34K views · 762 reactions | Davey Boy Smith vs Big Van Vader for the WCW Heavyweight Championship on Slamboree 5/23/93 @thebritishbulldogwwe @bigvanvader  ・・・ #Repost @bigpapathewrestlingfan2 | The British Bulldog | Facebook

5.1K views · 93 reactions | An interesting look at the earliest matches of young Davey Boy Smith, once billed as 'Britain's Youngest Wrestler.' Here, we see the future British Bulldog competing on ITV World of Sport back in the late 70s and early 80s. | Retro Pro Wrestling | Facebook

On September 2, 1978 a 15-year-old Davey Boy Smith makes his professional wrestling debut on British television against “Wonder Boy” Bernie Wright on ITV's World of Sport. Mentored by Dynamite Kid Tom Billington's friend Alan Dennison in 1979, Smith was spotted by Bruce Hart, who was scouting talent in the UK, and both he and Billington travelled to Canada to wrestle for Stu Hart. Stu and Roy Wood trained Smith further in Hart's "Dungeon" and Smith became a key wrestler in Hart's Stampede Wrestl