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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #100 on: December 11, 2009, 05:12:54 AM »
Road Warriors received the biggest pops of any tag team in history – especially in Japan, where even the Bulldogs were icons.

Rather than derailing my own thread, I will continue this discussion in you “Most Revolutionary Tag Teams” thread:

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=310638.0
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #101 on: December 14, 2009, 07:41:30 PM »
Davey & David Golf cart racing:


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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #102 on: December 15, 2009, 05:59:39 AM »
Quote from: Montague on December 11, 2009, 05:12:54 AM
Road Warriors received the biggest pops of any tag team in history – especially in Japan, where even the Bulldogs were icons.

Rather than derailing my own thread, I will continue this discussion in you “Most Revolutionary Tag Teams” thread:

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=310638.0
There were tons of great tag teams in wrestling over the years but I will have to agree with you. Road Warriors caused the most impact.
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #103 on: December 15, 2009, 11:47:57 AM »
Quote from: Playboy on December 15, 2009, 05:59:39 AM
There were tons of great tag teams in wrestling over the years but I will have to agree with you. Road Warriors caused the most impact.
X2 - Road warriors/legion of doom were rocking during the  80's. Unfortunately their final matches before hawk 
passed away were less than stellar.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #104 on: December 15, 2009, 05:59:16 PM »
Few wrestlers go out at the top of their game - for quite a variety of reasons.
I suppose that, at the time, it makes little sense to do so.
They have that "why stop now?" mentality.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #105 on: December 18, 2009, 06:17:34 PM »
Bulldogs vs. Petruzzi & Gladiator - very early WWF:

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #106 on: January 24, 2010, 07:39:40 PM »
Back in my training days, I probably studied this one match more than any other.
From 1/28/89 – AJPW, this is my favorite British Bulldogs match of all time:








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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #107 on: January 25, 2010, 04:56:53 AM »
I loved the Bulldogs as a kid. In that footage you just posted reflects to 1989-1990. The Bulldogs brocke up not long after that (Shame). Davey Boy Smith was called by McMahon to return to the WWE so he told the Japan promoter that Dynamite Kid had been hurt in a car accident so they wouldn't be able to wrestle. Dynamite got pissed that Davey Boy did this behind his back. It was pretty low. Dynamite then teamed up with another fellow to form the "British Bruisers" as Davey Boy trademarked the "Bulldogs" name. Thats why there was so much hostility between the two towards the end.
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #108 on: January 25, 2010, 05:26:38 AM »
Playboy, do you remember – in the AJPW section of his book – Dynamite writing about this match? It wasn’t much, but he wrote how both Joe & Dean were trained by Karl Gotch. He also mentioned the conversation he & Davey had with the Malenko’s to plan out the match.

The brothers (especially Joe) I think tended to rely a little too much on more amateur style work at times. This match was – to me – a perfect blend of amateur AND pro style.

IIRC – according to Dyno, opportunistic Diana was the one who took the initiative to trademark the Bulldog name & likeness.
Then Tom showed up at one of Max Crabtree’s shows that Davey was working to confront him about it, and Smith ran into another room locking himself inside.

I’ve heard some good & bad stuff about each of the cousins, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard or read anything good about Diana.
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #109 on: January 25, 2010, 05:40:16 AM »
Quote from: Montague on January 25, 2010, 05:26:38 AM
Playboy, do you remember – in the AJPW section of his book – Dynamite writing about this match? It wasn’t much, but he wrote how both Joe & Dean were trained by Karl Gotch. He also mentioned the conversation he & Davey had with the Malenko’s to plan out the match.

The brothers (especially Joe) I think tended to rely a little too much on more amateur style work at times. This match was – to me – a perfect blend of amateur AND pro style.

IIRC – according to Dyno, opportunistic Diana was the one who took the initiative to trademark the Bulldog name & likeness.
Then Tom showed up at one of Max Crabtree’s shows that Davey was working to confront him about it, and Smith ran into another room locking himself inside.

I’ve heard some good & bad stuff about each of the cousins, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard or read anything good about Diana.

