The Hart Foundation vs. Tag Team Champions British Bulldogs (Title change)

[SuperPatch88]

Back when wrestling was in the fabric of americana!!! Awesome!!!!!

[toys2cool]

i remember wanting to smack the shit out of that ref when I was 6 and now that i am 31 the feeling hasn't changed lmao!

[lildwayne21]

When you have a rivalry that was hot as the rivalry between the Bulldogs and the Hart Foundation was back in the 80s, the important thing is booking. You want to make sure that the booking for this type of rivalry is on point so that the match isn't getting lost in the shuffle. If the booking ain't shit then the rivalry ain't going to be shit. You feel me? You have to go hard in selling this type of rivalry backstage to the agents, storyline writers and Vince so that it doesn't get fucked up.

[lildwayne21]

main events or semi main events at the Garden and in Beantown when Hogan left the arena's and was ready to go back to the hotel. It took a lot of convincing on the Bulldog's and Bret's part to convince Vince to elevate this rivalry to the proper pitch. Once they elevated it properly enough though, the Bulldogs and the Harts were off and running making money after Wrestlemania III, but it took some time and a lot of convincing to elevate this rivalry where it needed to be. Upper midcard status.

[lildwayne21]

It took Vince McMahon a while to figure out what we had poppin' with the Bulldogs and the Harts back in the 80s. As talented as they were, when they first arrived in the WWF Vince generally saw them as lower midcard talent. When the rivalry between the Bulldogs and the Harts started poppin' off in October 1986, that's when it got elevated slowly but surely to upper midcard status, and once the Harts won tag titles from the Bulldogs, they could use this rivalry at the house shows either as

[lildwayne21]

If Dynamite would have not sustained that back injury in 1986, the Bulldogs and the Hart Foundation could have made a TON of money during 1987 because this rivalry was hot. They started making that money after Wrestlemania III when Dynamite recovered from his initial back injury and the Bulldogs started chasing the Harts for the belts to try and win them back, but they would have made even more money if Dynamite was just able to stay healthy and not have people subbing for him.

[ghettoracer]

i remember watching this live as a kid! heheh, that running power slam was the best i have ever seen (to this day)... and i was so mad the bulldogs lost this!

[alogan1973]

Wow this is just like the NBA!

[unclebobpart2]

The criminal immigrant beaner wetback known as mysterio, is a foul, smelly, crap-in-the-pants piece of garbage.

[McMahonHater]

The crooked reff angle was brilliant, Davis must have been one of the most hated guys ever in wrestling.

[mightydesign]

I remember watching this on a Saturday morning, I was in shock. How could the ref let this happen. Those were some good times, I was 10 years old back then.

[jpwjr1199]

3:05

[meragan12487]

LOL Davis and the lead into his heel in-ring character.

[tynevalley123]

Did mcmahon think wrestling was real back than

[nequito718]

As I remember, Jim Niedhart was married to Bret's sister, Elie. Davey Boy Smith was married to Bret's sister, Diane. Dynamite Kid's wife, Michelle, was Bret's wife Julie's sister. What a dynasty there was! Lol

[YJWoadWarrior]

I didnt see nothing wrong with the officiating of Future Hall of Famer Referee Danny Davis. After all Davie Boy was not the legal man in the ring, thats why Davis kept trying to get Dynamite back into the ring. What a dispictable move by dynamite, you do not attack managers, I guess he learnt his lesson the hard way lol. Once again the Hart Foundation proving they are the superior tagteam in this match up, maybe things would have been different if Matilda was in their corner lol ( pun intended )

[DirtyFillipino]

@YJWoadWarrior lol if i didn't read that last bit at the end there(pun intended) i was going to go off on you.

[badboybob1074]

I remember this like it was yesterday. And yes it is funny how all four wrestlers are related in one or another. lol

[Shelver92]

Dangerous Danny Davis...not so good wrestler but the heel referee turned wrestler gimmick was awesome!

[Seir]

Funny how all four wrestlers in this match were either related or in-laws to each other. 

