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Davey Boy Smith
|Davey Boy Smith
27 November 1962
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
|18 May 2002
(aged 39)
Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
|Professional wrestling career
|Ring name(s)
|(The) British Bulldog
Davey Boy Smith
Young David
|Billed height
|5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1][2]
|Billed weight
|260 lb (120 kg; 19 st)[2]
|Billed from
|Wigan, England
Leeds, England
Manchester, England[2]
|Trained by
|Ted Betley
Stu Hart
Roy Wood
David "Davey" Boy Smith[3] (November 27, 1962 - May 18, 2002) was a British professional wrestler, also known as The British Bulldog, who was born in Wigan in North West England, United Kingdom. Smith is known for his appearances with Stampede Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
Smith found success as both a singles and tag competitor, holding every major title in the WWF except the WWF Championship; he won titles within the promotion in three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s. Never a world champion, Smith nonetheless headlined multiple pay-per-view events in the WWF and WCW, in which he challenged for the WWF and WCW World Heavyweight championships. He defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in the main event of SummerSlam 1992 at London's original Wembley Stadium, and has the distinction of competing as WWF European Champion on the sole occasion where a match for that title headlined a pay-per-view event, at One Night Only in 1997. Prior to finding singles success, Smith achieved stardom as one half of The British Bulldogs tag team, alongside the Dynamite Kid. Kevin Powers of WWE (previously the WWF) wrote: "Davey Boy Smith is a certifiable legend in sports-entertainment... The fact is [he] should have been a world champion."[4]
Smith was trained by Ted Betley in Winwick, England before relocating to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to further his training under Stu Hart. While training with Hart, Smith met Stu and Helen Hart's youngest daughter Diana, whom he married in 1984. They had two children, Harry (born on 2 August 1985) and Georgia (born on 26 September 1987). He and Diana were divorced in 2000.
- 1 Professional wrestling career
- 1.1 Early years (1978–1984)
- 1.2 World Wrestling Federation (1984–1988)
- 1.3 Stampede Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling (1988–1990)
- 1.4 Return to the WWF (1990–1992)
- 1.5 World Championship Wrestling (1993)
- 1.6 Return to British Wrestling (1994)
- 1.7 Return to the WWF (1994–1997)
- 1.8 Return to WCW (1998)
- 1.9 Return to the WWF (1999–2000)
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Death
- 4 Other media
- 5 In wrestling
- 6 Championships and accomplishments
- 7 Notes
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Professional wrestling career[edit]
Early years (1978–1984)[edit]
Davey Boy Smith started competing on ITV's World of Sport when he was only 15, wrestling under the name Young David with his slightly older cousin Tom Billington (Dynamite Kid). His first televised match, broadcast 2 September 1978, saw him draw with one pin each between himself and Bernie Wright.[5] He would wrestle there for four and a half years until February 1983 with his final match again being against Wright, this time winning two pinfalls to one.[6] In World of Sport he wrestled, among others, Dave Finlay,[7] Black Jack Mulligan and Marty Jones[8] as well as teaming with Big Daddy. He also had a series of matches with Jim Breaks, from whom he won the British Welterweight Championship in 1979 by two falls to one submission. The belt was held up due to the match's disputed finish.[9]
He was then spotted by Bruce Hart scouting talent in the UK and travelled to Canada to wrestle for Stu Hart with his cousin. Stu Hart and Roy Wood trained Smith further in his "Dungeon" and Smith became a key wrestler in Hart's promotion, Stampede Wrestling. During his time in Stampede, Smith began a feud with the Dynamite Kid, and on 9 July 1982, he [Smith] won his first title when he defeated the Dynamite Kid for the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title.[10]
In 1983, Smith debuted in New Japan Pro Wrestling where he became involved in a three-way feud with Dynamite Kid and The Cobra (George Takano) over the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title. On 7 February 1984, a three-way, one-night tournament was held, and Dynamite Kid won the tournament by defeating Smith via count-out, and the Cobra by pinfall.[11] After the tournament, Smith and Dynamite Kid formed a tag team in both New Japan and in Stampede Wrestling known as the British Bulldogs. In 1984, the Bulldogs made a shocking move by jumping to New Japan's rival, All Japan Pro Wrestling just before the start of All Japan's annual Tag Team tournament.[12] The Bulldogs made a nice showing in the tournament, which drew the interest of the World Wrestling Federation.
World Wrestling Federation (1984–1988)[edit]
The Bulldogs, along with Smith's brothers-in-law Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart were brought into World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after Vince McMahon bought out Stampede Wrestling.[13] At first, the Bulldogs were able to tour both WWF and All Japan, but eventually McMahon gained exclusive rights to the Bulldogs. While in the WWF, the Bulldogs began a long running feud with Hart and Neidhart, who were now known as The Hart Foundation.
The Bulldogs also feuded with the Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake). At WrestleMania 2, with "Captain" Lou Albano and Ozzy Osbourne in their corner, the Bulldogs defeated the Dream Team for the Tag Team Championship.[13] The Bulldogs held the titles for nearly nine months, feuding with the Dream Team and Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik.
