The Tragedy of The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith (wrestling documentary)

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  • Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
  • No other British wrestler was as loved and respected as The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith throughout the 80's and 90's. In the WWF he was tag team champion alongside The Dynamite Kid Tom Billington. In this wrestling documentary we see how his life would be marred by tragedy. Today, The British Bulldog is remembered in the WWE Hall of Fame posthumously, as his life was cut incredibly short, even by wrestling standards.
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  • @glamgal7106
    @glamgal7106 Год назад +85

    I met Davey Boy Smith a few times. I remember seeing him after Summer Slam 1995 in which he took the time to talk with me. I’d asked Davey how he responded when people claimed that wrestling was fake. He said, “I tell them, ‘Get in the ring and I’ll show you how fake it is!’” I didn’t know about what was happening “behind closed doors” but now thinking about his response to the question, there was a lot more to it than I realized. Rest in peace, Davey Boy Smith…thanks for the memories.

    • @NatalieMcCabe-wh6ni
      @NatalieMcCabe-wh6ni Месяц назад

      I'm glad I read your comment. I've only ever heard people's bad experiences with him.

  • @Partoftheratpack
    @Partoftheratpack Год назад +85

    Spiking a drink with medication and shitting in a bag is absolutely vile

    • @SychoSam
      @SychoSam Год назад +6

      Randall Keith did It to several female wrestlers after he got refused

    • @starrsmith3810
      @starrsmith3810 10 месяцев назад +10

      Yeah um…..the “pranks” back then could be pretty fucked up. I enjoy a good prank but that right there is going WAY too damn far.

    • @Sigma_Wolverine
      @Sigma_Wolverine 8 месяцев назад +4

      Not to mention it’s a felony

    • @shogunpxp
      @shogunpxp 7 месяцев назад

      That waste normal prank in the day. Or crapping in a hotel kettle

    • @yetanotheruser1989
      @yetanotheruser1989 6 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@shogunpxp Or the hair dryer

  • @kingrapid
    @kingrapid 7 месяцев назад +39

    Back when the Intercontinental Championship match was JUST AS BIG as the World Heavyweight Championship... aaahhh the good old days... RIP the golden era of Wrestling 1988-2002

    • @dumdum6280
      @dumdum6280 16 дней назад

      Perhaps a slightly longer than 2002 but, yeah, just about right. Whatever they are doing now is pure rubbish. Its not wrestling, its circus from Madagascar 3.

  • @celery4564
    @celery4564 Год назад +136

    I was lucky enough to be at SummerSlam 1992.
    This was the greatest era in wrestling.

    • @robclark4507
      @robclark4507 Год назад +1

      Jammy get

    • @beatbonjon1384
      @beatbonjon1384 Год назад

      Wish I was there 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @TheSauxyFxcker
      @TheSauxyFxcker Год назад +2

      Me too!! I was only 2 years old but I remember my dad taking me lol

    • @stephen9302
      @stephen9302 Год назад +3

      Great times - WWF, not WW(E)

    • @vaseofflowers4619
      @vaseofflowers4619 Год назад

      I only came here to laugh about him dying. It could be any wrestler though. Nothing against Davey. I can be an awful person sometimes. I'm laughing my head off here about Davey's shit hair. He looked a right tit with that hair.

  • @dustincongello5802
    @dustincongello5802 Год назад +35

    Early to mid 90s bulldog always looked like a real life superhero. I was just a kid born in 85.. his cape and gauntlets around his wrist and forearms the tassels around the biceps he was huge, but moved like a lightweight

  • @mrg8581
    @mrg8581 Год назад +268

    Rest in peace Davey Boy Smith.

    • @CanuckTony
      @CanuckTony Год назад +9

      Yes. One of my all time favourites.

    • @CJCrump
      @CJCrump Год назад +9

      There will never ever be another Davey Boy Smith!

    • @chrisbaker7136
      @chrisbaker7136 Год назад +8

      Rip Davey boy smith, Owen Heart & Jim neid heart 💕🖤💪😎

    • @alanrobinson7891
      @alanrobinson7891 Год назад +2

      What, he's dead?

    • @iriscole2459
      @iriscole2459 Год назад +4

      ​@@alanrobinson7891Davey Boy Smith passed away May 18, 2002 at the age of 39. He had a heart attack, most likely caused by his many years of using steroids and human growth hormones.

  • @FORTHEW
    @FORTHEW 7 месяцев назад +19

    I saw Davey Boy Smith wrestle live once in Winnipeg in 2002. I believe it was his second last match before his passing. It was at a small community centre with no more than 150 fans. It was a thrill to see him in the ring, however, you could see that he was struggling physically. One of the greatest of all time. RIP 🇬🇧

  • @edman1357
    @edman1357 Год назад +67

    2:48 Can I just say that that was one of the safest slams I've ever seen on the outside? Bret practically laid that guy down while still making it look legit. Amazing.