I certainly do! That book was a great read. Lots of interesting stuff in there and you are right...nothing good about Diana. Billington was / is one of the toughest men around. No one fucked with Dynamite kid. No one. Randy Savage used to ask him to watch his back in the mid-late eighties when they frequented bars where NWA or AWA wrestlers also went to. Jaques Rougeau sucker punched him with a roll of quarters back in late '88 three times and Dynamite still wouldn't go down. A lot of people feared him backstage. Jake Roberts confirmed this on his dvd.
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #110 on: January 25, 2010, 05:42:30 AM »
Did you ever catch a look at Diana's "tell-all" book?
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #111 on: January 25, 2010, 07:29:11 AM »
Quote from: Montague on January 25, 2010, 05:42:30 AM
Did you ever catch a look at Diana's "tell-all" book?
No...but i'm sure its a slamfest toward her husband and Dynamite.
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #112 on: January 25, 2010, 03:16:22 PM »
I've read a little bit about it.
My god...
The way she makes it sound, you'd think she was the bigger star than Davey.

Interesting what Bret had to say about spotting her with dyed hair & flirting with Austin backstage while Davey was in detox.


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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #113 on: January 26, 2010, 05:58:50 AM »
Quote from: Montague on January 25, 2010, 03:16:22 PM
I've read a little bit about it.
My god...
The way she makes it sound, you'd think she was the bigger star than Davey.

Interesting what Bret had to say about spotting her with dyed hair & flirting with Austin backstage while Davey was in detox.



Sure, I believe it. She looks like she would stiff Davey and go for the real money in Austin.
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #114 on: January 26, 2010, 05:33:39 PM »
Quote from: Playboy on January 25, 2010, 05:40:16 AM
I certainly do! That book was a great read. Lots of interesting stuff in there and you are right...nothing good about Diana. Billington was / is one of the toughest men around. No one fucked with Dynamite kid. No one. Randy Savage used to ask him to watch his back in the mid-late eighties when they frequented bars where NWA or AWA wrestlers also went to. Jaques Rougeau sucker punched him with a roll of quarters back in late '88 three times and Dynamite still wouldn't go down. A lot of people feared him backstage. Jake Roberts confirmed this on his dvd.

Just so you know Road Warrior Hawk was also tremendously feared backstage by other wrestlers.
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #115 on: January 27, 2010, 04:56:18 AM »
Quote from: indie-lad on January 26, 2010, 05:33:39 PM
Just so you know Road Warrior Hawk was also tremendously feared backstage by other wrestlers.
Really? I never knew that. I always thought that Road Warrior Animal would have more aggression backstage. Did Hawk ever get into it with anyone?

Lol...can you imagine a 275lb 6'5" angry road warrior backstage?
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #116 on: March 13, 2010, 01:40:50 PM »
Bulldog takes German lessons:

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #117 on: March 28, 2010, 01:06:45 PM »
Shouldn't be too hard to figure out who the "Black Phantom" is.


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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #119 on: April 01, 2010, 09:44:07 AM »
Quote from: Montague on March 28, 2010, 01:06:45 PM
Shouldn't be too hard to figure out who the "Black Phantom" is.



WHo is it? I'm having a brain freeze today....
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #120 on: April 01, 2010, 10:21:46 AM »
Look at the "build."
Listen to the laugh.
Think WCW.
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #121 on: April 01, 2010, 10:55:35 AM »
Quote from: Montague on April 01, 2010, 10:21:46 AM
Look at the "build."
Listen to the laugh.
Think WCW.
Flair?
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #122 on: April 01, 2010, 11:30:05 AM »
You're VERY close...
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Try Hugh Morris.
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #123 on: April 01, 2010, 11:39:18 AM »
Quote from: Montague on April 01, 2010, 11:30:05 AM
You're VERY close...
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Try Hugh Morris.

Really? Wow...I know the Halloween Phantom was Rick Rude so I thought if may have been Flair...like that cheezy 1990 WCW match he had with Sting in the cage while wrestling him as the Phantom.
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #124 on: April 01, 2010, 04:45:29 PM »
Quote from: Playboy on April 01, 2010, 11:39:18 AM
Really? Wow...I know the Halloween Phantom was Rick Rude so I thought if may have been Flair...like that cheezy 1990 WCW match he had with Sting in the cage while wrestling him as the Phantom.


And people complain about Russo & Bischoff's booking...
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