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| REMEMBERING OWEN HART (1965 -- 1999) |
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| On Sunday night a tragic accident took the life of Owen Hart. He was 34. There are no words that can express the profound sorrow felt by so many of us who knew and loved this very special human being. Fans throughout the world shared a small portion of Owen's life through his various ring personas. But to know Owen Hart the human being was pure joy. Owen loved this business and lived to entertain both in, and out of the ring. He was a consummate performer and a legendary prankster. In the extended family of professional wrestlers respect does not come easily and is not taken lightly. Owen Hart had that respect. He was more than just one of the boys...he was a friend and a brother to all. Our locker room and our lives will never be the same. A loving son, brother, uncle, husband and father, Owen is survived by his wife Martha, his son Oje and his daughter Athena. Our prayers go out to them and the entire Hart family. With heavy hearts and the deepest of sympathies for his family we say good-bye. If the legacy of a man's life is measured by the lives he touched and how much he is loved ... then a big piece of Owen Hart will live on in all of us. SPECIAL BIO (Brought to you by WWW.JIMMYVAN.COM): Height: 5'10 Weight: 230 pounds From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Nickname(s): The Rocket; The Slammy Award Winner; The Black Hart, the Nugget (which he is not) Favourite Move: Sharpshooter Favourite Saying(s): "Enough is enough and it's time for a change!" WWF Titles Won: WWF King of the Ring WWF Tag Team Championship (4) WWF Intercontinental Championship (2) WWF European Championship Owen of course comes from the legendary Hart family out of Calgary, Alberta. Despite the spotlight that his older brother Bret has received, Owen is unquestionably one of the best aerial and technical wrestlers in the business today. Owen wrestling debut came in May of 1986 in his father's Calgary Stampede promotion, as he teamed with Ben Bassarab to defeat Chic Scott and the Great Gama. Owen went on to win the British Lightheavyweight title along with the British Commonwealth Title and Stampede North American title. In 1988, a new aerial specialist hit the WWF, by the name of the Blue Blazer. This masked man was noneother than Owen Hart. He displayed his incredible talents with every match, but was unable to land a title, and more often than not was on the losing end of matches against more accomplished heel opponents. Owen left the Blazer behind in 1989 and appeared briefly in WCW using his own name. That however didn't pan out, and Hart longed to join his brother in the WWF. In the early 90s, Owen returned. He teamed briefly with Jim Neidhart as "the New Foundation" as well as with Koko B. Ware as "High Energy" before starting as a singles wrestler. Again, Owen showed a lot of aerial skill, but didn't have the killer instinct to win big matches. Things would change. In the fall of 1993, Owen joined forces with brothers Bret, Keith and Bruce at the Survivor Series against Shawn Michaels and three of his "knights". During the match, Owen accidentally ran into Bret who was standing on the ring apron. As the Hart brothers attended to the Hitman, Owen was rolled up and pinned by Michaels. Owen blamed Bret for the loss, and promptly challenged his former world champion brother to a match. Bret and Owen managed to patch things up, as Bret refused to face Owen. The two teamed up at the Royal Rumble of '94 in a tag team title match against the Quebecers. Bret injured his knee in the match and thus the match was ended. Owen was livid, and blamed Bret for the loss, kicking his older brother's leg out from under him. Finally, Bret agreed to the match, and at Wrestlemania 10 they fought, with Owen shocking the world by pinning Bret cleanly. Owen quickly became the top contender to the WWF title, which incidentally Bret won later in the night at WM 10. He challenged his brother on numerous occasions, but was unable to get a victory with the title on the line. With every match however, Owen's attitude and mean streak got stronger. He developed the will to win, and became a better wrestler as a result. Hart won the King of the Ring tournament in 1994, as well as the USWA title, as the USWA was affiliated with the WWF. In the spring of 1995 at Wrestlemania 11, Hart joined forces with a returning Yokozuna to capture the WWF tag team titles from the Smokin' Gunns. The team would lose and regain the titles from the Gunns before losing them again. Then, Owen found a new partner, his brother-in-law Davey Boy Smith (the British Bulldog) and together the two beat the Gunns for the gold, Owen's third reign. Hart also won two Slammy awards, one each in 1996 and 1997, and he became known to carry the trophies with him to the ring. In the spring of 1997, the Hart Foundation was reformed, comprised of Owen, Bret Hart, the Bulldog and Jim Neidhart. Then in April of 1997, while still one-half of the tag champions, Owen defeated Rocky Maivia on Raw to capture the Intercontinental title. He and the Bulldog would lose the tag titles one month later to Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels, but Owen would hold the IC title for four months before losing to Austin at Summerslam '97. In that particular match, Hart severely injured Austin's neck following a tombstone piledrvier. Austin was unable to move for a few minutes following the piledriver, and suffered damage to his spine, but he still managed to roll an unsuspecting Hart up for the pin. Owen won the title back in October of '97 in a tournament final after Austin's forfeiture, but one month later Austin defeated Hart at the Survivor Series. Following the Series, and on the heels of the infamous Bret Hart "double cross", Owen Hart left the WWF. He attempted to get out of his WWF contract, but was unsuccessful. So in December of 1997, Hart returned to WWF action. In 1998, Hart engaged in a feud with Hunter Hearst Helmsley that saw him capture the European title (from Goldust, subbing for Helmsley). Triple H regained the title at Wrestlemania, and