WWE legend ‘British Bulldog’ Davey Boy Smith to finally be inducted into Hall of Fame ahead of WrestleMania 36
ENGLISH wrestling legend “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith is set to become the newest member of WWE’s Hall of Fame.
And the late star will finally be honoured for his iconic career in April at the ceremony in the build-up to WrestleMania 36 in Tampa, Florida.
That is according to Wrestling Observer Radio’s Dave Meltzer, who says the Hart family have been pushing for the former powerhouse’s inclusion for years.
Smith died aged just 39 in 2002 while on vacation in British Columbia.
Though it is yet to be officially announced, the Lancashire-born ace looks odds-on to join Dave Batista, the NWO, Jushin Thunder Liger, and the Bella Twins in the class of 2020.
He began wrestling in the late 70s in England along with his late tag-team partner Dynamite Kid, who passed away last year, at the British Bulldogs.
They were spotted by Stu Hart, the father of Bret “Hitman” Hart, who recommended the duo to Vince McMahon’s WWE in 1984.
They claimed the tag-team titles before leaving the company but Smith returned as a singles competitor in 1990 and he memorably defeated “Hitman”, whose sister Helen had married “Bulldog”, at SummerSlam ’92 to become Intercontinental Champion.
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The two would later join forces to form the Hart Foundation, which also included Owen Hart, Jim “Anvil” Neidhart and Brian Pillman.
Smith would leave WWE following the infamous Montreal Screwjob to join WCW but returned briefly for a year in 2000.
In total he was a two-time WWF tag team champion, the first-ever European Title holder, and a two-time Hardcore champ to go with the IC strap.