Davey Boy Smith Jr.

For other people of the same name, see Harry Smith. For other people known as Black Assassin, see Black Assassin.

Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Smith in 2011
Birth nameHarry Francis Smith[1]
Born (1985-08-02) August 2, 1985 (age 39)[2]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Parent(s)Davey Boy Smith (father)
Diana Hart (mother)
RelativesHarry Smith (great-grandfather)
Stu Hart (grandfather)
Natalya Neidhart (cousin)
FamilyHart (maternal)
Billington (paternal)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Black Assassin[3]
Brakuss[4]
British Bulldog Jr.
Bulldog Hart[5]
Davey Boy Smith Jr.[6]
David Hart Smith[7][8]
DH Smith
Harry Smith
Billed height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[9]
Billed weight260 lb (118 kg)[9]
Billed fromCalgary, Alberta, Canada[8]
Trained byBruce Hart[10]
Davey Boy Smith[10]
Tokyo Joe[11]
Johnny Smith[12]
Billy Robinson[13][14]
Josh Barnett[12]
Debut2000[1]

Harry Francis Smith[1][15] (born August 2, 1985), better known by his ring name Davey Boy Smith Jr., is a Canadian professional wrestler and catch wrestler. He works for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is the current Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is a two-time Opera Cup winner, and a former MLW World Tag Team Champion. Smith is known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he was a three-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a former three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion as part of the Killer Elite Squad with Lance Archer, as well as being a two-time GHC Tag Team Champion in Pro Wrestling Noah (also alongside Archer). He is also known for his tenure in WWE from 2006 until 2011[16] under the ring name David Hart Smith, where he won the Unified Tag Team Championship along with Tyson Kidd as part of The Hart Dynasty.[7][8] He also previously performed in WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the ring name DH Smith.[17] Smith has also appeared for World of Sport Wrestling (WOS Wrestling) under the ring name British Bulldog Jr.

He is the son of the late wrestler "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, and Diana Hart, the youngest daughter of promoters Stu Hart and Helen Hart.

  1. ^ a b c Milner, John M. "Harry Smith". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
  2. ^ "THE "BRITISH BULLDOG" DAVEY BOY SMITH JR". Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference David Hart Smith was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b c "David Hart Smith Bio". WWE. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  9. ^ a b Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference miamiherald-tradition was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Meltzer, Dave (November 5, 2017). "'Tokyo' Joe Daigo passes away at 75 years old". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  12. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  15. ^ The Official Fan Page of Diana Hart Smith: "My son Harry Francis Smith in Belgium, 2014" Cf. https://www.facebook.com/322859284411560/photos/a.797611173603033.1073741827.322859284411560/797611233603027/?type=1&theater
  16. ^ "David Hart Smith released". WWE. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  17. ^ Jerry Lawler revealed this on the October 29, 2007 episode of Raw during Smith's match.