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Davey Boy Smith

1962 - 2002

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David Smith (27 November 1962 – 18 May 2002) was an English professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Davey Boy Smith and The British Bulldog. Smith won titles within the WWF in three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s. Though he was never a world champion, Smith nevertheless 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; he also has the distinction of being the inaugural and longest reigning WWF European Champion in a total of 206 days, and to have held the title on the sole occasion where a match for that championship headlined a pay-per-view event, at One Night Only in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Davey Boy Smith is the 314th most popular wrestler (down from 236th in 2019), the 5,150th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,028th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Davey Boy Smith ranks 314 out of 1,027. Before him are Boris Gurevich, Deuce, Kevin Von Erich, Kazimierz Lipień, Armen Nazaryan, and Lars-Erik Skiöld. After him are D-Von Dudley, Umaga, Rick Rude, Hitoshi Saito, Mr. Fuji, and Marc Alexandre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Davey Boy Smith ranks 433. Before him are Arnold Scholten, Retno Marsudi, Carlos Alazraqui, Eric Vanderaerden, Tzi Ma, and Bebi Dol. After him are Shigetatsu Matsunaga, Grant Show, Jason Watkins, Craig Ferguson, Álvaro García Linera, and Jan Furtok. Among people deceased in 2002, Davey Boy Smith ranks 309. Before him are Desmond Hoyte, Sylvia Rivera, Joyce Cooper, Lev Kulidzhanov, Jürgen Werner, and Marga Petersen. After him are Martin Kamen, Pierre Rapsat, Stanley Wagner, Daniel Pearl, Renato Pirocchi, and Jonathan Harris.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Davey Boy Smith ranks 5,152 out of 8,785. Before him are Mina Loy (1882), Juliet Stevenson (1956), Terence Rattigan (1911), David Pegg (1935), Chris Anderson (1961), and Emile Heskey (1978). After him are John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873), Paul Banks (1978), Dave Gibbons (1949), Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford (1946), Wendy Smith-Sly (1959), and Izaak Walton (1593).

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Among WRESTLERS In United Kingdom

Among wrestlers born in United Kingdom, Davey Boy Smith ranks 5. Before him are Dave Finlay (1958), Wade Barrett (1980), Drew McIntyre (1985), and Paige (1992). After him are Frederick Humphreys (1878), Neville (1986), Alexander Munro (1870), Nick Aldis (1986), William Regal (1968), Kenneth Richmond (1926), and Nikki Cross (1989).

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