Dynamite Kid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dynamite Kid

British professional wrestler

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1958

Place of Birth: Golborne, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Dec-2018

Profession: professional wrestler

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Dynamite Kid

  • Thomas Billington (5 December 1958 – 5 December 2018), best known by the ring name the Dynamite Kid, was a British professional wrestler.
  • He competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Stampede Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) in the mid-to-late-1980s.
  • With his cousin Davey Boy Smith, he is also known for having been one half of the tag team The British Bulldogs.
  • He also had notable feuds with Tiger Mask in Japan and Bret Hart in Canada. Billington is considered by many, including Bret Hart and Dave Meltzer, to have been one of wrestling's most influential in-ring performers, having increased the level of athleticism involved in the art, bringing together styles from Britain, Mexico, Canada and Japan.Billington has the distinction of being a performer (along with Tiger Mask Satoru Sayama) in the very first five star rated match by Dave Meltzer, for their NJPW Sumo Hall Show 1983 match.
  • This is thought of very highly in the industry.

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