The Final 10 Matches Of Davey Boy Smith's WWE Career
WWE Hall of Famer Davey Boy Smith, a.k.a. The British Bulldog, would make a name for himself wrestling under WWE, WCW, Stampede Wrestling, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He would be a multiple-time European Champion, Intercontinental Champion, Hardcore Champion, and multiple-time Tag Team Champion with both Dynamite Kid & Owen Hart. Smith would take a few short breaks from WWE, including a short stint in WCW where he would suffer his most serious back injury, ultimately leading to his retirement.
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Davey Boy Smith would try to work towards a return to wrestling before his early passing in May 2002. Davey would end up having a couple of wrestling matches on the independent scene with his son, Harry Smith in Manitoba, Canada. Out of respect for The British Bulldog, let's look at his final ten televised matches before retiring from WWE.
10 Al Snow & Steve Blackman Vs. Kurt Angle & The British Bulldog - SmackDown
The British Bulldog would have one of his final SmackDown matches on the January 18th 2000 episode facing off against Al Snow & Steve Blackman. This would still be only a few months into Kurt Angle's first year with WWE.
In the prior Raw Is War, Smith would come out with a Kendo stick beating Steve Blackman, in turn helping Angle pick up the win in his match. The two would team up for a quick 1:12 before Blackman would get the pinfall over Bulldog.
9 The British Bulldog Vs. Kevin Landry - Jakked
WWE Jakked, also known as Metal, was a weekly show WWE would air on Saturdays replacing the original WWE Shotgun Saturday Night. The Show ran from August 28, 1999, until May 19, 2002.
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Davey Boy Smith would have a match on the January 22nd, 2000 episode (taped Jan. 17th) in the main event against jobber Kevin Landry. Landry would be in the ring while Davey Boy would make his entrance. The match was very short, under two minutes, with Smith getting the win with his signature Running Powerslam.
8 Royal Rumble 2000
Davey Boy Smith would see him get an opportunity and try to win the 2000 Royal Rumble. He would make his way to the ring at entry 11 and last an impressive 15:22.
Bulldog would get one elimination, helping five other men eliminate Rikishi, before himself getting eliminated by Road Dogg. This would mark The British Bulldog's final Royal Rumble appearance.
7 Kurt Angle & The British Bulldog Vs. Chris Jericho & Chyna - Raw Is War
The February 21st 2000 episode of Raw Is War would see Kurt Angle & The British Bulldog team for the last time. Chris Jericho & Chyna would be teaming together after facing each other at the Royal Rumble the previous month.
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Angle would be setting up his match against Jericho for the Intercontinental championship at No Way Out. Kurt got to pick his partner for the match selecting Bulldog and the two would get a fast victory in 2:48 with Angle pinning Jericho.
6 The British Bulldog Vs. Julio Fantastico - Jakked
Smith would have another match on Jakked once again main eventing, this time against jobber Julio Fantastico. Julio is best known for appearing on the historic Heroes Of Wrestling pay-per-view, wrestling 2 Cold Scorpio.
Julio would get a fair share of offense in, commentary even building towards a "bright future" for the young star. Bulldog would get the victory over Fantastico in under three minutes with his Powerslam finisher.
5 The British Bulldog Vs. Crash - Insurrextion 2000
Insurrextion 2000 would be the inaugural show in the series. The British Bulldog would get not only a match in his home country but also his final championship in WWE. Smith would face off against Hardcore Champion, Crash Holly, in a Hardcore match.
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The match would only last 3:37 with Bulldog getting the victory over Crash and standing strong in front of his native England for one last time. Insurrextion 2000 would be the last time Davey Boy Smith was featured on a WWE pay-per-view.
4 The British Bulldog Vs. Hardcore Holly - SmackDown
Davey Boy Smith would get his first and only Hardcore Championship defense on the May 11th 2000 episode of SmackDown. Facing off against Crash's on-screen cousin, Hardcore Holly. As the championship calls for, they wrestled a Hardcore match.
The two would have a pretty even back and forth bout until Crash Holly would come out to the ring, attack both men, and pin Bulldog for the championship via the 24/7 rule. This would be the last time Bulldog would be on a main show.
3 The British Bulldog Vs. Joey Abs - Sunday Night Heat
The British Bulldog would get his first match on Sunday Night Heat since returning to WWE after his stint in WCW on the May 21st 2000 episode. He would face off against Mean Street Posse member, Joey Abs.
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Abs would be accompanied to the ring by his Mean Street Posse members Pete Gas & Rodney. The two men would have a 4:29 match with Bulldog getting the victory after a few interferences and a Powerslam.
2 The British Bulldog Vs. Mideon - Jakked
In the twilight of both men's careers, Mideon and Davey Boy would have a match on the May 27th 2000 episode of Jakked. This match would also be the final time Bulldog would appear on the show, as well as Bulldog's final win in WWE.
Mideon, still wrestling under the "Naked Mideon" gimmick (but being fully clothed), would have control for most of the match before Bulldog would play his greatest hits and Powerslam Mideon for the victory.
1 Eddie Guerrero Vs. The British Bulldog - Sunday Night Heat
The British Bulldog's final WWE match would come on an episode of Sunday Night Heat where he would get to face Eddie Guerrero for the European Championship. The match would be set prior in the night during a game of Twister between Eddie & partner Chyna, when Bulldog would claim Guerrero does not respect the European Championship.
They would face in the first match of the show in a fast 5:07 showdown. The match would end via a double DQ and Guerrero would thus retain his championship.