In January 1987, the Bulldogs lost the titles to the Hart Foundation, in kayfabe due to biased referee Dangerous Danny Davis (and in reality due to a severe back injury suffered by the Dynamite Kid only a month earlier. He had to be helped to the ring by Davey as he could hardly walk and took no part in the match due to being knocked out by the Foundations manager Jimmy Hart who hit him with his megaphone). Shortly before losing the titles, the Bulldogs gained a mascot, a bulldog called Matilda, and feuded with the likes of The Islanders, Demolition, and The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers.[13]
The Bulldogs left the World Wrestling Federation in 1988, in part due to backstage problems between the Bulldogs, specifically the Dynamite Kid, and the Rougeau Brothers over a prank pulled by Curt Hennig. The Bulldogs, noted ribbers (pranksters) in their own right, were blamed for the prank, leading to a series of confrontations which culminated in Jacques Rougeau knocking out four of the Dynamite Kid's teeth with a fist filled with a roll of quarters.[14] Though there are various accounts of this situation, many suggest that Billington drew first blood by bullying Rougeau (among many others including The Honky Tonk Man, whom Dynamite, allegedly, brought to tears) in Miami. While Rougeau was playing cards backstage, from behind, Billington smacked Jacques in the ear and then punched and kicked him in the face several times and also struck Raymond, who was on crutches at the time. It was weeks before Jacques responded. Bret Hart wrote about the incident, in his book HITMAN: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling: "At first I was upset, and contemplated getting involved. But the more I thought about it the more I realized that Tom had been asking for this for years and that everyone who'd been bullied by him would rejoice at the news." After no disciplinary action was taken against Jacques, Billington quit the WWF, although he himself later claimed in his autobiography that the final straw was not the Rougeaus incident but rather a dispute over complimentary plane tickets. Smith followed suit.
Stampede Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling (1988–1990)[edit]
After leaving the World Wrestling Federation, the Bulldogs returned to Stampede Wrestling, and also to All Japan Pro Wrestling. Stampede officials were hopeful that the return of the Bulldogs would revive a struggling promotion, but they were unsuccessful. Eventually, the decision was made to split up the Bulldogs, which caused some problems with All Japan owner Giant Baba, who was still promoting the Bulldogs as a tag team. On 4 July 1989, Smith, along with fellow wrestlers Chris Benoit, Ross Hart, and Jason the Terrible, was involved in a serious automobile accident.[15] Smith, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time, needed 135 stitches after slamming his head through the windshield and being thrown 25 feet onto the pavement.[15] He recovered, and the Bulldogs continued teaming in All-Japan against teams such as Joe and Dean Malenko, Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, and The Nasty Boys.[15] Personal problems began to surface between Smith and Billington, and Smith later left All Japan to return to the WWF.
Return to the WWF (1990–1992)[edit]
Smith was pushed as the same character from the British Bulldogs' original WWF run, but this time as a singles star under the name The British Bulldog, and was much bigger in terms of muscle mass than he was in his first WWF run. He was a fairly popular wrestler in the United States, but was a huge attraction to fans in the United Kingdom, due in part to the WWF becoming a ratings hit on Sky Sports,[16] as well as the promotion touring the country holding supercards, and United Kingdom-only pay-per-views such as UK Rampage which saw Smith defeat The Berzerker at the London Arena on April 24, 1991[17] and at the Battle Royal at Royal Albert Hall in which Smith won a 20-man battle royal by eliminating Typhoon on 13 October 1991.[18] After entering as the first man in the 1992 Royal Rumble, he eliminated "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Jerry Sags, and Haku before being eliminated by eventual winner Ric Flair.[19]
Smith again headlined the WWF's European tours at European Rampage, winning a 15-man battle royal by eliminating The Mountie in München, Germany on 14 April 1992[20] and defeated Irwin R. Schyster in Sheffield, England on 19 April, 1992 at United Kingdom exclusive pay-per-view UK Rampage.[21]
In 1992, due to this newfound popularity, the WWF decided to hold its annual SummerSlam pay-per-view in Wembley Stadium. The show was main-evented by Smith (led to the ring by the British Heavyweight Boxing champion Lennox Lewis) and Bret Hart in a match for Hart's Intercontinental Championship. Initially, Hart was to lose the title to Shawn Michaels, but Hart suggested that Smith get the win at Summerslam as it would mean big business in England. The match was almost in jeopardy, as years later, it was revealed by his wife Diana on the Hart & Soul documentary, that Smith had suffered a staph infection in his knee on July 20 in Worcester, Massachusetts, during a match with Iron Mike Sharpe, which kept him out of action until SummerSlam. On 29 August, at SummerSlam, in front of 80,355 of his countrymen, Smith won the Intercontinental Title in a match which is regarded by many wrestling experts as the finest in his career.[22] Smith lost the title to Michaels on the November 14 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event.[23]
Smith's WWF run came to an end when it was discovered that he and The Ultimate Warrior had been receiving shipments of human growth hormone from a pharmacy in England, and both were therefore released from their contracts.[24]
World Championship Wrestling (1993)[edit]
Smith had a stint with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1993, immediately targeting the main event scene. He engaged in feuds with Sid Vicious and Big Van Vader, whom he challenged for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Slamboree, and formed a mildly successful alliance with Sting. He was officially billed as Davey Boy Smith but was referred to as The British Bulldog frequently and interchangeably with Davey Boy Smith. He and Diana had trademarked the British Bulldog name early in his WWF career, which meant he owned the name and gimmick and was free to use it anywhere he went. This was the source of animosity between the Dynamite Kid and Smith.
In July 1993, he was reportedly involved in an altercation with a man at a bar who was making advances towards his wife. As a result of the altercation (and the ensuing legal issues that followed), WCW released him from his contract. His final pay-per-view appearance for WCW came at the Battlebowl pay-per-view. He was teamed with Kole in the first round of the Lethal Lottery; they lost to Road Warrior Hawk and Rip Rogers. Before his firing in November, he was scheduled to feud with Rick Rude over the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship; he was subsequently replaced in the feud by The Boss.
