The British Bulldog redirects here, for other uses, see British Bulldog.David "Davey" Boy Smith (November 27, 1962 – May 18, 2002) was a British professional wrestler. Born in Golborne, Warrington (now in the Borough of Wigan), Smith is best known for his appearances in the United States of America with the World Wrestling Federation under his own name and under the ring name The British Bulldog.Smith's middle name, Boy, was the result of one of his parents mistaking the name field on Smith's birth certificate for the gender field. He was trained by Ted Betley in Winwick, England before relocating to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to further his training under Stu Hart. While training with Hart, Smith met Stu and Helen Hart's youngest daughter Diana, whom he married in 1984. One of their two children, Harry, is also a professional wrestler.Smith found success as both a singles and tag competitor, holding every major title in the WWF except the WWF Championship; he won titles within the promotion in three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s. Never a world champion, Smith nevertheless headlined multiple pay-per-view events in the WWF and WCW, in which he challenged for the WWF- and WCW World Heavyweight championships. He defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in the main event of SummerSlam 1992 at London's original Wembley Stadium, and has the distinction of competing as WWF European Champion on the sole occasion where a match for that title headlined a pay-per-view event, at One Night Only in 1997. Prior to finding singles success, Smith achieved stardom as one half of The British Bulldogs tag team, alongside the Dynamite Kid.Kevin Powers of WWE (previously the WWF) wrote: "Davey Boy Smith is a certifiable legend in sports-entertainment... The fact is [he] should have been a world champion."
He owned the copyright to the ring name "British Bulldog". Because the copyright wasn't owned by the WWF, he was able to use the ring name in any promotion he wrestled for.
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Former tag team partner of Tommy Billington aka The Dynamite Kid.
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When he was teamed up with the Dynamite Kid, they had an English bulldog named Matilda which was brought out ringside to their matches.
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When he was teamed up with the Dynamite Kid they were known as the "British Bulldogs". After they broke up, he continued to use the name "British Bulldog".
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Smith made his Japanese debut in 1983, as the Masked Vampire.
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Former WWE Hardcore Champion.
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His middle name, "Boy", is from his mother. She accidentally wrote in the word "boy" where the middle name supposed to be and it became his middle legal name.
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Was a member of the Hart Foundation. A faction led by Bret "The Hitman" Hart and included the late Owen Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and the late Brian Pillman.
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Was the first WWE European champion.
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One of only two WWE European champions who were actually European. The other was William Regal.
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Davey Boy Smith began his training at the very young age of 14, under the guidance of Ted Betley, in his native country of England.
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By the age of 17, Davey Boy was wrestling all over the United Kingdom, as well as Germany and Japan.
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Paid the WWF $250,000 to get out of his contract to follow brother-in-law Bret Hart to WCW
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Just days before his death, competed in a tag team match with his 16 year old son.
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Defeated Owen Hart in Berlin, Germany on April 26, 1997, to become the first ever WWF(WWE) European champion. On December 26, 1999, defeated D'Lo Brown at a Springfield, MA., SmackDown! taping to win his second European title.
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Children: Harry and Georgia. At the time of his death, they were 16 and 14, respectively.
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Was vacationing in Envereme, British Columbia, with girlfriend, Andrea Hart, at the time of his death.
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Banished by the Hart family due to his addiction to pain killers and illegal drugs.
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Fired by the WWF due to his drug problems.
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Wife Diana Hart divorced him and retained custody of their son, 'Harry Smith (XIII)'.
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Former WWF Intercontinental Champion
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Former WWF Tag Team Champion on Multiple occasions with his cousin "The Dynamite Kid" and with his brother-in-law, Owen Hart. They eventually left the WWF, and subsequently broke up. Then in the early 90s Davey Boy returned to the WWF using the name "The British Bulldog".
