David Hart Smith

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Data
Ring name Black Assassin
Bulldog Hart
David Hart Smith
DH Smith
Harry Smith
height 198 cm
Fighting weight 118 kg
birth August 2, 1985
Calgary , Alberta
Announced from Calgary, Alberta
Trained by Davey Boy Smith
Bruce Hart
Chris Benoit
debut 2000

Harry Smith (born August 2, 1985 in Calgary , Alberta ), better known under the ring name David Hart Smith , is a Canadian wrestler .

Harry Smith is the son of the late Davey Boy Smith , who was also active in wrestling as the British Bulldog .

Career

Beginnings

Smith started wrestling at the age of eight. At the time, he was trained by his father, Davey Boy Smith, and his uncle, Bruce Hart. In May 2002 he formed a team with his father. Shortly afterwards, he died. In the summer of 2004, he was offered a contract with the WWE, but he decided to go to college first. In the same year he formed the "Stampede Bulldogs" with TJ Wilson , based on the "British Bulldogs", the team in which Smith's father worked. A little later he founded the Hart Foundation Version 2.0 with Wilson, Jack Evans and Teddy Hart .

New Japan Pro Wrestling

In January 2005 Smith completed a five-week tour in Japan where he worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling . In Japan he was now known by his ring name Black Assassin . Smith broke his hand while on tour. He later played dark matches at WWE , then toured Japan again. In October 2005 he returned to Stampede Wrestling . Here he was allowed to play a match for the vacant North American Heavyweight Championship, but lost to TJ Wilson.

WWE

On April 1, 2006, Smith and numerous relatives attended Bret Hart's induction into the WWE Hall of Fame . Here he met with WWE executives and signed a contract with WWE. There he first played dark matches, where he was in the ring against Mike Knox and Randy Orton, among others .

Development area of ​​the WWE

Smith made his debut in Ohio Valley Wrestling where he won a tag team match with Kofi Kingston . He later moved to Deep South Wrestling, where he reformed the Stampede Bulldogs with TJ Wilson. After the WWE split from DSW, Smith switched to Florida Championship Wrestling . Here he was allowed to win a 21-man Battle Royal . This made Smith the first FCW Southern Heavyweight Champion. He later founded the Next Generation Hart Foundation with his cousin Teddy Hart and Nattie Neidhart . They played their first match against Mike Kruel, Vladimir Kozlov and Melina Roucka. However, they were not allowed to win this. Then Smith returned to FCW where he started the Hart Foundation 2.0 . The team consisted of TJ Wilson, Teddy Hart, and Ted DiBiase, Jr.

The Hart Dynasty

David Hart Smith (left), Natalya (center) and Kidd (right) as The Hart Dynasty

This was followed by his debut on WWE TV on October 22, 2007 on RAW . After Smith was suspended shortly thereafter, appearances on RAW's B-Show, WWE Heat, followed. In the WWE Supplemental Draft on June 25, 2008, he moved to SmackDown , but he was sent back to FCW.

On April 15, 2009 Smith moved to the Draft for ECW , where he attacked on May 12, 2009 in an edition as David Hart Smith Finlay and so helped Tyson Kidd to victory. Thus, together with Natalya, the Hart Dynasty was brought into being. Shortly after the establishment, the team switched to SmackDown. At WWE Extreme Rules on April 25, 2010, they earned a title match for the WWE Tag Team Championship . The next day they won titles from The Miz and Big Show . Another day later, the team was drawn as part of the WWE Draft according to RAW . Smith & Kidd lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre at the Night of Champions on September 19, 2010 . After losing the title, the stable broke up a little later. On August 5, 2011, Smith was released from his contract.

Return to the independent sector and first successes in Japan

Smith is currently active in a TNA wrestling promotion project called Ring Ka King in India, as well as in the independent scene and Japan. At New Japan Pro Wrestling, he and the former WWE wrestler Lance Archer won the IWGP Tag Team Championship on October 8, 2012 , where they defeated TenKoji. On May 3, 2013, however, they had to give the title back to them.

titles and achievements

  • Prairie Wrestling Alliance
    • 1 × PWA Tag Team Championship - with TJ Wilson
  • Stampede wrestling
    • 2 × Stampede International Tag Team Championship - with Apocalypse 1 × and Kirk Melnick 1 ×
    • 1 × Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship

Web links

Commons : Harry Smith  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ announcement of the dismissal on wwe.com
personal data
SURNAME Smith, David Hart
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, Harry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd August 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Calgary , Alberta