Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Canadian professional wrestler and actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harry Francis Smith[1] (born August 2, 1985)[2][5] is a Canadian professional wrestler of English descent who currently works for Major League Wrestling under the name Davey Boy Smith, Jr.. He also worked for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Smith has wrestled on WWE's Raw brand and in Florida Championship Wrestling under the name DH Smith ("D" for Davey Boy Smith, and "H" for the Hart family). Later he performed on the ECW brand using the name David Hart Smith, as a member of The Hart Dynasty, alongside Tyson Kidd and Natalya. He and Kidd are one-time Unified WWE Tag Team Champions and the last holders of the original World Tag Team Championship. On August 5, 2011, WWE released Smith from his wrestling contract.[5]
His grandfather is Stu Hart who was a wrestling promoter.[5] His father was Davey Boy Smith. His first public wrestling match was at age 10. He started wrestling professionally on February 22, 2002 at age 16 and has been continuing since then.[5]
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In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Camel clutch — 2007–2008
- Running powerslam — 2007-present
- Saito suplex[6] — 2008-present
- Sharpshooter[7] — 2010-present
- Signature moves
- Arm drag[8]
- Big boot[9]
- Bulldog Bite (Standing or seated dragon sleeper)
- Brainbuster
- Elevated Boston crab
- Guillotine leg drop
- Jackhammer[10]
- Multiple suplex variations
- Back[11]
- Delayed vertical,[5] sometimes from the second rope[12]
- German
- Northern Lights[13]
- Triple belly-to-belly[14]
- Powerbomb[15]
- Scoop powerslam[9]
- With TJ Wilson/Tyson Kidd
- Hart Attack
- Managers
- Diana Hart
- Nattie Neidhart / Natalya[5][16]
- Bret Hart
- Nicknames
- "The Canadian Bulldog"[17]
- "Bulldog"
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Championships and accomplishments
Professional wrestling
- All Star Wrestling
- ASW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- All-Star Wrestling (British Columbia)
- ASW Trans-Canada Championship (1 time)
- AWA Pinnacle Wrestling
- Big Time Wrestling (Newark, CA)
- BTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[18]
- Canadian Wrestling's Elite
- CWE Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- Hart Legacy Wrestling
- Stu Hart Heritage Championship (1 time)[22]
- Stu Hart Memorial Cup (2016)
- Great North Wrestling
- GNW World Television Championship (1 time)[23]
- Major League Wrestling
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Lance Archer (2) and Doug Williams (1)
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Lance Archer
- New Breed Wrestling Association
- NBWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[26]
- Next Generation Wrestling
- NGW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
- Prairie Wrestling Alliance
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling Noah
- GHC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Lance Archer
- Real Canadian Wrestling
- RCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[28]
- Resistance Pro Wrestling
- RPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Ring Ka King
- RKK Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chavo Guerrero Jr.[29]
- RKK Tag Team Championship Tournament (2011) – with Chavo Guerrero Jr.
- Stampede Wrestling
- World of Sport Wrestling
- WOS Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Grado[33]
- World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time, final) – with Tyson Kidd[34]
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tyson Kidd[35]
- Bragging Rights Trophy (2009) – with Team SmackDown (Chris Jericho, Kane, Matt Hardy, Finlay, R-Truth, and Tyson Kidd)[36]
Submission grappling
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References
Other websites
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