The British Bulldog Announced for 2020 WWE Hall of Fame Class

The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith, became the latest member of the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame class Thursday, as Corey Graves announced on his After the Bell podcast.

Smith, who died in 2002 of a heart attack at age 39, joins a class that already includes nWo (Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman), Batista, the Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella) and John Bradshaw Layfield. The group is set to be inducted April 3 as part of WrestleMania weekend.

Smith was an Intercontinental, European, Tag Team and Hardcore champion during his run in three different stints with WWE. He also had two runs in WCW in the '90s.

Wrestling alongside his cousin, the Dynamite Kid, Smith made his WWE debut in 1984. The British Bulldogs won their first and only tag team championship at WrestleMania 2 in a bout against the Dream Team. The Bulldogs continued feuds with The Hart Foundation, Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik, and Demolition, among others, until their departure in 1988.

Smith returned as a singles competitor in 1990 and had the finest moment of his individual career two years later, winning the Intercontinental championship from Bret Hart at SummerSlam. He was released just months after that triumph after it was revealed he was receiving human growth hormone from a pharmacy in Britain.

After a short stint in WCW and All-Star Wrestling, Smith made another return to WWE in 1994 and competed at the top of the card for most of his run. He and Owen Hart won the tag team championships in 1996, not long after Smith was part of multiple programs where he tried (and failed) to win the WWE championship.

Smith joined The Hart Foundation in 1997, alongside Bret and Owen Hart (his real-life brothers-in-law) and Jim Neidhart, who was also related to the Harts through marriage. The faction stayed together until Smith again left the company later that year to sign with WCW.

Smith had another short, injury-plagued run in WCW before returning to WWE for a final time in 1999, winning the European and Hardcore championships during that run before leaving in 2000.