David Smith (wrestler)

David Smith (November 27, 1962 – May 17, 2002) was a British professional wrestler from Leeds, who competed as The British Bulldog and Davey Boy Smith. His brother, Johnny Smith, was also a professional wrestler who had limited success in the United States and Japan. Through his marriage to Diana Hart-Smith, he was a brother-in-law of the Harts, including Bret Hart and Owen Hart, as well as Jim Neidhart (who was married to Bret and Owen's sister, Ellie; see also Stu Hart). He was, according to the book Pure Dynamite, a distant cousin of his long-time tag team partner, The Dynamite Kid. He died of a heart attack while vacationing at Envereme, British Columbia, with his new girlfriend, Andrea Hart.

Profile

• Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
• Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
• Trained by: Ted Betley & Stu Hart
• Professional Debut: 1982
• Finishing Move: Running Powerslam (The Bulldog Powerslam)
• Managers: Lou Albano, Diana Hart, Jim Cornette

Titles Held

• 1-Time WWE Intercontinental Champion
• 2-Time WWE World Tag Team Champion with The Dynamite Kid as The British Bulldogs, then Owen Hart
• 2-Time WWE European Champion
• 2-Time WWE Hardcore Champion
• 2-Time Stampede North American Champion
• 4-Time Stampede International Tag-Team Champion (with Bruce Hart twice and The Dynamite Kid twice)
• 1-Time Stampede British Commonwealth Middleweight Champion

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 53 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. He was also ranked twice in the best tag teams of the "PWI Years". He was ranked # 5 with The Dynamite Kid and # 84 with Owen Hart.
• Smith was involved in the PWI Match of the Year in 1992 (vs. Bret Hart).