In a night dripping with nostalgia and emotion, Team 3D officially closed the curtain on their legendary in-ring careers at TNA Bound For Glory 2025 on October 12. What was billed as “One Final Table” became much more than a match — it was a farewell, a celebration, and a tribute to decades of impact on pro wrestling.
The Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts, was electric as fans packed in for what many speculated would be the Dudley brothers’ final showdown. Across their storied journey, Bubba Ray (Bully Ray) and D-Von had defined tag team wrestling — from ECW to WWE to TNA — with innovation, charisma, and boundary-pushing matches. Their rivals for the night? The Hardy Boyz — Matt and Jeff — perhaps the only team worthy of helping them exit on a grand stage.
The stakes were sky high. Both the TNA World Tag Team Championship and the NXT Tag Team Championship were on the line in a tables match, creating a winner-takes-all scenario. Adding to the emotional weight, “Brother Runt” (aka Spike Dudley) joined them in the ring, intensifying the family legacy theme.
From the opening bell, the match delivered. Team 3D roared with their trademark intensity — Bubba screaming “Get the tables, D-Von!” as tables were erected and anticipation built. The Hardys answered with daring high spots: Jeff scaled a ladder and delivered a devastating Swanton Bomb through two tables onto D-Von, playing to the crowd’s roar. In the end, it was the Hardys who sealed the moment, putting Bubba Ray through a table to secure both tag titles.
But the real story came after the final crash of splintering wood. With the ring littered in debris, the four warriors embraced in emotion. Then Bubba Ray and D-Von slowly removed their boots, handing them solemnly to Matt and Jeff Hardy before leaving them in the center of the ring. That symbolic gesture — boots left in the ring — has long been the timeless sign of in-ring retirement.
For longtime fans, the sight was bittersweet. Team 3D weren’t just competitors — they were innovators. They helped define what modern tag team wrestling looks like, pioneering matches with tables, ladders, chairs and wild chaos. Their legacy is interwoven with the rise of modern sports entertainment.
As the crowd gave one final standing ovation, it felt like a chapter had closed. The Hardys stood triumphant, both as new champions and guardians of the Dudley legacy. But the night belonged to Team 3D — for letting the world say goodbye in the way only legends deserve.
Will we ever see them step in the ring again? Wrestling has unexpected twists — surprise returns, special appearances — but for now, Bubba Ray and D-Von have chosen the perfect time to depart: on their own terms, in an unforgettable match, in front of the fans who cheered them for decades. And for that — we thank them.
