View Full Version : In memory of "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith
Dxfatass
19-05-2002, 03:49
1wrestling are reporting that Davey Boy has died. They don't have any details and don't quote a source but I hope this is a mistake... :( :( :(
I hope it is a mistake, I was always a bulldog fan.
The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith has passed away at the age of 39 due to a heart attack. Smith was vacationing in British Columbia with his girlfriend Andrea Hart at the time of his death and no other details are known at this time.
Source: wrestlingobserver.com
Then it is a great shame, I always hope he'd have one more run. The curse of the Hart foundation continues.
Wombster
19-05-2002, 13:43
sad news to hear, :(
RIP British Bulldog
If this is true then I am very sad for the Hart family. I was a big Bulldog fan and wished he would have been given another go at the big time
Originally posted by Bish
Shame and he was 39 :(
I imagine it would have to do with the pressure the steroids put on his heart.
Tragic news. I'll always remember the match with Bret at Summer Slam 92- one of the best ever.
RIP Davey:(
Wrestling Site The Mayhem has a tribute to Davey Boy Smith
Below is a tribute to the late "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith with career highlights and pictures:
http://www.themayhem.com/profiles/daveyboysmith/
The_Evil_Dean
19-05-2002, 15:38
R.I.P bulldog I know he had a load of personal problems but it is sad to see him go. :(
davebower
19-05-2002, 16:04
R.I.P Davey Boy :(
:eek:
Very sad news indeed :(
paulclissold
19-05-2002, 16:15
At this time lets remember the great entertainment he gave to his many fans.
39 is too young.
Wow, I only saw him on TV the other day.:eek:
He was showing off the couple of Bulldogs he kept on a doggy programme, and both him and the dogs looked soft as sugar.
Very sad R.I.P.:(
stevebligh87
19-05-2002, 18:31
He was so cool, i remember his return at Insurrextion 2000, i still remember the feeling i had and screaming to my mate who was out of the room at the time when he randomly came in and won the hardcore title. Friend told me that the WWE were considering hiring him back as he had sorted out all his problems, i wish i had seen him back on t.v before he passed:(
R.I.P Davey Boy
Dxfatass
19-05-2002, 22:39
At first I thought (hoped) that this news was a mistake, something like the numerous reports of the Ultimate Warrior dying, but it's not.
In light of that gutting realisation I have changed the title to reflect a tribute thread, so if any of you want to write about your favourite Bulldog memory or whatever then please do in this tribute thread. I certainly think he deserves one...
So to get the ball rolling (or by looking at the last few posts, give it a little push):
I remember fondly when the Bulldog returned to the WWF in 1994, at that year's SummerSlam at the time of the excellent Hart brothers feud. For me I knew he was there but since the rest of the Hart's were there also I somehow got the feeling he was just there for one night as a family member. I remember after seeing Bret win that excellent cage match that Jim Neidhart attacked Bulldog and Diana by clotheslining them both over the rail and then locking Bret in the cage while he and Owen beat him up. Some of the Hart brothers (including Davey) tried to climb over the cage to help Bret, but they were fought off. Then all of sudden Davey tore-off his shirt superhero-style and mounted the cage in a moment that always gives me a rush climbed over the cage and fought of the bad guys!! He and Bret celebrated in the ring and the Bulldog was back.
Now he's gone forever. All hope of a last run in WWE where he would finally win a world title (which he deserved to do against Vader, Nash and Michaels) is gone forever. I've missed him not being on TV over the last few years but now I feel a different type of missing. I don't think this has hit me yet...
Not being harsh but he should never have come back from his back injury in 1998, caused by The Warriors hidden door. He did have some good matches but when he showed up at Insurrextion 2000 it was sad really as he could hardly move that well.
As I mentioned earlier, my favourite memories has to be the epic Summerslam 1992 match with Bret Hart, the Hart Foundation-British Bulldogs feud, His European title matches with Owen Hart in 1997, his 1996 series with Shawn Michaels and his vastly underrated match with Bret Hart for the world title at In Your House 5.
