Weight: 270 lbs.

Finishing Maneuver(s): Running Powerslam

David Smith was born on November 27, 1962, in Manchester, England, where he also grew up. He started wrestling at age 10 and turned pro in 1978 at age 15. His travels took him through Great Britain, Germany, and Japan, and training needs eventually led him to Canada, where he was taken under the wing of the legendary Stu Hart. It was during his days in "The Dungeon" when he met his future wife, Diana. In Calgary's Stampede Wrestling, Davey Boy (as he was now called) did quite a bit of damage, winning numerous titles. Somewhere in this timeframe was when he began teaming with fellow countryman the Dynamite Kid. Known as "The British Bulldogs," they sliced through the competition before being hired by the WWF in 1985 for manager Captain Lou Albano.

Rising through the ranks, the Bulldogs became one of the most dangerous tag teams in the WWF during the mid 1980s, eventually winning the WWF Tag Team title belts from the Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) at Wrestlemania 2, managed by Lou Albano and rocker Ozzy Osbourne. Thus began one of the longest WWF Tag Team title reigns in history, holding onto the belts for nearly 10 months before losing the belts to Davey's brothers-in-law, the Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) in 1987, after the Foundation's manager Jimmy Hart (no relation) bribed the referee.

The Bulldogs had feuds into 1987 with the Hart Foundation and others taking on a mascot (a bulldog named Matilda) before returning to Stampede Wrestling. A feud eventually split up the Bulldogs, and when Stampede Wrestling closed down in 1989, Davey ventured to wrestle in Europe and Japan. Returning to the WWF in 1990, Davey dubbed himself as simply "The British Bulldog," as the tag team was now nonexistent with the 1990 retirement of the Dynamite Kid. Showing a newfound strength and quickly racking up wins in the singles bracket, Davey returned home to England at Summerslam 1992, where he wrestled his brother-in-law Bret Hart in a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London. Battling it out in an epic battle, Davey Boy captured the WWF Intercontinental Title when he caught Bret in a small package. This match won Pro Wrestling Illustrated's "Match of the Year" for 1992. Davey's I-C title feuds included Shawn Michaels, who eventually won the title from him in late October 1992.

After losing the belt, Davey had brief stops in Japan and the newly formed ECW before stopping in WCW. The only memorable note from his year was teaming with Sting against Big Van Vader and his stable, but was never really given a chance to shine. WCW eventually dropped his contract after a dance hall squabble, and Davey returned to Britain.

The Bulldog returned to the WWF in 1994. Davey Boy eventually formed the "Allied Powers" with Lex Luger, but failed to capture the Tag titles. Becoming a heel, he joined a stable that included Yokozuna. In 1996, Davey Boy nearly got the title he so coveted: the WWF World Title. Getting a shot against champ Shawn Michaels, Davey was caught in a pinning belly-to-back suplex when one referee counted his own shoulders to the mat, while another one simultaneously counted Michaels' shoulders. The dispute was settled in a rematch one month later, but Michaels retained the title.

Joining up with Owen Hart, Davey Boy regained the Tag Team belts in September 1996 from the Smokin' Gunns. During this time, Davey and Owen fought in the finals for the WWF's newest belt, the European title. In a well-fought match in late February 1997 in Berlin, Germany, the Bulldog defeated Owen and became the first European champion. A minor feud between the two was stopped by Bret Hart, who convinced the in-laws to quit fighting. Thus began the infamous stable known as "The New Hart Foundation", an anti-American, pro-Canadian team consisting of Bret, Owen, Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, and Brian Pillman.

Despite losing the Tag belts in May 1997 to Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels, the Bulldog continued to defend the European title against all comers. But a nagging knee injury finally forced Davey to lose the title in 1997 to Shawn Michaels. Michaels was awarded the title after taking Smith's injured knee and clamping on a Figure-4 leglock, to which Smith never submitted, but the referee stopped the match. Then, following the infamous "screwjob" at Survivor Series 1997, Davey Boy asked for, and was granted, his release from the WWF.

Showing up in WCW in January 1998, Bulldog formed a tag-team with Jim Neidhart.

Following Owen's death in May 1999, Bulldog took time off to heal, physically and emotionally, before returning once more to the WWF in September 1999. In his first match back, he won the WWF Hardcore title, but immediately handed the belt to Al Snow. Bulldog was named a replacement for the injured Undertaker to take part in a "Six-Pack" match for the vacated WWF World title, which also included Triple-H (who won the match), The Rock, Kane, Mankind, and The Big Show. After feuding with the Rock, Davey regained the European belt from D'Lo Brown.

He made a return to the wrestling ring on May 10, 2002, some 16 months after a near-fatal motorcycle crash, in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, teaming with his 16-year old son Harry, and fulfilling a lifelong dream for both of them. Davey wrestled again the next night in Winnepeg. A meeting was scheduled with Vince McMahon about a contract for both him and Harry as a team. But it was not to be.

On May 18, 2002, while vacationing in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada, with his girlfriend Andrea Hart and her 5 kids, Davey Boy died of cardiac arrest. He was 39.

Whether it be his amazing physique (56-inch chest, 21-inch biceps, 19-inch neck), his claim as the "Strongest Man in the WWF" (from a 1996 feud with Ahmad Johnson), or his array of moves in the ring, David Smith certainly could be summed up in one word: LEGEND.

Title Summary:

Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Champion
Stampede International Tag Team Champion w/ Dynamite Kid (4)
Stampede Wrestling World Mid-Heavyweight Champion
Stampede North American Heavyweight Champion (2)
WWF Tag Champion w/ Dynamite Kid
WWF Tag Champion w/ Owen Hart
WWF European Champion (2)
WWF Intercontinental Champion