TNT (professional wrestling)

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In professional wrestling, TNT is a tag team consisting of twin brothers Terrell Hughes and Terrence Hughes (born February 25, 1995), the sons of Impact and WWE Hall of Famer Devon "D-Von Dudley" Hughes.

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MembersTerrell Hughes (Terrell Dudley / Terrell Hughes)
Terrence Hughes (Terrence Dudley / Terrence Hughes)
Name(s)T&T
Team TNT
Terrence & Terrell Hughes
TNT
The Hughes Bros.
HometownNew Rochelle, New York, United States
Debut2015
Years active2015–present
TrainerTeam 3D Academy

Early lives

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Terrell and Terrence competed in amateur wrestling during high school.[1] In 2011, they appeared alongside their father Devon in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) during his feud with Bully Ray, with Bully Ray repeatedly heckling them as they sat in the audience. They were subsequently involved in the feud between their father and D'Angelo Dinero, with the angle seeing them abandon their father in favour of Dinero. The angle came to a conclusion at Genesis in January 2012, where they reunited with their father, helping him defeat Dinero.

Professional wrestling career

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Terrell and Terrence Hughes trained as professional wrestlers under their father at the Team 3D Academy.[2][3] They debuted in 2015 under their birth names, forming a tag team together named "TNT". They spent the next five years wrestling on the independent circuit in Florida, calling themselves "Terrell Dudley" and "Terrence Dudley" for a period in 2016 and 2017.[4][5] In June 2018, they took part in a try-out with WWE at the WWE Performance Center.[6][7] In September 2020, they appeared on the WWE television show SmackDown, portraying security guards.[8] In November 2020, they began making sporadic appearances with the Jacksonville, Florida-based promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[9] In October 2022, their father confirmed that they had finished making appearances with AEW.[10] In 2023, the brothers appeared with a wide range of promotions, including competing in the 2023 Crockett Cup for the National Wrestling Alliance.[4][5]

Professional wrestling style and persona

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TNT use the 3D as their finishing move; they adopted the move from their father's tag team, the Dudley Boyz.[7]

Personal lives

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Terrell and Terrence Hughes are the sons of professional wrestler Devon Hughes. They are fraternal twins.[1][6][9]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Atomic Wrestling Entertainment
    • AWE Tag Team Championship (1 time)[11]
  • Conquer Pro Wrestling
    • CPW Tag Team Championship (1 time)[11]
  • Destiny Christian Championship Wrestling
    • DCCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)[12]
  • United States Wrestling Alliance
    • USWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nunez, Mike (March 29, 2017). "Wrestler D-Von Dudley on life outside of the ring". Florida Today. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Terrell Hughes". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Terrence Hughes". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Terrell Hughes - Career". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Terrence Hughes - Career". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Rose, Bryan (June 29, 2018). "WWE reveals more names from this week's tryouts". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Gagnon, Joshua (November 4, 2018). "D-Von Dudley's sons talk WWE tryout, being hesitant to use the 3D as their finisher". WrestlingInc.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  8. ^ Dangoor, Louis (September 2020). "WWE Hall Of Famer's sons appear on SmackDown". WrestleTalk.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Nason, Josh (November 9, 2020). "D-Von Dudley's twin sons to make AEW debut on Dark". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  10. ^ Everett, Max (September 25, 2022). ""Maybe get them to come to NXT" - 10-time champion teases his sons' move to WWE under Triple H following AEW exit". Sportskeeda. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip. "TNT - Titles". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Destiny Christian Championship Wrestling - Results". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
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