So sad:(
mikeh1982
20-05-2002, 00:20
As said above great wrestler and a great shame to go so young (especially considering the age of tonights main eventers) Never saw much of him but my one main memory is of one of the British PPVs at the Albert Hall when he defeated Warlord? then won the Battle Royale. Probably not his best match but it was great to see him win in front of his home crowd.
Dxfatass
20-05-2002, 03:55
wwe.com have finally posted the news on their website. "Finally" might be a bit harsh since the website is rarely updated on weekends but again I feel news like this should be an exception. Anyway a decent little piece with a photo, I wonder if he'll get a website dedicated to him like Owen and Yoko did?
davebower
20-05-2002, 08:22
I haven't seen Judgement Day yet (taped it and will watch tonite, so I can't look in the other thread) but was it mentioned at the PPV?
Wasn't he Big Daddys tag team partner at one point ?
mikeh1982
20-05-2002, 09:35
davebower someone in the crowd had a sign saying RIP Davey Boy but couldn't see any other refrences by anyone.
davebower
20-05-2002, 09:41
Originally posted by mikeh1982
davebower someone in the crowd had a sign saying RIP Davey Boy but couldn't see any other refrences by anyone.
A bad move by WWE :( .
Would it have been to much trouble to have shown a photo of him at the start and say "In memory of the British Bulldog"?
Unless they do something tonite at Raw, I will be disappointed with Vince.
mikeh1982
20-05-2002, 09:45
Couldn't agree more. They need to show something.
I was suprised they didnt as well. wwe.com do hava story up with wrestlers reminscing about the Bulldog in their headlines section.
Raw will no doubt have a tribute. There was also a full page stry in The Sun today about it.
Another memory Ive had was at In Your House 5 there was a 'hog pen' match between HHH and Henry Godwinn and Bulldog let all the pigs into Vince Mcmahons office as a rib!
They even printed a photo of Vince trying to get the pigs out in an issue of the WWE magazine.
internetuser
20-05-2002, 12:08
They always use raw as the tribute program.
It takes time to make a video of there history etc, better to do somthing nice than a rush job for a tribute.
davebower
20-05-2002, 12:22
Originally posted by internetuser
They always use raw as the tribute program.
It takes time to make a video of there history etc, better to do somthing nice than a rush job for a tribute.
yeah but at Badd Blood (oct 97?) when Brian Pillman had died that day they mentioned it. Couldn't they just have mentioned it rather than ignoring it until Raw?
A minor point anyway, it won't make the great man come back :(
Originally posted by davebower
yeah but at Badd Blood (oct 97?) when Brian Pillman had died that day they mentioned it. Couldn't they just have mentioned it rather than ignoring it until Raw?
A minor point anyway, it won't make the great man come back :(
Brian Pillman was working for the WWE at the time so they would mention it.
Dxfatass
20-05-2002, 12:42
Like I said on the Judgement Day thread I'm not surprised they didn't do a tribute, but I am disappointed that they didn't. Even if they couldn't put together a video package then they could have done a 10-bell salute before showing the first video package, fireworks, etc.
Tis very sad, god bless him
Yes but was he big daddy's tag partner ?
I'm sure I saw it in an interview once.
Jonnyrepp
20-05-2002, 17:25
Originally posted by wigsey
Yes but was he big daddy's tag partner ?
I'm sure I saw it in an interview once.
Yes he was. I think he was 15 or 16 years old at the time. This was well before he hit the juice.
R.I.P. Davey :(
Well firstly RIP Davey Boy.
Today's Evening Times said that there were confliciting reports about the cause of death with heart attack and choking being mentioned.
If it was a heart attack then sadly in all likelihood he had brought it on himself through drug abuse.
Whatever happened about that court case where he allegedly powerslammed a bloke through a table in the middle of a pub?
Originally posted by Bolch
Whatever happened about that court case where he allegedly powerslammed a bloke through a table in the middle of a pub?
Apparently some drunk came on to his wife, Bulldog punched him and the bloke slipped over and hurt himself and it was taken to court.