Return to British Wrestling (1994)[edit]
In 1994, he returned to the British Wrestling circuit, mainly for Joint Promotions in the headline blue-eye role as a replacement for the recently retired Big Daddy. This ended when he was lured back to the WWF that summer. With no headline star, Joint Promotions subsequently dwindled down before closing in February 1995 after nearly 43 years.
Return to the WWF (1994–1997)[edit]
Smith returned to the WWF at SummerSlam, as a spectator with the rest of the Hart family. Smith immediately became involved in an ongoing family feud between Bret Hart and his brother, Owen Hart. Smith teamed up with Bret against Owen and Jim Neidhart in a series of tag team matches.[13]
Smith appeared at the 1994 Survivor Series in a 10-man elimination match. His partners were WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon, 1-2-3 Kid, and The Headshrinkers. They faced Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels and Diesel, Owen Hart, Jeff Jarrett, and Jim Neidhart. Smith was eventually counted out, but his team won the match after the entire other side was counted out while trying to stop Diesel and Michaels from fighting in the back.
After entering the Royal Rumble as the second entrant, Smith and Shawn Michaels were the final two at the end. Smith tossed Michaels over the ropes and celebrated on the second turnbuckle. However, only one of Michaels feet hit the floor and he was able to reenter the ring, and eliminate Smith from behind, whilst Smith's music was playing and he was celebrating on the turnbuckles. Soon after, Smith began teaming with Lex Luger as the Allied Powers. The team wasn't much of a success and only wrestled on two pay-per-views as a tag team. The first came at WrestleMania XI were they defeated The Blu Brothers. The second came at In Your House 2 were they lost to Tag Team Champions Owen Hart and Yokozuna in July. Afterward the team briefly began feuding with Men on a Mission. During this time, Smith began teasing a heel turn at several live shows where he walked out on Luger during several of their matches together. Another incident saw him antagonise fans for chanting "USA" during their matches together, as they often had done. The normally affable, happy-go-lucky Smith became bitter and spiteful, and would get easily annoyed with the fans and his partner.
On the 21 August episode of Monday Night Raw, the Allied Powers were supposed to face Men on a Mission but Luger (kayfabe) no-showed the match; Smith found a replacement in then-WWF Champion Diesel. During the match, Smith completed his heel turn and attacked Diesel, assisting Men on a Mission in beating down the champion. He left the ring with manager Jim Cornette and joined former adversaries Owen Hart and Yokozuna in Cornette's stable.
With the heel turn came a new look and attitude. He changed his look by cutting his long, flowing hair into a crew cut and developed a much more aggressive personality and mean streak. Smith defeated Bam Bam Bigelow at In Your House 3. Later that night, he took Owen Hart's place in the main event, teaming up with Yokozuna to wrestle Shawn Michaels and Diesel in the Triple Header match, where all three championships were on the line, but lost when Diesel pinned Owen Hart who interfered. Weeks later, Smith redeemed himself by pinning Diesel in a six-man tag team match on RAW to earn a WWF title shot.
Smith received a WWF Championship shot against Diesel in the main event of In Your House 4 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Smith won by disqualification after Bret Hart interfered. At the Survivor Series in Landover, Maryland, Smith participated in the Wild Card eight-man elimination match. He teamed with Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson and Sycho Sid. They faced WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon, Dean Douglas, Owen Hart, and Yokozuna. Smith, Michaels and Johnson were the survivors.
In the main event of December's In Your House 5 from Hershey, Pennsylvania, Smith was granted a title shot against new WWF Champion Bret Hart in a rematch from their SummerSlam match back in 1992. They had another well-received match, yet Hart won this time. A notable incident from this match was that Hart bled during the match, which was controversial because WWF outlawed bleeding at the time.
Smith entered the 1996 Royal Rumble, where he made it to the final four before being eliminated by Shawn Michaels. At In Your House 6, he lost to Yokozuna by disqualification after Vader interfered. At WrestleMania XII, he teamed with Vader and Owen Hart to defeat Yokozuna, Ahmed Johnson, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. At In Your House 7 in April 28, Smith and Owen Hart defeated Johnson and Roberts after Smith forced Roberts to submit.
In 1996, after Shawn Michaels became WWF Champion, Smith was put in a feud with the new champion. The feud was supposedly based on Smith's wife, Diana, accusing Michaels of hitting on her, which made Smith mad and determined to take the title from Michaels.[25] The two main-evented the In Your House 8 pay-per-view, and their match ended in a double pin when Michaels German suplexed Smith and both their shoulders were counted down by separate referees. A rematch between the two headlined the 1996 King of the Ring pay-per-view. Michaels ended up successfully defending the title. During this time Smith agreed to join WCW where he was to be the fourth member of the nWo. However, the day he was meant to join he instead re-signed for the WWF with a five-year contract.[26]
Afterwards, Smith formed a tag team with his brother-in-law, Owen Hart, and the two soon won the Tag Team Titles from The Smoking Gunns. The team defended their titles against teams such as Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon, Vader and Mankind, and The Legion of Doom.
In 1997, the WWF created the European Championship and Smith became the first ever holder of the title, winning a tournament in Berlin, Germany, which culminated in him defeating his own tag team partner, Owen Hart in the finals, which made Smith a double champion. A match considered one of the best that year. According to Bret Hart's autobiography, the title was awarded to Smith to appease him for unfulfilled promises Vince McMahon had made.
