10 who deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019

The British Bulldog

You could probably go ahead and slap an “s” on the end of The British Bulldog and I’d be okay with that as well, as Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid were one of the best tag teams in WWE in the 1980s. Beyond that, however, Davey Boy went on to have a great singles career and won every major championship that WWE has to offer besides the WWE Championship.

The problem WWE might have with Davey Boy Smith is the fact that his death is tied to steroid use. That’s certainly not the image they want, so The British Bulldog kind of gets left out in the cold for now, which is unfortunate. Over four runs in the span of 15 years, Davey Boy Smith left his mark in WWE. He and Dynamite Kid worked the best match at WrestleMania 2, winning their first and surprisingly only World Tag Team Championship. Both left WWE in 1988 after a backstage incident, but Davey Boy would return a couple of years later as singles star and kept The British Bulldog name for himself.

Davey Boy dominated the mid-card and in 1992, he and Bret Hart tore the house down in the main event of SummerSlam, which was held in Smith’s home country of England at famed Wembley Stadium, and he won the Intercontinental Championship. However, the run wouldn’t last as Davey Boy was released after receiving shipments of HGH from England.

After a run in WCW, Davey Boy returned to WWE in 1994 and teamed with Lex Luger as The Allied Powers but that wouldn’t last long. Smith found more success when he joined up with Owen Hart to win the tag titles and then became the first-ever holder of the WWE European Championship in 1997, a title he would hold twice. After another small stint in WCW, Davey Boy came back to WWE and won the Hardcore Championship twice.

Davey Boy Smith died in 2002, but his son carries on his legacy and would be a prime candidate to induct his father into the WWE Hall of Fame.