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David Smith (27 November 1962 – 18 May 2002) was an English professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Davey Boy Smith and The British Bulldog. Smith won titles within the WWF in three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s.
The British Bulldogs were made into action figures, first in 1986 during the LJN WWF Wrestling Superstars line [15] and in the mid 2000s Classic Superstars line by Jakks Pacific. [16] They were available separately as well as packaged together.
In Your House 8: Beware of Dog was the eighth In Your House professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The event was originally only scheduled to take place on May 26, 1996, from the Florence Civic Center in Florence, South Carolina, but a second night of the event also took place on May 28, 1996, at the North Charleston Coliseum ...
Bret Hart (pictured in 1994) defended the WWF Intercontinental Championship against his brother-in-law The British Bulldog. One of the main events was the Intercontinental Championship match between Bret Hart and Davey Boy Smith, brothers-in-law in real life as Smith was married to Diana Hart, Bret's sister. [16]
The title returned in June 1999. It was renamed in May 2002 when the WWF became the WWE before finally being unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship in July that year. Despite its name, only two holders were actually from Europe: the British Bulldog, who was the inaugural and longest-reigning champion, and William Regal.
Thomas Wilton Billington (5 December 1958 – 5 December 2018), [3] best known by the ring name the Dynamite Kid, was a British professional wrestler.. Trained by former wrestler "Dr Death" Ted Betley, he competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Stampede Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
The WWE European Championship is a former professional wrestling title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The title was created on February 26, 1997. [1] The first champion was The British Bulldog who defeated Owen Hart in a tournament final. [2]
In Your House was a series of monthly professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) events first produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in May 1995. They aired when the promotion was not holding one of its then-five major PPVs (WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble), and were sold at a lower cost. [4]