Davey Boy Smith

{{Professional wrestling sidebar}}Smith was born in Golborne,{{cite news |date=23 May 2002 |title=British Bulldog dies at 39 |work=Warrington Guardian |agency=Newsquest Media Group Ltd |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5268282.british-bulldog-dies-at-39/ |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425222729/https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5268282.british-bulldog-dies-at-39/ |archive-date=25 April 2023}} where he grew up with his father Sid, mother Joyce, brother Terrence, and sisters Joanne and Tracy.{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Michael |date=2002 |title=Family, friends and fans worldwide mourn the tragic loss of wrestling legend Davey Boy Smith |url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/may20_smith-sun.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724100711/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/may20_smith-sun.html |archive-date=24 July 2017 |work=Slam! Sports |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}} Joyce's nephew was Tom Billington, also known as the Dynamite Kid, who was Smith's frequent tag-team partner.{{cite book |author=Heath McCoy |title=Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling |title-link=Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling |publisher=ECW Press |year=2010 |isbn=9781554902996}} He was born with measles in his eyes, which led to him often being the subject of bullying at his school, but he got laser surgery in his 30s.{{Cite web |last=Fordy |first=Tom |date=29 August 2022 |title=The spectacular rise – and brutal fall – of wrestling's British Bulldog |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/british-bulldog-wwe-wrestler-davey-boy-smith-life-death/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829183201/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/british-bulldog-wwe-wrestler-davey-boy-smith-life-death/ |archive-date=29 August 2022 |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=The Telegraph}}{{Cite web |title=Davey Boy Smith official website about page |url=https://www.daveyboysmith.com/about |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516182942/https://www.daveyboysmith.com/about |archive-date=16 May 2023 |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=daveyboysmith.com}} Smith enjoyed cricket, football and diving as hobbies.

Smith started his training with Ted Betley at 13 after his grandfather and father noticed he needed to be involved in a positive activity. He started competing on ITV's World of Sport in 1978 when he was only 15, wrestling under the name Young David against 18 year old "Wonderboy" Bernie Wright, uncle of future WCW wrestler Alex Wright. Smith filled a spot in the promotion left by his slightly older cousin the Dynamite Kid, who had recently departed to wrestle in Calgary. Mentored by the Dynamite Kid's friend Alan Dennison, in 1979, Smith appeared to have won the British Welterweight championship from Jim Breaks (as the Dynamite Kid had done two years prior) only for the win to be disallowed due to Dennison distracting Breaks. Smith then held Breaks to a 1–1 draw, as a result of which Dennison himself challenged and defeated Breaks for the belt.{{Cite web |title=ITV Wrestling 1979 results |url=http://www.johnlisterwriting.com/itvwrestling/79.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430212918/https://www.johnlisterwriting.com/itvwrestling/79.html |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=25 November 2018 |website=johnlisterwriting.com}}{{Cite web |title=ITV Wrestling 1980 results |url=http://www.johnlisterwriting.com/itvwrestling/80.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430213041/https://www.johnlisterwriting.com/itvwrestling/80.html |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=25 November 2018 |website=johnlisterwriting.com}} Smith was then spotted by Bruce Hart, who was scouting talent in the UK, and like the Dynamite Kid before him, he travelled to Canada to wrestle for Stu Hart. Hart and Roy Wood trained Smith further in Hart's "Dungeon" and Smith became a key wrestler in Hart's Stampede Wrestling.

During his time in Stampede, he began a feud with the Dynamite Kid,{{Cite book |last=Harris M. Lentz III |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000lent/page/322/mode/2up |title=Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling |publisher=McFarland |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-7864-1754-4 |edition=2nd |pages=323 |language=en}} and on 9 July 1982, Smith won his first title when he defeated the Dynamite Kid for the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship. 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 Smith lost to the Dynamite Kid via count-out.{{sfnp|Meltzer|2004|p=33}} 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.{{sfnp|Meltzer|2004|p=34}}

Smith made occasional return visits to the UK, appearing on World Of Sport in 1982 where he lost to Dave Finlay in an eliminator match for a shot at the British Heavy Middleweight Championship and 1983 where, as a complaining heel he defeated Bernie Wright in a rematch from the 1978 match.{{Cite web |title=ITV Wrestling 1982 results |url=http://www.johnlisterwriting.com/itvwrestling/82.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430212918/https://www.johnlisterwriting.com/itvwrestling/82.html |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=25 November 2018 |website=johnlisterwriting.com}}{{Cite web |title=ITV Wrestling 1983 results |url=http://www.johnlisterwriting.com/itvwrestling/83.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430212918/https://www.johnlisterwriting.com/itvwrestling/83.html |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=25 November 2018 |website=johnlisterwriting.com}}

