WWE: 15 Greatest Technical Wrestlers – Number 6

After the WWF, Davey went back to Japan and worked with All Japan Pro Wrestling. Dynamite Kid could never return to the WWF however, as he retired from professional wrestling soon after in ’91. Davey Smith left AJPW and went back to the WWF, and since he trademarked the name ‘British Bulldogs’, he earned the right to keep the name, thus making it impossible for Dynamite to use it in the United Kingdom or anywhere else in the world. Dynamite was also married to Bret Hart’s sister, and trained in Stu Hart’s ‘Dungeon’, and is claimed to be one of the greatest names to ever come out of Stu Hart’s school. Dynamite also held the WWF Junior Heavyweight championship of the world, along with the tag team titles.

Dynamite Kid was also plagued by numerous injuries throughout his career due to his stiff work style, his move set and his practice of taking steroids, pain killers and consuming alcohol. Dynamite Kid was an inspiration to many wrestlers over the world through the past three decades, such as Chris Benoit and Jay Lethal. Dynamite suffered a severe back injury in the mid 80s which cut his career short, and after ’91, Dynamite’s health deteriorated and in ’97, he lost the use of his left leg, thus being paralyzed permanently. Kid used the Swandive headbutt in his matches, popularizing the move which was invented by Harley Race, and Race once said he regretted using the move, saying it might have caused the spinal problem which Dynamited Kid suffered from. No matter what happened outside the ring, the Dynamite Kid will always be remembered as one of the greatest failures in professional wrestling, as he could have achieved everything in this business due to his talent and work ethic. He was voted as the best flying wrestler, best technical wrestler and the most under rated wrestler by Wrestling Observer, while his matches with Tiger Mask earned 5 star ratings, and was voted the match of the year. Dynamite Kid’s matches were classics, as he always delivered inside the ring. His contribution to professional wrestling, along with his in – ring work earn him the number 6 spot in our list of 15 greatest technical wrestlers to have ever stepped foot inside a WWE ring.