Davey Boy Smith

Davey Boy Smith was one of those wrestlers who made you believe in the spectacle completely — a genuinely massive, legitimately skilled guy who could carry anyone through a match and make it look like a war. Growing up in Golborne and cutting his teeth in British wrestling as a teenager, he had the technical foundation that his WWF contemporaries often lacked, and it showed every time he locked up. That Wembley Stadium match against Bret Hart at SummerSlam 1992 is still a legitimate candidate for the greatest match in WWF history — 80,000 people going absolutely berserk for him, and he delivered. The British Bulldog character was goofy in the best way, but underneath the Union Jack trunks and the dog was a real wrestler's wrestler. Gone far too young at 39, and genuinely missed.

David Smith (27 November 1962 – 18 May 2002) was an English professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Davey Boy Smith and The British Bulldog. Smith won titles within the WWF in three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s.

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Name (English)

Davey Boy Smith

Name (Japanese)

デイビーボーイ・スミス

Reading

でいびーぼーい・すみす

Born

November 27, 1962 – May 18, 2002

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Tiger

Origin

Golborne, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

180 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

professional wrestler

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9

Tags

• professional wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.