The British Bruisers
| The British Bruisers | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members |
Dynamite Kid Johnny Smith |
| Name(s) |
The British Bruisers The New British Bulldogs |
| Heights | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)-Dynamite 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)-Smith |
| Combined weight |
214 kg (472 lb) |
| Debut | 1989 |
| Disbanded | December 6, 1991 (full-time) July 29, 1993 (last match) |
| Promotions |
Stampede Wrestling AJPW |
The British Bruisers were a professional wrestling tag team that competed in Stampede Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. The team consisted of The Dynamite Kid and Johnny Smith. The Bruisers were created by All Japan to replace Dynamite's previous team The British Bulldogs after Davey Boy Smith left All Japan to return to the World Wrestling Federation and trademarked the "British Bulldog" name.
Dynamite Kid and Johnny Smith formed The British Bruisers in Stampede Wrestling in April 1989, after the breakup of The British Bulldogs, feuding with Davey Boy Smith, until the promotion's closure in December 1989. In September 1990, Davey Boy Smith pulled out of the yearly World's Strongest Tag Determination League to return to the World Wrestling Federation. For the upcoming tag league, The British Bruisers reunited, for the 1990 WSTL, and they would ultimately finish in 9th place with 6 points.
For the rest of 1990 and all of 1991, The Bruisers continued to team in All Japan. For the most part, the Bruisers were used in the midcard and never made challenges for the World Tag Team Championship. On April 6, 1991, the team won their only title when they defeated Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi to win the vacated All Asia Tag Team Championship. The Bruisers would hold the titles for 2 weeks before they lost the titles to Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat on April 20, 1991. During their title reign both Dynamite and Smith took part in the 1991 Champion Carnival with Dynamite finishing 3rd in his block while Smith finished 6th in his block.
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