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  • Dynamite Kid Episode Confirmed For Dark Side Of The Ring Season 3

    Dynamite Kid Episode Confirmed For Dark Side Of The Ring Season 3

    Dark Side of the Ring Season 3 has been confirmed by VICE to begin airing sometime this year. Several topics for the 3rd season have already been confirmed and a new one was just revealed today. According to a report from PW Insider, an episode focussed on the life and career of The Dynamite Kid, Tom Billington, is in the works.

    Billington’s children, his ex-wife Michelle, and his sister-in-law Julie Hart have all been interviewed for the episode.

    Dynamite Kid wrestled with Stampede Wrestling in Calgary and NJPW in Japan during his early career. He became well known for innovative matches with guys like Bret Hart in Calgary and Tiger Mask in Japan. In 1984, he signed with WWE and teamed with his cousin Davey Boy Smith Jr. as the British Bulldogs, where they are former WWF Tag Team Champions.

    He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Tokyo Sports in 1991. He was elected to the Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1995. Unfortunately, Dynamite was confined to a wheelchair due to injuries around 1997. He then suffered a debilitating stroke in 2013.

    Dynamite Kid passed away in 2018 at the age of 60 due to his numerous health ailments.

    Dark Side of the Ring Season 3 Episodes

    The third season of Dark Side of the Ring will cover the following topics:

    • Brian Pillman (Season Premiere)
    • FMW (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling)
    • XPW (Xtreme Pro Wrestling)
    • Nick Gage
    • WCW/NJPW Collision In Korea 1995
    • The Smith Family (Grizzly Smith, Sam Houston, Rockin’ Robin & Jake “The Snake” Roberts)
    • Ion Croitoru (a.k.a. Bruiser Bedlam, Johnny K-9)
    • Chris Kanyon

    More topics for Season Three of Dark Side of the Ring will be revealed in the months ahed. The season will span 14 episodes, so there is still a lot more info to come.

  • Mick Foley Pays Tribute To The Dynamite Kid

    Mick Foley Pays Tribute To The Dynamite Kid

    Mick Foley paid tribute to the Dynamite Kid recently in a Facebook post. Foley, like so many others who have paid tribute since his passing, believes Dynamite Kid is one of the greatest pro-wrestlers in history.

    “My personal Mount Rushmore (of wrestlers) has probably changed a dozen times,” Foley begins his post. “But more often than not, as was the case last week in the UK, I had Tommy Billington, The Dynamite Kid, etched in stone on my mountain.”

    Mick Foley Tribute To The Dynamite Kid

    Readers of Foley’s bestselling books will note that he served as “enhancement talent” in a match against the British Bulldogs early in his career. Foley mentioned the experience in his tribute to Dynamite:

    “Imagine how honored I was – not to mention terrified- to face Tommy in the second match of my career, a tag-team contest pitting me and British great Les Thornton against Tommy and Davey Boy Smith as the British Bulldogs,” Foley wrote. “While it’s true that I was worse for the wear after that match, and could not eat solid food for about three weeks, it was a valuable lesson; an emphatic example of how high that bar was set, and how hard I would have to work if I ever hoped to reach it.”

    You can read the entire post on Foley’s Facebook page here.

  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Hangman Page Pay Tribute To Dynamite Kid (Video)

    Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Hangman Page Pay Tribute To Dynamite Kid (Video)

    Earlier this week the professional wrestling community lost an absolute legend. United Kingdom professional wrestling trainer Marty Jones took to Twitter and revealed that Dynamite Kid passed away on his 60th birthday. Kid is a former WWE Junior Heavyweight and Tag Team Champion. He inspired an entire generation of talent and has often been referred to as the hero to several of today’s top stars.

    At a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) World Tag League 2018 event, Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Hangman Page paid tribute to Kid. Smith, who is the son of Kid’s former tag team partner, and Page recreated a spot from one of Kid’s most memorable matches. That match was Kid’s bout against Tiger Mask. A fan posted the following clip from Hangman’s Instagram story, showing the recreated spot. It also featured clips from the original bout as well.

    Check it out here:

    https://twitter.com/HangmanPageFans/status/1070723007767822337

    Earlier this week, Davey Boy Smith Jr. had this to say about Dynamite Kid’s passing on Twitter:

    “It deeply saddens me to announce the passing of Tom Billington the “Dynamite Kid. I was really happy and glad I got to see Dynamite one last time last June in the UK. Dynamite was certainly an inspiration to myself and many others and really revolutionized”

    What did you think about Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Page’s tribute to Dynamite Kid?

  • Bret Hart Comments On Dynamite Kid’s Passing

    Bret Hart Comments On Dynamite Kid’s Passing

    Bret Hart and Dynamite Kid’s careers will forever be linked by their matches against one another in Stampede Wrestling. They would later feud as part of the Hart Foundation/British Bulldogs rivalry in WWE as well. Bret Hart is now the only surviving member of those legendary tag matches, however, as Jim Neidhart and Dynamite both passed this year. Davey Boy Smith passed away in 2002.

    Hart posted the following to Instagram after learning of Dynamite’s passing:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BrBq0EeAVZU/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=15lo0xbtugkqo

    Bret Hart vs Dynamite Kid

    Dynamite’s legacy in the wrestling industry is complicated, as is evidenced by Bret’s comments. The tales of Dynamite’s ability in the ring are often mixed with stories of an abusive, and angry individual. He has left complicated memories in the world of professional wrestling.

    For many current active Superstars, however, Dynamite’s influence cannot be understated. Dynamite influenced those who now serve as influences to others. As Dynamite influenced names like Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, and others, those names then influenced many of the wrestlers we see active today.

  • The Dynamite Kid Has Passed Away

    The Dynamite Kid Has Passed Away

    Tom Billington, best known as former WWE tag team champion The Dynamite Kid, has passed away. He was 60 years old. Billington is considered one of the greatest technical wrestlers of all time. His in-ring style, described by WWE.com as technically brilliant and wildly aggressive, influenced generations of competitors and resonates to this day.

    Billington passed away on his 60th birthday. His health had been deteriorating significantly since suffering a stroke in 2013. Many credit the British Bulldogs vs Hart Foundation rivalry in the 1980s as one of the best tag team feuds ever. Unfortunately, only Bret Hart survives from the 4 men who worked those matches.

    Reactions To Dynamite Kid’s Passing

    The pro wrestling community is paying respects to the Dynamite Kid on social media. Here are some reactions to his passing:

    https://twitter.com/georgiasmith87/status/1070263617638014976

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BrAk7JbFQrS

    https://twitter.com/WillOspreay/status/1070259106701815808

    https://twitter.com/LanceStorm/status/1070336124403347458

    https://twitter.com/FrankieKazarian/status/1070322041650180096

    https://twitter.com/Tyler_Bate/status/1070271933420326912

    Dynamite Kid Videos

    In light of his passing, WWE’s official Youtube Channel has uploaded several videos of the Dynamite Kid in action.