Originally posted by Thomasd
Apparently some drunk came on to his wife, Bulldog punched him and the bloke slipped over and hurt himself and it was taken to court.
What was the outcome, did the Bulldog get away scot free?
Originally posted by Bolch
What was the outcome, did the Bulldog get away scot free?
I think he did. He may have had some community service or something- parole? Anyone know for sure?
Dxfatass
21-05-2002, 02:21
BBC Sport has a rather well written piece on deaths in wrestling here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/other_sports/us_sport/newsid_1998000/1998167.stm
I'm surprised the detail they go to, in that they discuss the Von Erich's as well as the popular/famous Hart family and their losses.
I've been told that Raw has featured a tribute to Davey Boy so thankfully the WWE aren't just ignoring it on TV. I didn't think they would ignore it, but I just don't know about them anymore.
I still think the tribute should have been on Judgement Day, kinda like having the event dedicated to him, but since I'm a really big Hart Foundation fan I'm probably being over-dramatic.
tannersarms
21-05-2002, 08:46
Has there been any comment from Bret on this yet?
davebower
21-05-2002, 08:55
From the Calgary Sun (http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/cs.cs-05-20-0009.html)
Former WWE champion Bret Hart said "it is like losing a brother."
This from Rajah
In today's "Edmonton Sun", there was an article on British Bulldog Davey Smith and the family feud that his death has generated. Apparently, some members of the Hart family wanted to have his funeral in Canada while Smith's father wanted it to be in England. Smith's father is his official next-of-kin so his decision was final and Smith's body will now be flown to England where apparently it will undergo another post-mortem evaluation.
- Furthermore, the first coroner who examined the body stated that Smith appears to have died from a heart attack due to use of steroids.
poolking
23-05-2002, 06:17
It doesn't take much to start a Hart Family Feud nowadays, just mention three letters and there off.
I think they should respect Davey's father's wishes. If they really want to attend, they'll have to come over here.
tannersarms
23-05-2002, 11:09
It sounds like Davey didn't exactly do his best to avoid tensions in the Hart family anyways, after breaking up with Bret's sister (and mother of his kids) and then starting a new relationship with another Hart brothers wife.
Can't see why they couldn't have a service of some sort in Canada, whether the body is present or not..... You do these things to remember the person's life so why you need a dead body there is beyond me.
Mark
Nice to see a tribute to Davey at the beginning of Raw tonight, a good couple of minutes briefly detailing his career and his links with the Hart family. A decent WWE send off (eventually, but you have to remember that RAW aired the next night after Judgement Day in the US, not almost a week later like over here).
RIP Davey. :(
Originally posted by MarkBaron
Nice to see a tribute to Davey at the beginning of Raw tonight, a good couple of minutes briefly detailing his career and his links with the Hart family. A decent WWE send off (eventually, but you have to remember that RAW aired the next night after Judgement Day in the US, not almost a week later like over here).
RIP Davey. :(
Yes - well done wwe :) (still sounds stupid wwe!!)
very sad about Davey Boy :(
This is the interview the Bulldog gave the night before he died
http://www.angleswrestling.com/052402.html
:(
Originally posted by Thomasd
This is the interview the Bulldog gave the night before he died
http://www.angleswrestling.com/052402.html
:(
A very frank and interesting read.
ProgressiveScan
29-05-2002, 04:55
Police are investigating the death of the wrestler known as the 'British
Bulldog' after his family raised concerns.
Davey Boy Smith was initially thought to have suffered a heart attack while on
holiday in Canada earlier this month.
But a post mortem's now taking place after his father contacted officers.