with HHH's involvement with D-Generation X, Owen found himself short-handed. He then acquired the help of The Nation and became a prominent member in the group. As the war between the two factions continued, a young impersonator named Jason Sensation came onto the scene and embarassed Owen with his fake rubber nose and impersonation of Owen. The impersonations regularly enraged Hart, and on one occasion on Raw he attacked Jason and put him in the sharpshooter. Owen also began a feud with Ken Shamrock after Hart turned on Ken during a tag match on Raw. The two competed across North America in submission matches. They battled at IYH: Fully Loaded in July of 1998 in the legendary Stu Hart Dungeon, a match Owen won. Next came Summerslam '98 and a "Lion's Den Match" inside a UFC-style cage. Shamrock came out victorious in this match. Because of his feud with Shamrock, Owen developed a partnership with Dan Severn (a Shamrock foe) who ironically injured Nation member D-Lo Brown. As Owen became more involved with Severn in a feud with Shamrock, he left the Nation, which eventually disbanded. Then during a match on Raw that saw Owen wrestle Severn, Owen delivered a piledriver that injured Severn, something reminiscent of Hart's match with Steve Austin at Summerslam '97. Severn's friend Steve Blackman began a feud with Hart as a result, and the two did battle at IYH: Rock Bottom in December of 1998 in a match that Blackman won by countout. As the Blackman/Hart feud continued, an old WWF figure from a decade ago returned, as the Blue Blazer (Owen Hart's former personna) began appearing in the WWF, specifically to attack Blackman. Owen insisted that he wasn't the Blazer, and on a few occasions Hart and the Blazer appeared together to attack Blackman. Steve became enraged, and during a match with the Blazer, he unmasked him to find Owen underneath. On another occasion on Raw, Blackman teamed with Goldust against the Blazer and Hart, and the Blazer on this occasion was unmasked with Jeff Jarrett the guy hiding under it. Things became even more confusing on one occasion when a black wrestler made an appearance as the Blazer. Dan Severn returned during an Owen vs. Blackman "Lion's Den Match" on Sunday Night Heat in late 1998 as guest referee, and surprisingly attacked Blackman. This put an end to the Blackman/Owen feud, and Hart then decided to turn his focus to the WWF tag division, with Jeff Jarrett as his partner. The two went on a rampage in early 1999, defeating several top teams including the New Age Outlaws and in a non-title match, Ken Shamrock and the Big Bossman. Finally, Hart and Jarrett got a title shot at the champs on Raw on January 25, 1999, and a nicely-timed chairshot on Shamrock allowed the challengers to win the match, and the titles. They soon lost the title to X-Pac and Kane. PICTURES: Owen and his family: http://www.wwf.com/news/owen/990524a.html Owen and his wife and child: http://www.wwf.com/news/owen/990524c.html Owen and his SLAMIES: http://www.wwf.com/news/owen/990524i.html The Brother's Hart: http://www.wwf.com/news/owen/990524k.html Owen elbow dropping Mark Henry: http://www.wwf.com/news/owen/990524n.html The Infamous Sharpshooter: http://www.wwf.com/news/owen/990524q.html http://www.wwf.com/news/owen/990524r.html http://www.wwf.com/news/owen/990524s.html Giving a kick to Val Venis: http://www.wwf.com/news/owen/990524u.html X-Pac in the Headlock: http://www.wwf.com/news/owen/990524v.html VIDEOS OF OWEN: Owen at Wrestemania VIII: http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/wm8.asx Summer Slam '94: http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/sslam94.asx Owen beats up Jason Sensation: http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/rawdxsaves.asx Owen and Yoko grab Gold: http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/wm11.asx The Blue Blazer makes a vicous return: http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/981012blue.asx The Blue Blazer(Owen) wreaks Havoc on the WWF: http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/raw/199810/19blazer.asx Owen and the Blue Blazer in one place?: http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/heat/199901/31htsham.asx Owen and Jeff Jarret are the Tag Team Champions: http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/raw/199901/25tag.asx VIDEO TRIBUTES: The Superstars Unite http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/owen.asx Debra http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/debra.asx Jeff Jarrett http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/jeffjarrett.asx Bradshaw http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/bradshaw.asx Mick Foley http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/mickfoley.asx Mark Henry http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/markhenry.asx Triple H and Chyna http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/chyna.asx Shane McMahon http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/shane.asx Droz http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/droz.asx Road Dogg http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/roaddogg.asx X-Pac http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/xpac.asx Faarooq http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/faarooq.asx Dustin Runnels http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/dustinrunnels.asx Edge http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/edge.asx Test http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/test.asx Bob Holly http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/bobholly.asx Paul Bearer http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/paulbearer.asx Pat Patterson http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/patpatterson.asx Bruce Prichard http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/bruceprichard.asx Dave Hebner http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/davehebner.asx Gerald Brisco http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/geraldbrisco.asx A Stone Cold Salute http://www.wwf.com/media/netshow/owenhart/owen3.asx BROUGHT TO YOU BY WWF.COM |
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