[yankdini99]

I was so mad that night, can't believe I can remember this. I was 12 LOL!

[T74G]

i saw this live...i was elated!!!!!

finally the Harts Foundation.....champions!!!! one of my fav' tag teams of ALL THE TIMES!!!

all time great tag team...top 5 all time easily!!

[bigmike5989]

i remember this match

[focusandcreate]

completely and utterly unfair and probably the most hilarious thing i have ever seen.... it was 2 vs 1 the whole match, except for when the 1 was winning, when 1 was winning, it was check on dynamite!

[XxowendanxX]

I remember watching this on TV in February of 1987...I was so damn happy I was a big Hart Foundation fan I can't believe I was so happy over stupid wrestling ha ha ha...I was walking on air all week long "The Hart Foundation won the belts"...it was the coolest thing ever I was so happy and I was so bummed out when they lost the belts to Strike Force...it was in November, I believe...

[alexisnikitin]

@MrThor221

Uh, this was fake. The screwjob was real.

LOL you're a fucking fag, this this video hurt your feelings?

[JKTube]

@alexisnikitin: Montreal was a work, and all the needless repetitions (Survivor Series 98, Bret-Goldberg Starrcade 99, etc.) were even less real. The Wendi Richter-Spider Lady incident was real.

[kidlou]

poor dynamie kid is now a cripple in England....sad

[jkappianaq]

The classic wrestling!....good guys, bad guys....lol

[doowoppingchainsawer]

@jkappianaq Actually it is kindof wierd becuase weren't the Hart Foundation good guys? Why are they getting booed? And why is Jimmy Hart out there? They were good guys from what I remember. In fact, Bret Hart was like THE good guy at the time.

[prowlifik]

@doowoppingchainsawer THF didnt turn face until the late 80"s

[RoyStantz]

@prowlifik To be more precise, the Hart Foundation turned face at WrestleMania IV in 1988, when Bad New Brown hit Bret Hart with his signature move, the Ghetto Blaster, in order win a battle royal and earn a trophy. Bret attack Bad News with the trophy after the match.

[PatrickLEarley]

@doowoppingchainsawer actually the Hart Foundation started out as bad guys. The Mouth of the South was their manager for quite a while.

[MrThor221]

After seeing this, how does Bret Hart even begin to have a bitch about being screwed in Montreal? Looks to me like he got what he deserved. It just took 10 years to happen.

[ReeseMac]

@MrThor221 .....Vince didn't decide on his own to have the Hart Foundation win the title. When Dynamite was laid up in the hospital from his back injury the WWF approached him and said that they wanted the Bulldogs to drop the titles against Nicholi Volkof and The Iron Sheik. Dynamite didn't agree with that. Instead he wanted the titles to go to the Hart Foundation......hence this match. Vince gave the green light to it but Brett & The Anvil wasn't his choice.

[MrJonks1]

@ReeseMac you read Bret's book too then lol its quality

[gjnice21]

@MrThor221

you dont know shit about anything kiddie now runalong sonny the street lights are coming on

[MrThor221]

@gjnice21 I think maybe you are the kiddo....but what does that matter. I have probably forgot more shit than you know. But again what does that matter? Kind of like this whole conversation.....what does it matter?

[ateammember6]

It's a sort of a coicidence: Bret Hart won his first title with a crooked referee- Danny Davis (Kayfabe) in 1987 and then 10 years later in 1997 was screwed out of his last WWE Title Reign by another sort of crooked ref on that night: Earl Herbner (In Reality)

[jimromerulez]

too bad it cut off the beginning where davy boy carried dynamite kid piggy back to the ring. (he legitmatly hurt his back)

[carter2]

This is only because Dynamite Kid destroyed his back a few weeks earlier.

[Van2Dan]

What's interesting that 5 years later Davey Boy Smith defeated Bret Hart to win the Intercontinental title at Summer Slam! In the storyline they admit they are brother in law! At that time between the hart foundation and the bulldogs, they were already brother-in-laws in real life!

