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, TNT is a

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consisting of twin brothers Terrell Hughes and Terrence Hughes (born February 25, 1995), the sons of TNA and

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r Devon "D-Von Dudley" Hughes.

Early lives

Terrell and Terrence competed in

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during high school. In 2011, they appeared alongside their father

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(TNA) during his

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with

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, 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

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seeing them abandon their father in favor of Dinero, both turning heel in the process. The angle came to a conclusion at

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in January 2012, where they reunited with their father, helping him defeat Dinero.

Professional wrestling career

Terrell and Terrence Hughes trained as professional wrestlers under their father at the Team 3D Academy. They debuted in 2015 under their birth names, forming a

together named "TNT". They spent the next five years wrestling on the

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, calling themselves "Terrell Dudley" and "Terrence Dudley" for a period in 2016 and 2017. In June 2018, they took part in a try-out with

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at the

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. In September 2020, they appeared on the WWE television show '' SmackDown'', portraying security guards. In November 2020, they began making sporadic appearances with the

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-based promotion

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(AEW). In October 2022, their father confirmed that they had finished making appearances with AEW. In 2023, the brothers appeared with a wide range of promotions, including competing in the 2023 Crockett Cup for the

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Professional wrestling style and persona

TNT use the '' 3D'' as their finishing move; they adopted the move from their father's tag team, the

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Personal lives

Terrell and Terrence Hughes are the sons of professional wrestler

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. They are

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Championships and accomplishments

*Atomic Wrestling Entertainment **AWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) *Conquer Pro Wrestling **CPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) *Destiny Christian Championship Wrestling **DCCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) *United States Wrestling Alliance **USWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) *New Genesis Wrestling **NGW Tag Team Championship (1 time)

References

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