Saw this too
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002241285,00.html
:(
FishDog14
29-05-2002, 12:03
ALL THESE HEADLINES OF HIS DEATH JUST PROVES WHAT A LEGEND HE WAS IN AND OUT THE RING. EVEN MY FAMILY WAS UPSET AND THEY HAVE LITTLE TO NO INTEREST IN WRESTLING
HE WAS ALSO DUE TO COMEBACK TOO, WHICH HURTS EVEN MORE
A TRUE BRIT. R.I.P DAVEY
:(
mikeh1982
30-05-2002, 21:16
Guess what, according to rajah this weeks confidential (this is the one we don't get right?) is going to be finishing the HBK interview and profiling Davey Boy typical, it would have been nice if we could have seen it as well but at least they are doing something to mark his untimley death, other than the blinkand you'll miss it raw segment.
FishDog14
30-05-2002, 23:33
It shows that Vince Mcmahon actually does have a heart and proves sceptics that he just doesnt care about anybody.
Im well ********d off that Confidential isnt going to be shown. Its a lot better than the rubbish that is on now.
I wanted to see the Bulldogs Life profile as well.
:mad:
Masanevre
02-06-2002, 00:17
RIP DAVEY
Unfortunatley that washed up useless freak The Ultinate Warrior has an opinion on Bulldogs death...
http://www.rajahwwf.com/wwf/headlines/3907.shtml
mikeh1982
08-06-2002, 00:48
h8 to degrade this post but Warrior: black kettle calling pot rearrange you prat, theres always one whos ready to drag the name of someone else into the mud just to promote themselves, if thats his attitude he hardly deserves to be alive i'm sure he was a big an abuser of illegal substances as davey so this is unneccesary from someone who i personally quite liked as a wrestler.
mikeh1982
16-06-2003, 08:29
quite a large bump (and hopefully can be moved over to the tv forum please) but taken from rajah, the results of the inquest:
"WORLD Wrestling Federation star David Smith died in bed from an enlarged heart an inquest heard yesterday.
Smith, 39, known as the British Bulldog, died on holiday in British Columbia in May last year.
The father-of-two, from Manchester, but who lived in Calgary, Canada, was a favourite in the sport for more than a decade.
The hearing in Bolton, Lancashire, heard small traces of steroids were from medication for a back injury and were not to blame.
His dad, Sid, said: "He loved the sport, and loved the fans - they loved him."
Pathologist Dr John Rutherford said: "Things like this strike out of the blue, and kill people."
Verdict: Natural causes."
That to me is good news, and finally a proper end to it for his family, a year seems quite a long time to wait
Again, RIP Davey.
dtsrules
16-06-2003, 08:44
Moving...
mikeh1982
16-06-2003, 08:49
cheers dtsules!!!
Can't believe it happened a year ago!
I did read in the paper that his father was claiming that Davey Boy was murdered. Not sure how much truth there is in that though. :suspect:
Well based on the size of the bloke and the amount of steroids he did in his career the cause comes as no suprise at all
Jonnyrepp
16-06-2003, 17:32
Death due to enlarged hearts was also the reason for the premature deaths of Brian Pillman and Rick Rude. :(
Rainfall
16-06-2003, 22:48
Originally posted by Jonnyrepp
Yes he was. I think he was 15 or 16 years old at the time. This was well before he hit the juice.
R.I.P. Davey :(
This is around the time when I 1st saw him fight in Stoke-on Trent at Hanley town hall...he was a thin lad back then & all the old ladys were in :luv: with him!!! RIP
cheers Steve
Originally posted by mikeh1982
As said above great wrestler and a great shame to go so young (especially considering the age of tonights main eventers) Never saw much of him but my one main memory is of one of the British PPVs at the Albert Hall when he defeated Warlord? then won the Battle Royale. Probably not his best match but it was great to see him win in front of his home crowd.
yea i agree. that was a great one.
who was the last guy in the ring with him in that battle royale?
Originally posted by Jonnyrepp
Death due to enlarged hearts was also the reason for the premature deaths of Brian Pillman and Rick Rude. :(
hmmm...
perhaps due to the steroids and other drugs...
FightForTheRight
18-06-2003, 00:47
It would say that steroids was most certainly the case in his death, sadly.
When you consider he was basically 'roided to the max for most of his WWF career, it could be said that his death had been stalking him for quite a while.
Still a sad story all the same though.
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