{{main|The British Bulldogs}}

The Bulldogs, along with Smith's brothers-in-law Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart were brought in to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after Vince McMahon bought out Stampede Wrestling.{{cite web |title=Davey Boy Smith profile |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/davey-boy-smith/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430213511/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/davey-boy-smith/ |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=15 December 2006 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} At first, the Bulldogs were able to tour both WWF and All Japan, but eventually McMahon gained exclusive rights to the Bulldogs. Managed by Lou Albano, 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), and on 7 April 1986 at WrestleMania 2, with Albano and Ozzy Osbourne in their corner, the Bulldogs defeated the Dream Team for the Tag Team Championship.{{Cite web |title=WrestleMania 2 results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/2/results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629120534/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/2/results |archive-date=29 June 2011 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}}

The Bulldogs held the titles for nearly nine months, feuding with the Dream Team and Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik, but the Hart Foundation bested the Bulldogs to win the titles on 26 January 1987. After losing the titles, the Bulldogs gained a mascot, an actual bulldog who went by the name Matilda, and feuded with the likes of The Islanders (who in kayfabe dog-napped Matilda), Demolition, and the Rougeau Brothers. At Survivor Series on 26 November, The British Bulldogs and other face teams won a 10-on-10 Survivor Series tag team match.{{Cite web |title=Survivor Series 1987 results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1987/results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061211122452/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1987/results |archive-date=11 December 2006 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} The following Survivor Series on 24 November 1988 produced the same result.{{Cite web |title=Survivor Series 1988 results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1988/results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022064353/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1988/results |archive-date=22 October 2006 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}}

Later in 1988, The Bulldogs left the WWF, in part due to backstage problems, specifically between the Dynamite Kid and the Rougeau Brothers. The Bulldogs had allegedly pulled a number of ribs (pranks) on the Rougeaus. Curt Hennig also pranked the duo, who, assuming that the Bulldogs were behind that prank as well, retaliated: Jacques Rougeau knocked out four of Dynamite Kid's teeth with a fist filled with a roll of quarters.{{sfnp|Meltzer|2004|p=38}} 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 brought to tears) in Miami.{{Cite book |last=Hart |first=Bret |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJvXt3EArXgC |title=Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling |date=15 September 2009 |publisher=Ebury Publishing |isbn=9781407029313}} No disciplinary action was taken against Jacques. Billington shortly afterwards quit the WWF over a dispute with WWF management over the issuance of complimentary plane tickets, over which he resigned from the company, and Smith followed suit.{{cite book |last1=Billington |first1=Tom |last2=Coleman |first2=Alison |title=Pure Dynamite: The Price You Pay for Wrestling Stardom |date=1 October 2001 |publisher=Steward House |location=Port Orchard, WA |isbn=1553660846 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ul8NAAAACAAJ |access-date=9 February 2021}}

After leaving the WWF, 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 in May 1989, the decision was made to split up the Bulldogs, which caused some problems with All Japan owner Shohei 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.{{sfnp|Meltzer|2004|p=39}} Smith, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time, needed 135 stitches after slamming his head through the windscreen and being thrown 25 feet onto the pavement.{{sfnp|Meltzer|2004|p=39}} 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.{{sfnp|Meltzer|2004|p=39}} Personal problems began to surface between Smith and Billington, and Smith later left All Japan to return to the WWF.

Smith returned to the WWF in 1990, where he 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", which he had trademarked during his earlier tag team run in the WWF, thus preventing his former partner Dynamite Kid from using the name. Smith returned to the WWF at a live event on 6 October, where he defeated Haku.{{cite book|title=The History of Professional Wrestling: The Results WWF 1990–1999|last=Cawthon|first=Graham|pages=73|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|year=2013|isbn=978-1-4935-6689-1}} Smith made his televised in-ring return on 27 October episode of Superstars, where he defeated the Brooklyn Brawler.{{cite book|title=The History of Professional Wrestling: The Results WWF 1990–1999|last=Cawthon|first=Graham|pages=74|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|year=2013|isbn=978-1-4935-6689-1}}