Just when it seemed like Smith would eventually turn face again on March 31, 1997 due to Owen wanting a shot at his brother-in-law's European Championship, Hart & Smith later joined forces with Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, and Brian Pillman to re-form the Hart Foundation as a villainous faction which feuded with Stone Cold Steve Austin and other American wrestlers. This created a rift between American fans, who despised the Hart Foundation, and Canadian fans, who revered the Hart Foundation. Smith and Owen dropped the Tag Team Titles to Austin and Michaels, and lost the final match in a tournament for the vacant Tag Team Titles[citation needed] to Austin and Dude Love. Smith then started a feud with Ken Shamrock for the European Title, and eventually lost the European Title to Shawn Michaels in the main event of One Night Only.[27] Smith was booked to successfully defend the belt against Michaels. However, Michaels convinced Vince McMahon that he should win, as it would create build-up not only for his impending rematch with Bret Hart, but also for a rematch against Smith at the next British pay-per-view.[28] Smith reluctantly agreed, and fans at the event, who gave Smith an ovation, voiced their displeasure by booing Michaels and littering the ring with garbage.[28] This marks the only time Smith lost on a WWF card in the United Kingdom, and the third championship in a five-year period Smith has lost to Shawn Michaels. After the events at Survivor Series 1997, Smith, along with Bret Hart and Neidhart, left the WWF for WCW.
Return to WCW (1998)[edit]
Smith re-joined WCW as the British Bulldog and immediately began a feud with Steve "Mongo" McMichael, who was complaining about all the wrestlers coming from "up north". Smith and Neidhart later formed a tag team. They challenged for the World Tag Team Championship on several occasions, but failed to win the titles.
Smith suffered a knee injury in April 1998 that sidelined him for a month. He suffered another injury on 13 September 1998 at Fall Brawl during his match with Neidhart against the Dancing Fools (Disco Inferno and Alex Wright). While taking a back body drop from Alex Wright, Smith landed awkwardly on a trapdoor that had been set in the ring to enable The Warrior to make a dramatic entrance in the night's main event. The result was a spinal staph infection that nearly paralyzed Smith, hospitalizing him for six months. While recuperating, Smith received a FedEx informing him that his WCW contract had been terminated.[29]
Return to the WWF (1999–2000)[edit]
In 1999, Smith formed a short-lived tag team on the Canadian independent circuit with the German wrestler Achim Albrecht called "The European Alliance".[30]
Smith returned to the WWF in September 1999 following the death of Owen Hart in an in-ring accident. In keeping with the company's new "Attitude era", Smith began wrestling in jeans instead of his usual Union Flag-adorned tights and his theme music was changed from "Rule, Britannia!" to a remix of that particular theme, and later to rock music (complete with the sounds of a dog barking as the song began) that the WWF used for most of its talent at the time. On the 9 September episode of SmackDown! in Albany, New York, Smith defeated The Big Boss Man for the Hardcore Championship after Bossman stated he would like to beat any dog lovers in the back. Smith forfeited the title giving the belt back to Al Snow because Boss Man had previously (kayfabe) dog-napped Snow's dog Pepper to win the title from him, driving him insane in the process. Smith then began pursuing the WWF Championship, eventually turning heel and beginning a feud with The Rock. Smith headlined Unforgiven as part of a six-man WWF Championship Match that was won by Triple H. On 2 October, Smith returned to England as a heel at Rebellion, where he defeated X-Pac. He lost to The Rock at No Mercy later that month.
Smith defeated D'Lo Brown for the European Championship on SmackDown! on 26 October.[31] It was also around this time he formed an alliance with the Mean Street Posse. He lost the title to Val Venis in a triple threat match at Armageddon on 12 December in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[32]
On 6 May 2000 in London, Smith defeated Crash Holly for the Hardcore Championship. In one of Smith's last televised appearances, Holly regained the title from him in New Haven, Connecticut on the 11 May episode of SmackDown!. His last televised match with the WWF was on Sunday Night Heat some weeks later, when he burst into Eddie Guerrero and Chyna's locker room, accusing Guerrero (who was the European Champion at the time) of not treating the belt with the respect it deserved. This led to a title match on Heat, in which both men were disqualified. On 27 May, Smith defeated Steve Blackman in a house show in what would be his final match in both the WWF and his career.
Personal life[edit]
In early 2000, Smith's wife Diana divorced him, with Smith being given shared custody of their children. At the same time, he entered a drug rehabilitation clinic at the behest and expense of Vince McMahon due to his problems with prescription painkillers and morphine since his back injury he suffered in WCW. He was released from the company shortly thereafter.
Smith died on 18 May 2002, at the age of 39, after suffering a heart attack while on vacation in Invermere, British Columbia with his girlfriend, Bruce Hart's ex-wife Andrea. [33] Before his death, Smith had been training with the intent of resuming his career, and had wrestled in three tag team matches with his son, Harry Smith, the previous weekend.
Other media[edit]
On 6 April 2010, the WWE released Hart & Soul: The Hart Family Anthology, which is a 3 DVD set featuring a documentary on the Hart wrestling family (including Davey Boy Smith) as well as 12 matches. It is unique in that it also features previously unseen home movies from the Harts as well as candid interviews from surviving family members. On 28 April 2010 the WWE put his wrestling profile on the "WWE Alumni" Page. He is included as a playable character in numerous video games including: WWF Super WrestleMania, WWF in Your House, WWF War Zone, WWF No Mercy, Legends of Wrestling II, Showdown: Legends of Wrestling, WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2006, WWE Legends of Wrestlemania, WWE '13; Smith is also a downloadable character in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011.[34]
Smith was notable for his tremendous strength, capable of lifting much heavier opponents and delivering maneuvers such as press slams and suplexes. During his last tenure with WCW, he executed a vertical suplex onto the Giant, now known as WWE's Big Show, who is over 7 feet and more than 400 pounds. He was able to hold him suspended in the air for a few seconds before delivering the move.
