British Bulldog

Stats

• Height: 5’11”
• Weight: 260 pounds
• From: Manchester, England
• Career Highlights: World Tag Team Champion; European Champion; Intercontinental Champion; Hardcore Champion

Signature Moves

Vertical Suplex

Standing front

Military Press Slam

Standing front

Finishers

Powerslam 1

Standing front

Vertical Suplex

Standing front

Attributes

• Strike Power: 80
• Grapple Power: 85
• Submission: 70
• Strike Defense: 80
• Grapple Defense: 80
• Speed: 75
• Jump: 75
• Agility: 80
• Adrenaline: 85
• Recovery: 85
• Toughness: 90
• Durability: 90
• Charisma: 75
• Tag Team: 85
• Overall: 88

Abilities

• Hammer Throw
• Resiliency
• Leverage Pin
• Ring Escape

Bio

One of the most rugged and physically powerful Superstars in WWE history, “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith began his career in sports entertainment as a skinny teenager in England. Competing alongside his cousin, Dynamite Kid, and other major European grapplers like Finlay, Smith quickly developed a reputation as an explosive young competitor and caught the attention of legendary trainer and promoter Stu Hart. The WWE Hall of Famer invited Smith and Dynamite to his Calgary-based Stampede Wrestling promotion in the early ‘80s where the two continued to hone their skills as both rivals and partners. Known as The British Bulldogs, the duo clicked as a tag team and soon joined up with WWE. Now accompanied by an actual English bulldog named Matilda, The Bulldogs thrilled audiences with their exciting matches against the team of Bret “Hit Man” Hart & Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart. Their crowning moment, however, occured at WrestleMania 2 when they defeated Greg “The Hammer” Valentine & Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake for the World Tag Team Championship. This major event was made even more significant by the presence of legendary rock star Ozzy Osbourne in the Bulldogs’ corner. The team would hold the titles for nearly a year before leaving WWE to compete in Japan in the mid-80s. After years together, the duo eventually split with Smith returning to WWE on his own in 1990. Sporting a more muscular build and a long, braided hairstyle, the Bulldog became a major singles star and achieved the biggest moment of his career when he defeated Bret Hart for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam 1992 in front of over 80,000 people at London’s Wembley Stadium. Smith spent the remainder of his career competing in both WCW and WWE. As a tag team performer, Bulldog teamed with the likes of Lex Luger, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart and Owen Hart, winning the World Tag Team Champions with Owen in 1996. As a singles competitor, he held the European and Hardcore Championships and engaged in memorable rivalries with The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, amongst many others. The British Bulldog passed away on May 18, 2002, but his legacy lives on today through his son, current WWE Superstar and Hart Dynasty powerhouse, David Hart Smith.

Breakdown

There is something about watching the super-strong legends of sports-entertainment execute their craft in the ring. As one of the shorter heavyweights in the game, The British Bulldog was packed with solid muscle. He was one of the Superstars that made the running Powerslam famous, and it is indeed represented here. Use a Fireman’s Carry 1 (left or right and grapple from the Side Headlock) and a Back Suplex 7 (up and grapple from the Waist Lock) in the chain grapple to open attack the torso. We opted for the Military Press Slam Signature Move to lead up to the powerful Finisher and the certain pin. He was a crucial part of the Attitude Era, and for kids who grew up in the 1980s watching The Bulldogs chew up tag team matches, it is a blast to play as the British Bulldog here.

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