How did KISS influence the Dudley Boyz? Bubba Ray Dudley revealed what the legendary rock band taught him and D’Von about putting on a spectacular performance.

Bubba Ray was the latest guest on the Undertaker’s Six Feet Under podcast, where the two WWE Superstars and LFG coaches spoke about character reinvention and making your performances count. After Taker spoke about why he became the American Badass, Bubba Ray brought the conversation around to rock ’n’ roll.

“That really reminds me of what KISS did when they took off the makeup,” the multi-time tag champ said. “KISS took off the makeup because they knew they needed a change. ‘We have to do something.’ But they also knew that they were going to take the makeup off just to put it back on one day and it worked like a charm, and it worked up until their very last night at Madison Square Garden.”

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As for what KISS taught the Dudleys about performing, Bubba Ray said, “I’ve always compared what we do to rock ’n’ roll as far as the importance of the show and the rollercoaster ride.”

“I had the benefit of interviewing Gene Simmons in-studio at Busted Open. I learned a lot from watching KISS perform and how they would put a setlist together and the flow of the show. Me and D-Von went out there every single night with the intent to steal the show. I don’t care if you [Undertaker] were in the ring, Steve [Austin], Rock… you guys drew the house, but when they went home they were going to be talking about us first.”

“When you went home and talked about KISS — ‘Wow! What a show!’ That was our mentality. KISS would start off with ‘Detroit Rock City’ and do ‘Shout it Out Loud’ and they would bring it home with ‘Rock and Roll All Nite.’ For me and D-Von it was all about the ‘What’s Up,’ the ‘Get the Tables,’ the 3D… those were our hits. Those were the things we were gonna play every night so that when you went home… you bought a ticket to see the Undertaker, but the Dudleys blew my doors off.”

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