Tommy Billington(1958-2018)
- Actor
Is the real life cousin of the late Davey Boy Smith, with whom he
teamed to form the British Bulldogs tag team in the 80s. Is Bret Hart's
brother-in-law by marriage. He is married to Bret Hart's wife's sister.
Was one of the biggest influences that kept Bret Hart in wrestling.
Hart stated he thought about quitting early, but Billington influenced
him to stick with it. One of his greatest matches was against Nikolai
Volkoff at the 1985 Wrestling Classic. Volkoff had just finished
singing the Russian National Anthem, when Billington came off the top
rope with a drop kick. He pinned Volkoff before he could even take off
his jersey. The match only lasted 20 seconds.