How did Owen Hart die?

Question

How did he die? where you there? My uncle and Aunts watched it on Tv but they just blanked it out when they were little.

All of your answer are so help full thanks alot. But I can only give 10points to one person I think.

Answer 1

Yes he was PREPARING for a stunt when the harness which was already attached, was inadvertently attached incorrectly. When he attempted the "move" from up above the rafters , the harness gave way and he was not supported properly. Died of massive brain injury caused by amongst other symptoms, a concussion and broken neck when he "crash landed" on the ringpost area. I was able to see the replay provided by his brother Brett, on the sports show "OFF THE RECORD".

Answer 2

Hart fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri on May 23, 1999, during the WWF's Over the Edge PPV event. He was being lowered into the ring from a catwalk of Kemper Arena for a match with The Godfather. In keeping with the Blazer's buffoonish character, Owen was to be lowered to just above ring level, at which time he would release himself from the safety harness and then fall flat on his face. Though he had performed the stunt before, Owen was wary about performing the stunt at Kemper Arena due to the height involved (Owen had a fear of heights). However, Owen performed a practice stunt earlier in the day, the stunt went forward on the show as scheduled. His wife Martha suggests that, by moving around to get comfortable with both the harness and his cape on, Owen triggered an early release and fell 78 feet (24 m) into the ring, smashing his chest on a ring turnbuckle. Viewers at home did not see the incident, as the WWF was transmitting a promotional package for the match. Owen was transported to the Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, where he was pronounced dead on arrival (he actually died about six minutes after the fall, while still lying in the ring); the cause was later revealed to be internal bleeding from blunt chest trauma. He was 34 years old. The WWF chose to continue the event despite the tragedy, which drew a great deal of criticism over the following weeks.

The next night on Monday Night Raw in St. Louis, Missouri, the WWF mounted a two-hour televised tribute (see RAW is Owen), in which WWF wrestlers and officials paid tribute to Hart. The Over the Edge event name was retired.

In the weeks that followed, much attention focused on the harness Owen used that night, especially on the "quick release" trigger and safety latches. When someone is lowered from the rafters in a harness, there are backup latches that must be latched for safety purposes. These backups may take some time to unlatch, which would have made Owen's stunt difficult to perform smoothly. Therefore, it was apparently decided that it was more important not to have the safety backups, because it would be easier for Owen to unlatch himself. In addition to not having safety backups, the harness Owen used was designed for sailboats and required only six pounds of weight to trigger the quick release mechanism; Owen weighed about 225 pounds. An out-of-court settlement between Owen Hart's family and the WWF has prevented the release of any information about the harness. The WWF, however, decided to ban stunts of a similar nature from this point on to avoid a similar tragedy from occurring.

Owen left a widow, Martha, and two children, Oje and Athena. Martha Hart settled her wrongful death lawsuit against the WWF for approximately $19 million; she used the funds to establish the Owen Hart Foundation. Martha wrote a book about Owen's life in 2002 called Broken Harts.

Owen's last match was on May 22, 1999 in Chicago. He and Jarrett won a tag team match against Edge and Christian.

On the October 4, 1999 edition of WCW Nitro, Owen's brother Bret wrestled Chris Benoit in an Owen Hart tribute match at Kemper Arena

Answer 3

He was on the roof preparing for a stunt in which he would slide down a wire into the ring, but fell before the harness was attached. He landed in the ring and suffered massive internal injuries and bleed to death. Saw it on the pay per view.

Answer 4

it was at OVER THE EDGE on may 23, 1999. he was performing a stunt and fell 50 feet into the ring. His head hit the turnbuckle and snaped back. owen was given CPR in the ring and was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead due to cardiac arrest.


http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/owenhart02/death.html

no, i wasnt there.

Answer 5

He was in the rafter with a wire hooked to him, they were supposed to lower him down to the ring, they didn't connect the cable properly and he fell.We wasn't there but we did see it on tv. It was during a pay per view

Answer 6

it was a sad day...owen hart was great person and family man

Answer 7

Was searching for a good answer on this too

Answer 8

You raise some good points in your question.

Answer 9

Fall down go boom

Answer 10

he fell..