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#3. Owen Hart & The British Bulldog - WWE
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Family bonds have always been embraced throughout the years in WWE. Although the aforementioned Hart Foundation had Canadian-born Bret Hart and American-born Jim Neidhart, another Hart Foundation duo were a traditional international tag team with Canadian-born Owen Hart and the United Kingdom's own The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith.
The tag team was formed under the banner of Camp Cornette in late 1995 when both men joined Jim Cornette's cliental along with Yokozuna. The two men were brother-in-laws based on Davey Boy Smith marrying Owen's sister Diana. They also both shared a dislike for Bret Hart, being jealous of his success in WWE.
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Owen and Bulldog were primarily singles performers during their time in the group, but they soon came together as one. They defeated the Smoking Gunns to win the WWE Tag Team Championships at In Your House: Mind Games pay-per-view in September 1996. They went on a lengthy run that was made more compelling as they entered 1997.
At the start of 1997, WWE introduced the European Championship. The finals of the tournament to determine the first champion consisted of WWE Tag Team Champions going one-on-one as The British Bulldog faced Owen Hart in Germany. This was a technical wrestling clinic that blended elements of the traditional British style with junior heavyweight wrestling more akin to NJPW.
Bulldog defeated Owen, which started with some tension between the two brothers-in-law. The two men would have miscommunications that caused many to think they were close to breaking up. However, it was none other than Bret Hart who helped resolve their issues and formed the Hart Foundation stable in April 1997.
They went on to a heated rivalry with Bret's rivals Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels, who they lost the WWE Tag Team Championships to. The British Bulldog and Owen Hart will be remembered for how well they gelled and their time in the Hart Foundation. However, they aren't the the most memorable international tag team for one of the men.
