left to pursue a singles career and was replaced by
Buh Buh Ray Dudley
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. They, however, lost to The Pit Bulls, Public Enemy and
The Eliminators
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History
Formation
While working as the m ...
during November and early December. Reuniting with Dudley Dudley at
December to Dismember to defeat
The Bad Crew
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The Bad Crew competed in North American regional ...
on December 9, he and Buh Buh Ray Dudley also defeated Bad Crew on December 28 although they lost to them in a rematch two days later that month.
In early-1996, Bermudez suffered a leg injury during an ECW event. At
Massacre on Queens Boulevard
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in April 1996, he was wheeled to ringside for the Dudley Brothers' match, during which
D-Von Dudley
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made his debut, expressing disgust at the comedic antics of the other Dudleys. At
Fight the Power Fight the Power may refer to:
* "Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)", a 1975 song by the Isley Brothers
* "Fight the Power" (Public Enemy song) (1989)
* '' Fight the Power... Live!'', a 1989 music video compilation by Public Enemy
* '' Fight the Power: G ...
in June 1996, and again at
Heat Wave
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in July 1996, D-Von Dudley attacked the other Dudleys, giving them
chair shot
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s. Following the attacks by D-Von Dudley, Bermudez and the other members of the Dudleys feuded with the renegade D-Von Dudley. He and
Chubby Dudley
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soon left the promotion however, allegedly in a dispute with promoter
Paul Heyman
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.
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (1996)
In 1996, Dances with Dudley toured
Japan with the
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
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History
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promotion. He teamed with other Americans such as
Bull Pain
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and
Ian Rotten
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and faced wrestlers such as
Yoshiaki Yatsu
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and
Sabu.
Independent circuit
From 1997 to 1999, he wrestled with several tag partners as Laraza as featured in ''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''. He had several matches with such workers as
Spanish Angel, Kid USA, Lucifer,
Homicide and Low Life Louie. He had great feedback from promoter Bobby Lombardi but left when the Long Island Wrestling Federation did shows further east on
Long Island.
In the mid-2000s, Dances with Dudley adopted the ring name "Chief Dudley.
Championships and accomplishments
*Americas Wrestling Federation
**AWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dancing Wolf
*
World Wrestling Council
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**
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
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The title has been in use since 1975. Prior to being defended in the WWC, it wa ...
(
1 time)
*
International World Class Championship Wrestling
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**
IWCCW Tag Team Championship
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(
2 times) - with White Cloud
*''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
**PWI ranked him #217 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
PWI 500
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in 1996
References
External links
Oklafan.com Bio*
*
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American male professional wrestlers
The Dudley Brothers members
Faux Native American professional wrestlers
Living people
Professional wrestlers from Oklahoma
Year of birth missing (living people)