[DrFubarProzak]

@Van2Dan No its not interesting you dumb mark

[Van2Dan]

@DrFubarProzak  Shut up, if you can't have anything nice to say and don't say it at all!

[jamilioestevez]

This was in Dynamites Book. He couldn't walk and was off Roids and had lost a shit ton of weight. Vince needed them to drop the belts, but Dynamite said he needed help being taken to the ring... 

[kurbster26]

I remember watching this as a kid and i was pissed. That was a bigger screw job than when Shawn Michaels screwed Bret Hart.

[ReeseMac]

@kurbster26 ...this wasn't a screw job.

[Van2Dan]

At that time, Davey Boy Smith were already Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart real life brother-in-law. I'm sure that Dynamite Kid was already Bret Hart real life brother-in law!

[Rayla840]

Man. Thanks for the upload. I haven't seen this since I was a kid!!

[Derby14]

Coliseum Video...

[MrOldschool416]

Its sad you can tell now in the present that Dyamite kids back was done,thats why they lost the titles really is sad what a GREAT TAG TEAM

[Dongre56]

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[neverbelow]

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[deanowright25]

can anyone tell me, if this match is on video or dvd, if so can you please tell me

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[CanadianGuy25]

Nice to see Rod Blagojovich found work as a referee.

[nicklebackfan]

@CanadianGuy25 LOL

[gregxiu]

@CanadianGuy25 At least this Blagojovich-referee wasnt corrupt and didnt give anybody an important title/position under dubious circumstances or anything...............No wait.

[BIGDLM1]

@CanadianGuy25 Goes to show you Vince will hire anyone for ratings.

[XxowendanxX]

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[randomguy1080]

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[ak2112]

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[JohnnyLaRue]

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[royal2878]

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[Sureflo]

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[johnbiggs]

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[kookfu]

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[thenick1999]

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[steels1]

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[jon41042]

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[nbacg3]

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[Marty04108]

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[HBKanedge818]

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[jshkendra]

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[suspekt29]

Title change or not. Davey Boy held his fucking own in this match.

[Cawrookie820]

i remember reading about this match in brets book just found it page 207

[Beefy1Time]

lol, during the time this happened, WWF wrestling was the biggest thing to me. The BB were my favorite tag team and to see them lose the title this way really hurt. Looking back, lol, how silly.

[marshallsimon]

I hope the WWE makes The History Of The World Tag Team Championship. I would vote Wrestlemania II match, This one from 1987 WWE Superstars, and Strike Force in Oct 87.

[daddymak9]

The two best tag teams the WWF ever had.

[WWEChampion16]

at 2:08 Vince turned into the Hulk!

[pats14fann01]

If u look at 0:07-0:15 Jimmy Hart is out of camera's view. During that time he "hits" Dynamite Kid with the megaphone.

It was written in Bret's book that Dynamite had a severe back injury and that The British Bulldogs needed to give up the tag-team title. How Dynamite got to the ring was Davey Boy carried DK on his back and gently put him by the steps. After Jimmy's "hit" DK remained on the floor until the cameras went off the air. He was stretchered out of the arena.

[Judgment]

The Hart Clothesline was sweet - They don't make TRUE tag teams like they used to.

[kidd1023]

On Wikipedia it says this title change was January 26 1987 but this video says February 7 1987. Does anyone know the correct date for sure?

[brointheknow]

The match took place on Jan 26, but aired on Superstars of Wrestling on Feb. 7.

[MJAY4000]

it aired on feb 7 1987 back then they pre taped all the matches so the title changed did take place 1/26/87 but was aired later threw me off too

[pats14fann01]

Listen to vkm in this match..... I was almost laughing during this call. Boy was he ever "steamed" during this title change. He sounded like he wanted to cry after this match ended.

[TheHaloRed]

Dangerous Danny Davis sold out.

[YJWoadWarrior]

Reason why Danny Daivs didnt count the pinfall Davie Boy made is cuz he was not the legal man in the ring.