Over the next two years, Smith was a mid-carder and engaged in a long-running feud with The Warlord, in which he was victorious.{{Cite web |title=WrestleMania VII results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/7/results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629120718/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/7/results |archive-date=29 June 2011 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}}{{Cite web |title=SummerSlam 1991 results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/1991/results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330150945/https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/1991/results |archive-date=30 March 2012 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}}{{Cite web |title=Survivor Series 1991 results |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1991/results/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117043955/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1991/results |archive-date=17 January 2007 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} He was a fairly popular performer 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, as well as the promotion touring the country holding supercards such as UK Rampage.{{sfnp|Meltzer|2004|p=40}} Smith competed in a 20-man battle royal at the Albert Hall on 3 October 1991, which he won by eliminating Typhoon.{{cite web |author=Cowdrey |first=Jacky |date=9 April 2018 |title=The long history of Wrestling at the Royal Albert Hall |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2018/april/the-long-history-of-wrestling-at-the-royal-albert-hall/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129033257/https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2018/april/the-long-history-of-wrestling-at-the-royal-albert-hall/ |archive-date=29 November 2022 |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=Royal Albert Hall |quote=Twenty man over the top rope Battle Royal: The British Bulldog eliminated Typhoon to win}} After entering as the first man in the 1992 Royal Rumble on 19 January, he eliminated Ted DiBiase, Jerry Sags and Haku before being eliminated by the eventual winner Ric Flair.{{Cite web |title=Royal Rumble 1992 results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wweppv/royalrumble/royalrumble92/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627083008/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wweppv/royalrumble/royalrumble92/ |archive-date=27 June 2017 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}

In 1992, due to Smith's newfound popularity in the United Kingdom, the WWF decided to hold its annual SummerSlam pay-per-view in Wembley Stadium in London. The show was main-evented by Smith (led to the ring by the then British, Commonwealth & European Heavyweight Boxing champion Lennox Lewis) and Bret Hart in a match for Hart's Intercontinental Championship. On 29 August at SummerSlam, in front of 80,355 of his homeland fans, Smith won the title in a match which is regarded by many wrestling experts as the finest in his career.{{cite web |year=2007 |title=British Bulldog's Intercontinental Championship reign |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524214828/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |archive-date=24 May 2007 |access-date=18 May 2007 |publisher=WWE}} Smith lost the title to Shawn Michaels on 14 November at Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI,{{Cite web |title=Saturday Night Main Event - Nov. 8, 1992 |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/nov081992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601165421/https://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/nov081992 |archive-date=1 June 2007 |access-date=26 May 2023 |publisher=WWE}} and was later released by the WWF. According to Bret Hart's book, the reason for Smith's release was that WWF owner Vince McMahon was made aware that Smith and The Ultimate Warrior were receiving illegal shipments of human growth hormone (HGH) from a crooked pharmacist in England. Due to McMahon being investigated for illegally distributing steroids to WWF wrestlers, Smith and Warrior were released.{{Cite web |last=Woodward |first=Hamish |date=2023-09-27 |title=WWE Fired The British Bulldog In 1992 Due To The Steroid Trial - Atletifo |url=https://atletifo.com/news/wwe-fired-the-british-bulldog-in-1992-due-to-the-steroid-trial/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |language=en-GB}}

Shortly after leaving the World Wrestling Federation, Smith debuted in Eastern Championship Wrestling in December 1992, defeating Jimmy Snuka.

In January 1993, Smith signed with World Championship Wrestling, debuting at SuperBrawl III on 21 February, defeating "Wild" Bill Irwin.{{Cite web |title=SuperBrawl III results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wcwppv/superbrawl93.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118134504/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wcwppv/superbrawl93.html |archive-date=18 November 2007 |access-date=26 May 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} Over the following weeks, he scored a series of wins on WCW WorldWide, WCW Main Event, and WCW Saturday Night, defeating a series of jobbers. In late March, Smith returned to All Japan Pro Wrestling for its Champion Carnival tournament. He scored a total of six points, defeating Danny Kroffat, Doug Furnas, and Johnny Ace but losing to Akira Taue, Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuharu Misawa, The Patriot, Stan Hansen, Steve Williams, Terry Gordy, and Toshiaki Kawada.{{Cite web |title=Champion Carnival 1990s |url=http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/alljapan/champ90.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011103657/http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/alljapan/champ90.html |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=26 May 2023 |publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}

Upon returning from Japan, Smith formed an alliance with top protagonist Sting, and engaged in feuds with top antagonists Sid Vicious and Big Van Vader. At Slamboree on 23 May, Smith wrestled World Heavyweight Champion Vader, winning their title match via disqualification, but since titles do not change hands by disqualification, Vader retained the title.{{Cite web |last=Hoops |first=Brian |date=26 May 2008 |title=Nostalgia Review: WCW Slamboree 1993; Vader vs. Davey Boy Smith; Hollywood Blonds vs. Dos Hombres; Nick Bockwinkel vs. Dory Funk Jr. |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_25708.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080100/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_25708.shtml |archive-date=6 June 2011 |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}} The feud continued afterwards,{{Cite web |title=Beach Blast 1993 results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wcwppv/beachblast93.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108032050/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wcwppv/beachblast93.html |archive-date=8 November 2007 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}{{Cite web |last=Keith |first=Scott |date=6 August 2002 |title=The SmarK Retro Repost – Fall Brawl '93 |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/the-smark-retro-repost-fall-brawl-93/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921132225/https://411mania.com/wrestling/the-smark-retro-repost-fall-brawl-93/ |archive-date=21 September 2016 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=411Mania}} and culminated when Smith seemingly won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship from Vader on a tour of England in October, though the decision was reversed. In July, Smith was reportedly involved in an altercation with a man at a bar who was making advances towards his wife. As a result of the ensuing legal issues that followed, WCW released Smith from his contract in December. His final pay-per-view appearance for WCW during this period came at Battlebowl on 20 November, the month prior, where he was teamed with Kole in the first round of the Lethal Lottery; they lost to Road Warrior Hawk and Rip Rogers.{{Cite web |last=Furious |first=Arnold |date=5 April 2003 |title=The Furious Flashbacks – WCW Battlebowl 1993 |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/the-furious-flashbacks-wcw-battlebowl-1993/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623010432/https://411mania.com/wrestling/the-furious-flashbacks-wcw-battlebowl-1993/ |archive-date=23 June 2018 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=411Mania}}

