In a recent interview with Eric Bischoff as part of the Wise Choices podcast on AdFreeShows, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray/Bubba Ray Dudley discussed several topics, including when he was contacted regarding his recent appearance at WrestleMania 40.

“It basically was as last minute as just about The Undertaker was, it wasn’t like the last minute day of the show, it was just a couple of days beforehand where I got a call and they said hey, we have an idea, what do you think. I mean, special guest referee, a surprise at WrestleMania XL, this was the most fun I’ve ever had at WrestleMania.

Every single WrestleMania I had performed in beforehand was extremely stressful, with the TLC matches, the follow-up matches, even some of the lesser to an extent matches, the four corners matches, me and D-Von always put a lot of pressure on ourselves, we expected a certain level of performance from ourselves, plus our opponents, but this time, this was so last minute and so carefree to just go out there as a referee, and you’re a referee in a hardcore match. There’s no rules, so all I have to do is basically sit back, enjoy the chaos and every once in a while drop down to my knees for the two count, and then the three count.

One of the things I had the most fun with was interacting with the six gentlemen and the two ladies involved in the match, and taking the stuff that has worked for me throughout my entire career, my hits, like the what’s up headbutt and get the tables, I was able to lend my hits to them and they were able to use them and pull them off. I thought it made the match that much more fun, so when you can come together like that, work together, have fun together, obviously the crowd had a great time.

If that’s the last time I ever got to walk down the ramp at WrestleMania, I’m good with that because I got to do it in Philadelphia, in the city where I started, where me and D-Von started, in front of 72,000 people in a very fun, stress-free match, I’m very grateful to WWE for the call.”

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