    • @Gameboy-Unboxings
      @Gameboy-Unboxings 8 месяцев назад

      No. You can't. Delete your comment.

    • @edman1357
      @edman1357 8 месяцев назад +5

      @@Gameboy-Unboxings You unbox gameboys. Delete your channel.

    • @ToddDCLT4
      @ToddDCLT4 8 месяцев назад +4

      That’s real strength, controlled a grown man down to the ground

    • @arthurmorgan7086
      @arthurmorgan7086 7 месяцев назад

      @@edman1357😂 he’s not coming bsck

  • @tiheiharawira855
    @tiheiharawira855 Год назад +69

    I watched the Scott Hall documentary and tbh it's crazy what wrestlers put themselves through and how many people in the locker room had a drug addiction like Davey Boy Smith and so many more who died so young, this is very messed up.

  • @christopher9000p
    @christopher9000p Год назад +175

    Sorry Lex Luger, but Davey Boy Smith was the real "total package". The man was built like a Gorilla, could move like a feather-weight, and his mat skills were solid. Arguably the most perfectly balanced pro-wrestler who ever lived.

    • @Coco-xw3wp
      @Coco-xw3wp 11 месяцев назад +18

      I agree but I wouldn't go that far.... I don't think Davey boy matt skills were up to Pare like Dynamite kids & Brets Davey boy was mostly a power house....

    • @Logan-py8we
      @Logan-py8we 10 месяцев назад +13

      Silly chirper
      Lex was a world class athlete. His strength was legendary

    • @starrsmith3810
      @starrsmith3810 10 месяцев назад +7

      About his only weakness was his mic skills.

    • @MeanAzz_13
      @MeanAzz_13 10 месяцев назад +1

      Great comment

    • @Ken-dk8ev
      @Ken-dk8ev 10 месяцев назад +8

      Luger looked more the part. Davey Boy too short and blocky.

  • @MaggieKeizai
    @MaggieKeizai Год назад +10

    He was utterly gross as a human being. That's the tragedy.

  • @daze1945
    @daze1945 Год назад +106

    Davey was a charismatic wrestler who chose to take a dark path. I met Brett Hart and he is one of the most honest and likeable wrestlers who puts the fans before himself.

    • @glamgal7106
      @glamgal7106 Год назад +9

      I’ve met Bret many times and I’ve had the same impression. As for Davey, I met him about 3-4X. Once he took the time to talk with me for a while which I’ll always appreciate. But yes, there was something dark about him.

    • @jdrex5039
      @jdrex5039 6 месяцев назад +1

      I don't think it's a choice. No one would choose that shit

    • @mrfake675
      @mrfake675 2 месяца назад

      @glamgal7106 it's spiritual warfare. He had demons

  • @danielcoombes3310
    @danielcoombes3310 Год назад +33

    I was there in '92 @ Wembley Stadium. I'll never forget it, one of my greatest memories! I remember me and this girl chanting as loud as we could at eachother for opposite wrestlers. We were screaming each other down " Bulldog - Hitman - Bulldog - Hitman - Bulldog - Hitman!!!" It was amazing!!

    • @barrymichaels2663
      @barrymichaels2663 Год назад +5

      That was a great match 👌

    • @danielcoombes3310
      @danielcoombes3310 Год назад +2

      @@barrymichaels2663 yeah the atmosphere was phenomenal!

    • @barrymichaels2663
      @barrymichaels2663 Год назад +3

      @@danielcoombes3310 Sometimes I watch it again on here

    • @danielcoombes3310
      @danielcoombes3310 Год назад +1

      @@barrymichaels2663 me too. I'm always looking for my seating area right at the back 🤣 that didnt matter though. I just find it mad that me as a young 14 year ish old lad is there somewhere

    • @DanBistrow
      @DanBistrow 2 месяца назад +1

      @@danielcoombes3310 Bret heart ❤️ can make anyone have a good match

  • @constablekennedy7705
    @constablekennedy7705 Год назад +22

    His Son DH Smith should also have been a Bigger Star in the WWE

    • @hectorlopez1069
      @hectorlopez1069 Год назад

      He was back, but they let him go again.

    • @crews-lj3ph
      @crews-lj3ph Год назад

      ​@@hectorlopez1069Wonder way

    • @josephnicolino8529
      @josephnicolino8529 Год назад

      He talked shit about Sarge in a shoot interview, so fuck him.

    • @starrsmith3810
      @starrsmith3810 10 месяцев назад

      He did much better without them

  • @michellenainkristinabusch1221
    @michellenainkristinabusch1221 7 месяцев назад +13

    My brother and I met the British Bulldog in 1998, when we happened to be staying at the same hotel they stayed at after the event in Chicago. He was a friendly guy. We took a picture that I unfortunately lost in a house flood. Good memory though and sad to hear he had such a tragic demise.

