To be fair, Omega Abel LOST a bunch of moves as well, and plays as an almost entirely new character.
Oh, I didn't know that. I'm not familiar with Abel, and the moves list Combofiend put out labels new moves, but doesn't note lost ones. My bad.
U1 doesn't hit by design and if U2 were to hit airborne opponent with full animation that would actually be closer to a nerf. U2 full animation moves Dudley and his opponent away from the corner in addition to that it also puts substantial space between him and his opponent, which means Dudley loses corner pressure and setup opportunity in favor of slightly more damage.
Completely slipped my mind. Frequently cinematic U2 gets a KO, so quite often I don't have to worry about losing the corner. Thank you for enlightening me.