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Dave Bautista Details Alleged Locker Room Incident With Bubba Ray Dudley

Dave Bautista's WWE book reportedly includes a chapter detailing real-life tensions with Bubba Ray Dudley stemming from a 2003 RAW tag match.

Hamza AwanBy Hamza AwanFounder & Editor
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According to Bautista's account in the book, the match resulted in significant injuries for multiple participants. Randy Orton reportedly sustained a broken foot, Bautista tore his triceps, and Dudley himself injured his back. Bautista's writing also references previous accusations from Todd Grisham and Rico regarding veteran wrestlers' behavior toward newcomers.

The book further alleges that Dudley blamed Orton for his injury and did not reach out to Orton following the match, despite Orton leaving in an ambulance. Bautista's perspective in the 2008 book addresses these 2003 events and an apparent ongoing locker room rift.

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