  • @bradfry5403
    @bradfry5403 Год назад +28

    I saw him wrestling live in the UK when I was a kid along side guys like Tony Sinclair, Fit Finlay ,Big Daddy and of course Kendo Nagasaki , year later when he was on TV wrestling in America we could hardly believe it was the same guy because of how big he had become.

  • @gavinsperring9261
    @gavinsperring9261 7 месяцев назад +2

    I wish there was a tablet that last a certain amount time for non addicts to try and go through what addicts go through but don't know how long it last. Yeah addicts do choose to do whatever their drug of choice is but WOW I didn't know my drug of choice couldn't live without me..... been clean now since November 2022.

  • @vikingofvegas
    @vikingofvegas Год назад +41

    Its heartbreaking... one of my all time faavourites and a hero of mine as a kid. RIP Davey 😢❤

  • @mikeaveling5802
    @mikeaveling5802 Год назад +27

    Such a tragic end to such a talented individual like Davey boy Smith rest in peace ♥️

  • @JoeyXSmith
    @JoeyXSmith Год назад +44

    I nearly met the British Bulldog at my local gym, which my older brother use to go to. My brother caught wind that he would pop into the gym one day in Birmingham. So my brother took me down to go and see him. I was there ages but never saw him and we went home. Years later, I asked my brother if he made it up. My brother said no but he did turn up. The British Bulldog took one look at the gym and called it a sh*thole and buggered off.

    • @pancocrumbs
      @pancocrumbs Год назад +6

      Cool story bro !

    • @devriestown
      @devriestown 11 месяцев назад +1

      😂😂😂 what was the gym like 😅

  • @imsososostired
    @imsososostired Год назад +21

    Davey Boy Smith was my favorite wrestler. He was my hero growing up. I still have his action figure from so long ago. So many good many good memories watching The Bulldog wrestle as a kid. R.I.P Davey Boy Smith you will always be childhood hero. 🇬🇧

  • @timaustin2000
    @timaustin2000 Год назад +14

    Has the Screwjob not happened, both Davey and Owen would likely still be with us today. It's extraordinary, and sad, that one event had such a catastrophic impact on one family.

    • @zionkraze9965
      @zionkraze9965 10 месяцев назад +4

      Had Shawn not backstage politiced at One Night Only, Dave Boy Smith would still be alive now.

    • @rajd6711
      @rajd6711 6 месяцев назад

      Can you explain further? I don’t see the link? I know the Montreal Screwjob impacted Bret Hart but how did it impact Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith? Other than being torn between family loyalty to Bret and their job with WWE?

    • @texas4ever984
      @texas4ever984 5 месяцев назад

      The Harts understood the business behind wrestling (ie copyrights and ownership over their moves and career decisions). This is why it was hard for the wrestling administration to get over on them. The only way to get over on the Harts were to screw them over. Look what happened to Bret, Owen and Davey.

    • @texas4ever984
      @texas4ever984 5 месяцев назад

      In addition, notice how the documentary defamed Davey's character as being a "steriod junkie" and "drunk." Owen, Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero all had "similar" documentaries defaming their characters as being drunks or steroid abusers.

  • @seamanben3370
    @seamanben3370 Год назад +40

    Can't believe the impact most of these wrestlers had on me with such short careers. R.I.P. all those taken.

  • @cathaldowdall7467
    @cathaldowdall7467 Год назад +35

    YOU FORGOT his handicapped sister was at first row in crowd the night he lost to Shawn Michaels in Uk . She didn’t live long after that

    • @Michiganfan105
      @Michiganfan105 Год назад +28

      His sister had terminal cancer, so Davey dedicated the match to her on British television because he had been told beforehand that he would be winning. Vince changed his mind on the outcome a mere hours before the match took place, thanks to Shawn Michaels' politicking. That particular incident played a big part in Davey's eventual "downfall," and I'm very surprised it wasn't mentioned.

    • @micksroversmg558
      @micksroversmg558 Год назад

      @@Michiganfan105 Would ripped Shawn Michaels throat out infront of a live audience if my terminally ill sister was there rooting for me too win! I was leaving school age when Davey boy left us and all my pals was telling me too hit steroids as big lad anyway! I passed on it as always just wanted too blend in! Was fighting with blokes in there 30's sometimes 40's from being 14 years old and being almost 6ft tall and 15st at 14 years of age! Did not help knocking about with older lads that was left school! Having too fight a lot learned me bulk was not answer was being fast fit and being able too recover fast if you are hurt!! Steroids don't help cardio or speed at all!! You are not supposed too raise your heart rate on roids as will enlarge your heart and possibly put fluid in the muscle tissue of your heart! Anyway all older lads who was trying too get me on roids with them have some sort of problem from the steroids!! I beat them all when they started playing funny buggers with roid rages in full effect ha ha! Regardless of there size they all gassed when I literally took it easy on them!! Mind I used to go too the body like no one's business back in the day! Piss week now due too life changing injures but still good enough too sort out the pretenders! I'm so surprised any of the wrestlers of my childhood are still going as steroids abuse was insane they was all at it! The high intensity of the wrestling whilst full of steroids must have killed off and caused so many heart problems and heart failure it's almost unthinkable how they got away with it! So many people abuse them still too this day knowing fine well that they are playing Russian roulette! Cardio is always key your body will only go as big as its supposed too and don't train for bulk train for fitness strengh and conditioning stuff size as chasing bulk is what will kill you!