In wrestling[edit]
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Clothesline[35][36]
- Crucifix pin[37]
- Delayed vertical suplex[37]
- Military press slam[37]
- Piledriver[37]
- Running powerbomb[38]
- Shoot kick to the head of a kneeling or seated opponent[35]
- Nicknames
- "Union Jack Power"
- "The British Bulldog"
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (1989)[41]
- New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2014[42]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Match of the Year (1992) vs. Bret Hart at SummerSlam
- PWI ranked him #15 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993[43]
- PWI ranked him #5 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years in 2003 with The Dynamite Kid
- PWI ranked him #53 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003[44]
- PWI ranked him #84 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with Owen Hart in 2003[45]
- Stampede Wrestling
- NWA Stampede International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (2 times) – with Bruce Hart[46]
- Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[47]
- Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with The Dynamite Kid[46]
- Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[48]
- Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[49]
- Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame[50]
- World Wide Wrestling Alliance
- WWWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[51]
- World Wrestling Federation
- WWF European Championship (2 times)[52][53]
- WWF Hardcore Championship (2 times)[54]
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[55]
- WWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with The Dynamite Kid (1) and Owen Hart (1)[40][56]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (1984) Power clean dropkick
- Feud of the Year (1997) with Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, and Brian Pillman vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Tag Team of the Year (1985) with The Dynamite Kid
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- ^ England & Wales Births Register: October, November & December 1962, Vol. 10d, Page 57
- ^ Powers, Kevin. 15 Superstars who should've been bigger deals: The British Bulldog. WWE. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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- ^ a b c d "Profile on Davey Boy Smith". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
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- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2004). Tributes II: Remembering More of the Worlds Greatest Wrestlers. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-58261-817-3.
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- ^ Karlsson, Peter (2005-04-12). "European Rampage Again, Germany". American Wrestling Trivia. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
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- ^ Hart, Bret. Hitman: My Real Life In The Cartoon World Of Wrestling. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-53972-4.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2004). Tributes II: Remembering More of the Worlds Greatest Wrestlers. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-58261-817-3.
- ^ Reynolds, R. D.; Alvarez, B. (2004). The Death of WCW. Toronto, OT: ECW Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-55022-661-4.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2004). Tributes II: Remembering More of the Worlds Greatest Wrestlers. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-58261-817-3.
- ^ a b Michaels, Shawn; Feigenbaum, Aaron. Heartbreak and Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. WWE Books. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-4165-2645-2.
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- ^ "WWE: Inside WWE – History of the European Championship". WWE.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
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Borrowing from my colleague Chip Towers on the UGA beat, here's 10@10, Class AAAAAA basketball style –
1. The Maxwell Ratings, which were a regular feature during the football season, were published this morning with rankings of every boys team in the state. Girls rankings will be published later. Below is the Top 10 for AAAAAA. Click on Maxwell Ratings above to see all the rankings.
1. Tift County (15-4) SOS: 81.39 Rating: 94.84
2. North Cobb (17-3) SOS: 79.58 Rating: 90.81
3. Hillgrove (19-3) SOS: 75.8 Rating: 89.4
4. Norcross (13-6) SOS: 79.83 Rating: 87.41
5. Peachtree Ridge (13-6) SOS: 82.08 Rating: 87.41
6. Shiloh (14-5) SOS: 78.26 Rating: 86.07
7. North Gwinnett (16-5) SOS: 75.53 Rating: 85.69
8. Westlake (18-4) SOS: 72.91 Rating: 84.34
9. Archer (17-5) SOS: 77.49 Rating: 83.68
10. Morrow (15-5) SOS: 74.11 Rating: 82.43
2. Notice that Wheeler is ranked as low as No. 14 in the Maxwell Ratings. Most close observers would say this is one of the five more talented teams in AAAAAA, but recent losses to Roswell (for the second time) and Christ School (after beating Christ School in December) suggest the Wildcats are not in championship form. They picked up another game this week and will play at Berkmar on Saturday at 7 p.m.
3. Peachtree Ridge's boys (15-6, 10-1), ranked No. 4 in the AJC rankings, are in the spotlight this week starting tonight (Tuesday) in a game against No. 6 North Gwinnett (16-5, 10-3). On Friday, they travel to Norcross (15-6, 10-2). The Lions returned only one starter (all-state forward Jordan Capps) from a
team that went 20-10 in 2012. On Friday, Peachtree Ridge students and fans rushed their home court when they beat Mill Creek 51-49 at the buzzer on Capps' dunk. They also rushed
the court in December, when Peachtree Ridge beat Norcross.
4. Region 2 is a knot of contenders, but a big game takes place Friday when Luella (14-6 6-2) plays at Morrow (15-5, 5-3). Luella beat Morrow 69-65 on Jan. 8.
5. Another boys games that could settle first place in a region is Valdosta at Tift County on Saturday. Tift comes to Valdosta the following Saturday, Feb. 9. Both have one Region 1 loss.
6. In Region 3 girls action, Douglas County (16-3, 5-1) plays at Langston Hughes (16-2, 6-0) on Friday (6 p.m.). Hughes, which entered the rankings this week at No. 10 after running its winning streak to 11 games, entered the Top 10 this week.
7. The top girls game this week is Saturday in Cherokee County. No. 4 Cherokee (19-1, 9-0) plays at No. 6 Woodstock (14-5, 8-1) at 6 p.m. That could determine the No. 1 seed for the Region 5 tournament.
8. The rest of the girls regions are virtually decided unless there are upsets. Expect the No. 1 seeds to be Tift County (1), Alcovy (2), Hughes or Douglas County (3), North Cobb (4), Cherokee or Woodstock (5), Alpharetta (6), North Gwinnett or Norcross (7) and Parkview (8). A coin toss might decide North Gwinnett and Norcross, which split their two games.