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Brother-in-Law of Bret Hart & Owen Hart
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Former WWF Tag Team & Hardcore Champion.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Legends of Wrestling 2
2002
Video Game
Brtish Bulldog
WWE Jakked
1999-2000
TV Series
The British Bulldog
WWE Metal
1998
TV Series
The British Bulldog (1999-2000)
WCW Monday Nitro
1998
TV Series
British Bulldog
WCW/NWO Fall Brawl: War Games
1998
TV Movie
British Bulldog
WWF War Zone
1998
Video Game
The British Bulldog (voice)
WCW Thunder
1998
TV Series
British Bulldog
WCW/NWO SuperBrawl VIII
1998
TV Movie
British Bulldog
WWF Friday Night's Main Event
1997
TV Series
The British Bulldog
WWF Superstars
1986-1996
TV Series
The British Bulldog
Davey Boy Smith
WWF Fab 4
1996
TV Movie
The British Bulldog
WWF: U.K. Fan Favorites
1995
Video
British Bulldog
WWF Action Zone
1994
TV Series
The British Bulldog
WCW Battlebowl
1993
TV Movie
Davey Boy Smith
Clash of the Champions XXV
1993
TV Movie
Davey Boy Smith
Halloween Havoc
1993
TV Movie
Davey Boy Smith
WCW Beach Blast
1993
TV Movie
Davey Boy Smith
Clash of the Champions XXIII
1993
TV Movie
Davey Boy Smith
WCW Slamboree 1993
1993
TV Movie
Davey Boy Smith
WCW World Championship Wrestling
1993
TV Series
British Bulldog
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993
TV Movie
Davey Boy Smith
Saturday Night's Main Event
1991-1992
TV Series
British Bulldog / The British Bulldog
WWF: European Rampage 92
1992
Video
The British Bulldog
WWF Challenge
1986-1992
TV Series
The British Bulldog
World Wrestling Federation
1991-1992
TV Series
The British Bulldog
WWF: Wrestlefest '91
1991
Video
The British Bulldog
WWF UK Rampage '91
1991
TV Movie
The British Bulldog
Royal Rumble
1991
Video
The British Bulldog
Summerslam
1989
Video
The British Bulldog
WWF: Demolition - Witness the Power
1989
Video
The British Bulldog
Best of the WWF Volume 17
1988
Video
Davey Boy Smith
Brutus the Barber Beefcake
1988
Video
Davey Boy Smith
The Hart Foundation
1987
Video
Davey Boy Smith
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
Video
Davey Boy Smith
WWF Championship Wrestling
1986
TV Series
Davey Boy Smith
Best of the WWF Volume 5
1986
Video
Davey Boy Smith
Best of the WWF Volume 7
1986
Video
British Bulldog
Best of the WWF Volume 9
1986
Video
Davey Boy Smith
Ricky the Dragon Steamboat
1986
Video
Davey Boy Smith
Tag Team Champions
1986
Video
Davey Boy Smith
The British Bulldogs
1986
Video
Davey Boy Smith
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
Video
British Bulldog
Best of the WWF Volume 4
1985
Video
British Bulldog
Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
Video
British Bulldog
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
WWE Sunday Night Heat
2000
TV Series
The British Bulldog
WWF Insurrextion
2000
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWE Raw
1994-2000
TV Series
The British Bulldog
Royal Rumble
2000
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWE Smackdown!