    • @American-Zero
      @American-Zero 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@Michiganfan105 Yeah...this was a pretty fucked situation. Davey Boy was to go over and dedicate his victory to his sister Tracy who was dying of cancer. But of course this was the 90s and Shawn being Shawn was not gonna job. He and HHH managed to sweet talk Vince into changing his mind. Bret hated this going down as he thought it was stupid the Hart Foundation wasn't there to save Davey. He thought Shawn did this on purpose to fuck with him and his family. He was already set to win the World Title..he didn't need the European Title. Bulldog goes down in his home country while HBK celebrates with his new trophy as he's pelted with trash. They weren't just booing HBK for going over in Bulldog's native country...but booing HBK for once again using his political stroke to get out of jobbing.

    • @roddymead6828
      @roddymead6828 7 месяцев назад

      Nothing but hatred for Sean michaels.fucker

    • @mrfake675
      @mrfake675 2 месяца назад +1

      @American-Zero Vince is a sociopath. It's sad these guys let him get in their heads and hearts. Hope bulldog and his sister are in a better place.

  • @greendro6410
    @greendro6410 Год назад +20

    Rest in peace Davey Boy Smith he was a great wrestler 🙏🏽

  • @cheeseburgerkid1329
    @cheeseburgerkid1329 Год назад +13

    I remember when Davey first came to Calgary. He was so skinny. Dynamite and he had a introduction rivalry. Lots of acrobatics. Those two were like nothing I had seen before. R.I.P.

  • @Feynman_Fries
    @Feynman_Fries Год назад +9

    I've heard some terrible things about him, including how he used to harass and traumatize the dog he owned for his gimmick. Feel nothing for him.

    • @TaniasUncle
      @TaniasUncle Год назад +2

      Some people say it was him, others say it wasn’t him but everyone says it was the Dynamite Kid.
      Dynamite Kid was a real scumbag but one of the best wrestlers ever.

  • @peterellis9374
    @peterellis9374 Год назад +13

    I saw him at Blackpool Tower in about 1994/5 and he pulled a crowd of about 200. He seemed to hate it, and the night was weirder because Big Daddy was wandering around selling postcards so it must have been a Crabtree promotion. I was also at One Night Only in 97 and the crowd was seriously hot - seems like he was married to the WWE for life.

    • @TrueWren
      @TrueWren 10 месяцев назад

      Was at one night only, just remember loads of bottles being launched in the ring at the end.

  • @octagonseventynine1253
    @octagonseventynine1253 Год назад +10

    The Mounty knocking his teeth out was glorious.

    • @charlottestreet3301
      @charlottestreet3301 Год назад

      He did deserve his teeth get punched out him have a shit in a another wrestlers bag just shows how immature he was also it was kids own fault for his back and being in a wheelchair

  • @jerryhamer
    @jerryhamer Год назад +5

    I remember on my birthday around 1987 my dad took me to the toy store and said to pick out a toy. I got the two british bulldogs which costed maybe 20 bucks. My dad said thats all you want? I said yeay and he said well lets get you the ring too so you can wrestle them. Best birthday ever.

  • @Christopher-mk9tp
    @Christopher-mk9tp Год назад +17

    Rest easy Davey Boy Smith. SummerSlam 92 was awesome. RIP

  • @giuseppe397
    @giuseppe397 Год назад +18

    It may have been his peak career moment in terms of popularity but his UK RAMPAGE match against the Berserker was one of his best and a truly good match. He even sustained a broken nose from going head on on all fours with the Berserker.
    The UK crowd was really behind Davey boy. It was great.
    I've still got it on vhs.

    • @blinkin78
      @blinkin78 Год назад +1

      You need to get it digitalised immediately and upload it here!

    • @sonnysun2565
      @sonnysun2565 Год назад +1

      Yes pls upload

    • @micksroversmg558
      @micksroversmg558 Год назад

      Also please upload if possible would be great too watch!

    • @giuseppe397
      @giuseppe397 Год назад +1

      Hi guys. How would I go about digitalising the video cassette?

