Owen Hart and the British Bulldog
professional wrestling tag team
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog were a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation who existed independently and as a component of the villainous stables Camp Cornette and The Hart Foundation. Both members were part of the Hart wrestling family, and died in their 30s.
History
Tag Team Champions (1996–1997)
The team of brothers-in-law, Hart and Bulldog debuted on March 31, 1996 at the twelfth WrestleMania event as members of James E. Cornette's Camp stable along with Vader and went on to defeat Yokozuna, Ahmed Johnson and Jake Roberts. At In Your House 7, Hart and Bulldog defeated Johnson and Roberts. They teamed up with Vader again at In Your House 9 to defeat Ahmed Johnson, Sycho Sid and Shawn Michaels. At In Your House 10, Hart and Bulldog defeated The Smoking Gunns to win the WWF Tag Team Championship.
After winning the Tag Team Championship, Hart and Bulldog started a feud with The Smoking Gunns whom they went on to defeat at In Your House 11 in a title match. At In Your House 12, they defended their title for a second time against (Fake) Razor Ramon and (Fake) Diesel. Following In Your House 12, Clarence Mason became their manager. They started a feud with Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon over the World Tag Team Championship after losing to them in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match at Survivor Series.
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