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The British Bulldog competed in the WWF during the 1980’s and 1990’s under the name,
The British Bulldog and his own name Davey Boy Smith. He found great success as both
a singles competitor and a tag team competitor, holding every major title in the WWF except
the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. He has headlined multiple pay per view events
in the WWF but his biggest moment in his career came from his win against Bret Hart for the
Intercontinental Championship at the main event of Summerslam in 1992. Unfortunately,
all of these accolades cannot be said the same about his son, David Hart Smith. David
Hart Smith made his television debut in the WWE in 2007 as “DH Smith” defeating Carlito
using his father’s trademark running powerslam. He stayed with the WWE until 2011, when he
was released from his contract. During his time in the WWE, he only managed to win the
Unified Tag Team Championship once alongside his partner, Tyson Kidd who wrestled under
the tag team, The Hart Dynasty.
Razor Ramon joined the WWF in 1992, under the name Razer Ramon. Notable for his gold
chains and flicking toothpicks at anyone who crossed his path, Razor Ramon achieved great
success during the WWF, maintaining a perennially high profile as a wrestler. Although he won
most of his championships in WCW as Scott Hall, The Bad Guy as he was nicknamed in the
WWF, was a dominant force not to be reckoned with. Razor Ramon won the Intercontinental
championship four times, his most famous moment coming from his win against Shawn Michaels
in an Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match at WrestleMania X. He was also a key
member of the locker room group known as The Kliq. After witnessing the success Razor Ramon
had as a professional wrestler, Ramon’s son Cody Hall began to train as a professional
wrestler as he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. However, Cody never actually made
it to the WWE. He was in the independent circuit in 2012 before being picked up by New Japan
Pro Wrestling in 2015. He debuted as the Bullet Club's personal "young boy" trainee but never
really made a name for himself. His profile was removed from New Japan's roster page,
signalling his departure from the promotion.
Known in the WWF as The Millionaire Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase is regarded by many as the
greatest villain in pro wrestling history. I mean have you heard his laugh? During his
time in the WWF, Ted DiBiase was the first North American Heavyweight Champion, a three-time
Tag Team Champion and he was the 1988 King of the Ring. He also created his own championship
belt, the Million Dollar Championship. Ted DiBiase also held the WWF World Heavyweight
Championship belt in 1988 but that period isn’t recognised as an official title reign
by the WWE as he purchased the belt of Andre the Giant. He has headlined many WWF pay per
views, including: WrestleMania IV and the first ever SummerSlam in 1988. On the other
hand, Ted DiBiase’s son, Ted DiBiase Jr. competed in the WWE for 5 years but he never
achieved the success his father had. He debuted as a villain, forming a tag team with Cody
Rhodes. The duo won the World Tag Team Championships twice before forming The Legacy faction alongside
Randy Orton. After The Legacy, Ted DiBiase Jr. competed in singles competition, using
a gimmick similar to his father’s of an arrogant millionaire. He was given possession
of the Million Dollar Championship and access to a trust fund by his father. But he didn’t
win any official titles in singles competition. He did star in the film, The Marine 2, but
the results speak for themselves really!
When you think of pioneers of the WWE, Bruno Sammartino’s name is definitely one that
stands out. Bruno Sammartino competed in what was known back then as the WWWF, World Wide
Wrestling Federation. His impressive title reign began when he defeated Buddy Rogers
in just 48 seconds to become the second-ever WWE champion. Bruno held the WWE Championship
twice during his career, the first one being for nearly eight years (2,803 days), by far
the longest reign of all time, and a record for all professional wrestling champions.
Bruno’s son, David Sammartino joined the WWF in 1984, with his father as his manager.
He received a big push when he was with his father but when he wasn’t with his father,
he was effectively a jobber. Vince McMahon was basically just using David in order to
get Bruno to wrestle, as he still drew huge crowds. This annoyed David who quit the WWF
several times to only be brought back by his father. He later said that he did not enjoy
his WWF run and that he had no desire to get to know Vince McMahon. He called McMahon "arrogant"
and he did not like to see him abusing those who worked for him.
Recognized as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time by the WWF and WCW,
Mr Perfect was a flawless technician in the ring. During his time in the WWF, he went
on an undefeated streak on television for over a year and became a two-time WWF Intercontinental
Heavyweight Champion. In fact, he was the longest reigning champion in the 1990s. WWE
themselves regard Mr Perfect as: “one of the top five Intercontinental Champions of
all time and a man who brought a new level of credibility to the title.” Former WWE
Superstar, Hulk Hogan, I mean a random guy whose name happens to be Hulk Hogan remarked:
"Everybody would check their egos at the door when they came to a building that Curt Hennig
was in, because you couldn't out-work him, you couldn't outshine him and you couldn't
out-perform him. He was the best of the best." However, the “perfect” genes Mr Perfect
had clearly did not inherit to his son, Curtis Axel. Don’t get me wrong, Curtis Axel is
an underrated performer both in the ring and on the mic but he hasn’t really had any
major pushes or main event spots since joining the company back in 2007. He has won the WWE
Tag Team Championships with David Otunga as a member of The New Nexus and he has won the
Intercontinental Championship once, paying tribute to his father when he won it. Although
he still wrestles in the WWE, he is nothing but a lower card wrestler which is a shame
really.