Davey Boy Smith’s Daughter Talks Interest in Wrestilng, Memories, WWE Hall of Fame

The late-Davey Boy Smith, also known as “The British Bulldog,” was a force in the wrestling industry in the 1980s and 1990s. Unfortunately, his life was cut short, as he passed away in his 40s.

His daughter Georgia Smith spoke with Last Word on Sports about her father’s legacy and other topics. Below are some of the highlights.

On her interest in getting into professional wrestling:

“I’ve never had any interest whatsoever in being a diva or wrestler at all. If I were to ever make the transition, it would be like what Rene Young does with her doing interviews and WWE specials. I did go to college for TV, radio, and broadcasting. I also did internships at TV shows, and radio, so I do have background and experience being involved with TV/media. I don’t think my dad would’ve been too pleased if I went down the wrestling route, especially with him and my family knowing what my dreams and goals are in life, and they don’t involve wrestling. I also have seen a lot of negatives in wrestling in general, that have given me a bad taste. For that reason I have no interest in going down the diva or wrestling route, despite being brought up with it. I saw how much my dad gave for wrestling, and how he literally broke his back for the business, I can’t say I could ever do that for wrestling.”

Her favorite memories of her father:

“My favourite memories of my dad as a wrestler, would be his look for one. He had such a cool look being draped in all the red, white, and blue, Union Jack colours, and having the braids with the Union Jack coloured beads. I also liked, for my dad’s size, he could move like a smaller guy doing nip ups and flips into the ring posts. Of course, you gotta love Matilda the bulldog and Winston that made my dad stand out more, and is memorable to this day. I have many memories of watching my dad wrestle live while I’d be in the audience watching, and having so much fun cheering my dad on with the fans. One thing I remember about my dad outside of wrestling was, he’d never say no to someone for a picture or an autograph, and I remember walking into places and people just being in such awe of him. That was something I’d never forget, would be how much his fans loved him, and how he loved them back.”

Smith also spoke on whether or not Bret Hart and Vince McMahon burying their feud has had any impact on the “Bulldog” eventually getting into the WWE Hall of Fame:

“I don’t think it has any kind of influence really. The WWE do what they want when they want. My dad also never had any bad blood or ill feelings towards Vince or the WWE, of vice versa. My dad did wrestle for WWE even after Bret was gone, so I can’t say Bret burying the hatchet with Vince has made it easier for my dad to get inducted, when it really has/had no effect. But I was with Bret last night, and he was saying he didn’t understand why Davey and Owen aren’t in the HOF yet? Bret said they deserve to be in it, including Jim Neidhart, Dynamite and Brian Pillman over a lot of guys who have been previously inducted.”

More from the interview can be found here.

Editor’s Note

Some interesting stuff here from Georgia. For sure, he is a Hall of Famer. But like many others, he may just have to wait a bit.

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