In January 1994, Smith returned home to the United Kingdom and wrestled for Ring Wrestling Stars (formerly Joint Promotions). He was brought into the company by Max Crabtree to be his next top star after Big Daddy retired in December 1993 after suffering a stroke. During his time in RWS, Smith wrestled the likes of Jimmy Ocean, Ricky Knight, Drew McDonald, Karl Krammer, Kamikazi, Black Bart, Johnny Angel, Dale Preston, and Iron Duke Lynch, while primarily teaming with Tony Stewart.{{cite web |title=Davey Boy Smith's ASW Matches in 1994 |url=http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=55&bild=1&details=7&liga=490&jahr=1994 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430231656/https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=55&bild=1&details=7&liga=490&jahr=1994 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=29 October 2016 |website=Wrestlingdata.com}}

{{main|Allied Powers (wrestling)|l1=Allied Powers}}

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Smith returned to the WWF at SummerSlam on August 29, 1994, where he immediately became involved in an ongoing family feud between Bret Hart and his brother, Owen Hart.{{Cite web |title=SummerSlam 1994 main event |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/1994/mainevent/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114122433/http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/1994/mainevent/ |archive-date=14 January 2006 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} Smith then teamed up with Bret against Owen and Jim Neidhart in a series of tag team matches, most notably in a victory on Monday Night Raw. On November 23, Smith appeared at Survivor Series in a 10-man elimination match; his partners were Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon, 1-2-3 Kid, and The Headshrinkers. They faced WWF Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels and Diesel, Owen Hart, Jeff Jarrett, and Jim Neidhart, but Smith was eventually counted out. Smith again played a key part in the match at Survivor Series featuring his brothers-in-law Bret and Owen Hart, in which he supported Bret against Owen's benefactor; Bob Backlund. Smith would be knocked unconscious by Owen, allowing Owen to take advantage of his brother's situation. Owen manipulated Bret's mother to surrender to Backlund on Bret's behalf, thus costing Bret to lose the match and the WWF Championship.{{Cite web |title=Survivor Series 1994 results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wweppv/survivorseries/survivorseries94/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208003805/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wweppv/survivorseries/survivorseries94/ |archive-date=8 December 2018 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}

After entering the Royal Rumble as the second entrant on January 22, 1995, Smith and Shawn Michaels (who was the first entrant) were the final two remaining participants 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 re-enter the ring and eliminate Smith from behind.{{Cite web |title=Royal Rumble 1995 results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wweppv/royalrumble/royalrumble95/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916085719/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wweppv/royalrumble/royalrumble95/ |archive-date=16 September 2017 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} Soon after, Smith began teaming with Lex Luger as the Allied Powers. On 2 April at WrestleMania XI, they defeated The Blu Brothers.{{Cite web |title=WrestleMania XI results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/11/results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629164539/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/11/results |archive-date=29 June 2011 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} At In Your House 2 on 23 July, they failed to win the Tag Team Championship from Owen Hart and Yokozuna.{{Cite web |title=In Your House 2 results |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211111158/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse2.html |archive-date=11 December 2007 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} Afterwards, the team briefly began feuding with Men on a Mission. On an 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 the WWF Champion Diesel. During the match, Smith unexpectedly attacked Diesel and turned heel for the first time in his WWF career, helping Men on a Mission beat up Diesel and aligning himself with Jim Cornette's stable with Owen Hart and Yokozuna, who had been his adversaries just a month earlier, thus disbanding the Allied Powers.