1999-2000
TV Series
The British Bulldog
WWF Armageddon
1999
TV Special
The British Bulldog
Survivor Series
1999
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF No Mercy
1999/II
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF Rebellion
1999
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF Unforgiven
1999
TV Special
The British Bulldog
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Survivor Series
1997
TV Special
Himself
WWF in Your House: Badd Blood
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF One Night Only
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF in Your House: Ground Zero
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
Summerslam
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
King of the Ring
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF in Your House: A Cold Day in Hell
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF WrestleFest '97
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WrestleMania 13
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
World Wrestling Federation
1997
TV Series
Himself
WWF in Your House: Final Four
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
Royal Rumble
1997
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF in Your House: It's Time
1996
TV Special
The British Bulldog
Survivor Series
1996
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF Buried Alive: In Your House
1996
TV Special
Himself
WWF in Your House: Mind Games
1996
TV Special
The British Bulldog
Summerslam
1996
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF in Your House: International Incident
1996
TV Special
The British Bulldog
King of the Ring
1996
TV Special
Himself
WWF in Your House: Beware of Dog
1996
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF in Your House 7
1996
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WrestleMania XII
1996
TV Special
The British Bulldog
In Your House 6
1996
TV Special
Himself
Royal Rumble
1996
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF in Your House 5
1995
TV Special
The British Bulldog
Survivor Series
1995
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF in Your House 4
1995
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF in Your House 3
1995
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF in Your House 2
1995
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WrestleMania XI
1995
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF Superstars
1986-1995
TV Series
Himself / Himself - The British Bulldogs
Royal Rumble
1995
TV Special
Himself
Survivor Series
1994
TV Special
Himself - The Bad Guys
Live & Kicking
1994
TV Series
Himself
Summerslam
1994
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WCW Fall Brawl
1993
TV Special
Himself - Team Sting
Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993
TV Special
Himself
WWF Wrestling's Hottest Matches
1992
Video
Himself
Summerslam
1992
TV Special
Himself
Sky News: Live at Five
1992
TV Series
Himself
Royal Rumble
1992
TV Special
The British Bulldog
This Tuesday in Texas
1991
TV Movie
Himself
Survivor Series
1991
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WWF Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
TV Special
The British Bulldog
Summerslam
1991
TV Special
The British Bulldog
WrestleMania VII
1991
TV Special
The Ultimate Warrior
WWF: Wrestlemania's Greatest Matches
1989
Video
Himself
Survivor Series
1988
TV Special
Himself - The British Bulldogs
Summerslam
1988
TV Movie
Himself
WWF: Wrestlefest 88
1988
TV Movie
Himself
Saturday Night's Main Event
1986-1988
TV Series
Himself
WrestleMania IV
1988
TV Special
Himself
WWF Challenge
1986-1988
TV Series
Himself
The 37th Annual Slammy Awards
1987
TV Special
Himself
Survivor Series
1987
TV Special
Himself
WrestleMania III
1987
TV Special
Himself
WWF Championship Wrestling
1985-1986
TV Series
Himself
WrestleMania 2
1986
TV Special
Himself
The A-Team
1985
TV Series
Himself
WWF: The Wrestling Classic
1985
TV Special
Himself
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1985
TV Series
Himself
World of Sport
1964
TV Series
Wrestler (1979-198?)
Stampede Wrestling
1957
TV Series
Himself (1979-1984) (1988-1989)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Owen: Hart of Gold
2015
Video documentary
Himself
WWE: The Best of WarGames
2013
Video
Himself
The Best of WWE in Your House
2013
Video
Himself
WWE for All Mankind: Life & Career of Mick Foley
2013
Video
Himself
Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride
2013
Video documentary
Himself
WWE Saturday Morning Slam
2012
TV Series
The British Bulldog
WWE '13
2012
Video Game
The British Bulldog
WWE Hall of Fame 2012
2012
TV Special
The British Bulldog
Best of King of the Ring
2011
Video
Himself
Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
2011
Video
Himself
WWE Legends of Wrestling
2011
TV Series
Himself
Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology
2010
Video
Himself
WWE: Shawn Michaels - My Journey
2010
Video
Himself
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary 1999-2009
2009
Video
Himself
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
Video
Himself
WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s
2009
Video
Himself
WWE Legends of WrestleMania
2009
Video Game
The British Bulldog
WWE: Summerslam - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
2009
Himself
WWE Summerslam: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 2
2009
Himself
The WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
Video
Himself
WWE: The History of the Intercontinental Championship
2008
Video
Himself
Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection
2008
Video
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 3
2008
Video
Himself
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
2007
Video
Himself
The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartbreak and Triumph
2007
Video
Himself
WWE: The Best of RAW - 15th Anniversary 1993-2008
2007
Video
Himself
WWE: The History of the WWE Championship
2006
Video
Himself
WWE Raw
2002-2006
TV Series
Himself / The British Bulldog
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2006
Video
Himself
Legends Never Die
2006
Video
Himself
Best of ITV Wrestling: A to Z
2006
Video
Young David Smith
Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon
2006
Video documentary
Himself
The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be
2005
Video documentary
Himself
WWE WrestleMania: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 3
2005
Video
Himself
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
2004
Video
Himself
Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story
2004
Video documentary
Davey Boy Smith
The Monday Night War: WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses: A Life in Wrestling
2004
Video
Himself
The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
2003
Video
Himself
WWE Bloodbath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches