{"id":64624,"date":"2020-03-12T11:34:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=64624"},"modified":"2020-03-23T00:51:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T04:51:01","slug":"its-official-british-bulldog-to-hof-davey-boy-jr-to-induct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/03\/12\/its-official-british-bulldog-to-hof-davey-boy-jr-to-induct\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Official: British Bulldog to HOF, Davey Boy Jr. To Induct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night on <strong>Corey Graves<\/strong> WWE podcast, <strong><em>After the Bell<\/em><\/strong>, it was confirmed that <strong>&#8220;British Bulldog&#8221; Davey Boy Smith<\/strong> would be inducted into the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame Class and his son, <strong>Davey Boy Smith Jr.<\/strong> would be inducting his late father. Smith Jr. re-shared the news on Thursday. Bulldog had <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/02\/18\/report-british-bulldog-entering-2020-wwe-hall-of-fame-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previously reported<\/a> to being an inductee this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is OUT and Official, my father Davey Boy Smith will be inducted into the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> Hall of Fame! Well deserving and long overdue \ud83d\udc4d \ud83c\udfc6 \ud83e\udd47 \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 \ud83d\udc36 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc4a \ud83d\udca5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NVIm28POv6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NVIm28POv6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harry Smith, \u201cDavey Boy Smith JR\u201d (@DBSmithjr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DBSmithjr\/status\/1238111218621124608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Considered long overdue by fans and peers alike, the British Bulldog becomes the latest member of the Hart Foundation to be inducted posthumously, as <strong>Jim &#8220;The Anvil&#8221; Neidhart<\/strong> was inducted last year in 2019, while<strong> Bret &#8220;Hitman&#8221; Hart<\/strong> was originally inducted in 2006. Bulldog worked off and on for the WWF from the mid-1980s to 2000, with two short stints in WCW mixed in, and was preparing for another comeback when he passed away in 2002. Smith ended his career as a former WWF Intercontinental Champion, 2x WWF European Champion, 2x WWF Hardcore Champion, and 2x WWF World Tag Team Champion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BritishBulldog?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BritishBulldog<\/a> Davey Boy Smith will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020. The news was first broken on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfterTheBellWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AfterTheBellWWE<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEGraves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWEGraves<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEHOF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hLuNsxLcjP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/hLuNsxLcjP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1238106152354840576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This has been a long time coming \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/p>\n<p>The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith, takes a deserved place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@wwe<\/a> Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>One of our own. One of the best. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9b2VAs5YpD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9b2VAs5YpD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wweontnt\/status\/1238044537274146819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m so excited &amp; happy for my uncle The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith, because Davey is being inducted into the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> Hall of Fame class of 2020! Davey, my dad, Dynamite Kid and Owen are celebrating BIG today from the best seats in the house\u2764\ufe0f?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@wwe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/family?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#family<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rp2b5y6VVx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Rp2b5y6VVx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NattieByNature (@NatbyNature) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatbyNature\/status\/1238083810274746368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019ve had to be quiet for over a month&#8230; It\u2019s been confirmed and official&#8230; Now I can shout it to the world!!!! MY DAD IS BEING INDUCTED INTO THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> HALL OF FAME! I LOVE YOU DAVEY!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cQRXNPnhEj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/cQRXNPnhEj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Georgia Smith (@georgiasmith87) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/georgiasmith87\/status\/1238040653474471937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy to see the British Bulldog being added to the WWE Hall of Fame!<\/p>\n<p>I would like to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drtomprichard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@drtomprichard<\/a> be inducted as well. His work as a trainer speaks for itself and he is deserving of the honor. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEHOF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Kelly (@realkevinkelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realkevinkelly\/status\/1238098585079644162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congrats to the newest inductee into the WWE HOF, the British Bulldog Davie Boy Smith. Well deserved honor. ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wu1dy9Uynm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wu1dy9Uynm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmykorderas\/status\/1238091666050949125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay tuned to the<a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world.\u00a0 We provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night on Corey Graves WWE podcast, After the Bell, it was confirmed that &#8220;British Bulldog&#8221; Davey Boy Smith would be inducted into the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame Class and his son, Davey Boy Smith Jr. would be inducting his late father. Smith Jr. re-shared the news on Thursday. 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