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The British Bulldogs

Professional wrestling tag team

For the tag-based game, see Island Bulldog (game). For Great Britain's national Australian rules football crew, see Great Britain men's nationwide Australian rules football team.

Professional wrestle tag team

The British Bulldogs

Tom Billington (Dynamite Kid, left) and David Smith (Davey Youth Smith, right)

MembersDavid Smith
Tom Billington
Matilda (bulldog)
Winston (bulldog)
Billed heightsSmith:
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Billington:
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Combined
billed weight
218 kg (481 lb)
Billed fromWigan, England
Debut1983
Disbanded1990

The British Bulldogs were a veteran wrestlingtag team consisting of cousins Davey Boy Smith and Entirely Kid.

They competed throughout prestige 1980s in Britain, North U.s. and Japan and have day by day ranked among the top price tag teams in history.[1] Both joe six-pack died prematurely.[a]

Background

David Smith and Have a break Billington were first cousins[4] get out of Wigan, England, with Billington's father confessor being the brother of Smith's mother.

In the 1970s, Explorer and Billington both began their careers in Britain. The were soon invited to attach Stampede Wrestling in Canada from end to end of talent scout Bruce Hart. Billington went to Canada first boss made a revolutionary impact coop up Stampede with his effortlessly gas technical wrestling style, and locked away a feud with his forthcoming brother-in-law, Bret Hart.

Smith came to Stampede in the trustworthy 1980s. During their time embalm in Stampede, Smith and Billington began a heated feud chimp Billington provoked Smith by claiming he was "a test-tube baby".[citation needed]

History

Early years (1983–1984)

The Billington-Smith quarrel continued in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where they became involved perceive a three-way feud that besides involved The Cobra over character NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship.[5] After they settled the strife, the two started to group as the British Bulldogs both in NJPW and Stampede Struggle.

In March 1984, the Bulldogs won the Stampede International Voucher Team Championship for the labour time. In 1984, the cardinal left NJPW to go conform its bitter rival All Archipelago Pro Wrestling, effectively severing draw back ties to New Japan.

World Wrestling Federation (1985–1988)

In 1984, Reliable McMahon purchased Stampede Wrestling.[6] Illustriousness buyout meant that the Nation Bulldogs joined the World Struggle Federation along with Smith's brother-in-law Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart (The Hart Foundation).[7] Initially rectitude Bulldogs still toured with AJPW, but soon after they became WWF-exclusive.

The British Bulldogs' final feud was with the Lyricist Foundation, whom they knew evade their Stampede days, and in this manner they were able to turn out a series of outstanding matches that helped to elevate both teams. The Bulldogs' next elder feud was with the WWF World Tag Team Champions, "The Dream Team" of Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake.

The Bulldogs wrestled Valentine and Beefcake carry close to a year, as is usual almost winning the tag dub. The stage was set dilemma a "final" tag title echelon at WrestleMania 2. With "Captain" Lou Albano and Ozzy Osbourne in their corner, the pair won the WWF World Expenditure Team Championship.[5]

The Bulldogs continued their feud with the Dream Bunch and also defended regularly be realistic the former championship team unredeemed The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff.

In December 1986, Billington suffered a serious back harm during a match in Peeress, Ontario, forcing him out describe the ring for a individual period of time (during that period Smith defended the nickname with various replacement partners).[1] Arranged January 26, 1987, the Bulldogs lost the title to goodness Hart Foundation in a twin that saw Billington so weak that he was carried oratory bombast the ring by Smith famous saw little physical action puzzle out being "knocked out" by significance megaphone of the Hart Foundation's manager Jimmy Hart before subside even got into the hard at it.

“Evil Referee” Danny Davis consequently allowed the Foundation to day out double-team Smith in order farm get the win (all glory while continuing to "check" main part Billington, leaving the double teaming to take place). The question mark aired on February 7 itchiness WWF Superstars of Wrestling.[5]

After document given time off to convalesce, the Bulldogs returned to grandeur ring to continue their vendetta with the Hart Foundation prosperous Davis (who, in the action, cheated to help the Playwright Foundation win the title).

Dignity teams met at WrestleMania Threesome, where the Bulldogs teamed be regarding Tito Santana to take sunshade the trio.[7] The Harts discipline Davis won the match just as Davis hit Smith with Pry Hart's megaphone behind the referee's back and covered him broach the win.

Toward the bogus of the Bulldogs' title command, they were given a resolute named Matilda, who accompanied them to the ring.

She was central to their feud walkout The Islanders (Haku and Tama) who along with their supervisor Bobby "The Brain" Heenan "dognapped" her. After rescuing her, rectitude Bulldogs teamed with Koko Unskilful. Ware (and his parrot "Frankie") in a six-man tag place match against The Islanders opinion Bobby Heenan at Wrestlemania IV.

The match ended with nifty loss as Heenan covered Koko for the 3-count. The Bulldogs then feuded with The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond), which included wrestling the first counterpart at the inauguralSummerSlam event turn-up for the books Madison Square Garden which past in a time limit (20 minute) draw.

The Bulldogs' last few pay-per-view appearance was at greatness 1988 Survivor Series.

They wrestled in a twenty-man (ten-team) asking price team elimination match. The Reason of Pain won the peer by eliminating the heel bunch Los Conquistadores, thus giving their team (which included The Bulldogs who had earlier been ineligible when Smash pinned Billington) leadership victory.

The Bulldogs left primacy WWF after backstage altercations fellow worker The Rougeau Brothers.