{{Main|Camp Cornette|Owen Hart and the British Bulldog}}

On 22 October at In Your House 4 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Smith received a WWF Championship shot against Diesel, winning by disqualification after Bret Hart interfered.{{Cite web |title=In Your House 4 results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse4.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012003405/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse4.html |archive-date=12 October 2007 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} At Survivor Series on 19 November, Smith participated in the Wild Card eight-man elimination match, teaming with Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson, and Sycho Sid and facing WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon, Dean Douglas, Owen Hart, and Yokozuna, which they won.{{Cite web |title=Survivor Series 1995 results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1995/results/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002171602/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1995/results/ |archive-date=2 October 2007 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 17 December at In Your House 5, Smith was granted a title shot against new WWF Champion Bret Hart, but was unsuccessful in winning. A notable incident from this match was that Hart bled during the match, which was controversial because WWF outlawed bleeding at the time.{{Cite web |title=In Your House 5 results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030173232/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse5.html |archive-date=30 October 2007 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} Smith entered the Royal Rumble on January 21, 1996, where he made it to the final four before being eliminated by Michaels.{{Cite web |title=Royal Rumble 1996 main event |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/mainevent/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005021028/https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/mainevent/ |archive-date=5 October 2007 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 18 February at In Your House 6, he lost to Yokozuna by disqualification after Vader interfered.{{Cite web |title=In Your House 6 results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse6.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002230149/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse6.html |archive-date=2 October 2007 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} At WrestleMania XII on 31 March, he teamed with Vader and Owen Hart to defeat Yokozuna, Ahmed Johnson, and Jake Roberts.{{Cite web |title=WrestleMania XII official results |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm12/results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716175523/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm12/results |archive-date=16 July 2007 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}}

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 angered Smith and made him determined to take the title from Michaels.{{sfnp|Meltzer|2004|p=44}} The two were the main-event of the In Your House 8: Beware of Dog pay-per-view on 26 May, and their match ended in a draw,{{Cite web |title=In Your House 8 results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse8.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229110046/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/inyourhouse8.html |archive-date=29 December 2007 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} leading to a rematch on 23 June at King of the Ring, where Smith failed to win the title.{{Cite web |title=King of the Ring 1996 results |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wweppv/kingofthering/kingofthering96/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020155515/https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wweppv/kingofthering/kingofthering96/ |archive-date=20 October 2021 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} Afterwards, Smith formed a tag team with his brother-in-law, Owen Hart, and the two soon won the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Smokin' 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 WWF European Championship, and Smith became the first ever holder of the title, winning a tournament which culminated in him defeating his own tag team partner, Owen Hart, in the finals on 26 February.{{cite web |title=European Championship |url=https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/european-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201073101/https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/european-championship |archive-date=1 February 2022 |access-date=9 February 2021 |website= |publisher=WWE}}

{{main|Hart Foundation}}

Hart and Smith later joined forces with Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, and Brian Pillman to form a new form of the Hart Foundation, a heel faction which feuded with Stone Cold Steve Austin and other American wrestlers. This created an interesting rift between American fans, where the Hart Foundation were vilified, and Canadian fans, who revered the Hart Foundation. Smith and Owen dropped the WWF Tag Team Championship to Austin and Michaels, and lost the final match in a tournament for the vacant WWF Tag Team Championship to Austin and Dude Love. Smith lost the European Championship to Shawn Michaels on 20 September at One Night Only.{{sfnp|Meltzer|2004|p=47}} Smith was booked in the main event to 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.{{cite book|title=Heartbreak and Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story|last=Michaels|first=Shawn|author-link=Shawn Michaels|author2=Feigenbaum, Aaron |page=256|publisher=WWE Books|isbn=978-1-4165-2645-2|date=6 November 2006}} Smith reluctantly agreed, and fans at the event, who gave Smith an ovation, voiced their displeasure by viciously booing Michaels and littering the ring with garbage. On 9 November at Survivor Series in Montreal, Smith was part of Team Canada (alongside Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas and Philip Lafon), defeating Team USA (Vader, Goldust, Marc Mero and the debuting Steve Blackman).{{cite web |last=Powell |first=John |date=November 10, 1997 |title=Survivor Series Screws The Fans |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1997/11/10/survivor-series-screws-the-fans-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129222752/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1997/11/10/survivor-series-screws-the-fans-2/ |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |access-date=February 23, 2023 |work=SLAM! Wrestling |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}} The event became infamous for the "Montreal Screwjob", in which Vince McMahon manipulated the finish of Bret Hart's match and had him lose the WWF Championship to Michaels, despite Hart not submitting when placed in a Sharpshooter. Smith then paid money to leave the WWF for WCW, along with Bret Hart and Neidhart, soon afterward.

