The British Bulldogs

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The British Bulldogs were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of cousins Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid. They competed throughout the 1980s in Britain, North America and Japan and have consistently ranked among the top tag teams in history.[1] Both men died prematurely.[a]

Background​

David Smith and Tom Billington were first cousins[4] from Wigan, England, with Billington's father being the brother of Smith's mother. In the 1970s, Smith and Billington both began their careers in Britain. The two were soon invited to join Stampede Wrestling in Canada by talent scout Bruce Hart. Billington went to Canada first and made a revolutionary impact in Stampede with his effortlessly fluid technical wrestling style, and had a feud with his future brother-in-law, Bret Hart. Smith came to Stampede in the early 1980s. During their time together in Stampede, Smith and Billington began a heated feud as Billington provoked Smith by claiming he was "a test-tube baby"

Tag team
The British Bulldogs
Tom Billington (Dynamite Kid, left) and David Smith (Davey Boy Smith, right)
Members	David Smith Tom Billington Matilda (bulldog) Winston (bulldog)
Billed heights	Smith: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Billington: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Combined billed weight	218 kg (481 lb)
Billed from	Wigan, England
Debut	1983
Disbanded	1990

Championships and accomplishments​

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Fighting Spirit Award (1984, 1985)[12][13]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked #5 in the top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003[citation needed]
• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 times)
• World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time)[14]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Best Wrestling Maneuver (1984) Power clean dropkick
  • Tag Team of the Year (1985)

 

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