The partnership came to an end in 1990 when Dynamite and Smith had a falling out, leading to Smith returning to WWE solo and taking the “British Bulldog” name along with him.Īfter disbanding the tag team and feeling the pain of his real-life injuries, Dynamite retired in 1991, though he made sporadic wrestling appearances over the next few years. Consisting of the Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith, the team competed in multiple promotions during their prime, and that includes a run in WWE. One of the most popular wrestling tag teams from the 1980’s would be the British Bulldogs. May things have gone differently had Hennig stayed with the world’s top promotion the year before? We’ll never know for sure. Leaving behind four children, Hennig was just 44 years old at the time of his death. Reportedly, his death was due to acute cocaine intoxication. Just over a year after his firing, Hennig had been wrestling for independent promotions when he was found dead in his hotel room in 2003. One of them had to go, and it wasn’t going to be Lesnar, whom the company had considered to be one of its biggest stars.
The dismissal came as a result of scuffling with Brock Lesnar on the infamous “Plane Ride from Hell” (which also deserves a separate episode of its own, really). Although he had a very impressive performance when he returned for that year’s Royal Rumble match, Hennig would find himself fired from the company just a few months later. In 2002, after spending several years working for competitors, Hennig returned home to WWE to wrestle as Mr.
In AWA, WWF/WWE, and WCW, Hennig was a legend in the ring, and if he were still around, chances are he’d still be very involved in the business today. As his moniker would suggest, Hennig appeared to be flawless with everything that he did. Perfect, Curt Hennig will always be considered one of the most talented performers to ever lace up a pair of boots.
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