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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #328 on: May 06, 2012, 09:43:04 AM »
anyone who hasnt read dynamites book buy it , enough said

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #329 on: May 18, 2012, 04:13:34 AM »
Rest In Peace, Davey.

Ten years ago today.












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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #330 on: May 18, 2012, 10:33:58 AM »
Damn... hard to believe it's been 10 years.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #331 on: May 18, 2012, 07:45:51 PM »
Damn... hard to believe it's been 10 years.



I have a sizeable list of "favorite workers." Hennig probably ranks at the top.
But, I'll bet that I've watched more footage of the British Bulldogs than of any other wrestler(s), PERIOD.

When I was a little kid, I was a mark for the Bulldogs. I had the original LJN Bulldog figures. I saw the BD's at the first live wrestling event I ever attended while visiting family in Baltimore. Davey was one of my early inspirations to begin lifting weights as a skinny kid. And, when I started training in an indy promotion, I studied an enormous amount of BD footage; particularly their matches in Japan. Even now, I'll occasionally watch a random clip on the computer.

Yeah, I've kind of got a special place in my heart for the BBD's.
I need to get out more. ;)

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #332 on: December 18, 2012, 05:07:01 AM »
For any of you "blokes" who live within driving distance: http://www.highspots.com/p/dk-experience.html





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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #333 on: March 22, 2018, 11:10:31 AM »
Dynamite Kid

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #334 on: March 22, 2018, 04:06:51 PM »
Thank you.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #335 on: March 23, 2018, 04:47:51 AM »
I loved watching the Bulldogs as a kid in the eighties.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #336 on: March 23, 2018, 04:50:05 PM »
I loved watching the Bulldogs as a kid in the eighties.


That was a GREAT TIME to be a wrestling fan!!!

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #337 on: March 24, 2018, 02:30:10 AM »
British Bulldogs

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #338 on: March 26, 2018, 04:32:37 AM »

That was a GREAT TIME to be a wrestling fan!!!
Was lucky enough to see them wrestle on 2 occations at the old Maple Leaf Gardens. Once against Valentine & Beefcake and once against Demolition.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #339 on: March 30, 2018, 01:40:00 AM »
Does any of you guys know what Dyamite Kid's training program looked like?

It's incredible how he could keep such size while either traveling or being in the ring most days of the year.

I know he had a lot of injuries later, mostly from all the bumps he took in the ring. His back was the worst, but in an interview he also mentioned his shoulder and knees.

I still want to buy his book 'Pure Dymanite', amazon doesn't have a kindle version so I will order the paperback.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #340 on: March 31, 2018, 07:49:05 AM »
Does any of you guys know what Dyamite Kid's training program looked like?

It's incredible how he could keep such size while either traveling or being in the ring most days of the year.

I know he had a lot of injuries later, mostly from all the bumps he took in the ring. His back was the worst, but in an interview he also mentioned his shoulder and knees.

I still want to buy his book 'Pure Dymanite', amazon doesn't have a kindle version so I will order the paperback.


Many of those guys from that time were on TONS of compounds from
performance-enhancers,
recreational drugs,
Rx drugs,
OTC drugs (which were much more accessible then)
alcohol,
etc.

According to Dynamite's autobiography: Valium to sleep on the plane, speed to wake up, steroids gallore, hit the gym, go to the show, 3 percocets before the show, muscle relaxants after the show, beer, cocaine, and 3 percocets before bed.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #341 on: March 31, 2018, 07:51:27 AM »
There used to be a video of both cousins training in Diamond Gym.
It wasn't an instructional video or anything - actually a wrestling promo with Mean Gene.

It did show the Bulldogs training, but I can't find it here, and it looks like it may have been taken off Youtube.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #342 on: March 31, 2018, 07:56:52 AM »






I know you asked about Dynamite, specifically, but this is the only "British Bulldog" related training footage I can find now.


I used to update this thread RELIGIOUSLY for years with videos and photos.
The main reason I stopped was because so much of what I searched for is no longer viewable here because either hotlinking was disabled, or Youtube took down the clips or terminated accounts.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #343 on: April 02, 2018, 04:15:22 AM »

Many of those guys from that time were on TONS of compounds from
performance-enhancers,
recreational drugs,
Rx drugs,
OTC drugs (which were much more accessible then)
alcohol,
etc.

According to Dynamite's autobiography: Valium to sleep on the plane, speed to wake up, steroids gallore, hit the gym, go to the show, 3 percocets before the show, muscle relaxants after the show, beer, cocaine, and 3 percocets before bed.
That is crazy shit there...I remember reading that in a shoot interview of his.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #344 on: April 02, 2018, 02:20:23 PM »
That is crazy shit there...I remember reading that in a shoot interview of his.


Have you seen the one he filmed with Highspots.com a few years back?

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #345 on: April 02, 2018, 02:35:34 PM »






I know you asked about Dynamite, specifically, but this is the only "British Bulldog" related training footage I can find now.


I used to update this thread RELIGIOUSLY for years with videos and photos.
The main reason I stopped was because so much of what I searched for is no longer viewable here because either hotlinking was disabled, or Youtube took down the clips or terminated accounts.
PRETTY COOL,he was in good shape here not the overly thick bloated version he was usually,he had nice look to him,tanned and wife was looking in good shape too.shame what happened to these guys.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #346 on: April 02, 2018, 02:43:49 PM »
PRETTY COOL,he was in good shape here not the overly thick bloated version he was usually,he had nice look to him,tanned and wife was looking in good shape too.shame what happened to these guys.


Yeah, he looked great when he wasn't chasing the size game.

What always impressed me most about Davey, though, was that - even at his biggest - he was still athletic as hell! I can't think of many guys north of 250 lbs. that did handsprings. He always maintained an appreciable level of agility even as a big man.

Regardless of his size, there weren't many times in his career that Davey Boy Smith didn't look impressive

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #347 on: April 03, 2018, 08:04:52 AM »
The Bulldogs vs The Hart Foundation were the best matches that I saw live back in the day (along with Steamboat vs Savage.)

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #348 on: April 06, 2018, 06:43:43 AM »
Many thanks Montague for the information and links!!

I first learned of Dynamite Kid when I was reading Bret Hart's excellent book 'Hitman'. I then watched some Youtube videos of Dynamite Kid and had never seen anything like that in the later WWF and WWE which I had followed. His combination of size, speed and high flying moves is still on another level.

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Re: British Bulldogs Thread:
« Reply #349 on: April 06, 2018, 03:34:21 PM »
Many thanks Montague for the information and links!!

I first learned of Dynamite Kid when I was reading Bret Hart's excellent book 'Hitman'. I then watched some Youtube videos of Dynamite Kid and had never seen anything like that in the later WWF and WWE which I had followed. His combination of size, speed and high flying moves is still on another level.


I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Dynamite was a true pioneer. He introduced a style that paved the way for what we see today.

He was the first wrestler to perform a "super-plex" off the top rope.
A lot of guys have done it since, but he was the first!

If you've got the time, browse the history of this thread. I apologize that many of the videos and photos have been disabled, but we've had some very decent discussions about Dynamite and Davey over the last several years.

I will ALWAYS LOVE the British Bulldogs!!