    • @giuseppe397
      @giuseppe397 Год назад +1

      I really need to get my videos on here for all you fans to see. I'm gonna have to get a converter.

  • @jimtheyid
    @jimtheyid Год назад +15

    Was at summerslam 92' a truly incredible day I'll never forget . R.I.P Davey ,legend.

  • @dazza9859
    @dazza9859 Год назад +8

    I saw Dave Boy signing books in HMV Grafton street in Dublin in about 1992. I was taken aback the size of the muscles on him.His biceps were as big my thigh muscles!

  • @tabyomper4745
    @tabyomper4745 Год назад +2

    He took drugs most of his life including growth hormones.He came from Golborne near me and liked his coke to much as well.

  • @Obironnkenobi
    @Obironnkenobi 9 месяцев назад +15

    Vince having Davey do a storyline recreating the situation that led to him being sued literally just months before has got to be the most Vince thing I've heard in quite a while.

  • @bentremy
    @bentremy 6 месяцев назад +2

    My man smoked crack all night before summer slam? This dude was the man.

  • @jesterr7133
    @jesterr7133 Год назад +10

    Even today, I still feel that the British style is the most realistic and interesting to watch.

  • @papanoel3999
    @papanoel3999 Год назад +6

    Bret, Bret, I'm fooked.... Rip Davey.. SBW, you do make bloody good videos Sir

  • @dismothafuka405
    @dismothafuka405 Год назад +9

    I've heard that stu and vince had an agreement that the bulldog and the anvil would always be given an opportunity to come back as many times.

  • @gashmcnash3537
    @gashmcnash3537 Год назад +2

    British wrestling being more realistic? I dunno man, fat blokes running into each other and Catweazle… 😂

  • @bitsnbobs1107
    @bitsnbobs1107 Год назад +57

    Ive seen a clip of him from just before he died. He actually looked much more healthy than he had during his last WWE run

    • @jonathancrosby2959
      @jonathancrosby2959 Год назад +8

      He wasn't doing the drugs anymore, but he was still on the steroids big time. He died of a steroid-induced heart attack.

    • @tobysgamingworld1550
      @tobysgamingworld1550 Год назад +4

      Sad but so many of them it’s like they get clear, do good and then they go. I’m a spiritual person, been clean off drugs 8 years, and my theory has always been that God calls them home when they’re at their best because he knows they’re not gonna stay that way. Some can. Some just can’t. Hawk, Eddie Guerrero, Buddy Landell, a lot more I can’t think of….they clean up and that’s when God calls them home.

    • @simplyhuman2213
      @simplyhuman2213 Год назад +2

      @@tobysgamingworld1550that’s a Muslim Sufi theory btw, it states that God calls people home once they reach their peak spiritual capacity

    • @jonathancrosby2959
      @jonathancrosby2959 Год назад +5

      @@tobysgamingworld1550 Eddie had been clean of drugs or alcohol for four years before his passing. His heart failed him because of steroids, etc.

    • @TheTwoFingeredBulldog
      @TheTwoFingeredBulldog Год назад +6

      ​@@simplyhuman2213By letting little kids die from cancer for long periods of time in absolute agony.

  • @ben8447
    @ben8447 Год назад +12

    Tom was an incredible wrestler but a really horrible human being. Broke the legs of a girl so their parents could claim insurance, pulled a gun on his wife and threatened to kill her and the kids, bullied and ridiculed people, drugged people and intentionally hurt people in the ring.

    • @josron6088
      @josron6088 Год назад +7

      Yeah, I heard the same thing. He was a horrible human being. For him it didn't end well he ended up in a wheelchair. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

    • @PD62155
      @PD62155 Год назад +3

      The parents were no better ,if they were prepared to let someone break their daughters legs for insurance money.

    • @ben8447
      @ben8447 Год назад

      @@PD62155 absolutely-but we are talking about Dynamite Kid. But yes, they should all be thrown in jail

    • @starrsmith3810
      @starrsmith3810 10 месяцев назад

      I hated him yet strangely him dying actually made me sad.

  • @quincg1288
    @quincg1288 9 месяцев назад +1

    P.s....You're telling me one of my 1st favourite wrestlers the Warya...was a snitch?🤦🏾‍♂️😢

  • @Doctor-Stoppage
    @Doctor-Stoppage 6 месяцев назад +2

    If it ever comes to light why Shawn was always allowed to have his way...

  • @Denscaff82
    @Denscaff82 Год назад +2

    All that under 40 what a ride 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

  • @pavelromanenko3718
    @pavelromanenko3718 Год назад +2

    I always felt that after the screw job, Davey Boy Smith should have been the number one face in WWE with Shawn Michaels being the number one heel. Would have been nice to see Davey Boy become a WWE champion instead of Diesel. I guarantee you Davey Boy Smith would have been a bigger draw than Diesel who was the lowest drawing champion.