Smith rejoined WCW in late 1997, and began a feud with Steve McMichael, who was complaining about all the wrestlers coming from "Up North". Smith and Neidhart later formed a tag team, but were only featured sparingly on WCW Thunder. They challenged for the World Tag Team Championship on several occasions, but failed to win the titles. He suffered a knee injury in April 1998 that sidelined him for a month. He suffered another, much more serious injury on 14 September 1998 at Fall Brawl during his match with Neidhart against The Dancing Fools, Disco Inferno and Alex Wright. During the match, while taking bumps, Smith twice landed awkwardly on a trapdoor that had been set up underneath the ring canvas to enable The Warrior to make a dramatic entrance in the night's main event.{{Cite web |last=Oliver |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Oliver |date=3 December 1998 |title=British Bulldog on the shelf |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1998/12/03/bulldog-on-the-shelf/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927012948/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1998/12/03/bulldog-on-the-shelf/ |archive-date=27 September 2021 |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=SLAM! Wrestling |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}} The result was a spinal infection that nearly paralysed Smith, hospitalising him for six months. However, while recuperating, Smith's WCW contract was terminated due to his inability to perform.

Smith returned to the WWF in September 1999. 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 to a remix of his previous theme "Rule, Britannia!" and later to rock music (with the sounds of a dog barking as the song began). On 9 September episode of SmackDown! in Albany, New York, Smith defeated the Big Boss Man for the WWF Hardcore Championship. Smith forfeited the title later that evening, 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, and driving him insane in the process.{{Cite web |title=SmackDown results – September 9, 1999 |url=https://pwwew.net/tv/smackdown/990909.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020831012053/https://pwwew.net/tv/smackdown/990909.htm |archive-date=31 August 2002 |access-date=26 May 2023 |publisher=PWWEW.net}} Smith then began pursuing the WWF Championship, eventually turning heel and beginning a feud with The Rock. Smith headlined Unforgiven on 26 September as part of a six-man WWF Championship match that was won by Triple H.{{Cite web |title=The Rock vs. the British Bulldog vs. Big Show vs. Mankind vs. Kane vs.Triple H in a Six Pack Challenge for the vacant WWE Championship |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/history/1999/mainevent/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025122917/http://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/history/1999/mainevent/ |archive-date=25 October 2006 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}} On 2 October, Smith returned to England as a heel at Rebellion, defeating X-Pac.{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=J.D. |date=17 April 2008 |title=Dark Pegasus Video Review: Rebellion 1999 |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/dark-pegasus-video-review-rebellion-1999/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029230757/https://411mania.com/wrestling/dark-pegasus-video-review-rebellion-1999/ |archive-date=29 October 2022 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=411Mania}}

Smith defeated D'Lo Brown for the WWF European Championship on SmackDown! on 26 October. He lost the title to Val Venis in a triple threat match on 12 December at Armageddon. On 6 May 2000 in London, Smith defeated Crash Holly for the Hardcore Championship. Holly regained the title from Smith in New Haven, Connecticut on 11 May episode of SmackDown!. Smith's last televised match with the WWF was on Sunday Night Heat, 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 European Championship title match on that Heat, in which both men were disqualified. After Heat, WWF announced that Smith had again left the WWF on 15 May 2000. Smith would take a hiatus from wrestling.

Before his death on 18 May 2002, Smith had been training with the intent of resuming his career and came out of retirement wrestling in two tag-team matches with his son, Harry Smith the previous weekend in Manitoba, Canada. Smith competed at Top Rope Championship Wrestling on 5 May and 11 May, teaming with Harry Smith in both matches and with Zack Murcury in his second match.{{Cite web |title=Matches « Davey Boy Smith « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=862&page=4&s=0 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.cagematch.net}} He had also considered another return to the WWF.

Due to his training in Stu Hart's Dungeon, Smith was renowned for both his technical skill along with his power moves, frequently performing multiple gorilla press slam variations and a delayed vertical suplex, where he would often hold the opponent in the air for an extended length of time to emphasize his strength. His finishing manoeuvre was a Running powerslam.

Some writers have claimed that Smith's middle name was actually "Boy", supposedly as the result of one of his parents mistaking the middle name field on Smith's birth certificate for the gender field.{{sfnp|Meltzer|2004|p=28}}{{cite book |last1=Garfield |first1=Simon |title=The Wrestling |date=1 November 2007 |publisher=Faber and Faber |location=London, England |isbn=978-0571236763 |edition=1 }} This story is undoubtedly apocryphal - not only was "Davey Boy" a common nickname in England during Smith's youth for boys named David,{{cite book |last1=Durnford |first1=Charles |title=Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Court of Common Pleas |year=1800 |publisher=Exshaw, John |location=Dublin, Ireland |pages=554–559 |url=http://www.deedpolloffice.com/change-name/law/case-law/Evans-v-King-1745}}{{cite book |last1=Durnford |first1=Charles|last2=East |first2=Edward Hyde |title=Term Reports in the Court of King's Bench |year=1817 |publisher=J. Butterworth and Son |location=Dublin, Ireland |edition=new |page=195 |url=http://www.deedpolloffice.com/change-name/law/case-law/Jones-v-Macquillin-1793 }}{{cite book |title=Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Several Courts of Law and Equity, in England, during the Year 1839 |year=1840 |publisher=Halsted and Vorhees |location=New York, NY |volume=1st |url=http://www.deedpolloffice.com/pdf/williams_v_bryant_1839_jur.pdf}} but British birth certificates are completed by a registrar for the General Register Office, not the child's parents.{{cite web |last1=Turvey |first1=Peter |title=The History behind your Birth Certificate |url=http://www.angliaresearch.co.uk/articles/the-history-behind-your-birth-certificate/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126062104/https://www.angliaresearch.co.uk/the-history-behind-your-birth-certificate/ |archive-date=26 January 2022 |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=Anglia Research}}