9. There have been some complaints on the girls rankings blog about the omission of Tift County (16-3, 7-0). Tift has won 13 straight games and avenged on its losses (to Westover from Dec. 1). The short answer is the lack of faith in south Georgia teams that comes from the 2012 playoffs, when fourth-seeded Harrison (14-14) beat Beach (26-0) 43-25 in the first round. Valdosta was ranked a couple of weeks ago at No. 10, but lost three of its next four games. Tift has two players who were first-team all-region last season in Dee Dee Deshazer (Columbus State recruit) and junior guard Alexis Johnson (all-region as freshman and sophomore).
10. Norcross' football team will be presented with Army National Guard National Rankings Trophy before Tuesday's boys basketball game at home against Habersham Central. The trophy is presented by MaxPreps and goes to state championship teams that finish in its national rankings.
January 29th, 2013
3:22 pm
Good article. Thanks for the info and shedding light to our brothers in south Georgia about the reason for the skepticism. Not opinion, fact.
January 29th, 2013
3:54 pm
Congrats to the top 10 teams. Wheeler has a huge trump card so watch out! Watch their game 730 tonight @Wheeler.
January 29th, 2013
4:26 pm
As for Tift County girls, Dee Dee Deshazer has already signed with Columbus State, so has Tift County's starting point guard and defensive specialist Brakia Bateman.
January 29th, 2013
4:42 pm
I hope all this regular season hoopla gives some a nice warm feeling. The real games are about to start. Have a bad night, go home for some in Region Tourneys.
January 30th, 2013
10:37 am
notice that coffee county trojans boys should be ranked higher than what they are they recently knocked off 1 in the state tift county blue devils ,lowndes ,and the number 10 team in the state valdosta wilcats..
January 30th, 2013
1:09 pm
Coffee?? Coffee is lucky to be ranked by Maxwell Ratings as high as they are. Seriously if Pernell every figures out what to do with the talent he has Coffee is the second best team in their region.
January 30th, 2013
9:34 pm
what happened to my cats??
February 1st, 2013
10:52 am
obviously pernell knows what to do with his talent becuase the trojans are has a chance to be 1 in their region but they are winning so thats all that matters i think they deserve more respect than they are getting.These boys have been overlooked but they have shown they belong in the top ten in the state BEATING TIFT COUNTY WITH THEY'RE ALL AMERICANS AND VALDOSTA .
February 2nd, 2013
10:33 am
@corey bennet: Coffee has 5 losses and 3 of them are against lower classification teams and split with Valdosta and Tift for the other 2 losses. While Tift has 4 losses, three of which were to out of state teams and the one lost (and only lost) to a Georgia team, Coffee. So though you beat Tift, you have to look at the whole picture.
February 2nd, 2013
11:01 pm
Hey all you Valdosta people 3 losses in a row and the Devils just beat you 86 to 57. You started talking smack a little bit to early uh? I love it
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I just found out that the AAAAAA State Championship games will be played in Macon this year.


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GUEST BLOGGER: Diana Ferguson of Diana Ferguson Jewelry
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Who among us is a stranger to change? In what I've come to call "that storied period" from 2008 – 2010, rapid and unexpected change left me un-tethered from what had been a lucrative business designing and selling precious metal chainmaille based jewelry in ranked art shows from Arizona to Texas. The economic downturn in late 2008 turned into the recession that just kept on giving. A noticeably restrained buying public delivered ever decreasing revenues. Show fees and gas prices kept rising. Due to speculation in the precious metal market, material costs for my ounce heavy jewelry turned into a budget breaker. Avenues for credit closed. Finally, my husband (who is also a full time artist) was diagnosed with an illness that put our show calendar on hold for a year while he received treatment. [He is fine now – thankfully]. It would have been easy to throw in the towel – but I'm a glass half full kind of girl, plus I knew that in the current economic environment, going back to the corporate world was a non-starter. I had no choice but to put my nose to the grindstone, muddle through and get back in the game. No one is more surprised than me at how well things have turned out. Here are a few lessons I learned.
I went from utilizing literally ounces of precious metal wire per piece to creating designs in less expensive anodized aluminum and niobium to – most recently – creating collages and digital art that I transfer to paper, polymer infuse and use almost like sheet metal. I've learned to love color and have gained a new and adventurous clientele. I've even won a couple of awards in the last year! I still love precious metal and create custom order pieces with it, but I did realize that jewelry design doesn't have to revolve around silver, gold or other expensive materials. Being forced to use what you have on hand or can afford may trip your creativity wires in ways you never imagined!
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- mLindvall said...
Diana! Such an inspiring lesson for all of us...thanks so much for sharing your story!
March 9, 2012 at 6:46 AM
- Dee Crowe said...
Great post! Change has taught me so much over the past 15 years. I learned that the handmade world is not much different than anything else..one minute your in, the next your out...it is what you do with your one minute that can determine many things for the future!
March 9, 2012 at 7:12 AM
- Catcophony said...
Very inspirational, Diana! I found myself after 20+ years in healthcare out of a job and not getting hired in our new state because I wasn't a nurse--mucho experience and a Ph.D. got me nada--I had started making jewelry for myself when a new friend in my neighborhood encouraged me to try selling at farmers markets and local shows. The response was slow, but positive. I kept learning new skills, reading, practicing and then I started getting into bigger and better shows. I also took the plunge and opened an online store. Overnight success? Not yet, but thanks to what I have learned and am learning from the talented artisans in The Artisan Group maybe soon.