    • @starrsmith3810
      @starrsmith3810 10 месяцев назад

      I still wish Owen and Davey’s places were switched.
      Would’ve saved Owen and Davey from bullshit.

  • @petepillow8642
    @petepillow8642 2 месяца назад +1

    A very sad ending for Davey Boy , and i want to point out that as much as a creep Vince McMahon has been , he always took care of his boys , Davey died out here in BC Canada , im not sure why he was in Invermere i believe is where he passed , but to die at 39 is a robbery of life , im 44 now , ive lost 6 friends in 2 years to drugs , its never easy to overcome any addiction because if it was , we would all be ok , but thats not real life , and real life hurts alot sometimes , all the time , my only advice , as a addict , is enjoy life , make others smile , work hard and eat healthy once in a while , just remember that although you may feel lost , or alone , you are not alone , party hard but within reason , and drink water of course after boozing , take care

  • @davebowen5773
    @davebowen5773 Год назад +16

    As a Brit and a wrestling fan it was great to have such a high profile British wrestler in a top federation like the WWF. I think he should have been pushed as the world champion, but sadly this didn’t happen. His struggle and eventual demise because of his drug addiction is not unique, and a trap that many great wrestlers have fallen into, some survived but not unfortunately Davey. R.I.P The British Bulldog, gone but not forgotten. 🫶🏻👌🏻🏆

  • @AA2639-m9v
    @AA2639-m9v 2 месяца назад +2

    The WWF in the 90s was peak wrestling

  • @yearo77
    @yearo77 Год назад +7

    Loved him and them. What an absolute legend. Sad story man.

  • @ForgottenHorrorchannel
    @ForgottenHorrorchannel Год назад +5

    Had the pleasure of meeting Davey on our home town market which is very near to the Bulldogs home town. He was awesome and had all the time to talk with me RIP legend

  • @luther1546
    @luther1546 Год назад +12

    I hate practical jokes. They're not funny and just cruel. shitting in someone's bag is really disgusting. I'm glad Jacque knocked out Dynamite's teeth.

    • @iamnotanumber100
      @iamnotanumber100 Год назад

      100% dynamite sounded like a right bully, he deserved his teeth knocked out.

    • @adushack1982
      @adushack1982 Год назад +2

      I completely agree, practical jokes are based on hurting someone not having fun.

    • @Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living
      @Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living Год назад

      The Rougeaus were bada$$es, especially Raymond. Jacques embarrassed the Dynamite Kid, and the Dynamite Kid deserved it.

  • @nichhodge8503
    @nichhodge8503 5 месяцев назад +1

    Dynamite Kid was far better in the ring as he had catch wrestling training (catch wrestling is England’s ‘martial art’) and I saw recently Bret Hart say “Dynamite Kid was pound for pound the best wrestler ever, no even comes close to Tom”. Also I don’t remember fireworks at the end of SummerSlam 92 and I was there though I was only 10 at the time

  • @ricardomargera
    @ricardomargera 8 месяцев назад +1

    Random fact, but i never noticed the European Championship had the Portuguese flag, but with the colors wrongly placed 😅

  • @marcusbrothers5221
    @marcusbrothers5221 6 месяцев назад +2

    He did not go behind his back. For years Davy suggested that they copyright the name. Tom thought it was a waste of money

  • @Aviluciferase
    @Aviluciferase 7 месяцев назад +1

    So many Careers and Lives Spoilt by Shawn! And yet here he is enjoying his life!
    Karma Failed Big Time.

  • @TheHannibalTV
    @TheHannibalTV Месяц назад +1

    Nice guy

  • @AKcoxy
    @AKcoxy Год назад +4

    This video gave me chills, remember the british bulldog growing up... but I never knew all this had happened to him

  • @PandoraZBoX1
    @PandoraZBoX1 Месяц назад +1

    Bret had the whole match mapped again for Davey but STILL because he was still so hung over from the cr@#k binge he forgot the match after like 2 moves,so Bret had to walk him step by step move for move including popping the crowd,all the ❤ goes to Bret for pulling it off and i think it was the final tipping point for Brett to be champ and sadly like you said sir the beginning of the end for Davey

  • @michaelward5370
    @michaelward5370 Год назад +4

    The British Bulldog was one of my favourite wrestlers when I first started watching WWF when I was a kid! It was a shame what happened to him!

  • @jwrkn32
    @jwrkn32 Год назад +3

    the bulldog should been world champ at least once he was a great powerhouse its sad he didnt get his shot at more titles there wont ever be another like him rip davey love you bro miss watching you lots

  • @petefrenzel7296
    @petefrenzel7296 Год назад +5

    The British Bulldogs were my favorite Tag Team growing up, even during the time with the Road Warriors (LOD) the Bulldogs had a style all their own & were amazing to watch. The Bulldogs & the Road Warriors were the BEST tag teams of all time!

