Dave Bautista recounted real-life tensions with Bubba Ray Dudley, citing injuries from a 2003 WWE RAW tag match and the immediate aftermath. In Batista Unleashed (2008), he described a WWE RAW tag match, teaming with Randy Orton against The Dudleys, where Orton sustained a broken foot, Bautista tore a triceps, and Dudley injured his back. The chapter, titled “Bubba Dudley Is A Jerk,” referenced prior accusations from Todd Grisham and Rico about veteran conduct toward rookies. Bautista wrote that Dudley blamed Orton and did not make customary check-in calls as Orton left in an ambulance. The account documents 2003 events and Bautista’s 2008 perspective on an unresolved locker-room rift.
