5 Failed Return Runs by Popular WWE Superstars

#3 Davey Boy Smith (1999-2000)

Instead of getting this, Smith should have stayed away from WWE.

Although the United Kingdom has generated a large number of professional wrestlers in the past 50 years, none of them have been more successful and more popular than 'The British Bulldog' Davey Boy Smith. As one of the most famous graduates of the Hart Dungeon, Smith was one of the best and most reliable performer during his run with the company.

Part of the legendary British Bulldogs along with his cousin The Dynamite Kid, Smith was one of the brightest stars of WWFs Tag Team Division during the late 1980s. Their rivalries with the likes of The Hart Foundation and Dream Team over the WWF Tag Team Titles, which they held for almost a year, brought a new life to the promotions division at that time.

After the disbanding of the team, Smith famously won the Intercontinental Title from his Brother-in-Law Bret Hart in the main event of Summerslam 1992. Even during his second run, Smith was a prominent part of some of the biggest storylines, winning the Tag Team Titles and being the inaugural European Champion, before leaving after the Montreal Screwjob along with other members of the hart family.

Smith final run, however, was exactly opposite of his first two runs. Arriving in the middle of Attitude Era, Smith, now a heel, was only used as a fodder for main event fan favourites instead of fighting for the Top Titles. The only title he held during that time were the Hardcore Title and European Title, before again getting released less than a year after his return.