    • @valjeanlee7060
      @valjeanlee7060 Год назад

      The Steiner Bros would have punished them...

  • @decimustv4257
    @decimustv4257 7 месяцев назад +1

    To be honest, I don't think wrestling is a good career choice. It's simply too damaging to the body, too risky, too likely to end in tragedy. Health is far more important than money and fame.

  • @2FRESH-4U
    @2FRESH-4U Год назад +15

    Wrestlers are like meteors they shine so bright but burn up while we watch we’re all so amazed never knowing what pain they were fighting through these guys were real heroes

    • @JvS1711
      @JvS1711 Год назад

      Ah yes, because of their obviously heroic actions.

  • @marcroyer5507
    @marcroyer5507 Год назад +5

    the clip of him being slammed onto the trapped door in wcw is brutal...and the beginning of the end

  • @baby_boi123
    @baby_boi123 Год назад +2

    They drugged and broke into a guys hotel? Rip 😅

  • @DrFrogglePhD
    @DrFrogglePhD Год назад +2

    No amount of steroid use could double your size in a few weeks. That's goofy as hell.

  • @dustincongello5802
    @dustincongello5802 Год назад +3

    Hate when people say addicted to steroids. At least for me I wasn't fiending to take a steroid shot or pop my d ball pills. I was addicted to the results the power .feeling strong . The looks I got in the gym when people were impressed with the amount of weight I could lift or the girls attracted to me cause the way my body looked. I guess you can say I was addicted to looking and feeling powerful in every way. I imagine bulldog was the same. Being well known as one of if not at the time THE strongest pound for pound wrestler in the business is a whole lot of pressure to have on your shoulders. Even his massive shoulders.. but never at any point did I wake up and and have to take my steroids in order to function..

    • @jayl878
      @jayl878 Год назад +2

      It is kind of like anorexia. The anorexic always sees them as fat even when they are skin and bones. The steroid user always sees a skinny man in the mirror. It is just the other side of the coin of Body Dysmorphia.

  • @joshuawaggoner9230
    @joshuawaggoner9230 5 месяцев назад +1

    Yeah but smoking crack with The Natalia's father

  • @johnf4022
    @johnf4022 6 месяцев назад +1

    Davey boy and dynamite kid had plenty of roid rage incidents in bars beating up people half their weight

  • @chriswade9871
    @chriswade9871 Месяц назад +1

    Yesterday my wife rang me and said she bought a strange pair of trousers from a charity shop, thinking they belonged to a wrestler. They are davey boys wrestling trunks, no idea where to sell them or get them authenticated though. £20 for a piece of wrestling history is quality

  • @anon2414
    @anon2414 10 месяцев назад +1

    Davey was married to bret's sister, which is probably why bret was looking out for him and gave him the belt

  • @johnf4022
    @johnf4022 6 месяцев назад +1

    Roids Roids Roids took Davey boy smith life he just could not stop doing Roids

  • @donjulio4025
    @donjulio4025 Год назад +2

    tragedy my foot. what do you expect with a lifestyle of steroids and other drugs,.

  • @captainthiccnick
    @captainthiccnick Год назад +2

    "making Diana look like some kind of who're"

  • @flowbearkodiak2799
    @flowbearkodiak2799 6 месяцев назад +1

    @stunnedbywrestling.. Can you do a story about danny boy smith the british bulldog's twin brother?

    • @youngmachosavage
      @youngmachosavage Месяц назад

      He had a twin?

    • @flowbearkodiak2799
      @flowbearkodiak2799 Месяц назад

      @@youngmachosavage yes.. Davy boy Smith(the main bulldog) and Danny boy Smith the brother.. In fact it was owen heart that convinced him to join his brother(davy boy Smith) but he was actually discovered by jim anvil knight heart

  • @10ifdadwashere7
    @10ifdadwashere7 Год назад +1

    I dont know those early pranks shitting in bags fucking with someone till they have……….a breakdown??? Take as much time as you need to think about that

  • @FinalDes01
    @FinalDes01 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wow, the bulldog did crack? Wtf the things u learn

  • @Kofi_Mensahs_BurnerAccount
    @Kofi_Mensahs_BurnerAccount Год назад +4

    It’s so sad. He was a pioneer for the British wrestlers of today. Everyone says good things about DBS. Thankfully the wellness policy has put an end to at least current WWE superstars taking PEDs and ending themselves.

    • @starrsmith3810
      @starrsmith3810 10 месяцев назад

      Hopefully it’s a good one that stops people from going out the way Davey Boy did. He should still be here watching his son do his thing.

  • @Fluoride_Jones
    @Fluoride_Jones Год назад +2

    Jesus, I didn't realize he was only 39 years old. I don't even know what to say about that, other than he sure lived that 39 years to it's fullest-for better or worse.

