The Dynamite Kid Tom Billington: Wrestling Life Hall of Fame 2025 Induction

Tom Billington, better known to wrestling fans worldwide as The Dynamite Kid, has gone down in the history books for his innovative, explosive and high-flying style that changed the face of pro wrestling forever.

Ahead of his time, The Dynamite Kid left it all in the ring, wowing fans globally both as a singles competitor and as one-half of The British Bulldogs tag team alongside Davey Boy Smith. While Tom Billington passed away in 2018 at the young age of 60, his stylistic influence can be seen widely across the modern product today.

Join ‪@wrestlinglifeonline‬'s Ben Veal, Michelle Billington and Bronwyne Billington for a very special WL HOF induction episode, celebrating the life and wrestling legacy of ‘The Dynamite Kid’ Tom Billington.

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Episode produced by ‪@talloakprods‬ for Wrestling Life Online

00:00 Intro
02:20 How Michelle met Tom
09:37 First impressions of Dynamite the wrestler
11:45 Nephew and wrestler Tommy Billington
12:55 What Dynamite was like outside of the ring
14:51 The British Bulldogs in WWF
22:40 WrestleMania 2
27:00 Tom’s relationship with Davey Boy Smith
30:22 Tom’s back injury
32:34 Dynamite Kid’s influence on the next generation
34:23 Living with a serious back injury
46:51 HOF induction
51:57 Tom’s relationship with Bret “The Hitman” Hart
53:25 Tommy Day celebration

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