Davey Boy Smith
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| Birth name | David Smith |
| Born |
November 27, 1962 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | May 18, 2002 (aged 39) Invermere, British Columbia, Canada |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Hart (m. 1984; div. 2000) |
| Children | 2; including David Hart Smith |
| Family |
Billington Hart (by marriage) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith |
| Billed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Billed weight | 260 lb (120 kg; 19 st) |
| Billed from |
Leeds, England Manchester, England |
| Trained by | Ted Betley Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1978 |
| Retired | 2000 |
David "Davey Boy" Smith (November 27, 1962 – May 18, 2002) was a British professional wrestler. Born in Wigan, Smith is best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation under his own name and under the ring name The British Bulldog.
He was trained by Ted Betley in Winwick, England before relocating to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to further his training under Stu Hart. While training with Hart, Smith met Stu and Helen Hart's youngest daughter Diana, whom he married in 1984. One of their two children, Harry, is also a professional wrestler.
Smith found success as both a singles and tag competitor, holding every major title in the WWF except the WWF World Heavyweight Championship; he won titles within the promotion in three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s. Never a world champion, Smith nevertheless headlined multiple pay-per-view events in the WWF and WCW, in which he challenged for the WWF- and WCW World Heavyweight championships. He defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in the main event of SummerSlam 1992 at London's original Wembley Stadium; he also has the distinction of being the inaugural and longest reigning WWF European Champion in a total of 206 days, and to have held the title on the sole occasion where a match for that title headlined a pay-per-view event, at One Night Only in 1997. Prior to finding singles success, Smith achieved stardom as one half of The British Bulldogs tag team, alongside the Dynamite Kid.
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