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.