March 9, 2012 at 7:36 AM
- Sherry's Jewelry said...
Thank you Diana for sharing your story! I really enjoyed it and am inspired! Now back to work!
Have a great day! Thanks again!
March 9, 2012 at 7:38 AM
- ThompsonGirl Artisan Jewelry said...
Thanks for the comments so far, can't wait to read more! @Dee, one minute you're in, the next you're out; I love that and the idea that it's what you do with your minute; both so very true. @Catcophany, it is all about taking the plunge isn't it?. And, as we've all learned in the last few years, being nimble (and, uh, unafraid).
March 9, 2012 at 8:05 AM
- Autumn Bradley said...
Great advice Diana, thank you!
March 9, 2012 at 9:35 AM
- Connie said...
Solid practical advice with an uplifting message. I so totally believe in "multiple streams of income" to keep going. Not only does it keep you from being depressed when a single focus doesn't deliver it keeps your mind sharp and creative and you are more open to other opportunities. Thank you, Diana, your story is helpful. I look forward to meeting you in person one day.
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Diversified holding company Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ: IEP), led by prolific activist investor Carl Icahn, recently nearly tripled its dividend from $1.40 to $4.00 per share. That bumps its yield up to nearly 5% at current prices, and income investors have taken notice. Considering that the stock has risen nearly 100% over the past twelve months, trades at 13 times trailing earnings, and has an iconic, aggressive leader who has made it his mission in life to maximize shareholder value at stagnant companies, is Icahn Enterprises a screaming buy for dividend investors?
Icahn's Portfolio
Icahn Enterprises' business model is similar to that of Warren Buffett's firm Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) - it doesn't actually produce a product, but rather invests in companies across a variety of industries. In other words, the company resembles a mutual or hedge fund - a basket of investments that are actively managed by its CEO.
Let's take a look at how the two companies have invested in similar and different industries.
While the two companies invest in some similar businesses, it would be incorrect to simply call Carl Icahn a lesser Warren Buffett. Icahn, being an 'activist' investor, actively invests heavily in troubled companies which he believes are held back by stagnant management, using his weight to force changes in leadership or execution. Meanwhile, Warren Buffett invests in fundamentally cheap companies and plays a more passive waiting game.
The Foolish Fundamentals
Companies such as Icahn Enterprises and Berkshire Hathaway are extremely hard to value with forward-looking metrics such as forward P/E and PEG ratio, since it is nearly impossible to forecast the value of all its investments as well as predict upcoming divestments at the same time. However, we can easily value its past performance. Let's see how Icahn measures up to Berkshire fundamentally.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Icahn actually puts up a strong fight against Berkshire, and is fundamentally stronger in most categories. However, Berkshire still beats out Icahn with lower debt levels and a healthier price-to-book valuation.
Meanwhile, Icahn has been a stronger growth stock over the past five years. Although revenue growth has been overwhelmingly positive, earnings per share growth has been sluggish at both companies.
BRK.A Revenue TTM data by YCharts
Now.. show me the money! (Or depositary units!)
Icahn Enterprises originally paid $0.40 cash per share plus $1.00 in depositary units, but the newly introduced $4.00 annual dividend will be paid in either cash or depositary units. Receiving depositary units would be the equivalent of a DRIP (dividend reinvestment program) at a brokerage, where cash dividends are automatically used to purchase more shares of the same company.
Shareholders have until March 14 to decide on the form of the payment they prefer, but if all of Icahn's shareholders elected for a cash payment, the company would need to pay out $420 million in dividends. As a vote of confidence for his own company, Icahn stated that he would accept depositary units instead of cash for his 93% stake of the company.
When activists clash!
While Carl Icahn is best known for his widely publicized battles with the boards of Netflix, Clorox and Biogen, he has also clashed with other activist investors on multiple occasions.
Icahn's most recent foe is William Ackman, the activist investor who is waging a personal war against Herbalife (NYSE: HLF).
William Ackman has claimed that Herbalife, a multi-level marketer of nutritional and skincare products, is a 'pyramid scheme' running on inflated numbers. Ackman has been so certain of his accusations that he once held a three-hour presentation denouncing the company, and launched a web page dedicated to his arguments. Icahn disagrees with Ackman and believes that the company has long-term growth potential.
Both men are certainly putting their money where their mouths are. Ackman's hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, disclosed that it was shorting approximately $1 billion in Herbalife shares. Icahn responded by buying a 13% stake in the distressed company, which has a total market value of $4 billion.
Regardless of Herbalife's financial honesty or the sustainability of its multi-level marketing system, the company's numbers are financially strong, as seen it the chart below.
HLF Revenue TTM data by YCharts
What's more, Herbalife recently beat earnings estimates handily for its fourth quarter, posting record growth. It also upped its guidance for fiscal 2013.
Yet I firmly believe Carl Icahn's investment has less to do with Herbalife's fundamentals and more about forcing shorts mimicking Ackman, a widely followed investor, to panic and cover their positions.
'Short squeezes' - where traders shorting the stock rush to repurchase, or cover, their positions, often cause huge rallies. Indeed, news of Icahn's initial investment initially caused the stock to rally more than 20%.
The Foolish Bottom Line
In the end, investing in holdings conglomerates such as Icahn Enterprises and Berkshire Hathaway have less to do with macro factors and more about your faith in the CEO. Just as some mutual and hedge funds are actively managed by star portfolio managers, Carl Icahn and Warren Buffett have their own approaches to maximizing shareholder value. However, for dividend investors interested in following one of these star investors, Icahn Enterprises, now offering nearly 5% in dividends, is clearly a more attractive choice than Berkshire Hathaway, which does not pay one at all.