Smith married his wife Diana at the Hart house in October 1984. They had two children, Harry (born 2 August 1985 in Calgary) and Georgia (born 26 September 1987, also in Calgary). In early January 2000, Smith and Diana divorced, Shortly after his release from the WWF in 2000, Smith entered an Atlanta drug rehabilitation clinic to treat his addiction to prescription opiate painkillers, including morphine, upon which he had become dependent following a 1998 back injury suffered while in WCW.{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Brad |date=29 November 2000 |title=EX-PRO WRESTLER HAS TO GRAPPLE WITH CONSCIENCE – BROTHER'S DEATH SPARKS HIM TO BARE SPORT'S SEX & REAL VIOLENCE |work=New York Post |agency=NYP Holdings, Inc. |url=https://nypost.com/2000/11/29/ex-pro-wrestler-has-to-grapple-with-conscience-brothers-death-sparks-him-to-bare-sports-sex-real-violence/ |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426021609/https://nypost.com/2000/11/29/ex-pro-wrestler-has-to-grapple-with-conscience-brothers-death-sparks-him-to-bare-sports-sex-real-violence/ |archive-date=26 April 2023}} 2000 would also see Smith arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Diana and her sister Ellie.{{cite web |last1=Sabga |first1=Chris |date=27 October 2000 |title=Bulldog Arrested on Murder Threats |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/27/bulldog-arrested-on-murder-threats |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426045513/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/27/bulldog-arrested-on-murder-threats |archive-date=26 April 2023 |access-date=8 February 2021 |website= |publisher=IGN}} This would not be Smith's last interaction with the law: following an altercation at "The Back Alley," a Calgary bar, Smith was charged with aggravated assault against 19-year-old wrestler Kody Light after a dispute regarding how Light had spoken to Diana. The charges were later dropped.{{cite news |last1=Graveland |first1=Bill |date=26 September 2016 |title=Calgary man charged with second-degree murder in death of Stampeders player |work=CTV News |publisher=Bell Media |agency=Canadian Press |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/calgary-man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-death-of-stampeders-player-1.3089111 |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421183931/https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/calgary-man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-death-of-stampeders-player-1.3089111 |archive-date=21 April 2023}} Andrea Redding, Smith's girlfriend from 2000 to his death, stated that they were planning to get married shortly before his death.

He was a supporter of Manchester United FC.{{cite web|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1998/01/30/one-on-one-with-the-bulldog/ |title=One on one with 'The British Bulldog' Davey Boy Smith |date=30 January 1998 }}

Smith died on 18 May 2002{{cite news |last1=Walton |first1=Dawn |date=20 May 2002 |title=Wrestler ready for comeback dies of apparent heart attack |work=The Globe and Mail |publisher=Phillip Crawley |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/wrestler-ready-for-comeback-dies-of-apparent-heart-attack/article25297173/ |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430211047/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/wrestler-ready-for-comeback-dies-of-apparent-heart-attack/article25297173/ |archive-date=30 April 2023}} after suffering a heart attack while on holiday in Invermere, British Columbia, with his girlfriend Andrea Redding, who was Bruce Hart's estranged wife.{{cite journal |last1=Assael |first1=Shaun |date=15 November 2002 |title=Overkill |url=http://www.espn.com/magazine/vol5no24davey |journal=ESPN Magazine |volume=5 |issue=24 |access-date=8 February 2021}} He was 39 years old. Forensic scientist Julie Evans stated that although she had found steroids and painkillers in Smith's system, they were not at a life-threatening level. She instead concluded that Smith had died from natural causes associated with an enlarged heart.{{cite news |date=10 August 2004 |title=Dad slams British Bulldog death verdict |work=Manchester Evening News |publisher=M.E.N. Media |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/dad-slams-british-bulldog-death-1146401 |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424232316/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/dad-slams-british-bulldog-death-1146401 |archive-date=24 April 2023}} Bruce Hart claimed "Davey paid the price with steroid cocktails and human-growth hormones".{{cite web |date=12 March 2004 |title=Wrestling deaths and steroids |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/2004-03-12-wrestling-list_x.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103161055/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/2004-03-12-wrestling-list_x.htm |archive-date=3 January 2014 |access-date=18 May 2007 |website=USA Today}} Two funeral services were held, one by Andrea and the other by the Hart family. Bret Hart attended both.

