While sports stars like Ella Toone and Olympic gold medalist Keely Hodgkinson are honored in Davey Boy Smith’s town, he isn’t.
On Wigan, England’s Walk of Fame they call ‘Believe Stars’, Smith and his contributions to the sporting world are not recognized and that has upset his daughter, Georgia. The city council says it is because Believe Stars only recognizes inspirational resident who are still alive.
“It’s ridiculous in my opinion. Hollywood has a walk of fame and they give out posthumous stars so I don’t understand why Wigan can’t,” she told the Daily Star. Georgia has nominated her father every year and the request is denied.
“At this point, I’d just like them to do something, rather than just ignoring him every year. What about a blue plaque on the house he was born in? I don’t understand what the hesitation is with that. They’re just very difficult,” she said.
Davey Smith’s rise to world-wide fame in the WWE led to him winning the European Championship twice, the Intercontinental Championship, the Hardcore Championship twice and the WWF Tag Team Championships twice, once as the British Bulldogs with The Dynamite Kid and once with Owen Hart. Some believe the pinnacle of The British Bulldog’s career though was main-eventing SummerSlam 1992 at Wembley Stadium in London, England against his brother-in-law Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart.
“He was really proud to be from the UK, he was always dressed head to toe in the Union Jack in the ring, even with the braids in his hair when it was long,” said Georgia maintaining that she will not stop pressuring the council to honour her father.
