Davey Boy Smith Jr.

Harry Francis Smith[4] (born August 2, 1985)[1][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).

Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Ring name(s)Black Assassin
Brakuss
British Bulldog Jr.
Bulldog Hart
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
David Hart Smith[1]
DH Smith
Harry Smith
Billed height6 ft 5 in[2]
Billed weight260 lb[2]
Born (1985-08-02) August 2, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Billed fromCalgary, Alberta, Canada[1]
Trained byBruce Hart
Davey Boy Smith
Tokyo Joe[3]
Johnny Smith
Billy Robinson
Josh Barnett
Debut2000[4]
Website[dbsmithjr.com Official website]

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]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Professional wrestling

Submission grappling

  • North American Grappling Association
    • West Coast (Vegas) Championship: Masters No-Gi Expert Super Heavy Weight Division (2016)[37][38]

Davey Boy Smith Jr. Media

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