On March 24, 2024, Smith was the subject of the Biography: WWE Legends.

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
• 2 January Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal Winner in 1989
• World's Strongest Tag Determination League Fighting Spirit Award (1984, 1985) – with Dynamite Kid{{Cite web |title=All Japan Real World Tag League |url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/alljapan/real.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423175901/https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/alljapan/real.html |archive-date=23 April 2023 |access-date=26 May 2023 |publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}
• World's Strongest Tag Determination League Skills Award (1989) – with Dynamite Kid
• Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame
• Class of 2024 – {{small|with Owen Hart}}{{cite web|url=https://cpwhof.cwnonline.ca/2024/01/21/owen-hart-the-british-bulldog-inducted-into-the-2024-class-of-cpwhof/|title=Owen Hart & The British Bulldog inducted into the 2024 Class of CPWHOF|work=Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame|date=January 21, 2024|access-date=January 24, 2024}}
• Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame
• Individually{{cite web |date=3 April 2016 |title=Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/hallofame.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125034956/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/hallofame.html |archive-date=25 January 2018 |access-date=30 April 2023 |work=SLAM! Wrestling |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}}
• With the Hart family
• Independent Wrestling Association
• IWA Heavyweight Champion (1 time){{Cite web |last=Gallipoli |first=Thomas |date=3 December 2007 |title=SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2002 (Wahoo, Thesz, Rocco, Mr. Wrestling) |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Annual_Obituaries_39/article_23822.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105160747/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Annual_Obituaries_39/article_23822.shtml |archive-date=5 January 2010 |access-date=13 August 2017 |website=Pro Wrestling Torch |publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
• Match of the Year (1992) vs. Bret Hart at SummerSlam
• Ranked No. 15 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50093.htm |access-date=21 March 2009 |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 1993 |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919163155/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50093.htm |archive-date=19 September 2011 }}
• Ranked No. 53 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003{{cite web |title=PWI 500 of the PWI Years |url=http://www.willywrestlefest.fr/Ressources/PWI/PWI500_PWI_Years_2003.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165554/http://www.willywrestlefest.fr/Ressources/PWI/PWI500_PWI_Years_2003.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=16 January 2019}}
• Ranked No. 5 and No. 84 of the top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with the Dynamite Kid and Owen Hart, respectively, in 2003
• Stampede Wrestling
• Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bruce Hart{{cite web |title=Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Title |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-t.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505025114/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-t.html |archive-date=5 May 2008 |access-date=18 May 2007 |website=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
• Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{cite web |title=British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-mh.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018220206/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-mh.html |archive-date=18 October 2015 |access-date=18 May 2007 |website=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
• Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with the Dynamite Kid
• Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times){{cite web |title=Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Title |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-h.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511222031/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-h.html |archive-date=11 May 2019 |access-date=18 May 2007 |website=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
• Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{cite web |title=Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Title |url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-world-mh.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306140214/https://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-world-mh.html |archive-date=6 March 2023 |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
• Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1995){{Cite episode |title=Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame: 1948-1990 |series=Showdown at the Corral: A Tribute to Stu Hart |series-link=Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show |first=Ed (host) |last=Whalen |network=Shaw Cable |station=Calgary 7 |date=15 December 1995 |time=27:55}}
• World Wide Wrestling Alliance
• WWWA Intercontinental Champion (1 time)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
• Best Wrestling Maneuver (1984) Power clean dropkick
• Feud of the Year (1997) with The Hart Foundation vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
• Most Unimproved (1991){{Cite journal |last=Meltzer |first=Dave |date=22 January 1996 |title=Jan. 22, 1996 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Results of the 1995 Observer Newsletter Awards, 1995 Record Book, tons more |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/30340-jan-22-1996-wrestling-observer-newsletter-results-of-the-1995-observer-newsletter-awards-1995-record-book-tons-more |journal=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
• Tag Team of the Year (1985) with the Dynamite Kid
• World Wrestling Federation / WWE
• WWF European Championship (2 times, inaugural)
• WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
• WWF Hardcore Championship (2 times){{Cite web |title=Hardcore Championship |url=https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/hardcore-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328215033/https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/hardcore-championship |archive-date=28 March 2019 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
• WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with the Dynamite Kid (1) and Owen Hart (1){{Cite web |title=World Tag Team Championship |url=https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/world-tag-team-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607100815/https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/world-tag-team-championship |archive-date=7 June 2022 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=WWE}}
• Battle Royal at the Albert Hall (1991)
• WWF European Championship tournament (1997)
• WWF World Tag Team Championship Tournament (1997) – with Owen Hart
• WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2020)

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