#2 There were TWO British Bulldogs – and they were both superb
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Thanks to the revisionist history the WWE likes to adopt, fans will automatically think about Davey Boy Smith when they think of The British Bulldog. And while he did go on to have a lot of success as a singles star, Davey actually started out as part of a tag team called ‘The British Bulldogs’ in the mid to late 80s.
The team was made up of Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid. The two complemented each other brilliantly, Davey being more of a power hitter and Dynamite a high-flyer. They would go on to win the WWF World Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 2 – after accompanying a young Ozzy Osbourne to the ring!. There has been a lot said about Davey Boy over the years, but not nearly enough credit goes to his tag-team partner. Dynamite Kid was years ahead of his time, putting on five-star matches in an era when muscle-bound, cartoon-character wrestling was all the rage. If you haven’t already seen it, do yourselves a favour and check out the match-up between Dynamite and Tiger Mask from 1982 – you’ll be forgiven for thinking you've accidentally tuned into modern NJPW.
Both members of The British Bulldogs shared a troubled personal life outside of the ring. Davey Boy struggled with drug addiction for most of his career, while Dynamite paid the ultimate price for his high-impact wrestling style, becoming wheelchair bound at an early age. It is a tragic shame that neither are currently WWE Hall of Famers. It’s about time the WWE showed their appreciation for the pair and cemented their legacies once and for all.
