Report: Bret "Hitman" Hart To Induct Davey Boy Smith Into WWE Hall Of Fame
Hart Family reunion...
Last week, Dave Meltzer revealed on Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE is set to induct former Intercontinental Champion Davey Boy Smith into the Hall Of Fame during WrestleMania 36 weekend. He will be inducted along with the nWo, Batista, The Bella Twins, John Bradshaw Layfield and Jushin "Thunder" Liger.
Members of the Hart Family have been lobbying for Smith to be inducted for years, and they will have the honour of inducting him as Paul Davis at Wrestlingnews.co revealed Bret Hart will be flown out to Tampa, Florida for the ceremony. Davey Boy Smith Jr. will also be in attendance to give a speech on behalf of his father.
Davey Boy Smith is considered to be an icon of British Wrestling, who achieved success around the world in WWE, WCW and in Japanese promotions. He initially broke into the industry with his cousin, Dynamite Kid, as The British Bulldogs and went on to win the WWE Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 2.
After the tag team split up in 1990, Bulldog competed as a singles wrestler for the rest of his career, in which he main evented pay-per-views in both WWE and WCW.
Members of the Hart Family have been lobbying for Smith to be inducted for years, and they will have the honour of inducting him as Paul Davis at Wrestlingnews.co revealed Bret Hart will be flown out to Tampa, Florida for the ceremony. Davey Boy Smith Jr. will also be in attendance to give a speech on behalf of his father.
Davey Boy Smith is considered to be an icon of British Wrestling, who achieved success around the world in WWE, WCW and in Japanese promotions. He initially broke into the industry with his cousin, Dynamite Kid, as The British Bulldogs and went on to win the WWE Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 2.
After the tag team split up in 1990, Bulldog competed as a singles wrestler for the rest of his career, in which he main evented pay-per-views in both WWE and WCW.
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