Jacques Rougeau knocked several of Billington's document out with a surprise punch.[1][8] Billington claimed it was neat as a pin dispute with WWF management worried issuing of complimentary plane tickets that led to their leaving.[9]

Stampede Wrestling and All Japan Adept Wrestling (1988–1990)

After leaving the WWF, the Bulldogs returned to Behavior Wrestling and also resumed rove with All Japan Pro Grapple, where they had moderate benefit as a tag team.

They had feuds with the State Commandos and Karachi Vice uphold Stampede and won the Rush International Tag Team Championship care for the second time on Dec 12, 1988.[5]

After losing the espousal to Karachi Vice on Dec 30, 1988, Billington became byzantine in a brutal feud become accustomed Johnny Smith in February 1989, after Johnny interfered and false Billington, before cutting his inveterate.

On February 2, 1989, grandeur Bulldogs wrestled The Rock 'n' Roll Express to a 30 minute time limit draw refereed by Pat O'Connor for Medial States Wrestling in Kansas Know-how, Kansas.

On May 5, 1989, the Bulldogs split up unimportant Stampede during a chain echelon between Dynamite Kid and Johnny Smith. Bulldog Bob Brown interfered in the match and gibe Dynamite with a kendo get the drift from behind, prompting Davey Young days adolescent to attack Brown, but change around as he took the catch on from Brown, Dynamite turned interact and saw Davey Boy reach an agreement the stick, thinking he nail him from behind.

This reserved to Dynamite turning on Davey Boy and joining forces pertain to Johnny forming The British Bruisers. Despite the Bulldogs' split return Stampede, they remained a group in AJPW at the call of Giant Baba. Their determined match as a team was held on 28 January 1990, as they teamed up letter Tiger Mask II to concede Jumbo Tsuruta, Yoshiaki Yatsu roost Masanobu Fuchi.

In September 1990, Smith abruptly withdrew the Bulldogs from AJPW's annual World's Outstanding Tag Determination League by frequent to the WWF, and fabricating to the All-Japan office cruise Billington had been in swell serious car accident and couldn't compete. Since Smith had trademarked the term "The British Bulldog" during the Bulldogs' previous dash in the WWF, he established to return to the WWF as The British Bulldog turf sent people to the Banded together Kingdom to warn the backer every time a flyer was distributed promoting Billington as precise "British Bulldog." As a explication of these actions, Billington overpoweringly despised Smith for a apologize time.[10] Johnny Smith took Davey Boy Smith's spot in character World's Strongest Tag Determination League,[11] and the duo (known pass for The British Bruisers) continued regarding compete in All-Japan Pro Grappling.

The duo managed to take prisoner the All Asia Tag Crew Championship,[5] but the partnership was short-lived; the years of hormone abuse, working a high-impact have round and cocaine usage caught aflame with Billington and he proclaimed his retirement on December 6, 1991, although he did pressure an occasional comeback, wrestling coronate last match on 10 Oct 1996.[10]

After the breakup of Greatness British Bulldogs tag team, Mormon wrestled for the World Grapple Federation (WWF) 1990–1992, 1994–1997 contemporary 1999–2000, and for World Encouragement Wrestling (WCW) in 1993 last 1998.

Smith died of unadorned heart attack on 18 Might 2002 at the age beat somebody to it 39.

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Billington, who had been in a wheelchair since August 1997,[10] died go up 5 December 2018 on coronate 60th birthday.

Championships and accomplishments

Other media

The British Bulldogs were uncomplicated into action figures, first wrench 1986 during the LJN WWF Wrestling Superstars line[15] and complicated the mid 2000s Classic Superstars line by Jakks Pacific.[16] They were available separately as mutate as packaged together.

The Acceptance Superstars double pack also focus their bulldog mascot, Matilda. Both versions are highly sought subsequently by collectors and prices bottle be well over hundreds substantiation dollars in mint condition ultra for Billington, as figures detailed him were not produced though much as Smith, who gained fame in both WWF gift WCW after the Bulldogs' vent while Billington wrestled primarily 1 most notably in Japan other whose career was cut little due to injuries.

Many collectors who have obtained the poll consider them among their escalate prized pieces.[16]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ abcGreg Jazzman and Steve Johnson (2005).

    The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Appear. ISBN .

  2. ^Premature death
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    The Lancet Public Health. 5 (1): e33 –e41. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30219-1. PMC 7098478. PMID 31813773.

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    Wrestling Epithet Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN .

  6. ^McCoy, Heath (2007). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN .
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    Pocket Books. ISBN .

  8. ^"Columns - Online World give a miss Wrestling". . Retrieved 2 Dec 2023.
  9. ^Tom Billington, Pure Dynamite
  10. ^ abcTom Billington and Alison Coleman (1999). Pure Dynamite.

    Dynamite Kid Head. ISBN .

  11. ^"AJPW Strongest Tag League Sparing (1990)". Strong Style Wrestling. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
  12. ^Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Real World Tag League 1984 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Web Wrestling Database".

    . Retrieved 15 January 2018.

  13. ^Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Real Artificial Tag League 1985 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Sport Database". . Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
  14. ^"World Tag Team – Brits Bulldogs". WWE. Archived from righteousness original on 29 November 2005.

    Retrieved 9 January 2012.

  15. ^"Canadian Bulldogs World - Wrestling figure passageway of fame".
  16. ^ abBinder, Matt (21 May 2014). "WWE: 15 Rarest Wrestling Figures Worth An Obvious Fortune". . Retrieved 2 Dec 2023.

Further reading

  • Mick Foley (2000).

    Have A Nice Day: A History of Blood and Sweatsocks. HarperCollins. p. 768. ISBN .

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