Dynamite Kid

Tom Billington, aka the Dynamite Kid, is a retired professional wrestler, formerly one-half of the British Bulldogs tag team with Davey Boy Smith in the 1980s.

Trained by Ted Betley and later Stu Hart, Billington had his breakthrough matches with Bret Hart while both wrestled in Stampede Wrestling in Calgary. Billington also performed in Japan in a series of classic matches with Tiger Mask before debuting in the WWE in 1984.

Teamed with Smith, the Bulldogs feuded most with the Hart Foundation, made up of Bret and Jim Neidhart. Both teams--both comprised of former Stampede Wrestling stars--battled for the WWE Tag Team Championship, with the Foundation getting the best of the Bulldogs in the end.

Due to a bitter real-life altercation with Jacques Rougeau, Billington was released from the company in 1988.

After working in Calgary and Japan, he retired from active wrestling in 1996. After years of drug abuse and physical wear, he is now confined to a wheelchair.

• December 5, 1958 : Born

• 1975: Pro Wrestling Debut

• 1977: Won the British Lightweight title

• 1978: Won the Welterweight title | Scouted by Stu Hart

• 1979: Worked for International Pro Wrestling

• 1980: Worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling

• 1984: Won the WWF World Junior Heavyweight title | WWF television debut

• 1986: Won the WWF Tag Team Titles with partner Davey Boy Smith

• 1985: NWA International Junior Heavyweight title

• 1988: Final appearance in the WWF after a real life backstage fight with Jacques Rougeau

• 1990: The "British Bulldogs" split up

• 1991: Retired from the WWF

• 1996: Last wrestling match at a Michinoku Pro event

• 1997: Paralyzed due to back injuries accumulated in his wrestling career with the WWF

• 1999: Release of his autobiography Pure Dynamite

• 2007: Appeared in the CNN documentary, Death Grip Inside Pro Wrestling