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Petition To Induct British Bulldog Into The WWE Hall Of Fame Gains Steam

There is currently a petition on Change.org to induct the British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith into the WWE Hall of Fame. The petition’s page includes several video messages from members of the professional wrestling community including Magnus, Vince Russo, Bill DeMott, Billy Gunn, Hornswoggle, Al Snow, Teddy Long, Ted DiBiase, Booker T, and Sandman along with several others.

Non-wrestling personalities have joined the mission as well including Kevin Sorbo (TV’s Hercules), Randy Couture, and Noel Gurliemi (The Fast and the Furious). Ken Shamrock is the latest to upload an impassioned plea for WWE to consider the British wrestling legend in the ranks of their Hall of Fame.

The petition which was posted by the Diana Hart Foundation still needs a little over 2,500 signatures to reach it’s 15,000 signature goal.

Davey Boy died on May 18th, 2002 from an apparent heart attack while vacationing in Invermere, British Columbia with his then girlfriend and Bruce Hart’s estranged wife, Andrea Redding. Although there were claims that drugs were to blame for his early death at 39-years of age, there were no apparent correlations found by examiners after an autopsy. Bruce Hart would later claim that “Davey paid the price with steroid cocktails and human-growth hormones.”

The 2017 WWE Hall of Fame class already has a rumored list which would make it a full show, but it is hard to argue that the British Bulldog doesn’t deserve his rightful place in the Hall of Fall sooner than later.

You can sign the petition and view all of the videos imploring WWE to induct Davey Boy by clicking here.

Aaron Varble

Aaron Varble hasn’t just been writing for more than a decade in various formats including sketch comedy, stand up, television, radio, and other various projects; nor is he just another professional wrestling fan with a master's degree in journalism and Tourette’s syndrome. He's always looking to explore the why not with the why and the how come along with the how. Follow on Twitter @TheVarble

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