  • @ronfehr7899
    @ronfehr7899 Год назад +5

    Stampede Wrestling was where I first became familiar with several of the future WWE wrestlers. Among the ones I remember were Davey Boy Smith, the Dynamite Kid, Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Jake 'the Snake' Robert's, and the Honky Tonk Man.
    I grew up watching the weekly televised show, fortunately living only several hours south of where it was filmed.

    • @brucemaguire3238
      @brucemaguire3238 Год назад

      I spent many Friday nights at the Victoria Pavillion

    • @derekhammett8634
      @derekhammett8634 Год назад

      @@brucemaguire3238 saturday nights were in Edmonton at the Agricom. I tried to get Mahkan Sing's autograph during the show one time and he told 10 year old me to get lost. It was a great night

  • @panchopuskas1
    @panchopuskas1 Год назад +1

    Want to avoid the curse of old age ? Take high doses of steroids mixed with the occasional use of recreational drugs......sorted !

  • @rbeard7
    @rbeard7 10 месяцев назад +2

    Went to summerslam 92, was amazing, was sat quite far away to be fair but the atmosphere was brilliant. Got to see michael jackson dangerous at wembley around that time which was another great experience. Was only 10.

    • @StunnedByWrestling
      @StunnedByWrestling  10 месяцев назад +1

      Very jealous! Must have been incredible to see both of those shows, but I was a bit too young to have the chance!

    • @rbeard7
      @rbeard7 9 месяцев назад

      @StunnedByWrestling was amazing. Loved the British bulldog and Brett but the big draw for me was the ultimate warrior!

  • @Bigelite094
    @Bigelite094 Год назад +3

    One of the best matches I've seen. Davey boy Smith vs Steve Regal.

  • @SquigglyBeasst
    @SquigglyBeasst Год назад +10

    Great documentary, thanks! I'm from the UK and only got into wrestling in '98 when my family got satellite. I heard a lot about the bulldog but never really got so see much of him. Thanks for filling me in!

  • @youngmachosavage
    @youngmachosavage Месяц назад +1

    This is a well put together video

  • @peterbaini8752
    @peterbaini8752 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hey that Nick Foley guy 4:20 seems very familiar 🤔

  • @clintontaylor4698
    @clintontaylor4698 Год назад +2

    Do Owen Hart

  • @kennywilkinson913
    @kennywilkinson913 Год назад +4

    Sneaks in someones room, spikes them, shaves off their eyebrows and shits in their bag?
    Sounds like karma caught up with this pair.

  • @josephchaparro1037
    @josephchaparro1037 Год назад +2

    The British Bulldog Davey boy Smith was always one of my favorites I wish he would have won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship from Big Van Vader back in the early 90's and I didn't really like seeing him get Rockbottomed into dog shit but fuck it was the Attitude era and stuff like that happened.

  • @RayOKeefe-cm4zy
    @RayOKeefe-cm4zy 8 месяцев назад +1

    R.I.P Davey Boy Smith.I loved watching the British Bulldogs.

  • @jasonybarra3423
    @jasonybarra3423 5 месяцев назад +1

    The wrestling business is really weird and quite often incredibly dark.

  • @androod6211
    @androod6211 2 месяца назад +1

    Don't do drugs, kids.

  • @Tricky181
    @Tricky181 Год назад +1

    Ask Brian cockerill about this fella he was going to be his tag team partner

    • @devriestown
      @devriestown 11 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂😂😂 yeah and he was a x rally driver
      Worlds strongest man

  • @fredwaller3234
    @fredwaller3234 Год назад +1

    Roids kill but when you are wrestling non stop doesn't help rip to both the bull dog and dynamite

  • @vastaria5247
    @vastaria5247 4 месяца назад +1

    i remember watching WWF when davey boy was around when i was younger but lost interest when sgt slaughter turned heel. I'm now 50 looking back wondering who was still around. I'm shocked to learn that many of my favourites have died due to the effects of drugs and Davey being one of them. i always looked forward to seeing the British bulldog, and didn't realise until now how much loved the guy.

  • @legendwarrior2k
    @legendwarrior2k 8 месяцев назад +1

    A professional wrestler as cool as the Ultimate Warrior.

  • @DougieNelson82
    @DougieNelson82 9 месяцев назад +2

    Davey boy was a real Gangster 💯...his home town roots of wigan & connections in leeds & family in Birmingham such a wonderful fella .....we miss you Davey boy ..i was there Lisa from liverpool just 16 years old ....rest in peace British bulldog 🇬🇧

  • @jayglock6099
    @jayglock6099 9 месяцев назад +1

    It was over 82.000 fans also thanks to Warrior and randy Savage lets not forget the other 3rd draw was Undertaker versus Kamala but at the end of the day Warrior and Savage ended up with the biggest paycheck😅 feel the power dig it 💪