The British Bulldog
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REAL NAME: David Smith
BORN: November 27, 1962 in Manchester, England
HEIGHT: 5 ft. 11 in.
WEIGHT: 260 lbs.
HOMETOWN: Leeds, United Kingdom.
FINISHING MOVE: Running Bulldog Powerslam.
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Davey Boy Smith enjoyed life with the Hart Family in Calgary so much that he up and married Stu and Helen's youngest daughter Diana. And so another member was added to the Hart Foundation.
Davey Boy got into wrestling at a young age. He followed his friend Tom Billington, aka The Dynamite Kid, to Calgary at the urgings of Bruce Hart. In the Stampede territory, both grew into great wrestlers, and tag team partners as The British Bulldogs.
Stampede wasn't big enough to hold either of them. Japan was their first stab at stardom.
Then Stu Hart's Stampede promotion was bought out by the WWF, and the Bulldogs headed for the big show. Despite their success, The Bulldogs only won the WWF tag titles once. They beat The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) on April 7, 1986 and lost to The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) on January 26, 1987.
The constant pounding on Dynamite Kid took its toll on his body, and then a car accident robbed him of his career.
And so Davey Boy Smith struck out on his own, both in WCW and the WWF.
He reigned as Intercontinental Championship from August 29, 1992 to October 27, 1992, winning the belt in 'The Battle of The Brothers-In-Law' from Bret Hart in Wembley Stadium -- a match Bret considers his best ever. He lost the belt to Shawn Michaels.
Next up, Davey Boy teamed with brother-in-law Owen Hart to win the WWF tag titles again. They beat the Smoking Gunns (Billy & Bart Gunn) on September 22, 1996 and lost to Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin May 26, 1997. During their reign as champions, the two faced off in the finals of the WWF European championship, with Davey Boy coming out on top. He lost the title -- again -- to Shawn Michaels.
In early 1998, Bulldog followed brother-in-laws Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart to WCW. He hasn't been able to muscle to the top in WCW's crowded roster, and has been teaming with Neidhart.
Part-way through 1998, Bulldog injured his back, and was fired by WCW.
In August 1999, he re-signed with the WWF.