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ALLIANCE, Ohio – The University of Mount Union has been selected to share in the 2014 Academic Affairs Awards presented by The Washington Center. Three universities, two college administrators, one state system and a non-profit organization will participate.See Full Article
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Along with catching a monster walleye during the fishing opener, one of the biggest concerns anglers and recreational lake users have is the quality of the water -- and that's why some are excited about a new treatment plan to clear things up at Bald Eagle Lake.
"When I was younger, it was a lot better," Joel Sprung told Fox 9 News. "Lately, it's been getting worse and worse."
For most of the year, the lake has decent water quality; however, during the dog days of summer, some pretty nasty algae can crop up quickly.
"You'll see that lake turn that pea soup color and consistency," Matt Kocian, of the Rice Creek Watershed District, told Fox 9 News.
According to Kocian, the treatment that's currently under way should clear the lake up for years to come.
"It's called aluminum sulfate; it's commonly referred to as alumn," he said.
Aluminum sulfate is commonly used in water purification plants, so there is no risk to anything swimming in the lake -- be it fish or human.
"The alumn compound will bind with it and sink down to the bottom of the lake, and it's a permanent binding action," Kocian said. "So, that phosphorus is no longer available for the algae to grow."
The treatment works by attacking the phosphorus in the water, and crews will need to precisely apply about a half million gallons.
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Although Bald Eagle Lake is not the first to be treated for algae control, at about 1,000 acres, it certainly is the largest. The cost is estimated at $890,000, and it is paid for in part by the Clean Water Partnership and the Bald Eagle Area Association -- but the results are expected to last for 15-20 years.
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The cycling industry is increasingly driven by mass production and the latest materials.But some are still building bicycles the old fashioned way.Yoshiaki Nagasawa trained in Italy and says that his bikes are just as strong as they are beautiful even though they are not made of aluminum or carbon fibre.Al Jazeera' Harry Fawcett reports from Osaka.
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Finally made it over to the Bicycle Coffee LA for "Free Coffee Friday"!
Andy and I chatted about mutual friends, track bikes, watched unreleased videos(so good), and drank coffee. Probably could not have asked for better morning. If you're in LA I'd suggest stopping in to say hello. Andy and Kellen are partying down there in East Hollywood. So stoked they've made their way to Los Angeles.
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On October 21, 1976, a small group of cyclists and a dog named Junior gathered on Carson Ridge, which rises just west of Fairfax, California. It was mid-morning and the sky was bright blue, a beautiful day for racing 50-pound vintage Schwinn Excelsior clunkers down Cascade Canyon Road, whose winding dirt surface plunges 1,300 feet in less than two miles, past serpentine outcrops, low-lying chaparral, and scattered oaks on its way to the confluence of San Anselmo and Cascade creeks.
Among the bike riders assembled that Thursday morning, at an hour when most folks were dutifully toiling at their boring 9-to-5s, was Fred Wolf, an early off-road cyclist, and owner of Junior the dog; Charlie Kelly, a roadie for a beloved local rock band called the Sons of Champlin; Larry and Wende Cragg, who carried her trusty Nikkormat 35mm camera almost everywhere; and an airbrush artist and vintage-bicycle customizer named Alan Bonds, whose recorded time of 5 minutes and 12 seconds that day (average speed, about 23 mph) was good enough to take first place in a race that quickly became known around the world as Repack.
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I had a miniscule amount of medical grade silicone injected on my buttocks about eight years ago. I did not realize or research the procedure. I was just focused on a better looking buttom. I especially did not know that it could not be used legally. Given that fact, coupled with being told how much more I needed to achieve the results I wanted, made me stop after two sessions. I still want a bigger, rounder, bottom. I want a Brazilian Butt Lift. If possible, within the next few weeks (I'm getting married in October). I am seeking a reputable surgeon near Orlando,Florida, with plenty of experiences in this area. I look forward to receiving as many responses as possible. Thank you.
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Be very careful with your Silicone injections
This is a common problem that we see here in Florida. Patients receive injections of synthetic material to reshape their butt. They are often not aware that this is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that can lead to very significant problems in the future. If you have had silicone injections to this area, I would stop now and receive no more injections. Further surgery in this area may initiate infections and create a much larger problem. Don't count your blessings and focus on your wonderful upcoming wedding- Congratulations!
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The ASPS website is a good starting point for qualified board certified plastic surgeons. I practice in South Florida, but care for a number of butt augmentation patients from Orlando. Dr. Florencio Gonzalez is a possibility in Orlando. Consult with 3 - 4 surgeons to understand your options.
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Thank you for your question. We have one of the busiest practices in central Florida (Orlando and Tampa), for fat transfer. We call our procedure Natural Fill and we do many cases each week, to face, hands, breasts and buttocks. I am a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and I do all the fat transfer to the breast and buttocks in our practice.
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Your situation is more complicated than usual due to the presence of the silicone; I recommend driving down to Miami and seeing Dr. Consantino Mendieta; he is an expert in gluteal augmentation. Do not go to someone with minimal experience in this, again because of the silicone in your buttocks.
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NickPitherUK on 02/18/14 at 6:57 AM
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benh7777 on 02/12/14 at 10:22 PM
The Blazers were winning!  That is the key word, were.  Blazers are living proof that you can live and die by the jumper.  Lately it has been dying.
Thank God they are 19 games over 500.  Mayb...
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jamsmashers on 02/13/14 at 1:03 PM
Hawes will be a hot commodity by the trade deadline, I would think the sixers could find a better offer.
However, I do believe Mo Williams could have somewhat of  a high trade value. Olshey needs to make a deal to get a big man while we...
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